It's Monday, November 2nd. Good morning. Welcome back from the weekend. Some sunshine this afternoon, a bit windy, but a mild high of 18. Right now it's 12, the dollar 71.55 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. A Montreal Fire Department was battling A5 alarm blaze at an apartment building in the Little Burgundy neighborhood yesterday. Firefighters called late in the afternoon just before 3.30, close to 150 on scene as they continued to battle spreading flames until late into the evening. Fire officials don't know what caused the fire but have said it started on the roof. Luckily, nobody was injured. Quebec Premier has agreed to meet with the Prime Minister before the Francophonie Summit in November. Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondot made the announcement in a social media post days after tension between the two leaders. Now Quebec's Premier did not attend the Canada-European Summit in Montreal last week when Ottawa refused to grant him special speaking rights. Carney said he wanted to meet with the leader to set common goals and ensure good relations between Canada and Quebec. The Prime Minister, meanwhile, said he had a good conversation with the U.S. government on the future of trades between the two countries and the teams will keep working together to achieve a deal. He said the conversation builds on previous talks about what a mutually beneficial trade deal looks like for jobs and affordability while respecting Canada's culture and sovereignty. Elections Canada announced yesterday 6 by-elections will be held December 7th Three will take place in Quebec. The Quebec ridings are Lorier-Saint-Marie, Rosemont-Aptit-Patri, and St-Assaint-Bago-Acton. Advanced polling takes place starting November 27th. Some candidates have been confirmed, while some others have yet to be announced. Light 1067 Sports, NHL last night. Edmonton beat the Rangers 4-1. Ottawa and Winnipeg both lost. The Canadians coming off a win over Pittsburgh this weekend host Winnipeg tomorrow at 7. NBA last night, the Raptors lost to the Lakers 135-125. They're still in LA tonight, but they'll face the Clippers at 10. Canadian Premier League soccer semi-finals. Ottawa and Hamilton tied 2-2. Quebec beat Calgary 2-1. NFL winners yesterday included Detroit, Buffalo, Denver, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Las Vegas, LA Rams, New England, Washington. Tonight, Chicago is in Seattle. Light 1067 weather. We've got a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a bit windy and a high of 18. Tonight cloudy 13, a chance of showers tomorrow otherwise cloudy 17. It climbs to 20 on Wednesday. Right now it's 12. From the Light 1067 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Monday November 2nd, 2026
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