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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday, May 07, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday, May 07, 2026
News Desk
May 07, 2026 | 10:18 AM

It's Thursday, May 7th. Good morning. Two degrees right now in Brantford, 3 in Hamilton. It's one in Kitchener. The dollar 73.38 cents U.S. Gas down 5 cents to $1.90. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy predicted the gas prices would drop 5 cents. Dan McTague said they're going down another 7 cents heading into the weekend tomorrow. Experts in Argentina trying to figure out whether their country is the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that's gripped an Atlantic cruise. Now, none of the sick remain on board, but there are 140 people, including four Canadians on the ship, still confined to their cabins. The rare rodent-borne illness killed three people, while five others have fallen ill. Now, TMZ is reporting the outbreak may have spread beyond the vessel because nearly two dozen passengers reportedly wandered across the globe before officials finally tracked them down. Hamilton man arrested accused of secretly recording multiple people without consent for almost 20 years. Police said the recording devices were hidden in locations where individuals had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Forty-year-old Jason Mashadwa is charged with voyeurism. And those who missed out on free tickets for the World Cup Fan Festival in Toronto getting another shot. Next Friday, the city said they are releasing more free general admission tickets. Premium tickets are still available. Light 92 sports baseball yesterday. The Jays were blanked by Tampa Bay 3-0, losing all three games in that series. They're off tonight. Host the Angels tomorrow at 7. NHL playoffs round two. Montreal lost to Buffalo 4-2 and trails the series by a game. Anaheim beat Vegas, tying that series at 1. Carolina takes a 2-0 lead into Philly tonight at 8. Montreal is in Buffalo tomorrow for game two. OHL final best of 7. Kitchener beat Barry 5-2. for a one-nothing series lead. They host Barry again tomorrow at 7. Barry's coach, meanwhile, earned the hard way. A press conference can get pricey if you don't act appropriately. The Colts have been fined $15,000 by the OHL for their embarrassing postgame press conference. Where after they beat the Bulldogs Monday in Brantford, Barry's head coach and team captain answered every question with, No one cares, work harder. The OHL said the conduct was unprofessional and disrespected the media in attendance. Light 92 weather, we're under a frost advisory. We've got sunshine today, a slight chance of showers and a high of 12. Tonight, a chance of showers clear overnight, a low of 1 with patchy frost. Tomorrow, a little bit like today, a mix of sun and clouds, slight chance of showers, but a warmer high of 15. Right now it's 2 in Brantford, 3 in Hamilton, one in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.