A former Liberal cabinet minister says the government was close to introducing legislation around the internal use of artificial intelligence (AI) but ran out of time before governments changed after the Progressive Conservatives won the fall general election. “ I’m very sad that my efforts towards legislation did not get fulfilled before the government changed, but […]

From cryptocurrency markets to digital ID to AI controlled traffic lights, a little-known company is lobbying the Alberta government on a host of policies. Bryan Burns, CoinCorp Corporation’s director, registered as a lobbyist for the company in Alberta on Nov. 17. The lobbying filing shows CoinCorp plans to communicate with the government about incorporating AI […]

Almost all front-line RCMP officers in Manitoba — about 98 per cent — are now equipped with body cameras as part of a program launched over a year ago, the police force said Thursday. Some 175,000 videos, audio statements, documents and other pieces of evidence have been captured by the cameras, and footage related to […]

As parents hunt for gifts that will wow their kids this holiday season, Canadian child development and psychology experts say they should be wary of AI-powered toys because of possible harms, ranging from privacy and security violations to interference with children’s creativity and development. “Early childhood is a time where the developing brain is a […]

DENVER (AP) — Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump administration, state officials said Wednesday. The Colorado Department of Corrections said it is not seeking a transfer of Tina Peters, who was […]

The president and chief executive officer of Nova Scotia Power says a Russia-based actor is likely behind a cybersecurity breach that targeted the utility’s customers in April. “This incident was an unprecedented, sophisticated and targeted attack,” Peter Gregg told a committee of the Nova Scotia legislature in prepared remarks on Tuesday. “Based on expert assessments […]

The RCMP says a man’s body was recovered from the St. Croix River after he tried to swim away from police officers in St. Stephen. Officers say they approached the man, who had been wanted for an alleged breach of a community sentence order, last Saturday and he fled, later seen struggling in the river, […]

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday found the country’s attorney general guilty of leaking confidential information about the boyfriend of a leading conservative politician and government rival. The court banned Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz from his post for two years in a split vote of 5-2. The decision is a blow to […]

The dangers children face online constitute a national emergency, a coalition of child advocates and medical organizations said Thursday as they called for the federal government to take action. “Unlike every other industry that affects children, from cars to pharmaceuticals to toys to food safety, the tech industry has been allowed to self-regulate with tragic […]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish legacy media companies in Spain scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered Thursday that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages. According to a court statement, the mercantile court No. 15 of Madrid ruled that Mark Zuckerberg’s social media […]

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about applications for access to personal information held by Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations. The congregations withheld information from two former members who applied under B.C.’s Personal Information Protection Act for records about themselves, on the basis it was confidential religious communication. After mediation failed, an […]

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has expanded its suite of digital services with the rollout of a new online Licence Lookup tool, allowing businesses, organizations and members of the public to quickly verify whether a Manitoba driver holds a valid licence, without needing to visit a service centre. Unveiled November 17, 2025, the tool provides a […]