Pro sports, the mafia, poker, and game fixing. Police in the U.S. have arrested dozens of people — including current and former NBA players — in an illegal gambling racket that spans years, states, and could change sports gambling forever.

And: Alberta prepares to order striking teachers back to work. About 750,000 students have been out of their classrooms for more than two weeks.

Also: The World Series comes to town. Toronto prepares for thousands of visitors one day before the championship series begins.

Plus: Diwali fireworks contribute to Delhi smog, Conservative MP launches tour of campuses to listen to young men, bail reform details, and more.

Members of Pierrre Poilievre’s own party are criticizing his recent comments about the RCMP covering up Liberal scandals.

And: Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with opposition leaders to talk about the upcoming budget. He’ll need some support to get it passed, once it’s presented on November 4th. He hasn’t given many details, but is calling it a “generational budget." Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says Carney is out of touch with what Canadians need right now — relief on the cost of living.

Also: As Blue Jays fans try to get tickets to the upcoming World Series, they’re also asking why they are so expensive, especially once they hit the resale sites.

Plus: Rutte in Washington to talk Ukraine, Fintrac fines crypto exchange $177 million, what Trump is pushing for in Venezuela, and more.

Canada’s only Major League Baseball team is heading to the World Series. After a full seven-game playoff, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners to secure their spot.

Also: Food prices are helping drive inflation up. We’ll look at the rising cost of living, and what it means for Canada’s economy.

And: Canada’s automotive manufacturing sector takes another hit. GM won’t reopen its EV van plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. It’s a blow to the industry, but also to the town that relies so heavily on the plant.

Plus: Homeowners in Richmond B.C. fear their land titles are at risk, Auditor General blasts Canada Revenue Agency, pressure on Prince Andrew, and more.

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services knocks thousands of websites and apps offline. The company provides computing power, data storage and other services to governments, companies and individuals.

And: That outage even affected the ticket service for the final, winner-take-all game for the Blue Jays in their quest to make the World Series. It isn’t dampening the mood of fans as they cheer on the team for what could be Toronto's first trip to baseball's biggest stage in 32 years.

Also: Feeding peanuts to your little pea works. A U.S. study shows that giving infants peanuts in the early months of life may help avoid allergy.

Plus: Pistachio recall, strategy to keep pilots in military uniform not working as planned, financial crimes agency to tackle online scams, and more.

Growing worry over whether the ceasefire in the middle east will hold after Israel launched an airstrike on Gaza after saying Hamas ambushed IDF troops.

And: Thieves in balaclavas break into Paris's Louvre museum, stealing priceless objects like some of the French crown jewels, before escaping on scooters.

Also: High school students in Alberta worry about impacts on their post secondary future as the weeks-long teacher's strike in the province drags on. Windows for scholarships, both athletic and academic are closing. 

Plus: Avian flu in Alberta, Trade uncertainty with the U.S., Blue Jays face off against Mariners, Wool makes a comeback, and more.

Across all 50 states, in major cities and small towns, Americans are taking a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump. The No Kings protest movement brings together people opposed to a long-list of the president's policies. We'll take you to one of the day's largest gatherings - in New York City.

Also: A notorious gang from India, active in Canada, appears to be attempting a rebrand in this country's South Asian communities. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang is accused of involvement in the murder of a Sikh activist in B.C. two years ago. Now, Bishnoi members are apparently attempting to remake their image as less violent gangsters - more Robin Hood.

And: The funeral industry is looking to improve its ecological footprint. A new burial option is now available in Canada - A coffin made partly of mushroom roots. It’s tied to the idea that moving on can also mean giving back to the environment.

Plus: Two more bodies of hostages return to Israel, Lessons in cooperation from Lloydminster, Police officers in Canadian classrooms, and more.

Ukraine’s president goes to the White House to ask for long-range missiles to be able to strike farther inside Russia.

And: Ottawa details a $600 million plan to beef up security at the border. Most of the money will go to staffing — hiring a thousand new border agents, increasing their pay, and improving benefits.

Also: Prince Andrew is giving up his royal titles, saying “the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.” He is still a prince — no one can take that away from him. But he isn’t invited for Christmas.

Plus: Gold prices setting records, Canada’s plan to buy F35s despite trade tensions, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from soccer match in Birmingham, England, and more.

Prime Minister Mark Carney lays out his plan on bail conditions and sentencing. Carney says repeat offenders charged with home invasion, violent car theft, assault, sexual assault, extortion or human trafficking will have to prove they deserve bail before it is awarded.

And: Carney says it’s not time for more retaliatory tariffs against American goods. He is facing pressure from some premiers to strike back as the tariffs draw jobs and investments away from Canada.

Also: A Consumer Reports investigation has found what it calls “concerning” levels of lead in some popular protein powders — including some sold in Canada.

Plus: Gaza aid, Trump and Putin, F35s and more.

Auto workers and politicians react with fury to news carmaker Stellantis plans to move part of its Canadian production to the U.S.. Ontario’s premier calls the U.S. president, “a piece of work” for the trade war that the company says is the reason for the move.

And: Hamas says it has handed over all the hostage bodies it can easily retrieve. And

Israel has begun returning the bodies of Palestinians killed in the fighting to health officials in Gaza. But it’s also putting pressure on Hamas by refusing — so far — to open a border crossing to allow more humanitarian aid into the territory.

Also: Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year. The United Nations says the increase is so high, it’s turbo-charging the Earth’s climate, causing more extreme weather.

Plus: New premier designate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Post strike affects elections, typhoon in Alaska, and more.

Just days into a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas there are accusations from each side, and still more death. Hamas has not returned all of the bodies of hostages who have died, and the delivery of aid has yet to ramp up in earnest. Hamas battles Palestinian clans as the security situation remains tense.

And: Lumber exporters brace themselves yet again, as the U.S. hikes tariffs another 10 per cent. The increase could be devastating for lumber towns, and regional economies. Some have already curtailed their businesses — and a new tariff won’t help.

Also: Instagram says it will use the PG-13 film rating system to help decide what content teenagers can see.

Plus: Madagascar’s military takes control of the government, Taiwan’s microchip industry, the U.S. strikes another boat off Venezuela, and more.