It's Wednesday, October 7th. Happy Hump Day. Good morning. 13 right now in Brantford, 13 in Hamilton. It's 11 in Kitchener. Gas down three cents to $1.85. I'm Stacey Englehart. The Ontario government has contacted police into student financial aid payments at private career colleges. about possible criminal activity and egregious use of public funds. Canadian Press reported that students at just seven private colleges received close to 400 million in grants in 2024. That's the same amount given to all of Ontario's publicly funded colleges. The union representing steel workers at the Hamilton steel plant is praising the federal government's response to potential layoffs at Stelco. The industry minister penned a letter to the president saying she was extremely disappointed in the company's plans to lay off up to 500 workers and asked for a response within five days and threatened legal action. When the company was purchased in 2024, they said they would commit to five years. Another plane collision at a U.S. airport, the FAA said at about 10.30 yesterday morning. A plane was taxiing for departure at LAX when its wing, quote unquote, clipped an Air Canada plane that arrived from Toronto and was parked. Passengers on board described the incident as a jarring shock, many mocking the official use of the word clipped given the scale of the damage. Nobody was seriously injured, but critics are blaming the issue on critical understaffing. According to data, 90% of U.S. Old towers are understaffed. And a death row inmate in Tennessee is awake and speaking after surviving an execution attempt last week. 50-year-old Krista Pike lived after executioners tried to administer 2 separate doses of a medication last Wednesday. According to reports, the medication had never been tested on a woman before. Sports, baseball playoffs, the Dodgers beat Atlanta to take a 2-1 series lead. San Diego edged Milwaukee and also leads the series 2-1. NHL last night, it was a win for the Maple Leafs 5-4 over Nashville in OT. Austin Matthews scored the goal with just 14 seconds left. The Leafs were trailing 3-0 in the second. Also last night, the Montreal Canadiens lost to Carolina 6-4. Ottawa lost to Detroit 5-3. The Maple Leafs are in Las Vegas tomorrow night at 10. And OHL action tonight, the Kitchener Rangers are in Flint at 7. Weather, we've got a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a slight chance of showers windy and a warm high of 21. Small chance of showers tonight it falls to 8. Tomorrow sunshine returns just a slight chance of showers windy and a high of 18. Right now it's 13 degrees in Brantford, 13 in Hamilton. It's 11 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.