Canada's Legal Weed, Job Openings Record & Harry Potter Parody - Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

The news to know for Wednesday, October 17th, 2018! Today, we're talking about the largest country yet to legalize marijuana and the record number of job openings in the U.S. Plus: Uber's valuation, Lyft's subscription service and Facebook's next in-home device. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about all of the stories mentioned ( click 'Episodes' ) or see below. Today's episode is brought to you by the world's largest consignment and thrift store, Swap.com . Use the promo code NEWSWORTHY for 35% off select items. Sources: Canada's Legal Weed: CBC , NYT , CNBC , NBC News Texas Flooding The Weather Channel / Michael Aftermath The Weather Channel Student Debt Relief: CNN , NYT Cost of College: WSJ Job Openings Record: MarketWatch , U.S. Dept. of Labor Uber's Valuation: WSJ , CNBC Lyft Subscriptions: The Verge Facebook's Next Device: Cheddar , TechCrunch Twitter Error TechCrunch / YouTube Down: CBS News , Twitter Harry Potter Parody Play: The Verge , CNET