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A mother’s bond with her baby may show up in her brain before birth, study suggests
A mother’s emotional bond with her baby may start showing up in her brain before the baby is born, according to a small study from researchers at Yale University. The researchers recorded resting brain activity in 35 women late in
Canada ranks fifth in Commonwealth for youth AI readiness but trails on AI skills, think tank index finds
Canada ranks fifth out of 56 Commonwealth countries for how well prepared its young people are for artificial intelligence. But it lags on teaching them to actually use it, according to a new index from a privately funded think tank.
Unions welcome Budget 2026 affordability help but slam strike powers and gaps for laid-off workers
The Canadian Labour Congress says Budget 2026 does some of what working people need on the cost of living. But it says the budget falls short on protecting workers from layoffs, debt and technological change, and pushes ahead with a
Frontier AI is speeding up cyberattacks on Canadian banks, federal regulator warns
Canada’s federal banking regulator says the newest artificial intelligence systems are making cyberattacks on financial institutions faster, cheaper and more sophisticated, and that banks and insurers have less time than ever to respond. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial
Transit riders in marginalized Vancouver neighbourhoods face more heat on their trips, thesis finds
Transit riders from marginalized communities in Vancouver face much more heat on their trips than other riders, according to a new master’s thesis from Western University. In a second case study, bus delays in Washington, D.C., added the most heat
Canada’s schools are among the least segregated in the OECD — and its poorest students score higher for it, study finds
Canada’s schools are among the least socially segregated in the developed world, and its poorest students do better because of it. That’s the conclusion of a study comparing Canada with Australia, a country with a very similar economy, population and
Patchwork Rules Leave Disabled Transit Riders in Canada and the U.S. Unevenly Protected, Study Finds
Who counts as disabled depends on where you’re standing at the bus stop. A new comparative study of public transit rules in Canada and the United States finds that the definition of disability changes from one jurisdiction to the next.
How Ottawa’s visa software is quietly reshaping who gets into Canada
Ottawa has said for years that its software for sorting visa applications doesn’t change how immigration decisions get made. A new study based on more than 17,000 pages of internal government records argues that it does. Danièle Bélanger and Gabriel
Gig nursing apps are outpacing the law in Canada, the U.S. and U.K., review warns
Apps that let nurses pick up hospital and care-home shifts the way drivers accept rides are spreading in health care. A new review warns that the laws governing these jobs haven’t caught up in Canada, the United States or the
Canada’s unemployment rate climbs to 6.7% as hiring stalls for a third month
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in October, up 0.2 percentage points from September, as more people looked for work and employers added no net jobs. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, released Friday, put the month’s employment change
