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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OTTAWA -- The United States has withdrawn demands that Canada shelve French language protections as part of future trade talks, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, as he also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.
CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost. A government document, obtained through access to information law, says information about other countries is limited but total costs ranged from about $400,000 for Portugal to $1.5 million for Israel in 2025. The Canadian Heritage document also says that because the Broadcasting Act guarantees CBC's independence, there...
OTTAWA -- CBC/Radio-Canada won’t disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 million in other countries.
OTTAWA -- One advocate says new statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government's three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named MP Dane Lloyd as his "referendum lead" for Alberta. Albertans will vote this October on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada. Poilievre says in an open letter Lloyd will work to listen to Albertans and address their concerns.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named MP Dane Lloyd as his "referendum lead" for Alberta.
Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents worry about how the facilities will affect their communities -- and as the data centres themselves become a symbol of the anxieties swirling around AI. "An AI data centre is like...
OTTAWA -- Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his government's approach to the environment as parts of the country grapple with wildfires.
Ottawa has plans to create a sweeping new digital regulator, which would enforce both online safety and privacy rules and take over oversight for tech companies from the privacy commissioner. Some critics say the government is creating a "super-regulator" -- while others say there is a need for a strong regulatory body to tackle the many harms proliferating online. Here...
OTTAWA -- Ottawa has plans to create a sweeping new digital regulator, which would enforce both online safety and privacy rules and take over oversight for tech companies from the privacy commissioner.
A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada's AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada's data centre capacity. But spokespeople for the government pushed back strongly on the figure, saying it is not a projection of the capacity Canada expects to build, and the total capacity will be much...
OTTAWA -- A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada’s AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada’s data centre capacity.
OTTAWA -- Canada should dust off its sequins and get ready to dazzle Europe, a historian said Thursday after the country took a major step toward joining the Eurovision song contest.
News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a stand on how AI systems use copyrighted content after Ottawa's long-awaited national AI strategy failed to address the issue. The Liberal government released a strategy earlier this month which includes $2.3 billion in new and expanded funding and sets a goal of increasing Canadians' use of artificial intelligence.
OTTAWA -- News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a stand on how AI systems use copyrighted content after Ottawa's long-awaited national AI strategy failed to address the issue.
OTTAWA -- Over the last two weeks of the parliamentary sitting, the Liberal government made a series of moves related to AI and digital regulation.
A Senate committee report says CBC-Radio-Canada's news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts "in order to assess its fairness and balance." The Senate's transport and communications committee released a report called "Local News Matters" today after hearing from more than 60 witnesses. It calls for local programming to be added to CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate and for...
OTTAWA -- CBC-Radio-Canada's news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts "in order to assess its fairness and balance," a new Senate committee report says.
OTTAWA -- Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he hopes all three of the crime bills introduced by the Liberal government become law before Parliament rises for the summer.
OTTAWA -- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the federal government wants to be "super careful" as it tackles surveillance pricing with its new privacy bill.
OTTAWA -- Proposed federal legislation would recognize privacy as a fundamental right of all Canadians and set higher standards for organizations when they manage children's data.
The federal government will introduce two major bills in the last days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water. The Liberal government has given notice it will bring forward a long-promised update to Canada's private-sector privacy law. The bill is expected to include protections for children's data as well as...
OTTAWA -- The federal government will introduce two major bills in the last days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water.
The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. "What one can't do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers," he said...
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives and the NDP aren't venturing an opinion yet on the online harms bill introduced by the federal Liberal government Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- The federal privacy commissioner says sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot violated Canada's privacy law.
OTTAWA -- Sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot and shared on his X platform violated Canada’s privacy law and while the company has made some changes they don't go far enough, the privacy commissioner said Thursday.
The federal privacy commissioner says sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot violated Canada's privacy law. The watchdog says Grok's AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn't properly consider harms to privacy. The commissioner launched an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and shared on the X...
OTTAWA -- The federal privacy commissioner will today release the results of his investigation of sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.
The Liberal government’s new online safety legislation would force social media to block access for kids under 16, though platforms will be able to obtain an exemption if they put sufficient safeguards in place.
The Liberal government’s new online safety legislation would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16. Social media platforms will be able to obtain an exemption if they have put in place sufficient safeguards. Platforms that offer adult content would not be able to obtain that exemption. The bill covers adult content services that focus on user-shared...
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government's new online safety legislation would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16.
The federal government will introduce legislation today addressing social media and AI chatbot safety. Ottawa is set to introduce legislation to enact what the government is calling the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act. It's expected to be introduced later today, with Culture Mi