2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (144+ words) CBC Fredericton resident creates free artificial intelligence grocery tool to help shoppers stretch their budgets Fredericton-based developer Taras Sheremeta launched a free website that turns grocery flyers into AI-generated meal plans. Meanwhile, a local food bank says more families are…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (512+ words) The federal Liberal government has introduced a new piece of legislation it says will tighten privacy rules and regulations for companies handling Canadians' data. Bill C-36, dubbed the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, would give Canadians the right to request…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (168+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney officially unveiled Canada's long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, saying his government's approach will ensure the technology is built with safety, reliability and sovereignty in mind. The details were first reported by CBC News earlier this…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (771+ words) A multipartisan group of Canadian MPs and senators are supporting a campaign calling for Canada to negotiate an international "trust but verify" regime to prohibit the development of AI that far surpasses human intelligence The announcement comes just before Canada…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1624+ words) A draft version of Canada's national AI strategy outlines a drive to scale up business adoption and provide all Canadians access to free AI literacy training, but is short on specifics regarding how the federal government will protect Canadians from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (201+ words) Pope Leo is calling for governments and tech giants to slow down their rollouts of artificial intelligence systems as part of the first encyclical in his papacy. Encyclicals are published documents often seen as the Catholic Church's stance on a…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1115+ words) This fall, some students at Holland College in Prince Edward Island will see artificial intelligence woven into nearly every part of their coursework. The college is launching a new artificial intelligence and data analytics post-graduate certificate, which is a revamped…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (285+ words) Gilles Arsenault has been removed as minister of economic development, trade and artificial intelligence and minister responsible for Acadian and francophone affairs, according to a statement by Premier Rob Lantz on Saturday. The removal is effective immediately, said Lantz, and…...