Stories listed on October 4, 2026
Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada
AI-generated reporters at We News, including Quebec correspondent “Geneviève Tremblay,” were sending error messages when The Canadian Press tried to question them by chat on Friday.
Dockworkers protest at Port of Vancouver over automation, AI
About 100 dockworker union delegates from Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand protested outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver on September 23.
AI protestors invite Vancouver city council candidates to march, organizers say it's an election issue
Hundreds of people marched from Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood to downtown on Saturday to protest against AI data centres.
OSCP closes $6-million USD Series A round to power navigation without GPS
Montréal-based One Silicon Chip Photonics has raised US$6 million (C$8.6 million) in Series A funding to develop sensors that help vehicles and robots navigate without GPS.
Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ starting to appear in Canada
We News uses AI-generated personas as reporters and editors, including a Quebec correspondent named “Geneviève Tremblay.”
AI hack on Canadian archive is ‘the world we live in now,’ expert warns
AI agents targeted the Library and Archives Canada website on May 28 and June 9 while apparently searching for Canadian divorce records from 1905 to 1911, according to the research group Transluce.
Canada Launches National Council On Artificial Intelligence
The supplied information identifies a headline announcing a national council on artificial intelligence in Canada but gives no details about the council or its launch.
Quebec Conservative leader acknowledges AI use in book and campaign materials
Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime acknowledged using artificial intelligence to help organise and structure ideas for his book, Destination Autonomie, while saying its political arguments and positions were his own.
Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada
AI-generated journalists have begun appearing at We News, including a Quebec correspondent called “Geneviève Tremblay,” who was producing several stories a day.
AI Agents Tried to Access Canadian Government Website, Officials Find No Signs of a Breach
AI agents attempted to access the Library and Archives Canada website on May 28 and June 9, according to research firm Transluce.
Canada's AI Ambitions Need Propane
The Canadian Propane Association says propane could help power data centres and support Canada’s efforts to attract investment in artificial intelligence and digital services.
Carney names AI council to help Canada turn research strength into economic power
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new artificial intelligence council on October 2 to advise Ottawa on its AI for All strategy, launched in June.
Carney names AI council to advance Canada’s AI strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new artificial intelligence council on October 2 to advise Ottawa on its AI for All strategy, launched in June.