It's Wednesday, March 4th. Good morning. Happy hump day. It's -4 right now in Brantford, minus 5 in Kitchener, minus 3 in Hamilton. The dollar is still hovering around 73 cents. Gas jumped 6 cents overnight to $1.42. I'm Stacey Englehart. So why the big jump in gas prices? This increase being blamed on the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran. Another fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran were being told to brace for cyber attacks, according to Canada's Digital Intelligence Agency. It's very likely there will be Iranian reprisals due to what they perceive as Canada's public support of military activity. The Prime Minister said his support for U.S. military strikes comes with regret, saying it appears they broke international law, adding there was no advance notice given to Canada or the United Nations. A spike in opioid overdoses in the Branford area being reported for another consecutive week. According to the expositor, Grand Erie Public Health issued a warning yesterday. In addition to 7 non-fatal overdoses between the 16th and 22nd of February, there were another 10 between the 23rd and March 1st. Of those 10, 5 happened on the same day, February 27th. The spike is usually connected to fentanyl. And a new survey suggests about 3 million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Mounjaro. Now, the poll conducted by Leger reported more than half surveyed said the medications decreased appetite. While the drug could help you lose weight, some of the significant and deadly side effects include pancreatitis, intestinal blockage, kidney failure, severe hypoglycemia, thyroid cancer, blindness, And according to 2024 stats, sudden death. In the U.S. alone, 380 people just suddenly died. Sports, full slate of NHL games last night. Leafs were off. Montreal lost to San Jose 7-5. Winnipeg beat Chicago in overtime. Ottawa lost to Edmonton and OT. Calgary lost to Dallas. The Leafs are in New Jersey tonight at 7. PWHL. Toronto lost to Montreal 4-3 in a shootout. The Raptors lost to the Knicks 1-11-95. They'll be in Minnesota. tomorrow at 8. And preseason baseball, the Blue Jays beat Team Canada 10-7. The Jays are off today. Weather, a fog advisory is expected to lift this morning. Sunshine today, a high of 6. Tonight, cloudy, feeling minus 6 with a wind chill. Chance of showers tomorrow morning could see rain in the afternoon, windy, and plus 4. Right now, it's minus 4 in Brantford, minus 5 in Kitchener, minus 3 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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