Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 2nd, 2026 | Unpublished
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 2nd, 2026

January 2, 2026

Chris Holski, filling in for Kristy Cameron, rings in the new year! And as we do so, we want to know what makes our city so great. Yes, Canada’s Capital has plenty of noticeable flaws, but it’s our home for a reason! CTV’s Kimberley Johnson explains what makes her fall in love with this city. Later in Hour 1, we give our flowers to some of Ottawa’s athletes, as they prepare for the 2026 Winter Games. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.



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The timing couldn't have been worse for the Ottawa Senators to suffer the first loss in franchise history to the Utah Mammoth. Read More
January 8, 2026 - 00:41 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
A new report from CBRE shows Calgary's commercial vacancy rate is still sitting at 30 per cent. While vacancies are high, so is optimism surrounding long-term growth in the city.
January 7, 2026 - 22:09 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has released an open letter to the classical-music community, pledging to never again ask a sexual-misconduct complainant to sign a confidentiality agreement.The VSO also said it does not intend to take legal action against its former violinist, Esther Hwang, who last month told The Globe and Mail that the organization had put pressure on her to sign a confidentiality agreement in order to settle a sexual-assault complaint that she had made in 2019 against a man who was then a senior member of the orchestra.
January 7, 2026 - 21:41 | Robyn Doolittle | The Globe and Mail