It's Tuesday, April 21st. Good morning. Sunny and 9 this afternoon. Right now it's minus 1. The dollar 73.23 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Engelhart. Rising water levels has forced the closure of a bridge to vehicle traffic. According to reports, Il Mercier Bridge in the Riviere des Prairie is closed to vehicles but open for pedestrians, and Pierrefont-Roxborough-Che-me-de-Lance-A-Lorme was also closed as a precaution Sunday. While no evacuations have been ordered, residents are bracing for potential flooding. Quebec bar owners are demanding government action to stop what they're calling an unprecedented wave of extortion and violence. According to reports, the industry is facing gunfire, fire bombings and protection money threats now spreading beyond Montreal. Owners want the province to delay cuts to video lottery commissions to help fund private security. They're also calling for a dedicated police task force to allow owners to report threats safely without fear of retaliation. Mexican authorities say a gunman opened fire on tourist Monday at the pyramids north of Mexico City. leaving a Canadian tourist dead and another Canadian among at least 13 people injured. The gunman opened fire from atop one of the historic pyramids before he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. And lawyers for the city of Montreal will be asking Quebec's Court of Appeal this morning to overturn a landmark ruling on racial profiling by police. The class action suit by racialized citizens alleges they were unfairly arrested, detained and racially profiled by police between 2017 and 2019. A court judge had earlier ruled the victims had their charter rights violated and deserved up to $5,000 in damages. Light 1067 sports. Baseball yesterday. Blue Jays beat the Angels 5-2. That Rd. series continues 930 tonight. NBA playoffs. Raptors lost to Cleveland again 115-105. They trailed the series by two. Game 3 is back in Toronto Thursday. NHL playoffs round one. Ottawa lost to Carolina in double overtime, trailing the series by two games. Edmonton beat Anaheim for a 1-0 lead. Philly beat Pittsburgh 3-0 and has a 2-0 lead. while Dallas beat Minnesota, tying the series at one. Among the games tonight, the Canadiens are in Tampa Bay for Game 2 at 7, leading 1-0. Game 3 returns to Montreal Friday. And PWHL tonight, Montreal is in Vancouver at 10. Light 1067 weather, sunny and nine this afternoon. Tonight's light chance of showers, it falls to three, a sun cloud mix tomorrow, a high of 11. Right now, it's minus one. From the Light 1067 News Center, I'm Stacey Engelhart.
News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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