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.
Unpublished Newswire
Victoria Joumaa says she has spent five years trying to adopt her three biological cousins and bring them from Lebanon to Canada. Now time is running out: two of the children will be forced to leave their orphanage at the end of June.
June 13, 2025 - 16:46 | | CBC News - Canada
CN Rail says it has been working on proposals for long-term flood prevention since 2017, but Parks Canada has allegedly held up an impact assessment for nearly eight years.
June 13, 2025 - 16:02 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — The mayor of northern British Columbia’s busiest port city says he’s following Premier David Eby’s lead in taking a wait-and-see approach to rebooting the cancelled Northern Gateway Pipeline project.
Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond told the National Post on Friday that he’s reserving judgment until he sees a new proposal on the table.
“I’m a little bit (more) with Premier Eby… Until there’s a project and a proponent, we’re not going to spend much time on it,” said Pond.
“It’s so hard to have a discussion about an imaginary project.”
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has...
June 13, 2025 - 15:55 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
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