Laura Osman

Reporter

Laura Osman is an Ottawa correspondent for The Logic. She was previously a reporter in the Ottawa bureau of The Canadian Press, where she covered federal health and immigration policy, among other things. She has also covered municipal and provincial politics in Ottawa and Edmonton for the CBC.

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Articles by Laura Osman

Feds award $70M to Quebec plant to make copper foil for EV batteries

https://thelogic.co/news/feds-award-70-million-volta-copper-plant/

By Laura Osman | May 14, 2026

Negotiations with the company have stretched over three years of tumult for the electric vehicle industry

A man wearing a dark t-shirt and beige shorts stands facing a display of a sample roll of copper foil, visible in the foreground. A sign below the foil reads Solutions énergétiques Volta Canada.

Canada is considering an AI chatbot ban for kids

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/ai-chatbot-ban-kids-canada/

By Laura Osman and Martin Patriquin | May 14, 2026

The Liberal government is pushing ahead with a social media ban for youth, The Logic has learned. The same legislation is likely to include age restrictions for chatbots.

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Ottawa’s tarnished greentech program is back as a shadow of its former self

https://thelogic.co/news/ottawa-greentech-program-is-back/

By Laura Osman | May 12, 2026

Sustainable Development Technology Canada was temporarily shuttered over conflict and misspending allegations. The new iteration is almost out of money.

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Briefing

Ottawa proposes limiting major project reviews to 1 year

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-proposes-limiting-major-project-reviews-to-1-year/

By Laura Osman | May 8, 2026

Briefing

Canadian privacy commissioners call for updated laws for the AI era

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-privacy-commissioners-call-for-updated-laws-for-the-ai-era/

By Laura Osman | May 6, 2026

Briefing

Alberta separatists say they submitted enough signatures to trigger a referendum vote

https://thelogic.co/briefing/alberta-separatists-say-they-submitted-enough-signatures-to-trigger-a-referendum-vote/

By Laura Osman | May 5, 2026

Briefing

U.S. President Donald Trump approves new oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S.

https://thelogic.co/briefing/u-s-president-donald-trump-approves-new-oil-pipeline-from-canada-to-the-u-s/

By Laura Osman | May 1, 2026

Alberta unleashes hackers on Ottawa to make the case for AI

https://thelogic.co/news/alberta-ai-hackathon-ottawa/

By Laura Osman | Apr 30, 2026

The province invited more than 1,000 tech enthusiasts to sift through federal data to uncover apparent waste or misuse of funds. Tweaking Ottawa's nose was merely a side benefit.