Stories listed on October 9, 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.