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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Baseball fans rejoice, it’s opening day! The 2023 MLB season gets underway today and all 30 teams are in action with start times ranging from 10 am PT until 7 pm PT. The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the season on the road in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals. Alek Manoah will take the mound on opening day and first pitch is expected a few minutes after 1 pm PT.
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
It's #OpeningDay! pic.twitter.com/kLiuAqqBJO— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 30, 2023
The latest data from Nanos Research shows that Pierre Poilievre has surpassed Justin Trudeau when it comes to the question of who Canadians would prefer as their prime minister. The Conservatives currently sit at 50 points on the powder index, with the Liberals and NDP trailing at 47 and 46 points respectively.
Poilievre surpasses Trudeau when it comes to preferred prime minister: Nanos https://t.co/JtP9KWb50x pic.twitter.com/lBHW5Zey9F
— CTV News (@CTVNews) March 30, 2023
A crash between two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters in southwestern Kentucky has claimed the lives of nine US soldiers. The tragic incident happened during a “routine training mission.” There were reportedly no survivors.
BREAKING: Nine service members were killed after two U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters crashed during a training incident in Kentucky, officials say. https://t.co/2y1omVvoGs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 30, 2023
Netflix, APTN and CBC will all back a yet-to-be-named, big-budget comedy series that will be set in a fictional Nunavut community. The series will be written by Inuit filmmakers Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. It will follow a young Inuk mother trying to build a new future for herself in a small Arctic town where everyone knows your business.
BREAKING: CBC, Netflix and APTN have greenlit an Arctic comedy created by Inuit film and TV writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. They are also set to write and executive produce the series, which will be filmed in Nunavut. pic.twitter.com/NJ6nfDxR7u
— Victoria Ahearn (@VictoriaAhearn) March 30, 2023
Pope Francis is reportedly improving after he was hospitalized with a respiratory infection on Wednesday. The Vatican even says the 86-year-old is working from the hospital, where he awaits further tests regarding his condition.
Pope Francis is "improving" and working from the hospital a day after being admitted to treat a respiratory infection, the Vatican saidhttps://t.co/Au6HUDWiNj
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 30, 2023
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