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Toronto's city clerk has officially certified 361 candidates for the 2026 municipal election, with the list updated on August 26 to reflect the withdrawal of a candidate for the TCDSB trustee race in Ward 1 — worth watching since this locks in who Torontonians will actually see on their ballots come October.
With candidate registration now closed, long-serving councillor Paula Fletcher announced her retirement this week, while former councillor Mike Layton is jumping back into the race, seeking his old seat, and her current one, at University-Rosedale after current councillor Dianne Saxe moves to run in Toronto-Danforth instead; adding to the shakeup, a rival candidate in University-Rosedale withdrew his candidacy Friday and instead endorsed Layton.
Local shop owners are bracing for pain as Ottawa's counter-tariffs on U.S. goods are set to hit $27.6 billion worth of American products starting September 8, layering fresh costs onto companies already reeling from Washington's latest tariff barrage. Jennifer Rezny, owner of Toronto retailer Dangerous Ladies, called the new wave of tariffs a 'killing blow' for many small businesses, echoing anxiety across the city's retail and manufacturing sectors as the trade fight with the U.S. shows no sign of cooling.
Just days after negotiations between Ottawa and Washington broke down, U.S. President Donald Trump declared it's 'time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore,' just days after trade talks between the neighbouring countries broke down. Canadian businesses are now bracing for what's being described as a serious economic hit as Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to end the U.S. negotiations altogether.
With cross-border tensions escalating, Winnipeg city councillor Markus Chambers is calling on businesses across the city to prominently display the Canadian flag in a show of national unity, at a time when he says Canada's sovereignty is being challenged by a trade war with the United States. The push reflects a broader mood of public solidarity seen in other cities as Canadians respond to the deteriorating relationship with their largest trading partner.
Stargazers across the country are in for a treat as a partial lunar eclipse will occur on Aug. 27 and 28, and will be seen across most of Canada. The eclipse will be unusually dramatic, with 96% of the Moon shrouded in Earth's shadow at its peak, and unlike a solar eclipse, no special eyewear is needed to watch it unfold over several hours.
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