Stunt Driving, Atlético Ottawa & Deadly Guelph Crash — Ottawa Sunday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Stunt driving has shot up in Ottawa. City police and traffic analysts say Ottawa has seen a marked rise in stunt-driving incidents this year, with enforcement and bylaw options under review. The report mentions concentrated hotspots on arterial roads in Ottawa and says policing resources are being adjusted to target repeat offenders and vehicle seizures.
2. Single-vehicle crash near Guelph leaves four dead, two injured. Wellington OPP say six people were in the vehicle that left Watson Road South after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday; four were pronounced dead at the scene and two teens were taken to hospital, one with life-altering injuries and one with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators asked anyone with dashcam or surveillance footage from the area to contact OPP.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Prime Minister Carney calls six federal by-elections for Dec. 7. The by-elections fill vacancies in Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan with contests in Brantford–Brant and Scarborough North among the ridings named, and the Liberals nominating Guy Cormier in Laurier–Sainte-Marie. The Dec. 7 date sets up votes just before the holidays across multiple provinces.
2. El Niño could alter Ontario's winter. The analysis outlines likely effects on Ontario winters linked to El Niño patterns, including shifts in temperature and precipitation for the coming season; local planning agencies and road crews are advised to monitor seasonal forecasts tied to the El Niño signal.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Silver Cross Mother shares message after Wainwright tragedy. This year's Silver Cross Mother has delivered remarks to grieving military families in the wake of the fatal Wainwright incident, speaking to bereaved relatives at the annual remembrance event. Her message forms part of the national Remembrance tradition connected to families who have lost military members.
2. Tombstones appeared on Parliament Hill at a pesticide-regulation rally. Activists staged a Halloween rally on Parliament Hill and used mock tombstones to protest current pesticide rules, drawing attendees to the Hill to press federal ministers on regulation changes.

🏈 Sports

1. Atlético Ottawa hosts Forge FC in the first leg of the CPL semifinals. Atlético Ottawa faces Hamilton's Forge FC in the first leg of the Canadian Premier League semifinals, with the matchup determining who advances toward the CPL final. The first-leg fixture puts Ottawa's squad one step from a national final.
2. Toronto FC beat Ottawa 4-2 in the first leg of the NSL semifinal. The match saw Hunter score twice to pace Toronto in the 4-2 win over Ottawa in the NSL semifinal's opening leg, leaving Ottawa needing to overturn a two-goal deficit in the return leg.
3. 70-year-old Ottawa woman sets world record at Toronto Waterfront Marathon. An Ottawa 70-year-old runner established a new world record in her age group at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, setting a fresh benchmark for 70-year-old marathoners in that event.

📰 Also Today

• 380-million-year-old fossil may offer clues about human evolution, discovered in a Devonian deposit.
• (duplicate ID) Tombstones rally on Parliament Hill referenced earlier.
• (duplicate ID) Atlético Ottawa vs Forge FC first leg, listed in Sports.
• Carney's six by-elections set for Dec. 7, including Brantford–Brant and Scarborough North.
• OPP detail victims in fatal Guelph-area crash, victims include teens aged 15–19.