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

News Update: 8:00am, Monday June 8, 2026
News Desk
Jun 08, 2026 | 8:57 AM

It's Monday, June 8th. Good morning. Welcome back from the weekend. It's 14 right now in Brantford, 13 in Kitchener, 13 in Hamilton. The dollar 71.74 cents US. Gas a dollar 71 a liter. I'm Stacey Englehart. Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man fell to his death yesterday at an apartment in Guelph. According to the SIU, there was an interaction between the man and police. The man retreated from police fell to the ground a short time later. 17-year-old driver from Caledonia has died after a two-car collision over the weekend in Haldeman. Police said the head-on crash involved 2 passenger vehicles on Highway 6 near 5th Line Saturday at about 5. Anybody who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police. A powerful earthquake early this morning in the Philippines has claimed more lives. Authorities say the offshore 7.8 quake killed at least 32 people. There were hundreds of injuries as well as a meter high tsunami along many coastlines. And researchers at Memorial University have stumbled upon what they're calling zombie tissue. Scientists apparently found pieces of removed sea cucumber flesh can survive for years after being severed from the animal's body. Now the tissue continues taking in nutrients and fighting bacteria, but doesn't grow into a new organism. Researchers say the discovery is challenging assumptions about where life ends and death begins. Light 92 sports baseball yesterday. The Jays beat Baltimore 6-4. They won two out of three this weekend and host Philly tonight at 7. In the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo beat Chicago 85-68. Canadian Premier League soccer. Hamilton beat Toronto 4-1. For the third time in franchise history, the Marlies are going to the Calder Cup final after beating Wilkes-Barre 2-1 in overtime yesterday to advance. NBA playoff best to 7 finals. New York hosts San Antonio The Knicks have a 2-0 series lead. And game four of the Stanley Cup final resumes tomorrow. Vegas has a 2-1 series lead over Carolina. Light 92 weather, sunshine today, a humidex in the low 30s. Tonight clear 14. Tomorrow cloudy, looks like showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. 29 with a humidex expected to feel as warm as 36. Right now it's 14 degrees in Brantford, 13 in Kitchener, I'm Stacey Englehart.