It's Monday, April 6th. Good morning. Happy Easter Monday. It's minus 1 right now in Brantford, minus 1 in Hamilton, minus 3 in Kitchener. The dollar 71.83 cents U.S. gas up another two cents from Friday, a buck 86. I'm Stacey Englehart. The former mayor of Brant County has passed away. According to the expositor, Ron Eddy spent his life serving the community, including 19 years at the helm. The county of Brant issued a release Friday acknowledging his passing and say flags at county facilities have been lowered. we're already being punished by overinflated gas prices. Looks like your vacation's going to be more expensive. Experts say soaring fuel prices tied to the American-Israeli war in Iran are forcing airlines to pass on those costs to customers. WestJet will introduce a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and say they've consolidated numerous flights to deal with the skyrocketing fuel costs. as the war wages on, the U.S. government is giving Iran till tonight to open the Strait of Hormuz, or they'll begin escalating strikes on power plants and bridges. Two Middle East officials, meanwhile, working as mediators, told the Associated Press that both Iran and the U.S. received a draft proposal late last night calling for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Jeremy Hansen will become the first Canadian to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. The crew aboard the Orion spacecraft will meet up with the moon later today and fly around for a look at the dark side. The spacecraft will come about 6,500 kilometers from the moon's surface. Light 92 sports baseball yesterday. Blue Jays blanked by the White Sox 3-0. They lost all games this weekend. Jays on the road again tonight. They start up a series against the LA Dodgers at 7. Raptors didn't do much better. They lost to Boston 115-101. They host Miami tomorrow 730. NHL last night. Montreal lost to New Jersey but managed to clinch a playoff spot. Elsewhere, Ottawa beat Carolina. Leafs, who did not make it to the playoffs, host Washington Wednesday at 730. Light 92 weather, few flurries this morning, chance of rain late this afternoon, a high of 6. Tonight, rain or flurries, windy and really cold. Bundle up minus 7, feeling minus 12 with the wind chill overnight. Not much warmer tomorrow, few flurries, some sunshine, windy. A high of 1, not including a wind chill. Right now it's minus 1 in Brantford, minus 1 in Hamilton, minus 3 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Monday, April 6, 2026
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