Canadian stocks dip as inflation cools and Powell awaited
Canada's S and P TSX falls 78.95 points to 23037.44 amid easing July inflation at 2.5 percent. In U.S. trading, Dow off 61.56, S P 500 down 11.18, Nasdaq down 59.83 as investors await Fed chair Powell at Jackson Hole summit for signals on rate cuts. The Canadian dollar at 73.38 US cents, crude oil at 73.17, gold up to 2550.60.
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Rail strike threatens Canadian rail commuter routes
A potential work stoppage by CPEC rail traffic controllers could halt transit on key lines in Vancouver Toronto and Montreal affecting 32 000 riders. CN and CPR plan phased shutdowns while transit agencies urge preparations and provide bus alternatives amid looming disruption and wage talks.
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Deepfakes spread among Canadians with weekly exposure
A Dais study from Toronto Metropolitan University finds 60 percent of Canadians have seen deepfakes and about 23 percent encounter them weekly. It notes younger people report higher exposure, with celebrities and politics as common targets on social platforms and concerns over misinformation rising.
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