Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 13th, 2025

More and more doctors are turning to Artificial Intelligence to help with their cumbersome paperwork. Just last year, in an effort to reduce administrative burdens on today’s doctors, the Ontario Medical Association launched a pilot project. During appointments with patients, over 150 doctors dabbled in A.I. scribe technology, instructing the software to take notes as the appointment proceeded. And now, Quebec-based Sante Quebec is doing something similar, effective in 2026. However, that hasn’t come without an onslaught of question marks from skeptics, on top of the usual cybersecurity concerns. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Dr. Jasmin Landry, the founder of Plume A.I. and an Emergency Room physician in Chateaugay, Quebec. Meantime, it has finally started to rain again in Canada’s Capital! But if you are still craving some smoking-hot Summer activities, perhaps you’ll find some cool suggestions via Chris Holski’s Summer Agenda! That’s coming up later in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.