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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday July 30th, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday July 30th, 2026
News Desk
Jul 30, 2026 | 8:53 AM

It's Thursday, July 30th. Good morning. The long weekend starts tomorrow. We've got sunshine this afternoon, a bit windy. A humid X in the upper 20s. The dollar trading 71.21 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. A person has died after an accident on the job in West Gray. According to West Gray Police, a worker died Tuesday after being electrocuted when a boom lift came into contact with a power line along Gray Road 4. It knocked out power for hours. The identity of the deceased has not been released. The Ministry of Labour is investigating. South Bruce OPP have laid two more stunt driving charges this past week. According to police, a 35-year-old from Waterloo traveling 135 in an 80, while an 18-year-old from Stoney Creek caught driving 116 in a 60. Both received a 30-day license suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment. Just in time for the weekend flight. The union representing 4,400 flight attendants at WestJet issued a 72-hour strike notice paving the way for a possible strike this weekend. The union said the airline then issued A lockout notice. Now the strike serving notice does not guarantee flight attendants will hit the picket and job action could begin as early as Sunday morning if the two sides don't reach a deal. The union said the two sides remain far apart on key issues. Some Toronto residents demanding A one-year moratorium on 2 proposed data center projects as a neighboring city voted to block new developments for a year. Counselors in Mississauga voted yesterday in favor of a moratorium while the city studies the impact. Counselors in Hamilton rejected A one-year pause saying they didn't want to lose funding. Now it's already known through previous data centers they cause significant harm with severe environmental stress through energy and water consumption. estimating plant life and creating a burden to residents with constant noise pollution and localized temperature spikes. Light 99 3 sports baseball yesterday the Jays beat Washington 5-2 winning two out of three in that road series. The Jays are off tonight but start up a series back home tomorrow against the Cardinals at 7. In the WNBA tonight the Toronto Tempo host Minnesota at 8. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 9 993 News Center. I'm Stacey Englehart.