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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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Canadian home prices forecasted to be flat this fall amid high interest rates: report

TORONTO — A new Re/Max Canada report forecasts the country's real estate market will soften this fall with average home prices predicted to remain flat as the housing market deals with high interest rates and a lack of homes for sale.
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BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

British oil and gas giant will be Squamish LNG plant's sole offtake customer
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Vancouver on track to see home price stabilization amid higher borrowing costs: board

Vancouver on track to see home price stabilization amid higher borrowing costs: board

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says higher borrowing costs combined with seasonal patterns are putting the housing market on track to see slowing sales and price stabilization.
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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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TFI International buys B.C. company Vedder Transportation Group

TFI International buys B.C. company Vedder Transportation Group

MONTREAL — TFI International Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire Vedder Transportation Group, which specializes in the tank truck transport of food grade liquids and dry bulk commodities.
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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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Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 starts to take shape

Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 starts to take shape

Board of directors, executives, contracts are in place
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