Dan Carter

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The Unique Journey Of Dan Carter

Dan Carter, 64, was in 2018 elected mayor of this city of 189,000 residents. Oshawa, Canada: Dan Carter once was a drug addict living on the streets, but now runs a Canadian city and draws from his darkest times to tackle a housing crunch and an addiction crisis. “I truly believe in my heart of […]

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Once a Homeless Addict, a Mayor Takes On Housing and Drug Crises

OSHAWA, Ontario — There are politicians — almost all of them — who try to put the best possible shine on their professional résumés and past lives. Then there is Dan Carter. “For 17 years, I was an absolutely horrible individual,” said Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario. “Horrible individual. I lied, cheated, stole.” Sign […]

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CT voters head to polls Tuesday for big-city mayors, small-towns

From large cities to small, rural towns, voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide largely local issues in the off-year elections. Voters will choose the mayors of Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and other communities as all 169 municipalities will pick their leaders. One of the most contentious races is in Bridgeport, where […]

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