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Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 16th, 2026
January 16, 2026
Prime Minister Carney has struck a tariff deal with China, but Friday’s handshake doesn’t come without a costly compromise to one of Canada’s biggest sectors. Is it a fair pill to swallow, or a gut-punch to the battered-and-bruised Auto sector that was easily avoidable? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled it was unreasonable for the Trudeau Liberals to deploy the Emergencies Act in 2022. They pulled the trigger in an effort to shut down the Freedom Convoy. Chiming in with his two cents is Michael Kempa, an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. You’ll hear that conversation in Hour 3.
Tumbler Ridge began as a coal mining community in northeastern British Columbia in 1981 and grew steadily until the 1990s, when coal prices declined.
February 11, 2026 - 11:59 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
Ottawa-area MPs are publicly toeing the party line, after Bruce Fanjoy broke ranks this week on the government’s return-to-office mandate for public servants. Read More
February 11, 2026 - 11:50 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on Canadians to unite in support of the families and community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. after the mass shooting that left 10 people dead, including the shooter. Interim NDP leader Don Davies, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and B.C. Liberal MP Zoe Royer offered condolences at a news conference in Ottawa marking National Kindness Week.
February 11, 2026 - 11:32 | | The Globe and Mail



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