The amendment updates the wording in the city’s Records Management and Retention Bylaw after the Government of Alberta repealed the former Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, commonly known as FOIP, and replaced it with the Protection of Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. Kristy Isert, the City of Cold Lake’s […]

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has called on the federal government to prohibit children under 16 from using social media. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that her office released Tuesday, Holt also asked the federal government to prevent social media companies from advertising to minors and from developing content “designed to prey […]

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 […]

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 […]

HUMBOLDT — A tense exchange unfolded during Humboldt city council’s May 25 meeting as Coun. Marilyn Scott publicly questioned city manager Joe Day over an email she said intentionally excluded herself and Coun. Karen Siermachesky from information distributed to the rest of council. The discussion took place during the inquiries portion of the meeting and […]

An Uber driver is seen after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck  Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore met with an Uber lobbyist a day before the mayor persuaded council to delay a vote on a proposal to increase oversight of ride-hailing drivers, newly released documents show. The documents […]

Alberta lawmakers are rising for the summer after a spring sitting overshadowed by the province’s vocal separatist movement and the political tensions that came with it. The sitting saw legislation that will affect everything from books on public library shelves to who can access medical assistance in dying. But all spring, the issue of secession […]

The issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has, at long last, a policy addressing it within the Town of Oliver’s working spaces. The new policy was brought for consideration and approval at the April 27 Regular Council meeting, and follows multiple conversations on how best to govern AI use within Town Hall, and on other Town […]

Updates to Oliver’s video surveillance policy ensuring better chain of responsibility and adherence to protection of privacy have been approved by Council. At the April 27 Regular Council meeting, updates to the Town’s Video Surveillance Cameras Policy was discussed and approved. A significant aspect of the updates includes a clearer explanation of the chain of […]

Many Chatham-Kent residents have been clamouring for change following a number of decisions made by Council during the 2022-26 term. The process of change begins on Friday when the nomination period for the 2026 Municipal Election opens. And there are already some major changes heading into the October 26 election. There will be three fewer […]

Ontario’s opposition parties called on Premier Doug Ford to apologize for a personal insult he hurled — and repeated — at a Liberal member of provincial parliament Thursday during a debate about a law that restricts public access to his records. Most of the day’s question period was focused on amendments in the budget bill […]