It's Monday, October 26th. Good morning, 7 degrees right now in Brantford. It's 9 in Kitchener, 10 in Hamilton. The dollar 71.35 cents U.S. Gas up three cents from Friday, $1.78. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, it's election day in Ontario. Voters in more than 400 municipalities will pick their local candidates. The rise in homelessness across the province, one of the more pressing issues mayors and councilors will face in today's municipal elections. According to a September provincial report by the Financial Accountability Office, Branford was ranked 6th in homelessness across the province. Now keep in mind, acceptable ID includes A valid Ontario driver's license, Ontario photo card, utility bill, a bank or credit card statement, property tax statement, or a signed lease or rental agreement. Canadian passports are not accepted because they don't list your physical home address. Ontario politicians returned from their spring summer break last time they were in office, June 2nd, over five months ago. Three new MPPs will enter the legislature after a trio of by-elections in September. And it appears they're helping Canadians stay poor one rate hike at a time. Expectations rising that the Bank of Canada will indeed raise interest rates this week. While it seems a little cray-cray to hike rates at one of the worst times, sky-high groceries, sky-high gas prices, massive job losses according to jobs data, but they do it to stop us from spending to quote unquote keep inflation in check. Light 92 Sports. NHL last night, Montreal beat Winnipeg 2-1. Vancouver lost to Minnesota. Leafs coming off another win Saturday. Are in Calgary tonight, 8.30. OHL yesterday, the Kitchener Rangers lost to Guelph 6-5 in overtime. Erie B. Brampton 5-2. NBA action, the Raptors lost to Minnesota 1-17-94. They're in Orlando Wednesday, 7.30. NFL winners yesterday included Seattle, Minnesota, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, the Giants, Denver, Rams, Detroit. Tonight, Dallas is in Philly and the World Series continues. Milwaukee is in Tampa Bay at 8 o'clock tonight. The Brewers have a 2-0 series lead. Light 92 weather, cloudy and warm today with a high of 18. Overnight clear, one. Sunny 12 tomorrow, but it's back up to 18 Wednesday. Right now, it's 7 degrees in Brantford, 9 in Kitchener. It's 10 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Monday October 26th, 2026
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