Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. December 5th, 2025

2025 has been a challenging financial year for a lot of us. And as the holiday shopping season rolls around, most families have had to adapt. On a scale of 1 to 10, are you changing your Christmas gift-giving habits this time around? Are you keeping it small, or are you leaning towards personal experiences instead of material things? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Claire Tsai, a Marketing Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Meantime, as a ban on American liquor persists, Ontario wines are witnessing a boost in sales. Canadian wine writer Natalie MacLean explains further in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.