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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 AI training, in literacy and...
OTTAWA -- 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.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa wants to increase use of AI in Canada -- and it plans to do so through free AI training for all Canadians and legislation to tackle concerns like surveillance pricing and chatbot safety.
OTTAWA -- 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.
Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. The decision comes after the Motion Picture Association, the U.S. group representing streamers, called on cabinet to reconsider the current approach and the U.S. ambassador...
OTTAWA -- Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the federal government's new AI strategy will look to build trust in AI.
Three big U.S. tech companies control the vast majority of Canada's publicly-available cloud infrastructure, says a new report released ahead of the government's national AI strategy, which is expected to include measures targeting AI sovereignty. Amazon, Microsoft and Google hold 85 per cent of public cloud market share in Canada -- much higher than their global average of 66 per...
OTTAWA -- Three big U.S. tech companies control the vast majority of Canada's publicly-available cloud infrastructure, says a new report released ahead of the government's national AI strategy, which is expected to include measures targeting AI sovereignty.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney told Pope Leo XIV on Friday that Canada wants to take a leadership role in the responsible development of artificial intelligence.
The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to "reject" the CRTC's recent decision tripling streamers' financial contributions. The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content. Conservative MP Rachael Thomas put forward a motion in the House of Commons today calling on cabinet to use its...
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government will amend its controversial lawful access bill. Anandasangaree says the government will clarify that encryption will be protected. He says the government also will provide a clear definition of metadata in the legislation and ensure its requirements are in line with similar legislation in the U.S.
OTTAWA -- The federal government will amend its controversial lawful access bill to address concerns about encryption and metadata, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will introduce its long-awaited AI strategy next week. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon initially promised it would be tabled by the end of last year. The government at first signalled an adoption-focused approach, while critics said the group Ottawa asked to advise it on AI leaned too much on the perspective of...
OTTAWA -- The federal government will introduce its long-awaited AI strategy within days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- The federal government will introduce its long-awaited AI strategy within days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc say the government should apologize for its role in supporting the practice of forced adoptions.
Canada will spend just over $1 billion to host the World Cup this summer, the federal budget watchdog said Wednesday. That sum includes money from all levels of government. The federal government's contribution is expected to be $473 million. The $1.066 billion total averages to $82 million per game for the 13 games that will be played in Toronto and Vancouver.
OTTAWA -- The federal budget watchdog says Canada will spend just over $1 billion to host the World Cup this summer.
OTTAWA -- Canada will spend just over $1 billion to host the World Cup this summer, the federal budget watchdog said Wednesday.
Virtual private network service NordVPN says it could pull out of Canada over the federal government's proposed lawful access bill. NordVPN says it is reviewing the bill and would consider leaving Canada if the bill requires it to compromise its privacy protections. Earlier this week, The Globe and Mail reported that the encrypted messaging service Signal said it would leave...
OTTAWA -- Virtual private network service NordVPN warned on Friday it could pull out of Canada over the federal government’s proposed lawful access bill.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government.
Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government. The sum includes two previously announced deals: a $350 million public service contract with Dayforce to replace the troubled Phoenix pay system and a $240 million investment in the AI company Cohere.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government.
OTTAWA -- A House of Commons committee has amended a proposed bill that would criminalize sexual deepfakes to ensure it covers "nearly nude" images.
More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates. Seventy per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said they support age restrictions for social media like Instagram and TikTok, and nearly the same number, 69 per cent, support restricting AI chatbots like ChatGPT. "Concern from Canadians...
OTTAWA -- More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates.
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the government's new national AI strategy will consider the technology's impacts on the labour market. It's been six months since the government wrapped up fast-tracked consultations on the strategy, which Solomon initially promised would be tabled by the end of last year. Solomon says the impact of AI has been changing and he is...
OTTAWA -- The federal government's promised new national AI strategy will consider the technology’s impacts on the labour market, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said on Monday.
OTTAWA -- The federal government will weigh information provided by OpenAI on the Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooting before taking action, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday.
OTTAWA -- A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is allocating up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup.
The federal government is allocating up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup. Canada is co-hosting with the United States and Mexico, with thirteen matches scheduled to take place in Toronto and Vancouver this June and July. The government said in a new release the funding is in response to "specific operational needs identified by the host...
OTTAWA -- The federal government plans to ban cryptocurrency ATMs as part of a suite of measures in its spring economic statement targeting financial crimes.
CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move more quickly to modernize Canada's broadcasting system, but implementing the new rules is complex work and the CRTC must consider conflicting opinions. "We would all like to go faster," she said in a wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press. "It's balancing getting it done quickly and getting it done...
OTTAWA -- CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move more quickly to modernize Canada's broadcasting system, but implementing the new rules is complex work and the CRTC must consider conflicting opinions.
OTTAWA -- CPAC, the Canadian service that provides direct coverage of political events, says declining revenues have led it to cancel two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel.
OTTAWA -- CPAC, the Canadian service that provides direct coverage of political events, says declining revenues have led it to cancel two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel.
OTTAWA -- The federal government has introduced space launch legislation to allow Ottawa to regulate and oversee both launches and re-entry on Canadian territory.
CPAC, the Canadian service that provides direct coverage of political events, says declining revenues have led it to cancel two flagship programs. It says in a release it has cancelled PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel. The release cited "accelerating revenue decline," an uncertain broadcasting landscape and delays in modernizing the broadcast system.
OTTAWA -- Some of the experts Ottawa has tasked with giving it direction on the upcoming online harms bill say the legislation should cover AI chatbots.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday, days after party members voted in favour of a such a ban at the Liberal party convention.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday, days after party members voted in favour of a ban at the Liberal party convention.
Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids. At the Liberal convention in Montreal on Saturday, members passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to set 16 as the minimum age for access to social media accounts. Miller says party members have spoken and the government must now study...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the government's high-speed rail project to connect Toronto and Quebec City, which is drawing increasing opposition.
Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government must have a serious conversation about AI systems' use of news. "Having the news cannibalized and regurgitated undermines the spirit of the use of that news in the first place and the purpose for which it's used and we have to have a serious conversation with the platforms that purport to use it...
OTTAWA -- Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government must have a serious conversation about AI systems' use of news.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a new auto plan aiming to secure tariff-free access to the U.S. market. The plan would harmonize tailpipe emissions reductions with the U.S., and align Canada with the United States on Chinese tariffs in a move meant to give Canada leverage in trade talks.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a new auto plan that aims to secure tariff-free access to the U.S. market.
TOKYO -- While there should be "debate" in Canada about a social media ban for children, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.
TOKYO -- Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that aims to boost co-operation on defence, energy, trade and technology.
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada can not yet rule out military participation in the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, Carney said the question around Canada's potential future involvement is a "fundamental hypothetical," adding the conflict can spread very broadly. "One can never...
CANBERRA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada can not yet rule out military participation in the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
CANBERRA -- Canada and Australia have a "rare" ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be trusted, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech to Australia's Parliament on Thursday.
CANBERRA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament in Canberra.
Prime Minister Mark Carney took his middle-powers speech from the World Economic Forum earlier this year to an audience in Australia on Wednesday, where he also discussed the difficulties of negotiating with U.S. President Donald Trump. Hitting many of the same points he did in his headline-making speech in Davos, Switzerland in January, Carney told the Lowy Institute think tank...
