Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 30th, 2025
July 30, 2025
When it comes to work-issued cellphones, the Canadian government is dialing it back a notch, as it favours computer-based softphones and budget-saving alternatives. Do you use a company phone at your workplace? Why or why not? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the makers of Chat GPT have rolled out their latest invention. It’s called ‘Chat GPT Agent’, and other A.I. companies are planning to introduce similar tools. It’s a technological tool that is designed to be a virtual ‘personal assistant’. And while it seems like a cool toy at first glance, it’s also raising plenty of questions about reliability and security. Joining us in Hour 3 to address these concerning pitfalls is Sinead Bovell, a Canadian futurist and the founder of a tech education company called WAYE.
Unpublished Newswire
According to PBO’s projections, 2.5 million new homes will be added to Canada’s housing stock by 2035 — an addition of 227,000 net new units completed annually over 2025 to 2035.
August 26, 2025 - 10:57 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
A new study says Canada’s tech job market has gone from boom to bust in a matter of years.The research from job postings site Indeed says August openings in the sector posted on its platform were down 19 per cent from their early 2020 levels.
August 26, 2025 - 10:44 | Tara Deschamps | The Globe and Mail
The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn’t currently on track to do that.The latest PBO report estimates the number of new home builds will be higher over the next three years but will gradually return to historical averages after that.
August 26, 2025 - 10:37 | David Baxter | The Globe and Mail
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