Evan Solomon

The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would tighten privacy protections by limiting how businesses use personal data to set individualized prices and giving consumers greater control over their information

The bill is expected to include protections for children's data as well as measures ensuring Canadians' data is not used for surveillance pricing

It includes more than C$2bn ($1.4bn; £1bn) in spending for programmes to increase AI literacy and scale up its use by businesses and government

The rollout will extend access to around 150 organisations across more than 15 countries

The sum includes two previously announced deals: a $350 million public service contract with Dayforce to replace the troubled Phoenix pay system and a $240 million investment in the AI company Cohere

Schwarz Group, one of Aleph Alpha’s top backers, will also invest $600 million in Cohere’s Series E round, which is expected to close later this year, CNBC reported

The prime minister has called by-elections in three vacant ridings where Liberal staffers are already door-knocking

Eight people were killed in the 10 February attack, which took place at a residence and the local secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in British Columbia, Canada

Van Rootselaar began the attack by killing her mother and sibling at home, before shooting dead an educator and five students

Canada's minister for artificial intelligence has summoned senior staff from OpenAI on Tuesday over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in which eight people were killed including six young children

Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent on artificial intelligence, marking a further step in Ottawa’s efforts to strengthen international partnerships as global tensions reshape trade priorities

During his many trips to the World Economic Forum as a central banker and later as an investment executive, Prime Minister Mark Carney made some significant deals, but always in private

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) revealed its analysts discovered 3,440 AI-generated videos depicting child sexual abuse in 2025, a dramatic increase from just 13 identified in 2024

Screenshots circulating on X show Grok responding to prompts that altered real photos of Fisher taken when she was around 12 during filming into digitally manipulated images depicting her in revealing clothing

But Mr Musk’s company could face a more imminent threat to its top line as advertisers sounded the alarm over online safety, raising the prospect of a brand exodus