Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s long-awaited and much-delayed artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, outlining how his government plans to adopt and control the powerful technology. The strategy signals the government’s support for large-scale AI adoption. The plan includes a $500-million fund to invest in Canadian AI companies and a commitment to support construction of […]

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. Data obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent […]

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 […]

Ontario’s top court has overturned a lower court decision that had struck down as unconstitutional parts of an agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside. In 2020, Ontario enacted the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, saying it would protect […]

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 […]

A private laboratory report has confirmed the presence of asbestos in soil at the former General Motors site on Ontario Street, right next to downtown St. Catharines. The alarming data confirming the presence of a highly dangerous cancer causing compound significantly escalates long-standing concerns about one of the city’s most controversial industrial properties.  Received just […]

The British Columbia Securities Commission says it has paid out $25,000 in its first whistleblower award.  The commission says in a news release that the information contributed to an ongoing enforcement action of suspected misconduct.  Commission chair Brenda Leong says the payout shows that when people come forward with information, it can make a real […]

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 […]

Ottawa has endorsed a plan to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain. There are 30 belugas and four dolphins at Marineland, the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., that still face mass euthanasia should the deal fall through. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has issued the […]