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Publication Date: January 7, 2026 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. January 7th, 2026
January 7, 2026
Immigration officials in Minneapolis have shot and killed the wife of a prominent activist. The Department of Homeland Security says it happened during an immigration crackdown, as the woman allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers. However, the Mayor of Minneapolis is putting that claim into question, and a series of viral videos are doing the same. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent delivers the latest developments. Meantime, a new report from Deloitte Canada says the country’s economic growth will slow down in 2026, falling from 1.7 percent to 1.5 percent. Dawn Desjardins, who is Deloitte’s Chief Economist, pays us a visit in Hour 2. Plus, CFRA’s Chris Holski is back with another pop quiz! This time, it’s all about recycling.
Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — During a ceremony this week to unveil his official portrait, former prime minister Stephen Harper made a point of mentioning the tie he’s wearing in the painting.
The colours, the former prime minister pointed out during the ceremony in downtown Ottawa, represent the three key elements of Canada’s Conservatives: dark blue for the “Tories of old,” green for the “western, populist tradition” and Preston Manning’s Reform Party, and sky blue for the conservative tradition of Quebec nationalists and francophones across the country.
In reality, however, according to political...
February 7, 2026 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
Her father, Ryan Marshall, says Lexi was once confident and outgoing, but that began to change when she entered middle school. She was 12 years old when she took her own life.
February 6, 2026 - 22:59 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
February 6, 2026 - 21:38 | James Griffiths, Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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