{
  "id": 11329300,
  "title": "The fight for Mississauga: Top mayoral candidates clash in heated debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-fight-for-mississauga-top-mayoral-candidates-clash-in-heated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/01/the-fight-for-mississauga-top-mayoral-candidates-clash-in-heated-citynews-debate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mississauga mayoral debate, moderated by CityNews’ Mark McAllister, saw an incumbent mayor and a former three-term mayor face off against two city councillors who believe the city is ready for a new approach. The 90-minute debate, which took place on Thursday night, featured heated moments, personal attacks, and a few memorable zingers. Each candidate was confronted with questions about their plans to address the key issues facing Mississauga residents, who ranked affordability and the cost of living as their top concern in a recent Canada Pulse Insights poll.",
  "summary": "It was a debate that pitted an incumbent mayor and a former three-term mayor of Mississauga against two city councillors who believe the city is ready for a new look and new ideas. The 90-minute Mississauga mayoral debate moderated by CityNews’ Mark McAllister on Thursday night had some heated moments, personal attacks, and a few […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "‘Like kindergarten’: Mississauga mayoral debate rife with personal insults, notably between Parrish, Crombie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/like-kindergarten-mississauga-mayoral-debate-rife-with-personal",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:50:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}