It's Friday, August 14th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. We've got some sunshine today. Humidex in the high 20s. The dollar 71.99 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. A Gray Highlands man has been arrested, accused of breaking into a barn and taking somebody else's belongings. Gray Bruce OPP were called Wednesday at about 6 o'clock for a break in earlier that day. Police said officers identified a suspect, located the vehicle involved on the same St. A 68 year old from Gray Highlands was charged with break enter and theft. The PC party is coming under fire for spying on the opposition. Ontario's premier maintains he had no idea that somebody from his PC party spent a couple $1000 on two resorts in Jamaica to spy on Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie. According to a report, somebody was sent as part of opposition research. She was there for a short stay after winning the Liberal leadership. Opposition parties say it amounts to spying or stalking, while critics want to know what did they find out? How many people went and why they needed two hotels at the same time. A $4.5 million settlement has been approved over workplace harassment at WestJet. More than 3,400 current and former female flight attendants were represented. Those who filed A valid claim could receive just under $500. The lawsuit alleges WestJet protected harassers, specifically pilots, apparently viewing them as more economically valuable than flight attendants. Employees who reported harassment were allegedly told to stay silent or they faced discipline. And Canada's just days away from the United States imposing a new 50% tariff on Canadian goods. Our trade minister has been in Washington this week meeting with the United States. The new tariffs being blamed on a list of complaints including the provincial bans on U.S. booze, Canada's supply managed dairy system, and quotas on certain U.S. vehicles. Light 99.3 Sports Baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays were blanked by Boston 7-0. The Jays host the Yankees this weekend. Tonight's game 7-15. At the National Bank Open in Toronto yesterday, Igish Viatek of Poland has her first victory of the year. The six-time Grand Slam winner cruised past Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in straight sets to become the women's singles champion. On the men's side in Toronto in a battle of the United States versus the United States The United States was victorious. 23-year-old Ben Shelton beat Brandon Nakashima in straight sets for his second consecutive men's title. He's the first repeat men's winner since Rafael Nadal in 2019. NFL preseason got underway yesterday. The Bills host Carolina tomorrow at 1. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99.3 News Center, I'm Stacey Engelhart.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday August 14th, 2026
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