Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. May 2nd, 2025
May 2, 2025
In this chaotic space and time that is the 2020s, loneliness has rapidly turned into society’s silent killer. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that A.I. friends could help solve this troubling epidemic. Could you be friends with a Chatbot? And if you decide to adopt this societal experiment, what are the potential pitfalls you should be aware of? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackle today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the union representing auto workers at Oshawa’s General Motors plant says the company is cutting its third shift this Fall. And, once again, the company is putting the blame squarely on the Trump tariffs. UNIFOR National President Lana Payne joins the program in Hour 3. We also gather instant reaction from Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter.
Unpublished Newswire
Two Ottawa institutions - Bluesfest and CHEO - are joining forces in a new partnership to raise money for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario during the 31st edition of the music festival, which runs from July 10-20 at LeBreton Flats Park. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has issued an urgent call for Canada to strengthen systems of tracking and monitoring diseases, saying Canada is facing a crisis of communicable diseases at the same time the U.S. is dismantling its health institutions. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
Indigenous demonstrations against both the federal and Ontario governments unfolded at multiple sites across the province Tuesday, as protesters rallied against initiatives to fast-track major infrastructure projects. As far north as the Attawapiskat River, which flows into James Bay, and as far south as Queen’s Park, Ontario’s legislature, protesters gathered in separate demonstrations to push back against two laws recently passed at both levels of government.
July 1, 2025 - 21:00 | Willow Fiddler, Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
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