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Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 90. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 88. Actor Derek Jacobi is 88. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 83. Physician and author Deepak Chopra is 80. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 74. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 64. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 63. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 58. Reggae musician Shaggy is 58. Film director Spike Jonze is 57. Argentine President Javier Milei is 56. Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 53. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 51. Actor Corey Hawkins is 38. Rapper 21 Savage is 34. Rapper Roddy Ricch is 28. Rapper Baby Keem is 26. In 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin of France made the first successful parachute drop, descending about 3,000 feet to the ground from a balloon over Paris. He was hailed as the first successful parachutist and went on to make some 200 additional descents. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico that year in a military rebellion.

TorontoDespite their contrasting outlooks on the issue of public safety, both Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are promising to hire more police officers as part of their bids for the job of Toronto mayor. Here's how their plans compare. Chow’s plan could see fewer officers added overall, while Bradford's depends on uncertain variablesOlivia Piercey · CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Public safety emerging as a key debate in Toronto's mayoral raceJuly 23|Duration 2:29The municipal election is still about three months away. But some themes are already starting to emerge in the campaigns for Toronto's top job. As Lane Harrison explains, public safety is emerging as a central debate in the race for mayor. Despite their contrasting outlooks on the issue of public safety, both Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are promising to hire more police officers as part of their bids for the job of Toronto mayor.

In a state with a healthy Republican Party, this might have spelled disaster for the Democratic governor, Maura Healey. But this is Massachusetts, and so Healey is ahead of her Republican rival, Mike Minogue, by formidable margins in most polls. Massachusetts voters’ exceptionally dim view of the Republican president is surely one reason: A recent Suffolk University poll found that 7 in 10 voters rate Trump unfavorably. Get College TownA weekly newsletter packed with insights about higher ed from Globe journalist Hilary Burns. Enter EmailBut Healey deserves credit as well for guiding the state through these turbulent times. She has proposed aid to soften federal cuts to universities, worked to buffer immigrant communities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, and maintained food assistance to families cut off from federal support during a federal government shutdown. The first-term governor’s defiance of the Trump administration can seem performative at times. But on balance, her determination to stand up to White House bullying has been the right thing for Massachusetts. For that reason and others, the Globe editorial board endorses her for another four years in office.

MontrealAfter eight years of balancing 10-hour workdays and writing, Jibril Adamu is releasing his first poetry collection, Ode to a Red Country Rooster, at the end of the month. From the driver's seat, Jibril Adamu, a.k.a. the Rideshare Poet, turns the mundane into verseListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Jibril Adamu says he gathers notes for his poetry during the day while driving people around and uses the rare moments of calm in his life to put pen to paper, whether it's at his local coffee shop or Benny Library. (Cassandra Yanez-Leyton/CBC)In many ways, Jibril Adamu is expected to work like a robot, he says. As a rideshare driver, an app bosses him around Montreal for eight hours a day. His remaining time is filled by his duties as a building janitor and father of three — and by his poetry. A lifelong poet at heart, he says that when he realized life wouldn't let him write full time, he decided to seize the brief moments in between rides to hone his craft.