Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. May 9th, 2025
May 9, 2025
Two years ago, New York native Chris Pelkey was shot dead in Chandler, Arizona following a road rage incident. Despite being deceased, he was still able to provide a victim impact statement via video, all thanks to Artificial Intelligence. Inside a state courthouse on Thursday, a digitally-regenerated version of Pelkey spoke to the man who took his life. As the digital regeneration used Pelkey’s original voice profile to emulate his tone, video recordings mimicked his physical appearance. How can technology speak for a dead man when they have no idea what he would actually say? Would this type of evidence be legally accepted in 2025? Joining us in Hour 2 to voice his concerns is Nick Cake, a criminal defense lawyer based in London, Ontario. Spoiler alert: He is not an A.I. hologram. Shifting gears to local news that will make us happy, another sign of Spring is in full bloom this weekend, as the Canadian Tulip Festival returns for another year of celebration. Executive Director Jo Riding pays us a visit ahead of the Mother’s Day festivities. Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be hard at work over the next 72 hours, as he prepares to select his brand-new Cabinet. They will officially assemble for their first group photo at Rideau Hall on Tuesday. CTV’s Rachel Aiello has more on that.
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May 15, 2025 - 22:56 | | CBC News - Canada
The country’s chief public health officer says the spread of measles could continue for a year and she is urging all Canadians to make sure their vaccinations are up to date.Theresa Tam, whose term will come to an end next month, told The Globe and Mail in an interview this week that if cases extend beyond October, the country will lose its measles elimination status and the virus will be considered endemic. This means the virus will continue to circulate domestically.
May 15, 2025 - 21:21 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
An investigation by Ontario‘s ethics watchdog has found that a former top aide to Premier Doug Ford violated lobbying rules more than two years ago.According to a notice on the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario website posted Thursday, Amin Massoudi failed to register when he lobbied a public office holder about a client’s request during a phone call. Mr. Massoudi knowingly placed the person in a position of potential conflict of interest, Integrity Commissioner Cathryn Motherwell’s office said, because Mr. Massoudi had offered the public office holder a ticket to a Toronto Raptors...
May 15, 2025 - 20:45 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
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