Sonya Varma
Sonya Varma is a producer at CBC Windsor. Email her at sonya.varma@cbc.ca.
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Snapchat's My AI is my daughter's new best friend. Should I be worried?
After her two daughters raved about the sophisticated chatbot, CBC producer Sonya Varma wants to know where to draw the line when it comes to using AI. Her one daughter uses it as her math tutor, the other says My AI is now her best friend.
Canada -Windsor |
'It's addictive:' Pickleball exploding in Windsor-Essex and not just among retirees
It's a sunny Sunday afternoon and Brad Godin is absorbed in a friendly round of pickleball. Godin is an auto worker. When he's not on the plant floor, he's eager to hit the court.
Canada -Windsor |
This Windsor woman is on a personal mission to help the homeless
Lynne Gagne can't remember the first homeless person she helped. There's been so many. But a few months ago something clicked. She could no longer ignore the poverty and homelessness in her downtown neighbourhood. Now, she's become an unofficial outreach worker for the city's homeless.
Canada -Windsor |
Future uncertain for 'life-changing' COVID-19 recovery program at Windsor, Ont., hospital
The COVID-19 recovery program at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare costs some $450,000 a year to run, and the Windsor hospital's CEO says it can't continue long term without Ontario government funding.
Canada -Windsor |
Tech Troubles: Windsor's tech sector lags behind province
Since 2010, the tech sector in Windsor-Essex shrank by 4 percent. Meanwhile the province's sector has thrived, growing by 29 percent.
Canada -Windsor |
Windsor employers struggle to fill jobs, despite high unemployment rate
Despite Windsor's long-standing high rate of unemployment, some companies still struggle to fill jobs.
Canada -Windsor |
Historic Sackville church eyed as future cultural centre
A Sackville group is trying to save a 135-year-old United Church in the southeastern town from being torn down.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Special Report
Moncton boy battles several potentially fatal allergies
A 10-year-old Moncton boy is forced to navigate through life with many potentially fatal allergies.
Canada -New Brunswick |