1. Meet Digit: Toyota’s newest worker doesn’t need coffee breaks — Toyota Canada has signed a commercial Robots‑as‑a‑Service agreement with Oregon‑based Agility Robotics to bring the humanoid robot Digit to its Woodstock, Ont., assembly plant; deployment will begin with three units while seven are allocated, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada president Tim Hollander said, and Agility CEO Peggy Johnson called the move a major step. This means Digit will take on repetitive, physically demanding tasks to reduce worker strain and improve safety, freeing people to focus on higher‑value work.
2. ‘No one deserves this’: Attack on Peterborough snowplow operator sparks concern — On Feb. 11 at about 11 a.m. near Marsh Ave and Broadway Blvd, a resident allegedly opened a sidewalk‑plow door and twice tried to remove the driver’s hearing protection; a 56‑year‑old man has been charged with assault and is due in court in May. CUPE Local 504 and the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (led by Karla Musso‑Garcia) warn such harassment is rising and are urging Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini for stronger legal protections to keep winter crews safe.