Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. January 8th, 2026

A new report from Nanos Research shows that Artificial Intelligence is turning into – for many Canadians – part of daily life. This ranges from services like ChatGPT and Gemini, to other avenues such as CoPilot. The survey asked Canadian adults how often they use these tools for work-related purposes, or even just everyday tasks. It found that a reported 17 percent of Canadians use it daily. The generational divide is where things get interesting, as over 8-in-10 Canadians under the age of 35 are using it. Do you use A.I. devices? What do you use it for? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Luke Stark in Hour 1. He is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. He also studies the social impacts of Artificial Intelligence. Meantime, protests are continuing in Minneapolis after a woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier this week. As protesters vented their outrage, and the Mayor of Minneapolis hurled a vicious memo at ICE officials, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is calling on the state to investigate the incident. Schools in the city are also cancelling classes for precautionary reasons. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has the latest on that. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.