YORKTON — The City of Yorkton is reminding residents to be cautious after reports of scammers falsely claiming to represent municipal services and programs. The warning comes after the city received reports of individuals posing as representatives of Yorkton’s water survey, offering prizes and attempting to gain access to residents’ homes. City officials say the […]

The Medicine Hat Police Service has more than tripled the number of body worn cameras it uses, raising the total from 26 to 86. The service said the expansion meets an Alberta government rule that requires all frontline officers to wear the cameras. It also said the change is meant to improve transparency, accountability and […]

A week after Mississauga became the first Ontario municipality to pause new data centre developments for one year, Green Party leader Mike Schreiner called for a province-wide moratorium until proper studies could be completed on the technology’s impact on the environment, energy and human health. AI data centres sprouting across Canada may have ignited a […]

A family’s routine evening walk ended on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, with a family dog fatally injured, two children saying goodbye to that pet at an emergency veterinary clinic, and a Kingston mother trying to determine who was responsible for responding to a dog she believed could remain a danger to her neighbourhood. Four days […]

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by local governments is a growing topic of discussion as high profile elected officials in other regions of B.C. have drawn criticism about their use of AI tools in their work. The Discourse reached out to local governments and public organizations in the Comox Valley to understand what […]

Concerns about status-quo literacy curriculum and website terms-of-service were repeatedly raised at a public consultation on how the provincial government can better protect internet users.  Roughly 50 people gathered in Winnipeg to weigh-in on how local governments should regulate personal data collection and artificial intelligence on Wednesday.  “The average person that selects ‘cookies’ has no […]

The Medicine Hat Police Service is testing drones flown by remote pilots from police headquarters to help respond to calls for service. The three-day pilot program is being run with Skydio, a drone technology company, ending Aug. 14. During the test, a drone is launched from the police station to support emergency and operational calls, […]

Two weeks after a cyberattack hit the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, officials still cannot say whether residents’ personal information was affected — even as most services have been restored. The municipality detected the breach July 29 and immediately brought in external cybersecurity specialists to investigate. The incident was announced in a July 30 news release. […]

The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River’s public works and enforcement teams have had a busy spring and summer dealing with rogue beavers, towering weeds, and run-down vehicles. During the July 29 Committee of the Whole meeting, administration presented its second-quarter operational updates, highlighting the daily challenges of keeping the rural municipality running smoothly. Beavers […]

YORKTON — Saskatchewan NDP MLA Aleana Young says documents obtained through Freedom of Information legislation show no funding has been allocated for a proposed new hospital in Yorkton over the next three fiscal years. Speaking in Yorkton, Young said records received from the Saskatchewan Health Authority contradict statements from the Saskatchewan Party government that money […]

Last week, The Bancroft Times wrote an update on the new library build, North Hastings Inspiration Place, that is steadily nearing completion in the downtown core, with a projected opening date of spring, 2027. In this piece, library board member and Bancroft Councillor Val Miles said that Faraday Township had not contributed $35,000 in operating […]

A recording at the heart of a dispute between Gananoque Mayor John Beddows and other town officials has been preserved, the town has confirmed, as that dispute was headed to the council table. Gananoque council was scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday to consider Mayor John Beddows’ July 31 open letter, in which the […]