Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. May 2nd, 2025

Can technological advancements help cure the loneliness epidemic? Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing his part to help crack the code, believing that the creation of A.I. friends is the magical elixir that humanity needs. During a recent appearance on Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast, Zuckerberg says the average American has fewer than 3 people they would consider friends. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Steve Joordens, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto in Scarborough. Shifting gears to Canadian politics, newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled some key dates about the government’s return to the House of Commons. The first order of business is the Throne Speech, which will be held on May 27th. And for the first time since 1977, a member of the British Monarchy will be reading it. CTV’s Jeremie Charron has more on Prince Charles’ upcoming visit to Canada’s Capital.