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News Update, 8:00am, Friday, March 13, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Friday, March 13, 2026
News Desk
Mar 13, 2026 | 8:53 AM

It's Friday, March 13th. Good morning. Welcome to the weekend. Sunny today, snowy tonight. Right now it's minus 6. The dollar 73.19 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, Montreal police say they've made an arrest after a man was killed inside a convenience store in the city's Plateau Mont Royal district yesterday. Police say the man in his 50s is the city's 5th homicide of the year. Police first called to the scene at 7.30 in the morning where they found an unconscious man inside the store across the street from the Laurier metro station. Longuet police called to a fire in progress at a home in Brassard last night. Emergency crews called at about 9. Luckily, nobody was injured. A crime scene is set up as investigators examine what happened. About 60 Montreal firefighters dispatched to an industrial building in the city's east end after a fire lit up two silos. No injuries reported. Officials say there's no risk to nearby buildings. All the official opposition in Ottawa is pressing the government on its lack of candor regarding the war in the Middle East. A conservative defense critic said Kearney's government is being too tight-lipped about a reported Iranian missile strike on an air base in Kuwait. where Canadian Armed Forces were stationed. And it's Friday the 13th today. Now some believe it's unlucky. Other ancient origins say today could be one of the luckiest days of the year. 13 is associated with divine femininity and the lunar cycle, with some critics arguing the number is sacred and was vilified intentionally. Light 1067 Sports NHL last night. Toronto beat Anaheim 6-4. Winnipeg lost to the Rangers. Edmonton lost to Dallas while Calgary beat New Jersey and Vancouver edged Nashville in a shootout. The Habs host the Sharks tomorrow at 7. Baseball preseason. Jays lost to the Phillies in eight innings. The game was cut short because of rain. They face Minnesota this afternoon. At the World Baseball Classic tonight, Canada plays the U.S. in the quarterfinals at 8. The Raptors host Phoenix tonight at 7.30 in the NBA, and this is the final weekend for the Paralympics in Italy. Canada sits in 14th place with 10 medals so far, one gold, 3 silver, and six bronze. Light 1067 weather. Few flurries this morning, 0 this afternoon. Tonight, we're going to get a bit of snow, up to 4 centimeters, a low of 0, feeling minus 7. Tomorrow, a couple more centimeters of snow, windy, a high of two, and cloudy and one on Sunday. Right now, it's minus 6. From the Light 1067 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.