CTV News Toronto at Six for Oct. 21, 2026

Voters in cities across Ontario head to the polls as all eyes in Toronto are on the mayoral race that has Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford in a statistical tie; Four local wards have no incumbent running, meaning there will be at least four new faces on Toronto City Council; and, a three-way battle for the mayor of Mississauga is shaping up to be one of Ontario's tightest races.

Mayoral candidates make their final pitches to undecided voters as city officials say they'll be ready when the polls open on Monday morning; MPPs get ready to return to Queen's Park for the opening of the new legislative session; and, Veterans help launch the annual poppy campaign at Sunnybrook ahead of Remembrance Day.

The top contenders in Toronto's mayoral race have just a few more days to make their case to undecided voters as they face off in the final televised debate; One person is dead and two others are injured in a fiery crash in King Township; and, Ontario's finance minister announces the Ford government will deliver its fall economic statement on Oct. 29.

Six people including five children are rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Oshawa; One man is dead after two homes and several vehicles go up in flames in Richmond Hill; and, The Toronto Raptors take on the Chicago Bulls for their first regular season game since the return of superstar Kawhi Leonard.

The neck-and-neck contest between the two main contenders in Toronto's mayoral race is getting even closer, according to new polling; One of the top four mayoral candidates in Mississauga offers details on a plan to bring Toronto's Line Two subway into the centre of the city; and, residents of a downtown high-rise want answers on plans to redevelop their apartment.

Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford make their pitch to voters who may not have made up their minds in the final week of the municipal election campaign; Police in Peel Region arrest 10 people following a months-long investigation into a violent crime network; and, Residents of a downtown high-rise worry about their future amid plans to demolish and redevelop their apartment building.

Candidates for mayor of Toronto push for undecided voters with just 10 days left until voters head to the polls; Durham police announce the results of an initiative that saw nearly 500 arrests in a crackdown on crime in downtown Oshawa; and, a long-time CTV Kitchener cameraman is struck by a vehicle while covering a separate crash.

A building dating back to the 1870s will be demolished after a massive three-alarm fire broke out Wednesday night; New polling looks at the top issues facing Toronto voters when it comes to transportation as the municipal election nears; and, more protests as construction workers remove a section of bike lanes along Bloor Street West.

Work begins to remove bike lanes along a section of Bloor Street West as protesters try to keep construction crews from getting started; Voters in Mississauga weigh in on the city's hotly contested mayoral race; and, the federal government considers legal action against Stelco's American owner over the company's plant in Hamilton.

Bike lane supporters gather to protest the Ontario government's plans to remove them; New polling suggests voter intentions may be shifting ahead of the upcoming municipal election; and, Canada's Wonderland shuts down its Behemoth and Leviathan roller-coasters indefinitely after the death of a man at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia.