Tara Deschamps

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LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

Canada's privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users.

What the upcoming holiday GST relief will mean for consumers

What the upcoming holiday GST relief will mean for consumers

TORONTO -- The federal government's GST break will arrive this Saturday, just in time for the last stretch of holiday...

Toronto AI company Cohere to receive $240M from Ottawa to help get data centre built

Toronto AI company Cohere to receive $240M from Ottawa to help get data centre built

TORONTO -- Artificial intelligence firm Cohere will receive up to $240 million from the federal government to boost its computing capacity.

Retail council calls for government intervention in Canada Post strike

Retail council calls for government intervention in Canada Post strike

The Retail Council of Canada is calling on the federal government to intervene in a postal strike it says is...

Implementing GST break for two months proving to be a 'nightmare' for businesses

Implementing GST break for two months proving to be a 'nightmare' for businesses

Canadian businesses are about two weeks away from having to scrap some of the tax they charge customers, but many...

Implementing GST break for two months proving to be a 'nightmare' for businesses

Implementing GST break for two months proving to be a 'nightmare' for businesses

TORONTO -- Canadian businesses are about two weeks away from having to scrap some of the tax they charge customers...

Retail industry praises GST holiday but says it may be 'laborious' for some

Retail industry praises GST holiday but says it may be 'laborious' for some

A temporary pause on charging the federal sales tax on many items has retailers excited, even though they say preparing...

Retail industry praises GST holiday but says they may be 'laborious' for some

Retail industry praises GST holiday but says they may be 'laborious' for some

Retail organizations are applauding a move to temporarily stop charging the federal sales tax on many items, but say the...

Trump campaign promises unlikely to harm entrepreneurship: Shopify CFO

Trump campaign promises unlikely to harm entrepreneurship: Shopify CFO

Shopify Inc. executives brushed off concerns that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major detriment to many of...

Ottawa's TikTok order sends mixed messages to users, experts say

Ottawa's TikTok order sends mixed messages to users, experts say

TORONTO -- By ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations but not banning the app, digital media experts say...

Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved over national security risks

Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved over national security risks

The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company...

One year later, AI code signatories happy with decision but want more company

One year later, AI code signatories happy with decision but want more company

TORONTO -- One year after Canada launched a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, tech organizations that signed on...

Canadian tech firms think capital gains policy change will hinder industry: survey

Canadian tech firms think capital gains policy change will hinder industry: survey

A new survey of Canadian tech companies reveals 90 per cent of respondents think the federal government's changes to its...