Good morning. It's Friday, July 24th. We'll see sunny skies become a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. A high today 27, humid X of 32. The dollar's trading for 71.02 cents U.S. And I'm Rob Kirwane. According to new figures from Stats Can, the rate of police reported crimes fell last year in the greater Montreal area and in Quebec overall. The 2025 crime rate, which measures crime relative to the population, fell 5% in the Montreal census metropolitan area compared to the year before. The Stats Can numbers released on Wednesday also show that the Crime Severity Index, or CSI, which measures the volume of crime relative to the population and the relative severity of crimes, also decreased in the Montreal area. Montreal CSI dropped to 61.3 last year, a 5% decrease from the previous year and well below the national average of 75, which also marked a 5% decrease. First Nations leaders are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial response to the wildfires blazing through kilometers of forest, saying the Ontario government left communities to fend for themselves without timely evacuation support. Aerial photographs have shown the devastation in one Northern Ontario First Nation as a wildfire tore through the region last week. Premier Doug Ford says his government did everything it could to respond to the wildfires. Ford has told wildfire evacuees not to return to their homes and on Wednesday, OPP said anyone found in areas under orders could face hundreds of dollars in fines and possible demerit points. One of Canada's 13 premiers is pulling energy off the table as trade talks with the United States heat up. Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that everything is on the table if his government cannot secure a deal to avoid a dramatic escalation in US tariffs next month. But Alberta and Saskatchewan have previously drawn a hard line against using their province's cross-border exports as a negotiation tactic. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is warning the could cut off oil and natural gas exports to Ontario and Quebec if Canada got into a skirmish over energy. In sports, Shane Bieber pitched a season-high 7 innings to win his second straight start. George Springer reached base three times and drove in a run. And the Toronto Blue Jays beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Thursday to snap a four-game losing streak. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two singles and an RBI for the Jays, who are 2-5 since the All-Star break. Your light 1067 forecast sunny today. Skies have become a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon with a high 27 humid X32. Clear tonight with a low of 12. Tomorrow sunny, a high 29 humid X of 34. Sunday a mix of sun and cloud a high of 29 degrees. Right now it's 17 degrees. From the light 1067 news center, I'm Rob Kirwain.
News Update: 8:00am, Friday July 24th, 2026
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