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“…p, here are six things to know on Wednesday morning: - At a mayoral debate moderated by Toronto Star editor-in-chief Nicole MacIntyre, finances and affordability were in focus. - In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump raised the…”

“Emma Teitel: Chow learns lesson, Bradford finds inspiration If the last mayoral debate was defined by maudlin anecdotes about Toronto residents who may or may not exist, this one was defined by precisely the opposite: actual policy.”

“The three leading candidates to be the mayor of Toronto clashed over property taxes, the affordability crisis, city finances and more Tuesday night in a hotly contested debate.”

“Toronto’s 2 mayoral front-runners to face off in debate hosted by CBC Toronto Debate will be livestreamed on Thursday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.”

“The two leading candidates in the race for Toronto mayor will face off at noon today in the third of three debates this week.”

“A leading Toronto mayoral candidate has pulled out of a planned debate after alleging that the moderator was biased against him.”

“The latest study went into the field after the first Toronto mayoral debate attended by all three leading candidates and hosted by Daily Bread Food Bank.”

“Mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford has made up ground on incumbent Olivia Chow in this fall’s Toronto election, according to a new poll.”

“TORONTO - As Toronto’s leading mayoral candidates criss-cross the city, pitching their vision ahead of this month’s municipal elections, voters say affordability, housing, public safety and transit are the top issues they want to see addressed.”

“The two leading candidates for Toronto’s next mayor are pitching big ideas to solve the housing crisis, but there’s a catch: it’s not always the mayor who makes the rules.”

“Some of us — including me, some panelists at a recent Empire Club discussion, and Matt Elliott in a recent column — have wondered where the grand ideas are in this mayoral campaign.”

“Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford now appear to be locked into a heated, two-person matchup in Toronto’s mayoral race, after Chris Alexander dropped out mere hours before he was set to join them in a major candidate debate.”

“Advance voting has begun in the City of Toronto, even as Chris Alexander says he’s dropping out of the mayoral race.”

“…ased that Scarborough is not an afterthought in this election,” said Larry Whatmore, president of the Scarborough Community Renewal Organization, a resident group that is hosting a debate Wednesday between Chow, Bradford, and mayoral candidate Chris…”

“Every year, the City of Toronto faces a fresh $1-billion-plus shortfall in its operating budget, an issue its main mayoral contenders have all vowed to fix.”

“Elissa Mendes gives us the highlights. - Mississauga mayoral candidates admitted their debate got “out of control” on Thursday night.”

“Mississauga mayoral candidates admitted their debate got “out of control” on Thursday night, with heated exchanges that at times were more personal than about policy.”

“At the first mayoral debate, in mid-September, Bradford could have easily dominated a flustered Chow.”

“So far, there have been two debates with all three high-profile mayoral candidates, one at Daily Bread and another co-hosted by the Star and the Toronto Region Board of Trade.”

“…s the candidates to lead Ontario’s Liberal Party prepare to debate tonight, observers see plenty of “blue sky” and less “detail.” - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to lower taxes on diesel fuel. - OpenAI paused training its latest…”

“According to reporting in The Local magazine this month, Bradford privately encouraged the creation of one of the conversative answers to Progress Toronto, called ABC Toronto, after he lost the 2023 mayoral byelection.”

“In the recent mayoral debate hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade and the Toronto Star, economic development was a central issue, particularly in encouraging small business to establish and flourish.”

“Mayoral rivals clashed Friday over who could take credit for protecting tenants at one of Toronto’s most notorious apartment buildings, with Olivia Chow asserting that a crackdown on the property’s landlord was the result of her decisions as mayor, and Brad…”

“Bradford said renters and owners alike feel the pinch because landlords pass on higher costs to their tenants, and his plan for a one-year tax freeze, which he announced at Tuesday’s mayoral debate, would “provide immediate affordability relief.””

“The Ipsos survey was conducted before the first mayoral debate to feature the three main candidates, which has focused public and media attention on the race.”

“Mayor Chow gave lip service to protecting Jews during the High Holidays and issued a statement condemning the Belleville attack, but has previously claimed Israel is committing a “genocide” and recently refused to show up to a mayoral debate on antisemitism.”

“Conservative Party, days before she was to face byelection voters. - Star editor-in-chief Nicole MacIntyre is moderating the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s mayoral debate Tuesday.”

“It’s a projected slide from a Sept. 14 all-staff meeting held within an unidentified elementary school in the York Region, just north of Toronto.”

“Mayoral candidate Chris Alexander said he would raise TTC fares for adults and staff more plainclothes inspectors on streetcars, if elected, in a bid to reverse what he describes as a crisis of waning ridership and reliability across the transit system.”

“Details that raise questions — in the middle of a mayoral campaign, when public safety is a much-debated issue — about the leadership and accountability of those who are charged with keeping us safe.”

“A Toronto mayoral candidate is promising to put a policing “substation” in the country’s busiest transit hub if he’s elected — a plan the police say has actually been in the works for months amid rising service calls.”

“What’s the ballot box issue for the Toronto mayoral election?”

“…lames speed camera removal for 560% increase in speeding on Toronto road - Ford comes close to endorsing Chow in Toronto mayoral race: ‘Read between the lines’ - B.C. municipal leaders call for ‘uniform approach’ to e-scooter use - Ontario fines SeatGeek $25K…”

“Toronto Election 2026 - At a debate held by the Daily Bread Food Bank, the three leading mayoral candidates squared off over affordability, policing and standing up to Doug Ford. - Four Toronto Star columnists watched the debate — here’s how they scored Chow,…”