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News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday November 3rd, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday November 3rd, 2026
News Desk
Nov 03, 2026 | 9:56 AM

It's Tuesday, November 3rd. Good morning. 15 right now in Brantford. 15 in Hamilton. It's 14 in Kitchener. The dollar 71.67 cents US. Gas a dollar 78. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, don't fill her up today. We're hearing the cost of fuel is going down, the lowest we've seen in a couple of months, according to gas price analyst Dan McTagg. Gas and diesel will fall 11 cents a liter. tomorrow. While the GTHA seeing warmer than usual weather for the first week in November, Environment Canada said temperatures will reach highs of 20 today and tomorrow in Brantford. Yesterday was up to 19. The country experiencing warmer than usual fall conditions as the Super El Nino will prolong the season and possibly produce a milder winter. Prime Minister Carney will host Caribbean leaders today for breakfast. ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda. Trade, investment, climate change, and regional security are on the agenda as Canada seeks stronger ties beyond the United States. And a new report from Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank said the number of children struggling with food insecurity in Toronto has doubled. The nonprofit's latest report released this morning said food bank visits held steady, more than 4.1 million for the second year. It also said 67% of parents have given up a meal to make sure their kids had enough to eat. Results, meanwhile, from an annual national poverty survey paints A worsening picture of food affordability in Canada. While the Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike has only made the affordability crisis worse, according to the report, for many families, making ends meet is no longer about cutting back on extras. It's about making difficult choices between food, housing and basic necessities. Sports. NBA last night, the Raptors beat the Clippers 125-118. They play in Denver tomorrow at 9. In the NFL, Chicago beat Seattle 34-17. In the NHL, Calgary beat San Jose 2-1. Boston beat Vegas in a shootout. Detroit and Colorado both winners. Leafs host Utah tonight at 7. In the OHL, the Kitchener Rangers host Guelph at 7. And the Canada Red Squad beat the United States 6-4 in the under 17 World Challenge Hockey Tournament in Oakville. Weather, slight chance of showers this morning, otherwise sunny, windy, a high of 20 this afternoon. Tonight clear in 12. Tomorrow slight chance of showers in the afternoon windy, mostly cloudy, but another warm high of 20. Right now it's 15 degrees in Brantford, 15 in Hamilton, 14 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.