Artificial Intelligence

• AI tokens are catching some companies by surprise — and spurring big bills

  As artificial intelligence (AI) use ramps up by many companies, some are reportedly facing sticker shock as they run out of AI 'tokens,' which can lead to extra costs.

  Tech

  Jun 10
  
• Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada’s clean power aims

  The Alberta government's efforts to attract data centres by touting access to an abundant supply of cheap fossil fuels threatens to undermine Canada's clean power goals.

  Environment

  Jun 9
  
• Advertisement
• Alberta First Nation in court over massive proposed ‘Wonder Valley’ AI data centre

  The $70-billion Wonder Valley project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary aims to become the largest AI data center industrial park in the world.

  Environment

  Jun 8
• Advertisement
• Canada’s AI strategy doesn’t mention copyright. Ottawa says ‘stay tuned’

  The word 'copyright' doesn't appear once in Canada's 50-page AI strategy, despite promises last summer by the minister of artificial intelligence that it would be addressed.

  Politics

  Jun 8
• Decanters and deepfakes: How AI is changing political warfare in Ontario

  The Gravy Plane parody video, with its catchy country-music soundtrack and a depiction of Doug Ford in LEGO form, has racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

  Politics

  Jun 6
• Should AI training start in kindergarten? What we know about Ottawa’s plan

  An MIT study published in November 2025 found that using AI chatbots like ChatGPT erodes critical thinking skills, even among adults.

  Canada

  Jun 5
• AI just designed a ‘fundamental new vaccine’ for viruses, researchers say

  A team at the University of Cambridge say this is the first time that a vaccine whose active component was 'designed entirely by computer simulations has been tested in humans.'

  Health

  Jun 5
• 5 things missing from Canada’s AI strategy, from timelines to job impacts

  The 50-page strategy is 'very short on details,' Conservatives and independent experts said after its long-anticipated release. Here are some of the details that are missing.

  Tech

  Jun 4
• Advertisement
• What are AI data centres? A closer look as Canada eyes ‘large-scale’ push

  Ottawa's AI strategy includes plans to build out data centres, which many Canadians have pushed back against because of the environmental and community impacts.

  Canada

  Jun 4
• Advertisement
• Manitoba will reject hyperscale AI data centre south of Winnipeg, Kinew says

  Premier Wab Kinew says when you balance the sheer size of the facility, the energy it will consume and its impact on the environment, there's little benefit to the province.

  Politics

  Jun 4