Good Tuesday morning, December 9th. It's a chilly minus 17 right now in Brantford, minus 18 in Kitchener, minus 14 in Hamilton. The dollar 72.23 cents US, gas a buck 29. I'm Stacey Engelhart. All day two of wondering if you could take that vacation you paid for, Air Transat Pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice over the weekend. By tomorrow, they could be off the job. They scheduled four additional flights to try and take passengers home early by two days. They were set to return Wednesday. There is some worry passengers could be stranded in the labor dispute. 13 people facing charges after police say they were involved in an organized crime network that carried out a series of violent crimes across Ontario and Quebec. York police say members committed homicide, home invasions and armed robberies over the span of several months. and left hundreds of victims in their wake. Canada-wide warrant issued for two suspects believed to be in either Peel Region or the GTA, and another with ties to Hamilton and Kitchener. And the former home of the St. Catherine Standard has gone up in flames. The city says firefighters battled the blaze for about 18 hours before putting it out Saturday afternoon. Although we'll never find out why it caught fire, city said there won't be an investigation because the conditions are too dangerous. So the cause is undetermined. The building's been vacant since the paper moved in 2013. And a new report said average asking rents in Canada saw their 14th straight month of annual declines this past November. The latest monthly report from rentals.ca in Urban Nation said rent was down 3.1% in November from a year earlier to an average $2,074. Late 92 Sports NHL last night leaves blank Tampa Bay 2-0. They host San Jose Thursday at 7. In the NFL, the Chargers beat Philly 22-19 in overtime. Tonight, the Raptors host the Knicks in the quarterfinals of the Emirates NBA Cup, an in-season tournament. Game time tonight, 8.30. Light 92 weather. We've got a bit of snow today, 2 to 4 centimeters, windy, high of 0. A little more snow tonight, 2 to 4 centimeters before the morning. Windy, but it warms to one. Snow changing to rain or flurries, then changing back to flurries in the afternoon, windy, and a high of plus two. Right now it's minus 17 degrees in Brantford, minus 18 in Kitchener, minus 14 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Engelhart.
News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
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