It's Monday, April 6th. Good morning, zero in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar, 71.84 cents U.S. Gas up another two cents from Friday, $1.86. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, it is Easter Monday today. Government workers get the day off. Most banks will also be closed, but that's pretty much it. Police in Peel Region investigating after two people were shot dead outside a Brampton Elementary School late last week. Police say a teenage boy and a man in his 20s killed Friday after an argument broke out on the school grounds. They do not have a suspect description. While the war is already punishing us with overinflated gas prices, it's also going to have an effect on your vacation. Experts say soaring fuel prices tied to the American-Israeli war in Iran are forcing airlines to adjust operations and pass those costs on to customers. WestJet said they will introduce a temporary $60 fuel surcharge for certain bookings and consolidated numerous flights to deal with the cost. Number of flights in April and May, are being reduced. And Jeremy Hansen just days away from being the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis 2 mission. The London astronaut is expected to do a lunar flyby on day six of the mission, but before doing so, he joined a live question and answer session yesterday. Hot country sports, baseball yesterday, the Jays were blanked by the White Sox 3-0, losing all three games this weekend. Jays are on the road again tonight. They start up a series against the LA Dodgers at 7. In the NBA, the Raptors lost to Boston 115-101. They host Miami tomorrow 730. In the NHL last night, Montreal lost to New Jersey 3-0, but they did become the first Canadian NHL team to make the playoffs. Elsewhere, Ottawa beat Carolina 6-3. The Lays, who were officially eliminated. Host Washington Wednesday, 7.30. Hot country weather, a few flurries off and on today with a high of five. Tonight, we might get 2 to 4 centimeters in flurries. Windy and cold, minus 7 with a wind chill feeling minus 11 overnight. Tomorrow morning, flurries. Tomorrow afternoon, sunny and cool, minus 1, feeling minus 5. Right now, it's zero in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacy Engelhart.
News Update, 8:00am, Monday, April 6, 2026
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