Quebec announces $2.5-billion aid package to businesses hurt by COVID-19
The Quebec government has announced a $2.5-billion financial aid package for companies struggling with liquidity due the COVID-19 crisis.
Artificial Intelligence
Anti-money laundering centre eyes AI to find the dirt
The federal anti-money laundering centre is exploring artificial intelligence and machine learning to help sort through a deluge of data in the hunt for hidden dirty cash.
UN disarmament chief warns of 'dark side' of AI
The United Nations' top disarmament official says governments need to pay more attention to the "dark side" of artificial intelligence, including the implications of so-called killer robots that could take military decisions out of human hands.
Robots unlikely to cause mass layoffs: federal documents say
Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce.
Over 1M workers could lose their jobs to machines but can be retrained, says RBC
A new report says some of the more than one million Canadian workers who could lose their jobs to machines could fill growing gaps in the nation's health-care system with the right training now.
Toronto's Pearson airport to use AI-powered technology to detect weapons
Canada's busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons.
Political parties urged to commit to policies for data-driven economy
Chambers of commerce from Canada's biggest cities will release a campaign wish list on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, urging political parties to commit to establishing national data-governance standards, making government research more available for businesses and fully harnessing the value of intellectual property.
Scheer promises to create 'Canada Cyber Safe' certification for digital products
Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer is trying to reassure Canadians that if elected, his government would better protect their personal information following recent high-profile security breaches at major corporations that compromised the data of millions of Canadians.
Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
A high-profile call to eat more plants and less meat in order to combat global warming is directly in line with Canada's new food guide, which extols the health benefits of precisely such a change in diet, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Friday, August 10, 2019.
No decision on Huawei and 5G before fall federal election call: Goodale
Canadians will have to wait until after this fall's federal election to find out whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can provide equipment for the country's next-generation 5G wireless network.
Behind-the-scenes work on skills policy detailed in election-tinged documents
Top civil servants have been told that their departments don't know what the jobs of the future will look like and that employers' demands for skills will change more and more frequently in the years to come
Trudeau Liberals pledge $150M toward big-data cancer research initiative
Months after first promising money to a cancer research network bearing Terry Fox's name, the federal health minister touted the spending at an event on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
DARPA's Justin Sanchez works to stay a step ahead of technological surprises
Justin Sanchez, a neuroscientist with the United States' Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency won't confirm or deny if he's working on classified projects.
Forty-two countries adopt principles for artificial intelligence
Forty-two countries adopted the first ever intergovernmental guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the OECD headquarters in Paris.