Good morning. It's Friday, October 2nd. We'll see showers end early this morning, then skies clearing up with a high today of 15 and a UV index of 5 or moderate. The dollar is currently trading at 70.28 cents and I'm Rob Kerwain. Sauggy Shores police have arrested a man after a break-in. Police say a 33-year-old Wakington man was arrested after breaking into an apartment he believed was his while highly intoxicated. Police say the entry caused damage to the unit. He was arrested at the scene and charged with breaking and entering as well as public intoxication. He was released on an undertaking with a future court date. Thursday marked a big step forward for proponents of Canada's oil industry. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Fort McMurray, Alberta, where he announced the Pacific Link pipeline would be designated a project of national interest. The pipeline was sent crew to the BC coast and is the first project to receive the designation under Ottawa's Building Canada Act. Meanwhile, Indigenous communities along the route for the pipeline were given just two months for consultations. The head of the Canadian Mental Health Association says any reduction in federal mental health funding would be problematic. Canada's provincial and territorial health ministers have been sounding the alarm about more than $1 billion in funding set to expire next March. It currently funds mental health, addictions and home care, and the health ministers are urging the federal government to renew the funding in the fall budget. CMHA President Marion Cooper says there's still significant need, even with the current level of funding. And Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutrick has made it to the International Space Station and says he is ready for some shut-eye. The Alberta-born mission specialist and his three crewmates made the trip over a busy 8 hours, plus another two for docking procedures before they could relax. The station's current crew of 7 greeted the new arrivals with hugs and handshakes, and before winding down, Kutrick says it's great to have Canada represented in space once again. In sports, Conor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and tallied 4 assists as the Edmonton Oilers outlasted the Vancouver Canucks for a wild 9-7 victory last night. Elsewhere in the NHL, the Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 6-1 in the season opener for both teams. JD will keep you up to date on the weather throughout the morning. From the Light 99.3 News Center, I'm Rob Curwain.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday, October 2nd, 2026
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