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GOOD MORNING
 
Canada currently has more than 17,800 active cases of COVID-19, with 1,800 new cases added in the last day. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
 
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1
  U.S. election polls
After a chaotic first debate and a COVID-19 outbreak at the highest levels of government, U.S. President Donald Trump is lagging in the polls less than a month before the November 3 presidential election.
 
2
  Getting prepared
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he is looking at the potential for unrest following the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, but that his government is "going to be prepared for various eventualities."
 
3
  U.S. border
The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to travellers for more than half a year now, but thousands of Americans don't seem to be getting the message.
 
4
  Personal stories
A powerful Canadian podcast called 'Crackdown' is shifting the conversation on the opioid crisis by giving a voice to drug users.
 
5
  Diversity in film
Big-budget films can lose big at the box office if their storylines, casting and creative team lack authentic diversity, according to a new study that analyzed recent Hollywood films.
 
 
 
MUST-SEE VIDEO
 
 
For Indigenous musician Matthew Monias, a.k.a. Mattmac, music isn't just a creative outlet, it's a way of showing others nothing can hold him back.
 
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ONE MORE THING...
 
 
Wheel work
 
Yomiuriland, a theme park in Tokyo's suburbs, is getting creative during the tourism industry free-fall by selling passes to people looking for a more interesting place -- such as a ferris wheel -- to work remotely.
 
 
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