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'Will I have a job tomorrow?' Telus worker asks as AI tools spread

‘Will I have a job tomorrow?’ Telus worker asks as AI tools spread

Some call centre agents at a major Canadian telecom company say they fear for their jobs as AI takes an increasing presence in their workplace. A Telus employee in B.C. says a company requirement to use an AI “co-pilot” on phone calls, part of a suite of AI tools Telus uses internally, has her concerned she’s training a system that will eventually take her job.

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More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse
Star

January 31, 2025

More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is…

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Banks, Business, Finance, Oil&Gas, Utilities

January 31, 2025

RBC quits UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance

TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance,…

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Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers
Star

January 31, 2025

Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers

Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

January 31, 2025

One person dead, two injured after Thunder Bay, Ont., encampment fire

Officials say one person is dead and two people were…

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Sports

January 31, 2025

Bassitt says Scherzer will help Jays on and off the mound in 2025

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer…

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Business, Economy, National, Politics

January 31, 2025

Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk’s Tesla in a tariff fight

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa should…

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Business, Economy

January 31, 2025

Key questions as tariff threat looms

TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will…

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Entertainment

January 31, 2025

Amid flames, mosh pits and fury, Sum 41 blazes through farewell concert

TORONTO — If Sum 41 was looking to go out…

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Business, Economy, Labour, National, Transport

January 31, 2025

StatCan estimates GDP rebounded at year-end but uncertainties mount for economy

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary…

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