It's Friday, October 23rd. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. It's 4 degrees right now in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar trading 71.43 cents US. Gas up a cent to $1.75 a liter. I'm Stacey Englehart. the 2026 Ontario municipal elections happen on Monday. Make sure if you're planning to vote, you bring your ID that shows your name and current address. You can bring your voter ID card to speed up the check-in process, but it is not mandatory. York Regional Police has officially joined the growing list of Ontario law enforcement agencies that are suspending their partnerships with Crime Stoppers after a massive nationwide data breach. Toronto temporarily stopped accepting tips. Other forces included Halton, Wellington, Hamilton and Peel. According to the CBC, 1.5 million tips submitted to Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years were exposed in a massive data breach. Canada's military will investigate why a live fire exercise at CFB Wainwright was allowed to continue despite a dangerous grass fire. According to an update yesterday, the grass fire was on the base's grenade range in a permanent danger area and was so dangerous firefighters couldn't put it out before strong winds fanned the flames that overtook the training troops. And while a Food Banks Canada report painted a disturbing picture on the amount of people using the food bank, apparently a large portion of us need to borrow money to feed our family. According to a new survey from Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab, one in three Canadians are either borrowing funds or dipping into savings to put food on the table. Hot Country Sports, NHL last night. Leafs beat the Rangers 5-4. They're in Edmonton tomorrow at 7. In the NFL, Chicago beat New England 30-24. CFL tonight, the Argos host Montreal at 7. In the NBA, the Raptors are in Washington tonight at 7. And game one of the World Series is set for tonight. In Milwaukee, they host Tampa Bay at 8. Hot country weather, sunshine this afternoon, a high of 13. Tonight, clear and cold, down to minus 1. Sunny and 15 tomorrow, sunshine continues Sunday with a high of 17. Right now, it's 4 degrees in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday October 23rd, 2026
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