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October 22, 2026 3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 114,586 views a day, 3 times a normal day (38,503).

Video taking off 97x its usual first day

"For now, Alberta stays": Toronto Star's wordless referendum Short

Signs, polling stations and Mark Carney under a "Forever Canada" banner tell the early result, while Danielle Smith's response is still to …

Channel: Toronto Star · Story of October 21, 2026

Video taking off 122x its usual first day

Toronto bike lane protests stop crews for a night

The Toronto Star reports from Bloor West, where removal work resumed the next morning despite continued sit-in protests.

Channel: Toronto Star · Story of October 16, 2026

This week on the channel +313K views this week

Beyond the debate, Toronto Star tries Scarborough's new busway

Reporter Gabriel Hilty travels from Kennedy Station to Ellesmere, while the channel also visits an installation recalling old Toronto landm…

Channel: Toronto Star · Story of October 13, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Why car crash survivors couldn’t escape a burning Tesla, and what’s being done about it

Video published

October 21, 2026

Video views so far

3,727

Video views, pace per day

3,143

Views on its first day

487

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Former Blue Jays preview the 2026 World Series — Rays vs. B…	October 22, 2026	1:21:01	158	74	125	1	1
Ontario buried its own problem gambling study. Here’s what …	October 22, 2026	21:26	317	83	259	7	3
Ontario paid for a problem gambling study. When they didn’t…	October 22, 2026	1:13 short	348	141	246	23	0
Raptors Opening Night: Doug Smith talks Kawhi’s return and …	October 21, 2026	4:22	1,930	285	1,373	22	2
Why car crash survivors couldn’t escape a burning Tesla, an…	October 21, 2026	17:19	3,727	3,143	487	24	12
People died because they couldn’t get out of a burning Tesl…	October 21, 2026	1:29 short	680	193	382	29	3
Alberta Referendum Results: Albertans voted to stay in Cana…	October 20, 2026	0:32 short	50,301	88	47,862	161	233
Vote Compass: Your views. Your town. Your election.	October 19, 2026	2:44 short	440	11	302	7	1
Behind the scenes: Reporters discuss new Ryan Wedding podca…	October 17, 2026	30:42	10,281	1,438	917	52	9
New podcast: The Most Wanted Olympian - Ryan Wedding, Olymp…	October 16, 2026	2:24 short	558	16	323	9	3
Ontario buried its own problem gambling study. I spent 2.5 …	October 16, 2026	3:55	22,920	1,125	2,216	658	128
Toronto's bike lane battle: protests erupt as Ford moves fo…	October 15, 2026	2:26 short	89,984	58	76,316	281	404
Meet the Blue Jays' 2026 rookie of the year and unsung hero	October 15, 2026	57:56	339	1	196	1	0
Can a reporter make the Raptors 905 roster?	October 14, 2026	1:48 short	732	2	489	8	0
Inside Canada's high-stakes pigeon racing world, a sport on…	October 13, 2026	1:57 short	3,098	8	1,432	21	0

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

7.0 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

4.3 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

462 views

short vs long

8 short (up to 3 minutes), 7 long
average views per short video: 18,267
average views per long video: 5,667

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Charles Bradley performs soulful cover of Black Sabbath's '…	September 28, 2016	6:25	31,572,768
NHL to NBA in 3 minutes! Timelapse transformation of Toront…	January 26, 2017	2:56	6,394,801
Sounds of a Glass Armonica	April 9, 2013	2:18	4,479,351
Compare Melania Trump to Michelle Obama's White House Chris…	November 27, 2017	1:02	3,301,895
Backyard Roller Coaster	July 26, 2014	1:36	2,036,476

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Carney's exit: why most Canadians say he made the right call	August 28, 2026	2:24	1,362,883
Prime Minister Mark Carney calls out Trump administration a…	August 22, 2026	2:54	1,362,647
Lake America? Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario. We asked …	August 25, 2026	2:44	578,993
U.S. businesses are getting crushed by their own trade war	September 10, 2026	3:00	248,699
What went wrong with the U.S.-Canada trade talks?	August 23, 2026	2:51	206,859

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 114,586 views a day, 3 times a normal day (38,503).
2. October 21, 2026Video taking offAlberta Referendum Results: Albertans voted to st… The video opened at a pace of 64,702 views a day, 97 times a normal first day on this channel (666).Read the story
3. October 18, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 109,345 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (38,237).
4. October 16, 2026Video taking offToronto's bike lane battle: protests erupt as For… The video opened at a pace of 93,558 views a day, 122 times a normal first day on this channel (768).Read the story
5. October 9, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 105,782 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (37,850).
6. October 8, 2026Video taking offToronto Mayoral Debate: Olivia Chow vs. Brad Brad… The video opened at a pace of 35,224 views a day, 76 times a normal first day on this channel (462).Read the story