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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday May 28, 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday May 28, 2026
News Desk
May 28, 2026 | 11:13 AM

It's Thursday, May 28th. Good morning. Mostly sunshine this afternoon, a bit windy and a high of 18. The dollar trading 72.13 cents US. I'm Stacey Englehart. Police and firefighters were on scene of a structure fire in Chesley. According to a social media post, South Bruce OPP closed 1st Avenue South from Riverside to 2nd Street. A Berry man facing charges after a road rage incident involving a group of motorcyclists. Police say it happened 2 weeks ago, noting video footage shows a pickup swerving towards a motorcycle in the northwest part of the city. Police say words were exchanged before the truck moved dangerously close towards the motorcycle. No injuries were reported. A 56 year old from Springwater has been charged. A Toronto man sentenced to 33 years in U.S. federal prison in what U.S. authorities describe as a prolific sextortion scheme targeting hundreds of children on Instagram and Facebook. The 40-year-old pleaded guilty in January as prison term runs after the 12-year sentence he's currently serving in Canada. Federal government announced it's investing $1.2 million to support 11 rural transit projects across the province Ottawa said the money will come through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund. Collingwood will receive $150,000 for the purchase of transit infrastructure to transform its system to an on-demand service. And a school bus driver has been charged with stunt driving with a bus full of kids. According to OPP, the 56 year old was driving north of Orangeville 100 kilometers an hour in a 50 zone. Police said officers pulled over the bus full of kids. The woman from Beaton was charged with stunt driving and failing to surrender her license. Light 99-3 sports baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays beat Miami 2-1, winning two out of three in that series. They start up a four-game weekend set in Baltimore tonight at 6.30. NHL playoffs, Montreal couldn't score a goal in last night's 4. Nothing lost to Carolina. Now facing elimination, Montreal is in Carolina tomorrow, trailing the series 3-1. WNBA, the Toronto Tempo beat Chicago won 11-104. World Hockey Championship quarterfinals this morning. Canada plays the U.S. at 10.20. And the NBA playoffs resumes tonight. Oklahoma City is in San Antonio at 8.30. They have a 3-2 series lead. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99.3 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.