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News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday November 4th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday November 4th, 2026
News Desk
Nov 04, 2026 | 8:38 AM

It's Wednesday, November 4th. Good morning. Happy hump day. It's 14 degrees in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar 71.66 cents U.S. gas down 11 cents to $1.67. I'm Stacey Englehart. U.S. citizens have had their say and now the U.S. government is shifting gears. Democrats have won control of both the House and the Senate in widespread disapproval of the current U.S. government. It's the first time in decades Democratic senators have been elected in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Maine. The results followed a campaign fueled by voter anger over inflation, rising fuel costs and the war in Iran. A barn fire has killed dozens of chickens, destroyed a small farm business southwest of St. Thomas. According to reports, a barn housing close to 90 chickens and nine pigs caught fire Monday on Sparta line directly from an elementary school. By Tuesday morning, the owner of Quaker Springs Farm said more than 50 chickens had been lost in the fire. A neighbor managed to let the 9 pigs out of the barn as the fire started. Canada Post ends door-to-door mail delivery for several areas in the GTA, though the move could take about five years for the rest of it. Now the Postal Service announced this year it will end home delivery in Etobicoke, but the next neighborhoods are in Durham and Peel, including Ajax, Pickering, Mississauga and Brampton. Seniors and Canadians with disabilities who require an alternative to community mailboxes can establish a personalized delivery program. Hot Country Sports NHL last night. The Leafs lost to Utah 3-2. Montreal lost to Winnipeg 5-4 in OT. Edmonton lost to New Jersey in a shootout. Vancouver lost to Anaheim. Leafs host Montreal Saturday at 7. The Under-17 World Challenge Hockey Tournament yesterday. Canada White beat Sweden 7-2. All teams have the day off before playoffs tomorrow. And in the NBA tonight, the Raptors are in Denver at 9. Hot country weather, sunshine today, a slight chance of showers, windy, but a warm high of 19. Overnight tonight, showers, windy, 12. Tomorrow it does cool down, cloudy, chance of showers, windy, and a cooler high of 13. Right now it's 14 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.