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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. February 4th, 2026

February 4, 2026

The 2026 Winter Olympics have finally arrived! Which events are you excited to watch? Chris Holski sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Sticking with sports, the City of Ottawa will be hitting the brakes on a future expansion of Preston Street, offering instead to assist with the planned development of a subdivision and an NHL-sized arena at LeBreton Flats. We gather instant reaction from Somerset councillor Ariel Troster. Plus, Amazon is developing new A.I. tools to speed up TV and film production. It will be done through an initiative called A.I. Studio – with writers, actors, directors, and designers actively involved at every step. The company insists that Artificial Intelligence isn’t jeopardizing these Hollywood jobs, and this tool will only be used as such. Do you believe them? Shruti Shekar, an editor-in-chief with Android Central, offers her two cents.

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