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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday June 18th,2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday June 18th,2026
News Desk
Jun 18, 2026 | 11:27 AM

It's Thursday, June 18th. Good morning. 15 in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar trading 70.81 cents U.S., gas down 5 cents to $1.58. I'm Stacey Englehart. I'll Environment Canada shoot a special weather statement calling for strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms. We'll have details on the way. The funeral for an OPP constable killed on the job last week is being held in Mississauga today. While Constable Tarim Bally's funeral is not open to the public, it will be live streamed on the OPP YouTube page. And Ontario's real estate brokerages will now be required to submit annual financial filings to the province's industry regulator. The move is in response to the iPro Realty scandal when regulators say $8 million from trust accounts was taken to pay for operating expenses and investors when it should have only been used for down payments and realtor commissions. The filings will need to be submitted starting October 1st. Hot country sports. Baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays blank Boston 3-0. That Rd. series continues. One more game. It's this afternoon, 1.30. World Cup soccer yesterday in Toronto. Ghana beat Panama 1-0. Elsewhere, Portugal and Congo tied at 1. Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1. England beat Croatia 4-2. Today, Canada plays Qatar at 6 o'clock in Vancouver. Getting underway this afternoon, Czechia plays South Africa at noon. Switzerland and Bosnia at 3. Mexico plays South Korea tonight at 9. The AHL Calder Cup final resumes tonight. Toronto hosts Chicago at 7 with a 3-0 series lead and could win it all. And the Maple Leafs have named Jim Hiller as their new head coach. He was previously the head coach of the LA Kings for part of three seasons, but was let go in March. He returns to Toronto after spending four seasons as the club's assistant coach in 2015. Hot country weather. We're under a special weather statement today. We're going to see some rain off and on, thunderstorms possible, windy. A high of 20, feeling 25 with the humidex. Tonight, a chance of showers early in the evening. It should clear up after midnight, a low of 12. Tomorrow, cloudy, windy 21. Sunshine returns Saturday and a high of 24. Right now, it's 15 degrees in Newmarket, Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.