Unpublished Newswire
A new survey says that thousands of Canadian restaurants might not survive 2026. How often do you eat out these days? Which establishments do you wish were still around? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackle today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the Rideau Canal is being temporarily shut down, as the January weather suddenly warms up. When will Ottawa’s biggest skating rink be open for skating again? We try to get some answers in Hour 3.
January 9, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa’s largest school board may take more than a year to dig its way out of a $20 million deficit. OCDSB Trustee Lyra Evans joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, Ottawa Police pulled over a slow-moving vehicle earlier this week, only to discover a 13-year-old behind the wheel. As Chris Holski tells us, he was on a candy run.
January 9, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new forecast is painting an unpleasant future for some of Canada’s restaurants, as roughly 4,000 of them are predicted to go out of business in 2026. Kristy Cameron sifts through the bigger picture with Sylvain Charlebois in Hour 1. He is the Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Meantime, Ottawa families can now see how their child’s elementary school stacks up with the rest of Ontario. We explain further before the top-hour newscast. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
January 9, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes in the Pimicikamak Cree Nation due to frozen pipes and sewage backup.
January 9, 2026 - 17:43 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The victim was a great-grandfather driving through Canada. The accused killer was a hitchhiker. Now, decades later, he is facing justice in Canada, where he entered a guilty plea on Friday.
January 9, 2026 - 17:34 | | CBC News - Canada
Clara Wong and her work pals were excited to try out the latest hot restaurant this week in Vancouver: Touk, a high-end Cambodian restaurant with offerings like borbor, rice porridge with bits of seafood and kampot pepper foam, and amok, halibut cheeks in kroeung custard, coconut normande and morning glory.Ms. Wong, a fortysomething physician, is always on the alert for new ventures, particularly Asian ones, in the city’s constantly changing array.
January 9, 2026 - 17:25 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
