If you’re anything like us, you’re probably not that well-versed in the business and legal drama that’s engulfed the global mining industry in recent days, but the proposed takeover of miner Anglo American by competitor BHP is a US$43 billion story worth paying attention to. 

What happened: BHP, an Australian miner, is attempting to buy Anglo American, a British miner, in a bid to create the world's largest copper miner.

 To curb rising auto theft in the province, the Ontario government is taking a page out of our parents’ playbook and threatening to take away driving privileges: A new law will introduce driver's licence suspensions of at least 10 years for some convicted car thieves. 

Big Tech is doing its absolute best to make the Joaquin Phoenix movie Her (you know, the one where a man falls in love with an operating system) become a reality. 

Driving the news: It was a busy two days in Silicon Valley. Yesterday, Google unveiled an “AI agent” called Project Astra that can respond to video, text, and voice prompts. The day before, OpenAI launched its own AI virtual assistant powered by its newest model, GPT-4o. 

Over half of younger Canadians are banking on inheritances to fund their retirement, but it may not be that simple.

That job you’re applying for might not even exist.

Canadian renters are showing more signs of financial stress than homeowners, according to a new report from the Bank of Canada.

Movie theatres hope that adding a few bells and whistles will distract you from the fact that they’re not playing anything you actually want to see. 

Driving the news: Cineplex, Canada’s largest movie theatre chain, plans to expand its video arcades and other on-site attractions to try and pry butts off living room couches and get them into theatre seats during a time when audiences are trading big screens for streaming.