What you need to know
Hockey commentator Don Cherry is shown in Toronto on February 15, 2011. Cherry says he’s frustrated about the lack of visible poppies being worn by new Canadians ahead of Remembrance Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
‘Cringeworthy’ Cherry canned: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says Don Cherry should have been removed from TV a long time ago. Now, Cherry is being seen as a martyr to people spreading “messages of division and hate.” READ MORE
Academy Road reopens: Police have reopened a section of Academy Road, between Ash and Oak streets, that was closed Monday night. Police are expected to release details about what happened later today.
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness this afternoon, a high of -10 C, wind from the south at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 later this morning, and wind chill as low as -26 this morning and -21 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church, in Plains, Ga. Nearly four decades after he left office and despite a body that’s failing after 95 years, the nation’s oldest-ever ex-president still teaches Sunday school roughly twice monthly at the church. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Recovering after surgery: Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter underwent surgery this morning to relieve pressure on his brain caused by recent falls. He was admitted to an Atlanta hospital Monday evening. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Clash with Colorado: The Jets, who have won four of their last five games, host the Colorado Avalanche at 7 p.m. Nearly a quarter of the way into the NHL season, the Jets are 10-7-1 and in a playoff position. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Disney Plus debuts: The latest streaming option, Disney Plus, has launched. The service costs $8.99 per month in Canada and includes content from Fox, Marvel and Pixar. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESPrime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, left.
Premier’s political instincts: Brian Pallister is “doing more to promote himself than save the country,” Dan Lett writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Chemical attack at kindergarten: Fifty-one children and three teachers were injured after a man seeking “revenge on society” sprayed a corrosive chemical in a kindergarten in southwest China, state media reported. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 12, 1981: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Canada was voted the seventh-best place to live on the Physical Quality of Life Index; Sweden was voted the best place to live. The U.S. space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth orbit, making it the first spacecraft to make a return trip to space. Quebec premier René Lévesque said he was willing to return to negotiations with the federal government on the constitution if Ottawa was wiling to put new proposals on the table. READ MORE
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