It's Thursday, April 30th. Good morning. Welcome to the last day of the month. It's 5 right now in Brantford, 5 in Hamilton, 3 in Kitchener. Gas up three cents, $1.80 a litre. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, it's the final countdown for millions of Canadians today. It's the deadline for filing your taxes. Most people have until midnight tonight to submit their 2025 income tax returns to the CRA. Self-employed Canadians have until June 15th to file their paperwork. A procession for a fallen OPP officer happens this afternoon. Sergeant Brandon Malcolm died when his motorcycle crashed on the 401 in Coburg. Police say his body will leave the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, heading east on the 401 to Oshawa. Police say those who wish to show their support can gather on one of the highway's overpasses or sign an online book of condolences. GM will spend almost $700 million on its St. Catharines propulsion plant to support production of its latest V8 engines for full-size trucks and SUVs. The automaker said the updates will make St. Catharines its third plant to produce the 6th generation of the engine. Production is also based in Buffalo and Flint. And the province will pour more than 20 million into hundreds of festivals and events across the province this year. The Ford government said the funding is meant to help boost tourism, create jobs, and celebrate local communities. Sports, baseball yesterday, the Blue Jays beat Boston 8-1, winning two out of three. They start up a four-game weekend series in Minnesota tonight, 740. The WNBA had their first game in franchise history. Toronto lost to Connecticut 83-78 in preseason action. NBA playoffs, the Raptors also lost 125-120 to Cleveland. They trail 3-2 and are back home for game 6 tomorrow, 730. NHL last night. Montreal beat Tampa Bay for a 3-2 lead. Pittsburgh lost to Philly in overtime and have been eliminated. Vegas beat Utah in overtime in Leeds 3-2. Montreal is back home tomorrow for game 6. Tonight, Dallas is in Minnesota. Edmonton is in Anaheim trailing the series 3-2. And OHL playoffs last night, Kitchener beat Windsor 6-3 and has a 3-1 series lead. Tonight, Brantford hosts Berry at 7. Brantford leads 3-1. Weather, Mostly cloudy today, a slight chance of showers and a high of 12. Tonight we could see showers, we could see frost. That wind chill is going down to minus 8. Sunshine tomorrow, slight chance of showers, windy and 12. Right now it's 5 in Brantford, 6 in Hamilton, it's 3 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.
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