Good Thursday morning, February 26th. A few flurries. Windy, minus 4 feeling minus 10 this afternoon. Right now, minus 5 feels minus 13 with the wind chill. The dollar trading 73.11 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Engelhart. A new report shows Canadian children are living in poverty with about 1.4 million affected as household costs continue to rise. Campaign 2000 said roughly 30,000 children fell below the poverty line in 2023, marking the third annual increase. The report found single-parent families face the greatest hardship. Nearly half are living in poverty. Advocates say the finding highlights the need for stronger government support to help families afford basic necessities. Montreal police say assaults reported in the metro system rose sharply over the past year. Officers recorded 726 incidents in 2025, up about 15% from the year before. Much of the increase was linked to a surge early in the year. Police say assaults included physical confrontations. Authorities stressed the metro remains safe with incidents still uncommon compared to overall ridership. As Prime Minister Carney prepares to leave for a 10-day trade mission to India, Australia and Japan, the opposition leader will wade into some international trade issues himself. Pierre Poilievre sent to give a speech laying out his conservative party's vision for the Canada-U.S. relationship. Yesterday, the Prime Minister signed a new defense agreement with South Korea. It creates rules for sharing and safeguarding classified military information. Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to Cuba. The funding will be delivered through international organizations. Officials say the humanitarian situation is only getting worse because of fuel shortages affecting transportation, food supply and essential services. Light 1067 Sports. The NHL returned from the Olympic break. Toronto lost to Tampa Bay 4-2. Winnipeg beat Vancouver 3-2 in overtime. Edmonton lost. Tonight, the Habs host the Islanders at 7. PWHL tonight, Montreal is in New York at 7. In the NBA last night, the Raptors lost to San Antonio 110-107. They'll be in Washington Saturday at 7. baseball preseason, the Blue Jays tied with the Detroit split squad team 4-4. They face the Marlins this afternoon at 1. Light 1067 weather, few flurries today, windy, minus 4, feeling minus 10. Tonight, a few flurries, minus 11, feeling minus 16. Few more flurries tomorrow, it does warm up to minus 1, feeling minus 5 in the afternoon. Right now, minus 5 feels minus 12. From the Light 1067 News Center, Stacey Englehart.