It's Wednesday, December 17th. Good morning, 2 degrees in New Market Aurora. Gas down ascent to a buck 24. I'm Stacey Englehart. with just one week to go till Christmas Eve, did you finish mailing your packages and letters? Canada Post said it's ready for the holiday rush after its labor turmoil over the past two years. Last month, the union representing mail carriers agreed in principle to a set of new contracts suspending rotating strikes. A man has been sentenced to five years, issued A 15-year driving ban for a fatal hit and run last year in Vaughan. According to police, in 2024, a 16-year-old was operating a mini bike when he was struck by a Mercedes, which fled the scene. Now, police said shortly after the owner of that car reported his vehicle was carjacked. Police said that was a lie. He was the hit and run driver. 25-year-old Harnoor Shohan of Vaughan received the sentence yesterday after pleading guilty in September. A sentence hearing scheduled for February for a man who pleaded guilty in a drunk driving crash that killed three children in the GTA. According to court documents, Ethan Lehoulier was 19 behind the wheel and speeding on the 401 when he struck a vehicle carrying six people. 15-year-old, 13-year-old and six-year-old siblings all died, their mother, a 10-year-old child and a driver all injured. And the World Happiness Report suggests younger people have become Canada's unhappiest age group in a complete reversal of trends. As recently as 2011, those under 30 were the happiest. Now the reason to blame, too much information. According to researchers, the world is so connected that world crises affect each other more than they have in the past. With too much information readily available, our brains aren't equipped to deal with it. According to some experts, your thoughts become your actions, so think happy and focus on your solution. and not the problem. Hot country sports NHL last night. Leafs edged Chicago 3-2. Elsewhere, Montreal lost to Philly. Calgary lost to San Jose. Edmonton and Vancouver both winners. The Leafs are in Washington tomorrow at 7. Hot country weather, sunshine, windy 4 this afternoon. Tonight, a few clouds, windy and cold. Minus 8 will eventually warm up to 0 by the morning, paving the way for a high of 7 tomorrow in the sunshine, although still a bit windy. Right now, 2 degrees in Newmarket, Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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