News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 2 November 2026…
༄ Stopping arms bound for Israel, protecting trans kids, left-wing victory, breathing easier … and more!
🚫 Canada’s biggest labour union voted to call on workers to refuse to handle weapons bound for Israel.
Source: canadianlabour.ca
🏳️⚧️ In the USA, the Transgender Law Center has launched a campaign and toolkit designed to empower dads to advocate for trans kids.
Source: lgbtqnation.com
🗳️ Canada’s largest city, Toronto, rejected a right-wing candidate to re-elect Olivia Chow – a progressive immigrant woman of colour – as mayor.
Source: cbc.ca
༄ Central London breathes a little bit easier as a key shopping district becomes fully pedestrianised.
Source: bbc.co.uk
🇺🇳 The UN adopts six new resolutions to strengthen the global response to transnational organised crime.
Source: unodc.org
🏳️⚧️ Transgender Brazilian Erika Hilton won her bid for re-election to congress – and then celebrated with President Lula.
Source: lgbtqnation.com
🎉 In the UK, the TV show Celebrity Traitors ended with victory for 🔐🔐🔐 (click below for spoilers about who won and who they donated their winnings to).
Source: bbc.co.uk
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