Elections

• Tech companies sign pact to combat AI election interference

  Tech executives including OpenAI and Meta gathered to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters.

  Tech

  Feb 16
  
• How ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it plans to prevent 2024 election misinformation

  The safeguards include a mix of preexisting policies and newer initiatives to prevent the misuse of its wildly popular generative AI tools.

  Tech

  Jan 16
  
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• Elections Canada launches online tool to tackle voting ‘misconceptions’

  Elections Canada has launched an online tool to tackle "misconceptions" related to the election process as some are warning that fake content could be rampant in 2024.

  Canada

  Jan 12
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• ANALYSIS: Would replacing Trudeau help the Liberals? It’s probably unlikely

  New polling shows the Liberal Party's biggest liability is its leader Justin Trudeau. Would a new leader help? And how will the party win support despite Trudeau's unpopularity?

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
• Northwest Territories residents head to polls after wildfire delayed earlier vote

  Voters will choose 16 of 19 Legislative Assembly members, one of whom will then be elected premier. Current premier Caroline Cochrane isn't seeking re-election.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2023
• Manitoba community’s brush with ER closures highlights extent of health care concerns

  Health care challenges for communities across Manitoba has left one municipality shouldering the province's burden onto itself to provide its residents the care they need.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2023
• ANALYSIS: Manitoba Liberals could be the key in historic provincial election

  Both PC Leader Heather Stefanson and NDP Leader Wab Kinew are looking to make history on Oct. 3. But it could be Manitoba Liberals who decide which one of them moves forward.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2023
• N.W.T. delays territorial election to November over wildfire safety concerns

  The legislature also pushed forward a $75-million special assessment for firefighting in the territory, an amount that dwarfs its average budget of about $20 million.

  Politics

  Aug 28, 2023
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• ‘Hostile actors’ had access to U.K.’s Electoral Commission for over a year

  The U.K.'s Electoral Commission has been hacked by 'hostile actors' who had access to its system and emails unknowingly for over a year, the agency said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
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• Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

  The Nova Scotia Liberal Party issued a statement saying it's receiving unfair treatment from Elections Nova Scotia after the agency determined a certain campaign message was false.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023