Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. December 12th, 2025 | Unpublished
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. December 12th, 2025

December 12, 2025

High-speed rail is coming to Canada! Well, not right away, but in the coming years. And the journey will start in Ottawa and Montreal. Is it a necessary form of travel, or is it just nice to have? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Matti Siemiatycki, who heads the University of Toronto's Infrastructure Institute. Meantime, an ongoing surge in flu cases has got CHEO's top authorities asking for help. CTV's Josh Marano has more on that story in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines.



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In early 2019, not long after Joseph-Christopher Luamba got his driver’s licence, the young Black man was randomly stopped by Montreal police while driving to school. They checked his ID and let him go.Eight months later, the same thing happened: randomly stopped, ID and vehicle documents checked, sent on his way.
January 18, 2026 - 20:45 | David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
The Ottawa Senators had a new face in the net with James Reimer making his debut on Sunday night. Read More
January 18, 2026 - 20:36 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
Two men were taken to hospital, one in critical condition, following a fire Sunday evening at a multi-unit residential low-rise on Armstrong Street. Read More
January 18, 2026 - 20:20 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen