October 26, 2026
Today's Briefing
Ontario votes in municipal elections, Cyclone Arnab gathers strength, Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings, Lula wins again in Brazil, and Jailer 2 keeps rolling at the box office.
- 1Voters in Toronto, Hamilton and other Ontario municipalities are choosing mayors, councillors and school board trustees today. Toronto had already seen a record advance turnout, with more than 200,000 ballots cast early.Read at source · Global News →
- 2Cyclone Arnab is strengthening over the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to reach the Andhra Pradesh coast around October 28 as a very severe storm. Tamil Nadu is already getting heavy rain, with fresh landslips in the Nilgiris halting the Ooty mountain train until October 29.Read at source · BBC Tamil →
- 3Persistent rain has prompted landslide warnings for eight Sri Lankan districts, including Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura and Galle. Provincial officials have been given authority to close schools where conditions require it.Read at source · Athavan News →
- 4Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro by roughly 4.4 million votes in Sunday's runoff. Bolsonaro has refused to concede and called for the result to be annulled.Read at source · CityNews Toronto (AP) →
- 5Rajinikanth's Jailer 2, directed by Nelson, held strong through its second weekend in theatres. After 11 days it is closing in on about ₹400 crore net in India alone, placing it among the biggest Tamil releases ever.Read at source · Athavan News →
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