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Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built.
New BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo has his eye on expenses as he works to split firm

New BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo has his eye on expenses as he works to split firm

BlackBerry Ltd.'s new chief executive has his eye on lowering expenses as the company works to split its two main businesses and return the firm to some of its former glory.
Metro accuses Loblaw of falsely implicating it in bread price-fixing scheme

Metro accuses Loblaw of falsely implicating it in bread price-fixing scheme

Metro Inc. is accusing Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of conspiring to implicate them in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme.
Regulator denied Trans Mountain variance request due to pipeline safety concerns

Regulator denied Trans Mountain variance request due to pipeline safety concerns

CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator is citing safety concerns as its reason for refusing a request by Trans Mountain Corp. for a pipeline variance.
American consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks

American consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks

American consumers are feeling more confident than they have since summer, good news for businesses with the all-important holiday shopping season peaking.
Linamar to buy agriculture equipment manufacturer Bourgault Industries in $640M deal

Linamar to buy agriculture equipment manufacturer Bourgault Industries in $640M deal

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says it's reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault Industries Ltd. in a deal worth $640 million. The Guelph-based company says Bourgault is a world-class agriculture equipment manufacturer.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,600.81, down 238.82 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 18 cents, or 0.34 per cent, to $52.37 on 13.1 million shares.
Markets reverse in mid-afternoon slump, TSX loses more than one per cent Wednesday

Markets reverse in mid-afternoon slump, TSX loses more than one per cent Wednesday

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than one per cent on Wednesday in a broad-based slump and U.S. markets also fell, as stocks took a dramatic turn in the later half of the afternoon.
Gildan shareholders seeking Chamandy's return to company ask for changes to board

Gildan shareholders seeking Chamandy's return to company ask for changes to board

Gildan Activewear Inc.'s shareholders are intensifying their calls to have the company's former chief executive reinstated by asking for changes to be made to the board too. U.S.
Federal government backstops carbon price in first-of-its-kind deal

Federal government backstops carbon price in first-of-its-kind deal

CALGARY — A Calgary carbon capture company has signed a first-of-its-kind carbon offtake agreement with the federal government, a significant milestone that some say could help unlock future private-sector investments in decarbonization projects.