Elon Musk says AI will eventually create a situation where ‘no job is needed’
The billionaire technology leader said late Thursday that AI will have the potential to become the “most disruptive force in history.”
Day: November 3, 2023
Israel’s military says Gaza City surrounded, rejects ceasefire calls
Hamas’s armed wing warns that invading Israeli soldiers will go home ‘in black bags’.
NDP to back Conservative motion on widening carbon tax break
New Democrats are planning to vote in favour of a Conservative motion to exempt all home heating fuels from the federal carbon tax. The governing Liberals have faced increasing political pressure to extend the exemption to fuels such as natural gas and…
The Beatles release last song thanks to AI, 1970s John Lennon demo
The Beatles released a new song Now and Then thanks to artificial intelligence separating John Lennon’s voice from piano playing on a demo track from the 1970s. Experts say it could expand the music industry allowing new songs to be released from decea…
Marketplace tests popular makeup products for ‘forever chemicals’
CBC’s Marketplace tests eight products from popular makeup brands for so-called forever chemicals. The federal government is currently weighing whether to classify these chemicals as harmful to human health.
#TheMoment a stranger helped a boy find his mother’s missing ashes
When 10-year-old Connor fell down at soccer practice and lost the locket containing his mother’s ashes, he was devastated. Luckily, a Good Samaritan, Lou Asci, jumped into action.
Montreal is building dozens of ‘sponge parks’ to soak up excess rain
As climate change drives heavier rainfalls, some cities are turning to a natural solution where green spaces act as sponges that soak up excess rain.
At Issue | Was Trudeau’s carbon tax pause on heating oil a mistake?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting the provinces and the opposition about the carbon tax after a pause on home heating oil, so was the move a mistake? Plus, with criticism of his leadership getting louder, is it time for Trudeau to go? And a loo…