Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 9th, 2025

A series of A.I.-generated videos have recently made the rounds online, and they have since been removed by TikTok. It showcases a white man in his twenties, complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada. The reason why it was taken down is simple, according to the platform. It violated community guidelines due to racially-motivated messaging, a line-crossing action regardless of how much A.I. was being used to create the videos. Markus Giesler, a Professor of Marketing at York University, analyzes the latest tech trick that is deceiving today’s viewers. Then, we turn our attention to hospital parking, as patients and staff members at the Ottawa Hospital paid millions of dollars in parking fees last year. Yes, for those curious, that marks a significant increase in parking revenue for Ottawa’s largest hospital. CTV’s Josh Pringle follows the money.