Alberta’s government said Friday it has picked the University of Calgary to study potential costs of the province leaving Canada. It has also formed what it calls an expert advisory panel to review the university’s report and provide a separate assessment. The panel is led by economist Jack Mintz, a go-to expert for Alberta governments […]

Sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot and shared on his X platform violated Canada’s privacy law — and while the company has made some changes, they don’t go far enough, the privacy commissioner said Thursday. Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said Grok’s AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn’t properly […]

The Conservatives and the NDP aren’t offering opinions yet on the online harms bill introduced by the federal Liberal government Wednesday. The bill includes a high-profile plan to force social media companies to ban kids under 16 from their platforms. A spokesperson for the Conservatives said the party is looking at the bill. “Protecting children […]

The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal reports prepared by the national police force. The analyses found almost all of the long guns traced — and a substantial number of the handguns — […]

The Liberal government’s new online safety legislation would force social media to block access for kids under 16, though platforms will be able to obtain an exemption if they put sufficient safeguards in place. Bill C-34, introduced Wednesday in the House of Commons, would also regulate the companies behind AI chatbots by imposing on them […]

Websites claiming to offer FIFA World Cup tickets and hotel packages are appearing online ahead of the tournament’s June 11 kickoff. The websites use FIFA logos and branding, similar URLs, and identical looking login pages to pass as legitimate. But the sites are scams, meant to trick users into paying for non-existent tickets or giving […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]