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Apr. 23, 2023

Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs

When the boss of Google admits to losing sleep over the negative potential of artificial intelligence, perhaps it is time to get worried.

Apr. 19. 2023

The housing crisis is escalating, and it won’t be solved through symbolic pronouncements or toothless measures.

Mayors from around California gathered in Sacramento last week to discuss the state’s homelessness crisis. They urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to find $3 billion per year, on a rolling basis, to furnish a stable source of funding to provide shelter to the rapidly growing population of people living on the streets.

Mar. 25, 2023

Apr. 22, 2023

Government support for Volkswagen's massive new plant in Ontario is unprecedented

German automaker Volkswagen was in the city of St. Thomas, Ont., this week, announcing details of their plan to build their first electric battery plant in North America, in a move that backers say will super charge Southern Ontario into becoming a key cog in electric vehicle supply chains.

Apr. 17, 2023

Apr, 20, 2023

Initiative would work to address unintended consequences of housing policies and create new ideas and legislation

The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) and various housing organizations across the province are calling on Victoria to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis.

The roundtable aims to bring together housing experts alongside municipal, provincial, federal and Indigenous governments to create a review and advisory panel. 

Apr. 21, 2023

Apr. 21, 2023

An Indigenous Vancouver project shows a way forward.

Apr. 21, 2023

But minister and experts say the government is making good progress.

". . . the idea that the big crime is to build a pipeline, and not potentially blow it up – that idea has a very broad appeal.”

Apr. 21, 2023

Andreas Malm says he has no hope in ‘dominant classes’, and urges more radical approach to climate activism

International climate diplomacy is hopeless, the author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline has said, as the film adaptation of the radical environmentalist book is released.