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News Update: 8:00am, Monday November 2nd, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Monday November 2nd, 2026
News Desk
Nov 02, 2026 | 9:30 AM

It's Monday, November 2nd. Good morning. Welcome back from the weekend. It's 7 degrees right now in Brantford, 6 in Kitchener, 8 in Hamilton. The dollar 71.55 cents U.S. Gas up two cents from Friday to $1.78. I'm Stacey Englehart. While we adjust to the new time change, having gained an hour yesterday with the return of standard time, some Canadians woke up to a brand new time zone. BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario and the Northwest Territories are staying on daylight time year round rather than changing the clocks twice a year. Police still trying to find out what contributed to the deaths of four young people when their vehicle smashed into a guardrail and fell into a ravine near Guelph. It happened early Saturday and Puss Lynch killed 2 19-year-olds from Peel Region, a 17-year-old from Peel and a 15-year-old from Milton. Two other teens also injured. Police asking anybody with information to come forward. The Prime Minister announced 6 federal by-elections, including two in Ontario. Voters will cast their ballots in Brantford Brant and Scarborough December 7th. The Prime Minister said he had a good conversation with the U.S. government on the future of trade between the two countries, and the teams will keep working together in the coming weeks to achieve a deal. The Ford government said more than half of student financial aid applications last year came from a single IP address. According to new court filings, the ministry alleges recruiters at the Academy of Learning in Toronto and Brampton submitted loan applications on behalf of students and even completed their coursework. And investigators are at the scene today of yesterday's deadly crash of a business jet in South Florida. Nine people were on board when the plane departed Texas, bound for the Bahamas and crashed in Palm Beach County. Florida's governor said it looked like a missile going down and left a big crater on the side of the road. Light 92 Sports NHL last night. Edmonton beat the Rangers. Ottawa and Winnipeg both lost. Leafs coming off a weekend loss to Vancouver host Utah tomorrow. In the OHL yesterday, the Branford Bulldogs lost to Kingston 5-0. In the NBA, the Raptors lost to the Lakers. They're still in LA tonight. They'll face the Clippers at 10. Major League Soccer Toronto lost to Atlanta 3-1. Canadian Premier League Soccer. Hamilton and Ottawa tied 2-2. And NFL winners yesterday included Buffalo over Baltimore 36. Detroit, Denver, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Las Vegas, LA Rams, New England, Washington. Tonight, Chicago is in Seattle. Light 92 weather. Sunshine expected today, just a slight chance of morning showers, a high of 20. Tonight, a few showers, a low of 11. Slight chance of showers tomorrow morning, otherwise cloudy in 20. Right now, it's 7 in Brantford, 6 in Kitchener. It's 8 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.