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As of Thursday midnight, with 99.89 per cent polls counted, 45.36 per cent of registered voters cast ballots in the election, slightly higher than the historic low at 44 per cent in the 2022 election, according to the unofficial results from Elections Ontario.

鈥擲heila Wang

11 p.m.听Doug Ford wins an election with an embarrassing turnout that changes absolutely nothing

Behold the secret of Doug Ford鈥檚 staying power.

More of the same.

Re-elected as premier with听his third majority on Thursday, he now helms a Tory dynasty unseen for decades. But his landslide victory isn鈥檛 a political earthquake, it鈥檚 terra firma for jittery voters in troubled times.

If Ford鈥檚 first triumph in 2018 was a 鈥渃hange鈥� election, then the campaign of 2025 was about leaving Ontario 鈥� or at least its ruling party 鈥� unchanged, seven years later.

Read more from Star political columnist Martin Regg Cohn

10:57 p.m. Protester disrupts Stiles speech

Moments after Marit Stiles began her speech a protester tried to forcefully enter the stage and was quickly tackled by security guards and removed. It was not immediately clear what the man was protesting.

鈥擝rendan Kennedy

10:50 p.m. Mississauga-Erin Mills goes to PCs

In one of the closest races of the night, Sheref Sabawy won Mississauga-Erin Mills by 20 votes over Liberal candidate Qasir Dar. Sabawy was the incumbent who first took office in 2018, and literally beat his opponent by 44.3 percent to 44.2 percent of the vote.

鈥擱aju Mudhar

10:50 p.m.听Ontario election results see Bonnie Crombie lose her seat but vow to keep fighting

Third time was the charm for the Ontario Liberals, who gained official party status even though leader Bonnie Crombie lost her bid for a seat in Mississauga East-Cooksville.

But Crombie came out swinging after the results were in, saying she plans to remain as leader.

“You can count on me” to hold Doug Ford and the PC party accountable, she said to cheers from supporters. “I’ll say this tonight, Doug, we’ll be watching. We know Ontario can do so much better.

Read more from the Star’s Kristin Rushowy

10:49 p.m.听Doug Ford wins Ontario election, but without the much stronger majority he sought to send a message to Donald Trump

Doug Ford trumped his rivals Thursday to win a third term as premier by stoking concerns about American tariffs and relying on his “Big Blue Collar Machine,” although the win wasn’t as convincing as he’d hoped.

Appearing at campaign stops with grateful workers whose unions had been given millions for training and skills-development programs in recent years, Ford boasted almost daily about winning new endorsements.

That support 鈥� in addition to the backing of 16 mayors including Patrick Brown of Brampton, Oshawa’s Dan Carter and Drew Dilkens in Windsor 鈥� helped send the Progressive Conservative leader back to Queen’s Park.

Read more from the Star’s Rob Ferguson

10:45 p.m听How 海角社区官网voted: Liberals make gains at expense of PCs and NDP

Bonnie Crombie鈥檚 Liberals regained territory in 海角社区官网on Thursday, taking seats from the PCs and NDP in a city that was a Grit stronghold before losses in the previous two elections.

PC incumbent Christine Hogarth fell in Etobicoke-Lakeshore to Liberal Lee Fairclough. Hogarth, first elected in 2018, had campaigned on issues including her party鈥檚 plan to remove a portion of the Bloor Street West bike lane.

This was a rematch after Fairclough lost to Hogarth by less than 900 votes in the previous election.

Read more from the Star’s David Rider and Ben Spurr

10:42 p.m.听NDP keeps high-profile Windsor seat and hangs on to regional strongholds

The strongholds delivered for the NDP.

In riding after riding around the province that had been touted as close battles with the PCs and in some cases Liberals, the NDP held their own in Thursday’s election.

鈥淲e had life-long Conservative voters who walked through the doors of our office,” said Lisa Gretzky, the NDP’s standard-bearer in Windsor West. “It was because they were so upset with the government. They weren鈥檛 buying this 鈥榳e need a stronger mandate to fight the tariffs,’ ” said Gretzky, who held off a challenge from PC candidate Tony Francis.

Read more from the Star’s Josh Rubin

10:39 p.m.听The biggest winners and losers from the 2025 Ontario election

It鈥檚 official: Doug Ford will be Ontario鈥檚 premier for a third term.

While Ford鈥檚 victory Thursday night was not much of a surprise 鈥� the Progressive Conservatives were leading in the polls going into election day, and media outlets called the election shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m. 鈥� there were still some notable upsets.

Read more from the Star’s Abby O’Brien and Nathan Bawan

10:30 p.m.听Wintry weather, Doug Ford鈥檚 lead in opinion polls and Donald Trump among factors expected to keep voter turnout down, experts predict

As Ontarians headed to the polls in a snap election, experts predicted voter turnout will likely be low.

Thursday’s messy winter weather with slippery roads and sidewalks, and missing voter information cards may have posed challenges to some voters. But experts say a decline in voter participation has been part of a long-term trend, fuelled by candidates battling with similar platforms, a lack of awareness of local issues and the global focus on U.S. President Donald Trump.

Read more from the Star’s Joy SpearChief Morris and Sheila Wang

10:29 p.m. Conservatives narrowly win Eglinton-Lawrence

The Conservatives have won the open contest in Eglinton-Lawrence by a razor-thin margin. The incumbent PC MPP Robin Martin opted not to run again, and two weeks ago Liberal challenger Vince Gasparro, a finance executive who worked in former 海角社区官网mayor John Tory’s office, was given a boost when the NDP’s Natasha Doyle-Merrick backed out to support him in an effort to avoid splitting the anti-Ford vote. With all polls reporting, Gasparro lost to the PC’s Michelle Cooper, executive director of the Conservatives’ fundraising arm, by just 167 votes.

鈥擝en Spurr

10:28 p.m. Greens celebrate two seats

Volunteers cheered, clapped and waved signs as Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner entered a packed hotel ballroom in Guelph. The party claimed two seats, sending both Schreiner and Aislinn Clancy of Kitchener Centre back to the legislature.

The mood on the floor of the ballroom was buoyant, with volunteers and supporters saying there is a groundswell of support for Greens across the province.

“We did a good job in Guelph getting the vote out,” said volunteer Crista Renner. “It’s a testament to Mike and how much people are behind him.”

Schreiner, who has spent 15 years at the helm of the Greens, welcomed Clancy back to Queen’s Park during his election night speech. He said the pair will continue to hold the Ford government accountable, while also committing to working across party lines to move the progressive agenda forward.

“We’re not going to give up, we’re going to keep fighting and building for a better Ontario,” Schreiner said. “We will continue to build momentum for the Ontario Green Party across this province.”

鈥擬egan Ogilvie

10:24 p.m. Patrick Brown celebrates mother-in-law’s win

As Crombie speaks, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown shares a picture celebrations with Silvia Gualtieri, also his mother in law, who won her seat over Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.

10:24 p.m. Trudeau congratulates Ford

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Doug Ford on his re-election Thursday night in a post to social media.

“Ontario and Canada are at their best when we work together 鈥� to defend Canadian interests, protect workers, and make life more affordable,” Trudeau said on X.

“Wishing you and your team the best as you head back to work for the people of Ontario.”

鈥擪ristjan Lautens

10:24 p.m. Greens fail to secure third seat

“The Green Party fell short in their attempt to pick up a third seat at Queen鈥檚 Park after weeks of heavy campaigning in Parry Sound-Muskoka.

Minister of Natural Resources and incumbent Conservative MPP Graydon Smith was declared the winner with results from only 83 of 103 polls reported Thursday night. Matt Richter, the Green candidate, trailed in second by 1,786 votes.”

鈥擭athan Bawan

10:21 p.m. Eglinton-Lawrence down to the wire

The race in Eglinton-Lawrence is going down to the wire, with PC candidate Michelle Cooper ahead of Liberal Vince Gasparro by just 152 votes, with 75 of 76 polls reporting. The riding went for the Conservatives in 2022.

鈥擝en Spurr

10:17 p.m.听Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie loses her riding

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, who lost to Tory Silvia Gualtieri in Mississauga East-Cooksville, tells supporters she plans to stay on as leader after returning her party to official status.

鈥擱obert Benzie

10:09 p.m. Chow congratulates Ford

海角社区官网mayor Olivia Chow congratulated Doug Ford on his re-election as premier Thursday night shortly after 10 p.m.

鈥淟et鈥檚 continue working together to build a more caring, affordable and safer Toronto,鈥� Chow wrote on X.

鈥淲e will build more homes faster, feed more kids, get 海角社区官网moving by investing in transit and tackling congestion, and protect businesses and workers from a senseless U.S. trade war.鈥�

10:05 p.m. Close rase in Mississauga-Erin Mills

Mississauga-Erin Mills is an incredibly close race at the moment. It’s just a 10-vote split at the moment, with Liberal candidate Qasir Dar leading over PC Sheref Sabawy.

10 p.m. Crombie not expected to step down

At Crombie’s election party at the Mississauga Convention Centre, supporters have arrived and are chatting and occasionally clapping when they see Liberal wins on the room’s large TV screens. Despite Crombie currently trailing in the polls, her staff say she is not stepping down as Liberal leader.

“She’s not going anywhere,” one staffer said, adding Liberals gained party status and earned 30 per cent of the vote.

鈥擪ristin Rushowy

9:55 p.m. Doug Ford is obsessed with Toronto. Here鈥檚 what his victory might mean to its residents

Before Doug Ford was Captain Canada, he was Boss Hogtown 鈥� a man who from the start seemed to view himself not just as premier of Ontario but as UberMayor of Toronto. Council was halved on his whim, subway lines drawn with his pencil, a waterfront forest razed on his say-so, strong mayors subservient only to his priorities, even bike lanes subject to his approval.

Now he鈥檚 got that job for another four years, at least. Give the man credit: three successive majorities (the first premier to achieve that since Leslie Frost way back in the 1950s). You can call the timing of this election cynical, and you should call it that because it absolutely was, but it worked.

Read more from Star City Columnist Edward Keenan

9:48 p.m. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie trailing in her riding

With 42 of 64 polls reporting, Bonnie Crombie was trailing PC candidate Sylvia Gualtieri by 1,500 votes. Gualtieri had 14,953 to Crombie鈥檚 13,418 in Mississauga East-Cooksville.

The area was supposed to be a stronghold for Crombie who was previously mayor of Mississauga for a decade. Gualtieri has long ties to the Conservative party, and is the mother in law of Brampton mayor Patrick Brown.

鈥擱aju Mudhar

9:45 p.m. Liberals take Don Valley North

The Liberals have pulled off a surprise in Don Valley North, where the race has been called for their candidate Jonathan Tsao. The PCs won the riding in 2022 but later lost the seat when Vincent Ke left caucus to sit as an independent following allegations of foreign interference. Ke denied the allegations, and ran again this time in a campaign that used PC colours and featured pictures of himself and Doug Ford. He appears to have eaten into support for the Ontario PC candidate Sue Liu, who was in second with more than two thirds of polls reporting.

鈥擝en Spurr

9:37 p.m. NDP stood up to Liberal challenge

While some polls indicated the NDP could be facing a tough Liberal challenge in a handful of downtown 海角社区官网ridings, New Democrat incumbents Jessica Bell and Kristyn Wong-Tam appear to have held their seats in University-Rosedale and 海角社区官网Centre respectively.

鈥擝en Spurr

9:30 p.m. A Liberal gain

Another Liberal gain in 海角社区官网as former CP24 journalist Stephanie Smyth wins Toronto-St. Paul’s, defeating NDP incumbent Jill Andrew who was first elected in 2018.

鈥擠avid Rider

9:27 p.m.听NDP is reelected in Hamilton Centre.听

In a bid to retake the riding from Independent MPP Sarah Jama, the New Democrats in this downtown riding nominated Lennox, a family physician.

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9:27 p.m.听Doug Ford retains his seat in Etobicoke North

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9:26 p.m.听Green Leader Mike Schreiner听keeps his seat in Guelph

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9:23 p.m. Doug Ford wins third majority after gambling on winter election

Doug Ford鈥檚 $189-million gamble on an early Ontario election has paid off with a historic trifecta.

Ford defied the odds Thursday becoming the first premier to win three consecutive majority governments at Queen鈥檚 Park since Leslie Frost in 1959.

Televisions and the Canadian Press called the election shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m.

Read the full story from the Star’s Robert Benzie

9:20 p.m. Upset in Etobicoke-Lakeshore

A major upset is brewing in Etobicoke-Lakeshore where PC incumbent Christine Hogarth appears to have fallen to Liberal challenger Lee Fairclough. Hogarth campaigned on her party’s plan to remove a section of the Bloor St. W. bike lane. This was a rematch听鈥� in the 2022 election Fairclough lost to Hogarth by less than 900 votes.

鈥擠avid Rider

9:18 p.m.听NDP Leader Marit Stiles has won in the 海角社区官网riding of Davenport

Stiles has led the NDP since 2023 and was elected in the riding in the 2018 election that saw the NDP become the Official Opposition.

With 21 of 52 polls reporting, incumbent Marit Stiles, of the Ontario New Democratic Party, is projected to be re-elected in Davenport. Stiles has 8,833 of 16,367 (53.97%) votes cast.

9:12 p.m. Ford projected to win

There are only about 200 people at Doug Ford鈥檚 victory party but a big cheer went up when CTV News showed Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie about 800 votes behind in Mississauga East鈥擟ooksville.

鈥擱ob Ferguson

9:12 p.m. NDP reacts to projected call

As CTV calls a PC majority organizers at NDP HQ cut the livestream from the big screen here at The Great Hall.

鈥擝rendan Kennedy

9:04 p.m. Crombie’s riding after polls close

Here with Star photog Richard Lautens who just returned from viewing room where Bonnie Crombie, her sons and campaign staff watching results.

鈥擪ristin Rushowy

8:59 p.m. NDP wants to flip blue ridings to orange

Jared Walker, former NDP speechwriter and current vice-chair of the Broadbent Institute, said a successful night for the NDP will be if they can 鈥渇lip blue ridings to orange.鈥�

He said they鈥檙e looking specifically at the ridings of Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Essex (near Windsor), Sault Ste. Marie and York South-Weston in Toronto.

鈥淲hat a good night looks like is to see a lot of those seats that used to be blue come into our column.鈥�

鈥斕鼴rendan Kennedy

8:58 p.m. Green Party supporters gathering

The coffee bar is hot at the Green Party headquarters in Guelph, with volunteers and supporters lining up for a mug.

They’re getting ready to cheer their leader Mike Schreiner at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre in Guelph.

鈥擬egan Ogilvie

8:56 p.m. Most polls closing shortly

With polls set to close momentarily the other big race of the night is set to begin: which TV network will be the first to call the election. Stand by.

鈥擱obert Benzie

(Updated) 8:46 p.m. Meanwhile, at Bonnie Crombie’s election night party ...

Doug Ford may have promised buck-a-beer but looks like Bonnie Crombie has better booze prices at her election party.

Media already set up and working here at Bonnie Crombie鈥檚 election party. Supporters are still getting out the vote and are expected to arrive after 9 p.m.

All Mississauga-area candidates will be here with Crombie at the Mississauga Convention Centre once polls close.

鈥擪ristin Rushowy

8:40 p.m. Vote counts will be delayed at six polling stations

Elections Ontario says six polling stations across 海角社区官网will remain open past 9 p.m. and vote counts will be delayed.

The stations are in four districts in the city and will close between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m.

• Open until 9:30: one station in Parkdale-High Park and one in Spadina-Fort York
• Open until 10: one station in Spadina-Fort York and one in York Centre
• Open until 10:30: two stations in Humber River-Black Creek

Outside of Toronto, a polling station in Algoma-Manitoulin will close at 9:30 and one station each in Orl茅ans and King鈥擵aughan will close at 11 p.m.

Voters in these districts can check if their nearest polling stations鈥� hours have been extended at , according to Elections Ontario spokesperson Laura Sylvis.

Sylvis did not give a reason for the longer hours, but said these extensions typically happen after delays in getting stations open in the morning.

鈥擭athan Bawan

8:39 p.m. Green Party supporters gather at Green Party headquarters

Volunteers are starting to stream into the Green Party headquarters in Guelph, many wearing ‘I Like Mike’ buttons and sporting trademark green. The party, which has two seats in the legislature, is hoping to pick up a third in Parry Sound-Muskoka after weeks of heavy campaigning in the riding.

鈥擬egan Ogilvie

8:36 p.m. Will NDP retain official opposition status?

The NDP鈥檚 election-night party at The Great Hall on Queen St. W. is just about to open to the public. But tonight is unlikely to be much of a celebration for Marit Stiles and the NDP, who could be reduced to Third Party status based on the latest polling.

The NDP vote is famously efficient 鈥� they were basically tied with the Liberals in the popular vote in 2022 and ended up with 23 more seats 鈥� but their share of votes and seats have steadily declined since becoming the official opposition in 2018.

Stiles, who was acclaimed as party leader two years ago, could face more questions about her leadership after Thursday鈥檚 result.

鈥擝rendan Kennedy

8:25 p.m. Buck a beer? Not at Doug Ford event

Whatever happened to Doug Ford鈥檚 buck a beer? It鈥檚 not here at his election night party at the 海角社区官网Congress Centre. A standard sized bottle, imported or domestic, is a pricey $12. You can get a full pint on tap at a downtown bar for that.

鈥擱ob Ferguson

8:07 p.m. Will snap election call pay off?

Former Liberal premier David Peterson jokes on CTV that 鈥測ou don鈥檛 have to draw attention鈥� to his 1990 decision to call a snap election, which backfired. Peterson notes that Doug Ford鈥檚 gamble appears to be paying off this time. But he warns that 鈥渓ow voter turnout鈥� would be a bad look for Ontario. (Full disclosure, the former premier is chair of Torstar, the parent company of the 海角社区官网Star.)

鈥擱obert Benzie

7:55 p.m. Ford at听海角社区官网Congress Centre

At the 海角社区官网Congress Centre, greeters are handing out Canada Is Not For Sale hats听鈥斕齮he ones made popular by Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in his campaign against Trump鈥檚 tariffs and 51st state talk.听Ford supporters are starting to enter the hall and there鈥檚 a cash bar.

鈥擱ob Ferguson

7:52 p.m. Advance polling turnout

With polls closing in a little more than an hour, it鈥檚 worth noting that 678,789 voters cast ballots over three days of advance voting last week.

That represented 6.14 per cent of the 11,127,689 eligible voters in the province.

Elections Ontario pointed out that, by comparison, 1,066,545 voters听鈥� or 9.92 per cent of eligible voters听鈥� voted in advance polls over 10 days in 2022 and 698,609, or 6.8 per cent voted over the five days of advance voting in 2018.

So on a per-day basis, this year鈥檚 advanced voting was an improvement on the past two elections.

鈥擱obert Benzie

7:12 p.m. Getting out the vote in Ajax and Oshawa

In two 905 Battleground ridings, Ajax and Oshawa, it鈥檚 all about getting out the vote.

The Conservatives won 29 our of 30 ridings in the GTA/905 in 2022, with the lone holdout being Jennifer French of the NDP, who has been Oshawa鈥檚 representative since 2014. She beat the Conservative candidate by 757 votes in 2022 and has been polling tightly against her rival, former MPP Jerry Oullette. Viresh Bansal was the former Liberal candidate but he was kicked off the ballot for a controversial tweet in 2023.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got a ton of volunteers out there, getting the vote out,” said George Soul, campaign manager for Jennifer French. 鈥淎 lot of people are sloshing through puddles, melting snow and now, rain, but the weather鈥檚 been an issue for the entire campaign.鈥�

Down the road in Ajax, another riding might be in play. While the seat is held by Conservative Patrice Barnes, who won the seat for the first time in 2022 by a margin of approximately 1,500 votes, this time she faces new Liberal candidate Rob Cerjanec, and polling had the two candidates in a neck-in-neck race.

The last-minute ground game is going to be huge in both of these ridings for whoever wins.

鈥擱aju Mudhar

6:24 Still time to vote

A vote is a terrible thing to waste. Let not sludge nor sleet defeat you听鈥� think of how others die for democracy abroad! Still time to get to the polls as the snows melt in the GTA.

鈥� Martin Regg Cohn, Political Columnist

6:24 p.m. First winter election since 1981

This is the first winter election in Ontario since 1981 and the snowy weather could lead to a record low voter turnout. The current mark is a dismal 44 per cent from the June 2022 election. Polls close in two and a half hours.

鈥擱obert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief

6:15 p.m. Patrick Brown supports听PC candidate Prabmeet Sarkaria

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said in a post on X听 that he is supporting PC candidate Prabmeet Sarkaria for his record on bringing money to the city for a “2nd hospital”, medical school and tunneled LRT extension. Brown’s mother-in-law is running against Crombie in Mississauga East-Cooksville.

鈥擭oor Javed

5:52 p.m. Voter turnout a concern

Kitchener resident Anne Jensen didn鈥檛 get her voter registration card in the mail until Wednesday evening, the night before the election. While residents are not required to have the card to vote听鈥� just a piece of identification听鈥� Jensen worries late distribution could hamper turnout.

鈥淚 think a lot of people don鈥檛 realize that you can vote without the card,鈥� Jensen told the Star. 鈥淟ike people who don’t have access to the internet.鈥�

With a turnout of just over 40 per cent in the last provincial election, Jensen said any barriers to voting should have been addressed well before the day.

鈥淭his is such an important election,鈥� she continued. 鈥淓very single vote matters.鈥�

Jensen also worries the recent snowfall in southern Ontario will make it difficult to access voting stations.

鈥淚t鈥檚 already been called in the middle of winter, and with that huge dump of snow we just had, it鈥檚 been so hard for people to get out anywhere, especially disabled people.鈥澨�

鈥� Abby O’Brien

5:36 p.m. Bonnie Crombie to speak at Mississauga Convention centre

Here at the Mississauga Convention Centre where Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie will speak to supporters later this evening. She鈥檚 also going to be here with her family to watch results come in.

Crombie took her Mom to vote this morning (in Etobicoke Lakeshore), then spent the day making calls to supporters and staff thanking them for their efforts. (Crombie herself voted in advance poll).听

鈥� Kristin Rushowy,听Queen鈥檚 Park Bureau

4:20 p.m. Struggles with mail-in ballots

In the township of Chapleau Ont., five hours from Sudbury, Natalie Tessier told the Star her family has been struggling with obtaining their mail-in ballot kits, and worries her husband won鈥檛 be able to vote before tonight’s 6 p.m. deadline for mail ballots.

Tessier said she has had trouble communicating with Elections Ontario since her request for a mail-in ballot was denied on Feb. 14. because the office was unable to confirm her address in an concession township.

Tessier was able to vote in Chapleau but her husband Luc requested a ballot to Sudbury where he is taking care of their granddaughter while their daughter attends medical school. While their daughter鈥檚 mail-in ballot arrived this week to Sudbury, Luc鈥檚 was sent to Chapleau.

鈥淓ven if he goes to a polling station in Sudbury and vote for this Sudbury candidate of our party of choice, we doubt that he’ll be able to vote, and we’ve had no answers from anybody,鈥� Tessier said.

鈥淭here are many of us, especially in northern Ontario, that have these rural addresses or addresses in unorganized townships,鈥� she said.

鈥淲e have to go to our polling station with our contact information and get added to the electoral list every year.鈥�

鈥� Joy SpearChief-Morris

3:15 p.m. Health care important to voters

“The health care system is most important to me,” said Cristina Cajilig, resident in the Cooksville area for the last 42 years.”

“The candidates that will implement that kind of thing听鈥� my whole family will support,” said Cajilig as she exited the Metropolitan Andrei Catholic School after she voted within the Mississauga East鈥擟ooksville electoral district.

“The number one priority for Ontarians should be health care,” said Karen Pawlowski. The PCs are taking health care down the privatization, two-tier system and it’s really important to maintain our public health care system,” she said.

“With the climate that we’re living in right now and the politics with what’s going on in the States and the tariffs, we’ve come to a point now where this is something that we have to really consider when we make our vote,” said Andrew Koulas, outside the Metropolitan Andrei Catholic School.

鈥� Reagan McSwain

1:45 p.m.听Why it’s important to vote

“Disability rights. That’s the main campaign for me,” said Katelyn Lockett, who said she is also an ODSP recipient.

She stopped to chat with the Star after voting at the Church on the Queensway.

“We’ve heard it be called legislated poverty, and I tend to agree,” Lockett said. “So that was the biggest interest, I was looking at the candidates and seeing what they plan to do.”

“Because it really is impossible to make ends meet on ODSP,” she said, “It’s not even difficult, it’s impossible on $1400 a month when the average rent is $2,000 across the city. How does that math, math? It really doesn’t,” she said. - Reagan McSwain

1:15 p.m. Election results by riding will be available after polls close

Visit this page听once polls close on Thursday and find out which candidate won in each riding across Ontario.听听

1 p.m. As heavy snow continues to fall on downtown Ottawa, manager of the City Hall poling station Greg Dole said it’s been an unusually slow day.

鈥淚 thought there’d be hordes of people. We actually even changed (the line) because we thought, oh my goodness, we can’t have the line going that way, because it’ll block the entrances to the city offices,鈥� Dole said.

Dole has worked several elections in the past and said City Hall is typically one of the busiest polling stations.

鈥淚f it’s the weather, I don’t know. I think it’s really slow. This is lunchtime. This is normally when the polls get slammed,鈥� he said.

Ottawa-Centre is one of the ridings to watch this election with NDP incumbent Joel Harden stepping down to run for the next federal election, leaving the seat wide open. - Joy SpearChief-Morris

12:50 p.m.听Bonnie Crombie takes her mom to vote

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie accompanied her mom, 89, to the polling station on Thursday.

鈥淢y mom has always believed in the importance of voting, and I was proud to accompany her today as she cast her ballot. I鈥檓 asking everyone in Ontario who wants to change the government and vote for better healthcare to get out there and cast a ballot for Ontario鈥檚 Liberals,鈥� Crombie said.

12:45 p.m. Exercising the right to vote

“First and foremost, I vote because my parents come from a communist country, so I’m just kind of expressing the right they were never given,” said Kevin Stolaj, as he exited the Church on the Queensway, in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore electoral district.

“Especially with what’s been going on down south, it’s important to at least affect change in my community in any way I can,” said Stolaj, “and with the polls being as close as they are between Conservative and Liberal parties, I feel like this year is the most important vote I’ve ever casted,” he said. - Reagan McSwain

12:15 p.m.听Ontario voters with disabilities face barriers in winter election

As Ontarians head to the polls in a rare winter election, disability advocates say additional barriers created by snowy and icy conditions could have been avoided and are calling on the province to make voting more accessible.

Back-to-back snowstorms hit many parts of the province this month and some cities are still working to clear the snow and ice accumulated on streets and sidewalks. David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, said calling a snap election during the winter created an accessibility issue for voters with disabilities.

Read the full story from the Canadian Press

12 p.m. Why people are casting their votes today

“Quite frankly, I’m very unhappy with the current state of things. I feel like we have a premier who is consistently wasting our money and if I have any power to change that with today’s vote, then I will do that,” Maggie MacVey said at the Danforth Music Hall voting station.

“Democracy is becoming harder to preserve - one thing we can do is come out today and vote,” said Aniket Rao. -Reagan McSwain

11:45 a.m. Check back later this evening for riding results in the GTA as they roll in

11:30 a.m. First-time voter

Ontario NDP press secretary Mayeesha Chowdhury, who became a Canadian citizen in 2022, cast her first-ever vote in a provincial election, in the still snow-filled riding of Scarborough Southwest. -Kris Rushowy

11:22 a.m. Voting from the ICU

Adriana Galloro , sharing a photo of her 81-year-old father Lorenzo taking part in advanced voting from the ICU at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital.

鈥淗e immigrated here when he was 16-years old, so he takes his right to vote very seriously and when the opportunity arose, and I think he knew he was going to be in the hospital for a while, he jumped on the opportunity and did it,鈥� Galloro said.

Galloro, who has already voted, said she is taking her mother to vote later today in Richmond Hill.

鈥淲e feel like every vote matters and counts.鈥澨� -Joy SpearChief-Morris听

11:20 a.m. Why it’s important to vote

“It’s important for me to vote because I have a chronic illness and my father has dementia and is in supportive care, and all of those things are things that need support,” said Sarah Elliott, while exiting the Danforth Music Hall after voting.

“I work in education, and I’ve seen all the disastrous effects that are happening there,” said Elliott.

“As someone who is a part of society, it’s my responsibility to go out and vote. We don’t always have the privilege of voting for someone we like, but we have an obligation to vote for someone who will do the least harm and the most good for society,” she added. -Reagan McSwain

11:11 a.m. Getting out to vote

These two voters snapped a selfie as they entered Danforth Music Hall in the Toronto-Danforth area.

Micaela Morey and Misha Sharivker, both in their 20s, said they feel it’s important as young people to get out and vote, especially if feeling discouraged.

“I want a big change in the government,” Sharivker said.

“Personally, I’m not really happy with Ford and I just want to see new things happen,” he said.

“We had a bad voter turnout for young people in the last election, I think part of it might just be a lot of people feel like their votes don’t matter and votes don’t count because of the way that our system is,” said Morey. “And people get discouraged by that but it’s really important for the younger generation to come out and vote,” she said. -Reagan McSwain

9:55 a.m.听海角社区官网under weather travel advisory, TTC buses stuck in North York

海角社区官网and its surrounding areas are in for wet wintry weather on election day as up to five centimetres of a messy snow-rain mix is expected to fall by midday Thursday.

Environment Canada issued a weather travel advisory for morning commuters, especially in urban areas, warning of low visibility during the periods of heavy snow that are expected to last until noon. The agency said between two to five cm of snowfall should accumulate, though most will likely melt on paved surfaces.

The OPP also warned drivers this morning , saying that the triple threat of fog, snow, and rain could make for dangerous driving conditions if the proper precautions are not taken.

Read the full story from the Star’s Olivia Harbin

9:22 a.m.听Sohel Imani is dropping his son off at daycare before he votes in the same building. His wife will vote when she picks up their son tonight, he said.

9:20 a.m. What if you didn’t receive your voter card?听

There had been reports of many voters not receiving their voting information cards before election day, although Elections Ontario told the Star Tuesday all voter information cards were mailed out to registered voters last week.

Those who did not receive their voter card in time are still able to vote at their voting location with any identification with a name and an address on it. Photo ID isn’t required but international identification or permanent resident cards are not accepted.

9:05 a.m. Snow, rain expected for 海角社区官网on Thursday

Because of the messy weather on election day, “sidewalks are cleared and salt is already down at Central Neighbourhood House,” said Serena Nudel, Director of Community Programs at The Neighbourhood Group in Cabbagetown.

“We have an accessible ramp, and a lot of room to stand inside,” Nudel said, of the 349 Ontario St. building some voters in 海角社区官网Centre will utilize as their station on Thursday.

9 a.m. Polls are now open in Ontario

Here’s how to get out and vote on Thursday.

8:30 a.m.听What’s the weather like on voting day?

Weather advisories are in effect across much of the province on Thursday morning, as Environment Canada said snowfall was possible in areas such as the GTA and Ottawa.

It also issued snowfall warnings for some northern regions including Thunder Bay, where accumulations of 15 to 25 centimetres are expected. - Canadian Press

8:10 a.m. Opinion:听We鈥檙e all better off when more people vote 鈥� but here鈥檚 the real reason to cast your ballot today

鈥淓verybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it,鈥� goes the famous joke by Charles Dudley Warner. In 海角社区官网over the past couple of weeks, we鈥檝e had all too vivid an illustration of the phenomenon. But we鈥檝e also seen, over the past couple of decades, the same truth applies more and more to politics.

Complaints about politics must be near an all-time high. When I was reporting in the U.S., some analysts were noting a trend to 鈥漬egative partisanship,鈥� in which passionate hatred of some political figures drove far more citizen engagement than support of any others. You can sure see that in Canada, where, depending on who you鈥檙e talking to, names like Trudeau and Poilievre and Ford and Chow are pronounced with the kind of vulgar sneer traditionally reserved for curse words. We do complain.

Read the column from the Star’s Ed Keenan听

7:35 a.m.听Ontario voters head to the polls for election day after snap winter campaign

Ontario鈥檚 political party leaders have criss-crossed the province, released their platforms and made their pitches over the past month 鈥� now it鈥檚 decision day for voters.

It has been an unusual election, with candidates battling icy stairs, brutal snowstorms and frigid temperatures while canvassing in the first winter campaign since 1981.

Most Ontario elections also haven鈥檛 included a party leader leaving the province during the campaign, but Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford made two trips to Washington, D.C. 鈥� as premier 鈥� to push back against threatened American tariffs.

Read the full story from the Canadian Press

7:15 a.m. It’s election day in Ontario. Follow our live updates on on Thursday.

When do the polls open and close?

Polls will open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. on Feb. 27, per Elections Ontario. Between those hours, you can vote in-person at one of the province鈥檚 more than 7,000 voting locations, which are commonly housed at schools, places of worship and community centres, among others.

How can you vote in Ontario鈥檚 election while out of the province or country?

Here鈥檚 what you need to know about casting your vote if you鈥檒l be outside of the province or country leading up to the election.

Read the full story from the Star’s Serena Austin

What’s the 海角社区官网weather forecast for voting day?

海角社区官网voters should remember to pack an umbrella along with their voter information cards this Thursday.

Environment Canada is calling for a chance of snow or rain on election day in the GTA, with temperatures hovering just above freezing.

Read the full story from the Star’s Anastasia Blosser and Joyce Li

What you need to know about voting on election day

Though voters have been able to cast their vote early, day-of voting remains a vital and rich tradition for those seeking to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

Here鈥檚 everything you need to know about voting in-person on election day in Ontario.

Read the full story from the Star’s Hayden Godfrey

Get to know the party leaders in under 2 minutes each

With less than a week to go in the Ontario election, watch these videos to get up to speed on the four major party leaders, their political experience and some personal facts in under two minutes each.

Watch the videos

Ontario election promise tracker

Ontario is heading to the polls Feb. 27 and we鈥檙e tracking what each party is promising ahead of the Ontario election.

All four provincial party leaders have now put forth plans to support Ontario through U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff plans along with pledges to improve affordability, build schools and more.

Here鈥檚 what else the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens have pledged since the start of the campaign.

Read the full story

A guide to the Ontario election鈥檚 most dramatic ridings to watch

There are 124 ridings in Ontario and each is represented by one MPP in the legislature. But some ridings have higher stakes and more drama than others.

Here are 10 to watch across the province when the ballots are tallied in the Feb. 27 Ontario election.

Read the full story from the Star’s Rob Ferguson

Doug Ford鈥檚 Tories poised to win another majority, poll suggests

Doug Ford鈥榮 Progressive Conservatives are poised to win a third straight majority in Thursday鈥檚 provincial election, a new poll suggests.

But the Abacus Data survey for the Star indicates Bonnie Crombie鈥檚 Liberals could leapfrog Marit Stiles鈥� New Democrats into second place forming Official Opposition.

In the final poll of the campaign, Ford鈥檚 Tories were at 46 per cent support, well ahead of Crombie鈥檚 Liberals at 29 per cent, Stiles鈥檚 New Democrats at 16 per cent and Mike Schreiner鈥檚 Greens at five per cent.

Read the full story from the Star’s Robert Benzie

Bonnie Crombie endorses Mark Carney as federal Liberal leader

Bonnie Crombie is endorsing Mark Carney to be federal Liberal leader.

As first reported by the Star, the Ontario Liberal chief said Carney has her backing to be the next prime minister.

Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, is the front-runner to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the March 9 leadership contest.

Read the full story from the Star’s Robert Benzie

Doug Ford promised to end hallway medicine. But Ontario鈥檚 ER wait times have gotten worse in the past three years, confidential report shows

We鈥檝e all heard the stories: Your neighbour who waited almost 12 hours in agony to see if her appendix needed to be removed. An elderly woman with a suspected brain bleed lying on a stretcher for eight hours. A 99-year-old who waited four hours for an ambulance after collapsing on the floor of her retirement home.

They all got the care they needed, eventually. But the long waits they had to endure are illustrative of a disturbing trend happening in Ontario emergency departments, borne out by data that has never been made public.

According to an internal provincial report obtained by the Star, Ontario patients visiting EDs in the past three years waited longer than they did in the previous 13 years.

Read the full story from the Star’s Kenyon Wallace and Megan Ogilvie

Did Doug Ford deliver on his promises to fix Ontario health care? From hospitals to long-term care and mental health, here鈥檚 what鈥檚 changed

Health care remains a top concern for many voters as they head to the polls to vote for Ontario鈥檚 next government.

Ending 鈥渉allway health care鈥� and improving the provincial health-care system were big promises in the Progressive Conservative Party鈥檚 campaign in 2018.

How effective has the PC government been at delivering better health care for Ontarians since they came to power?

Read the full story from the Star’s Joy SpearChief-Morris

Ontario election debate recap

Doug Ford, Bonnie Crombie, Marit Stiles and Mike Schreiner square off over family doctors, housing, Ontario place and more.

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