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News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday, September 22, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Tuesday, September 22, 2026
News Desk
Sep 22, 2026 | 8:26 AM

It's Tuesday, September 22nd. Good morning. It's the first day of fall. It officially arrives tonight at 8.04. We've got sunshine this afternoon, windy, a high of 15. The dollar 71.28 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. The repeat offender parole enforcement squad is advising the public a federal offender who went unlawfully at large since late last month. has been caught. Bradley Elliot was located and arrested by Barry Police. Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the OPP have charged 3 motorists with impaired after three separate traffic stops late last week. On Thursday, police pulled over a 28-year-old from Cornwall. He was charged with impaired, failing to surrender his license, not having insurance, a permit, and an obstructed window. About an hour later, a 36-year-old man from Wasaga Beach was arrested for failing to comply with demand, having an open container of liquor, driving without the proper rear light. The following morning, a 26-year-old from Collingwood was charged with impaired, not having a license, insurance, a permit for the vehicle, driver. Now in addition to the charges, each driver's license was suspended for 90 days, vehicles impounded for seven. A driver has been charged for allegedly driving onto a parade route this past weekend in Huron-Kinloss. According to South Bruce OPP, they were contacted Saturday about a vehicle that had driven around some barriers. OPP said the driver was stopped by several bystanders. A 65-year-old man was charged. The Prime Minister opened the fall sitting of Parliament by tabling a bill meant to fast track approvals for major projects and cut review times. Bill C-39 is getting pushback from environmental groups. It also proposes changes to collective bargaining, including the use of more federal mediation. the Prime Minister's trip to the UN General Assembly hit a snag when his tight schedule was disrupted by a flight delay. According to reports, construction crew in New Jersey sliced through a critical fiber optic cable that grounded thousands of flights for travelers across a few U.S. states. The Prime Minister was among those stranded, forcing Canada's UN ambassador to take his place at a major roundtable. Light 99-3 sports baseball yesterday. The Jays lost to Baltimore 4-3. That Rd. series continues at 6.30 tonight. In the NFL, the Rams blasted the Giants 28-6. NHL preseason, Montreal edged Ottawa 3-2 in overtime. Leafs back on the ice Wednesday with two split squad games against Ottawa at home and on the road. And tonight in the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo are in Chicago at 8. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99-3 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.