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News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday February 17th, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Tuesday February 17th, 2026
News Desk
Feb 17, 2026 | 8:05 AM

Good Tuesday morning, February 17th. Welcome back from the long weekend. It's 2 right now in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar 73.31 cents US, gas a buck 31. I'm Stacey Englehart. Environment Canada issued 2 weather alerts. First off, a fog advisory expected today. It's going to be foggy, but will lift at some point this morning. And we're also under a winter storm watch. Now, 10 to 15 centimeters of snow is expected on top of several hours of freezing rain with ice. This is set to begin tomorrow morning, continue throughout tomorrow evening. Now visibility will suddenly be reduced, travel delays are possible, and local utility outages also a possibility. You're being asked to allow for extra time to travel. York police say a woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Aurora. Happened near Goulding, south of Wellington, at about 2.30 in the morning yesterday. Police say the driver involved remained at the scene. People celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks, and St. festivals for the Year of the Horse. And it's also Pancake Tuesday today, signifying the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of abstinence leading up to Easter. Hot Country Sports Canada has 11 medals as day 11 dawns at the Olympics. Yesterday, Megan Oldham of Perry Sound claimed the country's second gold. She won women's freestyle ski big air. 24-year-old already had a bronze. Short track speed skater Courtney Serreau of Moncton claimed silver in the women's 1,000-meter race. Canada's medal tally is 2 gold, 4 silver, and five bronze. But we're getting another one in women's hockey. We beat Switzerland 2-1 and will play the U.S. for gold. on Thursday. On the men's side, Canada undefeated. They're into the quarterfinals tomorrow. They'll play the winner of Denmark-Czechia's game today. Hot country weather. We're under 2 advisories, a fog advisory for this morning and a winter weather watch for tomorrow. Today we're going to get some sunshine, foggy and a high of three. Tonight just cloudy and cool, minus 2 feeling minus 7. And then tomorrow snow or ice pellets with freezing rain. We could get up to 15 centimeters, it's going to be windy with a high of minus 1. Right now, it's 2 degrees in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.