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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 | 10:12 AM

It's Tuesday, November 3rd. Good morning. 14 right now in Newmarket Aurora. Gas $1.78. 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 $0.11 a liter tomorrow. While the GTHA is seeing warmer than usual weather for the first week of November, Environment Canada said temperatures in the Newmarket Aurora area forecasted to reach highs of between 19 and 20 today and tomorrow. The country is experiencing warmer than usual fall conditions as a Super El Nino is expected to prolong the season and possibly produce a milder winter. A shelter in place has now been lifted after police responded to a dangerous weapons call at a university dorm in Mississauga. According to reports, shots may have been fired. Somebody barricaded themselves inside a dorm room with a firearm. Now police say the incident was safely resolved at about 2 in the morning. No injuries reported and the campus is back open for classes today. 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 is 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. Hot country sports. In the 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. NHL, Calgary beat San Jose 2-1. Elsewhere, Boston beat Vegas in a shootout. Detroit and Colorado both winners. The Leafs host Utah tonight at 7. Hot country weather, chance of showers this morning, sunshine this afternoon, a high of 19. Overnight, cloudy, 11. Sunny again tomorrow when it gets up to 20. Right now, it's 14 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.