It's Thursday, February 19th. Good morning, minus 3 in Newmarket, Aurora. Gas a buck 31. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, Environment Canada might have said 15, feels more like 50. Storm warnings are over and the cleanup begins. Today is certainly a great day for making snowmen. That snow is sticky and heavy. Areas in York Region and parts of Simcoe County were pounded by snow. While freezing rain had turned some southern Ontario roads into sheets of ice, led to about 160 collisions in the GTHA. Among them, four kids sent to hospital when a bus slid into a ditch in Oxford County. On the other side of the country, light snow fell in parts of Vancouver, but it was not enough to be the first snowfall of the season, according to Environment Canada. In northern Alberta, wind chills feel close to minus 40. And be thankful you're not digging out in Newfoundland. St. John's got hammered by 55 centimeters yesterday and they weren't done. They were expecting about 20 more. A Vaughn realtor facing sex assault charges. York police say a woman contacted him on social media early February about a rental listing, agreed to meet with him the next day. That's when she was attacked. The 44 year old facing charges. Police are worried there are more victims. And it appears Carney's poaching of the Conservative Party continues. Matt Genneru crossed the floor to join the Liberals, becoming the third Conservative to switch sides in recent months. The Member of Parliament for Edmonton insists he was the one who reached out to the Prime Minister's office. Hot country sports. Canada has 14 medals on day 13. Speed skater Stephen Dubois added gold yesterday in the men's 500 meter race. Canada took bronze in the women's 3,000 meter short track relay. Canada's women's hockey team guaranteed a silver today. They battle the U.S. for gold. Game time is at 110. Yesterday, Canada's men's team beat Czechia in overtime to advance to the semi-finals against Finland tomorrow. So far on day 13, we have 14 medals, including four gold. gold, 4 silver, and six bronze. And the NBA is back in action tonight. The Raptors are in Chicago at 8. Hot country weather, cloudy, windy, and four today. Chance of rain tonight when it falls to one. Chance of rain or snow tomorrow afternoon. The temperature steady at plus two. Right now it's minus 3 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 8:00am, Thursday February 19th, 2026
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