Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, is being prepped to understand commands and pronunciation for a French-Canadian audience ...

‘The French language from France has been available for a while, but it’s not the same as the language Quebecers use,’ says Alexa trainer Hans Laroche.

With Amazon's official release of its French Canadian language option for Alexa on March 21, the results are now available for all to hear.

MONTREAL – Last September, Hans Laroche embarked on an unusual teaching assignment. He and a few thousand fellow Quebecers were enlisted to help Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa learn the ...