Canada loses 29,000 jobs in April

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 Canadian Economy Canada’s economy shed 29,000 jobs in April but the employment rate stayed flat at 6.9 per cent.Fewer people looking for work caused the jobless rate to stay the same, Statistics Canada said Friday. Economists had anticipated an increase of 12,000 jobs for April, according to Thomson Reuters. “There has been little overall employment… Read more »

Francine Katz sues Anheuser-Busch for 20-year gender bias: Sex & Salary Discrimination

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Male only Corporate World? From male-only corporate jets to guys’ golf outings and hunting trips, Francine Katz says her time in the Anheuser-Busch executive suite was rife with exclusion, intentional slights and outright discrimination. In a 20-year career that saw her rise from a young corporate lawyer to a job as vice-president, key strategist and… Read more »

ICBC ordered to pay back millions to motorists, Accounting Error of over $100 million

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Accounting error B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone says he is “angry” after learning that an ICBC (British Columbia Insurance Corporation) computer mistake led to billing errors totalling an estimated $110 million in optional insurance coverage. The Crown corporation estimates it owes its customers $36 million and an additional $3 million in interest for overcharging them…. Read more »

The Heartbleed bug dilemma

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The Heartbleed bug dilemma: Disclosing a web problem also means alerting hackers Online Security Breach The Heartbleed software bug is not only one of the most serious online security breaches in recent memory, it has also demonstrated how difficult it is for websites to tell their customers whether they’re at risk or not. The Heartbleed revelation… Read more »

Where is Google going next?

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Watch the following video Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons … and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company’s recent acquisition of Deep Mind, an AI that is learning some surprising things. Click on Where… Read more »

Bank customer’s lawsuit raises questions about fraud liability

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$80K fraud case highlights caveats and conditions giving banks a backdoor for liability Security of online credit cards in question The case of an Ontario man who was charged more than $80,000 on his credit card for purchases he claims he didn’t make is raising new questions about the security of online and credit card transactions and whether banks are shifting liability for… Read more »