TORONTO ELECTION 2026
Reporting on Toronto’s 2026 election for Mayor, Councillor, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. Every story links to its sources. Times are Eastern.
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Canadian Women Against Antisemitism filed a complaint saying ATU Local 113 used a lost-time system to pay TTC employees to campaign for Olivia Chow. The union says its actions are compliant. Chow's campaign did not respond.
Etobicoke-Lakeshore councillor Amber Morley, who unseated a long-serving incumbent in 2022, is asking voters to return her for a second term on October 26.
Mayoral candidate Brad Bradford removed real estate developer Avi Glina as a co-host of a campaign rally after the National Council of Canadian Muslims raised concerns about his social media posts.
The Ford government said work on Bloor Street West in Etobicoke will begin October 13. The two Toronto mayoral candidates disagree sharply on the move.
The two leading Toronto mayoral candidates laid out opposite positions on AI data centres at a Scarborough debate on October 7, 2026.
Mayor Olivia Chow says she will begin construction on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if re-elected, building on 60 housing projects already under way.
Beach Metro Community News and the Balmy Beach Residents Association held a candidates' meet-and-greet for Ward 19 on October 5. Ten of the 13 councillor candidates attended. Residents raised flooding, housing, and transit as top concerns.
A Nanos Research poll conducted September 30 to October 4, 2026, found that 26% of Toronto voters name traffic as the single biggest quality-of-life problem in the city. Housing costs came second at 18%, followed by public safety at 16%.
The OPP's anti-rackets branch confirmed it is investigating incumbent city councillor Parthi Kandavel over alleged dealings with developers. No charges have been filed. Kandavel says there was no wrongdoing.
Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford debated transit, the city budget and public safety in Scarborough on October 7, 2026.
Olivia Chow is warning voters to check their ballot position carefully during advance voting, as Braeden Chow appears directly above her at position 8 while she is at position 9.
Mayoral candidate Brad Bradford announced on October 7 that he would remove priority bus lanes on four Scarborough roads and convert two of them to HOV lanes, while keeping the Eglinton Avenue East corridor.
A Forum Research telephone survey of 1,604 Toronto residents conducted on October 6 shows Olivia Chow at 46 percent and Brad Bradford at 42 percent among decided and leaning voters.
Doly Begum, the Liberal MP for Scarborough Southwest, endorsed Olivia Chow for re-election as Toronto mayor on October 6, 2026.
Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford met at Toronto Metropolitan University on October 6 in the first debate since Chris Alexander dropped out of the race.
Chris Alexander pulled out of the race for Toronto mayor on October 6, half an hour before advance voting opened, saying his path to success was not obvious.
A civic group calling itself A Better City Toronto announced on October 5 that it endorses Brad Bradford for Toronto mayor, citing housing and transit as key issues.
Advance voting in Toronto's 2026 municipal election opens Tuesday, October 6 and runs through Sunday, October 11. There are two voting places in each of the city's 25 wards, all open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced Monday she would expand the city's school food program to include a full lunch for every student if re-elected, saying the plan could save families up to $1,800 per child each year.
Three more federal Liberal MPs announced their support for Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford since the weekend, bringing the total number of Liberal MPs backing his campaign to seven.