What’s happening today
Sean Kilpatrick – THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTOPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speak at a news conference following the NATO Summit in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, on Dec. 4, 2019.
Cabinet shuffle: The Liberal government will make changes to its cabinet this morning. Sources told The Canadian Press that Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will be dropped from cabinet. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is expected to be moved to natural resources, replaced by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is also expected to be moved. Newcomers to cabinet are expected to include Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A poll released today says most Canadian parents will let their kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween, but 56 per cent of respondents won’t be opening their doors to hand out candy because of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
Paving work on Perimeter: The speed limit on the south Perimeter Highway near Provincial Road 330 will be reduced to 60 km/h for paving work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow. The road work might cause traffic delays, the provincial government says. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 13 C and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50, increasing to 50 km/h gusting to 70 later this morning.
Tonight in sports
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman during batting practice in Houston on Monday. (David J. Phillip / The Associated Press)
World Series starts: Game 1 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves will be played in Texas. The Astros have won one championship, in 2017. The Braves have won three World Series but only one since moving to Atlanta in 1966. READ MORE
Another date with Ducks: The Winnipeg Jets face the Anaheim Ducks at 9 p.m. CT in the first of three consecutive road games. The Jets have won their last two games, including one against the Ducks, but have yet to win on the road this season. Mike McIntyre reports on the play of forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. READ MORE
Home game could be last: Valour FC play their final home game of the regular season tonight. The team has a slim chance of reaching the Canadian Premier League playoffs. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 26, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the British Empire extended a formal invitation to the U.S. to co-operate in an attempt to settle difficulties with reparation payments resulting from the Treaty of Versailles after the Great War. In Manitoba, Norwood ratepayers wanted the St. Boniface school district to be split into two sections of north and south — St. Boniface and Norwood. Canada’s deputy minister of agriculture spoke in London, England on the difficulties in getting grain exports to Great Britain, citing a lack of direct transport from Canadian producers to British consumers.
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