🇨🇦⚡️- Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed that the fire resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries.

The cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.

🇨🇦⚡️- FIRMS data shows a large fire spreading northwest from its point of origin at CFB Wainwright.

🇨🇦⚡️- BREAKING: The fire was caused by a large explosion, according to CBC.

Several local reports indicate a mass-casualty event, with over 100 casualties.

🇺🇸🐘⚡️- Republican Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-7) is campaigning on standing up to Trump and the GOP for voting against the Iran War.

Barrett’s district includes Michigan State University, and he is facing off against DSA-aligned Will Lawrence, who is best known for calls to abolish borders, the police, prisons, and more.

🇫🇷⚡️- Le Monde, a major left-wing journal in France, indicates the political scene in France is likely to shift further right after last evening's riots. Most left-wing politicians outside LFI are shocked and voiceless at what happened.

🇫🇷⚡️- A few key numbers of the 17th October French riots from the first official reports : 1200 arrests, 150 wounded policemen and dozens of millions of euros in damage. Most of the damage was done to public building and hundreds of shops across France were pillaged.

🇫🇷⚡️- Police forces seem to refuse any blame on poor performances or outbursts from their ranks. Every statement of the police from unionized members or media source shifts the blame to Macron, a lack of governmental directives and a lack of funds.

🇫🇷⚡️- A second protester is reported to have died. A man had a cardio-vascular shock while in the protest march in Magenta boulevard in Paris.

🇫🇷⚡️- Limoges' City Hall's roof has entirely been destroyed alongside most of its insides. However, the structure has held up and local authorities hinted that rebuilding it was possible.

"Damages are heavy. The heart is heavy. But our determination is whole. Limoges went through many hardships and it always stood back up, composed and proud. This time will be the same." - Mayor of Limoges last night.

Images from Ici Limousin.

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇪🇬⚡- The Egyptian National Defense Council, chaired by el-Sisi, has approved the deployment of Egyptian military forces to Saudi Arabia for 'defensive purposes'.

🇫🇷⚡️- Up to 1800 arrests reported, mostly in Paris.

🇫🇷⚡️- Cities with the highest damage, per C. Kelly at CNEWS:

Left-leaning (12): Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Rennes, Nantes, Grenoble, Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg, Rouen, Pau, Montpellier.
Right-wing (6): Limoges, Nice, Toulouse, Valence, Caen, Perpignan.
Centrists (2): Bordeaux (Renaissance), Angers (Horizons).

🇫🇷⚡️- BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron to address the nation tonight.

🇫🇷⚡️- BREAKING: An inter-ministerial crisis cell in Paris planned for 6PM local time has just been cancelled.

This hints at a possibly significant announcement by Emmanuel Macron.

🇫🇷⚡️- The young Frenchman was reportedly a devout Catholic. He later posted himself stomping on the Palestinian flag he removed.

🇺🇸🇫🇷⚡️- "France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late! President DONALD J. TRUMP" - President Donald Trump on Truth Social.

🇫🇷⚡️ - Activity is picking up in Paris as the police has been deployed in several areas to respond to the gathering of new unruly crowds.

🇫🇷⚡️- According to new informations, Emmanuel Macron's trip to the Middle East is maintained. He is expected tomorrow in Kuwait, then in the United Arab Emirates, in Bahrain, and finally in Qatar. Based on this, Emmanuel Macron will likely not announce anything too important at 8PM.

🇮🇷⚡- "Iran’s new heavy fighter will take off next year. The aircraft is entirely made in Iran," - Iran's Ministry of Defense.