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News Update, 8:00am, Friday, April 24, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Friday, April 24, 2026
News Desk
Apr 24, 2026 | 10:08 AM

It's Friday, April 24th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. It's 10 degrees in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar 73.08 cents US. Gas up five cents heading into the weekend, $1.74 a litre. I'm Stacey Englehart. Oh, you might want to skip that weekend trip to Toronto. It could take you a while. Starting at 11 tonight, the Gardner will be closed for maintenance until 5 o'clock Monday. It also coincides with the TTC shutdown of a portion of Line 2 and several service changes across GOES transit network. York Police asking for the public's help identifying A suspect after a youth was assaulted in Vaughan. Police said it happened Wednesday near Tammy Court in Bathurst. The victim wasn't physically hurt, but police are looking for a male between the ages of 30 and 40 who was wearing a dark blue shirt, gray and blue jacket, running shoes, and a black medical mask. The Ford government has officially canceled accountability. Premier Ford's government passed a law allowing him and his cabinet ministers to keep their records a secret, by the way, it's retroactive to 1988, back when the VCR was all the rage. Premier Ford also being asked to apologize, a liberal critic and former journalist asked Ford why a premier who claims to be highly accountable is making it hard to hold him to account. Instead of a direct policy-based answer, he chose to respond with a personal insult instead. So we guess that answer is no. He does not want to be held to account. Hot country sports, NBA playoffs. The Raptors beat Cleveland 126-104. Cutting the Cavs lead two games to one. Raptors host Cleveland Sunday at one. NHL playoffs last night. Ottawa lost to Carolina 2-1 and trails the series by three games. Buffalo beat Boston for a 2-1 lead. Colorado beat LA for a 3-0 lead. Tonight, Montreal hosts Tampa Bay at 7, Vegas at Utah. Edmonton is in Anaheim at 10, all series tied at 1. And tonight, the Blue Jays start up a home series against Cleveland at 7. Hot country weather. We've got a few showers off and on today, a high of 11. It cools down to 4 overnight with cloud cover. Tomorrow, showers off and on, a high of 9. On Sunday, a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 13, but it further warms on Monday to 16. Right now, it's 10 degrees in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacy.