https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/newsA Toronto municipal election guide with researched candidate profiles, source records, public schedules and official voting information.https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ttc-union-accused-paying-workers-chow-campaign-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ttc-union-accused-paying-workers-chow-campaign-october-8Canadian 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.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:55:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/frances-nunziata-denies-withdrawal-reports-october-9https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/frances-nunziata-denies-withdrawal-reports-october-9CityNews and the Toronto Sun reported sources say the long-serving York South-Weston councillor would drop out Friday. Nunziata said her campaign is unchanged.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/maria-voutsinas-ward-14-candidacy-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/maria-voutsinas-ward-14-candidacy-october-8Candidate 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.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/mainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/mainstreet-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-9A 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.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:35:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/amber-morley-ward-3-reelection-october-9https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/amber-morley-ward-3-reelection-october-9Etobicoke-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.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-drops-event-host-islam-comments-october-7https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-drops-event-host-islam-comments-october-7Mayoral 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.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:23:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bloor-west-bike-lanes-chow-bradford-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bloor-west-bike-lanes-chow-bradford-october-8The Ford government said work on Bloor Street West in Etobicoke will begin October 13. The two Toronto mayoral candidates disagree sharply on the move.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:27:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bradford-chow-data-centres-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/bradford-chow-data-centres-october-8The two leading Toronto mayoral candidates laid out opposite positions on AI data centres at a Scarborough debate on October 7, 2026.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:27:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8Mayor 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.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:25:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ward-19-beaches-east-york-forum-october-5https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/ward-19-beaches-east-york-forum-october-5Beach 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.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/nanos-research-poll-voter-issues-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/nanos-research-poll-voter-issues-october-8A 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%.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:45:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/parthi-kandavel-opp-investigation-october-8https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/parthi-kandavel-opp-investigation-october-8The 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.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-scarborough-debate-october-7https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-scarborough-debate-october-7Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford debated transit, the city budget and public safety in Scarborough on October 7, 2026.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:26:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/two-candidates-named-chow-ballot-october-7https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/two-candidates-named-chow-ballot-october-7Olivia 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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:41:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-scarborough-bus-lanes-october-7https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-scarborough-bus-lanes-october-7Mayoral 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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:32:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/forum-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-6https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/forum-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-6A 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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:23:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/doly-begum-endorses-olivia-chow-october-6https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/doly-begum-endorses-olivia-chow-october-6Doly Begum, the Liberal MP for Scarborough Southwest, endorsed Olivia Chow for re-election as Toronto mayor on October 6, 2026.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-united-way-debate-october-6https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chow-bradford-united-way-debate-october-6Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford met at Toronto Metropolitan University on October 6 in the first debate since Chris Alexander dropped out of the race.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:29:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chris-alexander-withdraws-from-toronto-mayoral-racehttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/chris-alexander-withdraws-from-toronto-mayoral-raceChris 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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:27:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/a-better-city-toronto-endorses-brad-bradford-october-5https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/a-better-city-toronto-endorses-brad-bradford-october-5A 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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:22:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/toronto-advance-voting-opens-october-6https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/toronto-advance-voting-opens-october-6Advance 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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:05:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-school-lunch-program-october-5https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/olivia-chow-school-lunch-program-october-5Toronto 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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:55:00 GMThttps://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-liberal-mps-endorsement-october-5https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/brad-bradford-liberal-mps-endorsement-october-5Three 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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:45:00 GMT