It's Tuesday, June 2nd. Good morning. 8 degrees right now in Brantford. The dollar 72.22 cents U.S. gas a buck 70. I'm Stacey Englehart. Tragedy in Brantford after a person was found dead after a residential fire. Fire crews were called late last Thursday and say during the search of a home, a female was found deceased in the bedroom on the second floor. The cause has not been made public. Canada Post workers voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract offer after two years of labour talks. The deal includes wage increases, enhanced benefits and weekend parcel delivery. The Prime Minister said a new National Unity Council will assess what's driving anti-Semitism in Canada. The new council will be chaired by Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Mark Miller. Attorney government, meanwhile, sending its Canada-U.S. trade minister to Washington today to meet with the U.S. government ahead of the July deadline for a mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement. Toronto police arrested two men and seized more than 16,000 counterfeit soccer items ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Police said items included jerseys, hats and flags. Police also seized counterfeit merchandise by brands like Nike, Adidas and Puma, along with two fake FIFA World Cup trophies. Two men face multiple charges. And the state of Florida has filed A lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO. The Florida attorney general told a news conference the company knowingly released an aggressively marketing ChatGPT while concealing serious risks. The lawsuit references 2 separate shootings where the alleged shooters were reported to have asked ChatGPT questions while planning their crimes. Hot country sports. Canada beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a men's international soccer friendly in Edmonton yesterday. Canada plays Ireland in a friendly in Montreal Friday. Blue Jays were off yesterday. They're in Atlanta tonight, 7.15. The NHL Stanley Cup final gets started tonight. Vegas is in Carolina at 8. Hot country weather. Another beautiful afternoon today. Sunshine in a high of 25. Overnight it falls to 8 with a few clouds. Sunny 27 tomorrow. Thursday sunny 29. Right now it's 8 degrees in Brantford. I'm Stacy Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday June 2, 2026
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