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'An underlying epidemic': Elder financial abuse on the rise as population ages

'An underlying epidemic': Elder financial abuse on the rise as population ages

As Canada's population ages, it's been estimated that over $1.1 trillion in assets is on the move from baby boomers to gen X and millennials as part of "the great wealth transfer.
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week remains at the highest level in 8 months

The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week remains at the highest level in 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. filings for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, remaining at the higher end of recent ranges as uncertainty over the impact of trade wars lingers.
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity. Tech companies are now tapping into an older repository of knowledge: the library stacks.
Statistics Canada reports household debt-to-income ratio ticked higher in Q1

Statistics Canada reports household debt-to-income ratio ticked higher in Q1

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked higher in the first quarter as debt grew faster than income. The agency says the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income rose to 173.
London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India

London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
'Mind-blowing': Former Barenaked Ladies frontman recalls performing with Brian Wilson

'Mind-blowing': Former Barenaked Ladies frontman recalls performing with Brian Wilson

TORONTO — When Steven Page penned an ode to musical visionary Brian Wilson, he never expected to share a stage with the Beach Boy, perform alongside him nor hear him sing "Brian Wilson" to a roaring Toronto audience.
Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

FORT MACLEOD — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province's coal policy.
Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.
Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54

Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54

TORONTO — Juliette Powell, who once commanded attention as the host of MuchMusic's live dance party "Electric Circus" and later as a respected commentator on the societal risks of advanced technology, has died at 54.
Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

VICTORIA — A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP government and B.C.
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