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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 | 7:28 AM

Good Tuesday morning, January 6th. It's -1 right now in Brantford, -2 in Hamilton, -3 in Kitchener. The dollar 72.62 cents U.S. gas a buck 24. I'm Stacey Engelhardt. Large portion of Southern Ontario under another weather alert today. But this time it's for freezing rain. Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning for most of the GTHA, including Brantford, Waterloo Region, and Hamilton. A freezing rain could be mixed with ice pellets and snow, eventually changing to rain this afternoon. You're being told to watch for slippery roads and walkways, local utility outages also possible. they wanted employees back in the office, but forgot how much space they all needed to be there. According to Premier Ford, the province is working on the issue of the lack of office space to accommodate the government employees who were forced to return back to the office. The president of OpsU said the mandate is ridiculous and insulting, saying there's been no deterioration in service and they haven't seen any evidence to justify the return to office order. Some lawyers say a new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario's court system is leaving them with unpredictable delays and new hurdles managing their cases months after it was rolled out. A portal was launched in the fall, and some lawyers say the new system is unintuitive, difficult to navigate, bogging down the legal process, and risks undermining public confidence in the courts. And as the U.S. marks the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended it is nowhere to be found. It's not on display as required by law. It's believed to be in storage. The U.S. administration is seeking to dismiss A lawsuit asking that it be displayed. Sports NBA last night, Raptors beat Atlanta 118-100. They're in Charlotte tomorrow. At the World Junior Hockey Championships, Canada wins bronze after a 6-3 victory over Finland. In the gold medal game, Sweden beat Czechia for the title. Leafs were off last night. They host Florida tonight at 7.30. And in the PWHL, the Toronto Scepters host New York at 7. Weather, we're under a freezing rain warning. We'll also see a mix of flurries with a risk of freezing rain. It changes to rain this afternoon with a high of 2. Tonight, flurries or rain, a low of 1. A chance of rain or flurries again tomorrow morning with a high of 3. Right now, it's minus 1 in Brantford, minus 2 in Hamilton, minus 3 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Engelhart.