Good Friday morning, March 6th. That's -1 in Brantford, -1 in Hamilton, -2 in Kitchener. The dollar hovering about 73.35 cents US. Gas increased another 2 cents overnight to $1.47. I'm Stacey Engelhardt. While the price of oil is the same as yesterday, But the price of gas is still being blamed on the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Canada's top soldier, meanwhile, said meetings are set this morning to talk about helping Persian Gulf states defend themselves against Iranian bombings. She didn't know what form it would take, but reiterated Canada's not taking part in the U.S. operation. The Prime Minister's plane touched down in Tokyo this morning for the 3rd and final stop on his 10-day overseas trip. It followed visits to India and Australia. Branto BP released the photo of a man they say is wanted for stealing from the LCBO in Paris numerous times between September and February. A picture can be seen of the man with blonde, thinning, wavy hair on the Brantford Expositor website. Niagara's regional chair is backed away from a proposal that included possible amalgamations. Several mayors said they agreed local governance could be made more efficient, but did not like the idea of being forced to do it. A new letter to the province suggests they would reduce the size of council and explore shared services. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and say, why? Police in Niagara say a man is facing charges after surveillance footage showed him taking animal remains out of a bag and placing them in different spots throughout the region. The 45-year-old was charged with publicly exhibiting A disgusting object and two counts of indecent exhibition. And tick tock, get ready to change your clock. This weekend we return to daylight saving time. So tomorrow before you go to bed, turn your clocks ahead one hour or when you wake up Sunday morning. Keep in mind it will mess with your body clock for about a week and there's always an increase in Rd. collisions on the Monday following the time change. Sports. The Leafs, having a rough go, still have not won since the Olympics. Their 6th loss in a row, 6-2 to the Rangers. Elsewhere, Ottawa beat Calgary 4-1, Winnipeg beat Tampa Bay. Leafs off tonight, they host Tampa tomorrow at 7. OHL yesterday, Brantford beat Barry, Niagara lost to Saginaw. Tonight, Brantford hosts Saginaw, Kitchener hosts Saulte Marie, London hosts Erie, Niagara hosts Peterborough, while Guelph hosts Owen Sound, all games at 7. NBA last night, Raptors lost to Minnesota. They host Dallas Sunday at 6 and baseball preseason Blue Jays lost to the Braves 9-5. They play a Pittsburgh split squad team today at 1. Weather, cloudy and drizzle, windy, high of 10. Tonight a bit of the same, windy and 10. Another chance of rain tomorrow. Risk of a thunderstorm, windy. It's supposed to climb to 17. Sunny, windy and 10 on Sunday, sunny and 15. Back to work Monday. Right now it's -1 in Brantford, -2 in Kitchener, is one in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.
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