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News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday, September 15th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
News Desk
Sep 15, 2026 | 8:10 AM

It's Tuesday, September 15th. Good morning. 12 degrees right now in Brantford, 12 in Hamilton, 13 in Kitchener. The dollar is down to 71.85 cents U.S. Gas $1.83. I'm Stacey Englehart. Another reason the Canadian government needs to make life more affordable, according to a new RBC report, just over half of Canadian parents say they're still helping their adult children financially with expenses including groceries and rent. 51% of parents with adult kids aged 18 to 40 say they provided financial support in the past year. On average, parents gave over $6,000, while 24% of parents gave over $10,000. The Prime Minister's National Investment Summit drew a whole bunch of rich people to Toronto last night, and protesters followed. Indigenous leaders, union reps, climate and housing advocates rallied against the agenda and marched towards the site of the opening gala. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto for the two-day summit. as Kearney seeks to attract a trillion in new investment. Busy man, later today he heads to Europe. Ottawa is apparently looking at a broader partnership to give Canadians greater freedom to live, work and study in Europe while stopping short of an EU membership. StatsCan said this year's census recorded a 98.4% response rate among the highest levels ever reported nationally. They say it's to help shape electoral boundaries, programs and government funding. While critics argue a large chunk of the data they demand is already collected by the government and requiring people to resubmit under the threat of a fine is inefficient and a waste of taxpayer money. Light 92 sports baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays lost to Detroit 6-5. That home series continues at 7 o'clock tonight. NFL yesterday, Kansas City beat Denver 31-10. Tonight, the Canadian Soccer Championship semifinals continues. Hamilton hosts Quebec at 7. The two-legged series is tied 1-1. Light 92 weather. We've got a few showers this morning ending early afternoon. Mostly cloud cover today, windy. A humidex of 26. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight when it's down to 18. Tomorrow mostly cloudy. Could see showers in the morning, but really warm. A humidex feeling 33. Right now it's 12 degrees in Brantford. It's 12 in Hamilton, 13 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.