Millennials more likely to live with their parents than past generations: StatsCan report

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Analysis of data from three census cycles showed that 16.3 per cent of millennials aged 25 to 39 were living with parents in 2021, whereas 8.2 per cent of baby boomers in 1991 were doing the same. But the high cost of housing wasn’t entirely to blame, according to Statistics Canada.

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Results of privacy investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT coming today

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The results of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT adheres to Canada’s privacy laws will be made public this morning.

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‘The rats are like a storm’: Palestinians seeking refuge in rubble struggle with rodent infestations

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Palestinians living in tents amid the rubble in the Gaza Strip and aid groups trying to help them say rodent infestations have left them suffering from diseases and unsure how to cope.

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Markets soar, oil prices plummet as hopes rise for U.S.-Iran peace

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Oil prices fell under $100 US following pleas for peace in the Middle East by China’s foreign minister, before rising a bit again. Markets in Europe and Asia soared at the same time, as did futures for major Wall Street indexes.

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Quick service restaurants are taking a bigger hit as Canadians feel crunched by the cost of living

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While restaurants of all kinds are feeling pinched, quick service restaurants are getting hit harder than higher-end ones, according to a report from Restaurants Canada. It’s a signal of a K-shaped economy , where those with the most money can still shell out for a nice meal, but those with lower incomes have no option but to cut back.

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Telecom workers say AI being used to monitor employees, disguise accents of offshore agents

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Telecommunications workers are calling for government restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the sector, suggesting the technology is being used to monitor workers and disguise the accents of overseas call centre workers.

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Researchers are giving salmon cocaine. Don’t worry, it’s for science

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With cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, being detected in waterways across the globe, Canadian researcher Erin McCallum and her team set out to understand the impact of these illicit drugs on fish in Sweden.

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GTA home sales up 7% in April as prices shrink: real estate board

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Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose on a year-over-year basis for the second straight month in April, while average selling prices moved lower again.

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Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports

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Canada had a $1.78 billion trade surplus in March, compared with a $5.11 billion deficit in the prior month. It was the first time in six months that the country ​exported more than it imported, thanks in large part to higher oil prices because of the war in Iran.

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Elon Musk to pay $1.5M fine to settle suit over delayed Twitter disclosures

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Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X. A trust in Musk’s name will pay a $1.5 million US fine.

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