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Canada launches free AI courses for students, educators, workers and jobseekers: Check date, who is eligible, what they will learn and how to access them

Canada is launching a National AI Literacy Initiative to educate its citizens which offers free online courses covering AI basics and responsible usage. Students, teachers, and workers will receive free AI training as Canada rolls out a national initiative focused on practical AI literacy, starting from September 21. This course…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

Canada’s ‘AI for All’ strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s AI for All strategy on June 4, committing over $2 billion in new spending and targeting $200 billion in additional GDP growth and 250,000 new jobs by 2031.

The Conversation · Jun 10

Amii Fuels Canada’s AI Momentum as Upper Bound Opens with 53% Growth and 11,000 Global Attendees

EDMONTON, Alberta, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) today officially opens the fifth annual Upper Bound, the premier AI conference that has surpassed all projections to become a cornerstone of the global AI calendar. Welcoming 11,000 researchers, business leaders, and policymakers representing 22 countries, the…

AAP · May 19

Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account

Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’

The Guardian - US · Feb 23

Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep?

Over the past year, few words have been abused as much as “sovereignty,” particularly in relation to Canadian digital policy and artificial intelligence. In early December, Microsoft promised to invest more than $7.5 billion over the next two years to build “new digital and AI infrastructure” in Canada. This investment…

The Conversation · Jan 18

Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

A global backlash is brewing against Grok, the AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk and embedded into the social media platform X, after recent reports revealed that Grok was being used to digitally undress women (“Put her into a very transparent mini-bikini,”) and pose them in sexually explicit positions.

The Conversation · Jan 14

Can Canada emerge as an AI leader amid frictions with U.S.?

It will be tough to compete with the higher salaries and abundant capital south of the border.

Fortune · Oct 2, 2025

Canada gets its first ever Federal Minister dedicated to AI

Canada gets a dedicated federal Artificial Intelligence and Innovation minister, becoming the first ever country to have one.

Android Central · May 13, 2025

Scientists find weird holes on the ocean floor spewing ancient fluids 'like a fire hose'

Understanding the movement of fluids in the Cascadia subduction zone can help researchers pinpoint the risk of earthquakes

LiveScience · Apr 24, 2023

Mega-earthquake fears as experts puzzle over 'crack' in 600-mile long US fault line

Experts have predicted an earthquake could erupt, causing devastation to the Pacific Northwest area of the US after a crack was discovered in a 600-mile long fault line

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023