{"slug": "news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on", "title": "News of the day: AI safety, small cap winners, WestJet partners with Tim Hortons, Metro strike ends, economists on Fed rate hike and more", "summary": "Canada's AI and Innovation Minister Evan Solomon said the country is making \"serious efforts\" on AI safety and has committed $150 million to a non-profit, taking what he called a more pragmatic and proactive path than Silicon Valley's debate over existential risk. The commitment was announced Thursday, Sept. 17, alongside other news including WestJet Group's partnership to serve a custom Tim Hortons coffee blend on flights starting Nov. 30, and Metro Inc.'s agreement in principle with workers at its Laval, Que. produce distribution centre who have been on strike since March 20, with a ratification vote set for Sept. 24.", "body_md": "# News of the day: AI safety, small cap winners, WestJet partners with Tim Hortons, Metro strike ends, economists on Fed rate hike and more\n\nIt's Thursday, Sept. 17. Here are the top stories we're following today.\n\n**Canada making 'serious efforts' on AI safety, commits $150 million to non-profit, says Solomon**\n\nSilicon Valley tech executives and government leaders are ensnared in a debate over whether artificial intelligence could annihilate humankind, but Canada's AI and Innovation Minister Evan Solomon says the country is taking a more pragmatic and proactive path to address the risks the technology poses.\n\n**From small caps to big winners: 5 stocks that delivered huge gains**\n\nPeter Hodson delves into why investors even bother with small caps, considering their underperformance of the past 15 years, their high volatility and their typically heightened financial risks.\n\n**WestJet to start serving Tim Hortons coffee on flights**\n\nPassengers flying with WestJet Group can soon drink Tim Hortons-branded coffee on board following the two Canadian brands' new partnership. The airline said, starting Nov. 30, it will serve a new custom-crafted Tim Hortons blend \"specifically designed to taste its best at 35,000 feet\" and created exclusively for the partnership.\n\n**Metro reaches deal with workers on strike since March**\n\nMetro Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with its employees who have been on strike since March 20. Unionized employees at the produce distribution centre in Laval, Que., transportation and head office, will vote on Sept. 24 whether to ratify the renewal of the collective agreement.\n\n**Fed policymakers rally around the 'price stability flag' in rate hike**\n\nHere's what three economists had to say about the United States Federal Reserve's decision and the outlook for future interest rate hikes.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/news-day-ai-safety-small-213529716.html", "published_at": "2026-09-17 21:35:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 22:23:19.605897+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Evan Solomon", "Canada", "WestJet Group", "Tim Hortons", "Metro Inc.", "United States Federal Reserve", "Laval"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/news-of-the-day-ai-safety-small-cap-winners-westjet-partners-with-tim-hortons-on.jsonld"}}