CTV News Toronto at Six for Oct. 8, 2026

While many celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, others are giving back and helping those in need. CTV’s Jon Woodward reports; A 13-year-old Whitby author is turning her health challenges and everyday fears into a message of courage and perseverance for kids. Carol Charles has more; Thousands of salmon are making their annual journey up Toronto’s rivers, but warming waters, drought, and urban development threaten their survival.

Mayoral candidates try to get voters motivated to head to the polls as data suggests turnout in Toronto municipal elections has been trending downward in recent races; the police investigation into the provincial government's handling of the Greenbelt shows no sign of a conclusion; and, a wild turkey struts around the city ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Explosions rock two separate homes in Hamilton, Ont., sending three people to hospital, one in critical condition; new numbers give insight into what's on the minds of Toronto voters as the two main candidates for mayor square off in another debate; and, Concerns are raised that Ontario’s already overcrowded prisons will normalize inhumane bunking practices.

Israeli flags are set alight outside a religious centre in North York on the three-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks; the top two candidates in the Toronto mayoral race shift the focus to Scarborough after facing off in the first debate since Chris Alexander dropped out; and, the Ford government freezes student aid at all career colleges, citing possible criminal activity.

Toronto's mayoral race is now down to two main candidates after Chris Alexander announces he is officially dropping out; an early morning fire that sent one person to hospital renews calls for changes to lithium-ion battery regulations; and, a Burlington woman who pleaded guilty to scamming Taylor Swift fans listens to her victims describe their heartbreak in court.

A senior Toronto police officer has been charged with impaired driving after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel over the weekend; Toronto mayoral candidates are out pushing their platforms as Mississauga candidates face off in another debate; and, residents of a Toronto neighbourhood raise concerns over safety issues that arose after safe injection sites were shut down.

An artist is hoping someone will find a van full of Indigenous art that was stolen in Brampton on National Truth and Reconciliation Day; the candidates begin putting up election signs in the runup to the municipal election; and, the rising cost of diesel is having a big impact on some of Toronto's less fortunate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs begins their quest for the Stanley Cup with the help of a new superstar in the lineup; business owners and residents in Little Portugal say new parking restrictions meant to help traffic flow are hurting the neighbourhood; and, Bed Bath and Beyond is back in business as a Canadian company three years after closing 54 of its stores.

A 'critical infrastructure renewal project' on University Avenue between College and Armoury is expected to cause traffic headaches; residents of a Scarborough neighbourhood say a street design project costing more than $8 million isn't money well spent; and, a man struck by a bullet at a Toronto townhouse complex calls on the police and the city to act.

Police are investigating an anonymous email threatening violence that was sent to Islamic schools across the country; Premier Doug Ford convenes an all-day cabinet meeting on Ontario's response to ongoing trade challenges; and, The Ontario government ignores IPC orders to release SDF information about how a multi-billion-dollar fund was spending tax dollars.