5 Things You Need To Know For October 3, 2025

October 3rd is the 276th day of the year. There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year.

Grab some skates and get the family out for some FREE Public Skating this weekend.

Friday, October 3rd
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Chatham Erickson Arena Public Skating, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 4th
Bothwell Arena Public Skating, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Blenheim Arena Public Skating, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Sunday, October 5th
Memorial Arena, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Ridgetown Arena, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Dresden Arena, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Thames Campus, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Tilbury Arena, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Wallaceburg Arena, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Wheatley Arena, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Click here for more information on the ice skating programs.

The CIBC Run for the Cure is this Sunday.

Registration is at 9:30 a.m., Opening Ceremonies begin at 10, and the run starts at 10:30 from John McGregor Secondary School (300 Cecile Ave)

More than 82,000 Canadians will participate in the largest, single-day, volunteer-led event dedicated to changing the future of breast cancer! Register now at CIBCRunFortheCure.ca.

The Detroit Tigers are moving on. They eliminated the Cleveland Guardians with a 6-3 win yesterday and will now play the Seattle Mariners beginning on Saturday.

DETROIT vs SEATTLE:
Game 1 (at SEA): Saturday at 8:38 p.m.
Game 2 (at SEA): Sunday at 8:03 p.m.
Game 3 (at DET): Tuesday
Game 4 (at DET, if necessary): Wednesday
Game 5 (at SEA, if necessary): Friday

The New York Yankees eliminated the Boston Red Sox, so they’ll now face the Blue Jays. Game one is Saturday at 4:08 p.m.

TORONTO vs NEW YORK:
Game 1 (at TOR): Saturday at 4:08 p.m.
Game 2 (at TOR): Sunday at 4:08 p.m.
Game 3 (at NYY): Tuesday
Game 4 (at NYY, if necessary): Wednesday
Game 5 (at TOR, if necessary): Friday

The other MLB Postseason series will be Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies, also starting Saturday.

Sunday is World Teachers’ Day.

It’s a day to celebrate how teachers are transforming education, but also to reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talents, and rethink the way ahead for the profession globally.

This year’s theme for World Teachers’ Day is “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession”.

Sunshine for the weekend, according to Environment Canada. This could be our last blast of warm air for a long time.

Sunny and hot today with a high of 27C, the humidex will make that feel like 30. Much the same for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Sweater weather could begin on Tuesday evening when a cold front will begin moving through, and some much-needed rain.

According to the long range outlooks, temperatures are expected to cool off, but remain above average through mid-October.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod