Ottawa has a plan to boost uptake of AI. Does it have a plan for workers if artificial intelligence causes their jobs to disappear?
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Workplaces need to take menopause seriously, federal committee told
There are simple, low-cost ways that employers can better support workers experiencing perimenopause or menopause, experts say
Posted inHealth
It’s been 10 years of MAID. Is a national review needed?
The rapid growth of assisted dying in Canada is raising questions about ethics, accountability and who should qualify
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World’s first gig economy treaty adopted at the ILO
The landmark agreement aims to extend labour protections and minimum standards to hundreds of millions of app-based workers worldwide.
Posted inHealth
‘Guerrilla’ tactics for navigating Canadian health care
Two health-care insiders created a handbook of strategies for patients facing long wait times and a family doctor deficit
Posted inPolitics & Policy
MAID educator refuses to provide its curriculum to parliamentary committee
MAID educator says it is impossible to provide its curriculum to committee that will prepare a crucial report on MAID for mental illness
Posted inTech
Mathematicians say ‘don’t believe hype’ on AI capabilities
More than 150 mathematics professors signed a declaration warning that an overreliance on AI in the field could lead to faulty research
Posted inTech
After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills
Experts point to the use of AI chatbots as the reason for the rise in cost of AI; each task by an AI agent costs AI tokens
Posted inPolitics & Policy
The care Canadians want, but feel they can’t count on
A new poll reveals a gap between what Canadians expect from palliative care and what they think they will get
Posted inHealth
The long shadow of long COVID
Years after infection, thousands — possibly millions — of Canadians remain unable to return to the lives they once knew