7 October SuperNova Festival Massacre: Impact on Israel & Palestine War The Festival Survivors’ and rescuer Rami Davidiyan’s testimony on what happened on Oct 7 when Hamas militants attacked the festival site. This incident alone has hugely impacted the minds of civilians and will affect the process of war and retaliation. Please let us know what you think about this incident in the comments.

🗳️ Mark Sutcliffe returns as Ottawa’s mayor along with 21 incumbent councillors. 🏛️ In Mississauga, Alvin Tedjo beat both Carolyn Parrish and Bonnie Crombie. 🇨🇦 Ontario’s municipal election night reshuffled several big-city halls. 📊

⚖️ Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled legislation today making the exclusion indefinite, dropping the planned 2027 expansion. 🏛️ It follows a parliamentary committee that heard from dozens of experts. 📋 The bill would also permit advance requests after certain diagnoses. 🩺

🏛️ At the first First Nations–first ministers meeting since the 2005 Kelowna talks, Carney said he’ll direct ministers to work toward reform or abolition. 🇨🇦 He called the two-decade gap between meetings “sobering.” ⚠️

😳 The former Ontario NDP leader and incumbent mayor placed third at about 14%, behind councillor Rob Cooper. 🏛️ Keanin Loomis, ex-head of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, beat her by more than 35,000 votes. 🗳️ She had edged him by about 1,600 votes in 2022. 📉

🗳️ Chow won her first full term by roughly 125,000 votes after a campaign built on affordability. 🇨🇦 She promised a TTC fare freeze, free transit after 10 paid rides a week, and school lunches. 🚇 Nanos had the race within three points a week out. 📊

⚠️ Friday’s revisions added those items while exempting seaweed, packing boxes and some plywood. They take effect at month’s end. 📉 One Quebec flooring CEO: “Overnight, we’re losing 25 per cent of our business.” 🚨

✈️ The RCAF accepted its first two Lockheed Martin CF-35A Lightning IIs from the U.S. 🇨🇦 Ottawa is still deciding how many of the American jets it will ultimately buy. ⚠️

🇺🇸 White House economic director Kevin Hassett blamed Alberta’s separation vote for the stalled deal. 🚨 He also says the two sides are “very close” now: “The negotiations have picked up.” 🤝 Friday brought new 50% tariffs on some goods and exemptions for others. ⚠️

⚖️ The top court has agreed to take up whether the Trudeau government lawfully invoked the Act during the 2022 Ottawa convoy protests. 🏛️ A Federal Court found it lacked statutory grounds; the Court of Appeal upheld that ruling in January. 📜

🗳️ Questions 6 through 9 — provincial judges, Senate abolition, opting out of federal programs and provincial law primacy — have all turned “no.” 📊 The five immigration questions still lead “yes.” Separation stays rejected three to one. 🏔️

🚨 Nearly 180,000 Toronto tips from 2022–2025 were taken in a breach of third-party platform P3, along with roughly 15,000 names. 💻 Toronto, Halton and Durham police have all suspended or pulled back from the service. ⚠️

🔥 The fire began as a grass fire on an automatic grenade launcher range during routine exercises. Crews could only monitor it. A cold front then brought winds of 90–130 km/h. The fire jumped the fireguards and reached soldiers training nearby. ⚠️

Something very interesting is happening among Indo-Canadian voters this BC election 👀🗳️ Could OneBC split the conservative vote? Is it time to ditch first-past-the-post? Tell us in the comments 👇

📉 The budget watchdog trimmed 2026 growth to 0.9% and 2027 to 1.5%, blaming trade measures and uncertainty. 💰 The deficit hits $63.3B this year and peaks at $70.2B next. Debt-to-GDP keeps climbing. ⚠️

💻 Federal sites were taken down as a precaution after flaws were found in PHP — the code behind roughly 70% of the world’s websites. ⚠️ Two security firms found them using AI models in August. Attacks were already emerging by Wednesday morning. 🚨

🕯️ Five days on, 27 of the 39 injured soldiers remain hospitalized. Three from Ontario are in dire condition. Some have burns covering 30 to 80 per cent of their bodies. Dressing changes can take two hours per patient. 🏥

🚨 The embassy published a list of quotes it says show “plans to influence American politics,” ending with “Americans decide America’s elections.” 🇺🇸 Mélanie Joly was quoted five times; Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau were also named. ⚠️

💰 The new Sectoral Workforce Innovation Fund targets training in critical sectors. 🔧 It follows last week’s $430M for skilled trades facilities and equipment. 🏗️ Canada shed 68,000 jobs in September. 📉

📈 Early turnout hit 43.1% of 3,148,343 eligible voters — up from 27.5% in the entire 2023 provincial election. 🏔️ Whatever the result, this is a participation number Alberta has never seen. 🗳️

🗳️ Polls are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. across the province for the 10-question referendum. 🏔️ 1,356,873 Albertans voted in advance or by mail — 837,791 at advance polls, 519,082 by special ballot. 📊 Elections Alberta is urging people to come early if they can. ⏱️