Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. January 13th, 2026 | Unpublished
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. January 13th, 2026

January 13, 2026

The City of Ottawa has received an application to redevelop the gas station at 1660 Merivale Road into a drive-thru fast food restaurant. The site application will not be voted on by members of City Council, and the application meets all of the zoning requirements. However, not everyone is thrilled by the idea of this development, including the councillor for College Ward. Laine Johnson joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, a surge in copper theft is crippling communities, with one particular neighbourhood in Gatineau taking the brunt of the blows. CTV’s Tyler Fleming delivers the details. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.



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OTTAWA — During a ceremony this week to unveil his official portrait, former prime minister Stephen Harper made a point of mentioning the tie he’s wearing in the painting. The colours, the former prime minister pointed out during the ceremony in downtown Ottawa, represent the three key elements of Canada’s Conservatives: dark blue for the “Tories of old,” green for the “western, populist tradition” and Preston Manning’s Reform Party, and sky blue for the conservative tradition of Quebec nationalists and francophones across the country. In reality, however, according to political...
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February 6, 2026 - 22:59 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
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