Waymo has begun testing self-driving taxis on Toronto streets after an October announcement, though the launch faces regulatory hurdles and opposition from City Hall and the taxi industry. Mayor Chow's office says she will not support Waymo if it costs jobs or lowers wages, while Beck Taxi cites safety and traffic concerns.
Field Recreation Inc. announced a planned sports facility at YZD on Toronto's former Downsview Airport lands, offering more than 200,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor recreation space. Set to open this winter, it is slated to include two full-size soccer fields and a 50,000-square-foot racquet sports facility.
At 200 Wellesley in Toronto’s St. James Town, resident volunteers run a food bank for tenants of a Toronto Community Housing building that residents say is in poor condition and beset by repair delays. Organizers Amal Kanafani and Sasha continue the service as federal repair funding is set to end.
The TTC will close Line 2 between St. George and Broadview stations for the weekend of Nov. 7-8 to allow planned track work, with shuttle buses covering the roughly 3.5-kilometre gap. Bay and Sherbourne stations will be fully closed, while other stations stay open, and regular service is set to resume around 6 a.m. on Nov. 9.
Metrolinx plans to close the full Lakeshore East and Stouffville GO lines for the weekend of Nov. 7-8 because of construction, roughly 100 kilometres of track combined. Replacement buses will connect Whitby, Pickering and Ajax GO with Union Station, while Stouffville buses will not serve Milliken, Agincourt or Kennedy.
Five Toronto Blue Jays were finalists for Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, but none won, marking the first time in six seasons without a winner. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led AL first basemen with 10 defensive runs saved yet lost to Houston's Christian Walker, drawing fan criticism of the voting.
Chef Vikram Vij plans to open Sahni, his first Toronto restaurant, on the lower level of the Union Hotel at 60 York St. The concept, where he serves as culinary director, will focus on Gujarati and East African cuisine and is expected to open in winter 2027.
Toronto crew members on a film produced by Gerard Butler's G-BASE say they are still owed pay for the final week of shooting and wrap days, more than a week after production ended. The company pointed to pending funds from payroll provider Entertainment Partners and said payments should arrive by Oct. 23.
Former Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar said on the Blue Bird Territory podcast that Toronto should pursue free-agent infielder Luis Arraez, praising his ability to hit elite pitching. The article notes Arraez's batting titles, hit totals, defensive options, and an estimated $18 million annual cost.
Toronto police have been hit this year by Project South, an organized crime and corruption probe that implicated seven officers, plus a retired detective's book alleging a toxic culture. Yet the major mayoral candidates are offering the force nothing but support, mostly arguing over how many more officers to hire.
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Four decades in office, 94 votes from defeat last time. Toronto's longest-serving councillor faces her tightest race yet in a ward where renters make up over half the population and factory jobs vanished decades ago.
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Seven thousand new units are coming to Danforth Village, and 81-year-old resident Gary Kassbaum says the timing, not the growth, is the problem. With Brad Bradford's seat open and 13 candidates running, Beaches-East York tests whether local concerns can cut through a ward this sprawling.
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Former staffers say Brad Bradford made them cry. On the trail, he's betting Toronto's fear outweighs the falling crime numbers that complicate his pitch.
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Parthi Kandavel won a 2023 Scarborough Southwest by-election by under five points. Now he's defending his seat against the same rival, Kevin Rupasinghe, while an OPP anti-rackets investigation hangs over the campaign and he won't discuss it.
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A 23.3 percent police budget hike, an abstention that legally counted as a yes vote, and a mayor who says she would have voted no. Mississauga's fight over who pays for policing goes back 50 years: Parrish just can't stop refighting it, even against herself.
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Every candidate running in Toronto's 2026 municipal election, fact-checked and profiled by actual reporters. No AI-generated summaries, no recycled campaign copy, just journalists verifying records and breaking down platforms one by one.
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Olivia Chow wants Toronto voters to forget she raised property taxes 9.5 percent in a single year and focus on the free lunches and frozen transit fares instead. Her re-election pitch includes a faster TTC fare-cap: free rides after 10 trips a week instead of 47 a month.
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Brad Bradford wants to rip out bike lanes he voted for, rename a square he approved, and rebuild a police force he once helped defund by 10 percent. His mayoral pitch: 1,000 new officers, fare refunds for late TTC buses, and a one-year property tax freeze.
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A Mississauga strip mall built for drive-in errands became a magnetic gathering spot for South Asian and Middle Eastern communities: and drew a 1,800-signature petition, a court injunction, and neighbours' complaints about noise. With October's municipal election looming, Ridgeway Plaza's fate is now a ballot issue.
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Progressive rivals keep pulling Nicki Ward aside for coffee and the same pitch: step down before you split the vote. She's refusing, again, as Toronto Centre's incumbent shows signs of slipping and the city's history of writing off trans candidates gets tested once more.
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