🏛️ Government & Politics
- Olivia Chow wins mayoral full term and faces a roughly $1.1 billion budget gap. Chow pledged free school lunches and a weekly transit fare cap after defeating Brad Bradford; the city says a 2027 shortfall is roughly $1.1 billion and Chow’s 2023 $1.2 billion provincial operating deal expires this year.
- Seven new Toronto councillors elected, including Nate Erskine-Smith and Mike Layton. Voters replaced longtime Frances Nunziata and others; eighteen incumbents returned and former MP Erskine-Smith and former councillor Mike Layton won seats in Monday’s municipal vote.
- Stan Cho promoted to parliamentary assistant with a $22,000 pay bump after an expenses scandal. Cho resigned in July over $16,000 in Toronto hotel expense claims, says he repaid the money, and opposition parties have called for his resignation after the promotion.
- Provincial OSAP suspended for all 242 private career colleges amid alleged fraud. Premier Doug Ford says a “couple of bad apples” led to the pause; the province has referred an interim KPMG report to the OPP and students remain blocked from OSAP access.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Oshawa man Mark Gordon sentenced to concurrent life terms, parole ineligibility 21 years. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder for the July 13, 2024 shootings that killed 42-year-old Patrick Montgomery and 42-year-old Andrieana Montgomery; Patrick was shot nine times in front of his home.
- Navigate360 breach affected 176,859 Crime Stoppers tips and 12,392 possible personal records. Toronto Crime Stoppers chair Sean Sportun said 176,859 tips (Jan. 2022–Nov. 2025) were impacted and Navigate360 found no evidence the exposed data was used for fraud.
🏈 Sports
- Kawhi Leonard will miss at least one week with swelling in his left knee. The Raptors ruled him out an hour before Toronto’s 117-94 loss to Minnesota; Leonard has averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over two games this season.
- Matvei Gridin scored twice and celebrated the Griddy in Calgary’s 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 20-year-old had his first two-goal and first three-point game, scoring on a power play 25 seconds into the second period.
📰 Also Today
- Tito-Dante Marimpietri elected Oshawa mayor, incumbents re-elected in Pickering and Whitby.
- Raptors announce Kawhi Leonard injured, out at least a week (team report).
- Alvin Tedjo elected Mississauga mayor, Patrick Brown re-elected in Brampton.
- Court records show Ontario delayed OSAP inspections at two career colleges.
- Doug Ford says he feels 'badly' for students hit by OSAP pause, provincial comment.
- Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s mother questions coroner’s inquest purpose, family statement.
- Canada’s five Eurovision finalists announced, includes Rêve and Tyler Shaw.
- Unclaimed $40M Lotto Max ticket from Oct. 28, 2025 expires Wednesday, bought in Grey County.
- Who are Toronto’s new city councillors? (selection guide published.)
- Analysis links multiple Toronto-area gun-for-hire shootings to Iranian payment networks, investigation report.
- Olivia Chow leads a progressive new council after Monday’s election, race coverage.
- Tides miss NSL playoffs after draw with AFC Toronto, season outcome.
- OPP investigating death at Gravenhurst prison, provincial probe.
- Weekend Barrie house fire kills 1, leaves 1 critically injured, police report.
- Ontario legislature returns after 21 weeks amid cabinet changes and scandal, session preview.
- Doug Ford says he 'can't wait' for U.S. midterms, political remark.
- Scarborough-born voice actor Eric Bauza dies at 46, obituary notice.
- More than 511,000 Ontarians connected to family doctors since 2025, health minister.
- Ford government agenda includes Blue Box fixes, cannabis enforcement and deficit focus, Queen’s Park plan.