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Yesterday, voters in hundreds of municipalities across Ontario took to the polls to elect their next local leader. While some results were called early, others had shocking results. Harneet Singh, political strategist, joins our Miranda Anthistle to break down some of the results.

Kingston wasn’t the only community to elect a new mayor Monday night. From Belleville to Brockville, voters chose new leaders, while others opted for continuity. Jesse Reynolds has the results from across the region.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced six federal by-elections in December. Three ridings are in Quebec, two in Ontario, and one in Saskatchewan. The Liberals’ narrow majority is not at risk, but these elections will give the party a chance to build a bigger cushion.

Monday marks Election Day for municipalities across Ontario, when communities decide who will govern for the next four years. As Megan King reports, mayoral races in cities like Toronto, Mississauga and Hamilton have become very tight.

While Olivia Chow has decisively been re-elected as Toronto’s mayor, several other incumbents were ousted in Ontario’s municipal elections. Eric Sorensen explains how Chow held on, the record she surpassed, and which cities voted out their mayors, including one leader who lost his job after 46 years.

OPP have laid multiple charges following a drug and property crime investigation in South Frontenac. A homemade taser, 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, two grams of suspected fentanyl and roughly $1,000 in cash are among the items seized by OPP following the search of a property on Aug. 21.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly is denying allegations that Canada is trying to influence the U.S. midterm elections. The U.S. Embassy flagged Ontario’s anti-tariff ad and Joly’s comments about targeting counter-tariffs at politically sensitive states as examples of “potential interference.” Critics say defending Canada’s trade interests does not amount to election meddling, while U.S. officials provided...

On this episode of Focus Ontario, we hear from both the leader of the Ontario NDP and the interim leader of the Ontario Liberals ahead of Queen’s Park roaring back to life next week. Also, a look at key municipal election races across the province and the government’s plans to not swear in certain elected...

Global News can project that Olivia Chow will be re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, defeating a field of challengers led by Brad Bradford in the 2026 Ontario municipal elections.

Voters in Ontario and Manitoba have made their voices heard in their municipal elections. Municipal politics expert Myer Siemiatycki joins our Jaden Lee-Lincoln to break down the major winners and voter turnout from this week’s elections.

Former provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath got one of the more stunning results of the night on Monday in Ontario’s province-wide municipal elections. Horwath came a distant third despite being the incumbent, losing to Keanin Loomis. 

On this episode of Focus Ontario, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada singles out Ontario as potentially committing election interference, a deep dive on the budding OSAP career colleges scandal and the fight to save 500 jobs at Stelco.

One-term Mississauga city councillor Alvin Tedjo will become mayor of Mississauga, defeating Carolyn Parrish and Bonnie Crombie in the 2026 Ontario Municipal elections. We caught up with the incoming mayor of Mississauga at his campaign headquarters Monday, getting his thoughts on his win and what comes next for the people of Mississauga.

Ontario and Manitoba are set to head to the polls for municipal elections at the end of the month, but policial strategy and how candidates gain traction with voters can look very different than at the provincial and federal level. Myer Siemiatycki, municipal politics expert, joins our Jaden Lee-Lincoln to break down the political strategy.

Municipal elections will take place across Ontario next month, and while you may be preoccupied with thinking about the mayoral and council candidates, there is another key position on the ballot. Madeleine McColl has more on what the school board trustee role entails, and what you should know before casting your vote:

There are three key federal by-elections Monday in British Columbia’s North Vancouver-Capilano, Ontario’s Beaches-East York and Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord ridings. Our Parliamentary Bureau reporter Mackenzie Gray joins Miranda Anthistle on what Canadians can expect from today’s elections.

Nearly 14,000 constituents cast their ballots in advance during Ontario’s by-election. Many of those who didn’t made sure to drop by before the polls closed Thursday night, to have their say. Global Toronto’s Noor Ra’fat was at the riding of Scarborough-Southwest, and spoke to some voters there.

Voting in three federal by-elections are now underway in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, where Prime Minister Mark Carney will look to maintain his slim Liberal majority in the House of Commons. Mackenzie Gray breaks down the stakes from Ottawa.

At a housing announcement in Vaughan, Ont., on Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford took questions on the trade war between the United States and Canada. When asked about curtailing electricity exports to the U.S., Ford said, “All options are on the table, in my opinion. But I can’t do it alone. We have other provinces...

Ontario Liberal MPP Stepanie Smyth, the party’s critic for ethics, integrity and accountability, reacted to news Thursday that the Progressive Conservative party spent $3,000 to have someone tail former Ontario Liberal party leader Bonnie Crombie to her vacation destination in Jamaica, just six days after she was selected leader. “He will do anything to stop...