Good morning. It's currently 6 degrees in New Market in Aurora. The dollar's trading at 72.89 cents U.S. Gas is sitting at $1.92.9 a liter at most GTA stations. I'm Rob Kerwain, and it's Thursday, May 14th. Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $200,000 on aviation-related costs for Premier Doug Ford's now-returned private plane. His office released documents yesterday related to the turbulent government purchase and subsequent sale of the $29 million used Bombardier Challenger 650. They show the lingering expenses from Ford's about-face include charges for aircraft management services and outside legal counsel. Ford announced the purchase of the jet, but agreed to sell it back for the same price after public outrage. The truck driver convicted in a southern Ontario crash that killed a former Canadian Olympic figure skater and injured multiple people has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Sugvinder Sidhu pled guilty in February to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the construction zone crash that killed 31-year-old Alexandra Paul and injured her infant son in August of 2023. A judge also handed Sidhu A seven-year driving ban after court heard emotional victim impact statements and his tearful apology. An oncologist traveling on the Dutch cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak in the South Atlantic, has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska after he helped care for fellow passengers who became sick on board the boat. Dr. Steven Kornfeld was among more than 120 passengers and crew evacuated from the ship last weekend and flown to different countries to enter quarantine. He was brought to Omaha with 15 other Americans, but he was the only one taken to an isolated unit after inconclusive test results. 16 people remain in isolation in Canada because of their contacts or possible exposure to the virus. In sports, the Toronto Blue Jays get a breather today after an exciting 5-3 win in an extra inning over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays last night. Down 3-1 heading into the bottom of the 10th, Jays outfielder Dalton Varsho swatted a walk-off grand slam to rally Toronto to the win. The Jays are in Detroit tomorrow where they'll send Trey Savage to the mound. Your hot country forecast, cloudy skies with a chance of showers today and a high of 12 degrees. Tonight, cloudy, chance of showers early this evening. Skies will become partly cloudy after midnight with a low of 6. Tomorrow, sunny with a high of 20 and sunny skies continue for the weekend with highs near 25 degrees. Right now it's 6 degrees in Newmarket and Aurora. I'm Rob Kirwain.
News Update: 8:00am, Thursday May 14, 2026
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