It's Monday, March 2nd. Good morning. Welcome back from the weekend. Bundle up because it's cold out there. Minus 15 right now in Brantford. Minus 14 in Hamilton, minus 18 in Kitchener. The dollar 73.23 cents US, gas a buck 36. I'm Stacey Engelhart. Well if there was a day to dream about hitting a sunny beach, today would be the day. Now a cold warning issued by Environment Canada has been lifted, but it is still really cold today. It does warm up tomorrow. Casualties are mounting after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend. The surprise attack killed Iran's supreme leader, along with more than 200 others. The U.S. military is now saying Kuwait mistakenly shot down 3 American fighter aircraft during combat missions today. Iran has been firing missiles at Israel and Arab states. It's believed at least three U.S. service members were killed. Prime Minister Kearney met with India's Prime Minister in New Delhi today, shortly before the two announced a series of agreements, including a strategic energy partnership. In joint remarks, Kearney said there'd been more engagement between the two countries in the last year than there had been in the last 20. And a new study suggests the rate of young males contacting Ontario's mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has jumped over 300% since the province allowed private online gambling. The study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal looked at Connex Ontario, the province's free mental health and addictions helpline. Among the males between 15 and 24, the monthly rate of gambling related contacts to the helpline rose 317%. Critics argue being blasted by sports betting ads during all sporting events probably doesn't help matters. Sports NHL last night. Winnipeg lost to San Jose in overtime. Calgary lost to Anaheim in a shootout. Leafs coming off a weekend loss to Ottawa host Philly at 7.30 tonight. PWHL last night. Toronto beat Vancouver 2-1 in the Kitchener beat London 4-1. Niagara lost to North Bay 5-0. Guelph lost to Oshawa 4-1. Baseball preseason, the Blue Jays tied with Detroit 4-4. They play Boston this afternoon at 1. Weather, sunny, windy, and cool. This afternoon, minus 2, feeling minus 8. Clear and cold tonight, a wind chill of minus 13. Now we could see rain or snow tomorrow, but it does warm up to plus 2. Right now it's minus 15 in Brantford, minus 14 in Hamilton minus 18 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Monday, March 2, 2026
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