MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

We might need Santa more than ever

Canada Post workers could go on strike on Friday. Posties rejected the latest contract offer of an 11.5% wage hike over four years and protection of their defined benefit pension plans.

Port workers off the job

1,200 port workers have been locked out at the Port of Montreal over a contract dispute. Trade has been halted and so has the work of 10,000 other people like truck drivers and railway workers.

Here’s how it could impact what’s under the tree

The two strikes are combining to create what the Retail Council of Canada is calling a “triple threat” during the critical holiday shopping season.

Taylor’s almost in town - here’s how to get your hands on her merch

Expect Swifties to flock to Rogers Center for t-shirts and other swag that goes on sale at 10am today.

Taylor and Toronto tourism

The city’s tourism industry is hoping the Taylor Swift tour will help it out of a slump. Fans are expected to spend more than $150-million on food, hotels, and merchandise. The number of Americans visiting Toronto is still down 15% compared to pre-pandemic times.

Fergus Tornado

Turns out a tornado hit Fergus over the weekend. Experts say it was an EF0, which means winds between 90-130km/hr. November tornadoes are rare.

Lost luggage worries could be over

Apple and an airline have worked together to track those bags.

Holy AI!

Microsoft has teamed up with the Vatican to create a digital replica of St. Peter’s Basilica which uses 400,000 hi-res pictures. It’ll allow for virtual visits and track conservation issues.

Wicked, indeed! 

How Wicked dolls and a porn site made a nightmare connection for Mattel.

Listen up urban planners

Turns out ugly developments make us sad and lonely. There’s a link between poor building design and community spirit.

Check your Honda!

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Hondas and Acuras.

Cockadoodle coyotes

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KEEP THE CHANGE

Get on the bus!

Orangeville has made its public transit system free, and says it’s going to stay that way until 2027. It says the move has more than doubled passenger numbers in the last two years.

Check the bear paws

Here are some tips for spotting fake toonies. A Quebec man was recently convicted of importing 26,000 of the counterfeit coins from China.

Boom times

The head of one real estate agency says Toronto’s housing market is going to boom next year. He predicts pent-up factors combined with lower interest rates will make it the most expensive market in the country, unseating Vancouver from the top spot.

HEALTHY START

Benefits of bilingualism

Quebec researchers say learning another language might lead to having a more resilient brain and could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by up to five years.

Weight drug hospitalizations

At least 16 people have been treated in Scottish hospitals for dangerous side-effects after taking a weight loss drug. It comes after a nurse died in the country after taking two injections.

B.C. Bird Flu update

The teen with the first presumptive human case of bird flu in Canada likely caught it from a bird or animal according to the province. Experts say there has been no evidence of human-to-human spread so far.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

Warm bread!

Here are 29 fall bread recipes… the author says they’ll make your home smell “so cozy”.

75 fun facts about the 6ix

Do you know why it was originally called the 6ix? Apparently, Drake didn’t come up with it. Here’s a list of 75 amazing facts about Toronto.

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