News of the day: New task force looks to make public service 'less risk-averse'; Can uOttawa make a safe AI therapist?; Police investigating several ‘concerning’ sexual assaults

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Michael Sabia speaks at the Canadian Club.

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NEW TASK FORCE LOOKS TO MAKE PUBLIC SERVICE ‘LESS RISK-AVERSE’

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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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University of Ottawa Faculty of Engineering professor Karim Alghoul

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CAN UOTTAWA MAKE A SAFE AI THERAPIST? THE NEW FIGHT AGAINST CHATBOT PSYCHOSIS

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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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Mooney’s Bay Beach is on the Rideau River.

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OTTAWA IS BLESSED TO BE A SWIMMER’S PARADISE. DON’T COUNT MOONEY’S BAY OUT | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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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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An Ottawa police cruiser in a file photo. Police are warning the public after several recent sexual assaults.

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OTTAWA POLICE INVESTIGATING SEVERAL ‘CONCERNING’ SEXUAL ASSAULTS

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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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Manuela Teixeira, president and CEO of Square Old Chelsea is seen in front of her business, Biscotti et Cie.

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THE VISIONARY WHO TURNED OLD CHELSEA INTO A NEW TOURIST DESTINATION

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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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