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News Update, 8:00am, Monday, March 23, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Monday, March 23, 2026
News Desk
Mar 23, 2026 | 11:50 AM

It's Monday, March 23rd. Good morning, Zero in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar trading 72.82 cents U.S. Gas up five cents from Friday to $1.79. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, as the kids going back to school from the March break, provincial politicians finally going back to work from the Christmas break. Yeah, they took all of winter and part of the fall off. Ford government resets the legislature December 11th for an unusually long break opposition is calling undemocratic. Demonstrations over budget cuts are planned outside of Queen's Park for this week. Two Air Canada pilots were killed when their plane crashed into a rescue vehicle on a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport as it was landing before midnight after a flight from Montreal. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said 41 people were taken to hospital. All but nine have been released. Some of the injured are in serious condition. The airport will stay closed until at least this afternoon. Residents in the GTA were warned to stay away from waterways and travel with caution after a rainstorm hit the city, the Toronto Region Conservation Authority issued a water safety advisory saying water levels could rise in GTA rivers. And watching TV is getting more and more expensive. According to a new report, top streaming platforms charge Canadian customers 7% more in 2025 than the previous year, although according to the annual Couch Potato report, consumers are pivoting from traditional cable and satellite towards alternatives because they're cheap Hot Country Sports, NBA last night. Raptors lost to Phoenix, won 2098. They're in Utah tonight at 9. NHL last night, a full slate of games. Only 2 Canadian teams on the ice. Calgary beat Tampa Bay in overtime. Winnipeg edged the Rangers in a shootout. The Leafs coming off back-to-back losses this weekend are in Boston tomorrow at 7. And the Blue Jays revved up the preseason, blasting Tampa Bay 14 to 1. Their next game is the home opener against the Athletics Friday at 7. Hot country weather, flurries windy and one this afternoon. Tonight, it clears and cools to a wind chill feeling minus 11. Tomorrow, sunny, windy, plus three. Right now, zero feels minus three in New Market Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.