OpenAI recently began rolling out an AI agent that aims to be a virtual personal assistant, completing tasks like booking appointments, hotels or flights. And they’re not alone. But experts caution that this technology comes with security and reliability risks.
Retail giant Canadian Tire confirms it will reduce its corporate staff roles, as part of a transformation and modernization push the company says is necessary to remain competitive.
As more and more employers order their workers back to the office, the employees returning to Canada’s corporate workplaces say they like the flexibility to work from home — and aren’t so happy about being forced to return.
When the Trump administration launched its trade war, economists said it would cause severe economic pain in both Canada and the U.S. So far, that pain has been contained to specific sectors. That resilience sheds some light on what may come next.
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
It might seem old-fashioned, but people in the business of door-to-door work say the industry’s survived because it stands out amidst growing distrust of marketing by phone or online advertising.
As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada.
Andy Rielly, president of Rielly Lumber, says the U.S. raising anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber is devastating for his business.
Hudson’s Bay put its leases up for sale earlier this year after it filed for creditor protection and closed its 80 stores
South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution warned on Friday of a further slowdown in demand by early next year due to U.S. tariffs and policy uncertainties after it posted a quarterly profit jump.