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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train
Prime Video makes changes as it sets launch date for showing ads in Canada

Prime Video makes changes as it sets launch date for showing ads in Canada

TORONTO — Amazon's Prime Video has picked the date when it'll begin showing commercials on its streaming service in Canada. Representatives for the company told The Canadian Press they've marked Feb.
Cargojet renews shipping partnership with Canadian North airline

Cargojet renews shipping partnership with Canadian North airline

Cargojet Inc. says it has renewed a partnership with Arctic-focused airline Canadian North to deliver cargo to the region. Mississauga, Ont.
The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

MONTREAL — Even before her job offer was finalized in 1973, Senka Dukovich realized her career as a flight attendant had an expiry date.
A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet

A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet

Unlike Iceland, where geothermal resources account for 30 per cent of electricity production, or California, which has 650 active geothermal wells, Canada has lagged behind.
Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two decades later, has died. He was 81.
Child-free finances: How your financial needs, concerns differ if you don't have kids

Child-free finances: How your financial needs, concerns differ if you don't have kids

Roughly a third of people aged 15 to 49 do not intend to have kids at all — and when it comes to financial planning, they're underserved, experts say.
Harry Rosen, founder of Canadian menswear chain, dies at 92

Harry Rosen, founder of Canadian menswear chain, dies at 92

TORONTO — The founder of Canadian men's clothing retailer Harry Rosen Inc. has died at 92.
Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up

Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up

VANCOUVER — When parents come into Michelle Pezel's skateboard shop on Vancouver's Main Street around Christmas, they often ask where their kids can go to practise.
Take stock, revamp, overhaul: How to refresh your finances for 2024

Take stock, revamp, overhaul: How to refresh your finances for 2024

In doing a financial refresh for the new year, the first order of business is to identify what worked well for you over the past 12 months.