It's Wednesday, April 1st. Welcome to the beginning of the month. It's 3 degrees right now in Brantford, 2 in Kitchener, 5 in Hamilton. The dollar hovering around 72 cents. Gas up another 4 cents to a buck 82. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, happy April Fool's Day as Italy is out of the World Cup for the third time. Sports on the way. in six months, you'll be making 35 cents more an hour. Ontario's minimum wage set to rise to $17.95 October 1st. According to the Ontario Living Wage Network, a living wage in the GTA should actually be $27.20 an hour. Canada's public health agency taking over a vaccine injury compensation program. The program covers serious injuries tied to vaccines approved after 2020, including the covid shot. Officials say they will address backlogs and improve transparency. Out of more than 3,500 claims, only 252 have been approved. All systems go for blast off of Artemis II from Florida. Today, Canadians across the country are gathering as astronaut Jeremy Hansen of London joins three other veterans to become the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit. The first two-hour launch window opens at 6.24 tonight. NASA's calling it their first manned and lunar mission in over 50 years. And it's April Fool's Day. Today, expect a barrage of fake announcements and social media posts. Now, nobody knows the true story of April Fool's Day, but according to some historians, it dates back to the 16th century when they changed the calendar. Because the Julian calendar today would have been New Year's Day, but when the switch was made, some didn't want to change. So they were ridiculed and called April Fool's. According to a quick Google search, governmental use of ridicule, shame, and mockery to enforce rules dates back to ancient Romans, where public reputation was a key tool for social control. Light 92 Sports, a surprise upset. Canada will not face Italy in the FIFA World Cup coming up in June in Toronto. Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Italy to book its ticket to the big stage. Four-time champs failed to qualify for the third straight World Cup. Baseball yesterday, Jays beat Colorado 5-1. That home series wraps up with one more game this afternoon at 1. In the NBA, the Raptors lost to Detroit 127-116. They host Sacramento tonight at 8. And in the NHL, the Leafs have a late game in San Jose tomorrow at 10. Light 92 weather, cloudy, windy, and 6th this afternoon. Tonight falls to one with a chance of showers. Tomorrow, 5 degrees with a chance of showers. Friday, 22. Right now, it's 3 in Brantford, 5 in Hamilton, 2 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.