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News Update, 8:00am, Wednesday January 21st, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Wednesday January 21st, 2026
News Desk
Jan 21, 2026 | 8:50 AM

It's Wednesday, January 21st. Good morning, happy hump day. It's minus 11 in Newmarket Aurora. Gas, $1.28 a liter. I'm Stacey Englehart. On Newmarket Aurora, not under any weather watches or warnings, parts of southern York Region are. Environment Canada issued a yellow snowfall warning for the GTA, including Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Markham. Up to 10 centimeters of snow expected and poor driving conditions. Your commute is expected to be impacted this morning. Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall on ground beef sold at TNT supermarkets across the province for the possibility of plastic pieces in some batches. CFIA said the recall is for TNT supermarket branded products with a best before date of December 17th. Two people facing charges after a vehicle struck a marked police cruiser during an investigation in Vaughan. York Police said the suspicious vehicle drove through a security gate and onto an industrial property near Highway 7 West in Jane Sunday night. When approached by police, the stolen SUV tried to evade officers by ramming a cruiser. They were eventually arrested after trying to flee a 42-year-old man and 34-year-old woman facing charges. And the Insurance Bureau of Canada said severe weather in the country has pushed insured losses past $2.4 billion, the costliest year on record. IBC's president and chief executive said the annual cost of weather events surpassing the billion-dollar mark had become the norm about 20 years ago. Insured damages seldom exceeded $500 million, although some might attribute the increase to an increase in the number of homes in the past 20 years. Hot country sports, NHL last night. Montreal beat Minnesota, was Ottawa over Columbus. Winnipeg beat St. Louis, Edmonton lost. Leaves host Detroit tonight at 7. PWHL, Toronto lost to Seattle. And the Raptors beat Golden State. 145, 127. They're in Sacramento tonight at 10. Hot country weather. Environment Canada issued A snowfall warning for areas of southern York region between 5 and 10 centimeters of snow today. Windy and cool. A wind chill feeling minus 7. Tonight, flurries windy with a wind chill feeling minus 14. Tomorrow, flurries off and on. Still windy, minus 5. Right now, minus 11 feels minus 18 in Newmarket, Aurora. I'm Stacey Englehart.