Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. January 12th, 2026 | Page 12 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Publication Date: January 12, 2026 - 18:01

Stay informed

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. January 12th, 2026

January 12, 2026

According to a new report, some Canadians are drinking more frequently than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, showcasing a rise in daily alcohol consumption and weekly binge drinking. We dig deeper in Hour 2 with Dr. Hayley Hamilton, the Co-Director of CAMH’s Institute for Mental Health Policy and Research. As of January 1st, new salary transparency laws have been implemented into Ontario’s business practices. But are employers actually following the rules? Here to explain is Laura Walton, the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour. Plus, should Canada bring back the boiling lobsters?



Unpublished Newswire

 
Anyone who accidentally dials 911 is urged to stay on the line and speak to a communicator to confirm there is no emergency, preventing the unnecessary use of police resources.
February 11, 2026 - 18:27 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
Anyone who accidentally dials 911 is urged to stay on the line and speak to a communicator to confirm there is no emergency, preventing the unnecessary use of police resources.
February 11, 2026 - 18:27 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Ottawa
Over the roughly 10 years he’s lived in Tumbler Ridge, Curtis Miedzinski almost never heard noises that disrupted the sleepy mountain town’s tranquil quiet. That changed late Tuesday afternoon, when the distinct thump of helicopter blades cut through the silence. With a population just under 2,400, Tumbler Ridge is tucked away in the dense forests of the British Columbia interior, and is surrounded by three mountain ridges that give the municipality a distinct feeling of remoteness, residents say. That seclusion seemingly complicated emergency services’ efforts to respond to a mass...
February 11, 2026 - 18:25 | Jesse Snyder | National Post