Olivia Chow
Coverage of Olivia Chow in the Nexus archive.
- Toronto mayor, local councillors look to ban surveillance pricing in city
Toronto mayor Olivia Chow and local councillors are pushing to ban surveillance pricing, a practice where businesses use consumer data to set variable prices. The mayor claims this practice could exploit residents facing high living costs.
- 2 killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say
Two people were killed and several injured in a mass shooting at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, with police recovering two firearms and identifying multiple suspects at large. The festival was canceled for its second day, and authorities emphasized the incident involved targeted gunfire that endangered crowds.
- Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say
A shooting near Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival killed two men and wounded four people. Police recovered two firearms and confirmed the gunfire was an exchange between two individuals targeting each other, not an active shooter situation. No suspects were arrested by the time of a late-night news conference.
- Police officer in Toronto killed in shooting linked to investigation of a US Consulate attack
A Toronto police officer was killed in a shooting linked to the investigation of a March attack on the U.S. Consulate. Two suspects were involved, with one in custody and the other at large. The attack followed heightened tensions over the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and prior synagogue shootings.