It's Friday, July 17th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. It's 14 in Brantford, 15 in Kitchener, 16 in Hamilton. Oil below $79 a barrel, but gas jumped just in time for the weekend to $1.74 a liter. I'm Stacey Englehart. it's still smoky. Smoke from forest fires continues to hamper your outdoor plans, prompting an orange warning from Environment Canada because of poor air quality. As wildfires in Ontario continue to burn, officials say 180 blazes are active and need government intervention. As leaders of First Nations devastated by wildfires say they were left to fend for themselves, accusing the government of doing nothing. Collins First Nations chief said her community was destroyed. Residents had to evacuate without warning or assistance from the ministry. Leaders of White Sands First Nations said they evacuated despite being told to stay where they were because there was no threat. The Teamsters trade union is calling on CN Rail to stop operating through active wildfires as their crew members had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in fire in Armstrong, accusing CN of knowingly sending rail workers into the fire. Heads up if you bought spices from Dollarama. A recall is being issued for garlic powder that was sold from the company Heavenly Spices. It's being pulled from the shelves because of a bacteria that causes severe intestinal issues. Light 92 Sports Major League Soccer yesterday. Toronto and Montreal tied at 0. Vancouver and Chicago had to postpone the game because of poor air quality. Hamilton Forge had to postpone their Canadian Premier League Soccer game because of poor air quality. The Jays start up a weekend home series against Chicago tonight, 715. CFL tonight BC is in Edmonton at 9. Ty Cats host the Argos tomorrow. In the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo host Atlanta at 7.30. And World Cup Soccer will will be decided Sunday when Argentina plays Spain at 3. Light 92 weather. Well, looks like it's going to be another smoky day today with an orange air quality warning. According to Environment Canada, does not ease up today, but will ease up tomorrow. Humidex today of 32 overnight risk of a thunderstorm. Still smoky 18. Chance of rain off and on tomorrow. Windy. Now it is going to feel 36 with a humidex, but gradually fall to 22 in the afternoon. Still a bit smoky in the morning. morning and Sunday so far just looks like sunshine and a high of 25. Right now it's 14 in Brantford, 15 in Kitchener, 16 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday July 17th, 2026
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