Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts for Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 features interviews from these guests; 
Rabia Khokhar, a resource teacher in the Greater Toronto Area
Jeff Walker with CAA
Justin Piché, a criminology professor at the University of Ottawa
Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto
Big Five Featuring Matt Guite and John Crupi
Moshe Lander, economist with Concordia University who specializes in studying the economics of professional sports
Emily Gruenwoldt, president and CEO of Children’s Healthcare Canada
NBC National Radio Correspondent Michael Bower
Viive Tam, Co-Chair of Golden Rescue

Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts every weekday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on News Talk 580 CFRA

 

Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts for Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 features interviews from these guests;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Rabia Khokhar, a resource teacher in the Greater Toronto Area</li>
<li>Jeff Walker with CAA</li>
<li>Justin Pich&eacute;, a criminology professor at the University of Ottawa</li>
<li>Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto</li>
<li>Big Five Featuring Matt Guite and John Crupi</li>
<li>Moshe Lander, economist with Concordia University who specializes in studying the economics of professional sports</li>
<li>Emily Gruenwoldt, president and CEO of Children&rsquo;s Healthcare Canada</li>
<li>NBC National Radio Correspondent Michael Bower</li>
<li>Viive Tam, Co-Chair of Golden Rescue</li>
</ul>
Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts every weekday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on News Talk 580 CFRA
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Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts for Wednesday June 23rd, 2021

Over the past few years on Ottawa Now, we have dipped into the realm of digital detoxes. Whether it’s taking a break from your cellphone, or logging off social media for a few hours, the benefits are very real. Naturally, at first, it can be an extremely weird adjustment. And as students head back to the classroom, they are being greeted with a classroom cellphone ban. When a lecture is going on, the phone stays off, and that’s a far cry from the Summer screentime that students were used to. So in today’s edition of The Check-Up with Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, tech addiction is our main course. Speaking of education, the importance of school attendance is also more paramount than ever before, and that’s largely because high school students are now being graded on their punctuation. This year, attendance and participation will count towards a final 15 percent mark for Grades 9 and 10, and a final 10 percent mark for Grades 11 and 12. But what happens if the student is taking part in a sports tournament, or attending a milestone family birthday, or perhaps attending a funeral? We dig deeper with David Hutchison, a Professor at Brock University’s Department of Educational Studies. Plus, if you feel like you’re dodging more stingers than usual during your backyard BBQ's, you are not imagining things. Joining us to explain further is David Beresford, a Professor of Entomology at Trent University. In other words, he studies insects.

Over the past few years on Ottawa Now, we have dipped into the realm of digital detoxes. Whether it&rsquo;s taking a break from your cellphone, or logging off social media for a few hours, the benefits are very real. Naturally, at first, it can be an extremely weird adjustment. And as students head back to the classroom, they are being greeted with a classroom cellphone ban. When a lecture is going on, the phone stays off, and that&rsquo;s a far cry from the Summer screentime that students were used to. So in today&rsquo;s edition of The Check-Up with Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, tech addiction is our main course. Speaking of education, the importance of school attendance is also more paramount than ever before, and that&rsquo;s largely because high school students are now being graded on their punctuation. This year, attendance and participation will count towards a final 15 percent mark for Grades 9 and 10, and a final 10 percent mark for Grades 11 and 12. But what happens if the student is taking part in a sports tournament, or attending a milestone family birthday, or perhaps attending a funeral? We dig deeper with David Hutchison, a Professor at Brock University&rsquo;s Department of Educational Studies. Plus, if you feel like you&rsquo;re dodging more stingers than usual during your backyard BBQ's, you are not imagining things. Joining us to explain further is David Beresford, a Professor of Entomology at Trent University. In other words, he studies insects.

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. September 2nd, 2026

We are on the precipice of an A.I. centre boom, as the City of Ottawa is drafting its policy on data centres. There's a new wave of facilities coming to power it, and now various towns are being left to deal with it. Last Wednesday, Ottawa City Council passed a motion, asking City Staff to create a framework for assessing data centres. The motion was put forward by Rideau-Vanier councillor Stéphanie Plante and tasks staff with developing a framework through which data centres can be assessed, based on their size and expected impact. Plante joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, we don’t have the Fall forecast for Canada’s Capital, but we do know that a storm is about to hit. Doug Gillham joins us from his office at The Weather Network. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

We are on the precipice of an A.I. centre boom, as the City of Ottawa is drafting its policy on data centres. There's a new wave of facilities coming to power it, and now various towns are being left to deal with it. Last Wednesday, Ottawa City Council passed a motion, asking City Staff to create a framework for assessing data centres. The motion was put forward by Rideau-Vanier councillor St&eacute;phanie Plante and tasks staff with developing a framework through which data centres can be assessed, based on their size and expected impact. Plante joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, we don&rsquo;t have the Fall forecast for Canada&rsquo;s Capital, but we do know that a storm is about to hit. Doug Gillham joins us from his office at The Weather Network. But first, we bring you up to speed on today&rsquo;s top headlines.

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. September 2nd, 2026

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