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News Update, 8:00am, Thursday February 19th, 2026

News Update, 8:00am, Thursday February 19th, 2026
News Desk
Feb 19, 2026 | 8:02 AM

It's Thursday, February 19th. Good morning, sunshine and cool this afternoon. Right now, minus 10 feels minus 16. The dollar 73.13 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. Montreal was able to avoid wild weather across the country. Ontario was hit with a mix of snow and freezing rain. The prairies dealing with snow and bitter cold, while the East Coast was blind. blanketed by snow. Northern Alberta had wind chills close to minus 40. Yesterday in St. John's, Newfoundland, 55 centimeters have fallen by the afternoon. Well, it appears Carney's poaching of the Conservative Party continues. Member of Parliament Matt Gennaru crossed the floor to join the Liberals, becoming the third Conservative to switch sides recently. The Prime Minister is trying to gain enough seats to secure a majority, while the Edmonton Member of Parliament insists he was the one who reached out to the PM's office. A Quebec man who drowned his two children in 2022 in their family home has told a jury he doesn't remember that day. Kamaljit Aurora was on the stand for a second consecutive day at his murder trial north of Montreal. He admitted to causing the deaths of his two kids but pleaded not guilty. He's also pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of his older daughter and the strangulation of his wife. And the head of Cineplex said fewer people are watching Canadian films, mostly because of the films. The CEO, Ellis Jacobs, said audiences would support domestic movies if they could connect with the content. The industry data shows Canadian films earned significantly less at the box office last year. Light 1067 Sports, day 13 dawns at the Olympics, Canada up to 14 medals. Speed skater Stephen Dubois added gold in the men's 500 meter race and 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. Canada's men's team beat Czechi in overtime to advance to the semi-finals against Finland. Hockey fans meanwhile anticipating an update on Sidney Crosby. Country's captain left yesterday after getting hit hard. and hurting his leg. Canada's medal count is now 14 with four gold, 4 silver, and six bronze. And the NBA is back in action tonight. The Raptors are in Chicago at 8. Light 1067 weather, sunny and cool today, minus 1, feeling minus 6 this afternoon. Tonight clear and cold with a wind chill of minus 16. Tomorrow morning still quite cold. The afternoon cloud cover windy minus 2 feeling minus 8. Right now minus 10 feels minus 16. From the Light 1067 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.