It's Monday, March 9th. Good morning, 9 degrees right now in Branford, 8 in Hamilton, 6 in Kitchener. The dollar 73.87 cents U.S. Gas up 8 cents from Friday to $1.55. I'm Stacey Englehart. Feeling a little mopey this morning? The time change might have you feeling tired. Now the spring thaw might have had you cleaning water out of your basement as well. Record-breaking warm temperatures also caused problems on the province's roads. Numerous collisions because of the fog and water washed out a few roads as well. The Long Point Region Conservation Authority, meanwhile, has issued a flood watch. Police in Hamilton warning of extremely unsafe ice conditions. Apparently 2 kids were playing on the ice, fell in when four more jumped in to save them. Police on Saturday were called to the Pier 7 boardwalk, had to pull six people from the water, as 23 people had to be rescued by helicopter when they were stranded on a chunk of ice. It apparently floated 2 kilometers from shore north of Owen Sound. No injuries reported after a residential fire early this morning in Hamilton. It broke out at a townhouse complex near Mudd and Paramount. Fire officials are expected to provide an update at 8 this morning. Surging oil prices have sent to overseas markets tumbling in trading this morning. Crude oil spiked to its highest level in 14 years, was trading over $102 a barrel this morning. As the Prime Minister has proposed debating the turmoil in the Middle East, in the House of Commons, the Liberal House leaders The government made a proposal to opposition parties to talk about the hostilities and their impact for Canadians abroad. Canadians arriving home from the Middle East, meanwhile, expressed frustration with the war and the evacuations. Hundreds more expected to fly out in the coming days. The federal government block booked hundreds of seats on outgoing flights. Sports in the NBA last night. The Raptors beat Dallas 122.92. They're in Houston tomorrow at 8. PWHL, Toronto lost to Minnesota 3-2 in overtime. OHL. Branford beat Niagara 6-4. Kitchener lost to Windsor 5-2. Major League Soccer, Toronto FC blanks Cincinnati 1-0. They host the Red Bulls on Saturday. Leafs now riding A7 game losing streak or in Montreal tomorrow at 7. Preseason baseball, Blue Jays split squad games against Baltimore and Detroit. They won both. And the World Baseball Classic, Canada lost to Panama 4-3 and plays Puerto Rico tomorrow. weather, sunny, windy, 14 this afternoon. Tonight, clear, windy, a low of three. Could see a little fog tomorrow morning, otherwise a chance of drizzle or showers. Windy and a high of 14. Right now it's 9 in Brantford, 6 in Kitchener, 8 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.