Automation

• City of Kingston looks to automate curbside garbage collection with standard carts

  The City of Kingston is looking to automate the collection of curbside trash and green bins within the next few years, but says the switch will not result in layoffs.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2023
  
• Calgary company using AI to boost its trading card game sorters

  “We are branching into machine learning now, which is going to help a lot with speed as well as being able to recognize new games faster.”

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2023
  
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• Fleet of robots assisting workers at Montreal medical supply plant

  Cardinal Health's facility in Dorval, Que., has become the first of multiple locations across Canada to implement a fleet of 27 robots assisting employees.  

  Tech

  May 10, 2023
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• Canada’s farms face a wave of retirements, worker shortages. Will food prices rise?

  Two in every five farm operators in Canada are set to retire in the next decade, a new report shows, putting at the country's agricultural output at risk.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
• Montreal ‘smart factory’ aims to show potential of warehouse automation

  Deloitte Canada's new demonstration facility in Montreal is meant to help warehouse operators adapt to labour shortages and supply chain disruptions.

  Tech

  Jan 26, 2023
• Burgers, fries and robots: McDonald’s opens 1st mostly automated location in Texas

  Amid a growing desire for fast food giants to automate their processes, the first mostly robot-run McDonald's restaurant is currently being tested in Fort Worth, Texas.

  Trending

  Dec 23, 2022
• Short on workers, North American employers turn to robots in record numbers

  North American companies placed a record number of orders for robots in the second quarter of 2022 amid labour shortages and rising compensation costs.

  Economy

  Aug 29, 2022
• Could robots take your job? How automation is changing the future of work

  Automation is increasingly looking like a viable alternative in some fields amid a tight labour market. But what jobs could benefit from a robotic hand, and which are at risk?

  Economy

  Aug 5, 2022
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• 5 songs you must hear this week: 18 July 2022

  This week's list features some familiar names from the past along with something from the kid of Our Kid.

  Entertainment

  Jul 18, 2022
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• Calgary restaurant puts ‘really cool’ robot to work serving meals

  More and more Canadians in the food service industry are finding an unusual new solution to their staffing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Features

  Jun 6, 2022