[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":581},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-ward-composition-october-13":3,"news-list":141,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-ward-composition-october-13":580},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":21,"body":22,"candidates":74,"category":75,"date":76,"description":77,"extension":78,"faq":79,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCheckedAt":109,"imageCredit":110,"linkedin":111,"linkedinPostUrl":118,"meta":119,"metaDescription":118,"navigation":120,"path":121,"primarySourceUrl":122,"publishedAt":123,"seo":124,"seoTitle":118,"sourceId":125,"sourceIsPaywalled":126,"sources":127,"stem":133,"storyType":134,"tags":135,"topicKey":139,"updated":118,"__hash__":140},"news\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-ward-composition-october-13.md","Toronto's advance voting was uneven by ward, polling firm finds",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":14},"Liaison Strategies analyzed Toronto's advance voting figures by ward, finding that downtown accounted for 40.1 per cent of early votes but only 35.2 per cent of electors. Eglinton-Lawrence had the highest advance-voting rate at 16.7 per cent of its electors, while Humber River-Black Creek had the lowest at 5.1 per cent. The analysis shows significant variation in early participation across the city ahead of the October 26 election.",[9,10,11,12,13],"advance voting","ward-level turnout","Toronto municipal election 2026","electoral participation","voting patterns",[15,16,17,18,19,20],"advance polls Toronto","advance voting 2026","Toronto election turnout by ward","Eglinton-Lawrence voting","Humber River-Black Creek voting","advance ballot composition","voche.me editors",{"type":23,"value":24,"toc":70},"minimark",[25,29,32,35,41,44,47,50,55,58,61],[26,27,28],"p",{},"Toronto's record advance vote was not spread evenly across the city's 25 wards, according to a ward-level analysis published Tuesday by Liaison Strategies, a polling firm that has been conducting surveys during the mayoral campaign.",[26,30,31],{},"The city announced about 222,550 people cast early ballots between October 6 and 11. Liaison Strategies analyzed how those votes were distributed by ward and by the city's four broad regions.",[26,33,34],{},"Downtown accounted for 40.1 per cent of advance votes while holding 35.2 per cent of the electors on the city's voters list. North York supplied 27.8 per cent of early ballots and 29.8 per cent of electors. Scarborough had 19.1 per cent of advance votes and 21.3 per cent of electors. Etobicoke had 13.0 per cent of advance votes and 13.6 per cent of electors.",[26,36,37],{},[38,39,40],"strong",{},"Ward differences were larger than regional ones",[26,42,43],{},"The differences within each region were more striking than the regional totals. Eglinton-Lawrence, a North York ward, had about 15,000 advance voters, which Liaison Strategies calculated at 16.7 per cent of its registered electors. That was the highest advance-voting rate in the city. Toronto-St. Paul's followed at 15.1 per cent, and Toronto-Danforth at 14.1 per cent.",[26,45,46],{},"At the other end, Humber River-Black Creek had the lowest rate in the city at 5.1 per cent. The firm noted that Eglinton-Lawrence's rate was more than three times as high. Within North York alone, the gap between those two wards was the largest in the city.",[26,48,49],{},"In Scarborough, Scarborough North led at 11.6 per cent, while Scarborough Centre was at 8.4 per cent.",[26,51,52],{},[38,53,54],{},"How counts grew from 2023",[26,56,57],{},"Advance voting was up in all four regions compared to the 2023 mayoral by-election. North York's advance count grew by about 92 per cent. Etobicoke's was up about 73 per cent. Downtown's was up about 68 per cent. Scarborough's was up about 54 per cent. Liaison Strategies noted these figures do not account for growth in the number of registered electors.",[26,59,60],{},"David Valentin, a principal at the firm, wrote that downtown's share of the early vote has slipped from 41.0 per cent in 2023 to 40.1 per cent this year, while North York's share grew from 24.9 per cent to 27.8 per cent.",[26,62,63,64,69],{},"Advance voting is now closed. Voters who have not yet cast a ballot can do so on election day, October 26, when polls open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Find your polling location on the ",[65,66,68],"a",{"href":67},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor","Toronto election candidates page"," or through the City of Toronto's website.",{"title":71,"searchDepth":72,"depth":72,"links":73},"",2,[],[],"Election news","2026-10-13","Eglinton-Lawrence had the highest share of electors vote early, at 16.7 per cent. Humber River-Black Creek had the lowest, at 5.1 per cent.","md",[80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104],{"question":81,"answer":82},"What was Toronto's advance voting record in 2026?","The City of Toronto announced that 222,550 people cast advance ballots between October 6 and 11, 2026. Liaison Strategies, a polling firm, cited this figure in its ward-level analysis published October 13. The firm noted this is up about 72 per cent from 129,745 advance votes in the 2023 mayoral by-election, the figure listed in a separate City of Toronto release.",{"question":84,"answer":85},"Which Toronto ward had the highest advance-voting rate?","Eglinton-Lawrence had the highest advance-voting rate in the city, according to Liaison Strategies' analysis. About 15,000 people voted early there, which represents 16.7 per cent of the ward's registered electors. That is the highest share of any ward in the city. Toronto-St. Paul's was second at 15.1 per cent, followed by Toronto-Danforth at 14.1 per cent.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"Which Toronto ward had the lowest advance-voting rate?","Humber River-Black Creek had the lowest advance-voting rate in the city, at 5.1 per cent of its electors, according to Liaison Strategies. Eglinton-Lawrence's rate of 16.7 per cent is more than three times as high. Voters in Humber River-Black Creek who have not yet voted can still do so on election day, October 26.",{"question":90,"answer":91},"How was advance voting distributed across Toronto's four regions?","Liaison Strategies divided the city into four regions. Downtown accounted for 40.1 per cent of advance votes and 35.2 per cent of electors. North York accounted for 27.8 per cent of advance votes and 29.8 per cent of electors. Scarborough had 19.1 per cent of advance votes and 21.3 per cent of electors. Etobicoke had 13.0 per cent of advance votes and 13.6 per cent of electors.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"How did advance voting change from 2023 in each region?","Liaison Strategies calculated that all four regions had more advance votes than in 2023. North York's advance count grew by about 92 per cent. Etobicoke's was up about 73 per cent. Downtown's was up about 68 per cent. Scarborough's advance count grew by about 54 per cent. The firm notes these figures do not adjust for changes in the number of registered electors in each region.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What does this mean for the October 26 election?","Advance voting is now closed. Voters who did not cast an early ballot can still vote on election day, October 26, 2026. All 25 city wards and all school board trustee contests will appear on the ballot. Voters in wards with lower advance participation, such as Humber River-Black Creek and Scarborough Centre, have a large share of their fellow electors still to vote. The city's on-day polls open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"Who conducted this analysis of Toronto's advance voting figures?","Liaison Strategies, a polling firm based in Toronto, published the ward-level analysis on October 13, 2026. David Valentin, a principal at the firm, wrote the report. Liaison Strategies has conducted polling for CP24 and CTV News Toronto during the 2026 mayoral campaign. The advance voting totals in the report come from the City of Toronto's own announcement.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"Is downtown Toronto voting more than its share of the electorate?","Yes, according to Liaison Strategies' analysis. Downtown accounted for 40.1 per cent of advance votes but 35.2 per cent of the electors on the city's voters list. The firm notes that downtown's share of advance votes is lower than in 2023, when it was 41.0 per cent, while North York's share has grown from 24.9 per cent to 27.8 per cent.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"When is election day in Toronto?","Election day in Toronto's 2026 municipal election is Monday, October 26, 2026. On-day polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who did not vote in advance can find their polling location through the City of Toronto's website. The election covers the office of mayor, all 25 ward councillor seats, and school board trustee positions.","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.ghost.io\u002Fc\u002F5a\u002F2c\u002F5a2c6702-fc8c-4232-bdc0-33fad8d71a80\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1200\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Ftoronto-advance-ward-map-oct13.png","Map of Toronto wards showing advance-voting rates for the 2026 municipal election, with Eglinton-Lawrence and Toronto-St. Paul's highlighted","2026-10-13T17:25:00-04:00","Liaison Strategies",{"short":112,"long":113,"hashtags":114},"Liaison Strategies breaks down Toronto's record advance vote by ward. Eglinton-Lawrence had 16.7% of its electors vote early. Humber River-Black Creek had 5.1%. Election day is October 26.","Toronto set a record with 222,550 advance voters, but the turnout was not evenly distributed. Polling firm Liaison Strategies analyzed the ward-level figures and found downtown accounted for 40.1% of early ballots while holding 35.2% of electors. Eglinton-Lawrence had the highest advance-voting rate at 16.7%, and Humber River-Black Creek the lowest at 5.1%. The full ward breakdown and what it means for October 26 is on voche.me.",[115,116,117],"TorontoElection2026","VoteTO","Toronto",null,{"sourceName":110},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-ward-composition-october-13","https:\u002F\u002Fpress.liaisonstrategies.ca\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-composition-october-2026","2026-10-13T13:27:00-04:00",{"title":5,"description":77},"google:CBMiiwFBVV95cUxQMDFqTkZPaDFOczhZQ1g2Rnd4ay1pSDVURDZUTHFBSUJZdjRSdFF1SGM3YW10QjVKcFJMeVBES25vUVkyLTd0VXl4dXN2dG1ISDNlX212eVdUX1lpd0VvMzlLY2g2VGIyaGZYRGs0aV9DV183ZU5wUkRtMVlXeFV6QWFkZGhGdzhfOEE0",false,[128,130],{"label":129,"url":122},"Liaison Strategies: Toronto's Early Voters Are Not Spread Evenly (October 13, 2026)",{"label":131,"url":132},"City of Toronto: Turnout increases for advance voting in Toronto's 2026 municipal 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Toronto Centre: three challengers, 11 candidates, voting day October 26","CityNews Toronto reports on the 11-candidate race for Ward 13 Toronto Centre, where incumbent Chris Moise faces challenges from Curran Stikuts and Daniel Tate on housing, homelessness and public safety.","2026-10-16T09:29:00-04:00",[175,198,151,199,187],"ward-13-toronto-centre","homelessness","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F15\u002Ftoronto-centre-ward-13.jpg","Candidates for Ward 13 Toronto Centre pictured in a campaign setting",{"path":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":206,"publishedAt":207,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":208,"image":209,"imageAlt":210,"imageCredit":211,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Falejandra-bravo-chow-october-7-email-october-15","Bravo wrote to Chow in 2023 saying her response to Oct. 7 Hamas attacks was unhelpful","Emails released through a freedom-of-information request show that Davenport councillor Alejandra Bravo wrote to Mayor Olivia Chow on Oct. 9, 2023, saying Chow's public response to the Hamas attacks was unnecessary and unhelpful.","2026-10-15","2026-10-15T16:32:00-04:00",[175,162],"https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Ftorontosun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Falejandra-bravo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=564&h=423&type=webp&sig=QOqr7jDPNf07aRVcsidgPg","Councillor Alejandra Bravo","Toronto Sun",{"path":213,"title":214,"description":215,"date":206,"publishedAt":216,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":217,"image":220,"imageAlt":221,"imageCredit":222,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnanos-bike-lanes-poll-toronto-october-15","Bike lanes divide Chow and Bradford voters, Nanos poll finds","A Nanos Research survey conducted for CP24 and CTV News found that 74 per cent of Chow voters support bike lane expansion while 74 per cent of Bradford voters oppose it, with traffic congestion the top transportation concern for all Toronto voters.","2026-10-15T09:27:00-04:00",[162,218,219],"Transportation","Bike Lanes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FC3V2XP3BFFHGZHZ7TZYBLUVV6E.JPG?smart=true&auth=7f660e57e0a1bc1c66a0c33fe036143414473c8139d65796463bf8c083d2bda5&width=1200&height=630","A cyclist rides in a bike lane on Bloor Street West, in a stretch set to be removed by the province, in Toronto on October 13, 2026","Sammy Kogan \u002F The Canadian Press",{"path":224,"title":225,"description":226,"date":206,"publishedAt":227,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":228,"image":232,"imageAlt":233,"imageCredit":234,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-youth-jobs-announcement-october-15","Chow announces 15,000 youth jobs and $28 million employment pledge","Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow said on October 15 that she would create 15,000 new youth jobs across Toronto and commit $28 million to youth employment and violence prevention if 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Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford had not submitted answers as of publication.","2026-10-14","2026-10-14T16:24:00-04:00",[162,252,253,254],"Housing","Transit","Affordability","https:\u002F\u002Fthegreenline.to\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FCity-hall.png","People walk through Nathan Phillips Square in front of the Toronto sign and Toronto City Hall","Julia Lawrence \u002F The Green Line",{"path":259,"title":260,"description":261,"date":249,"publishedAt":262,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":263,"image":265,"imageAlt":266,"imageCredit":267,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fliaison-strategies-poll-chow-bradford-october-14","Liaison Strategies poll puts Chow five points ahead of Bradford with 12 days to go","A Liaison Strategies survey of 1,000 Toronto residents, conducted October 8 to 9, found Olivia Chow leading Brad Bradford 51 to 46 per cent among decided and leaning 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Local",{"path":311,"title":312,"description":313,"date":76,"publishedAt":314,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":315,"image":317,"imageAlt":318,"imageCredit":319,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-record-turnout-october-13","222,550 voters cast advance ballots in Toronto's 2026 election, a new record","The City of Toronto reported 222,550 voters used advance polls from October 6 to 11, nearly double the 115,911 who voted in advance in the 2022 municipal election.","2026-10-13T09:29:00-04:00",[162,149,316,136],"School Board Trustee","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.toronto.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fthemes\u002Fcot\u002Fimg\u002Fshare_toronto_twitter.jpg","City of Toronto logo on a white background","City of 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Toronto-Danforth candidates along a street",{"path":332,"title":333,"description":334,"date":335,"publishedAt":336,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":337,"image":338,"imageAlt":339,"imageCredit":340,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-ends-october-11","Toronto advance voting ends today at 7 p.m.","Today, Sunday October 11, is the last day to vote at an advance poll in the Toronto municipal election. Polls close at 7 p.m.","2026-10-11","2026-10-11T13:27:00-04:00",[162,149,316,136],"https:\u002F\u002Fd28bcn7yu97icd.cloudfront.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F05\u002F04142741\u002Fweb-Toronto-Votes-sign-1-1013.jpg","Toronto Votes 2026 sign outside a polling station","Beach Metro Community News",{"path":342,"title":343,"description":344,"date":345,"publishedAt":346,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":347,"image":350,"imageAlt":351,"imageCredit":352,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchow-bradford-daily-bread-food-bank-october-10","Chow and Bradford join food bank Thanksgiving sort as visits hit record","Both Toronto mayoral candidates joined Premier Doug Ford and more than 200 volunteers at the Daily Bread Food Bank's annual Thanksgiving food sort on October 10.","2026-10-10","2026-10-10T16:25:00-04:00",[162,348,349],"food banks","affordability","https:\u002F\u002Fbellmediainc-bnn-bloomberg-prod.web.arc-cdn.net\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Farc-goldfish-bellmediainc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10-10-2026%2Ft_832d96108a53470197af6ff8b4268185_name_foodbank.jpeg?auth=1aade53bba0c4a6640805a0125bffd59606f53021d248879670b97ad6218b971&width=576&height=324&smart=true&quality=80","Volunteers sorting food at the Daily Bread Food Bank Thanksgiving event in Toronto","CP24 \u002F CTV News Toronto",{"path":354,"title":355,"description":356,"date":345,"publishedAt":357,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":358,"image":360,"imageAlt":361,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffrances-nunziata-written-statement-october-10","Frances Nunziata issues written statement calling withdrawal reports false","The Ward 5 York South-Weston councillor published a statement Saturday saying reports she would leave the race are categorically false, and warned the claims could mislead voters during advance polling.","2026-10-10T22:32:00-04:00",[175,359],"Ward 5 York South-Weston","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F10\u002Ffrances-nunziata-1024x576.jpg","Frances Nunziata seen in the speakers chair at Toronto City Hall",{"path":363,"title":364,"description":365,"date":366,"publishedAt":367,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":368,"image":371,"imageAlt":372,"imageCredit":373,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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.","2026-10-09","2026-10-09T09:30:00-04:00",[175,369,286,370],"Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore","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":375,"title":376,"description":377,"date":366,"publishedAt":378,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":379,"image":380,"imageAlt":381,"imageCredit":382,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[175,359],"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":384,"title":385,"description":386,"date":366,"publishedAt":387,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":388,"image":389,"imageAlt":390,"imageCredit":391,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9","New poll puts Olivia Chow 2.5 points ahead of Brad Bradford with three weeks left","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.","2026-10-09T13:35:00-04:00",[162,264],"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","CBC",{"path":393,"title":394,"description":395,"date":366,"publishedAt":396,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":397,"image":398,"imageAlt":399,"imageCredit":400,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[175,306,151,286],"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":402,"title":403,"description":404,"date":405,"publishedAt":406,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":407,"image":408,"imageAlt":409,"imageCredit":410,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,286,285],"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":412,"title":413,"description":414,"date":405,"publishedAt":415,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":416,"image":418,"imageAlt":419,"imageCredit":420,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,417],"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":422,"title":423,"description":424,"date":405,"publishedAt":425,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":426,"image":430,"imageAlt":431,"imageCredit":234,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[427,428,429],"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",{"path":433,"title":434,"description":435,"date":405,"publishedAt":436,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":437,"image":438,"imageAlt":439,"imageCredit":234,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,264,151,286,152],"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":441,"title":442,"description":443,"date":405,"publishedAt":444,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":445,"image":189,"imageAlt":446,"imageCredit":118,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[427,151],"Toronto city hall building",{"path":448,"title":449,"description":450,"date":405,"publishedAt":451,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":452,"image":455,"imageAlt":456,"imageCredit":457,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[175,453,454],"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":459,"title":460,"description":461,"date":405,"publishedAt":462,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":463,"image":465,"imageAlt":466,"imageCredit":211,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,464],"campaign finance","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.zenfs.com\u002Fen\u002Ftoronto_sun_articles_263\u002F1503b99d82917ab520cd6a06f4849ffa.jpg","Toronto transit bus during the 2026 Toronto municipal election campaign",{"path":468,"title":469,"description":470,"date":405,"publishedAt":471,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":472,"image":475,"imageAlt":476,"imageCredit":477,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[175,473,474],"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":479,"title":480,"description":481,"date":482,"publishedAt":483,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":484,"image":486,"imageAlt":487,"imageCredit":488,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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 corridor.","2026-10-07","2026-10-07T16:32:00-04:00",[162,286,485,177],"Brad Bradford","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FVBDJARFAIBHYTD6P6QZDYP6HEE.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8e7b327129e4452b90a3510cb3c34de07ff12396112a5ce01bf2149d4d8ed907&width=1200&height=630","Brad Bradford speaks to reporters on Wednesday October 7, 2026","CP24",{"path":490,"title":491,"description":492,"date":482,"publishedAt":493,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":494,"image":495,"imageAlt":496,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchow-bradford-scarborough-debate-october-7","Chow and Bradford clash on transit, budget and safety at Scarborough debate","Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford debated transit, the city budget and public safety in Scarborough on October 7, 2026.","2026-10-07T19:26:00-04:00",[162,286,275,152],"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",{"path":498,"title":499,"description":500,"date":482,"publishedAt":501,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":502,"image":504,"imageAlt":233,"imageCredit":505,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,264,503,485],"Olivia Chow","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FTORONTO.jpg","CityNews Toronto \u002F Denio Lourenco",{"path":507,"title":508,"description":509,"date":482,"publishedAt":510,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":511,"image":513,"imageAlt":190,"imageCredit":191,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[162,9,512],"ballot","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Ffallback-1.webp",{"path":515,"title":516,"description":517,"date":518,"publishedAt":519,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":520,"image":522,"imageAlt":523,"imageCredit":524,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\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",[427,521,417],"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 Sun",{"path":526,"title":527,"description":528,"date":518,"publishedAt":529,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":530,"image":532,"imageAlt":533,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchow-bradford-united-way-debate-october-6","Chow and Bradford clash on housing, transit and budget at United Way debate","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.","2026-10-07T13:29:00-04:00",[162,531,151,286,275],"debate","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FCAN.jpg","Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford at the Toronto mayoral debate on October 6, 2026",{"path":535,"title":536,"description":537,"date":518,"publishedAt":538,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":539,"image":541,"imageAlt":542,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchris-alexander-withdraws-from-toronto-mayoral-race","Chris Alexander withdraws from the 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.","2026-10-07T13:27:00-04:00",[162,540,9],"withdrawal","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FIn-The-News-%E2%80%94-Chris-Alexander.png","Chris Alexander at a press event",{"path":544,"title":545,"description":546,"date":518,"publishedAt":547,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":548,"image":549,"imageAlt":550,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdoly-begum-endorses-olivia-chow-october-6","Liberal MP Doly Begum endorses Olivia Chow for Toronto mayor","Doly Begum, the Liberal MP for Scarborough Southwest, endorsed Olivia Chow for re-election as Toronto mayor on October 6, 2026.","2026-10-07T13:30:00-04:00",[162,521],"https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FOlivia-Chow-and-Doly-Begum.png","Olivia Chow and Doly Begum",{"path":552,"title":553,"description":554,"date":555,"publishedAt":556,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":557,"image":558,"imageAlt":523,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrad-bradford-liberal-mps-endorsement-october-5","Seven Liberal MPs now back Brad Bradford for Toronto mayor","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.","2026-10-05","2026-10-05T21:45:00-04:00",[427,521,417],"https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F03\u002F04\u002Fbrad-bradford-1.jpg",{"path":560,"title":561,"description":562,"date":555,"publishedAt":563,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":564,"image":566,"imageAlt":567,"imageCredit":155,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-school-lunch-program-october-5","Olivia Chow promises to add full school lunches to Toronto's food program by 2030","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.","2026-10-05T21:55:00-04:00",[427,164,565,349],"school food","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F05\u002FCP176920143-scaled.jpg","Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow at a press conference",{"path":569,"title":570,"description":571,"date":555,"publishedAt":572,"author":21,"category":75,"tags":573,"image":578,"imageAlt":579,"imageCredit":319,"updated":118,"linkedinPostUrl":118},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftoronto-advance-voting-opens-october-6","Toronto advance voting opens October 6 at 50 locations across the city","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.","2026-10-05T22:05:00-04:00",[9,574,575,427,576,577],"election office","voting locations","councillor","school board","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.toronto.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F8d28-WebHomeVoteHere-995x338.png","Entry to a Toronto voting place with a yellow Vote Here sign and voting screens in the background",[],1792262344261]