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News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday May 5th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday May 5th, 2026
News Desk
May 05, 2026 | 11:03 AM

It's Tuesday, May 5th. Good morning. Happy Cinco de Mayo. Also happens to be Taco Tuesday. It's 15 right now in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar 73.42 cents U.S. Gas still $1.86. I'm Stacey Engelhart. Fire crews working to put out a three-alarm blaze at 2 Toronto high-rise buildings months after similar fires displaced hundreds. Toronto's fire chief said crews were called to the Thorncliffe Park area yesterday just before noon, saying the buildings have not been evacuated and residents are sheltering in place. While the fire is burning and insulation trapped in the concrete walls, apparently there's some sort of barrier to protect residents in the building. York Police have charged a 59-year-old after an industrial fire in Witcher, Stouffville. Police were called to warden in Aurora Sunday afternoon. Nobody was hurt, but officials say the building sustained up to $1,000,000 in damages. 150 people still on board a cruise ship, including four Canadians off of Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic. Three passengers died, three more seriously ill, in a suspected outbreak of a rare hantavirus. Now it's mostly spread through rodent feces and not human-to-human contact, and happened on a polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica. Cape Verde is not allowing the ship to dock. And Prime Minister Carney is expected to share the name of the next Governor General today. The King's representative is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and usually holds office for five years. Hot country sports, NHL playoffs, round two. Carolina beat Philly 3-2 in overtime for a 2-0 series lead. Vegas beat Anaheim to take a 1-0 series lead. Tonight, Colorado hosts Minnesota at 8. Colorado leads 1-0. Major League Baseball last night. The Jays lost to Tampa Bay 5-1. That Rd. series continues at 640 tonight. And the Canadian Championship Voyagers Cup, Toronto FC hosts Athletico Ottawa tonight, 730. Hot country weather. We've got mostly cloud cover today, a few showers this morning and afternoon, windy, and a high of 17. Tonight, showers and five, a chance of showers again tomorrow, and a high of 12. Right now, it's 15 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.