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Business<\/span><\/a>\u00b7<\/span>Marketplace<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.<\/p>\n

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B.C. cities would be among the least vulnerable if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on tariff threats, according to new data from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. (Courtney Dickson\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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B.C. economies ‘less exposed’ to potential U.S. tariffs: Canadian Chamber of Commerce<\/h2>\n
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce ranks Canadian cities’ vulnerability to U.S. tariffs using custom Statistics Canada trade data. (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

B.C. cities, in general, would be among the least vulnerable in Canada if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on tariff threats, according to\u00a0new data<\/a>\u00a0from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That isn’t to say that British Columbia wouldn’t suffer:\u00a0the chamber’s chief economist, Stephen Tapp, says those tariffs would be recessionary for the whole country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I don’t think anybody’s really fully insulated from Trump’s tariff threats,” he told CBC’s\u00a0Daybreak Kamloops<\/em>\u00a0guest host Doug Herbert. “But I think that the B.C. economies in our numbers come out a lot less exposed than some of the other places in the country.”<\/p>\n

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The chamber’s Business Data Lab looked at Statistics Canada information from 41 cities across Canada with populations of more than 100,000 people. This means the data is lacking when it comes to rural Canadians, who also have a vested interest in Canada’s trade relationship with the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From there, they assess how much each city exports to the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kamloops, located 253 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, ranked 40th out of 41 cities and\u00a0would be the second-most resilient in the event the U.S. does impose tariffs on Canadian goods, according to the chamber’s calculations. Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Health Canada is again warning people to stop using unauthorized sexual enhancement products<\/h2>\n
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People should be wary of using unauthorized sexual enhancement products, says Health Canada. (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Health Canada is warning people\u00a0that\u00a0unauthorized sexual enhancement products<\/a>\u00a0sold in at least three provinces may pose serious health risks.<\/p>\n

In a public advisory published on Wednesday, the agency told people to stop using the 372 different products they’d identified \u2014 with names like Spanish Fly 22,000, Rhino 69\u00a0and Magnum Gold\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 and consult a health-care professional if they have any concerns.<\/p>\n

Health Canada\u00a0says it has seized the products from stores in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario because they\u00a0have been found to contain “dangerous ingredients.”<\/p>\n

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“Unauthorized health products have not been approved by Health Canada, which means that they have not been assessed for safety, effectiveness and quality,” the agency said.<\/p>\n

Last year, Health Canada issued four other warnings about sexual enhancement products, including\u00a0counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs\u00a0seized at Toronto convenience stores. In a similar\u00a0warning last\u00a0May,\u00a0Health Canada identified 421 unauthorized sexual enhancement products sold mostly in Ontario, but also in Quebec, Alberta and B.C.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Regulation would encourage AI innovation, U of Ottawa prof argues after Paris summit<\/h2>\n
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Florian Martin-Bariteau, left, a University of Ottawa professor and the University Research Chair in Technology and Society, is seen on a panel with other AI experts at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris earlier this month. (Margaux Debosque Trubert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Regulation of artificial intelligence\u00a0would encourage\u00a0\u2014\u00a0not stifle\u00a0\u2014\u00a0innovation,\u00a0says a University of Ottawa professor who presented\u00a0at last week’s\u00a0global AI summit.<\/p>\n

Florian Martin-Bariteau, who\u00a0is also the university’s\u00a0chair of technology and society,\u00a0flew across the Atlantic to address world leaders in Paris\u00a0at\u00a0a summit meant to\u00a0set\u00a0a\u00a0global agenda<\/a>\u00a0for the rapidly developing technology.<\/p>\n

Such international summits\u00a0have been held annually since 2023 and bring\u00a0together world leaders, researchers\u00a0and AI companies.<\/p>\n

“Not any kind of innovation is good for society,” Martin-Bariteau said in an interview with CBC’s\u00a0Ottawa Morning<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“Regulation is not always bad. It can help provide a playbook for innovators, know what they can do, not do, and innovate in a safe environment.”<\/p>\n

Martin-Bariteau\u00a0said he was hopeful\u00a0the summit would allow leaders to develop\u00a0concrete plans to handle AI, but instead faced a\u00a0reality that was like “a cold shower.”<\/p>\n

Conversations at the summit were\u00a0“light toward commitment” and “lacking big actions,” he said. “A lot of people think regulation will stifle innovation.”<\/p>\n

That was certainly the tone set by U.S. Vice-President JD\u00a0Vance, who\u00a0told the summit<\/u><\/a>\u00a0“excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative industry just as it’s taking off.”<\/p>\n

Despite the uphill battle, Martin-Bariteau said it’s necessary\u00a0for tech experts to keep pushing for regulation, as artificial intelligence is already being used to interfere in\u00a0democracies around the world. Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What else is going on?<\/h2>\n

These charts reveal a Canada-U.S. bond forged in steel and aluminum<\/a><\/strong>
As Canada braces for new tariffs on March 12, these graphics put the trade relationship in perspective.<\/p>\n

From Coca-Cola to local Canadian brewers, the prebiotic soda industry is booming. Here’s why<\/a><\/strong>
Canadian brands out of Toronto, Montreal and Halifax also brewing ‘functional’ sodas.<\/p>\n

What to do if there’s a moose at your door? This B.C. woman had to figure it out<\/a><\/strong>
Surprise visitor trapped Chelsea Coles outside of her house in \u2013<\/em>30 C weather.<\/p>\n

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Dexter McMillan is an investigative journalist with CBC Marketplace based in Toronto who specializes in telling stories about data. Previously, he was with the investigative unit and digital graphics. Got a tip? Email him at de*************<\/span>@*<\/span>bc.ca<\/span><\/p>\n