5 Things You Need To Know For October 29, 2026

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Students from Ursuline College will be holding their Lancers Scare Hunger food drive tonight.

Between 5 – 8 p.m., UCC students (who will be identified) will be going door to door covering 60 routes across Chatham to collect non perishables for Outreach for Hunger.

Just Leave donations on your porch with the light on. The food bank is especially looking for breakfast foods, school lunch snacks, canned meat and tuna, along with personal hygiene products. Donations can also be dropped off at Ursuline College.

This is the 19th year for the food drive.

The Milwaukee Brewers are world champs for the first time in history. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4 to 1 last night, to win the World Series in five games.

Brewers fans have watched the team come close many times, without ever winning it all. The Brewers began playing in Milwaukee in 1970, after relocating from Seattle. The celebration has been decades in the making.

A sports bar in St. Petersburg, went through a month’s supply of beer as Brewers fans gathered near Tropicana Field.  Fans have guzzled 24,000 drinks and the bar ran out of Miller Lite and had to order an emergency truckload. 

We’ll set our clocks back one hour this weekend, but Quebec could be looking to make this the last time we have to change them.

Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his government plans to end the twice-a-year clock change, arguing it can disrupt health and make it harder for children to adjust. But the province hasn’t decided whether to keep daylight time or standard time year-round. Experts will be consulted before a final decision, and the change scheduled for this weekend will still go ahead.

This could also affect Ontario. The province passed a law back in 2020 to keep daylight time year-round, but it’s been on hold until Quebec and New York are ready to make the same move.

Five Canadian artists have been chosen to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. This will be Canada’s first-ever participation at the international singing competition.

The Eurovision Song Contest is the world’s biggest live music events, bringing together performers from dozens of countries to compete with original songs. The competition helped propel acts including ABBA, Celine Dion and Måneskin to international fame. It’s known for its elaborate staging, memorable performances and over-the-top entertainment, attracting a massive international audiences every year – More than 130 million viewers across 35 markets watched this year’s contest.

Canada’s five finalists are Montreal singer Rêve, Ottawa’ pop-rocker ‘s Talk, B.C. born Tyler Shaw, Quebec’s William Cloutier and New Brunswick singer-songwriter Josiane. They were selected from 325 applicants, and voting is now open, with the winner to be announced in December.

Canada will make its official debut at the 71st Eurovision Song Contest, taking place next May in Burgas, Bulgaria. It will be the first new country to join since Australia in 2015.

Want to sleep better? A handful of almonds before bed might do the trick.

A new study suggests eating almonds every day could help you get a better night’s sleep. Almonds contain nutrients like magnesium, which plays a role in sleep, and researchers are looking at how they might help improve sleep quality. It’s not a cure for sleepless nights, and more research is needed, but adding a handful of almonds to your daily routine could be a simple place to start.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod