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Belleville police and the Ministry of the Environment are continuing to investigate the cause of a truck roll-over at the intersection of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road and Hamilton Road in Belleville yesterday evenin. The mishap closed the roadway until 2 am this morning. The eastbound truck apparently swerved to avoid a southbound passenger vehicle causing both the truck and it’s trailer to overturn. The truck was carrying water but leaked diesel fuel that required containment and a clean up operation. The truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the accident or has dash camera footage of the incident.

Prince Edward County staff announced a change today to the garbage and recycling collection schedule to accommodate Canada Day. Residents who would normally have collection on Tuesday, June 30th, will have their garbage, green box and recycling picked up on Monday, June 29th. Those that would normally have collection on Canad Day, Wednesday, July 1st, will have their garbage, green box and recycling picked up on Tuesday, June 30th. No other collection days are affected.

Home sales continue to decline across the country but the market may be stabilizing according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. CREA’s Chief Economist Shaun Cathcart said today that the number of sales in May was 5.1 % lower than the same period last year but prices, which have been declining for 18 months, dropped only slightly in May indicating that the market is probably stablizing and could pick up going forward. In Prince Edward County, the Central Lakes Association of Realtors previoulsy reported the number of homes sold, average prices and the number of listings all increased in May suggesting a recovery is already underway in the local market.

The Competition Bureau of Canada announced today that it will begin an investigtion into Canada’s food supply chain and to determine if a lack of competition is behind high grocery prices. The bureau said it will look for issues in food production, food processing, the transportation and distribution of food products and retail pricing practices. The investigation follows a 2023 study into retail grocery pricing by the Competition Bureau that found a lack of competition was behind higher retail prices and a lack of innovation in the industry. The report is due next spring and is expected to recommend specific policy changes governments can implement to improve affordability.

And, it’s the end of an era. CBC and Rogers failed to come to an agreement on the rights to broadcast Saturday Night Hockey bringing an end to the iconic 90 year tradition of Hockey Night in Canada. Hockey Night in Canada was first broadcast by the newly formed CBC on radio in 1936. Hockey Night in Canada moved to television with the network in 1952. From the sixties to the early 2000’s, the signature Hockey Night in Canada theme and the familiar blue stick and puck logo were as much Canadian icons as the game itself. The modern era brought increased competition and more viewing options and Hockey Night in Canada began to lose ground. CBC lost the rights to the Hockey Night in Canada Theme in 2008 then Rogers Sportsnet bought the rights to NHL hockey in Canada in 2014, paying over 5 billion dollars for the privilege. CBC negotiated a 12 year deal with Rogers to continue airing Hockey Night in Canada but could not agree with Rogers on a renewal of that agreement announcing today that the program would end. The network plans to replace Hockey Night in Canada with a showcase of Canadian athletes competing in various sports across Canada and abroad.

Sports

Three games on tap in the World Cup today. France and Senegal kick off at 3 pm in New Jersey, Iraq and Norway have a 6 pm start in Boston and Argentina faces Algeria at 9 in Kansas City. Lionel Messi is scheduled to start for Argentina tonight in a game that will mark his 200th cap and a record breaking sixth world cup appearance for the Argentine star.

In his first major move as Toronto Maple Leafs GM, John Chayka has traded goaltender Joseph Woll and defenceman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenceman Emil Andrae and a third-round draft pick. The trade clears $5 million on the Leafs salary cap but both Ersson and Andrae are up for restricted free agency and the move does little to solve the team’s surfeit of goaltenders.

After almost two years,top Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann is finally going to see some action. Tiedemann will pitch for the Rookie level Florida Complex League this week. Tiedemann has been out of action since 2024 after having Tommy John Surgery.

In other Major League Baseball action tonight, the Blue Jays are in Beantown for the start of a three game series against the Boston Red Sox. Toronto will send Dylan Cease to the mound against Payton Tolle for the Sox. First pitch goes out at 6:45.

And in WNBA action the Toronto Temp tip off against the Indiana Fever at 7 pm tonight in Indianapolis.