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The first wave of AI layoffs
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- The first wave of AI layoffs
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- 8 months ago
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- Artificial intelligence in the workplace is here to stay. But what does that mean for the job market? While many Canadian companies are embracing the technology, in a few notable cases, this has led to mass layoffs. In other workplaces, it has meant a revolution in workflow, company culture and hiring practices.
The Globe’s Joe Castaldo, who covers AI, and business reporter Sean Silcoff, spoke to executives who are welcoming AI in workplaces. They join us to talk about what this all means for businesses, jobs, and the future of work.
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- Testing a wearable exoskeleton
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- 8 months ago
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- Would you wear a mechanical exoskeleton that helps you move more easily? The idea isn’t brand new, but a collaboration between a San Francisco-based technology company and a Canadian outdoor clothing company is trying to bring pants like these to everyone. Innovation reporter Pippa Norman tried them out during a hike at North Vancouver's Grouse Grind. #mobility #fitness #technology
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- Is it legal to defend yourself if someone breaks into your home?
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- 8 months ago
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- In August, a man allegedly broke into someone’s home in a small Ontario town. After an altercation, the intruder was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Now, both men face charges. The case has sparked a country-wide conversation about the limits of self-defence, with politicians across Canada weighing in.
Today, the Globe’s opinion columnist Andrew Coyne joins The Decibel. He’ll tell us how the public discourse is playing out and what Canadian law actually says about self-defense.
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- Guinness World Records turns 70 #guinessworldrecords #shorts #dogs #funny #skills
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- 8 months ago
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- Guinness World Records celebrates its 70th anniversary by releasing a list of 70 new and accessible records to break according to that GWR adjudicator Marco Frigatti.
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- Fans sing along with #Oasis during #Toronto concert #music #shorts #singing #concert
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- #Oasis touched down in #Toronto to kick off the North American leg of their reunion tour and the vibes were nostalgic as fans sang along with the band during their concert on Monday (Aug. 25).
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- Surf rises as North Carolina braces for Storm Erin's impact
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- 8 months ago
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- Residents and visitors in North Carolina’s Outer Banks watched the surf rise on Wednesday (August 20) as Hurricane Erin’s winds pushed heavy waves onto the beaches, prompting red-flag warnings against swimming.
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- Why tariffs haven’t hit consumer prices hard – yet
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- 8 months ago
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- When the U.S. first imposed sweeping tariffs on Canada, setting off a trade war, businesses and consumers braced for high inflation. But nearly half a year later, prices for consumer goods have not risen as much as expected. So what happened?
Consumer affairs reporter Mariya Postelnyak talks about why prices haven’t gone up as much as predicted and why that could soon change.
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- How the Air Canada strike tested Canada’s labour laws
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- A national strike by Air Canada flight attendants ended on Tuesday morning, three days after it began. One of the key issues that Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees were fighting over was "ground pay," the amount flight attendants are paid for their work before takeoff and after landing.
Jason Kirby is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail. He’s on the show to talk about what we know about the deal so far, and what impact this strike could have on future labour disputes.
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- The Air Canada strike is over
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- 8 months ago
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- Air Canada and the flight attendants' union reached a tentative deal, ending the strike that upended thousands of passengers' travel plans around the world. Flights are set to resume Tuesday. Transportation reporter Eric Atkins explained what just happened.
#airlines #airtravel #canada #strike #flightattendants
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- Swedish Arctic town to move iconic church
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- 8 months ago
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- A 113-year-old wooden church in Kiruna, in northern Sweden, will embark on a two-day relocation to a new site making way for the expansion of the world's biggest underground iron ore mine.
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- Why Wikipedia might be the last good place on the internet
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- 8 months ago
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- Since Wikipedia was founded nearly 25 years ago as a free, online encyclopedia, it has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 most visited websites globally. In an era when so much of the internet is full of misinformation, polarization, and social media platforms designed to keep you doomscrolling for hours, you could argue that Wikipedia – free of ads, and maintained by volunteer editors – is one of the last good places online.
Samantha Edwards is the Globe’s online culture reporter. She’s on the show to talk about what motivates these editors to volunteer, how AI is threatening the site’s future, and why going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole might actually be good for you.
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- Trump greets Putin in Alaska for summit
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- 8 months ago
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- President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin with a handshake and the two exchanged words ahead of a summit in Alaska. Reporters attempted to yell questions about the war in Ukraine to Mr. Putin during an arranged photo op.
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- Taste testing the weirdest foods at this year's CNE
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- 8 months ago
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- #CNE 2025 is here, and we’re taste testing this year’s weirdest-sounding foods to figure out what’s worth your money – from a chicken nugget cookie to lobster ice cream. #TheEX #CanadianNationalExhibition #cnefood #cne2025
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- Why more Western nations are recognizing Palestinian statehood
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- 8 months ago
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- In late July, French President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. The U.K. then said it, too, would recognize a Palestinian state if Israel did not agree to a ceasefire. Canada and then Australia soon committed to recognizing Palestine.
Dr. Mira Sucharov is a professor of political science at Carleton University in Ottawa. Much of her work focuses on Israeli-Palestinian relations. Today, she joins us to talk about why we’re seeing this change in policy after 22 months of war in Gaza, what this shift means for people on the ground, and what solution she sees could realistically bring peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.
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- Why an obsession with sleep hygiene might be keeping you awake
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- The conversation around sleep is shifting. Hustle culture views sleep as a waste of time. But in a culture increasingly focused on health and wellness, sleep is seen as something to be optimized and even perfected. Sleep hygiene trends are taking over social media, but experts warn that fixating on rigid routines and products may do more harm than good.
Dr. Rebecca Robillard is a neuropsychologist at the University of Ottawa and co-chair of the Canadian Sleep Research Consortium. Rebecca writes for The Globe’s The Sleep Whisperer, a short series of columns offering advice and insights on sleep health. She’s on the show to talk about the science behind insomnia, explain sleep hygiene trends and the treatments proven to work, and remind sleep perfectionists why keeping a simple bedtime routine is best.
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- Popeyes Chicken, covert surveillance and alleged rotting meat
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- 9 months ago
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- Popeyes Chicken is one of the most well-known fast food franchises in North America. But its reputation could be tested by a lawsuit alleging that some of the chain’s franchise owners purchased meat from an unauthorized seller. The accusations from a former chicken supplier – which Popeyes’ parent company refutes – include “unsafe” and “rotten” meat, according to the statement of claim.
Susan Krashinsky Robertson, The Globe’s retail business reporter, breaks down the allegations, recounts the corporate surveillance and explains what it could mean for the chicken you’re eating.
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- Mexico wants Adidas to pay up over Indigenous-inspired shoe
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Mexico is looking for footwear giant Adidas to pony up after a Mexican-American designer, Willy Chavarria, working with the firm launched a shoe inspired by a traditional Indigenous sandal, authorities said on Friday (Aug. 9).
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- Why the absence of a U.S. trade deal might be a good thing
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Canada failed to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by the Aug. 1 deadline. In response, U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on certain Canadian goods to 35 per cent. And while other trading partners announced agreements with Trump, Ottawa enters its sixth month of negotiations. But recently, both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Trump have doubted whether a deal can be made without some tariffs in place – or if a deal’s coming at all.
Today, Globe columnist Tony Keller joins the show. He’ll share what we know about the negotiations, what Trump wants, where Carney’s “elbows up” mentality has gone, and as more countries accept deals with blanket tariff rates, whether avoiding a deal could be Canada’s best strategy.
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- Stressed-out parents are turning to ChatGPT for help
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Parents seem to be turning to ChatGPT for advice more and more – but what do robots have to offer when it comes to such a core human relationship? What guardrails are necessary when trusting artificial intelligence with shaping the development of our children?
Contributing columnist Amberly McAteer weighs in after ChatGPT’s advice actually got one of her daughters to stop stealing from the other.
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- Restorative justice and the Hockey Canada trial
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- 9 months ago
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- The Hockey Canada case captivated the country — raising complex questions about consent, hockey culture and even how sports organizations handle accusations of assault. In late July, all five of the accused members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team were found not guilty of sexual assault. After the verdict, a lawyer for one of the players, Megan Savard, said her client, Carter Hart, would have been open to a restorative justice process instead of a trial.
Some legal experts say restorative justice is an alternative to the court process that could offer healing for victims and offenders. Jennifer Llewellyn, law professor and chair in restorative justice at Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law, joins The Decibel today. She’ll explain how restorative justice works and its potential to address issues like the ones raised by the Hockey Canada case.
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- Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession draws thousands
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Thousands of heavy metal fans lined the streets of Birmingham on July 30 for the funeral procession of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who died earlier this month at the age of 76.
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- Gazan journalist describes starvation, chaos on the ground
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- 9 months ago
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- More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since May. And more than 150 deaths have been attributed to malnutrition, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Israel denies there is any starvation.
But recently, there has been mounting pressure from humanitarian groups and governments, including Canada. On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Carney announced that Canada intends to recognize Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September.
Hasan Jaber is a journalist living in Gaza who has worked with Globe and Mail correspondents for more than two decades. He tells The Decibel about his reporting in Gaza, as well as his own struggle to find food and water from his home at Bureij Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip.
Plus, International Affairs reporter Janice Dickson explains the world’s reaction to rising concerns about hunger in Gaza, as well as Israel’s response.
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- If you fall for a scam, who should pick up the bill?
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- 9 months ago
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- Scams are becoming more common and more sophisticated. As quickly as safeguards are developed to protect people, scammers are finding workarounds. And if you do fall victim to a scam, does your bank owe you anything?
Alexandra Posadzki joins The Decibel to discuss what current regulations say about who is liable for losses from a scam, the risks for consumers and whether the current system reflects who is actually party to a scam.
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- Collision course: Ship strikes jeopardize endangered North Atlantic right whale #shorts #whale
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- 9 months ago
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- Years ago, a North Atlantic right whale Accordion (#4150) survived a vessel strike leading to her namesake wound. Now, researchers find her – and her one-month-old calf – in danger again in the Ambrose Channel, one of the world's busiest waterways, as ship strikes jeopardize the endangered animal's survival.
Find out more in The Globe and Mail’s latest story by @jenn.thornhill.verma of the Entangled series, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-ship-strikes-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whale-deaths-survival/
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1. Ships navigate New York Harbour in April, 2025. Lauren Owens Lambert/The Globe and Mail
2. On Feb. 3, 2025, researchers spotted Accordion (#4150) and her first calf foraging near NY-NJ shipping lanes. Tim Cole (NOAA permit 27066)
3. Accordion was among 156 endangered whales researchers spotted last summer in Hudson ...
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- Boomers, Millennials, Gen Beta: Why do we name generations?
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- 9 months ago
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- What’s in a name? For the past century, people have clamoured to categorize people by their age and the life events they’ve gone through – but how and why did we get so preoccupied with generations?
The Globe’s Generations Reporter Ann Hui joins the show to break down where the names came from and how they play out online and in popular culture.
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- The Globe’s Colin Freeze explains the Hockey Canada verdict
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- All five players in the Hockey Canada trial were found not guilty of sexual-assault charges on July 24. Globe reporter Colin Freeze discusses how Justice Maria Carroccia arrived at her verdict.
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- Ever heard of walking soccer? Here’s what to know about the sport
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- 9 months ago
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- Walking soccer offers an accessible, lower-impact way to play the sport competitively. The founder of the Loons, Toronto’s first and only team, outlines what makes it different from regular soccer.
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#soccer #walkingsoccer
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- What you should know about Canada’s growing tick problem
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- 10 months ago
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- The problem of ticks, and the diseases they carry are well known. But as the climate becomes warmer, ticks are no longer exclusively found in densely wooded areas. The arachnids are spreading and bringing Lyme disease with them to more communities.
The Globe’s health and science reporter Jennifer Yang spoke to residents of Nova Scotia’s South Shore, which has some of the densest tick populations in the country, to see what the future could look like for the rest of us. She shares their shocking stories, as well as some of the latest efforts to fight the spread of Lyme disease.
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- Why the Calgary Stampede is this summer’s biggest political event
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- 10 months ago
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- The 113th Calgary Stampede is in full swing. But the 10-day festival wouldn’t be complete without the biggest names in Canadian politics and business walking the grounds in cowboy cosplay.
Politicians are flipping pancakes, corporate parties are packed, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging to make Canada an energy superpower, oil patch optimism is on full display. But tensions between Alberta’ and Ottawa persist, despite Carney announcing this week that a new Canadian oil pipeline proposal is highly likely.
Emma Graney is the Globe’s energy reporter based in Calgary. She’ll tell us about all the politicking on the grounds, the energy deals getting made, and how separatist sentiment is playing out at this year’s Stampede.
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- How to talk to kids about climate change
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- 10 months ago
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- The threat and realities of climate change are real and visceral – punishing heat waves, families displaced, towns destroyed by wildfires, dangerous smoke hanging over communities and flash floods that can be deadly and unpredictable. But how do you talk to kids to prepare them for the reality, without overwhelming or scaring them?
Amberly McAteer is a contributing columnist for The Globe, who often writes about parenting. She joins the show to talk about the challenging conversations we’re having with children and how climate change anxiety is influencing the way parents approach these talks.
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- The B.C. billionaire fighting to take over Hudson’s Bay stores
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- 10 months ago
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- On June 1, Hudson’s Bay – the iconic department store brand whose operation predates the founding of Canada – sold its last striped blanket. Struggling under $1.1 billion in debt, the company was granted court protection from its creditors in the spring. Since then, it’s cleared the shelves in liquidation sales, sold its brand identity and laid off more than 8300 people.
Now, the courts are selling off what’s left, including the leases to nearly 100 massive store locations left sitting empty. B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu is set on buying 28 of those leases – but nearly every landlord involved is trying to stop her.
The Globe’s retailing reporter, Susan Krashinsky Robertson has been reporting on the collapse of Canada’s oldest retailer. She’ll tell us all about who Ruby Liu is, what she plans to do with all of these stores and why she’s facing such dramatic opposition.
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- Dozens still missing after Texas floods
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- 10 months ago
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- Severe flooding across Texas has claimed at least 78 lives, including 28 children. Rescue teams continue to search for several girls still missing after a summer camp evacuation.
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- Canada’s emergency room crisis is worse than we thought
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- 10 months ago
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- Ever since the pandemic, emergency-room closures have become more common in Canada, especially in rural communities. This can leave people in dangerous situations that can require them to drive an hour or more to access emergency medical care. When time is of the essence, emergency-room closures can be deadly.
Because there’s no centralized data on how common closures are across Canada, it’s challenging to parse out how bad the problem is. As part of The Globe’s Secret Canada series, health reporter Kelly Grant, investigative reporter Tu Thanh Ha and data editor Yang Sun analyzed data on emergency room closures across Canada. Kelly and Ha are on the show to talk about how widespread these closures really are, what it means for people living in those communities and what kinds of solutions are possible.
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- BlackBerry is making a comeback
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- 10 months ago
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- Remember BlackBerry? Here's how this iconic Canadian company reinvented itself and pivoted into an entirely different product.
#BlackBerry #RIM #smartphones #dumbphones
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- Making sense of Carney’s tactics in the U.S.-Canada trade talks
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- 10 months ago
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- Prime Minister Mark Carney set a deadline of July 21 to reach an economic and security deal with the United States after last month’s G7 summit. But negotiations were derailed last week when U.S. President Donald Trump called off talks, blaming Canada’s digital services tax, which was set to come into effect on June 30. Two days later, Carney rescinded that tax, and talks were back on.
Adrian Morrow is the Globe’s U.S. correspondent, based in Washington. He’s on the show to talk about the risk Carney took by giving up on the digital services tax so quickly, whether this is really in line with his ‘Elbows Up’ campaign, and what Trump seems to want from negotiations.
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- Rob Carrick is retiring, here is his parting advice
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- 10 months ago
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- After 29 years at The Globe, our personal finance columnist Rob Carrick is retiring. He's written about everything you need to know about managing your money – from investments to real estate to taxes. Now he's answering reader questions as parting advice.
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- Sean (Diddy) Combs acquitted of most serious charges
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- 10 months ago
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- Sean (Diddy) Combs was convicted of lesser offences but acquitted Wednesday of more serious charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life.
The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs, 55, to prison for as long as a decade, and is likely to end his career as a hitmaking music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality TV star.#diddy #diddytrial
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- Is AI making us dumb?
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- 10 months ago
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- School is out for summer but this year some educators are wondering how much their students really learned. A KPMG survey found that over half of Canadians over 18 years-old now use generative AI to complete their school work. Professors and students are concerned that growing reliance on tools like ChatGPT and Gemini could be weakening critical thinking skills. And now, recent research is giving us further insight into that potential connection.
The Globe’s Joe Castaldo reports on AI and tech. He’ll tell us what teachers and students say about how generative AI is impacting education and what recent studies tell us about its affect on our collective critical thinking skills.
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- The benchmark of housing affordability has changed in Canada
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- 10 months ago
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- The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has said it is no longer possible to return Canada to 2004 levels of housing affordability. We cannot build enough new housing supply to hit that target. So it’s changing its benchmark.
Rachelle Younglai covers housing and real estate for The Globe. She explains the CMHC’s new approach to affordability, what they say needs to happen to improve the cost of housing and what it means for home prices and rents.
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- Why cuts to a U.S. inspection agency matter for Canadian food
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- 10 months ago
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- For months, the “buy Canadian” movement has inspired Canadians to shift their shopping habits away from American goods. While this has mostly been a patriotic move, some experts say recent cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency responsible for inspecting 80 per cent of American food, might give Canadians another reason to think twice about buying American products at the grocery store.
Kate Helmore is The Globe’s agriculture and food policy reporter. She’s on the show to talk about why the cuts at the FDA have some experts concerned, how intertwined the U.S. and Canadian food systems are, and why it’s so challenging to disentangle them.
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- Do you feel broke? How to overcome ‘money dysmorphia’
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- 10 months ago
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- In the social media age, it’s challenging to know what’s ‘normal’ for your finances. How are others able to afford lavish trips and expensive dinners? Are your friends getting ahead while you’re left behind? Will you be able to afford your long-term goals? This confusion has inspired a new term – money dysmorphia. And for some, this disconnect can mean worry, low self-esteem and a you-only-live-once spending mentality.
Shannon Lee Simmons is a Certified Financial Planner and author. She’s on the show to explain what’s driving all this stress, its effect and what we can all do to have healthier relationships with money.
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- Huge Valorant e-sports tournament in Toronto
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- 10 months ago
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- E-sports fans travelled from around the world to come see a huge Valorant tournament in Toronto, where the winning team went home with a $350,000 prize. Here's how watching video games live got so popular.
#esports #gaming #valorant
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- How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
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- 10 months ago
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- This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney has been in Europe for a series of meetings that are focused on strengthening ties. On Monday, he was in Brussels, Belgium, to sign a new defence partnership with the European Union. Mr. Carney then went to The Hague, in The Netherlands, to attend the NATO summit. Between the war in Ukraine and U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran, a lot is at stake.
Kerry Buck was Canada’s ambassador to NATO from 2015 to 2018. She’s on the show to talk about why Mr. Carney is trying to move Canada closer to Europe, how the NATO alliance is dealing with growing threats and what’s at stake for Canada.
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- National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak wants Carney to slow down
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- 10 months ago
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- On Friday, the Liberals’ controversial Bill C-5 was passed by the House of Commons — it’s the only legislation to pass, ahead of Parliament rising for the summer.
Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, aims to remove barriers to interprovincial trade, fulfilling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise to do so by Canada Day. But the legislation would also give Carney’s cabinet the power to quickly approve big industrial projects deemed to be ‘in the national interest,’ exempting them from some federal laws.
Carney has said the legislation will not weaken the government’s duty to consult Indigenous rights-holders, but many are worried.
The Decibel is joined by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. She represents more than 630 First Nations and has been voicing concern over the bill. She’ll walk us through how First Nations are responding and whether it could spark another Idle No More movement this summer...
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- What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important for oil?
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- 10 months ago
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- Iran's parliament has reportedly backed blocking the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. strikes on several of Tehran's nuclear sites. But what is the strait and why is it so important for oil?
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- Threat of wider war looms after U.S. bombs Iran nuclear sites
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- 10 months ago
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- This weekend, the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, as it warned Iran about its nuclear capabilities and attacks against Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump called the bombing mission “a spectacular military success” and threatened “future attacks” if a nuclear peace deal was not made.
The Globe’s international affairs columnist, Doug Saunders, joins The Decibel. He explains how the U.S. got involved in this conflict, what’s at stake for the leaders of the U.S., Israel and Iran, and why there are concerns this could become a wider war.
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- Scientists fight to protect Posidonia seagrass
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- 10 months ago
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- In the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia, scientists are demanding action to protect environmentally important meadows of seagrass that can absorb large amounts of carbon.
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- How The Matriarch tackled trauma in the wrestling ring
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- 10 months ago
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- Sage Morin’s life changed on May 19, 2013. A tragedy altered her family forever, and Sage was left to pick up the pieces, all while navigating her own deep grief and a complicated legal system.
More than a decade later, the trauma of her loss has become a badge of resilience and healing. Sage’s transformation is literal: She enters a wrestling ring, donning the character of a proud Cree fighter, inspiring a new generation of Indigenous youth.
Jana G. Pruden, feature writer for The Globe, tells the story of Sage and her rebirth into The Matriarch.
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- How wildfires are changing the way we think of summer
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- This year is off to a bad start for wildfires. To date, more than 40,000 people have had to evacuate their homes, and both Manitoba and Saskatchewan declared provincial states of emergency. Even people in communities thousands of miles from the fires have faced hazardous smoke.
Temur Durrani has been covering this year’s wildfires for The Globe. He joins us to talk about how wildfires in the summer have become the new normal and why fire chiefs are pushing for a more centralized approach to handling them.
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- How the issue of consent has been raised in the Hockey Canada trial
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- 10 months ago
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- The issue of consent was raised in the trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018. Robyn Doolittle and Standards Editor Sandra E. Martin discuss the issue, particularly a video recorded by one of the accused. In the video the woman appeared to give consent, however, she testified that her words in the recording did not reflect how she truly felt at the time. The accused players have all pleaded not guilty.
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