Canada has fifth biggest AI workforce, but still lacks diversity: study
Canada has the globe’s fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector, according to new rankings
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Canada has fifth biggest AI workforce, but still lacks diversity: study
Canada has the globe’s fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector, according to new rankings
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Home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release its monthly home sales figures for November on Monday. The reading comes after home
Ontario government opts for ‘phased approach’ to retail cannabis stores
Months after saying it would not cap the number of licences for retail pot shops after cannabis was legalized, the Ontario government has reversed course,
Huawei and 5G: Experts clash on the risk to Canada’s national security
Allowing Chinese firm Huawei Technologies to help build Canada’s 5G wireless networks could give Beijing backdoor access to revealing data about Canadians, security analysts warn.
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while
Ontario’s deficit to rise to $12.3B this year, fiscal watchdog says
Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s deficit will rise to $12.3 billion this fiscal year, half a billion more than he predicted before the spring
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Empire update Empire Company Ltd. will release second-quarter results on Thursday. The parent company of Sobeys Inc. announced an agreement in September to acquire Ottawa-based
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Empire update Empire Company Ltd. will release second-quarter results on Thursday. The parent company of Sobeys Inc. announced an agreement in September to acquire Ottawa-based
Little known among consumers, Huawei has high profile in Canadian tech networks
Before the arrest of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver last weekend, the Chinese company wasn’t a household name in Canada –
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