Ward 4 • Burford, Scotland and the southwest

Ward 4’s incoming council team

Robert Chambers and Ben Clement are the certified Ward 4 representatives. The County describes Ward 4 as Burford, Scotland, Harley and the southwest. The new council term starts November 15; the legal start of the term and the inaugural meeting are distinct dates.

Read the source ↗

Burford's busy Saturday: bake tables, a bazaar and Santa

Saturday, Nov. 14 is a full morning in and around Burford.

Burford Legion bake and craft sale. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 543, 4 Park Ave., holds its Christmas Bake and Craft Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The County of Brant's community events calendar confirms the date and hours. The branch number is 519-449-5339.

Holly Jolly Christmas Craft Sale. The Blessed Sacrament Parent Council runs this sale at Blessed Sacrament School, 185 King St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It has local vendors and crafters, festive music and a letters-to-Santa table. Santa is listed from noon to 2 p.m.

Burford Food Bank bazaar. Also listed is a Christmas Bazaar at the Brant Rod and Gun Club, 54 Henderson Rd., from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry is a donation of food or money to the Burford Food Bank.

The last two listings come from community aggregators, not the organizers' own pages. Confirm the details before you go. Sources: County events calendar (Legion sale) · Brant Events: Holly Jolly · BScene: Christmas Bazaar

Wednesday’s Burford service

Burford. The procession leaves the Burford Legion (Branch 543, 4 Park Ave.) at about 10:40 a.m. for the 11 a.m. service at the cenotaph. Snacks and refreshments follow at the Legion. Park Avenue closes temporarily at East Andrew and Rutherford streets. The County's traffic notice lists the closure window as 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

County Remembrance programme ↗

County road-closure notice ↗

Wednesday’s remembrance programme: the official Nov 11 arrangements and Glenn Hughes’s file cenotaph photograph appear separately from Clayton Barker’s 1942 WW2 homefront casualties story. Open the Burford page →

Ward 1 • St. George and the north

Standing County information and the November 11 programme; dated standing information.

Your newly elected representatives

Incumbent John MacAlpine and newly elected Steve Schmitt are the certified Ward 1 councillors. The County describes Ward 1 as the St. George area in its results notice. Exact property boundaries should be checked against the County’s map rather than inferred from a postal community name.

Before travelling through the north

The separate Grand River Street North/Pinehurst Road storm-main notice affects Watts Pond Road access. It was scheduled on or after November 6, with timing dependent on weather and construction progress. The full municipal road notices appear later.

St. George’s Wednesday service

St. George. The procession begins at about 10:45 a.m. on Church Street and moves along Main Street to the cenotaph in Memorial Park. The service begins at 11 a.m. Afterward, St. George Branch 605 serves light refreshments and announces the winners of its Poster and Literary Contest. Dave Souliere and Friends provide music for the afternoon. Several streets close from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., including:

• parts of Beverly Street East and West
• Main Street North between Church Avenue and High Street
• Lorimer Street
• Church Street at Lillian Street

County Remembrance programme ↗

County road-closure notice ↗

Wards 2 & 3 • Paris

Continuing project reporting from November 5; certified council results and November 11 service details.

A town reopening, with work still ahead

Paris’ downtown Grand River Street North is open again after the second phase of the Downtown Dig. BrantBeacon reports the William Street intersection reopened October 23 and the full stretch October 28 following final paving. Emily Street, Charlotte Street and Broadway Street East returned to normal two-way flows.

The upgrades included water and sewer work, wider sidewalks, streetscape and accessibility improvements, parallel parking replacing angled spaces, and a municipal parking lot. The report says the next downtown construction phase is paused for 2027, with work expected to resume in 2028 and continue to 2030.

Two wards, one town: keep the geography straight

The County’s certified results call both Ward 2 and Ward 3 the Paris area. Ward 2 elected incumbent Steve Howes and James McCulloch; Ward 3 returned John Bell and John Peirce. Check the County map for the boundary between the two wards.

Deer Ridge Park takes shape

Construction has started at Deer Ridge Park, 124 Gort Avenue, Paris, according to the County’s November 5 notice. Plans include junior and senior playground equipment, shade structures, furnishings and landscaping. A central pathway is intended eventually to connect subdivision areas and the trails in Barkers Bush. The park remains under construction.

Paris gathers Wednesday

Paris. The procession begins at about 10:45 a.m. behind Council Chambers on Broadway Street and moves along Mechanic Street to the cenotaph at Mechanic Street and Grand River Street North. The service there is at 11 a.m. Between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., the County's notice closes:

• Grand River Street North, between William Street and Grand River Street South
• Mechanic Street
• part of Broadway Street West, kept open to Council Chambers parking
• Grand River Street South, to Dumfries Street

County Remembrance programme ↗

County road-closure notice ↗

Ward 5 • Cainsville and southeast Brant

County facilities and representation; the dated Nov 8 Walk of Remembrance programme follows in the community pages.

Ward 5’s certified council result

Incumbent Ella Haley and newly elected Mike Gatopoulos are the certified councillors for Ward 5, described by the County as southeast Brant. The County boundary map distinguishes this area from southwest Ward 4.

A continuing community resource

The County’s facility page confirms the Cainsville community centre at 15 Ewart Avenue. It has a community hall, meeting room, lobby and covered patio; construction was completed in June 2023.

Have a Ward 4 story, a photo or an event? Send it in and we will credit you by name. When we print a tip we have not confirmed, we mark it unconfirmed.

Council, ownership and road notices

Continuing official notices retain their original dates; construction arrangements can change.

County term starts November 15

The County’s certified election-results notice confirms the new council term begins November 15, 2026. Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act, section 6(1), also specifies November 15 in a regular election year. The term’s legal start and an inaugural meeting are different dates. The County’s October 28 notice tentatively listed November 16 for the inaugural meeting; the final schedule should be checked with the County.

The County now owns Apps’ Mill Nature Centre

The County announced Oct. 28 that it owns the centre and about 4. 5 acres, after a three-way deal with the Grand River Conservation Authority and Brantford. The County takes on capital costs of about $2. 2 million over 20 years. GRCA school programs, which bring more than 6,000 students a year, are guaranteed for at least 10 years. Brantford will pay the GRCA $112,000 a year for them starting January 2027. BrantBeacon ▸

Watch the Watts Pond intersection

The County scheduled storm-main work at Grand River Street North/Pinehurst Road and Watts Pond Road on or after Friday, November 6. Its notice says the eastbound lane of Watts Pond Road will close at the intersection, with no access to Watts Pond from Grand River Street North/Pinehurst during construction. Start dates depend on weather and progress: follow posted detours and check current road notices before travelling.

Governors Road East: westbound-only restriction

The County’s October 30 update anticipated work beginning November 2 or 3 and continuing into late November or December. The eastbound lane on Governors Road East is to close from Dundas Street East to approximately 100 metres east for sanitary-main installation. Westbound traffic only is permitted through the restricted stretch; eastbound traffic is detoured down Paris Road.

Access to Green Lane at Dundas Street East remains closed in the notice; the County directs access via Consolidated Drive and Iarocci Boulevard. Check live construction information for changes rather than assuming an anticipated start proves the current field arrangement.

Pottruff Road remains open during ground investigations

A November 2 County notice schedules field investigations on Pottruff Road in Paris from November 3 through November 20, weather and field conditions permitting. Temporary lane restrictions may occur, including at Markel Drive and Shawcross Street, but residential and commercial access is to be maintained.

The work gathers underground soil and groundwater information for design of the Brant Business Park watermain looping project. The notice says there is no garbage or utility impact. This is not a full-road closure notice.

The incoming County council

Certified municipal results, representation and the next public dates.

County council: who represents each ward

The County’s certified October 28 results name Jennifer Kyle as mayor-elect with 7,544 votes, or 61. 2 per cent. County-wide turnout was 35. 4 per cent, compared with 26. 54 per cent in 2022.

The certified ward representatives are John MacAlpine and Steve Schmitt in Ward 1; Steve Howes and James McCulloch in Ward 2; John Bell and John Peirce in Ward 3; Robert Chambers and Ben Clement in Ward 4; and Ella Haley and Mike Gatopoulos in Ward 5.

These are the certified municipal election results, not a new election taking place this Monday. They are carried here to identify the council preparing to begin its term.

Read the source ↗

New term begins November 15

The incoming County council’s term begins November 15. The County’s October 28 notice tentatively sets the inaugural meeting for Monday, November 16. A tentative date should be checked against the final meeting calendar before attending.

Brant Votes also flags the public meeting on the proposed 2027 Fees and Charges By-law for Tuesday, November 24, at 6 p.m. in Paris. The public meeting is part of the review process; this edition does not describe the proposed charges as already approved.

The municipal transition is separate from the federal by-election in Brantford–Brant South. County ward representatives and the next federal MP are chosen through different elections. The federal riding includes the southern County; the northern County is in Flamborough–Glanbrook–Brant North.

Read the source ↗

Official results and certificates ↗

Proposed fees: public-meeting notice ↗

Education • County first

Paris’s future school and dated education reporting from the City of Brantford.

Paris’s new school has its name: Willow Grove

Willow Grove Public School is the Ministry-approved name for Grand Erie’s planned new elementary school in Paris. The board announced the approval November 4 after a community naming process that began last year.

The $26. 5-million capital project is planned for 536 Kindergarten-to-Grade-8 pupils. The design includes a gymnasium and library, special-education and resource rooms, and four childcare rooms providing 64 spaces. Construction is anticipated to finish for the start of the September 2028 school year; this is not a school already open to pupils.

The board says the willow reflects resilience, adaptability and belonging, as well as Paris’s setting at the Nith and Grand rivers. A naming committee reviewed community submissions and sought further input from staff, students and residents. The next step is work with students, families and employees on a mascot and logo in the new year.

Read the source ↗

Beyond Brant • A new school, and a wider community hub

Blanche E. Williams Public School marked its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, November 5. Grand Erie’s Friday report says the school serves more than 600 Kindergarten-to-Grade-8 students. The partnership brings together the school, a recreation centre, a public library and childcare. The board says further outdoor amenities are scheduled for completion in the coming months; check with the school before using them.

Beyond Brant • Laurier students join OSAP protest

Laurier Brantford students gathered Thursday, November 5, for a strike over changes to Ontario student assistance, Brian Thompson reported in the Brantford Expositor. The local action formed part of the Canadian Federation of Students’ Hands Off Our Education campaign. Students walked toward MPP Will Bouma’s office and raised concerns about the affordability of post-secondary education and reliance on debt. This short account does not treat protesters’ views as a government response or assume every student receives the same aid.

The County’s November calendar

Nov 8 programme background • Nov 13–15 arts preview • Toronto time (EST).

November 8 programme background: Optimist market and Cainsville remembrance

The Paris Optimist Club’s holiday market was listed for Saturday and Sunday, Nov 7–8, with Sunday hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Paris Fairgrounds,139 Silver St. The following details come from BrantBeacon’s Oct 28 advance report, not a post-event attendance report. Organizers expected about 80 vendors; the fairgrounds listing allowed room for about 90. Co-chair Alex Faux said 60 to 70 per cent were returning, with a mix of artisans and makers, mostly local or from the Kitchener area. The preview listed:

• jewellery and handmade ornaments
• specialty jellies and candles
• stained glass and quilts
• crochet work and charcuterie boards

Admission was listed at$2, supporting the Paris Christmas Hamper Program. The advance report described food, essentials and toys for families, with vendor fees, the Optihouse Café and the club’s share of the licensed 50/50 supporting youth programmes, scholarships, team sponsorships and the skate-park expansion. Faux put last year’s attendance at about 850 and this year’s target at 1,000–1,200. These are the preview’s figures, not a verified 2026 outcome.

The Canadian Military Heritage Museum’s programme listed Veterans’ Tribute: A Walk of Remembrance at the TF Warren Cainsville Community Centre,15 Ewart Ave., for Sunday, Nov 8,1 to 4 p.m. Historical displays and a 2 p.m. presentation by Meghan Cameron, head of history at Cayuga Secondary School, on women’s involvement in early 20th-century military conflict were scheduled. This account preserves the published programme, not an eyewitness report. Listed partners were:

• Middleport Heritage Society
• County of Brant Public Library
• Brant Historical Society
• County of Brant

The programme listed free admission and encouraged registration through the poster’s QR code. Check the museum for any subsequent event report.

Artisans, libraries and holiday plans

Thirty-five years of Christmas in Paris

The Kindred Spirits Artisans of Paris hold their 35th annual Christmas in Paris artisan show and sale from Friday to Sunday, Nov. 13–15, at the Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver St. It is a juried show of handmade work. Brant Events' summary of the exhibitors includes:

• woodworking and pottery
• stained glass
• fine and fibre art
• jewellery and ornaments

The guild's own site lists the hours:

• Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $2 at the door. The organizers say the money goes back into the arts. It funds bursaries for high-school graduates going on to study the arts and sponsors awards for artists exhibiting at the annual Paris Fair. Brant Events notes food trucks, free parking and an accessible venue. Sources: christmasinparis.ca (organizer) · Brant Events

A Pokémon birthday at the Paris library

The County of Brant Public Library marks 30 years of Pokémon with Brant FanFest 2026 at the Paris Branch, 12 William St. It runs Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is free. The library's own program calendar gives the schedule:

A community Pokémon GO challenge runs through the day. Source: County of Brant Public Library calendar

Libraries, farm learning and Hello, Brant!

Hello, Brant! at the Burford arena, then St. George

The County is taking its staff to the community. Hello, Brant! is a drop-in afternoon to meet County divisions, ask questions and learn about local programs. It comes with free skating, face painting, popcorn, giveaways and a prize draw.

The County says it will post the list of participating divisions closer to each date. Source: County of Brant, Hello, Brant!

Learning and history this week (County libraries)

History Club: Our Role in the War of 1812. The library's monthly History Club meets Thursday, Nov. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Burford Branch, 24 Park Ave. It is a free drop-in session that uses items from the library's archives and leaves time for sharing research.

Barnyard to Backyard: Alpaca Farm. Wednesday, Nov 11,6:30 to 8 p.m. The library’s registration page rechecked Sunday afternoon identifies this as in person at the Scotland-Oakland Branch programme room,281 Oakland Road. Local alpaca experts discuss care, behaviour and fibre production. Registration is required; two spaces were displayed at that check. Follow the current registration page for availability and location, rather than an older online-event description.

Paris arts, games and a Christmas sing-along

Paris arts week: life drawing, a jam night, games and a princess Christmas

Costumed life drawing. Brant Art Matters holds its monthly session on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at St. Paul's United Church, 48 Broadway St. W. It runs on the second Wednesday of each month. Themed costumes bring character and texture to the poses, which start short and build to about 20 minutes. All levels and mediums are welcome. The next date is Dec. 9. Brant Events lists pay-what-you-can, $20 suggested; the County calendar entry doesn't list a price.

Open mic jam. Dog-Eared Café, 121 Grand River St. N., hosts its Open Mic JAM with Lisa Costa on Friday, Nov. 13. The café's calendar lists it again Nov. 27. Brant Events gives the hours as 7 to 10 p.m.; the café's page does not state a time. For November, the café has moved Music Bingo to Saturday night, Nov. 14.

WHOOPS-A-CON. Paris Community Church hosts this all-ages board and card game day at the #ForParis Centre, 164 Grand River St. N., on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 8:45 a.m. Volunteers will teach games, and there is a bring-and-buy table. Tickets are $5 through Eventbrite. Children under 14 need a parent or guardian, according to the listing.

Carols & Crowns. The Glass Slipper Company brings its Snow Sisters characters to Browndale Farm, 740 West Dumfries Rd., Paris, on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Christmas sing-along and meet-and-greet runs 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with doors at 10:45 a.m. Tickets are $25 plus fees. Every guest over 23 months needs one, and there are no door sales. The company's page also lists Friday, Nov. 20 (6 to 8 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 28 (7 to 9 p.m.). Sources: County calendar: Costumed Life Drawing · Dog-Eared Café events · Eventbrite: WHOOPS-A-CON · Ticketscene: Carols & Crowns · The Glass Slipper Company

Also in the County on Saturday, Nov. 14

• Paris, Thrift for Charity. St. Paul's United Church, 48 Broadway St. W., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free entry. Proceeds go to the Sexual Assault Centre of Brant. The remaining donation drop-off is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., per BrantBeacon. BrantBeacon
• Paris, Sacred Heart Christmas Tea and Bazaar. Parish Centre, 17 Washington St., noon to 3 p.m. Bake and craft tables, draws and a light lunch. Aggregator listing; confirm with the parish. BScene

On County stages • Glen Morris and St. George

Lightfoot in the Glen

The Music in the Glen series at Glen Morris United Church, 453 East River Rd., Glen Morris, presents Gord's Gold: A Gordon Lightfoot Songbook on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The church's own event page has the details. Four players perform the Lightfoot catalogue:

• Ward Cornforth
• Jon Zaslow
• Doug Eyre
• Don Reid

Brant Events names "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" among the songs. The church describes it as an intimate show built on the storytelling and melodies of Lightfoot's music. Tickets are $40, available through glenmorris.uc@gmail.com or 519-740-7168, according to the listing. Sources: Glen Morris United Church · Brant Events

Young performers in St. George

Students in 20 Performing Arts Academy's fundamentals program perform Everybody Dreams on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m. It is an original musical about chasing dreams, written by program director Lydia Smith. The show is at Memorial Hall, home of the South Dumfries Historical Society, 34 Main St. S., St. George. Tickets are listed at $10 through the academy's ticket page. The same academy's Elite program stages Dear Evan Hansen at Brantford Collegiate Institute on Nov. 20–21 (Beyond Brant, below). Sources: Brant Events · 20 Performing Arts tickets

Looking ahead in the County

Local hockey briefs (Riverhawks detail, Mounties and related notes) and the Peter Ligori local-hockey advertisement pages follow. County-first order kept through the Sports run.

The Montreal Alouettes beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-23 in Saturday afternoon's Eastern Final.

Quarterback Davis Alexander, the CFL's Most Outstanding Player, completed 23 of 35 passes for 373 yards and two touchdowns in his first playoff game of 2026. Tyson Philpot caught nine passes for 129 yards and Charleston Rambo had 117. CFL.ca says Montreal used its ground game to run out the clock late and a Snead interception in the end zone sealed it. Winnipeg's Oliveira ran for 105 yards on 14 carries, and Evan Holm had a game-high 11 tackles.

Winnipeg reached the division final by crossing over to the East and beating Toronto 25-22 in the Eastern Semi-Final at BMO Field.

Edmonton 28, B.C.16 — Western Final, Saturday Nov 7. The CP scoreboard confirms the Western Final result. The Lions had reached the division final by beating Saskatchewan 33–26. Edmonton was hosting its first playoff game since 2015. CP final score ↗

Sources: CFL.ca Eastern Final report • CFL.ca Division Finals schedule • TSN division finals preview • CFL Game Tracker

Queen's to host Western in the 118th Yates Cup

U Sports • OUA semifinals — FINAL

The Queen's Gaels beat the Ottawa Gee-Gees 45-27 in Saturday's OUA semifinal at Richardson Stadium in Kingston. Queen's will host the Western Mustangs in the 118th Yates Cup on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. at the same stadium.

Ottawa led 24-21 at halftime, helped by a blocked punt returned for a touchdown. Queen's then held the Gee-Gees to three points in the second half. Quarterback Alex Vreeken completed 22 of 28 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Running back Jayce Baldwin ran for 195 yards on 13 carries, including a 94-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter that put the game away. Ottawa's Josh Janssen threw for 410 yards.

Western beat Windsor 43-33 in the other semifinal in London. The Yates Cup winner hosts the AUS champion in the Mitchell Bowl on Nov. 21.

Laurier's season is over. The Waterloo-based Golden Hawks lost 58-41 at Western in the Oct. 31 quarterfinal. Will Russell threw for 440 yards and five touchdowns, but Western turned two Laurier turnovers into second-quarter touchdowns.

Sources: Queen's Athletics semifinal recap and box score • Kingston Daily, Ken Hashizume • OUA playoff format • Laurier Athletics quarterfinal recap

Beyond Brant • NCAA college football • Week 10

Sunday-afternoon update • selected finals refreshed; dated background and unverified results remain explicit.

Utah stays perfect; Oregon wins in Columbus; Miami falls

NCAA FBS • Saturday, Nov 7 finals • selected results refreshed Sunday Nov 8

Rankings are the College Football Playoff rankings as listed by ESPN and NCAA.com. The AP poll ranks some teams differently.

No. 3 Utah 28, No. 9 BYU 20 (FINAL). Utah won the rivalry game at Rice-Eccles Stadium and stayed unbeaten at 9-0. The AP lists Utah's next game at Arizona next Saturday.

No. 7 Texas 34, No. 18 Missouri 20 (FINAL). Texas won in Columbia, Mo. The Longhorns (7-2) play at LSU next week.

No. 8 UCLA 34, Minnesota 20 (FINAL). UCLA won in Minneapolis to go 9-0. The Bruins host Illinois on Friday.

No. 21 South Carolina 17, Texas A&M 9 (FINAL), at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Friday night: No. 22 Arizona beat TCU 29-28.

Saturday finals refreshed Sunday afternoon: NCAA.com’s completed Week 10 report resolves the prior live scores. Rankings below are the listed CFP ranks, not a newly released poll.

• Oregon 41, Ohio State 28.
• Alabama 31, LSU 13.
• Houston 31, Cincinnati 24; Penn State 28, Washington 25; Wake Forest 77, Merrimack 0.
• Boise State 64, Colorado State 38.
• Tennessee 34, Kentucky 6.

Late Saturday results:

• Notre Dame 31, Miami 24: Miami’s unbeaten run ended in South Bend.
• Georgia 42, Ole Miss 7.
• Iowa 24, Northwestern 10.
• Oklahoma 23, Florida 7.
• Texas Tech 53, West Virginia 48.
• Michigan State–Michigan: no checked final in this edition.

What changed: Notre Dame held off Miami after building a 24–3 third-quarter lead. Georgia’s decisive win and Utah’s unbeaten record now form part of the committee’s next assessment; the new CFP rankings are not released until Tuesday. Oregon rallied from 14–0 down to win in Columbus. Texas Tech survived West Virginia after surrendering a 41–27 halftime lead, finishing with a fourth-quarter touchdown and safety. These are completed Saturday results, not predictions of the next rankings. NCAA completed report ↗

Other Saturday finals: Florida State 31, Boston College 24 • Duke 41, NC State 3 • Clemson 18, Syracuse 13 • Maryland 34, Purdue 29 • Auburn 26, Arkansas 23 • Oklahoma State 66, Kansas State 28 • Baylor 42, Iowa State 31 • North Carolina 38, UConn 21 • Tulsa 60, Tulane 10 • Old Dominion 21, Coastal Carolina 8. Ivy League: Princeton 21, Dartmouth 14 • Harvard 37, Columbia 0 • Brown 24, Yale 20 • Penn 14, Cornell 13.

Sources: ESPN college football scoreboard • NCAA.com Week 10 live updates • AP "How the Top 25 fared," via WTOP • USA Today Week 10 scores

Beyond Brant • NFL Sunday • Week 9

Sunday-afternoon update • selected finals refreshed; dated background and unverified results remain explicit.

Week 9: Sunday’s dated schedule and Monday’s Bills–Vikings meeting

NFL • Sunday, Nov. 8 (all times EST)

Selected Sunday finals, scoreboard updated 4:26 p.m. EST: Cincinnati 34, Atlanta 17 in Madrid; Detroit 19, Miami 9; Kansas City 35, N.Y.Jets 12; Denver 26, Carolina 21; L.A.Rams 20, Washington 13; N.Y.Giants 19, Philadelphia 11. Other games were still listed live or upcoming. Monday’s Buffalo–Minnesota game is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EST; both entered the weekend 6-1. Dated scoreboard ↗

The CP Sunday schedule lists Las Vegas at San Francisco at 4:25 p.m. EST. Canadian viewers should check local CTV/TSN/RDS and DAZN listings; the table preserves Sunday’s scheduled fixtures, not live game status.

Records (ESPN standings, Saturday evening): AFC: Buffalo 6-1, Denver, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh 6-2, Kansas City and Cincinnati 5-2. NFC: San Francisco and Minnesota 6-1, Chicago 6-2, Detroit 5-2. Two of the 6-1 teams, Buffalo and Minnesota, meet Monday night in Minneapolis. The Chargers are still winless at 0-7 and host Houston.

Thursday final: Jaguars 33, Ravens 10. Week 10 preview: Next Sunday, Nov. 15, the Patriots and Lions play in Munich at 9:30 a.m.

Sources: NFL Football Operations 2026 schedule • ESPN Week 9 schedule • ESPN NFL standings

Beyond Brant • Raptors and college basketball

Sunday-afternoon update • selected finals refreshed; dated background and unverified results remain explicit.

Raptors' Alijah Martin scores a career-high 27 in win at Milwaukee

NBA • Toronto Raptors — FINAL, Friday, Nov. 6

The Raptors were missing Kawhi Leonard (knee), Scottie Barnes (groin) and Immanuel Quickley (hamstring), and they still beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-107 in an Emirates NBA Cup game at Fiserv Forum on Friday night.

Second-year guard Alijah Martin had scored no more than nine points in any of his first 30 NBA games. On Friday he scored a career-high 27 on 9-of-11 shooting, including 6 of 7 from three-point range. RJ Barrett also scored 27. Jamal Shead had 10 points and a career-high 16 assists, and Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl scored 19 each.

Toronto trailed by as many as 15. Martin's three-pointer gave the Raptors their first lead, 71-69, with 5:41 left in the third quarter. They took the lead for good on a three-point play by Allen Graves with 2:17 left in the third, and outscored Milwaukee 70-47 in the second half. Leonard has now missed seven straight games. The Raptors are 5-4 overall and 1-1 in East Group A of the NBA Cup. Milwaukee fell to 1-8, its slowest start since 1993-94.

Next: Raptors host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, Nov. 9.

Sources: NBA.com game summary and AP recap (Steve Megargee) • ESPN box score

NCAA men's basketball: UConn wins the title-game rematch

No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in Boston on Friday, a rematch of last season's national championship game. Braylon Mullins scored 23 and Silas Demary Jr. had 21. Elsewhere in the Top 25 on Friday: No. 9 Virginia 97, Northeastern 72 • No. 17 Kansas 89, Middle Tennessee 45 • No. 20 Alabama 101, Arkansas State 86, with Amari Allen recording the fifth triple-double in program history • No. 22 UCLA 114, North Florida 63, after a 35-0 run • No. 23 Kentucky 89, James Madison 80 • No. 25 BYU 108, Omaha 67. Kansas and Kentucky meet Tuesday at the United Center in Chicago.

Source: Field Level Media Top 25 roundup, via KMJ

Weekend scoreboard • finals only

OHL (Fri.) Brantford 3, Sarnia 2 • CFL Eastern Final Montreal 33, Winnipeg 23 • OUA semifinal Queen's 45, Ottawa 27; Western 43, Windsor 33 • NHL (Sat.) Washington 4, Florida 3; Nashville 3, St. Louis 1 • NHL (Fri.) Buffalo 5, Columbus 2; Minnesota 4, San Jose 1; Anaheim 5, Calgary 3 • NBA (Fri.) Toronto 121, Milwaukee 107 • NCAA FB Utah 28, BYU 20; Texas 34, Missouri 20; UCLA 34, Minnesota 20; South Carolina 17, Texas A&M 9 • CPL semifinal Atlético Ottawa 3, Forge 2 (Ottawa wins 5-4 on aggregate); Cavalry 2, Supra 0 • NSL semifinal AFC Toronto 4, Ottawa Rapid 0 (8-2 agg.) • EPL Arsenal 1, Hull 0; Nottingham Forest 3, Man City 1; Leeds 1, Tottenham 0; Fulham 1, Newcastle 1 • Rugby New Zealand 43, Scotland 21; South Africa 66, Italy 7; Wales 28, Japan 21; France 54, Fiji 17 • Cricket India beat New Zealand by 4 runs (DLS) OHL (Sun.) Brantford 5, Oshawa 2.

Beyond Brant • Canadian soccer

Sunday-afternoon update • selected finals refreshed; dated background and unverified results remain explicit.

Ottawa wins in Hamilton in the final minutes; Forge are out

Canadian Premier League semifinal, second leg, Hamilton Stadium — FINAL

Forge FC's season ended Saturday in Hamilton. Atlético Ottawa's Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau completed a hat trick in the last moments for a 3-2 win and a 5-4 aggregate victory.

Fleuriau Chateau scored in the 25th minute. Forge's Hoce Massunda equalized off a corner just before halftime. Fleuriau Chateau headed Ottawa back in front in the 84th minute, and the goal stood after a review for a possible foul. Dan Nimick scored a stoppage-time penalty for Forge to make it 2-2 and level the tie on aggregate. Fleuriau Chateau then scored again to win it.

The defending champions will play Cavalry FC in the final, a rematch of last year's. Cavalry beat Supra du Québec 2-0 with goals from Caniggia Elva and Ali Musse to reach a fourth straight final. The league has set the CPL Final for Saturday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. EST, hosted by the higher seed. The venue had not been officially announced at the cutoff.

Sources: CBC Sports, Nov. 7 • TSN • CPL: 2026 Final set for Nov. 21 • Sportsnet playoff preview (higher seed hosts)

AFC Toronto back in the NSL final

Kaylee Hunter scored twice as AFC Toronto beat Ottawa Rapid FC 4-0 at TD Place, an 8-2 aggregate semifinal win. Lena Silano and Nikki Small also scored. Ottawa goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais was taken off on a stretcher after a seventh-minute collision. Toronto is in the Northern Super League final for the second straight year. The final is Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. EST at TD Place in Ottawa. The opponent-deciding second leg was scheduled Sunday, Nov 8, at 4 p.m. EST in Laval, where the regular-season champion Montréal Roses take a 3-0 aggregate lead into their second leg against the Vancouver Rise.

Sources: CBC Sports • NSL Final page • Montréal Roses leg-two preview

Whitecaps finish first in the West for the first time

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (17-8-7, 58 points) clinched first place in MLS's Western Conference for the first time in club history, along with a 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup berth. Their best-of-three Round One series opens at BC Place on Sunday, Nov. 22. Kickoff time has not been announced. Vancouver will play the winner of the West wild-card match.

Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Beyond Brant • world sport

Premier League: Arsenal matches its best start; Forest beat City 3-1

Saturday, Nov. 7 — FINALS

• Arsenal 1, Hull City 0. Martin Ødegaard scored with a little under 20 minutes left after goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis spilled the ball. The defending champions have 27 points from 10 games, matching the club's best Premier League start (2022-23). They have kept seven clean sheets and lead the table.
• Nottingham Forest 3, Manchester City 1. Jair Cunha scored after six minutes and Liam Delap scored twice against the club where he started his career. City has now lost three league games in a row. The win lifted Forest out of the bottom three and pushed Manchester United into the relegation zone. The Premier League says it is the first time United has been in the bottom three after nine or more games since November 1986.
• Leeds 1, Tottenham 0. Substitute Noah Okafor scored 97 seconds after coming on, set up by fellow substitute Harry Wilson. It was Leeds' first win since mid-September.
• Fulham 1, Newcastle 1. Jacob Murphy scored in the 80th minute and Rodrigo Muniz equalized 179 seconds later.
• Sunday: Brighton host Brentford, among others. An international break follows.

Sources: Premier League, "What we learned" • BBC Sport fixtures

Europe: Mbappé scores in a seventh straight game; Neuer injured again

Real Madrid won 3-0 at 10-man Valencia. Federico Valverde and Arda Güler scored before halftime and Kylian Mbappé added his 13th league goal. Madrid moved level on points with leaders Barcelona, whose visit to Atlético Madrid was scheduled for Sunday, Nov 8. In Germany, Bayern won 2-1 at Mainz, with two assists from Harry Kane. Manuel Neuer became Bayern's oldest player but left before halftime with a recurrence of a foot injury. Bayern and Dortmund (2-1 over Elversberg) both have 21 points, and Bayern leads on goal difference. PSG beat Troyes 1-0 for an 11th straight win in all competitions. Roma beat Sassuolo 3-0 to move second in Serie A.

Source: The Guardian, Nov. 7

F 1: Norris wins in São Paulo; Mercedes secures constructors’ title

Lando Norris won Sunday’s São Paulo Grand Prix, finishing 14.602 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen after 71 laps through changing wet and dry conditions. Isack Hadjar completed the podium. Formula 1’s report records George Russell fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth, enough for Mercedes to secure the Constructors’ Championship. Verstappen climbed from 21st on the grid. Norris took his third victory of the season; Oscar Piastri was sixth, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Liam Lawson. Lewis Hamilton finished ninth on his 400th start, and Nico Hülkenberg completed the top 10. Canada’s Lance Stroll retired for Aston Martin. Official race report ↗

The official Formula 1 report, published Sunday at 1:51 p.m. Toronto EST, confirms the race result. Next: Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, Nov 20–22. The source links below preserve Saturday’s qualifying background; grid projections are not the race result.

Sources: Formula 1.com qualifying report • F 1 qualifying classification

Rugby: All Blacks win at Murrayfield; Springboks score nine tries against Italy

In the Nations Championship on Saturday, New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21. Beauden Barrett's two tries took him to 50 in tests, and Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman scored a first-half hat trick. South Africa beat an injury-hit Italy 66-7 in Turin, and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was responsible for 26 points. Wales beat Japan 28-21 in Cardiff with a bonus point. France beat Fiji 54-17 in Lyon to move top of the Northern Hemisphere standings, but fly-half Romain Ntamack left with what looked like a serious shoulder injury.

Source: RTÉ Sport with PA • AP, South Africa–Italy

Beyond Brant • tennis, golf, cricket and curling

Sunday afternoon • Paris tennis, F 1 and men’s curling finals updated; other results retain dates.

Tennis: Alcaraz wins Paris; WTA Finals open without Rybakina

Carlos Alcaraz beat Ben Shelton 7–6(5),7–5 in Sunday’s Paris Masters final, taking his first title at the event and ninth Masters 1000 crown, according to the ATP Tour. He recovered from a break down in the second set and won in one hour 57 minutes. The Spaniard improved to 4–1 in their head-to-head series after Shelton had won their US Open quarter-final. Alcaraz next heads to the ATP Finals in Turin, Nov 15–22. ATP final report ↗

World No. 1 Elena Rybakina, the defending champion, has withdrawn from the WTA Finals at Indian Wells with a viral illness. Marta Kostyuk replaces her. The Nov 8 WTA schedule listed a noon Pacific (3 p.m.EST) start with Linda Nosková vs. Kostyuk, followed by Coco Gauff vs. Jessica Pegula. Their head-to-head is tied 5-5. In Hong Kong, Sunday’s final was listed as Alexandra Eala against Claire Liu; no checked result is asserted here. The ATP Finals in Turin follow, Nov. 15–22.

Sources: ATP Tour, Alcaraz–Ruud • WTA, Rybakina withdrawal • WTA Finals Day 1 preview and schedule • Tennis Calendar, Hong Kong semifinals

Golf: James led Los Cabos after Saturday’s third round

After Saturday’s third round, Ben James led the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico, at 21 under par after three rounds. Ryan Gerard is four back at 17 under, and Chris Kirk and Denny McCarthy are at 16 under. Ireland's Séamus Power shot a bogey-free 65 with two eagles and climbed 44 places into a tie for 18th. The final round was scheduled for Sunday, Nov 8; no winner is asserted in this afternoon snapshot.

Sources: PGA Tour leaderboard • RTÉ, Power's 65

Cricket: India win a rain-shortened ODI in Wellington

India beat New Zealand by four runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method to lead the five-match ODI series 2-0. India's pace bowlers bowled New Zealand out for 134 in 41 overs, with Gurnoor Brar taking 4-30. Daryl Mitchell scored 55 for New Zealand. Rain stopped India's chase at 113-7. Jacob Duffy dismissed captain Shubman Gill on his first ball and then removed Virat Kohli. The third ODI is in Hamilton, N.Z., on Tuesday.

Source: CNA / Reuters

Curling: Dunstone defends Masters title; Saturday quarter-final background

Matt Dunstone beat Bruce Mouat 7–6 in Sunday’s P&H Masters final in Medicine Hat, successfully defending his title. The event’s official report says Dunstone completed an unbeaten 7–0 week with Colton Flasch substituting for injured second Mark Nichols. Dunstone led 6–1 at the break, Mouat rallied, and the Canadian side protected a two-point lead with last stone in the final end. The win was Dunstone’s third Grand Slam title, all at the Masters. Official final report ↗

Sources: Grand Slam of Curling draw and results • Sportsnet Day 4 takeaways

Beyond Brant • dated Sunday schedule and pre-weekend standings

Sunday-afternoon update • selected finals refreshed; dated background and unverified results remain explicit.

All times are as scheduled and subject to change.

NHL STANDINGS — ATLANTIC DIVISION (as of Saturday night, Nov. 7)

As of Saturday night, Nov. 7 (dated snapshot after Florida’s afternoon loss; not updated for Sunday’s Atlantic games). Standings include Saturday afternoon’s finals (Florida lost 4–3 in Washington). Source: NHL standings, checked 6:40 p.m. EST.

Brant Votes: the by-election calendar

Debate day: Monday, November 9; vote December 7

Voters in Brantford–Brant South, which includes the southern part of the County of Brant, will elect a new MP on Monday, December 7. The seat opened when Conservative MP Larry Brock resigned September 18 to return to the Crown attorney’s office. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the by-election November 1.

Elections Canada lists advance polls November 27–30, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and election-day voting from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nominations close Monday, November 16, at 2 p.m., so the official ballot is not final yet.

Residents of the northern County vote in Flamborough–Glanbrook–Brant North, which is not part of this by-election. Elections Canada’s voter information service can confirm which riding includes your address.

Read the source ↗

Brant Votes reports Rogers TV debate

Brant Votes, the St. George-based non-partisan election site run by John Monkhouse, reported Saturday, November 7, that candidates will debate Monday, November 9, at Rogers TV.

The Nov 7 Brant Votes article, rechecked Sunday afternoon, says Monday’s discussion will be recorded and broadcast before election day. A recording is not confirmation of a live public broadcast. Start time, airtimes and public-access arrangements were not established in that source; check the organizers or Rogers listings.

Citing the Expositor’s November 5 report, Brant Votes lists four expected participants: Joy O’Donnell, Kevin Davis, Dave Carrol and Brad Ward. Its report cautions that “the people on stage are the candidates named so far, not necessarily the full field.” The NDP nomination result was not independently confirmed by Sunday afternoon; the expected-participant listing is not confirmation that Ward won the nomination.

Read the source ↗

The announced field is not yet the final ballot

Candidates announced so far include Conservative Kevin Davis, appointed September 20; Independent Dave Carrol, announced October 28; Liberal Joy O’Donnell, announced October 31; and Green Kathryn Kissinger, named November 6, according to CTV News. Brad Ward was expected to be confirmed at the Nov 7 NDP meeting, but the result remained unverified in the Sunday-afternoon research. No People’s Party candidate had been reported in that Sunday-afternoon check.

Read the source ↗

On Brant Votes’ Facebook page

Brant Votes’ Saturday, November 7 post, at 3:12 p.m. Toronto time, headed “We’re keeping going!”, promoted continued December 7 by-election and debate coverage. Its screenshot listed Monday’s Rogers TV debate without a start time or public-access details; the NDP candidate was still to be decided. Saturday post ↗

A Friday, November 6 post, at 7:37 a.m. Toronto time, stressed the November 16, 2 p.m. nomination deadline. Its Davis/O’Donnell/Carrol list was not final and did not include Kissinger, subsequently reported by CTV. Neither post confirms the NDP nomination result. Friday post ↗

Beyond Brant • choral music and the stage

City of Brantford • Upcoming performances and source-qualified ticket information.

Brantford’s Nov 8 choral programme: Canadian Remembrance

The Grand River Chorus advertised Canadian Remembrance for Sunday, Nov 8,3 p.m., at St.Andrew’s United Church,95 Darling St., Brantford. Its programme paired Eleanor Daley’s Requiem with Stephen Chatman’s Songs of the Prospector and other works. The advance ticket page listed$30 for adults and$20 for youth 13–25, with a three-concert season pass listed at$80/$50 by Brant Events. This is the published programme, not a new attendance or performance report. Grand River Chorus ↗

At the Sanderson Centre this week

The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St., has a full week ahead. The box office is at 519-758-8090.

A Country Christmas with The Walters Family. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 to 4 p.m. The family's 26th annual holiday matinee of harmonies, carols and country Christmas songs. Tickets $58, per the venue calendar.

Dreamer: The Supertramp Experience. Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. The band performs Crime of the Century along with hits including "Give a Little Bit," "The Logical Song" and "Breakfast in America." Brant Events lists $59.

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy. Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m., with a second show at 7:30 p.m. per Brant Events. The London comedy duo James and Jamesy improvise a panto-style, all-ages adventure after their Christmas tea party floods the world. Tiered prices, per the venue calendar:

The venue offers a subsidized ticket option for anyone who finds the cost beyond their means.

Later in the month, per Discover Brantford and the venue calendar:

• The Great Canadian Roadtrip, Nov. 16
• Celebrating Celine: A New Day, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
• The Jim Cuddy Band, Nov. 21
• Rod Beattie's Marsh Marigolds, Nov. 25–26

Confirm start times other than those given here with the box office. Sources: Venue calendar: Walters Family · Venue calendar: O Christmas Tea · Venue calendar: Dreamer · Venue calendar: Celine · Discover Brantford · Buy tickets

Beyond Brant • the civic service calendar

City of Brantford and Oxford County • official dates, access and transportation details.

Remembrance Day in the city

As reported by BrantBeacon, the City of Brantford's events run as follows:

• Tuesday, Nov. 10: an overnight lighting display begins at the Brant War Memorial, 6 Dalhousie St. A cadet vigil runs from 6 p.m. to midnight.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7 to 11 a.m.: the vigil resumes.
• 10:40 a.m.: a walking march leaves Harmony Square.
• 10:50 a.m.: the Civic Service of Remembrance begins.

Front-row seating is reserved for veterans and their companions, with some public bleachers. A fly-past by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is planned, weather permitting. Two students will read speeches on "The Role of Women in Time of War": Grade 10 student Yasharah Amin of Assumption College and Grade 6 student Gunreet Kaur of Walter Gretzky Elementary.

Downtown municipal lots are free from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Brantford Transit fares are waived for people attending. Allow for construction: the Lorne Bridge eastbound lane reduction, lane reductions on Brant Avenue and the Colborne Street closure.

That evening, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Brant Historical Society leads The Great War Walk from the VIA station, 5 Wadsworth St. It looks at how Brantford lived through and then commemorated the First World War. The walk costs $10, free for members. Register at 519-752-2483 or information@brantmuseums.ca.

In Blandford-Blenheim (Oxford County), the Chesterfield Cemetery service was scheduled for Sunday, Nov 8,11:30 a.m. Drumbo's is at 10:40 a.m., Princeton's at 10:30 a.m. and Plattsville's at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. Sources: BrantBeacon, Nov. 5 · Brant Museums

Beyond Brant • mysteries, markets and downtown

City of Brantford • Aggregator-only listings remain identified.

A mystery at the Bell Homestead, and more around the city

The Bell Mystery Experience. The Bell Homestead National Historic Site, 94 Tutela Heights Rd., opens after dark on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. Guests search for clues and meet live actors in a mystery inspired by Alexander Graham Bell, then compare notes over refreshments in The Exchange Café. Tickets are $35 through the City's ACTIVEnet registration.

Student dinner theatre. Assumption College School's Murder Me Always dinner theatre is Thursday, Nov. 12. BrantBeacon reported Nov. 5 that it is sold out.

Comedy, heavy music and drag.

• Thursday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m.: the Hot As Heck Comedy Tour at Sassy Britches Brewing Co.
• Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: a four-band heavy music bill (NERVE, Laser Mountain, Catastrophic Hemorrhage and Face First) at Temptation Kitchen.
• Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.: The Drag Stop! "Turn Up" show at Two Doors Down, with Jada Hudson of Canada's Drag Race All Stars.

These three are aggregator listings; check with the venue.

Markets on Saturday, Nov. 14.

• Brantford Comic Con's Geeky Gifts Holiday Market, Branlyn Community Centre, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets $8. 79 to $11. 98 including fees.
• Hungarian Hall Christmas Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• St. Joseph's Lifecare Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15. Northern Connection Rescue holds the Project Warm Dog Christmas Market at The Rope Factory, 111 Sherwood Dr., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., raising money for dog houses in remote northern communities.

All times on this list are as listed by Brant Events or BScene. Sources: City of Brantford: Bell Homestead events · BrantBeacon: Murder Me Always · Brant Events calendar

Coming up downtown

Beyond Brant • Toronto stages and screens

Toronto stages: dates for the diary

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac closes today, Sunday, Nov. 8, at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical opens there Tuesday, Nov. 10, and runs through Nov. 22. Mirvish also lists:

• Operation Mincemeat, Royal Alexandra Theatre, through Dec. 13
• Our Little Secret, CAA Theatre, through Nov. 22
• Dirty Dancing, from Nov. 24

Check Mirvish for performance times and seats. Sources: Mirvish: Rumours · Mirvish: Grinch · Mirvish: Operation Mincemeat · Mirvish: Our Little Secret · Mirvish upcoming

On TV and streaming: Canada's Drag Race returns Nov. 19

The seventh season of Canada's Drag Race premieres Thursday, Nov. 19, on Crave. Billboard Canada reports that guest judges include:

• Vancouver rapper bbno$
• Marianas Trench frontman Josh Ramsay
• U.S. pop singer Slayyyter
• Canadian fashion designer Aurora James
• actor-comedian Joel Kim Booster

The winner receives $100,000. The trailer was released Nov. 2.

Also on screens: the Canadian Opera Company this week shared a video of Amanda Seyfried recalling the filming of Atom Egoyan's Seven Veils at Toronto's Four Seasons Centre. Egoyan shot the film during the COC's 2023 revival of his staging of Salome, BroadwayWorld reports. Sources: Billboard Canada, Nov. 3 · BroadwayWorld, Nov. 7

Beyond Brant • Canadian music news

New releases reported November 6–7; upcoming releases retain their dates.

Bryan Adams writes an album about home

Bryan Adams released How's It Goin', his 17th album, on Friday, Nov. 6, on his own BAD Records. He describes it as a record about Canada. "The idea was simply to make a record about Canada," Adams said in his announcement. The project began with a song for the documentary Canada's Wild Eastern Edge, and the research inspired more songs. The album draws on country, folk and rock.

The tracklist, published by Rock News UK, includes:

• "Highway 16"
• "The Battle of Lundy's Lane"
• "The Ballad of Terry Fox"
• "51st State"
• "When Canada Joined Newfoundland"
• "Heave Away"

A 13th song, "Lake Ontario," is a digital bonus track. Apple Music's editorial notes describe "51st State" as a heartland rocker about strained relations with the United States.

Classic Rock's Philip Wilding, in a review for Louder published Nov. 6, called it "one of his best and most inspired albums in years." The album is out on CD, LP and digital, plus a hardback book edition with lyrics and images. Sources: bryanadams.com: announcement · bryanadams.com: out now · Rock News UK · Louder review · Apple Music · Louder announcement, Sept. 10 ("17th album") · CBC Arts/Q, Nov. 6

New Canadian music this weekend and next

Friday, Nov. 6 was a busy release day for Canadian artists, according to Billboard Canada's album calendar and the Canadian Beats weekly roundup:

• Hayden: The Recent Past, his 10th studio album, on his own Hardwood Records (Billboard Canada).
• Comeback Kid: the Winnipeg hardcore band's eighth studio album, Chosen Hell.
• Young Friend: Vancouver songwriter Drew Tarves's second album, New Entertainment, on Nettwerk. His label says it was recorded live off the floor and fully analog. His tour reaches Toronto's Baby G on Nov. 28.
• Also out: new albums from Tenille Townes, Saya Gray and Yoo Doo Right (Billboard Canada).
• Alanis Morissette: Good Weather for Immaculate Conception, a holiday album of covers and originals. Canadian Beats reports collaborations with Brandi Carlile, Joy Oladokun, Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Coming Friday, Nov. 13, per Billboard Canada:

• Land of Talk's sixth album, LASTS, with a listening event at Couchiching Brewery in Orillia on Nov. 13
• Greg Keelor and Jimmy Bowskill's Matinee To-Day
• Steven Page's holiday record Steven's Greetings
• Shaina Hayes's Take the Case of a Rose

On the touring front, Exclaim! reported new Canadian dates this week:

• Bahamas, Jason Collett and Zeus at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, Dec. 11–12
• Bon Jovi at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Aug. 4 and 7, 2027

Sources: Billboard Canada album calendar · Canadian Beats, Nov. 7 · Nettwerk · Exclaim!, Nov. 6

Beyond Brant • books and the box office

Film grosses below are Sunday studio U.S./Canada estimates, not final actuals.

Giller night is Nov. 16

The 2026 Giller Prize, Canada's richest award for English-language fiction, will be presented Monday, Nov. 16, in Toronto. The ceremony airs at 9 p.m. Eastern on CBC TV and CBC Gem, streams on CBC's YouTube channel, and has a radio special on CBC Radio and CBC Listen. The winner receives $100,000 and each finalist $10,000. The five shortlisted novels, announced Oct. 5, are:

• Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux
• Eliza Sunshine by Michelle Good
• Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring
• The Small Ones by Nazanine Hozar
• Good People by Patmeena Sabit

The jury is a first for the prize: nine independent booksellers from across Canada. Rick Mercer returns as host, according to Scene 49. Sources: Giller Prize shortlist release · Scene 49

At the movies: a Godzilla sequel leads the weekend

Godzilla Minus Zero led the weekend with a Sunday studio estimate ofUS$31.61 million from 3,254 screens in the U.S.and Canada, Boxoffice Pro reported Nov 8. The Takashi Yamazaki follow-up to Godzilla Minus One earned an estimatedUS$14.6 million Friday, US$9.45 million Saturday andUS$7.56 million Sunday. The trade publication called it a record domestic opening for a foreign-language live-action film. Those estimates can change when actual grosses arrive.

Other Sunday studio estimates:

• The Cat in the Hat: US$20.5 million.
• Drummer Boy: aboutUS$9.31 million.
• Wild Horse Nine: US$6 million from 1,100 screens.

The theatrical release of paired season-one episodes of Crave’s Heated Rivalry was estimated atUS$1.4 million from 945 theatres, according to the same Sunday report. A television compilation is distinct from a new feature film; the estimate is not a streaming audience measure.

These are Sunday studio estimates. Boxoffice Pro’s Nov 8 report is the source of the updated figures; the earlier Saturday Deadline forecast is retained below as dated background. Sunday studio estimates ↗

Beyond Brant • OPP investigations

Brantford home searched in Lambton OPP drug probe

Original source →

Officers from Lambton County, Brant County and Elgin County OPP searched a home on Erie Street in Brantford on the evening of Friday, Oct. 30, at about 7 p.m., Sarnia News Today reported. The search was part of a drug investigation led by Lambton County OPP that began in September.

Police say a man was taken into custody earlier that day, shortly before 2 p.m., during a drug enforcement stop on Communication Road in Chatham-Kent. They say officers seized suspected fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and hydromorphone, along with cash. Police did not release the amount of drugs.

A 34-year-old from Scarborough faces three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was held for a bail hearing and has been remanded into custody. The charges have not been proven in court.

Source: Sarnia News Today, Eric Thompson, Nov. 3, 2026, 5:41 p.m., citing Lambton County OPP.

Norfolk OPP renew appeal in Highway 24 break-in near the Brant line

Original source →

Norfolk County OPP are still investigating a break-in at a business on Highway 24 near the Norfolk–Brant border. Police say it happened on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 13. They say the suspects stole cash and other items, and the male suspect has tattoos on both hands. Anyone who recognizes either person is asked to call 1-888-310-1122 and quote incident E 261333505.

Source: OPP West Region, posted Nov. 2, 2026, 3:21 p.m. EST.

Beyond Brant • Lorne Bridge appeal

Brantford Police Service’s November 6 release seeks information about an unknown man following an interaction near the Lorne Bridge at approximately 12:20 p.m. on November 5. Police say grounds exist for charges of criminal harassment and uttering threats to cause death.

Anyone with information that could identify the man is asked to contact Constable Geigl at 519-756-7050. Allegations are not findings of guilt.

These are dated individual reports, not a new OPP weekly report. Allegations are not findings of guilt; no later court outcome is asserted.

Farm Report • Ontario cattle

Latest available primary BFO report: Friday November 6, 2026. Auction dates, currencies and units remain explicit.

Ontario cattle: Friday’s market report

Beef Farmers of Ontario’s daily report is dated Friday, November 6, 2026. Its Ontario auction weighted averages below describe Thursday, November 5 sales, while the Brussels stocker figures describe Friday’s offering. Prices are Canadian dollars per hundredweight unless another unit is explicitly stated. They are not per-head prices or a guaranteed bid for an individual animal.

Ontario direct-to-packer A-grade steer and heifer rail trade had no bids or trades reported in Friday’s report. “No trade reported” is not a price of zero.

Brussels: 1,500 head on Friday

BFO lists 1,500 head at Brussels Livestock on November 6. Calves sold steady with quality considered; yearlings had not sold at the time of reporting. Among steer classes, 600–699 lb averaged C$552. 44/cwt, with a C$532. 00–587. 50 range; 500–599 lb averaged C$591. 65, range C$540. 00–634. 00. Heifers 500–599 lb averaged C$539. 88, range C$490. 00–575. 00.

These class averages cannot be compared without considering weight, quality and sale conditions. A top price is not an average.

Farm Report • stockers and feeders

Latest available primary BFO report: Friday November 6, 2026. Auction dates, currencies and units remain explicit.

Thursday stocker sales: OLEX and Ontario Stockyards

The November 6 BFO report includes 730 stockers at Ontario Livestock Exchange and 1,133 at Ontario Stockyards Inc., both from November 5. The selected classes below preserve their distinct sale locations. All values are Canadian dollars per hundredweight; ranges, averages and tops have different meanings.

Beyond Ontario: Alberta’s Thursday trade

BFO reports light dressed trade in Alberta Thursday at C$490/cwt delivered: steady with Wednesday and C$5–10 below the previous week. That dressed basis is not directly interchangeable with a live-weight Ontario auction price.

The report describes limited cash-market competition and supportive U.S. packer interest. Those are BFO’s dated market observations, not a forecast that every producer will receive the same price.

Farm Report • futures and coming sales

Latest available primary BFO report: Friday November 6, 2026. Auction dates, currencies and units remain explicit.

A dated market snapshot, not Monday trading

The futures figures above are the closing quotations in BFO’s Friday report. They are U.S. funds, unlike the Canadian-dollar auction tables. BFO lists the Canadian-dollar spot quotation at 70. 77 U.S. cents; the Canadian Press financial close elsewhere quotes 70. 86 U.S. cents at its own reporting time.

Confirm before hauling

Sale notices are reproduced from BFO’s November 6 calendar. Check the sale operator’s current arrangements before transporting livestock.

Producer focus • Browndale Farm

Browndale Farm: family history, robotic milking and a local shop

Browndale Farm on West Dumfries Road near Paris combines a long dairy-farming history with a farm store and seasonal community events. This standing producer profile draws on Brian Trota’s March 26, 2026 BrantBeacon feature; it is dated standing information.

Ashley Brown describes herself as a fourth-generation dairy farmer and fifth-generation farmer. Her grandfather began milking around 1947. Her father continued the breeding work and won honours at the World Dairy Expo and the Royal Winter Fair. Brown grew up in town rather than working daily on the farm, and did not begin milking until she was 30.

She and her husband became involved after seeing her father struggle to keep the operation running with inconsistent help. Brown had worked for more than 20 years as an esthetician. The family eventually chose a new robotic-milking facility rather than an expansion of the old barn. The report describes two robots and an average milking herd of 90 cows; her husband continues feeding and maintenance, while her father remains involved with the animals.

The on-farm shop developed during the pandemic, initially using one freezer of farm-raised beef. It expanded as demand grew. The range described in the feature includes premium and Wagyu beef, steaks, roasts, ground beef, burgers, pepperettes and sausages. Brown says the meat is dry-aged and the cattle’s diet is about 70 to 80 per cent grass-fed. Those are the producer’s descriptions, not independent nutritional or certification claims.

The store also carries products from other local and Canadian businesses. Brown’s account emphasizes links with Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand suppliers. Visitors can look through the glass doors to see the dairy cows, making the shop a point of contact between farm families and people who do not otherwise see food production first-hand.

The farm’s Christmas market has grown to almost 30 vendors, according to the March feature. Brown also described small seasonal experiences involving Santa, children’s crafts and local dairy, baking and coffee businesses. Current event dates and ticket availability must be checked with the farm; the historical profile does not establish a new 2026 booking.

The farm is at 740 West Dumfries Road, Paris. The previously published store hours are Friday noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with telephone 519-732-1505. Those carried-forward hours do not establish Monday opening. Check the farm’s website before making a special trip.

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Browndale Farm: current hours and events ↗

Farm life • costs, training and funding

Crop-cost report originally published November 4. Training links are resources, not promises of open intakes.

A good harvest does not erase higher costs

Drew Spoelstra, the Binbrook farmer who is president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, told CBC that favourable weather had helped this year’s harvest while higher operating costs remained difficult. In Jeffery Tram’s November 4 report, he described the cost of filling a combine for a day rising from about $1,000 to $2,000.

The report also discusses equipment prices and tariff-related uncertainty. Those examples are attributed to the farmer’s experience, not presented as a universal cost estimate for every Brant farm. A strong crop and a strong margin are not the same thing; fuel, machinery, financing and the timing of sales all matter.

Farm training and funding routes

The saved careers guide links Ontario Agricultural College, Ridgetown’s agriculture diploma, and Fanshawe agricultural-equipment apprenticeship. Confirm intakes, costs and sponsor requirements directly.

The guide flags Conestoga’s Agri-Business Management 2026–27 intakes as suspended and its 2026 farm-scholarship examples as closed. Use 4-H, OFA scholarships and Ontario New Farmer for current opportunities. Business funding is not an automatic individual-worker grant.

Business reports and classifieds

Continuing reports dated November 5, not new Monday construction announcements.

Beyond Brant • Brantford streetscaping moves toward year-end milestone

The first contract in Brantford’s downtown revitalization project is nearing completion, Daily Commercial News reported November 5. The Brant Avenue and Icomm Drive road, sewer and watermain work is intended to renew aging underground infrastructure before later streetscape improvements. The report places completion of the first phase by the end of this year. That is a schedule, not confirmation the work is finished. Phase two remains in detailed design, with construction not yet scheduled.

Paris merchants get a break from the main downtown dig

The reopening of Grand River Street North changes access to the commercial core after a long construction period. BrantBeacon reports that downtown businesses celebrated the reopening online, while merchants had earlier asked the County to consider a pause between construction seasons.

The County’s next downtown phase is expected to resume in 2028 rather than 2027, with later work described for Mechanic Street, Broadway Street West, William Street and the lot behind Council Chambers. Separate work elsewhere in Paris still requires checking road notices.

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The report also says Canadian investors were considering the federal budget’s tax measures and incentives aimed at private-sector investment, alongside corporate earnings. These are the report’s dated explanations of market conditions, not a prediction for Monday or investment advice.

Daniel Johnson’s November 6 Canadian Press closing report describes a volatile week: an initial rise after the U.S. midterm election, an AI-related sell-off Thursday and a more mixed recovery Friday. BMO Global Asset Management’s Sadiq Adatia said the end of election uncertainty did not settle questions about the economy, technology and oil.

After the midterms, investors assess technology and growth

S&P/TSX Composite: 35,789. 09, up 183. 82 points.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 51,285. 73, down 237. 33.
S&P 500: 7,376. 86, up 23. 13.
Nasdaq Composite: 24,579. 42, up 264. 43.

These are Friday closing index levels, not live Monday quotes. The Canadian Press closing report also lists the Canadian dollar at 70. 86 US cents; December crude oil at US$90. 83 per barrel; and December gold at US$4,074. 90 per ounce. Currency quotation timing differs from the BFO agricultural report below.

Friday close • November 6, 2026

Friday November 6 record • Financial units and reporting times are not interchangeable.

Markets • the full Friday close

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Real employer boards

County of Brant: current postings and applications. Board and the maintenance/fitness postings rechecked Sunday Nov 8. Openings may change. Maintenance ↗ · Fitness ↗

Beyond Brant: City of Brantford current opportunities. Check each employer’s own posting for duties, pay and closing dates.

Earn while you learn

Ontario: start an apprenticeship explains finding a sponsor, registration and training while employed. Skilled Trades Ontario: all trades and Job Bank: apprentice searches offer practical starting points. A pathway is not a promised vacancy.

Money for training

Canada Apprentice Loan: eligible Red Seal apprentices may borrow up to$4,000 per technical-training period . It is repayable, not a grant.

Ontario supports include a taxable Tools Grant of$400–$1,000, depending on the trade and eligibility. EI during training has separate eligibility and referral-code rules.

Closed: federal Apprenticeship Incentive and Completion Grants ended March 31, 2025. They are not current funding offers.

Browse the full offline snapshot

All 337 listings, with original contacts and links · CSV · unchanged JSON dataset.

Freshness matters

The background was carried forward from the November 7 build, with an earlier October 22 compilation. Individual listings were not rechecked for this edition. Confirm hours, services and availability with each business.

For readers and businesses

Use the complete live directory for categories and contacts. Send a correction, a new County business listing or a genuine job opportunity to editor@thedailyward.com.

Trades and financing

The opportunities page links to real employer boards and the full researched three-page Careers Directory. Closed federal apprenticeship grants are identified as closed, not advertised as available funding.

A cloudy Monday in the County

Monday: cloudy,30 per cent early shower chance

Environment Canada’s 3:30 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov 8 bulletin forecasts a cloudy Monday, Nov 9, with a 30 per cent chance of showers early in the morning. West wind is forecast at 30 km/h, with a high of 10°C and UV index 2(low). This is a forecast, not a Monday observation.

For Sunday night the same bulletin lists cloudy skies, a 60 per cent shower chance, west wind 30 km/h gusting 50, and a low of 6°C. Monday night is forecast cloudy, becoming partly cloudy in the evening, with a low of 5°C. Temperatures are Celsius; wind speeds are kilometres per hour.

The next scheduled forecast issuance is 5 a.m. Monday. Check the official forecast and current alerts before travel; this edition does not claim a new alert-status check. The broader regional outlook is separate from the Brantford–County of Brant forecast zone. Official 3:30 p.m.bulletin ↗

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Wednesday’s County remembrance services

The County notice lists November 11 services and road closures in Burford, Paris and St. George, mostly between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. See the official notice for each location’s exact restriction.

In Burford, the November 11 procession leaves the Legion at about 10:40 a.m. for the 11 a.m. cenotaph service. Park Avenue will be temporarily closed at East Andrew and Rutherford streets during the march. Refreshments follow at the Legion.

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Your voice • stories, photos, events and work

Free to share, free to read. Original reporting and photographs are credited by name.

Our sources • credited and linked

Original standing sourcing policy, supplemented by this issue’s dated research and article links.

The Daily Ward is a community paper. Every story links to its source. Original reporting is credited; public information and dated background remain identifiable. A person reviews each issue before release.

County of Brant careers board (brant.ca/careers); County of Brant News and Notices (Remembrance and Veterans, snowplow contest, Watts Pond Road, Deer Ridge Park, Bethel Road, Holiday Lights, Hello Brant, 2026 election results), EngageBrant, City of Brantford news and media releases, ConstructConnect Daily Commercial News.

Elections Canada (Brantford–Brant South by-election), CBC News, Brantford Expositor (link only). Election podcasts: brantvotes.ca.

BrantBeacon, Brantford Police Service, Six Nations Police via BrantBeacon, Brant County OPP via BrantBeacon, Paris Star, Brantford Expositor (link only, not quoted), CBC News, Grand Erie District School Board.

Beef Farmers of Ontario daily report and noon report (Nov. 6), BFO OLEX Wednesday report, CBC Hamilton. Producer of the Week: BrantBeacon (March 26, 2026), Browndale Farm website, County of Brant Farm Crawl.

brantevents.org, County of Brant Public Library LibCal, Sanderson Centre, The Toronto Theatre Guide, Dancer, Canadian Stage, Soulpepper, chl.ca and OHL, riverhawkshockey.ca.

Environment and Climate Change Canada: Brantford–County of Brant forecast issued Sunday November 8,3:30 p.m. EST, for Sunday night, Monday and Monday night. Next scheduled issuance 5 a.m. Monday.

Glenn Hughes: contemporary Burford cenotaph and County office file photographs. Clayton Barker:1942 WW2 homefront casualties historical text, references and disclaimer. Advertisements supplied by advertisers. No AI-generated news photographs.

An AI assistant helps with research, drafting and layout. It does not replace checking the source or editorial judgment. Scores are marked final only when the game is over. Charges are allegations. Found an error? Tell us.

Who we are, and where we began

Who We Are and How We Work

The Daily Ward Inc., incorporated in Ontario. An independent media company and news aggregator, not a blog. Founded by Glenn Hughes, co-created by Ben Clement.

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Source register • dated background and Monday updates

County of Brant municipal notices and certified results; Brant Votes’ November 7 debate report; Elections Canada voting information; BrantBeacon community, market, project and school reports; Grant Haven Media’s John Bell profile; Environment Canada’s Sunday Nov 8,3:30 p.m.EST forecast; official career, union, school and government support pages. Each news item links to its source.

Clayton Barker supplied the 1942 WW2 homefront casualties archive text. Glenn Hughes supplied the contemporary Burford cenotaph photograph. Contextual file photographs carry their individual creator, source and Creative Commons licence where used; they do not depict this week’s events.

How The Daily Ward Came About

The Daily Ward started as a simple idea between two candidates. One went into politics. The other, Glenn Hughes, went into keeping people informed.

The idea was co-created by Glenn Hughes and Ben Clement through a community council conversation. The goal: one place where people across the County of Brant can find out what's happening, with every story credited and linked to where it started.

The County of Brant is where The Daily Ward was born, and the Brant edition will always be kept as a gift to the community that started it all.

And it's still growing. What began as one idea in Ward 4 keeps evolving into something more, a real local daily built with and for the community, with more to come.

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Created by Glenn Hughes and co-created by Ben Clement.

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The photographs in this issue are They do not document Sunday’s events, games or services. Each printed image has its own adjacent credit and source; resizing does not change what the photograph depicts.

Glenn Hughes

The contemporary Burford cenotaph landscape and County office entrance photographs are owner-supplied. Capture dates are not recorded. The cenotaph photograph is not a 1942 image: Clayton Barker’s WW2 homefront casualties text is historical; the photograph and Nov 11 programme are contemporary.

Paris,2021

Grand River (geese): Photo by Glenn Hughes / The Daily Ward.

St.George,2023

JFVoll photographed St.George Community Memorial Hall. Commons file; CC BY-SA 4. 0. Resized.

Burford Arena,2022

JFVoll’s arena photograph shows a Burford Bulldogs game, not this season’s Riverhawks. CC BY-SA 4. 0. Resized.

Harmony Square,2016

Copyright Queen's Printer for Ontario, photo source: Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2. 0. Resized. The full required credit is also adjacent to the image.

Sanderson Centre,2017

Auditorium photograph: Heather Cardle/Gbrowncob. Commons file; CC BY-SA 4. 0. Resized. No audience photograph from this week is implied.

Source and date notes

Refresh pending scores, weather, event arrangements and employer postings. Check allegations against the original dated police release. Directory contacts are carried forward, not freshly certified. The unresolved opinion photographs are not used.

Complete original-link companion lists this issue’s article destinations and source context.