Good morning.
Welcome to the weekend.
A beautiful afternoon ahead with sunshine and a humidex feeling close to 40. It already feels like 30 degrees. The dollar is at 71.29 cents U.S.
A baby was rushed to hospital last night after a car struck a stroller in Ville Saint-Laurent, according to Montreal police. Officers were called just before 8 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 20-month-old child with serious upper-body injuries. Police say the child was conscious and breathing while being taken to hospital. No other details are known.
Police in Quebec have released the results of a weekend crackdown on the province's waterways. Three people were arrested and more than 50 tickets were handed out. Several Quebec police forces, including Montreal, checked over 600 watercraft on August 1st and 2nd as part of a coordinated boating safety operation. Officers were looking for bad behaviour, including failing to carry mandatory safety equipment, operating a vessel while impaired by alcohol or drugs, and reckless or careless operation.
Quebec's wildfire protection agency reports it saw above-average activity last month, mostly due to lightning strikes. The agency says the province had 90 wildfires in July affecting more than 16 hectares. The average for July is about 66 wildfires. About 41 percent of the fires were caused by lightning, while the rest were linked to improperly extinguished campfires, forestry and industrial operations, smoking-related items, electrical wires, and waste burning. The July wildfires were concentrated mainly in northern Quebec.
Statistics Canada is set to release its latest Labour Force Survey for July. A Reuters poll of economists predicts about 15,000 jobs were added last month. The numbers are due out this morning.
In the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo lost to Portland.
In the CFL, the Argonauts defeated Calgary.
The Blue Jays lost 3–2 in 11 innings to Chicago in a makeup game. They begin a weekend road series in Philadelphia tonight.
At the National Bank Open, another Canadian is going home in women's doubles. Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and her Russian partner were eliminated. Leylah Fernandez teamed up with her sister Bianca, but they also lost their doubles match. In women's singles, Fernandez will face reigning French Open champion Mirra Andreeva.
Canada's hopes in the men's tournament in Montreal have been hit by injuries. Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrew with a sore back, while Gabriel Diallo and Denis Shapovalov both retired with injuries.
Your Light 106.7 weather: Sunshine today with a humidex of 38. Tonight, cloudy with a low of 21. Tomorrow brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms, but it stays warm with a humidex of 32. Sunday remains warm with showers and a high of 28.
Right now, it feels like 30 degrees.