It's Wednesday, October 28th. Good morning. Cloudy and 11 this afternoon. Right now it's minus 2. The dollar 71.13 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Anglehart. A command post was set up yesterday to find a missing 72-year-old woman last seen four days ago. Police say Leon Anius left her home in the Montreal North Borough Saturday, 3.30. She's described as a black woman, 5'4, 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. All recent data showed about half of all Canadians are struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet. And it looks like the Bank of Canada is only going to make things worse by hiking interest rates. Financial markets and economists are betting Governor Tiff Macklem will deliver a quarter point interest rate hike this morning. So expect your variable rate mortgage to go up. Well, some changes coming to Montreal Trudeau International Airport because of construction on the REM. Now the arrivals drop off area will close weeknights between 10 P.m. and 6 A.m. till December 19th. The airport authorities said patrol staff will be redirecting traffic to the departures ramp. The airport station, which will link downtown Montreal, is expected to be open by the end of next year. Quebec's premier accusing Ottawa of keeping him quiet at the upcoming Canadian European Union summit in Montreal. Federal government assured the premier he's invited to the dinner with EU representatives but will not speak. The premier wrote on social media, Ottawa is seeking to impose economic decisions on Quebec without allowing the province a seat at the negotiating table. Parti Quebecois said Ottawa even denied Quebec's request to host a reception on the sidelines. According to a provincial spokesperson, EU routinely holds a forum for economic leaders during summits which the province could have hosted or co-hosted. Light 1067 Sports NHL last night. The Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis 2-0. Vancouver over Anaheim 6-5. Winnipeg and Ottawa both lost. Montreal is in Dallas tomorrow at 8. World Series continued last night. Tampa Bay edged Milwaukee 4-3 in 12 innings. Milwaukee still has a 3-1 lead. That game could still be decided tonight when Tampa Bay hosts Milwaukee at 8. In the NBA tonight, the Raptors host Orlando 730 and Major League Soccer. CF Montreal is in Charlotte at 730. Light 1067 weather, cloudy 11 this afternoon. Tonight a few clouds, it falls to 5. Sunshine returns tomorrow windy, but a high of 20. Right now, minus 2 feels minus 5. From the Light 1067 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday October 28th, 2026
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