[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":390},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9":3,"news-list":141,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9":370},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":21,"body":22,"candidates":76,"category":79,"date":80,"description":81,"extension":82,"faq":83,"image":108,"imageAlt":109,"imageCheckedAt":110,"imageCredit":111,"linkedin":112,"linkedinPostUrl":120,"meta":121,"metaDescription":120,"navigation":122,"path":123,"primarySourceUrl":124,"publishedAt":125,"seo":126,"seoTitle":120,"sourceId":127,"sourceIsPaywalled":128,"sources":129,"stem":134,"storyType":135,"tags":136,"topicKey":139,"updated":120,"__hash__":140},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9.md","New poll puts Olivia Chow 2.5 points ahead of Brad Bradford with three weeks left",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":15},"Mainstreet Research poll of 1,000 Toronto residents released October 9 shows Olivia Chow leading Brad Bradford 40.8% to 38.3%, a gap of 2.5 points within the 3.1-point margin of error. Chow held a six-point lead in Mainstreet's September poll.",[9,10,11,12,13,14],"Toronto mayoral race","polling","Olivia Chow","Brad Bradford","Mainstreet Research","2026 Toronto election",[16,17,18,19,20],"Toronto mayor poll 2026","Chow Bradford polling","Mainstreet Research Toronto","mayoral race tightening","advance voting Toronto","voche.me editors",{"type":23,"value":24,"toc":72},"minimark",[25,29,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65],[26,27,28],"p",{},"A new poll shows the Toronto mayoral race has narrowed to a statistical tie with three weeks until voting day on 26 October.",[26,30,31,32,36,37,40],{},"Mainstreet Research put incumbent mayor ",[33,34,11],"a",{"href":35},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Folivia-chow"," at 40.8 per cent support and city councillor ",[33,38,12],{"href":39},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbrad-bradford"," at 38.3 per cent in a survey of 1,000 Toronto residents conducted on 6 and 7 October. CBC News reported the results on Friday.",[26,42,43],{},"The gap between the two candidates is 2.5 percentage points. The poll's margin of error is 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Quito Maggi, the president and CEO of Mainstreet Research, told CBC News the result was \"statistically tied.\"",[26,45,46],{},"\"It appears the Bradford campaign may have some momentum,\" Maggi said in a news release. He said the chances of a Chow re-election were \"less and less certain.\"",[26,48,49],{},"Chow held a six-point lead in Mainstreet's previous survey of the race, conducted at the end of September.",[26,51,52],{},"The new poll also asked respondents to choose directly between the two candidates following Chris Alexander's withdrawal from the race on 6 October. In that question, Chow took 44.7 per cent and Bradford took 41.5 per cent. Ten per cent of respondents were still undecided in the main question.",[26,54,55],{},"The poll found a split along gender and age lines. Chow's support is higher among female voters and younger people. Bradford draws more support from older voters and from men.",[26,57,58],{},"Bradford's campaign responded in a news release. Spokesperson Laryssa Waler was quoted by CBC News: \"The Mayor has a plan to scare you. That's the whole campaign. Change is within our grasp. To change the city, we need to change the mayor, and 17 days from now that's exactly what we intend to do.\"",[26,60,61],{},"CBC News said it had reached out to the Chow campaign for comment but had not received one.",[26,63,64],{},"Mainstreet reached 1,000 Toronto residents by interactive voice recording on both landlines and cellphones. The resulting data was weighted to match targets from the 2021 census. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.",[26,66,67,68,71],{},"Advance voting is open at 50 locations across Toronto through 11 October. Election day is 26 October. You can find the full candidate list and advance voting locations on the City of Toronto's website or at ",[33,69,70],{"href":70},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor",".",{"title":73,"searchDepth":74,"depth":74,"links":75},"",2,[],[77,78],"olivia-chow","brad-bradford","Election news","2026-10-09","A Mainstreet Research poll released 9 October puts Chow at 40.8 per cent and Bradford at 38.3 per cent, with the gap within the margin of error.","md",[84,87,90,93,96,99,102,105],{"question":85,"answer":86},"What did the Mainstreet Research poll find about the Toronto mayoral race?","A Mainstreet Research poll released on 9 October 2026 put incumbent mayor Olivia Chow at 40.8 per cent support and city councillor Brad Bradford at 38.3 per cent, according to CBC News. That is a gap of 2.5 percentage points between the two candidates, and the poll's margin of error is 3.1 percentage points 19 times out of 20, so Quito Maggi, the pollster's president and CEO, described the result as statistically tied.",{"question":88,"answer":89},"Who conducted the poll and when was the fieldwork done?","The poll was conducted by Mainstreet Research. Fieldwork ran on 6 and 7 October 2026. The pollster reached 1,000 Toronto residents by interactive voice recording on both landlines and cellphones. The resulting data was weighted to match targets from the 2021 census. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. CBC News reported the results on 9 October.",{"question":91,"answer":92},"How does this compare to earlier Mainstreet polling?","Mainstreet Research conducted a previous survey of the Toronto mayoral race at the end of September 2026. At that point Olivia Chow led Brad Bradford by six percentage points, according to CBC News. The new poll shows that gap has narrowed to 2.5 points since Chris Alexander withdrew from the race on 6 October 2026.",{"question":94,"answer":95},"What happened in the head-to-head question between Chow and Bradford?","Mainstreet Research also asked poll respondents to choose directly between Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford, as a way of accounting for Chris Alexander's recent withdrawal. In that question, Chow took 44.7 per cent support and Bradford took 41.5 per cent, according to CBC News. The 10 per cent undecided from the main question were not counted in those figures.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"Did the Chow or Bradford campaigns respond to the poll?","Brad Bradford's campaign responded in a news release, with spokesperson Laryssa Waler quoted by CBC News saying: 'The Mayor has a plan to scare you. That's the whole campaign. Change is within our grasp. To change the city, we need to change the mayor, and 17 days from now that's exactly what we intend to do.' CBC News said it had reached out to the Chow campaign for comment but had not received one at the time of publication.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"What does the poll show about voter demographics?","The Mainstreet Research poll found a split along gender and age lines, according to CBC News. Olivia Chow's support is higher among female voters and younger people. Brad Bradford draws more support from older voters and from men. The poll did not publish exact figures for those demographic breakdowns in the CBC report.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"What do the poll results mean for voters who have not yet cast a ballot?","The poll shows Toronto's mayoral race is close. Advance voting is open at 50 locations across the city from 6 to 11 October 2026, and election day is 26 October 2026. You can find advance voting locations on the City of Toronto's website. Voter registration is open through election day, and every registered Toronto resident 18 or older who is a Canadian citizen and lives in Toronto is eligible to vote.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"How many candidates are on the Toronto mayoral ballot in 2026?","The City of Toronto's certified candidate list for the 2026 mayoral race shows 53 candidates, according to a note at the bottom of the CBC News poll article. Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are the two candidates with the highest measured support in recent polls. Chris Alexander, who had held the third-highest standing in earlier surveys, suspended his campaign on 6 October 2026.","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F6db6a085-dd3e-4a38-a696-fcdfecf08b7f,1791563272522\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C2000%2C1125%29%3B","Composite image of Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford, Toronto's two leading mayoral candidates","2026-10-09T13:32:00-04:00","CBC",{"short":113,"long":114,"hashtags":115},"With three weeks to voting day, Mainstreet Research puts Toronto's mayoral race within the margin of error: Chow 40.8%, Bradford 38.3%.","A Mainstreet Research poll released 9 October shows Olivia Chow leading Brad Bradford 40.8 per cent to 38.3 per cent, a gap of 2.5 points. The margin of error is 3.1 points, 19 times out of 20, meaning the two candidates are statistically tied. Chow held a six-point lead in Mainstreet's previous survey at the end of September. Advance voting is open at 50 locations across Toronto through 11 October, and election day is 26 October.",[116,117,118,119],"TorontoElection2026","TOpoli","OliviaChow","BradBradford",null,{"sourceName":111},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9","https:\u002F\u002Fcbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Ftoronto\u002Fchow-bradford-poll-mainstreet-research-toronto-mayor-9.7375761","2026-10-09T13:35:00-04:00",{"title":5,"description":81},"google:CBMiowFBVV95cUxPRVBCNnNfTmJILUViY2JLeWluTTd3WDN2Mi02M0h4ZzRIRmlTMFd4SWptTEthMG1iM1lvbllhcVNKTW5BYWtrZlMyY1NJY09ZY2dXV3E2bERqN3VzS2Z6WHVWNmRhWVJxc05mdFBKN2w4WXg4RnV3eGVQTnpmdlZ0WGZFOEkyUHd3NjgyRjJNOHFvWGF2SXBxVFJkZWRuai1FY2Vv",false,[130,132],{"label":131,"url":124},"CBC News: Bradford inches closer to Chow's lead in Toronto's mayoral election, new poll suggests",{"label":13,"url":133},"https:\u002F\u002Fmainstreetresearch.ca","news\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9","reported",[137,138],"Mayor","poll","mainstreet-research\u002Fpoll","GVUaeAMMHmJhNCybGte3SJciZNqY6i4CThk1PiPErHQ",[142,155,165,167,178,189,199,211,220,228,239,249,260,271,281,290,301,312,321,330,338,346,357],{"path":143,"title":144,"description":145,"date":80,"publishedAt":146,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":147,"image":152,"imageAlt":153,"imageCredit":154,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Famber-morley-ward-3-reelection-october-9","Amber Morley highlights first term record as she seeks Ward 3 re-election","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.","2026-10-09T09:30:00-04:00",[148,149,150,151],"Councillor","Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore","transit","accessibility","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.nowtoronto.com\u002Fspio\u002Fret_img+q_cdnize+to_webp+s_webp\u002Fnowtoronto.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAmber-Morley.webp","Amber Morley outdoors with greenery in the background","Now Toronto \u002F courtesy of Amber Morley",{"path":156,"title":157,"description":158,"date":80,"publishedAt":159,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":160,"image":162,"imageAlt":163,"imageCredit":164,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffrances-nunziata-denies-withdrawal-reports-october-9","Frances Nunziata denies reports she is leaving the Ward 5 race","CityNews and the Toronto Sun reported sources say the long-serving York South-Weston councillor would drop out Friday. Nunziata said her campaign is unchanged.","2026-10-09T22:45:00-04:00",[148,161],"Ward 5 York South-Weston","https:\u002F\u002Fbloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\u002Fthestar.com\u002Fcontent\u002Ftncms\u002Fassets\u002Fv3\u002Feditorial\u002Ff\u002F6e\u002Ff6ecd59b-6064-5010-891c-c79a51288ae3\u002F6ac8f979d50a5.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C926%2C0%2C124&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize","Frances Nunziata, Ward 5 York South-Weston councillor candidate, during the 2026 Toronto election campaign","Toronto Star",{"path":123,"title":5,"description":81,"date":80,"publishedAt":125,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":166,"image":108,"imageAlt":109,"imageCredit":111,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},[137,138],{"path":168,"title":169,"description":170,"date":80,"publishedAt":171,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":172,"image":175,"imageAlt":176,"imageCredit":177,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmaria-voutsinas-ward-14-candidacy-october-8","Maria Voutsinas runs for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth on affordability and neighbourhood safety","Candidate Maria Voutsinas told Frequency News she is drawing on more than two decades of advocacy work and neighbourhood roots as she campaigns for the open seat in Toronto-Danforth.","2026-10-09T13:50:00-04:00",[148,173,174,150],"Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth","housing","https:\u002F\u002Ffrequencynews-wpoffloadmedia.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F08100156\u002FmariaVoutsinas-0002-scaled.jpg","Maria Voutsinas with friends at SugarKane Restaurant in Danforth","Frequency News",{"path":179,"title":180,"description":181,"date":182,"publishedAt":183,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":184,"image":186,"imageAlt":187,"imageCredit":188,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbloor-west-bike-lanes-chow-bradford-october-8","Province to remove Bloor West bike lanes Tuesday, Chow and Bradford respond","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.","2026-10-08","2026-10-08T19:27:00-04:00",[137,150,185],"bike lanes","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F1dd229611bd114be1c55ff2f546d35408e28b1bf9750c6c062d7fb301f6b1eff-edited.jpg","Cyclists riding on the designated Bloor Street bike lanes in Toronto","Nathan Denette \u002F The Canadian Press via CityNews Toronto",{"path":190,"title":191,"description":192,"date":182,"publishedAt":193,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":194,"image":196,"imageAlt":197,"imageCredit":198,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrad-bradford-drops-event-host-islam-comments-october-7","Bradford campaign drops North York event co-host over anti-Islam posts","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.","2026-10-08T22:23:00-04:00",[137,195],"campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fbloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\u002Fthestar.com\u002Fcontent\u002Ftncms\u002Fassets\u002Fv3\u002Feditorial\u002F6\u002F6e\u002F66ee3b20-c03e-5f5e-9b08-7c6a62b8d600\u002F6ac6dd03308f8.image.jpg?crop=1488%2C1117%2C1%2C15&resize=990%2C743&order=crop%2Cresize","Brad Bradford speaking at the Daily Bread Food Bank mayor's debate in September 2026","Nick Lachance \u002F Toronto Star",{"path":200,"title":201,"description":202,"date":182,"publishedAt":203,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":204,"image":208,"imageAlt":209,"imageCredit":210,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbradford-chow-data-centres-october-8","Bradford says Toronto should welcome AI data centres; Chow has paused new approvals","The two leading Toronto mayoral candidates laid out opposite positions on AI data centres at a Scarborough debate on October 7, 2026.","2026-10-08T16:27:00-04:00",[205,206,207],"mayor","housing and infrastructure","AI data centres","https:\u002F\u002Fnowtoronto.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FBrad-Bradford-Olivia-Chow.webp","Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow at a Toronto mayoral debate","NOW Toronto",{"path":212,"title":213,"description":214,"date":182,"publishedAt":215,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":216,"image":218,"imageAlt":219,"imageCredit":210,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnanos-research-poll-voter-issues-october-8","Nanos poll: Toronto voters say traffic congestion is the biggest problem in the city","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%.","2026-10-08T09:45:00-04:00",[137,138,174,150,217],"public safety","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.nowtoronto.com\u002Fspio\u002Fret_img+q_cdnize+to_webp+s_webp\u002Fnowtoronto.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FOlivia-Chow-Brad-Bradford-1.webp","Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford, the two leading Toronto mayoral candidates",{"path":221,"title":222,"description":223,"date":182,"publishedAt":224,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":225,"image":226,"imageAlt":227,"imageCredit":120,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8","Olivia Chow pledges to start construction on 10,000 rental homes in 2027","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.","2026-10-08T13:25:00-04:00",[205,174],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Ffallback-2.webp","Toronto city hall building",{"path":229,"title":230,"description":231,"date":182,"publishedAt":232,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":233,"image":236,"imageAlt":237,"imageCredit":238,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fparthi-kandavel-opp-investigation-october-8","Ward 20 incumbent Parthi Kandavel is under OPP investigation for alleged bribe solicitation","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.","2026-10-08T09:30:00-04:00",[148,234,235],"Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest","OPP investigation","https:\u002F\u002Fthelocal.to\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F2026-09_TheLocal_ScarboroughSouthWest_499_webres.jpg","Scarborough Southwest ward street scene during the 2026 election campaign","The Local",{"path":240,"title":241,"description":242,"date":182,"publishedAt":243,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":244,"image":246,"imageAlt":247,"imageCredit":248,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fttc-union-accused-paying-workers-chow-campaign-october-8","Advocacy group accuses transit union of paying TTC workers to canvass for Chow","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.","2026-10-09T22:55:00-04:00",[137,245],"campaign finance","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.zenfs.com\u002Fen\u002Ftoronto_sun_articles_263\u002F1503b99d82917ab520cd6a06f4849ffa.jpg","Toronto transit bus during the 2026 Toronto municipal election campaign","Toronto Sun",{"path":250,"title":251,"description":252,"date":182,"publishedAt":253,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":254,"image":257,"imageAlt":258,"imageCredit":259,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fward-19-beaches-east-york-forum-october-5","Ten of 13 Ward 19 Beaches-East York candidates met residents on 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.","2026-10-08T10:00:00-04:00",[148,255,256],"Ward 19 Beaches-East York","forum","https:\u002F\u002Fd28bcn7yu97icd.cloudfront.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F07142312\u002Fweb-BEYCandidates-meeting-1005.jpg","Ward 19 Beaches-East York councillor candidates at the October 5 meet-and-greet","Jessica Shackleton \u002F Beach Metro Community News",{"path":261,"title":262,"description":263,"date":264,"publishedAt":265,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":266,"image":268,"imageAlt":269,"imageCredit":270,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrad-bradford-scarborough-bus-lanes-october-7","Brad Bradford says he will remove 12 km of Scarborough bus lanes","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 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2026.","2026-10-07T19:26:00-04:00",[137,150,277,217],"budget","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F07\u002Fscarborough-debate.jpg","Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford at the Scarborough mayoral debate on October 7, 2026","CityNews Toronto",{"path":282,"title":283,"description":284,"date":264,"publishedAt":285,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":286,"image":287,"imageAlt":288,"imageCredit":289,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fforum-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-6","Forum Research poll puts Chow ahead of Bradford by 4 points after Alexander exits","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.","2026-10-07T16:23:00-04:00",[137,138,11,12],"https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FTORONTO.jpg","Toronto City Hall","CityNews Toronto \u002F Denio Lourenco",{"path":291,"title":292,"description":293,"date":264,"publishedAt":294,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":295,"image":298,"imageAlt":299,"imageCredit":300,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftwo-candidates-named-chow-ballot-october-7","Toronto's mayoral ballot has two candidates named Chow listed side by side","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.","2026-10-07T16:41:00-04:00",[137,296,297],"advance voting","ballot","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Ffallback-1.webp","Toronto 2026 municipal election","voche.me",{"path":302,"title":303,"description":304,"date":305,"publishedAt":306,"author":21,"category":79,"tags":307,"image":309,"imageAlt":310,"imageCredit":311,"updated":120,"linkedinPostUrl":120},"\u002Fnews\u002Fa-better-city-toronto-endorses-brad-bradford-october-5","A Better City Toronto endorses Brad Bradford for mayor","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.","2026-10-06","2026-10-06T01:22:00-04:00",[205,308,195],"endorsement","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Ftorontosun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002FBradford-2-e1790703939641.jpg?quality=100&strip=all","Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford","Ernest Doroszuk \u002F Toronto 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