The federal government has instructed the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to devise a 100-day plan to improve service at its call centres so more Canadians […]
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OpenAI and Meta say they’re fixing chatbots to better help users in distress
WARNING: This story discusses suicide and self-harm. Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta say they are adjusting how their technology responds to teenagers and other […]
Google can keep Chrome but needs to give up some data, judge rules in antitrust case
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shakeup of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the power of an illegal monopoly, but spared it […]
Google ordered to pay $425 million US for privacy violations in class-action case
A U.S. federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million US for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for […]
Soon, even your Starbucks latte can come with protein. Is the trend healthy, or just big business?
Cereal, chips, ice cream, popcorn, even candy — if it feels like there’s suddenly protein in everything, you may be onto something. There’s been a […]
Why Trans Mountain wants to expand when the oil pipeline isn’t even full
A little more than one year after completing construction of the Trans Mountain expansion oil pipeline, the Crown corporation is pursuing two different methods to […]
Trade deficit shrinks to $4.9B in July as energy, vehicle exports rise
Canada’s trade deficit narrowed in July as overall exports rose, especially driven by outbound shipments of crude oil and passenger cars to its biggest trading partner the United […]
Telecom outages will need to be reported and explained under new rules, CRTC says
Canada’s telecommunications regulator is mandating service providers to notify it and other government authorities within two hours when they experience a major network outage. After […]
GM Oshawa supplier to lay off nearly 250 workers this month as shift cut looms
An auto part supplier is laying off nearly 250 workers at General Motors’ Oshawa plant, CBC News has learned. The move is happening as GM […]
Lululemon says U.S. tariffs taking a bite, but also some of its athleisure wear became ‘too predictable’
Lululemon Athletica shares have plunged after it said it was slashing its annual profit forecast for the second quarter in a row, blaming weak U.S. business performance, […]