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Updated: October 29, 2026, 11:50 a.m. EDT (Toronto) Scott Gillingham won a second term as Winnipeg mayor in Wednesday’s municipal election, October 28, with the city’s unofficial results showing all 245 reporting locations counted. Gillingham received 80,206 votes, or 39.82 per cent, according to the City of Winnipeg’s results dashboard . Kevin Klein finished second with 41,703 votes, or 20.71 per cent, followed by Noah Redden with 39,962 votes, or 19.84 per cent. CityNews independently reported Gillingham’s re-election on Wednesday night. The incumbent defeated 11 challengers to secure another four-year term, returning to an office he first won in 2022. His campaign commitments included hiring more police officers, continuing a crisis-response service for non-emergency calls involving mental health and addictions, and improving transit safety. He also pledged continued work with Manitoba’s government on housing people living in encampments. On taxes, his platform proposed a 3.5 per c...

Updated: October 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. EDT Brandon Montour scored in the final minute to give the Seattle Kraken a 5–4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday, October 28, ending Toronto’s late comeback. The Maple Leafs had erased a 4–2 third-period deficit through Jack Roslovic and Auston Matthews. Matthews tied the game with 1:30 remaining while Toronto had its goaltender off for an extra attacker. Montour then beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a slap shot from the right circle, according to NHL.com’s game report . Gavin McKenna scored twice on the power play and assisted on Matthews’ equalizer, recording his first NHL two-goal and three-point game. Matthews finished with a goal and two assists. Associated Press reporting carried by ESPN independently confirmed the result and McKenna’s milestone. Berkly Catton, Josh Mahura, Chandler Stephenson and Ryker Evans supplied Seattle’s other goals. The Kraken improved to 8–4–1, while Toronto dropped to 7–6–2 after a...

Updated: October 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. EDT Tristan Jarry stopped all 24 shots he faced as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 4–0 at Rogers Place on Wednesday, October 28. Connor McDavid added two assists, extending his season-opening assist streak to an NHL-record 13 games. The victory ended Edmonton’s two-game losing streak and Calgary’s run of four consecutive wins. Associated Press reporting carried by ESPN confirmed the result and McDavid’s record, which moved him past the previous season-opening mark shared by Sebastian Aho, Ken Linseman and Wayne Gretzky. Mathieu Joseph opened the scoring in the first period, and Mattias Ekholm made it 2–0 in the second. Kasperi Kapanen scored on the power play early in the third, followed just 21 seconds later by Alex Formenton, according to the Oilers’ game report . Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also contributed two assists. Calgary changed goaltenders after Devin Cooley was injured late in the first period, with Dustin Wolf taking over. Edmo...

Updated: October 28, 2026, 5:56 p.m. EDT (Toronto) The union representing school support workers across Nova Scotia says it will issue strike notice on Friday, October 30, unless wage talks produce an acceptable offer, with a province-wide walkout possible on Monday, November 2. In an October 28 statement distributed through Business Wire , the Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions said it sought at least $3.50 an hour in wage increases for every worker by 2029. The council represents eight CUPE locals. The proposed next step is a 48-hour strike notice, conditional on the government and school-board employers failing to meet the union’s demand. A strike had not begun, and the announcement left room for a negotiated settlement. Global News reported on Wednesday that more than 5,500 workers could be affected, including educational program assistants, early childhood educators, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria staff. Bargaining had been underway for about ten months. Premier Tim ...

Updated: October 28, 2026, 5:56 p.m. EDT (Toronto) A $40-million Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County, Ontario, was validated before its Wednesday, October 28 expiry deadline, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said. The agency has begun checking who rightfully owns it. The ticket was purchased for the October 28, 2025 draw and was due to expire at midnight on Wednesday. It was validated at an authorized lottery retailer before that deadline, CTV News reported, citing OLG . The validation does not by itself establish who will receive the money. OLG said it had contacted the person who presented the ticket and would meet with them as part of its ownership review. CityNews separately reported the agency’s statement that it does not automatically know the purchaser’s identity when a ticket is bought at a retailer. OLG said claims over $1,000 undergo a review to establish rightful ownership. The new development ends the immediate uncertainty about whether the ticket would be prese...

Updated: October 28, 2026, 5:56 p.m. EDT (Toronto) Six Canadians were injured and another was unaccounted for after two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday, October 28, Global Affairs Canada said. The department’s latest figures were reported by CityNews and Global News on Wednesday afternoon. They expand on earlier Canadian accounts of those affected; the status of the unaccounted-for person had not been resolved in those reports. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said in an earlier statement that consular officials were working closely with Spanish authorities to establish current information and provide assistance. Prime Minister Mark Carney also offered Canada’s support. Spanish regional authorities reported at least 68 deaths overall. According to the Associated Press reports carried by the Canadian outlets, a RENFE train struck an IRYO train that had stopped on the line. Both were travelling south from Madrid towards Seville when the collision...

Updated: October 28, 2026, 11:50 a.m. EDT (Toronto) The Bank of Canada raised its policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5% on Wednesday, October 28, saying higher energy costs risk spreading more broadly through the economy. The Ottawa announcement marked its first rate increase since July 2023, Reuters reported . The central bank’s official decision also set the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%. Its Governing Council said a stronger growth outlook and more persistent inflation warranted an increase to reduce the risk that elevated energy prices feed into other goods and services. The bank expects consumer-price inflation to rise to about 3.5% by the end of this year and remain around 3% through much of 2027, before returning close to its 2% target in mid-2028. It said businesses had largely absorbed higher input costs so far, but surveys pointed to more of those costs being passed on over the coming year. Its updated outlook projects Canadian ec...

Updated: 28 October 2026, 9:33 a.m. EDT (Toronto) CBC/Radio-Canada has named five finalists to become Canada’s first Eurovision Song Contest representative and opened a public vote. William Cloutier, Josiane, Rêve, Talk and Tyler Shaw were announced on Tuesday, 27 October, at a special programme and media event in Toronto. Canadians can watch the candidates’ performances and vote through CBC’s Eurovision website . The contest organiser says voters may cast up to ten votes during the voting period, which ends on Thursday, 5 November. The shortlist follows 325 applications. CBC/Radio-Canada’s music teams reduced that field to 15 artists before an expert jury selected the five finalists, assessing factors including vocal ability, stage presence, experience and musical vision. The contenders span several parts of the country: Cloutier is from Quebec, Josiane is an Acadian singer-songwriter from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Rêve is a Montreal-born dance-pop artist, Talk is from Ottawa and Shaw i...

Updated: October 28, 2026, 7:52 a.m. EDT (Toronto) Jacob Fowler made an NHL career-high 46 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 2–0 at Enterprise Center on Tuesday, October 27. Zachary Bolduc scored against his former team and Florian Xhekaj added his first NHL goal, according to NHL.com’s game report . Fowler stopped 24 shots in the third period, when St. Louis outshot Montreal 24–3. The shutout was his second of the season and his third in the NHL, extending his personal winning streak to six games. Bolduc opened the scoring at 8:37 of the second period, finishing a Mike Matheson pass with a one-timer from the right circle just after a Montreal power play expired. Xhekaj doubled the lead 2:17 into the third by redirecting Matheson’s shot. A video review confirmed the goal after officials checked for a high stick. Matheson assisted on both goals. The Canadiens improved to 7–3–2 with their third consecutive win and extended their point streak to five games. Jord...

Updated: October 27, 2026, 4:55 p.m. EDT Patrick Brown has won a third term as mayor of Brampton, Ontario, after Monday’s municipal election, with all 164 voting locations reporting in the city’s unofficial count. The City of Brampton’s results dashboard , last updated at 11:32 p.m. on October 26, lists Brown with 65,893 votes, or 54.90 per cent. Wesley Jackson finished second with 23,236 votes and 19.36 per cent, followed by Prabh Gill with 15,257 votes and 12.71 per cent. That puts Brown 42,657 votes ahead of Jackson. The city recorded 123,133 ballots cast across the municipal election, a turnout of 28.77 per cent. Those figures cover the election overall; the mayoral race recorded 120,025 votes. Brown first became Brampton’s mayor in 2018 and won re-election in 2022. His latest campaign emphasised infrastructure, health care, transit and public safety, with a focus on completing projects already under way, The Local reported in its October 26 election coverage . At his victory...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 11:54 a.m. EDT Keanin Loomis has won Hamilton’s mayoral election, with the city’s unofficial results naming him mayor-elect after voting on Monday, 26 October. Incumbent Andrea Horwath finished third, behind Loomis and councillor Rob Cooper. The city’s results dashboard , checked Tuesday morning with all 237 polls reporting, showed Loomis with 61,040 votes, or 41.77%. Cooper had 46,573 votes, or 31.87%, while Horwath received 21,223 votes, or 14.52%. The figures put Loomis 14,467 votes ahead of Cooper. The city recorded 147,196 ballots cast and turnout of 31.59% across the municipality. The results remain unofficial pending certification by the city clerk. CP24 reported Loomis’s victory on Monday night , when most polls had reported. The former Hamilton Chamber of Commerce head most recently served as president and chief executive of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction. The result reverses the outcome of the 2022 mayoral contest, when Horwath defeated...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT Matvei Gridin scored twice and added an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday, 26 October, completing a four-game homestand without a defeat. The victory extended Calgary’s winning run to four games and ended Toronto’s own four-game streak. Gridin recorded his first three-point NHL game, while Devin Cooley stopped 26 shots for his fourth consecutive win, according to NHL.com’s game report . Gridin opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period and Mikael Backlund doubled the lead less than two minutes later. Gridin struck again on the power play just 25 seconds into the second period to make it 3–0. Easton Cowan pulled one back for Toronto before William Nylander narrowed the deficit to 3–2 in the third. Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil then scored into an empty net to secure the result, which the official NHL game sheet confirms. Auston Matthews assisted on Nylander’s goal for his 800t...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT Olivia Chow has won re-election as Toronto mayor after Monday’s municipal vote, defeating challenger Brad Bradford. The CP24–CTV Election Desk declared her victory at 9:59 p.m. on 26 October , and Bradford subsequently conceded. With all 1,431 polls reporting, the city’s unofficial results, updated at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday , showed Chow with 532,201 votes, or 54.16 per cent. Bradford received 404,013 votes, or 41.11 per cent. That put Chow ahead by 128,188 votes. The totals remain unofficial. The result gives Chow her first full term after she initially became mayor through the 2023 byelection. It also settles a contest that was still being counted when early returns showed her leading with fewer than one-third of polls reporting. Affordability was central to her campaign. Her pledges included freezing TTC fares, making transit free after 10 paid rides a week and expanding school meals to include lunch, CP24 reported . These are campaign commi...

Updated: 26 October 2026, 9:51 p.m. EDT Olivia Chow led Brad Bradford in Toronto’s mayoral election count on Monday night, 26 October, with fewer than one-third of polling locations reporting. The city’s results remained unofficial and no winner had been declared in the race. At the City of Toronto’s 9:49:35 p.m. update , Chow had 209,380 votes, or 52.03 per cent, compared with Bradford’s 173,271 votes, or 43.06 per cent. The mayoral tally included results from 408 of 1,431 polls. The figures are a snapshot of an incomplete count, rather than a final result. The city’s election website updates automatically as additional results arrive and explicitly labels the totals unofficial. CTV News’s election coverage , updated at 9:36 p.m., described the contest between Chow and Bradford as too close to call. It reported that Toronto’s results had been delayed until 9 p.m. after long lines at some polling stations. Chow is seeking to remain mayor, while Bradford left his Beaches–East York counc...

Updated: 26 October 2026, 8:50 p.m. EDT Alvin Tedjo is projected to become Mississauga’s next mayor after Monday’s municipal election, defeating incumbent Carolyn Parrish and former mayor Bonnie Crombie, according to independent election calls by CP24-CTV News and Global News . The city’s unofficial results , updated at 8:45 p.m. EDT on 26 October, showed Tedjo with 63,508 votes, Parrish with 45,178 and Crombie with 37,477. The city said 89.5 per cent of all its polls were reporting at that point. These were partial, unofficial figures, rather than a certified final result. Tedjo has served on city council since 2022. CTV reported that his campaign included a promise to freeze the city’s portion of residential property taxes for two years, increase the property-tax rebate for seniors and make municipal programs more affordable and accessible for families. The result reverses the outcome of Mississauga’s 2024 mayoral byelection. Global News reported that Tedjo finished second in that c...

Updated: 26 October 2026, 3:49 p.m. EDT Toronto voters were casting ballots on Monday, 26 October, in the city’s municipal election, with voting places open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. local time. The City of Toronto’s election-day notice confirmed the hours and said voters would choose a mayor, councillor and, where eligible, a school board trustee. Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford were making their final appeals for votes as polling continued, according to CP24’s Monday election coverage . Municipal elections were also taking place elsewhere in Ontario to select mayors, councillors and school trustees. The city said eligible voters could use its MyVote service to find their voting place, download or print a digital voter information card and review a sample ballot. Its voter information page also links to identification requirements and assistance available at voting places. Toronto Elections noted that school board ward boundaries often differ from city ward boundaries, directing voters...

Updated: 26 October 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT Eric Bauza, the Scarborough-born actor who voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died at his home on Sunday, 25 October, aged 46, Variety reported . His family announced his sudden death in a statement posted to his verified Instagram account that day. The family statement identified Bauza as the modern voice of the two Looney Tunes characters and said further details would follow. Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks chair Channing Dungey paid tribute in a statement to Variety, praising his contribution to animation and offering condolences to his loved ones. She said he had spent 15 years at Warner Bros. Animation. Bauza was born in Scarborough, Toronto, in 1979. His work included Porky Pig, Road Runner and Tweety, alongside roles across film and television. He won three Children’s & Family Emmy Awards for performances in Teen Titans Go! , Bugs Bunny Builders and Looney Tunes Cartoons , according to Variety. The family’s announcement...

Updated: October 26, 2026, 9:59 a.m. EDT Jacob Fowler made 33 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in the NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 25. Defencemen Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle supplied Montreal’s goals in the second period, while Cole Caufield assisted on both, according to NHL.com’s game report . Hutson opened the scoring at 7:19 after a cross-slot pass from Noah Dobson. Guhle doubled the lead at 11:04 with a wrist shot through traffic. Isak Rosen brought Winnipeg within one at 15:24 of the third period, scoring his first goal of the season. The Jets could not find an equalizer. Stuart Skinner finished with 19 saves for Winnipeg. Montreal improved to 6–3–2 and extended its points streak to four games. Fowler earned his fifth consecutive win. Winnipeg fell to 4–4–3 and remained winless in five games. The Canadian Press, reporting through TSN , said Winnipeg went 0-for-4 on the power play; Montreal had no ...

Updated: October 25, 2026, 6:51 p.m. EDT Kylian Mbappé scored twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2–1 at the Camp Nou on Sunday, cutting the gap to the La Liga leaders to three points. The decisive goal came in the 87th minute. Substitute Eduardo Camavinga broke into the penalty area and squared the ball for Mbappé to finish, settling the first league Clásico of the season. Madrid had gone ahead in the 41st minute when Yan Diomandé sent a low cross into the area. Gerard Martín reached it first, but his attempted clearance struck Mbappé and went into the net. Barcelona equalised in the 61st minute through Raphinha, who finished after a reverse pass from Pedri. The hosts could not turn that recovery into a win, and Mbappé’s late second ended their nine-match winning start to the league campaign. The result leaves Barcelona on 27 points from 10 matches, one ahead of Atlético Madrid. Real Madrid are third with 24 points. Mbappé now has 11 goals in 10 league appearances. Sources: Reuters ma...

Updated: 25 October 2026, 5:57 p.m. EDT B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerkson pledged an independent review of the province’s finances at a post-election news conference on Sunday, 25 October, setting out priorities for the incoming Conservative government after Saturday’s victory. Doerkson said he wanted a full picture of the province’s financial position before presenting his first budget. CTV News reported that he repeated his campaign promise to begin the review on his first day in office, citing the provincial deficit and credit-rating downgrades. He also outlined plans for a commission aimed at keeping emergency rooms open and a lower-tax plan when the legislature returns, according to The Canadian Press . These are commitments for the incoming administration; the review has not yet been completed and the tax changes have not been enacted. Doerkson said he had spoken with the lieutenant-governor and appointed former senior provincial official Kim Henderson to lead the government...