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Real Sporting de Gijón beat Albacete 2-1 on 17 October in LALIGA Hypermotion’s 10th round. César Gelabert scored the winner in the 95th minute after Albacete had equalized four minutes from time.
Squamish’s unofficial results dated October 17 named Sean Easton mayor-elect. The district reported 8,881 ballots and 45.33% turnout.
Preliminary results from the Strathcona Regional District’s October 17 general voting day recorded 7,307 yes votes and 3,973 no votes on Bylaw 643 for the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Centre service. The figures are for the regional assent vote on that service.
Preliminary results from Terrace’s October 17 local election put incumbent mayor Sean Bujtas ahead with 1,628 votes. Diana Penner received 513 and Terrance Fulljames 451.
Preliminary results from Vancouver’s October 17 local election show voters backed all three borrowing questions for the city’s 2027–2030 Capital Plan. The approved amounts were C$292 million for transportation and street infrastructure, C$438 million for community-serving and civic essentials, and C$60 million for parks and open public spaces.
Vernon’s unofficial results for the October 17 local election, posted as of 9:45 p.m., placed Kari Gares first in the mayoral contest with 4,284 votes. Wayne Lippert received 3,200 and Victor Cumming 2,903.
Preliminary results from West Vancouver’s October 17 general local election gave Kirk LaPointe 5,215 votes in the mayoral contest. Mark Sager received 3,799, Sharon Thompson 2,510 and Joe Spears 428.
Whistler’s October 17 preliminary results named Jack Crompton mayor-elect; two school trustees were also elected by acclamation. The municipality reported 3,974 voters and 41% turnout.
The Madrid region plans to add 596 residential care places for older people with dependency needs to its public network between November 2026 and June 2028. Twelve contracts covering 431 places were authorized this week as part of a programme budgeted at about €25 million.
The Madrid regional government approved an investment of about €700,000 for an existing comprehensive support resource for adult women in prostitution. The center provides social support, legal advice, psychological assistance and a plan aimed at labor-market participation.
The Madrid Archaeological and Palaeontological Museum extended its exhibition in Alcalá de Henares through 31 January 2027 after it passed 82,000 visitors. The show combines fossils, life-size replicas and scientific material on prehistoric predators.
Madrid’s DEPRECAM programme reported suspected malignancy in 1.68% of women screened in 2025. The regional government says it is working to expand eligibility to ages 45–74; that broader range has not yet been implemented.
