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Every story published on AI Canada Pulse, kept as it was first published. The archive began on September 30, 2026.

AI-generated summariesEach summary was written by a model from the publisher’s headline and short excerpt, and each story links to the original reporting. Times are Winnipeg time.

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  1. 11:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · 650 CKOM

    Sask. First Nation demands consultation on AI data centre near Regina

    Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation Chief Rodger Redman has asked Bell Canada to consult the First Nation about its AI data centre near Regina and proposed expansion.

  2. 11:00 a.m. · Industry & Startups · 980 CJME

    Site plan for Bell AI data centre expansion near Regina revealed

    Bell Canada has applied to add as many as nine data centre buildings to its AI Fabric campus near Regina, potentially bringing the site’s capacity to 1.2 gigawatts.

  3. 5:35 p.m. · Industry & Startups · BetaKit

    Calgary philanthropist donates $30 million to fund drone facility at SAIT

    Calgary philanthropist David Bissett has donated $30 million to SAIT for the Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park, a planned facility at the Calgary campus for training, testing and certifying autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft.

  4. 4:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · Winnipeg Free Press

    Byline or bot? AI-generated 'journalists' start to appear in Canada

    Canadian news outlets are confronting websites that use AI-generated journalist personas to republish reporting from established media.

  5. 3:00 p.m. · Research · Global News

    1 in 3 young Canadians use AI once a month for mental health, report shows

    A Jack.org survey found that one in three young Canadians regularly use generative AI tools at least monthly to support their mental health.

  6. 2:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · Net Influencer

    TikTok Unveils AI-Powered Ad And Creator Tools At Canada Summit

    TikTok announced new AI advertising and creator tools at its Canada product summit on October 7.

  7. 11:00 a.m. · Industry & Startups · Cult MTL

    Opposition to AI data centres is growing significantly across Canada

    A new Angus Reid Institute study found that 64% of Canadians want their provincial government to limit large data centres, while 18% want development encouraged.

  8. 10:00 a.m. · Policy & Regulation · Wealth Professional

    OSFI flags frontier AI as top threat to Canada's financial system

    Canada’s banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has made advanced AI a focus of its fall risk update.

  9. 9:00 a.m. · Policy & Regulation · The Globe and Mail

    Opinion: Alberta used AI to draft its whisky act, giving Canada’s legal community a buzz

    Alberta used artificial intelligence to help prepare an initial draft of its Whisky Act, which sets labelling standards for the province’s whisky.

  10. 5:00 a.m. · Industry & Startups · Yahoo News Canada

    Company proposes AI data centre for northeast part of Edmonton

    A United States-based company is asking Edmonton to change rules in its Energy and Technology Park so it can build an artificial intelligence data centre within city limits.

  11. 3:00 a.m. · Industry & Startups · CP24

    Canada’s literary awards say publishers are in best position to sniff out AI

    The Writers’ Trust and Giller Foundation say their literary awards bar AI-written books, but rely on publishers to check whether authors used generative AI.

  12. 9:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · Canadian Mortgage Trends

    OSFI warns AI could amplify cyber and technology risks for lenders

    Canada’s banking regulator warns that AI adoption could increase cyber threats and leave lenders exposed to outages at major technology providers.

  13. 9:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · hcamag.com

    Canada ranks near bottom on AI trust – and employers must act

    A senior federal official says public trust and workplace AI literacy are key to Canada’s AI adoption.

  14. 9:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · Vernon Matters

    Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada

    AI-generated personas are appearing as journalists on We News, a site that republishes news from more than 100 Canadian cities.

  15. 5:00 p.m. · Global AI Race · PR Newswire Canada

    Mila and Inria Strengthen Canada-France AI Research Cooperation

    Montreal-based Mila and France’s Inria have signed a four-year agreement to expand AI research cooperation between Canada and France.

  16. 5:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · Digital Journal

    Canada’s AI adoption is accelerating, but accountability is struggling to keep pace

    Canadian businesses’ use of AI doubled to 12.2 per cent in 2025, up from 6.1 per cent in 2024, according to Statistics Canada figures.

  17. 3:01 p.m. · Research · BetaKit

    Pioneering safety researcher Paul Christiano unpacks AI’s “dangerous moment”

    US AI safety researcher Paul Christiano will speak in Toronto at The Hinton Lectures from Nov. 9 to 11, focusing on AI’s future and how to keep it aligned with human interests.

  18. 3:01 p.m. · Talent & Education · The Conversation

    Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

    AI could help Canadian settlement agencies answer routine questions, direct newcomers to services and reduce paperwork, but it should not replace settlement workers or qualified immigration advisers, says an immigration policy researcher.

  19. 2:01 p.m. · Research · Billboard

    New Report Finds a 'Supermajority' of Canadians Dislike AI-Generated Music

    A Signal Hill Insights report found that 65% of Canadians dislike AI-generated music, while 5% say they enjoy it.

  20. 12:01 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · BNN Bloomberg

    OSFI says geopolitical, economic and AI risks have intensified for financial system

    The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says geopolitical uncertainty, economic change and rapid technological advances have intensified risks to Canada’s financial system.

  21. 8:00 a.m. · Talent & Education · The Globe and Mail

    Opinion: Canada won the AI talent race, but we’re losing the infrastructure one

    Two Canadian AI leaders argue that Canada must give local companies and researchers better access to computing power, not just attract large data centres, to turn its research and talent into businesses and jobs.

  22. 7:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · The Logic

    Canada’s banking regulator weighs new rules for AI risks

    Canada’s banking regulator is considering an AI safety code that could set minimum standards for financial institutions, as more capable AI models and autonomous agents raise concerns about cyberattacks and other risks.

  23. 7:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · CHAT News Today

    Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada

    Canadian news outlets removed work attributed to “Daniel Robson” after editors could not verify his identity.

  24. 6:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · CBC

    Bell Canada plans to purchase 895 acres to expand AI data centre outside Regina

    Bell Canada has conditional agreements to buy 895 acres near Regina for an AI data centre expansion, bringing the campus to about 1,055 acres.

  25. 6:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · Microsoft Source

    Alberta is working to build North America’s most AI-enabled public service – in the open

    Alberta says it is using AI to update government systems, with some teams reporting work up to 20 times faster and costs up to 95 per cent lower.

  26. 3:00 p.m. · Industry & Startups · PR Web

    Altorney's MARC for AI-Powered Document Review Solution Adopted by Canada's Leading Business Law Firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP

    McCarthy Tétrault has deployed Altorney’s MARC platform to review documents in litigation, investigations and data breach matters.

  27. 2:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · CityNews Halifax

    New Brunswick government must reveal plans for all AI data centres: Green lawmaker

    New Brunswick Green legislator Megan Mitton is calling on the provincial government to disclose how many AI data centres are proposed and which communities could be affected.

  28. 12:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · The Guardian

    US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT

    A 30-year-old man from Washington state was arrested as a second suspect in a Canadian school shooting case and charged with conspiracy to murder people in another country, according to US officials.

  29. 12:00 p.m. · Policy & Regulation · MobileSyrup

    AI-generated content like deepfakes being used to push Alberta separatism

    AI-generated videos and other material are circulating online to encourage support for Alberta separatism, according to CBC News.

  30. 11:00 a.m. · Talent & Education · Education News Canada

    University of Prince Edward Island - UPEI MBA graduate turns classroom insights into AI-powered construction innovation

    University of Prince Edward Island MBA graduate Dylan Cooper is developing AI software for construction through his company, Boardwalk Inc.

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Stories that were still on the live feed on September 30, 2026 are listed under the date each became ready, so a few earlier days hold stories. Those days are not a full record.