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Publication Date: January 8, 2026 - 16:50
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. January 8th, 2026
January 8, 2026
Ottawa Police is highlighting early-season results from its newly-launched District Traffic Units and Road Safety Units. They began operations last month to address ongoing community concerns, with traffic safety chief among them. OPS Acting Staff-Sergeant Amy Gagnon crunches the numbers for us in Hour 2. Then, we dig through the latest flu numbers with Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, as Dr. Trevor Arnason spearheads another edition of ‘Your Health’. Plus, OPP officers have halted a truck near Pembroke, citing an 'unsafe' oversized load of logs as the primary reason for the stop. CFRA's Chris Holski has more on that.
February’s full snow moon will light up Ontario skies on Sunday, marking the peak of the lunar month amid the province’s deep freeze and heavy snowfall.
February 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
February’s full snow moon will light up Ontario skies on Sunday, marking the peak of the lunar month amid the province’s deep freeze and heavy snowfall.
February 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
You gotta love China these days.
Canada, the U.K., South Korea and other nations are getting cozy with Chinese leadership as a hedge against an unpredictable Trump administration. It’s a dicey move. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening retaliatory tariffs, citing Canada as a pressure-relief valve for Chinese overcapacity dribbling into the U.S. market. The Chinese Communist Party’s end game is more opaque.
To find out more, I track down China-watcher and fellow Canadian journalist Cleo Paskal. She often reports from remote places in the world, revealing what happens when China...
February 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post


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