Sunday service & Sunny days

Top of the Morning! After a frosty start this morning, a High today of 12 is expected today and potentially record-breaking temps with sunny skies later this week... including Halloween!

MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

Sunday service

If you’re looking for something to do on Sundays, looks like you’ll soon be able to head to the library. The Mayor has announced a plan to make sure all 100 libraries across Toronto are “finally open 7 days a week year-round”.

Still worried about COVID? 

Well, you can get the new COVID-19 shot as of today. 

Not enough students

Seneca says it’s temporarily shutting its Markham campus because of a drop in foreign students. The closure will start at the end of this term and students will be moved to other campuses.

Time change tips

The clocks fall back an hour this coming weekend. This News Rooster finds it easier to gain an hour in the fall than lose one in the spring, but the change can still be disruptive.  Here are some tips for dealing with the end of daylight savings time.

Halloween is almost here

How about you scare yourself silly leading up to the big day?  Here’s a hit list of horrors to help you out!

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KEEP THE CHANGE

Luxury slowdown

Seems there’s a big drop in sales of luxury items around the world. Luxury goods company LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi) says fashion and leather sales were down 5% in the last quarter compared to a year ago. Wine and spirits down 7%. In Asia, sales were down a whopping 16%. Experts say it could be a sign that economic uncertainty is starting to have an impact on top-level consumers now.

We’re AA+!

Despite recent financial challenges faced by the City of Toronto, a big global credit rating agency, S&P Global, has just raised the city’s credit rating from AA to AA+. That’s the first increase in 23 years. The city’s long-term financial plan and a new funding deal with the province are credited for the move.

HEALTHY START

Fighting SAD-ness

While one-in-20 of us deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, the darker days are tough on most of us. Here are some tips to boost your mood and wellbeing.

Your pup is wide awake with worry

Seems dogs loose sleep over stress, just like their owners. A study in The Royal Society scientific journal tested the sleep of dogs who were exposed to positive things (i.e. owner affection) or negative things (i.e. approached by a stranger) just before bedtime, and the ones who were stressed had a worse sleep.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

The perfect way to sleep on a plane

Other than upgrading your seat, there are a few things you can do to make sure you get the best sleep possible on a long-haul flight. Condé Nast Traveler has also come up with a list of suggestions.

The autumn guide to gardening

As we move into the last week of October, here’s a checklist of gardening to-dos from the folks at Landscape Ontario.

Zoo babies!

Zoya and Minu, the zoo’s snow leopard cubs made their public debut at the Toronto Zoo this weekend. They were born in May.

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