News of the day: Government 'dependent' on U.S. Companies to meet public service AI needs; Restaurant famed for its banoffee pie is closing; New express routes, tweaked schedules and more O-Train trips this fall

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People mill around on Sparks Street outside government office buildings at lunchtime.Sparks Street was busy with public servants walking during lunch hour in Ottawa, Aug. 11, 2026. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia

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GOVERNMENT ‘DEPENDENT’ ON U.S. COMPANIES TO MEET PUBLIC SERVICE AI NEEDS: STUDY

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A recent study out of the University of Toronto explores how the government is using artificial intelligence across the federal public service.

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Heinrich Himmler Waffen SS Galizien An archive photo of Heinrich Himmler in the company of German officers in front of the unit of the 14th Grenadier Division of the Waffen SS “Galizien.” Photo by National Archive of Poland /Handout

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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR URGES UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA TO REJECT ‘DIRTY’ MONEY FROM NAZI SOLDIERS

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Researchers put together a list of 12 endowments totalling $2.2 million at the university linked to individuals involved with the Nazis.

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People walk past an OC Transpo station in downtown Ottawa. Pedestrians walk past an OC Transpo stop in downtown Ottawa. Photo by Tony Caldwell /POSTMEDIA

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NEW EXPRESS ROUTES, TWEAKED BUS SCHEDULES AND MORE O-TRAIN TRIPS THIS FALL

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OC Transpo boss says there will be “more accurate and reliable schedules.”

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Cream-topped banoffee pie Brassica’s banoffee pie has history — and a lot of whipped cream. Photo by Peter Hum /Postmedia

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THIS WESTBORO RESTAURANT FAMED FOR ITS BANOFFEE PIE IS CLOSING

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Chef Arup Jana opened Brassica months before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Its final dinner service will be Aug. 22.

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OC Transpo LRT Train and tracks between Cyrville station and St Laurent OC Transpo LRT Train and tracks between Cyrville station and St Laurent station in Ottawa Friday. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia

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O-TRAIN LINE 1 STILL DISRUPTED BETWEEN ST-LAURENT AND BLAIR STATIONS

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OC Transpo boss Rick Leary says the damage is worse than first thought.

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