OAKVILLE’S MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

Time to Spring Forward!

Daylight saving time returns this weekend! Don’t forget to turn the clock ahead an hour after 2 a.m. Sunday. Yes, we’ll lose some treasured sleep, but gain more daylight!

March break is ON! If you’re travelling out of Pearson, be prepared for a busy weekend

Canadian leisure travel to U.S. flops in Feb: Flight Centre

Looks like Tariff threats, 51st state talk and a weak loonie are impacting our travel to the U.S. Flight Centre Canada says leisure travel bookings to the states in February plunged 40% year over year. We’re proud, angry and our money talks!

Flooding prevention

The Town of Oakville has a number of resources on its website to help you protect your property from flooding, learn more about different types of flooding, and who to call if it happens. To find out more, click here.

Big water treatment plant expansion

The province is giving Halton Region almost $21-million to expand Oakville’s water treatment plant to keep up with demand as the community grows. The expansion will allow the plant to service 9,000 new homes in town.

Are you keeping track?

President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are off-again (at least for another month) on imports that are already subject to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade agreement.  About 38% of Canadian exports to the U.S. are covered by the agreement. He’s also cutting the potash tariff to 10%.  The President says the change in direction is aimed at keeping car parts moving and helping farmers.

Americans will pay more for Ontario power as of Monday

Doug Ford says the province will slap a 25% price hike on electricity shipped to the U.S. as of Monday.  That power is provided to 1.5-million American homes and businesses.  Ford says he has a great relationship with the three U.S. governors whose states will be affected (Minnesota, New York, and Michigan), and he feels bad for them.

So… you wanna drive to Alaska?

If you’re driving a U.S. big rig, B.C.’s premier says he’s going to slap a hefty toll on your trip through his province to get there.

A “colourful” call between Trump and Trudeau

The two leaders spoke for 50-minutes with Trudeau characterising the call as “colourful.”  CBC News says a source tells it Trump repeatedly used profanity on the call while discussing dairy products, which has been a long-term issue for Trump.  Doug Ford summed up with entire situation in a separate news conference: “This whole thing with President Trump is a mess.”

$10-million manhunt for Olympian

The U.S. is now offering a $10-million reward for the arrest of former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding who is accused of running a massive drug trafficking operation and planning several murders.  Wedding was also added to the FBI’s 10 most wanted list. The RCMP is working with FBI on the case.

THINGS TO DO IN OAKVILLE

🍲 Taste of Oakville – Various restaurants – Until March 10th

😜 GLODO: e/motion (see-saws) – Oakville Town Square – Until March 24th

🎤 Susan Aglukark – Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts – Friday, March 7^th, 8pm

🎭 Jim Hensen’s Fraggle Rock - Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts – Wednesday, March 12^th, 4 & 7pm

🎵 Jimmy Rankin – Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts – March 20^th, 8pm

🧑‍🎤 Classic Albums Live: Ziggy Stardust – Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts – March 22^nd, 8pm

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Canada’s Best Credit Cards

Money.ca is out with its most recent ranking of Canada’s best credit cards.  The Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card comes out tops, followed by the Amex Cobalt Card, and the BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard.  The website reviewed 150 different cards as part of its ranking process.

Canadian Tire re-jig

Canadian Tire says it plans to sink $2-billion over the next four years into a major restructuring that it’s calling its “True North” transformative growth strategy.  It involves investments into data-driven customer relationships, a bigger Triangle Rewards program, and core retail growth.

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HEALTHY START

Dealing with a “functional freeze”

A ‘functional freeze” is a term making the rounds on social media to describe a state where you lack any motivation to do anything due to burnout, stress, or lack of purpose.  It’s not an official psychological diagnosis.  Today.com has some tips to break out of one including connecting with nature, exercising, and laughing, but if it gets bad or goes on too long, it’s time to get professional help.

Breakfasts messing up weight loss

Health.com has a list of ten breakfast mistakes that could be messing up your efforts to lose weight.  They include not getting enough protein, having too much sugar in your coffee, or eating a low fibre meal.  Click here for the entire list.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

Loch Ness Monster sighting!

Could this be Nessie’s first appearance of the year?  The Loch Ness Centre says a visitor at a local beach captured this image earlier this year and it showed a dark, large mass beneath the calm waters. “The conditions on the day of this sighting were absolutely perfect. This could very well be our first significant sighting of the year, further fuelling the mystery surrounding Loch Ness and its most famous resident,” says the Centre’s General Manager.

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