Your morning news roundup for Wednesday, October 4, 2006:

If you haven't noticed already, it's raining outside. Toronto seems to be missing the worst of it, buta severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of southern Ontario. Take an umbrella.

Rick Ducharme, who resigned as TTC manager because of the politics behind it all, is now heading over to deal with some more politicsas general manager for Edmonton Transit.

The very new-look Raptors, featuring a few names you've probably never heard of before in the NBA,opened training camp yesterday in preparation for a better seasonthan they've had in the past few years. Which shouldn't be hard, because they've been dismal.

Ever wondered what a mayoral debate would look like if there weremore than 30 candidates? Well, tonight atWho Wants to be Mayor?, you can easily find out.

See, I'm not the only person who moved back in with his parents after a few years away: The Toronto Starsays that it's a trend.I feel much better about myself now.

The National Post seems to like Marc Lostracco's TTC t-shirts as well.Maybe now someone on the TTC will notice.

Dreams can come true, but apparently only if you act upon them. An Etobicoke woman won $16 million房颤ter a dream told her to buy two 6/49 tickets with the eventual winning numbers.

It's campaign time in the city: Jane Pitfield realizesshe needs to refocus her campaign, while Paul Ainslieforgets that he made some promises to the voting public.

Here's what I don't get: whyhold a celebrity chef cook-off in Dundas Squareif you're not going to be distributing food to the onlookers? People get hungry when there are pumpkins involved.

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