5 Things You Need To Know For February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

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Environment Canada has issued a yellow fog advisory for Chatham-Kent.

Dense fog throughout the morning, with poor visibility. If driving, turn on your lights, slow down and maintain a safe following distance.

Cloudy skies and rain for today with a high of 6°C. More rain tomorrow before temperatures cool off, with some snow on the weekend.

The Ontario Provincial Police have issued a warning about dangerous ice conditions as temperatures rise above freezing.

Police say ice is constantly changing and unpredictable. Clear blue ice is strongest, while white ice with air bubbles and black, decaying ice are much weaker. As a general rule, you need at least four inches to walk on ice, four to seven inches for a snowmobile, and eight to 12 inches to support a vehicle. If you fall through, try to pull yourself back to where you broke through and roll to safety — don’t stand up.

If you see someone on unsafe ice, call 911 immediately.

More medals for Canada on Day 12 of the Winter Olympics in Italy.

Steven Dubois won gold in the men’s 500 m short-track speed skating, Canada’s first individual short-track title at these Games.

The Canadian women’s short-track 3000 m relay team — Danaé Blais, Florence Brunelle, Kim Boutin and Courtney Sarault — took bronze. Sarault has her fourth medal in short track at these Winter Games – her sixth career Olympic medal, tying her as Canada’s most decorated Winter Olympian.

The Canadian Men’s Hockey team eeked out an OT win against Czechia 4-3, they advance to the semi-finals against Finland Friday.

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The Canadian Women’s Hockey team plays rival U.S.A. today for gold at 1:10 p.m.

At the end of Day 12, Norway still leads with 33 total medals. Canada now has 14 medals — four gold, four silver, six bronze – good for 11th overall.

There’s a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that proposes making “half-daylight saving time” permanent instead of the current system of switching clocks twice a year.

Under this plan, clocks would stay 30 minutes ahead of standard time year-round — halving the change rather than eliminating it entirely. Supporters of the bill say it could reduce health issues and confusion tied to the spring/fall clock changes, while still giving more evening daylight. Critics argue it could disrupt early morning light in winter and create new scheduling headaches.

The bill would need approval from both Congress and the president before becoming law.

Tim Hortons is bringing back physical Roll Up The Rim for the 40th anniversary of the contest.

After years of digital-only play, customers pushed for the return of the classic paper cup. Tims says the physical cups will remain a permanent part of future contests, the app version will also be available.

Roll Up the Rim is back on Monday, February 23rd, running through March 22nd, with over 30 million prizes.