2022 Toronto Fall Election Fraught with Predictable Unpredictability
TORONTO – Over the past two years, Toronto’s economy has just barely endured the standing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a 2020 Destination Toronto study, after one year of the pandemic, the city lost upwards of $8.35 billion in Toronto’s visitor economy. With only a few months to go, candidates... Read more
Holyday Legacy remains intact for Etobicoke Centre
By Brandon Tretter and Aaron Ranson for Skedline.com You could sense the uncertainty in the room as people started to file into the banquet hall at the Canadiana Restaurant. Workers at the restaurant were preparing the hall for the night. The tables were done-up nicely, with white tablecloths and... Read more
Premier crashes Michael Ford’s election party
By Michael Ranger and Anastasia Coulson-Gagnon for Skedline.com It was a big night for Ford Nation as Ontario Premier Doug Ford was on hand to congratulate his nephew Michael on his victory in Etobicoke-North. When speaking to his raucous supporters in a packed ballroom at the airport Holiday Inn... Read more
Tory supporters are ready for four more years
By: Sarah Larke, Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco Skedline.com Skedline reporter Sarah Larke speaking to Tory supporter Angela Bradley. Filmed by videographers Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco.   Read more
Party for John Tory
Skedline.com Skedline reporter Alex Arsenych talked to event staff member Nicholas Renzetti about the preparations for John Tory’s reception party at the Sheraton Hotel. Entrance to John Tory’s reception at the Sheraton Hotel. (Cassandra Turco/Skedline.com) Read more
Toronto municipal election: polls closed
By: Sarah Larke, Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco Skedline.com Skedline reporter Sarah Larke after polls have closed and members of the public join Tory’s reception awaiting results. Filmed by videographers Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco. Read more
George Tory on municipal election results
Skedline.com Skedline reporter Alex Arsenych talked with George Tory after his father John Tory was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto. George Tory. (File photo, courtesy of The Empire Club of Canada) Read more
John Tory election night: 7:00 p.m. update
By: Sarah Larke, Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco Skedline.com Skedline reporter Sarah Larke describes the mood as media teams set up for Tory on election night. Filmed by videographers Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco. Read more
Toronto Municipal Elections: Social Media Wrap-up
Social media was relatively quiet during the Toronto Municipal Elections. Just over 40 per cent of eligible voters made it to the polls this year, compared to around 60 per cent four years ago.   The polls are now closed in Toronto. Keep it here for live results and... Read more
Jennifer Keesmaat keeps optimism in Toronto’s future after a second-place election
By Clement Goh, Lucas Laporta, Alex Figliomeni Despite losing to incumbent Mayor John Tory in the 2018 Toronto Election, former candidate Jennifer Keesmaat reflects on her support and next steps at her event in Longboat Hall. Read more