MARK CARNEY, prime minister of Canada (WIkipedia).

In an election influenced by the remarks of President Donald Trump, Canada’s Liberal Party is on its way to an upset victory in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections.

According to the Associated Press, that almost certainly means that that Mark Carney will continue as prime minister for the nation.

The New York Times is projecting that the Liberals have won 114 seats so far, to 103 for the Conservatives and will end up with enough seats to claim a victory.

In Canada, the prime minister is not elected on popular vote but by the party which prevails in its Parliament.

The Liberals, beset by problems with the rising cost of living were underdogs until Trump began suggesting that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state and slapped on increased tariffs.

A wave of nationalism is credited with the apparent victory by Carney, who ran on an “anti-Trump” platform.

Car crashes into building, kills four

A car that crashed through a building in Chatham, Illinois killed four people and injured others on Monday afternoon.

The New York Times reports that the building was an after-school center and all the victims were 18 years old and younger.

Three of those killed were struck outside the building and the fourth inside. The driver – not yet publicly identified – was taken into custody and was undergoing an evaluation at a local hospital.

The after-school center – Y.N.O.T. (Youth Needing Other Things) organizes summer camps and an afterschool operation for children and teens.

Sports: Dodgers defeat Marlins

In the first game of a home series, the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Miami Marlins 7-6 at Dodger Stadium on Monday night in extra innings.

The Blue Crew built a 5-0 lead through five innings, but the visitors tied it up with five runs in the top of the sixth inning, keyed by a grand slam home run by Dane Myers.

Tommy Edman won the game in the 10th inning with a two-run single. With the win, the Dodgers (19-10) moved into a tie for first place in the San Francisco Giants for the National League West lead.

Weather: Sun, then clouds

After one day of sun, that old familiar “partly cloudy” condition should settle over our West Orange County cities. Tuesday is expected to have sunshine with a daytime high of 69 and an overnight low of 57. After that, it’s three days of PC weather. Highs for Wednesday through Friday should range from 66 to 67 with lows of 57 to 60.