Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 7th, 2025
August 7, 2025
As you might have previously heard in Hour 1, we are talking about the evolution of today’s workforce. To be more specific, the role of Artificial Intelligence. It is changing the way we live, not to mention our daily workspace. And for some of Canada’s hardest workers, A.I. is their worst nightmare, as it potentially puts their present-day jobs in serious danger. Kristy Cameron continues the conversation with Armine Yalnizyan, an economist with the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers. Yesterday, we talked about Pembroke’s brand-new pilot program, as a member of the National Capital Region takes on-demand transit for a test-drive. Last year, Ottawa city councillor Laura Dudas had spearheaded a similar pilot project for Blackburn Hamlet. How did it go, and is it still in service? She drops by the Hal Anthony studios in Hour 2. Meantime, as the Ottawa Board of Trade prepares for federal budget discussions, it is calling for additional investments to be made all across Canada’s Capital. President and CEO Sueling Ching fills us in. And finally, have you ever heard of a 'floating sauna' before? Well, the NCC is hoping to introduce this interesting invention right along the Ottawa River. CTV's Ted Raymond has the inside scoop.
Unpublished Newswire
J.K. Rowling has come under fire for her views on transgender rights. She has described transgender hormone therapy as a “new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people.”
September 9, 2025 - 21:33 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
Ken Dryden would plant the toe of his goalie stick in the ice, resting his leather-clad right blocker hand and left catching hand atop the taped knob as a rest for his chin. He was a sentry temporarily at ease, looking no more bothered than a streetsweeper waiting for traffic to pass.For some, the pose evoked Rodin’s The Thinker, as though the goalie needed a respite from the frantic action. In the 1970s, it was not uncommon to see a kids’ road hockey game in which both goalies struck the stance.
September 9, 2025 - 21:22 | Tom Hawthorn | The Globe and Mail
B.C. Premier David Eby is facing pushback after linking Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program to high youth unemployment and strains on social services, with New Democrats calling his remarks out of step with party values.In response to a question about provincial belt-tightening at an unrelated news conference last week, Mr. Eby noted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for Ottawa to axe the program and said it was a timely issue that should be considered.
September 9, 2025 - 21:04 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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