Unpublished Newswire
CTV’s Austin Lee drops by the studios in Hour 4, as we look ahead to tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast. Plus, the Rideau Canal has been approved for public skating, and tourists are already taking full advantage! CTV’s Jackie Perez has more on that. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
January 2, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
What makes you fall in love with Canada’s Capital? We gathered opinions from CTV’s Kimberley Johnson and Josh Marano throughout the program. In Hour 3, we turn things over to the mighty CFRA Nation, as Chris Holski tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the new return-to-office mandate at City Hall is just days away, and consultations are apparently far from peachy. We check in with Peter Bleyer, the Executive Director for the Civic Institute of Professional Personnel.
January 2, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
After a round of New Year’s sparklers caused a fatal scene in Switzerland, guest host Chris Holski spearheads a fire safety revisitation with Gwen Lewis. She is the Division Chief of Fire Prevention at Ottawa Fire Services. You’ll hear that conversation in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa’s worst intersection of 2025 has seen a recent drop in collisions. CTV’s Josh Marano has more on that. Plus, Matt Demers unveils his best and worst movies of 2025.
January 2, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Chris Holski, filling in for Kristy Cameron, rings in the new year! And as we do so, we want to know what makes our city so great. Yes, Canada’s Capital has plenty of noticeable flaws, but it’s our home for a reason! CTV’s Kimberley Johnson explains what makes her fall in love with this city. Later in Hour 1, we give our flowers to some of Ottawa’s athletes, as they prepare for the 2026 Winter Games. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
January 2, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Many readers will have heard by now about Toronto’s latest public transit debacle: the Finch West light-rail line, on which the cars move slower than a person can run. What they might not know is that the debacle had its roots in a desire to serve the disadvantaged. Seldom has the road to hell been so well-paved.To understand how this happened, we need to go back two decades to the mid-aughts. David Miller, a left-leaning former Bay Street lawyer, was mayor. Toronto was booming, spreading in all directions and adding throngs of new residents from every corner of the globe.
January 2, 2026 - 17:47 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
The CIFA suspended Goodfood Market Corp’s facility in Saint-Laurent, Quebec but added that there are no recalls associated with the suspension of the licence.
January 2, 2026 - 17:39 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
