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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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Using math and machine learning, researchers predict early flu spike in Canada, U.S. | CBC News
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October 10, 2024

Using math and machine learning, researchers predict early flu spike in Canada, U.S. | CBC News

A team of Canadian and American researchers says their method…

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B.C. Conservative leader changes story after coroners service says no record of fatal overdose | CBC News
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October 10, 2024

B.C. Conservative leader changes story after coroners service says no record of fatal overdose | CBC News

The B.C. Coroners Service says it has no record of…

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Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

Judge reserves decision on Canada’s legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water | CBC News

The question of whether Canada has a legal duty to…

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Parents say Quebec standing in the way of daughter's recovery with transfer to French-speaking hospital | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

Parents say Quebec standing in the way of daughter’s recovery with transfer to French-speaking hospital | CBC News

McKenna Jones Griffin’s family is trying to get the 10-year-old…

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Hospital system apologizes after Sikh man's beard shaved without consent in Brampton | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

Hospital system apologizes after Sikh man’s beard shaved without consent in Brampton | CBC News

Leaders of a major Ontario health system are apologizing after…

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ANALYSIS | Why Trudeau flew to the other side of the world to spend less than 48 hours in Southeast Asia | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

ANALYSIS | Why Trudeau flew to the other side of the world to spend less than 48 hours in Southeast Asia | CBC News

Amid the threat of an early federal election, the prime…

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ANALYSIS | Caught in an aggressive hunt for documents, Parliament is getting nowhere fast | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

ANALYSIS | Caught in an aggressive hunt for documents, Parliament is getting nowhere fast | CBC News

Some amount of parliamentary gamesmanship is to be expected whenever…

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At least 2 killed, 6 injured in Israel from rockets launched from Lebanon | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

At least 2 killed, 6 injured in Israel from rockets launched from Lebanon | CBC News

Rocket sirens sounded constantly across northern Israel on Wednesday, with…

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At least 400,000 people trapped, UN says, as Israeli forces continue raid in northern Gaza | CBC News
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October 9, 2024

At least 400,000 people trapped, UN says, as Israeli forces continue raid in northern Gaza | CBC News

At least 45 people were killed in Israeli military strikes…

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