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Prime Minister Mark Carney has a new national council on artificial intelligence meant to provide the government with guidance for its AI strategy and on making the technology safer. A news release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Friday outlined the formation of the Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence, which looks to convene public and private stakeholders...
Ottawa receiving calls for federal support as hundreds of wildfires burn across Ontario. As hundreds of wildfires burning across Ontario force communities to evacuate and prompt urgent calls for government support, Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, is defending Ottawa's response. "I don't believe that anything did go wrong in this situation regarding the wildfires in Ontario," Olszewski...
New polling says favourability for Lewis and vote intention for NDP remain flat. NDP Leader Avi Lewis spent the first 100 days at his party's helm outside of Parliament, and isn't looking for a seat any time soon. But since his election in March, the seatless leader also appears to have made little headway in making a name for himself...
More than 2,000 individual donors from across Canada have so far contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to restore 24 Sussex Drive, the now derelict official residence of the prime minister in Ottawa. In June, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of a national campaign to raise millions of dollars toward restoring the heritage property.
NDP Leader Avi Lewis will not run for a seat in any upcoming federal byelections. "For now, his focus is on rebuilding the party, in keeping with discussions with the NDP caucus and elected officers, as well as the overwhelming mandate given to him by members to revive the party and prepare it for the next election," the party told...
Mark Carney's promise to lead a Canadian economic transformation includes a renewed focus on artificial intelligence, which the new prime minister listed as a key pillar of his plan. Experts say they are encouraged by Carney's campaign pledge to invest in the technology. But they say that after establishing itself as a leader in the early decades of AI development...