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News Update, 7:00am, Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

News Update, 7:00am, Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
News Desk
Jan 06, 2026 | 7:43 AM

It's Tuesday, January 6th. Good morning. Snow and freezing rain expected today with a high of 0. The dollar 72.64 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. Well, another weather alert covers a large portion of southern Ontario again today. This time it's not for snow, but for freezing rain. Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning for many areas, including Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Freezing rain will mix with snow and ice pellets. Expecting to change to snow, roads and walkways are slippery. We're seeing numerous school bus cancellations this morning. Make sure you check ahead. they all wanted employees back in the office, but forgot how much space they all needed to be there. Premier Ford said the province is working on the issue of lack of office space to accommodate the government employees who are supposed to return to the office en masse and says the issue will get sorted out. The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said the return to office mandate is ridiculous and insulting, saying there's been no deterioration in service due to remote work and they have not seen evidence to justify the return to office. office order. And the leaders of some 30 different countries, including Prime Minister Carney, are set to meet in Paris today to discuss security guarantees around ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Just yesterday, Ukraine's president named Canada's former Deputy Prime Minister Krystia Freeland as an economic development advisor. She announced yesterday that she was stepping down as the Prime Minister's special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine and will also leave parliament in the coming weeks. Late 99-3 Sports NBA last night. Raptors beat Atlanta 118-100. They're in Charlotte tomorrow at 7. The IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Canada wins bronze after a 6-3 victory over Finland. In the gold medal game, Sweden beat Czechia for the title. NHL last night. Ottawa and Calgary both losers. Leafs were off last night. They host Florida tonight at 7.30. And in the PWHL tonight, Toronto Scepters host New York at 7. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99.3 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.