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Airlines, shippers pitch feds on boosting sustainable infrastructure funding
MONTREAL - Airlines and marine shippers have asked Ottawa to beef up funding for sustainable transport, money they hope will flow toward green supply chains and upgrades to existing infrastructure. Ta...
Apr 01, 2024
New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historicall...
Mar 31, 2024
Group of Tim Hortons franchisees in Quebec sue brand owner for $18.9 million
MONTREAL - Several Quebec Tim Hortons franchisees are taking the brand's owner to court, blaming what they describe as unreasonable constraints in the company's licensing agreements for lower-than-exp...
Mar 31, 2024
Is this real? AI ramps up risk of April Fools' Day foul-ups for corporate brands
Rebranding as "Voltswagen." Shutting down Trader Joe's. Emailing confirmation of a $750 food delivery. The range of April Fools' Day marketing pranks gone awry is as varied as their reception. Met wit...
Mar 30, 2024
Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that comes as global instability and growing demand drive uran...
Mar 29, 2024
Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. The work is unfo...
Mar 29, 2024
US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management plans
RENO, Nev. (AP) - In a rare legal victory for wild horse advocates, a judge has ruled U.S. land managers failed to adopt a legal herd management plan or conduct the necessary environmental review befo...
Mar 29, 2024
OpenAI reveals Voice Engine, but won't yet publicly release the risky AI voice-cloning technology
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is getting into the voice assistant business and showing off new technology that can clone a person's voice, but says it won't yet release it publicly due to ...
Mar 29, 2024
Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents' explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval...
Mar 28, 2024
Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring - and quick firing - of someone who isn't even a journalist in the first place....
Mar 28, 2024
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Evan talks to MP Buckley Belanger about what he learned from northern leaders, local actor Sophia Peters about a new com...