Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. May 13th, 2026

A new survey from Statistics Canada displays which Canadian provinces have the highest life satisfaction, and which ones have the lowest. It conducted its quarterly Life Satisfaction Survey last year, and have just published the results now. Out of the respondents, 46 percent of Canadians reported a high level of life satisfaction. By province, Quebec stands the tallest, while Alberta is sitting at the bottom of the barrel. But not far behind Alberta is Ontario, with 42 percent of those respondents recording a ‘satisfied’ score. What’s causing those smiles to turn upside down? How do we rectify that? We dig deeper with burnout researcher and workplace policy strategist Jennifer Moss. Meantime, the deadly Hantavirus outbreak has been unfolding for nearly 6 weeks now. First linked to a Dutch cruise ship, Ontario’s Ministry of Health is sending 7 more people to isolation, although it appears that those individuals are considered ‘low-risk contacts’. That brings the total number of people who are being monitored by Ontario’s local Public Health Units to 10, while another 6 people are in asymptomatic isolation in Alberta and British Columbia. In Hour 1, we check in with Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor who is practicing in Manotick. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.