Good morning, and welcome to Municipal Affairs. The 2026 Ontario Municipal Election is just around the corner, with 444 municipalities in Ontario, and only 414 of them with contests races — candidates are knocking on doors, glad-handing with voters at the local coffee shop, and hammering lawn signs into the ground before that first winter freeze sets in. And today, we're putting politics front and centre on the show. We're going to dive into the acclamations, the state of the races, the...

Good morning, and welcome back to Municipal Affairs. We’re continuing our special seven-week series looking ahead to the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election — a series where we’re taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities across Manitoba moving forward. This special series on the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election is brought to you in partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Last week, we began...

In a community like View Royal, decisions made at the council table can have a direct impact on the roads we drive, the services we rely on, the development around us, and the future of the community itself. As voters consider the next municipal election, candidates are making their case for what View Royal should look like — and how it should be governed. Today on Municipal Affairs Votes, we're sitting down one-on-one with View Royal mayoral candidate Ryan Painter. We'll talk about his...