As polls close at 8:00 p.m. on September 29, 2025, The Local has live results from the Scarborough-Rouge Park (Ward 25) by-election for city councillor. Refresh your browser for real-time results for all candidates.
Neethan Shan Wins
The longtime local politician won the Scarborough–Rouge Park by-election with close to 27 percent of the vote. He'll take over Jennifer McKelvie's seat on Toronto City Council.
More from this issue
The New Reality for Toronto’s Crossing Guards
Once a job for local retirees backed by the police, today's crossing guards are poorly paid contract workers employed by private companies. As they confront growing road rage and speeding drivers, their work is more dangerous than ever.
We’re Hiring a Peel Reporter
The Local is looking for a talented journalist to join our team as a staff reporter covering civic issues in Mississauga and Brampton.
Canada’s Oldest AIDS Organization Closes After Four Decades
The AIDS Committee of Toronto was at the centre of this city’s response to a crisis. As it shuts its doors this month, the people who built it reckon with its unfinished legacy.
Results From The Local’s Annual Diversity Survey for 2025
Every year The Local conducts a diversity survey among staff and contributors. See how we did in 2025.
The Local Fellowship 2026
Our fellowship program provides training and mentorship to emerging journalists from communities underrepresented in Canadian media. Applications are now open.
Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations
From Shohei Ohtani’s salary to the tunneling rate of a mole—an unorthodox guide to the numbers behind Toronto’s newest transit line.
Meet Gabrielle McMann, Our Yearlong Journalism Fellow
The emerging journalist is our first early-career fellow, in partnership with The Philanthropist Journal
Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires
New data shows Ministry of Education approvals for non-ECEs working in ECE-designated roles jumped more than 1,000 percent over the last five years.
The Year in Pictures
The Local’s editors pick our favourite images of 2025
The Local’s Most-Read Stories of 2025
From features about health care and higher ed, to stories about tracking bunnies, scammers, and worms, these are our most popular stories of the year.