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Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Though we are in "play mode" with AI-powered chat bots, one expert says she is concerned Canadians are not sufficiently informing themselves on the technology, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Competition Bureau approves RBC's takeover of Vancouver-based HSBC Canada

Competition Bureau approves RBC's takeover of Vancouver-based HSBC Canada

GATINEAU, Que. — The Competition Bureau has cleared RBC's proposed $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada despite concerns about concentration in Canada's financial sector.
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Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Will the next big thing in payments involve our fingertips, palms and faces?
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B.C. labour movement's decline has yet to bounce back, professors say

B.C. labour movement's decline has yet to bounce back, professors say

B.C. has gone from having the highest rates of collective agreement coverage — three percentage points above the Canadian average 25 years ago — to below average today while wages have grown seven per cent more slowly in B.C. than in Canada.
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Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication

Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamie Burke was happy with her job. Working in property management, the extroverted Vancouverite went into the office every day, took meetings in different buildings and attended networking events.
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Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Commitments in January haven't held up
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David Williams: Canada has a larger prosperity problem than an income inequality problem

David Williams: Canada has a larger prosperity problem than an income inequality problem

Income inequality has fallen for twenty years in Canada and B.C.
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More people going back to the office at the same time as kids go back to school

More people going back to the office at the same time as kids go back to school

Tip: give yourself more time than you think you will need to get where you are going.
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India envoy to Canada says Ottawa has asked to 'take a pause' in trade talks

India envoy to Canada says Ottawa has asked to 'take a pause' in trade talks

OTTAWA — India's envoy to Canada says Ottawa has tapped the brakes on trade negotiations, just before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to New Delhi.
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Economists see Bank of Canada holding on rates after surprise GDP contraction

Economists see Bank of Canada holding on rates after surprise GDP contraction

OTTAWA — Economists say the latest GDP data from Statistics Canada showing a contraction in the economy suggests the Bank of Canada's rate hiking campaign may be coming to an end.
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