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News Update: 8:00am, Friday October 30th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Friday October 30th, 2026
News Desk
Oct 30, 2026 | 7:55 AM

It's Friday, October 30th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. It's 7 right now in Brantford, 7 in Hamilton, 6 in Kitchener. The dollar 71.67 cents U.S. Gas up a cent, dollar 76. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, happy Halloween weekend. Expect to see a few witches and skeletons on the way to work today. Now, there's no official stat about the number of Canadians who will be dressing up at work. But according To allege a poll, 31% of Canadian adults plan to celebrate, and that number climbed significantly among younger adults. 51% of those aged 18 to 34 will take part. Well, get ready to set your clocks back this weekend. The biannual time shift said to benefit industry while messing up our body clocks happens tomorrow before you go to bed or when you wake up Sunday morning. Set your clocks back one hour as we return to standard time. Most of BC, Alberta, Manitoba, some areas of northwestern Ontario and the Northwest Territories will not be changing the time and will stick with daylight saving time instead. A father and his two daughters shot during a violent home invasion inside an affluent Toronto neighborhood. Police were called yesterday morning at 3.30. The suspects fled in an SUV. No descriptions were provided. According to police data as of last Friday, home invasions in the GTA up more than 35% from the same time last year. and former Hamilton Tiger Cats head coach has died at the age of 73. CFL Club announced yesterday the passing of June Jones. His career spanned the CFL, NFL and US college football and spent parts of two seasons as Hamilton's head coach in 2017 and 2018. Sports. NHL last night, Montreal beat Dallas 5-2. Ottawa lost to LA and OT. Winnipeg and Vancouver both lost. Leafs are in Vancouver tomorrow at 7. OHL yesterday, Branford lost to Peterborough 4-3. They're in Ottawa tonight at 7. NFL yesterday, Green Bay beat Carolina 27-19. In the WNBA, Atlanta beat Golden State, tying the series at 3. And in the NBA tonight, the Raptors host Orlando 730. Weather, cloudy this afternoon, a high of 13. Overnight, a few clouds, minus 1. Sunny tomorrow, 14. Tomorrow night, put a sweater under your costume if you're trick or treating. It'll be cool tomorrow evening, but clear skies expected. Sunday sunshine returns and a high of 16. Right now it's 8 degrees in Brantford, 7 in Kitchener. It's 7 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.