Hazel McCallion, Former Longtime Mayor of Mississauga, Ont, Dies at 101

Hazel McCallion, Former Longtime Mayor of Mississauga, Ont, Dies at 101
Former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion attends an announcement at Mississauga Hospital in Mississauga, Ont., on Dec.1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Hazel McCallion, who led one of Canada’s largest cities into her 90s, died Sunday morning, leaving behind a legacy of feisty advocacy and more than three decades of nearly unchallenged leadership.
Known affectionately as “Hurricane Hazel,” the longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., may have been diminutive, but was an outspoken political powerhouse.