LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker said Thursday she is suing Elon Musk’s company xAI for invasion of privacy, alleging that fake images of her were created using the Grok chatbot. Jess Asato, a legislator with the governing Labour Party, says someone used Grok to create fake images of her in a bikini without her […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s long-promised updated strategy on artificial intelligence Thursday — a technology his government says is quickly changing how the world works. The document emphasizes education for all Canadians and encouraging business to adopt AI, while promising to protect workers and children from potential harms. The strategy is a high-level document […]

Ottawa wants to increase Canadians’ use of artificial intelligence — and it plans to do so through free AI training and legislation to tackle concerns like surveillance pricing and chatbot safety. Announcing the government’s new AI strategy in Toronto on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said “globally, Canada ranks near the bottom of countries in […]

Whether you’re headed to the registry in Okotoks, St. Paul, or anywhere else in Alberta to renew your driver’s licence, you’ll soon notice that it may look different. The United Conservative government announced Wednesday it will be including proof of citizenship, as well as Alberta Health Care numbers, on driver’s licences going forward. The change […]

Alberta’s government says it will begin rolling out three-in-one identification cards, ultimately replacing the province’s long-reviled paper health cards. Starting July 2, new driver’s licences and ID cards are to include personal health numbers and citizenship markers, a move Premier Danielle Smith’s government says will streamline access to services. In a video posted to social […]

The GNWT says its public survey on its Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (ATIPP) Act will shape new program policies, but the total number of survey respondents is a little over 100, and an even smaller sub-section of them have actually used the service. The ATIPP Act is, in part, intended to allow […]

Press Release New Alberta Poll: Albertans Want Privacy Law to Protect Voter Information from Political Misuse  FIPA-Ipsos polling finds Albertans reject political-party self-regulation and support enforceable privacy rules, shared oversight, and fair information principles.  Victoria, B.C. June 3, 2026 — A new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) finds […]

The federal government’s new artificial intelligence strategy will look to build trust in AI, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Tuesday just days before he is expected to finally make the plan public. “It’ll be lots on trust, lots on empowering workers, lots on building Canada. You’ll see the details later this week,” Solomon told […]

A group that works to keep the internet surveillance-free says a federal bill intended to help police and intelligence services is “an enormous own goal” against Canada’s economy and security. Matt Hatfield, executive director of OpenMedia, told MPs studying the bill Tuesday that limited amendments will not salvage the proposed legislation. The government says the […]

THUNDER BAY — Kevin Mamakwa died “a very tragic death, a senseless death, that could have been avoided.” That’s according to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, the third witness to testify at a coroner’s inquest into the 27-year-old Kingfisher Lake First Nation man’s death in custody at the Thunder Bay District […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Not all families approved, and critics raised concerns about data protection and potential surveillance. Social media platforms with at least 8 million users […]

Data from an advanced electric vehicle that falls into the wrong hands could be used to track people or carry out surveillance, an internal government document warns. The Public Safety Canada memo, prepared to address concerns about Chinese vehicles, urges Canadians to be mindful of the security and privacy risks of the digital devices they […]