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News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday May 19, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday May 19, 2026
News Desk
May 19, 2026 | 8:49 AM

It's Tuesday, May 19th. Welcome back from the long weekend. It's 20 right now in Brantford. Gas $1.93. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, it was hot in southwestern Ontario yesterday as people enjoyed Victoria Day. Much of southern Ontario was affected by a blanket of heat that is expected to continue today. We'll have details coming up in the forecast. Canada Border Services agents confirmed a major system outage impacted 11 of the country's busiest airports. The disruption started yesterday but has since been resolved, although officials warn delays may persist. The outage disrupted processing at aviation hubs, including Pearson, Billy Bishop and Hamilton's airport. A group trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza says about a dozen Canadians, many of them from Ontario, are among the activists detained by Israeli forces in the interception of the latest flotilla. Global Sumud Canada said 500 activists were aboard 54 boats that set sail from Turkey on Thursday. And the downtown Brantford BIA has a brand new two-day festival in support of Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services. Duck Fest takes place July 11th and 12th and includes a rubber duck race on the Grand River and activities for the whole family. Hot country sports, baseball yesterday, the Blue Jays lost to the Yankees 7-6. That Rd. series continues at 7 tonight. NHL playoffs round two, Montreal beat Buffalo and wins the series. They face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals starting Thursday. PWHL playoffs, Ottawa beat Montreal. All cutting Montreal's lead two games to one. Game 4 Wednesday. World Men's Hockey Championship preliminary round. Canada beat Denmark 5-1. And the NBA playoff Western Conference Finals. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City in double overtime. Hot country weather. A heat warning continues. Now we're expecting mostly cloud cover today. A chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm, windy, but 30 will feel 36 with the humidex. Tonight a chance of showers or thunderstorms, windy and seven. Tomorrow morning showers. Tomorrow afternoon, sunny, windy and 16. Right now it feels 22 in Brantford. I'm Stacy Engelhart.