Anne Gaviola

In an exclusive small gathering, Geoffrey Hinton voiced his hopes and concerns about AI to Global News and warned the risks to jobs could be as great as the Industrial Revolution.

On March 26, Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss announced ‘sad news’ in a LinkedIn post: the company was laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce.

As part of a wider effort to crack down on auto theft, officials announced intentions to ban “the importation, sale and use of consumer hacking devices, like flippers.”

Between layoffs and an uncertain economic outlook, many are suddenly searching for jobs, either covertly, or overtly, in the new year. And experts say it pays to be strategic.

On the opening night of Web Summit, one of the world’s largest tech conferences, the final speaker, though high profile, was not someone associated with the tech industry. Quite the opposite. In a surprise appearance at the annual event hosted in Lisbon, Portugal, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska told a rapt audience about how Russian...

Proponents of co-owning say the unaffordability crisis plaguing Canada’s most expensive housing markets has driven a surge of interest in shared ownership.

Beyond stylists, coffee shops and restaurants, customers are seeing tip requests on items they may have never tipped for before, and electronic tip amount options are up too.

Canada’s tight labour market has created a war for talent. Proponents of the four-day workweek say it’s an important way to retain and attract workers.

In the war for talent, employers are realizing they need to be more flexible and offer job seekers more choice as workers prioritize work-life balance.

These Canadians are part of a growing trend, most noticeable in the country’s expensive urban centres, of co-ownership to break into increasingly unaffordable housing markets.

‘We are building a different playbook to address anti-Black racism,’ says Dahabo Ahmed-Omer of BlackNorth Initiative, a bridge program aimed at increasing Black homeownership.

Security costs of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ could soar to $2.5 million a day in Ottawa, and observers say the ripple effect on tourism and local business adds to the economic toll.

Social media has become a new source for buzz on stocks, especially for young, inexperienced investors, resulting in online fraud awareness campaigns by regulators.

The risk calculation for travel has changed because of how contagious Omicron is and because different jurisdictions have their own rules, industry experts say.

Observers say the rise in Canadians buying homes sight unseen is a sign of how heated the housing market became during the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights the supply shortage.

The deepening shipping container crisis is to blame for the added headaches, delays and costs being felt by store owners across Canada.

‘Looking at the broader context of the [COVID-19] pandemic ... we really felt that the first thing we had an obligation to do was protect our entire team,’ says one business owner.

As the COVID-19 pandemic forced offices and all kinds of workplaces across the country to re-examine how and when we work, momentum for the four-day workweek movement is building.

Recruitment experts say the balance of power has shifted to workers in high-demand industries, who have plenty of job options to choose from.

Some analysts expect the events of the last 15 months amid COVID-19 have culminated in renewed demand in June to push car rental prices higher.