It's Wednesday, February 18th. Good morning. It's 0 in Newmarket Aurora. The dollar 73.28 cents U.S. Gas a buck 31. I'm Stacey Englehart. A big mess of snow and freezing rain set to hit the province today. Areas in Newmarket Aurora under a yellow snowfall warning. Environment Canada calling for at least 15 centimeters of snow mixed with ice pellets this afternoon. Icy and slippery conditions are expected. We have a list of bus cancellations, including buses in York Region, Toronto, Peel, and Halton. Be prepared for deteriorating Rd. conditions and allow extra time to travel if you have to drive. A Toronto-based mining company said it's reduced operations at its joint venture in Cuba due to fuel supply constraints. Cuba is facing shortages since the U.S. cut off access to oil from Venezuela. U.S. government threatened tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba. And Canadian Muslims are preparing to mark the start of Ramadan today. And for the first time in two decades, Canada's approximately 1.8 million Muslims mark the full month of Ramadan in winter. It follows the lunar calendar and shifts every year. Hot country sports. Canada struck gold once again as day 11 of the Olympics is over and day 12 gets underway. Ontario's speed skaters Ivani Blondin and Isabel Weidman, along with Quebec's Valerie Melte, won gold in the women's team pursuit. Canada's men's curling team secured a playoff spot after beating Great Britain. They'll play Italy today. Also on tap, Courtney Ciro chases another speed skating medal. Canada's men's hockey team returns to action in the quarterfinals to face Czechia. Mark McMorris wants a fourth Olympic medal. he competes in men's snowboard. The delayed women's snowboard slopestyle, Lori Blouin, will look to return to the podium after placing 4th in 2022. Canada has 12 medals on day 12, including three gold. Hot country weather. We're under a snowfall warning. Snow or ice pellets early this morning. A risk of freezing rain. We'll get about 15 centimeters today. Windy and cold. A wind chill minus 10 this afternoon. Snow or ice pellets continues tonight. A wind chill near minus 8. Tomorrow, cloudy and plus 4. Right now, 0 feels minus 3 in Newmarket Aurora. I'm Stacey Engelhart.
News Update, 8:00am, Wednesday February 18th, 2026
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