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The federal government is extending its journalism tax credit by $501 million over five years, with $85 million in ongoing annual funding. Ottawa first said in its spring fiscal update that it would consult Canadians and stakeholders about extending the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit to broadcasters. The federal budget tabled today says that measure, as well a move to...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is extending its journalism tax credit by $501 million over five years, with $85 million in ongoing annual funding.
ST JOHN'S -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says "more intense" trade negotiations with the United States have started since his call with President Donald Trump last weekend.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says "more intense" trade negotiations with the United States have started since his call with President Donald Trump last weekend. "We've made progress but we haven't finished," Carney told reporters Tuesday in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Carney said some of Canada's "red lines" have been taken off the table, including language, culture and Canada's ability...
ST JOHN'S -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is a voice "for justice" as the United Kingdom considers offering a formal apology for the transatlantic slave trade.
Canada and the Caribbean have barely begun to realize what's possible in their trading relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a working breakfast of Commonwealth leaders Tuesday. "There's more than a million people in Canada who trace their roots back to the region," Carney told the assembled leaders before attending the opening of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in...
ST JOHN'S -- Canada and the Caribbean have barely begun to realize what's possible in their trading relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a working breakfast of Commonwealth leaders Tuesday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Antigua and Barbuda today for a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government. Carney has a full itinerary for his one day in Antigua, which will kick off with a meeting with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Carney will then host a working breakfast for Caribbean leaders before the Commonwealth meeting begins. He...
ST JOHN'S -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Antigua and Barbuda today for a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Antigua and Barbuda on Monday, where he will have a chance to engage with heads of government from other Commonwealth countries — and with King Charles. Much of the meetings taking place this week will focus on trade and investment. But the gathering also offers a chance for Carney to meet with representatives...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Antigua and Barbuda on Monday, where he will have a chance to engage with heads of government from other Commonwealth countries — and with King Charles.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere. He made the announcement in Montreal as he welcomed European Union leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties. "We are not waiting for the future of AI to be decided somewhere else by those we don't know or by...
OTTAWA -- The government is indicating it's open to supporting elements of a private member's bill to amend the Divorce Act, though it's not clear what the bill ultimately will look like.
OTTAWA -- Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday introduced a bill to amend Canada's medical assistance in dying law to allow people to make advance requests and bar access for those suffering solely from a mental illness.
Culture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government's new digital regulator will take to set up, he's unable to say exactly when that will happen. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-16, which includes a ban on social media...
OTTAWA -- Culture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government's new digital regulator will take to set up, he's unable to say exactly when that will happen.
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government says while its proposed digital safety legislation might affect freedom of expression, the bill itself is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Liberal government says while its proposed digital safety legislation might affect freedom of expression, the bill itself is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Bill C-34 would ban social media access for kids under 16 and experts have warned it is likely to face a constitutional challenge. The government included the analysis in a Charter statement, a...
Cultural sector groups say they're starting to worry about the Liberal government's silence on $600 million in promised funding. In June, the federal government said it would tell the CRTC to change course on requiring big streamers like Netflix to contribute to Canadian content, and would instead provide funding directly.
OTTAWA -- Cultural sector groups say they're starting to worry about the Liberal government's silence on $600 million in promised funding.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is "worth fighting for," a week ahead of Alberta's separation referendum.
OTTAWA -- A lot of Canadians turning to chatbots for election information don't always get accurate responses, a Parliamentary committee heard today.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will take a hands-on role in setting the agenda for Ottawa’s new AI advisory council.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will "play an active role" in setting the agenda for Ottawa's new AI advisory council. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office says the new group, announced Friday, will take an "all of government" approach to advising on AI. The advisory council includes AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, as well as a experts in economics, business and...
OTTAWA -- Quebec correspondent "Genevieve Tremblay" -- who has been reporting on multiple news stories a day lately -- seemed to be experiencing a glitch.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Parliament will address AI safety after media reports suggested OpenAI's chatbot coached the Tumbler Ridge shooter.
OTTAWA -- Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio told the UN Security Council Wednesday it faces an "unprecedented threat" as it confronts the dangers of artificial intelligence.
OTTAWA -- Canada was among 20 countries who issued a joint statement during the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling for stronger oversight of AI, even as the United States was rejecting any push to regulate the technology.
Canada was among 20 countries who issued a joint statement during the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling for stronger oversight of AI, even as the United States was rejecting any push to regulate the technology. Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the statement, which says "the rapid development of frontier AI models poses serious risks to safety and security if...
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says Canada is "advocating alongside our partners" on AI safety.
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he has talked to his international counterparts about setting up an organization to tackle AI safety. Solomon says he spoke with counterparts at the G7 today about establishing an international "technology stability board." He says the board would evaluate AI models for testing before they are released
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he has talked to his international counterparts about setting up an organization to tackle AI safety.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet asked Carney in the House of Commons today whether he'll reconsider those decisions after they failed to secure progress in trade talks with the United States. The digital services tax...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says his focus on building international relationships, including with Norway, is part of the answer to renewed threats from Russia.
OTTAWA -- Parliament will get back to work Monday after a three-month break, with the trade war with the United States and Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to formalize closer ties with the European Union top of mind.
OTTAWA -- Google is bringing its age assurance technology -- which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users -- to Canada.
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the government is closely following the situation at Anthropic after a researcher who resigned from the company Tuesday said people in the industry fear AI could "kill us all."
OTTAWA -- CBC/Radio-Canada is changing its language policy to state that direct attribution will no longer be required when describing 9/11 as an act of "terrorism."
OTTAWA -- Canada's privacy commissioner is asking the Federal Court to order Google to de-list specific search results, after Google refused to comply with the watchdog's recommendations.
OTTAWA -- The United States has withdrawn demands that Canada shelve French language protections as part of future trade talks, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, as he also acknowledged demands to remove French language labels from products were not part of the latest round of negotiations.
OTTAWA -- The federal broadcast regulator says it will go ahead with the process to put rules in place around Canadian content on streaming services, after such efforts played a role in ending trade talks with the U.S.
OTTAWA -- The French language and Quebec and Canadian culture might be trade irritants for the Americans but in Canada they are fundamental rights, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday.
OTTAWA -- The Bloc Quebecois says the Liberal government should bring back the digital services tax on tech giants and keep Canadian content financial contributions for streamers.
New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren't likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it's used as a political wedge between parties, some national pollsters say. David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, said it will take time for the statistics and new laws to resonate with Canadians. "That's because that perception lasts far...
OTTAWA -- New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren't likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it's used as a political wedge between parties, some national pollsters say.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is likely to face a constitutional challenge to its proposed ban on social media for kids under 16, some experts say.
In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16. The exact ways in which social media platforms would verify age haven't yet been worked out. Culture Minister Marc Miller said there will be "a back and forth with platforms as to what protects people's privacy and what is...
OTTAWA -- In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16.
OTTAWA -- Dozens of Canadian cultural sector organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney not to scrap rules requiring foreign streaming companies like Netflix to make financial contributions toward Canadian content.
- Dozens of Canadian cultural sector organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney not to scrap rules requiring foreign streaming companies like Netflix to make financial contributions toward Canadian content. The government has promised to replace 15-per-cent contributions with government funding, but the groups say that is no substitute. A letter to Carney signed by multiple organizations, including the...
OTTAWA -- Dozens of Canadian cultural sector organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney not to scrap rules requiring foreign streaming companies like Netflix to make financial contributions toward Canadian content.
The federal government is working on a project that would map out areas of Canada that lack local news coverage. "Canadian Heritage has recently engaged a team of independent industry experts to develop a local news directory -- a multi-phase, multi-year project that will ultimately measure the extent and spread of news deserts and areas of news poverty in Canada,"...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is working on a project that would map out areas of Canada that lack local news coverage.
OTTAWA -- Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week. LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, are in D.C. "for a series of trade-related engagements," a government spokesperson said Tuesday. Both LeBlanc and Charette were in Washington last week to meet with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. LeBlanc didn't specify what they discussed in an online...
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the government wants input from Canadians about the transparency of artificial intelligence systems.
The Liberal government plans to "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC. It says in a court document it plans to replace that requirement with government funding. In early June, the government said it would issue a new policy directive to the CRTC after the broadcast regulator increased contributions for large streaming services from five per...
OTTAWA -- Ottawa will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, says a court document — though the culture minister's office is refusing to confirm the government's plans.