It’s Thursday, July 30. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
NEW TASK FORCE LOOKS TO MAKE PUBLIC SERVICE ‘LESS RISK-AVERSE’
A group of former high-level public service executives and private-sector CEOs is aiming to advise the government on how it can better execute the priorities of Prime Minister Mark Carney and Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Sabia.
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CAN UOTTAWA MAKE A SAFE AI THERAPIST? THE NEW FIGHT AGAINST CHATBOT PSYCHOSIS
The university joins a growing wave of researchers looking to reclaim a minimally regulated AI scene, which they say is resulting in delusions.
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OTTAWA IS BLESSED TO BE A SWIMMER’S PARADISE. DON’T COUNT MOONEY’S BAY OUT | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
My appreciation to Lynn Saxberg for her recent article identifying our city’s urban swimming spots , we are blessed in Ottawa by natural beauty and our proximity to rivers and lakes is a swimmer’s paradise.
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OTTAWA POLICE INVESTIGATING SEVERAL ‘CONCERNING’ SEXUAL ASSAULTS
After a woman was assaulted while pushing a child in a stroller on the evening of July 28, the Ottawa Police Service is concerned about a recent string of sexual assaults reported across the city.
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THE VISIONARY WHO TURNED OLD CHELSEA INTO A NEW TOURIST DESTINATION
Manuela Teixeira has built Chelsea’s downtown one business at a time, and says she has invested $30 million to create Square Old Chelsea, which now employs about 150 people.
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