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News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday August 12th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday August 12th, 2026
News Desk
Aug 12, 2026 | 12:45 PM

It's Wednesday, August 12th. Good morning, 17 in Newmarket Aurora. Gas jumped $0.05 to $1.70. I'm Stacey Englehart. A man and boy remain in critical condition at Toronto trauma centers after getting out of their cars on the 403. According to police, two vehicles collided on the highway near Mavis just before 5. Drivers exited their vehicle to exchange information when a third vehicle collided with one of the vehicles, hitting a 43-year-old man and 12-year-old boy standing outside. Police confirmed the two are from the United States. A third person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An argument in a Richmond Hill parking lot has seen two people arrested. York Police said they were called to a weapons complaint near Young and Elgin Mills at about 6:00 last night and determined the incident was the result of a dispute. Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The estimated cost of Toronto's Ontario line has climbed to about 34 billion. That's more than triple its original 2019 estimate. According to Metrolinx's CEO, the budget is under pressure because of supply chain disruptions and trade uncertainty, with the final number still unavailable. The line was expected to open in 2027, but that's not going to happen until the 2030s at the earliest. and sky watchers being treated to both a meteor shower and a partial solar eclipse. Now according to the Astrolab Astronomy Center in Quebec, the Perseid meteor shower has been raining down since yesterday, continues to Friday, but peak viewing tonight after 11. And today the debris stream will combine with a partial solar eclipse to create a rare celestial alignment that starts just before 1 this afternoon. Europe will experience a total solar eclipse. Hot country sports, baseball yesterday, the Jays beat Boston 5-3. That four-game home series continues at 7 tonight. And in the WNBA tonight, the Toronto Tempo are in Dallas at 8. Hot country weather. We've got sunshine today. A slight chance of showers or a thunderstorm. Humidex close to 30. Chance of rain, thunderstorms tonight when it's down to 14. Tomorrow sunshine returns and a humidex at 31. Right now it's 17 in Newmarket, Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.