It's Friday, March 20th. Welcome to the weekend. It's 0 right now in Brantford, 1 degree in Hamilton, minus 1 in Kitchener. Gas jumped another 7 cents from yesterday to $1.74. I'm Stacey Engelhart. Well, the first official day of spring is today. It arrives this morning at 1046. Some areas under weather advisories, including Waterloo Region, a freezing rain warning. Now we could get a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain throughout the GTHA, so just be careful driving. With the warmer weather, they start coming out of their boroughs looking to make a buck. You're being warned to watch out for scammers going door to door looking to convince homeowners their house needs repairs. Some contractors offering free inspections with some residents saying they're getting scammed with shoddy repairs or even paying and getting nothing in return. Hamilton police have offered warning signs to look for if you check out their website. Thousands of ovens are being recalled because of reports of injuries. Owners of Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery and Frigidaire Professional models are told to stop using them immediately. Company said gas ranges sold between June of 2025 and January of this year can experience a delayed ignition of the oven's bake burner. Some people have been injured as a result. and is being called a global movement to bring peace and harmony back into the world, and it's picking up steam on social media. Tomorrow, it's the great synchronization. At 1 o'clock for 5 minutes, you're being asked to say 4 words. Peace, love, unity, and respect. Organizers are hoping 1% of the population will help manifest kindness. Millions are expected to take part. Again, that's tomorrow at 1, peace, love, unity, and respect. and respect. Lite 92 sports, NHL last night. Montreal lost to Detroit 3-1. Winnipeg lost to Boston. Ottawa beat the Islanders. Edmonton and Vancouver both lost. Leafs have two games this weekend. They host Carolina tonight at 7. They're in Ottawa tomorrow at 7. Preseason baseball, Jays beat the Yankees split squad 11-0. They play Minnesota this afternoon. Tonight, the Raptors are in Denver at 9. And tonight, lacrosse. Toronto Rock welcomes first place Saskatchewan at TD Call. Coliseum in Hamilton at 7.30. Tonight is Marvel Superhero Night. Scott Fox is your game host. His superhero name is Scotty Too Hottie. I just don't know what he's going to wear for a costume quite yet. Lite 92 weather, rain off and on with a risk of freezing rain and thunderstorms possible. A high of 10 degrees. Tonight, cloudy minus 5, feeling minus 8, tomorrow cloudy plus 8, and Sunday showers and 11. Right now, it's 0 in Brantford, 1 degree in Hamilton, minus 1 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Friday, March 20, 2026
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