Municipal elections are being held in Alberta today and the race for the mayor’s chair in Calgary is drawing the most attention.
Naheed Nenshi is seeking his third term, but a victory is far from guaranteed.
Nenshi was the first Muslim mayor of a major North American city when he was first elected in 2010, and his popularity and affable style gave him a national profile.
But
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