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Publication Date: January 12, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. January 12th, 2026
January 12, 2026
It looks like Ontario is going to ban declawing cats and debarking dogs. The legislation would also ban ear cropping dogs, and the Ford government is consulting on the possible ban next month. Should the province ban medically-unnecessary surgeries on animals? Kristy Cameron kickstarts the debate with Dr. Trevor Lawson in Hour 1. Based in Nova Scotia, he is a former President of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. Meantime, plans for Canada’s first high-speed rail network are moving ahead, as Alto begins its first public engagement process with the Ottawa Board of Trade. CTV’s Josh Marano delivers the details. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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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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