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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday November 5th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday November 5th, 2026
News Desk
Nov 05, 2026 | 9:51 AM

It's Thursday, November 5th. Good morning, 16 in Newmarket Aurora. Gas up a cent to $1.68. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, don't fill her up today. We're hearing gas prices will drop another 9 cents tomorrow, according to gas price analyst Dan McTagg. Diesel is also set to drop 14 cents. A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car last night in Newmarket. According to police happened just after six near Davis and Bathurst. Police still trying to piece together what happened. A lawsuit alleging gross negligence at a Toronto long-term care home led to hundreds of deaths from COVID-19 has been certified as a class action. The lawsuit alleges the long-term care home grossly negligent in their response to the pandemic which resulted in multiple outbreaks and at least 244 people died because of it. The plaintiffs include residents, people receiving care and visitors. Ontario's premier said he was doing cartwheels after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the U.S. midterms. Ford said the result is a rebuke of the current administration and he plans to send cabinet ministers to the U.S. as soon as newly elected lawmakers take office to build ties and ease trade tensions. Ford, meanwhile, said he is open to discussing year-round time with Quebec's new premier. Quebec's premier plans to end seasonal clock changes but has not decided whether to keep standard time or daylight time. Ford said Ontario could consider permanent daylight time if Quebec and the eastern U.S. also make the change. Some sleep experts favor permanent standard time, which would avoid later winter sunrises. Hot Country Sports, NHL last night. Ottawa beat Buffalo 2-1. Calgary lost to Seattle 2-1 in overtime. Florida beat Chicago, LA over San Jose. The Leafs host Montreal Saturday at 7. In the NBA last night, the Raptors lost to Denver 128-109. They're in Milwaukee tomorrow at 8. And in the NFL tonight, Jacksonville is in Baltimore at 815. Hot country weather, chance of showers this morning, then a mix of sun and cloud, windy, and a high of 16 today. Tonight, cloudy, windy 9. Rain tomorrow morning, a cooler high of 13 degrees. Right now, it's 16 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.