Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users content and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. The Meta AI chatbot embedded in the company’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
When Fred Dill and his wife, Frances, handed $5,200 over to Alweather Windows and Doors, the transaction was anything but casual. Both retired, they spent several weeks over two summers picking strawberries and blueberries to help save up for the needed upgrades to their home. Last December, they paid, up front, half the total cost…
A 14-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in east Toronto late Wednesday, police say. Toronto police said emergency crews responded to the area of Claremore Avenue and Kingston Road at 9:45 p.m. A 2006 Infinity G35 sedan being driven by a 66-year-old man was heading west on Kingston Road…
Every day, a handful of curious Edmundston retirees gather near the Canada Border Services Agency building on the St. John River. They’ve been watching with fascination as a new international bridge has taken shape over the last three years. Now that the bridge is finished and open — mostly — they’re waiting to see the…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders’ summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community. The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Apulia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine…
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society says it has found polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship, the Quest, 390 metres off Labrador’s south coast. (Royal Canadian Geographical Society/X) The last vessel helmed by famed Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton — lost for more than 60 years — has been discovered on the ocean floor, less…
The head of BMO says there’s no room for complacency in Canada-U.S. trade relations as the bank co-hosts a conference focused on key issues faced by both countries. Darryl White says that while both sides recognize the importance of the bilateral relationship, it still requires investment and can’t be taken for granted. His comments come…
True or false? People who get periods can sync up their menstrual cycles with their friends. “True,” said Toronto resident Sarah Hall. “I think that’s false,” said Tovan Lew, another Torontonian. Period syncing isn’t real. Experts have pointed out for years that there’s no biological evidence for it. “If it were true, I would tell…
The Liberal government is set to introduce proposed changes to capital gains taxes in Canada. Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Sunday that the long-awaited changes, which were originally part of the 2024 federal budget, would be coming Monday. The proposal, which has spurred a wave of controversy since the announcement,…
Giovanna Ippolito is living with a broken needle in her spine after it broke off during childbirth. An anesthesiologist then left the four centimetre-long fragment embedded in her back — and didn’t tell her what happened. Instead, it was discovered during an X-ray more than a decade later. The Bolton, Ont., woman says her doctor can’t…
