Firms preparing for customers to use AI agents for investing, shopping: BMO exec
BMO Financial Group’s chief artificial intelligence and quantum officer is preparing for a world in which individuals turn control of their shopping and investing over to technology. Kristin Milchanowski says six months from now, people will be using AI-based agents...
Tesla threatens legal action over Manitoba’s end to EV rebate for company vehicles
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government said Thursday it is facing potential legal action over its decision to remove auto manufacturer Tesla from its rebate program for electric vehicles. Premier Wab Kinew’s office released a letter the government received last week...
‘Leave the damn building alone’: Community urges City Hall to choose Sneaky Dee’s over condos
A decision on a proposed development threatening the future of an iconic downtown restaurant and dive bar has been put off until later this summer. Music and nacho lovers packed into City Hall on Thursday to show their support for Sneaky Dee’s,...
Toronto subway station barriers aren’t enough to keep riders safe: transit group
A transit advocacy group says the plan to install steel barriers along the subway platform at one downtown Toronto station is a step in the right direction but doesn’t go far enough to keep transit riders truly safe. Mayor Olivia...
Mom and child on bicycle struck by vehicle in Richmond Hill, serious injuries: YRP
York Regional Police (YRP) say a mom and her child were both taken to hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries after the bicycle they were riding was struck by a vehicle in Richmond Hill on Thursday night. Emergency crews...
Ford government to designate Toronto island airport special economic zone after land takeover
Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday. The province passed into...
MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps...
Liberals say they can’t overturn decision tripling streamers’ Cancon contributions
OTTAWA — The Conservatives called on the Liberals Thursday to “reject” the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions, but the government says it doesn’t have that power. The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute...
Alberta Premier Smith’s government formalizes Oct. 19 separation question
EDMONTON — Alberta’s upcoming referendum question on separation was made official Thursday, and it mirrors what Premier Danielle Smith announced last week. Smith and her cabinet issued an order in council confirming the date and format of the Oct. 19...
‘Steady intent to destroy’: Genocide expert speaks at missing Indigenous children tribunal in Montreal
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Missing Indigenous Children and Unmarked graves in Montreal entered its fourth day on Thursday. The tribunal heard from international law expert and human rights lawyer Fannie Lafontaine, who spoke about the legal definition of genocide...
