--- title: "Toronto election news and guides | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:09:10.994Z" meta: description: "Toronto municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "og:description": "Toronto municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "og:title": "Toronto election news and guides" "twitter:description": "Toronto municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "twitter:title": "Toronto election news and guides" --- ** TORONTO ELECTION 2026 # News 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. **Last updated**Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:55 pm ET 23 stories so far Election newsReported ## [Advocacy group accuses transit union of paying TTC workers to canvass for Chow](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ttc-union-accused-paying-workers-chow-campaign-october-8) 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. Oct 9, 10:55 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Frances Nunziata denies reports she is leaving the Ward 5 race](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/frances-nunziata-denies-withdrawal-reports-october-9) Oct 9, 10:45 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Maria Voutsinas runs for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth on affordability and neighbourhood safety](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/maria-voutsinas-ward-14-candidacy-october-8) Oct 9, 1:50 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [New poll puts Olivia Chow 2.5 points ahead of Brad Bradford with three weeks left](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/mainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9) Oct 9, 1:35 pm ET2 min read ## Friday, October 9 Election newsReported ### [Amber Morley highlights first term record as she seeks Ward 3 re-election](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/amber-morley-ward-3-reelection-october-9) 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. 9:30 am ET2 min read ## Thursday, October 8 Election newsReported ### [Bradford campaign drops North York event co-host over anti-Islam posts](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-drops-event-host-islam-comments-october-7) 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. 10:23 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Province to remove Bloor West bike lanes Tuesday, Chow and Bradford respond](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bloor-west-bike-lanes-chow-bradford-october-8) 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. 7:27 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Bradford says Toronto should welcome AI data centres; Chow has paused new approvals](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bradford-chow-data-centres-october-8) The two leading Toronto mayoral candidates laid out opposite positions on AI data centres at a Scarborough debate on October 7, 2026. 4:27 pm ET2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Olivia Chow pledges to start construction on 10,000 rental homes in 2027](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8) 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. 1:25 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Ten of 13 Ward 19 Beaches-East York candidates met residents on October 5](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ward-19-beaches-east-york-forum-october-5) 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. 10:00 am ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Nanos poll: Toronto voters say traffic congestion is the biggest problem in the city](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/nanos-research-poll-voter-issues-october-8) 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%. 9:45 am ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Ward 20 incumbent Parthi Kandavel is under OPP investigation for alleged bribe solicitation](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/parthi-kandavel-opp-investigation-october-8) 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. 9:30 am ET2 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsReported ### [Chow and Bradford clash on transit, budget and safety at Scarborough debate](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-scarborough-debate-october-7) Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford debated transit, the city budget and public safety in Scarborough on October 7, 2026. 7:26 pm ET3 min read Election newsReported ### [Toronto's mayoral ballot has two candidates named Chow listed side by side](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/two-candidates-named-chow-ballot-october-7) 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. 4:41 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Brad Bradford says he will remove 12 km of Scarborough bus lanes](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-scarborough-bus-lanes-october-7) 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. 4:32 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Forum Research poll puts Chow ahead of Bradford by 4 points after Alexander exits](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/forum-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-6) 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. 4:23 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Liberal MP Doly Begum endorses Olivia Chow for Toronto mayor](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/doly-begum-endorses-olivia-chow-october-6) Doly Begum, the Liberal MP for Scarborough Southwest, endorsed Olivia Chow for re-election as Toronto mayor on October 6, 2026. 1:30 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Chow and Bradford clash on housing, transit and budget at United Way debate](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-united-way-debate-october-6) 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. 1:29 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Chris Alexander withdraws from the Toronto mayoral race](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chris-alexander-withdraws-from-toronto-mayoral-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. 1:27 pm ET2 min read ## Tuesday, October 6 Election newsAnnouncement ### [A Better City Toronto endorses Brad Bradford for mayor](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/a-better-city-toronto-endorses-brad-bradford-october-5) 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. 1:22 am ET2 min read ## Monday, October 5 Election newsAnnouncement ### [Toronto advance voting opens October 6 at 50 locations across the city](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/toronto-advance-voting-opens-october-6) 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. 10:05 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Olivia Chow promises to add full school lunches to Toronto's food program by 2030](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-school-lunch-program-october-5) 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. 9:55 pm ET3 min read Election newsReported ### [Seven Liberal MPs now back Brad Bradford for Toronto mayor](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-liberal-mps-endorsement-october-5) 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. 9:45 pm ET2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.