Good Tuesday morning, December 2nd. It's -4 right now in Brantford, minus 5 in Kitchener, minus 3 in Hamilton. The dollar trading 71.38 cents U.S., gas a dollar 32. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, it's Giving Tuesday. It's a global movement that encourages people to give back to their communities. Whether volunteering, donating your time, money, or performing acts of kindness, Food banks across the province hoping today will mean extra donations. According to a new report released yesterday by Food Banks Ontario, more and more Ontarians are relying on food banks to survive and demand is outpacing supply. With the highest number of food bank visits on record, 8.7 million between April 2024 and March of this year, which marks a 160% increase since 2019. CEO Carolyn Stewart calls it an affordability crisis, pushing more families from getting by to barely holding on. Mass layoffs just in time for the holidays, Algomez Steel apparently letting go 1/3 of its workforce as it accelerates a transition of new equipment in response to U.S. tariffs. About 1,000 workers are expected to receive layoff notices. Residential apartment fire in Toronto still burning after four days. The city's fire chief said they're having a tough time putting out insulation trapped in between the walls. Hundreds of people still displaced after nearly 400 units had to be evacuated. Police in Niagara investigating a hit and run that left a cyclist seriously injured in St. Catharines over the weekend. Police are said to be looking for a white Mercedes with damage. Sunshine and a beach? Yes, I will. Air Transat has signed an agreement with Brazil, allowing passengers to connect seamlessly from Rio de Janeiro to 65 domestic and 17 international destinations. The partnership coincides with Air Transat's first non-stop flights to Brazil. Flights from Toronto to Rio start in February. Sports in the NHL last night. Only one Canadian team played. Winnipeg lost. Leafs will be in Florida tonight, 730. In the NFL, New England beat the Giants 33-15 at the FIBA World Cup qualifier in Toronto. Canada beat the Bahamas 94-88 after beating them in the opener on Friday. And the Raptors back to work tonight. They host Portland at 730. Weather. Snow ending this morning, then sunny and zero. Tonight, clear and cold with a windshield feeling minus 13. Tomorrow flurries windy and a high of 0. Right now it's minus 4 in Brantford, minus 3 in Hamilton, minus 5 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.