It's Wednesday, February 25th. Good morning, minus 1 right now in Brantford, 0 in Hamilton, minus 2 in Kitchener. The dollar still hovering around 73 cents. Gas down a cent to $1.33. I'm Stacey Engelhart. I'll expect to shovel a few more centimeters by the end of the day today. We didn't get that much snow last night, but we're expecting about 5 centimeters. Details on the way. Now keep in mind, weather alerts just north of Waterloo region, snow squalls with up to 15 centimeters expected. About 61,000 Canadians in Mexico have now registered with the federal government to stay up to date and for consular support after violence linked to Sunday's killing of a drug cartel kingpin. Canadian flights are resuming and officials say conditions are beginning to stabilize. Canada's expanding military and financial support for Ukraine as Russia's war enters a fifth year. Prime Minister Carney announced $2 billion in new military aid, including the delivery of 400 armored vehicles and the extension of Canada's troop training mission by three years. Federal government committing $3.7 billion to build 6,000 new housing units for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, spanning 25 communities. The move follows a critical Auditor General report that highlighted deteriorating conditions amongst military housing. And the weather network is out with a spring forecast and it looks like it's going to be sluggish and volatile heading into the season. The network's senior meteorologist said parts of Canada are shaping up to be a bit colder and wetter than normal, which could impact your spring planting. Sports, NBA last night. The Raptors lost to Oklahoma City 116-107. They host San Antonio tonight, 730. Baseball preseason, the Blue Jays lost to the Yankees 8-7. They play Detroit this afternoon at 1. The NHL returns from the Olympic break tonight. The Leafs are in Tampa Bay at 730. and the OHL tonight. We'll see the Kitchener Rangers in Guelph at 6.30. Branford hosts Brampton at 7. Weather. We've got flurries this morning, getting a little heavier this afternoon. A risk of snow squalls. We'll see about 5 centimeters today with blowing snow, windy conditions. Zero will feel minus 10 with the wind chill. Tonight, flurries, a risk of snow squalls, couple more centimeters. Windy and cold, minus 14, feeling minus 20 with the wind chill. Tomorrow, Shine returns -2 feeling -6. Right now with the wind chill, it feels -5 in Brantford, feels -8 in Kitchener, feels -2 in Hamilton. I'm Stacey Englehart.
News Update, 7:00am, Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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