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Chow's campaign did not respond. 10:55 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) 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. 1:35 pm 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 ### [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 ## 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.