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 landmarks.
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We rode the new Scarborough busway
Toronto Star gave viewers both the full mayoral debate and the conversation afterward, but its six-upload week also made room for a more practical city question: how does the new Scarborough busway shape up?
In "We rode the new Scarborough busway," reporter Gabriel Hilty takes a trip from Kennedy Station to Ellesmere. It is a useful change of perspective from the political stage to the journey itself, and the ride is now among the channel's most active videos.
The debate remains the week's most watched upload, reaching about 46,000 views. Held at TMU's Student Learning Centre, it brought Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford together with moderator Ed Keenan, with the Star, United Way Greater Toronto and TMU co-hosting. As we reported here, the full recording found an audience quickly. Now the separate post-debate media appearance is drawing more daily views than the debate itself, with the busway trip between them.
Across the channel, subscribers were unchanged, while the week's views came to roughly 313,000. That was a more modest week than nearby news channels Guardian Australia and Daily Record, though busier than Private Eye Magazine.
Away from the debate, "Live Discussion: Menopause Maxxing" explored sleep, nutrition, exercise and reader questions. "I Miss You: T.Dot" supplied a different kind of city conversation: a glowing inflatable at Nathan Phillips Square, illustrated with vanished landmarks including Honest Ed's and Sam the Record Man. The week's smaller uploads offered Toronto beyond its campaign microphones.
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The videos drawing views on Toronto Star right now
Toronto Mayoral Debate: Olivia Chow vs. Brad Bradford | Full Video46,036 views · 2026-10-07
Chow and Bradford respond after Toronto mayoral debate24,063 views · 2026-10-07
Live Discussion: Menopause Maxxing396 views · 2026-10-08
I Miss You: T.Dot339 views · 2026-10-08
Honouring Larry Millson, Blue Jays MVP and Winkler, Manitoba's breako…220 views · 2026-10-08
- Channel
- Toronto Star
- Subscribers
- 148,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 313,070
- Videos published this week
- 6
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 7,843
- Views on its first day
- 4,846
The numbers
Here is Toronto Star's week in views and subscribers.
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Where does Gabriel Hilty's Scarborough busway trip begin?
The video's description places the trip from Kennedy Station to Ellesmere.