It's Friday, October 16th. Good morning. A chance of showers, windy. 13 will fall to six this afternoon. The dollar trading 70.68 cents US. I'm Stacey Engelhart. A former rec center aquatic supervisor in Orillia charged with sex crimes has pleaded guilty to a count of assault. 45-year-old Manuel Marroquin Ramirez admitted his guilt for an incident dating back to 2021. Back in June, he also signed a peace bond for a criminal charge related to forcible confinement involving a different complainant. He's said to be sentenced early next month. The city of Calgary is mourning after three people died in a fiery chain reaction crash of two transit buses, one of them powered by liquid natural gas. Police said it happened yesterday afternoon in the city's northeast. It's believed close to 20 people were injured. Social media photos and videos shows one of the buses engulfed in flames as a thick ashy smoke billows towards the sky. The Bank of Canada will pour over next week's inflation data as it prepares for what could be a significant interest rate decision at the end of the month. StatsCan releases the September inflation report Monday. The odds of an interest rate hike fell last week after StatsCan show the economy lost almost 70,000 jobs, despite so-called experts who predicted 9,000 gains. And a heads up from the organizers of the Scarecrow Invasion Festival. Apparently some internet scammers have been going around impersonating them to try and get money. According to reports, at least one individual said they were sent a convincing e-mail through Facebook, paid $130 to the scammer thinking it was the vendor fee. In reality, the vendor fee is only $50. Organizers are asking participants to be vigilant. Light 99 three sports baseball playoffs. Milwaukee beat the Dodgers 6-4 to win the NLCS in four games. Cleveland beat Tampa Bay for a 2-1 lead. That series resumes at 6 o'clock tonight. NFL last night, Denver beat Seattle 17-14 in overtime. In the NHL, the Maple Leafs lost in overtime 5-4 to Buffalo. Ottawa beat the Islanders in a shootout. Vancouver and Winnipeg both lost in OT. Edmonton and Calgary both lost. Leafs host the Islanders tomorrow at 7. The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League last night, the Meaford Knights beat Almaguin 7-4. They travel to Orangeville for an 8 o'clock game tomorrow. In the OHL, Tonight, Barry is in Brantford at 7. Owen Sound in Windsor also at 7. NBA preseason, the Raptors lost to Detroit 122-120. Tonight, they're in Detroit at 7. And in the CFL tonight, the Argos are in Ottawa at 7. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99-3 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday October 16th,2026
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