It's Friday, June 5th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. It's 15 degrees in Newmarket, Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart. One of the federal liberals flagship affordability measures will land in your bank account if you're eligible. First announced by the Prime Minister in January, top up payments for the Canada Groceries and Essentials benefit may now be heading your way. The program was previously called the GST HST credit. York police say a person is facing charges in a 2022 homicide. Police said in August of 2022, a man was reported missing by his family weeks after he was last seen in Aurora. They say human remains discovered in 2022 in Pickering were identified through his dental records. A 49 year old has been charged with accessory after the fact. An OPP officer convicted of giving preferential treatment to two tow truck companies in the GTA has been fired. Police say Roberto Visconti's employment was terminated, saying his misconduct and disciplinary hearings were held without him. He pleaded guilty in 2024 to account a breach of trust, was initially handed a suspended sentence and 12 months probation. And StatsCan is expected to release its labor market report for May this morning. The consensus among economists polled by Reuters shows they're anticipating employers added 10,000 positions last month. They're also expecting the unemployment rate to stay unchanged at 6.9%. Hot country sports, NHL Stanley Cup playoffs yesterday, Carolina beat Vegas 4-3 in overtime to tie the series at 1. The CFL season kicked off yesterday. Hamilton lost to Montreal 30-27 in overtime. Tonight, Winnipeg is in Calgary at 9. Baseball yesterday. The Blue Jays beat the Braves 7-2, winning one out of three in that series. Jays back home tonight to host Baltimore at 7. NBA playoff finals continues. The Knicks are in San Antonio at 8.30. New York leads 1-0. Hot country weather, sunshine today, a slight chance of showers, windy, but a humid feeling 33. Tonight a chance of showers, risk of a thunderstorm, windy 17. Mostly cloudy tomorrow, small chance of showers with risk of a thunderstorm, windy and warm with a humidex feeling in the low 30s. And sunshine returns Sunday in a high of 27. Right now it's 15 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday June 5, 2026
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