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Canada lacks gender diversity in AI industry, lags in wage equality: WEF study

[ad_1] Canada has the world’s fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector and others, according to new...

Technology2 years ago

China’s ‘social credit’ system uses technology to punish citizens

[ad_1] In a 2016 episode of the dystopian Netflix show “Black Mirror,” everyone uses their smartphones to rate each other on a five-point scale, not unlike...

Technology2 years ago

SAIT is the 1st school in Canada to issue grads their credentials via blockchain

[ad_1] Soon, SAIT graduates won’t just be walking across the stage to shake the dean’s hand and receive a paper diploma — they’ll also get their...

Headlines2 years ago

New impaired driving laws in effect

[ad_1] CTV Ottawa Published Tuesday, December 18, 2018 11:47AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, December 18, 2018 6:53PM EST Police across the country now have more powers...

Business2 years ago

Concerns of oversupply, slower global economy weigh on oil prices

[ad_1] Concern that there’s too much oil for a slowing global economy sent a tremor through oil markets Tuesday, as the benchmark price for North American...

Business2 years ago

Nissan boss Saikawa fails to meet Renault’s Bollore: source

[ad_1] YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) CEO Hiroto Saikawa failed to secure a hoped-for meeting this week with the acting boss of partner automaker...

Business2 years ago

Pound euro exchange rate: GBP flat as UK inflation slows to 20-month low | City & Business | Finance

[ad_1] The pound is stuck in a narrow range against the euro this morning as markets react to the UK’s latest consumer price index (CPI). According...

Health2 years ago

Where you live in Canada may affect your ability to make healthy choices: study

[ad_1] Where a person lives in Canada may affect their ability to make healthy choices due to a significant difference in environmental factors such as the...

Technology2 years ago

Sinking Greek village highlights nation’s addiction to coal

[ad_1] Costas Kantouris, The Associated Press Published Wednesday, December 19, 2018 2:56AM EST PTOLEMAIDA, Greece — If earthquakes struck in slow motion, the results might be...

Business2 years ago

Banning Huawei from building new 5G wireless network won’t really hurt Canada’s big telecom firms

[ad_1] If the federal government moves to ban Huawei from working to build Canada’s new 5G network, it is unlikely to have a major financial impact on two of the country’s...

HEADLINES

2 years after Westboro bus tragedy, city has settled $5M in claims

Ottawa adds 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday for more than 1,000 in past week

COVID-19: About half of 184 new Ottawa cases in those 29 and under; Ontario reports record high 3,945 cases

Ottawa police release video of York Street shooting

4 people missing after fire south of Ottawa

Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

Ottawa to introduce legislation to close loophole for quarantining travellers

Another mild week ahead in Ottawa

What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 11

BUZZ

Egan: The longest yard — $300 to deliver packages final three feet

Are the Proud Boys terrorists? Ottawa considers listing white supremacist groups alongside al-Qaida, Islamic State

Cafeteria chefs pivot as pandemic hollows out office towers

Ottawa chose not to exercise option to buy 16 million more doses of Moderna vaccine

Ottawa Bylaw issues tickets for seven illegal gatherings during first weekend of 2021

What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 8

REAL ESTATE

These are the most competitive real estate markets in Ontario right now

Formerly a sellers’ market, Mississauga real estate market more balanced during pandemic

Another record-breaking month for real estate sales in London region

Canadian Home Prices Reach Record-High Despite November Sales Slump

Home sales surge 32.1% in November, cottage country leads in price gains

Mural Provides Comfort During Difficult Time

Cogir’s Real Estate Inventory Increases by 105 Units in Montreal and by 232 Units in the Ottawa Region

Your property assessment vs. the pandemic: Time for a correction?

Maggie Tessier wins multiple sales awards at Exit Realty

BUSINESS

Ottawa education workers still teaching special-ed students at schools want safety checks

Ottawa sets record of 210 new COVID-19 cases following lag in data reporting

Ottawa family dealing with mould issue in apartment grateful for support

Skaters must make reservations to skate on Ottawa’s four outdoor refrigerated rinks

Another triple-digit COVID-19 case count in Ottawa

Indoor social gatherings are Ottawa’s COVID-19 ‘Achilles heel’

COVID-19: With 234 new cases, Ottawa nearing ‘Grey Zone’ of complete lockdown, Etches warns

Indian community holds drive-by rally in solidarity with protesting farmers

Péladeau urges Ottawa to reject Air Canada takeover of Air Transat

HEALTH

BRAINWASHING THE YOUNG: Cry Babies dolls allow children to “vaccinate” their dolls, causing measles-looking red dots on their face to vanish

Johns Hopkins published, then deleted, study showing COVID-19 had no measurable effect on deaths in the United States

Expert points out “shaky science” behind AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trial results

UN, Big Tech, and World Economic Forum launch behavioral control experiment to boost vaccine compliance and push communist economic system

PROFIT FROM DEATH: OxyContin consultant suggested paying BONUSES to distributors for each drug overdose as part of sales “turbocharge” strategy

Social isolation during coronavirus pandemic tied to higher rates of high blood pressure among patients

LIFESTYLES

Ottawa families give mixed reviews for online schooling

Top environment official urges Canadians to back Ottawa’s ambitious plans to tackle plastic trash

OC Transpo’s monthly bus pass one of the most expensive fares in Canada

Help Santa Toy Parade selling face masks after COVID-19 forced cancellation of the parade

Ottawa’s Quinn sees relationship with Tourigny as an advantage at first Canada camp

Currently 11 Ottawa cops suspended with pay, service says

Ecology

Today’s letters: ‘Visionary’ plans don’t always work in Ottawa

That was then: Biggest earthquake since 1653 rocked Ottawa in 1925

Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors

Ottawa restaurant serves up virtual dining experience during pandemic

Ottawa’s resources ‘not infinite,’ feds could be forced to make tough decisions about COVID-19 resources: Trudeau

Ottawa’s inflation rate accelerates to 1.7%

Ottawa woman left suicidal after violent sex-shame attack broadcast on Facebook

Pandemic changing way architects are thinking about Ottawa’s new library

What if a jolt of electricity could make you happy?

TECHNOLOGY

Wedding attack and tech: How OpenText’s investigations service beats the traditional approach

Canada takes aim at Netflix, Airbnb in $6.5B big-tech tax plan

RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. RevoluPAY To Pursue Dubai Financial Services Authority PSP License

CSIS warns about conspiracy theories linking COVID-19 to 5G technology

Canadian startups need to focus on corporate governance to grow and thrive

Publicly listed Canadian tech companies Lightspeed, Nuvei continue to make acquisitions

TRAVEL & ESCAPE

Christmas travel rules explained: From advance train tickets to travelling abroad from Tier 3 airports

Delta launching contact tracing program for international travel

Delta unveils ‘quarantine-free, COVID-free’ plan to resume international travel

Christmas Break: Be mindful of international travel guidelines

Singapore and Hong Kong push back their travel bubble again, this time beyond 2020

UK citizens prepared to take vaccine to open up international travel

New Vaccines Will Not Solve Travel Restrictions In 2021

The plan for international travel in 2021: Health Minister

Vietnam’s cautious approach to international travel pays off

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