Year: 2026

News of the day: Return-to-office driving commuter bike demand; City committee moves to curb bad-faith renovictions; Highrise development in centretown to move forward

It’s Thursday, July 9. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today. FEDERAL RETURN-TO-OFFICE DRIVING COMMUTER BIKE DEMAND, MECHANICS SAY City traffic counter data shows downtown bike trips rebounding post-pandemic. Read the story CITY COMMITTEE MOVES TO CURB BAD-FAITH RENOVICTIONS A proposed bylaw aimed at preventing bad-faith renovictions is one step closer to becoming […]

The ChatGPT browser is already dead

OpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year after launching it. Atlas was announced in October, but as part of its wave of news about ChatGPT Work today, the company confirmed that it will be “sunsetting” Atlas and is targeting an August 9th date for deprecation.In recent months, OpenAI has also shut down the video generation app Sora and paused plans for a ChatGPT “adult mode” as it works to reduce “side quests” and catch up with Anthropic on productivity features. In a thread about the ChatGPT Work announcements…

The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off

Anker’s Soundcore Boom 2 is fully waterproof. Bluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some variation of the same basic (and often small) design. Thankfully, through July 10th Woot has the Anker Soundcore Boom 2 on sale for $69.99, which is $20 cheaper than the discounted price at other retailers like Amazon, and about half its original $129.99 price. The waterproof Bluetooth speaker can run for up to 24 hours on a single charge, with big, bass-forward sound that’s great for a day by the water or just hanging out in the…

WATCH LIVE | Teachers debate the biggest issues affecting Ontario schools

From class sizes to special education, we’ve heard from countless Ontario students about the top issues affecting their classrooms. Now, with the last school year behind them and the fall less than two months away, we’re asking teachers to weigh in. Join us at 2 p.m. ET Thursday when Chris Glover sits down with three GTA teachers to deep dive into hot-button issues like absenteeism, exam changes and budget cuts.