It's Tuesday, March 31st. Good morning. 16 degrees in Brantford, 16 in Hamilton, 13 in Kitchener. Gas $1.75. I'm Stacey Englehart. A train jumped the track in St. Catharines, and now the Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators to find out why. CN said 13 train cars derailed, but there were no reports of injuries. Polyethylene spilled, but they say there's no danger to the public. The province looking into increasing the fare evasion fine on GO Transit. The proposed increase would go from $35 to $200 for the first offense. Subsequent offenses $500 a piece. Province also looking to expand the one fare program that prevents transit riders from being charged a second fare when transferring between systems across the GTA. An airline worker charged after 60 kilos of marijuana was allegedly stuffed into passenger bags. Border officials at Pearson flagged 2 suitcases bound for Germany arrested two travelers, but then realized it wasn't them. Police believe a 32-year-old Air Canada employee of Mississauga who worked in the baggage area was the culprit. And American military strikes have hit a city home to one of Iran's main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky. Meanwhile, Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The 32-day-old conflict has left over 3,000 people dead, caused major disruptions to the world's supply of oil. It's now trading over $100 U.S. a barrel. Sports NHL last night. Leafs beat the Ducks 5-4 in overtime. They've got a game in San Jose Thursday at 10. By the way, Leafs GM Brad for a living has been fired. MLSE made the announcement yesterday. Jays blasted by Colorado 14-5. That three-game home set continues tonight at 7. OHL playoffs tonight. Among the games being played, Guelph is in Windsor, trailing the series by two games. Brantford is in Sudbury with a 2-0 lead, while Kitchener is in Saginaw, also leading 2-0. nothing. Raptors tonight are in Detroit at 8 o'clock and Canada will learn which country it will play in the opening FIFA World Cup game in Toronto coming up in June. Italy plays Bosnia today with the winner moving on. Weather, severe thunderstorm watch has now ended. Showers still a chance of thunderstorms, windy in 18. Same thing tonight except it falls to four. Tomorrow's sunny, windy in 10. Right now it's 16 in Brantford, 16 in Hamilton, 13 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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