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News Update: 8:00am, Friday June 19th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Friday June 19th, 2026
Jun 19, 2026 | 10:46 AM

It's Friday, June 19th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. 14 right now in Brantford, 14 in Kitchener, 14 in Hamilton. The dollar 70.71 cents U.S. Gas up a cent to $1.59. I'm Stacey Englehart. A massive celebration for fans in Canada after Canada blasted Qatar at the World Cup in Vancouver. More than 52,000 spectators attended. Canada's next game is also in BC next Wednesday. Some fans are fuming after World Cup tickets they bought through resale sites fell through. Reports of tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute, the vast majority with StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats. FIFA reiterated sales through its official site are guaranteed to go through. While some fans say it's tough to get tickets when you're competing with scalper bots. An Oshawa man accused of stealing and leaking Texas Republican Party data has pleaded guilty. Aubrey Cottle said he has formerly accepted his role in the hacking of the party's website in 2021. It looks like ticks in Waterloo region have been found with Lyme disease and now public health confirmed 2 human cases, possibly a third. Now, social media rumors have been circulating about boxes of ticks being dropped in fields. If you want to find solutions, you can call a service to have them sprayed. Most solutions are safe for your pets. You can also make a spray for yourself out of essential oils that ticks don't like, apparently oil of lemon eucalyptus, lemongrass, rose geranium, cedar wood, and apple cider vinegar. Light 92 sports baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays beat Boston 4-3, winning all three games in that road series. They start up series in Chicago this afternoon, 220. In the AHL, the Calder Cup final continues. Toronto lost to Chicago 4-3 in overtime. They could win the championship game tonight. Game time is at 7. The Marlies have a 3-1 lead. At the World Cup in Vancouver, Canada beat Qatar 6-0. Elsewhere, Switzerland beat Bosnia-Herzegovina. Czechia and South Africa tied at 1. Mexico blank South Korea. Getting underway at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the U.S. plays Australia. Scotland plays Morocco at 6. It's Brazil and Haiti tonight, 8.30. Turkey plays Paraguay at 11. In the CFL tonight, the Tai Cats host BC at 7.30. And in the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo are in Connecticut, 7.30. Tonight 92 weather, beautiful way to start the weekend. Sunshine, a bit windy and a high of 22. Tonight, cloudy, windy 8, a slight chance of showers tomorrow afternoon and 19. Sunshine Sunday and a high of 24. Right now it's 14 in Brantford, 14 in Kitchener, it's 14 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.