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News Update: 8:00am, Monday June 22, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Monday June 22, 2026
News Desk
Jun 22, 2026 | 10:23 AM

It's Monday, June 22nd. Good morning. Welcome back from the weekend. It's 16 right now in Brantford, 16 in Hamilton, 15 in Kitchener. The dollar 70.58 cents US. Gas a dollar 63 despite oil trading at 74 bucks a barrel this morning. I'm Stacey Englehart. Welcome to the first full day of summer. It arrived early yesterday morning and sided with events held across the country to mark the 30th National Indigenous Peoples Day. Well, Toronto's waterfront was a sea of black, red and yellow this weekend as Germany's fans took in the city's third World Cup game. Police estimated about 5,000 people marched to the match on Saturday. By the way, the next World Cup match in Toronto is tomorrow when Panama plays Croatia at 7. Police in southern Ontario say the driver of an SUV involved in a collision that killed five young siblings has died from his injuries in hospital. The 42-year-old was the lone person in the SUV when it collided northwest of Kitchener last week with a passenger van carrying 10 people. A Southern Ontario electrical utility said a data breach may have exposed the personal information of some customer accounts. London Hydro telling customers to stay alert for fake bills, unfamiliar account activity or unusual emails. And we need more classes like this. Some students helping restore the Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario. The grade 6 class at Sunderland Public in Brock took care of dozens of salmon eggs over the past five months. In late May, they gathered on the shore and released the tiny fish. Each year, salmon eggs are placed in the care of more than 80 classes across the province. It's part of an Atlantic salmon restoration program. Light 92 Sports. Blue Jays game was rained out yesterday. They did lose one and win one on the weekend and start up a series back home tonight against Houston at 7. World Cup soccer yesterday. Winners included Egypt over New Zealand. Spain beat Saudi Arabia. And there were two ties, Belgium and Iran and Uruguay in Cape Verde. Among the games today at 1 o'clock, Austria and Argentina. France plays Iraq at 5. Tonight's games include Norway and Senegal at 8. Jordan plays Algeria at 11. Canada plays Switzerland Wednesday. And in the WNBA tonight, the Toronto Tempo are in Atlanta 730. Light 92 weather, a chance of rain again this afternoon with a high of 20. Tonight it does clear, falls to 10. Sunshine tomorrow and it warms up with a humidex feeling 26. Right now it's 16 in Brantford, 16 in Hamilton. It's 15 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.