Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. January 22nd, 2026

CUPE, the union which represents employees at Carleton University, is demonstrating on campus today. They say the university has refused to engage with their proposals to protect teaching assistants from the introduction of A.I. in the workplace. Kristy Cameron chats with Maria Vorobeva, the V.P. of Internal at CUPE 4600. They represent all of Carleton’s T.A. staff. Meantime, the NCC has approved the schematic design for the Alexandra Bridge Replacement Project. Does it pass the public eye test? We dig deeper with Toon Dreessen, the President of Architects DCA, in Hour 1. His organization was a part of the ‘Save The Alexandra Bridge Coalition’. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.