5 things you need to know this morning: Oct. 22, 2018

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Rotating Canada Post strikes begin in some cities

Today, Canada Post employees in four cities began rotating strikes. The strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax will last for 24 hours with each location striking daily. For the rest of the country, there won’t be much of a change to mail service unless more cities are added to the rotating strike list.

CUPW Announces Strike Locations https://t.co/8tYxhd5TRz #canlab #negos2018 @canadapostcorp pic.twitter.com/gacizm8odE

— cupw (@cupw) October 21, 2018

2. Hurricane Willa heading towards Mexico as a category 4 storm

Hurricane Willa is expected to make landfall in Mexico on Tuesday and it could come with some serious damage. The category four storm is forecasted to be a “dangerous hurricane” when it does hit land, bringing a life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding along with its hurricane force winds.

Hurricane #Willa continues to rapidly strengthen, and it is now a strong category 4 hurricane. Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for west-central and southwestern Mexico. Here are the 3 am MDT Key Messages. Go to https://t.co/Oy8uoeRKme for details. pic.twitter.com/GFaag7heGM

— NHC E. Pacific Ops (@NHC_Pacific) October 22, 2018

3. NBA hands down suspensions after weekend brawl

The NBA looked a little more like hockey on Saturday night, as a brawl broke out on court between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. At the centre of the fight was Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul, who were suspended three and two games respectively. Brandon Ingram was also suspended for his role in the debacle and will sit for the next four games.

The suspensions are in!

Brandon Ingram: 4 games.
Chris Paul: 2 games.
Rajon Rondo: 3 games.https://t.co/GEv3aUoAVn pic.twitter.com/TkU6dvKSRc

— FOX Basketball (@FoxBasketball) October 21, 2018

4. Ryanair condemned for handling of racist abuse on flight

A budget European airline is getting a lot of negative feedback for how it handled an incident over the weekend. A man on the flight didn’t want to sit next to an elderly woman because she was black, making racist comments towards her as well. Instead of kicking the man off the flight, Ryanair fulfilled his wishes and moved the woman to another seat.

This is a Ryanair flight from Barcelona to London the racist old man didn’t not want to sit next to this elderly woman Because she was black & to him black People are dirty
Instead of them escorting him off the flight or moving him they fulfilled his wishes and moved the woman😕 pic.twitter.com/g7k7M2S0rB

— 🇯🇲✨ || Nickisha ||✨🇯🇲 (@NickiPlayhouse_) October 20, 2018

5. Swedish House Mafia is making a comeback, fans think...

One of the most popular EDM groups in recent years is making a comeback. Swedish House Mafia announced a comeback through a livestream video this morning, but most fans had trouble understanding it because it was done entirely in Sweden. However, thanks to some handy translators, we now know that the group will be playing their first show in a long time on May 4 in Stockholm.

Wishing we spoke Swedish right now 😬https://t.co/KiAuBpjRVF

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) October 22, 2018

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Jeff Goldblum (66), 21 Savage (26), Arsene Wenger (69), Christopher Lloyd (80), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (43), Ichiro Suzuki (45), Robinson Cano (36)