Toronto voters head to the polls today to elect a new mayor, as former NDP MP Olivia Chow continues to enjoy a comfortable lead in the polls.

Plus, the National Capital Commission has announced that Ottawa’s Sir. John A. MacDonald Parkway will be renamed Kichi Zībī Mīkan, a move that is being criticized as “another ill-advised act of moral cowardice.”

And the Alberta RCMP are continuing to pursue charges and investigations after Premier Danielle Smith said the province would hire arson investigators following an unprecedented wildfire season.

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