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A data centre with rows of servers and floating figures representing digital data streams.

Canada needs to develop its own AI computing power

Four people sitting on easy chairs holding microphones on a stage in front of Liberal Party of Canada colours and a logo for their 2026 convention.

Make AI policy about contribution, not just protection

A dozen medical icons are clustered but don’t connect to each other.

Canada has the tech to connect health records. Why isn’t it being used?

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The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

An abstract illustration with drawings evoking thought, networks, sharing, etc.

Innovation sovereignty needs ecosystems, not isolation

A couple of computer screens, a keyboard and a lot of little symbols floating around to depict data.

Canada’s digital sovereignty debate overlooks software risks

Holstein calf in a stable eating hay.

The next frontier of AI is biological digital twins

COVID-19 tracking data should be managed the way data trusts are

Five ways a COVID-19 contact-tracing app could make things worse

Why we underestimated COVID-19

Privacy rights should drive our approach to using personal data during pandemic

Beware of COVID-19 projections based on flawed global comparisons

As universities move classes online, let’s not forget the digital divide

The future of work is based on assumptions we need to challenge

Misinformation, alternative medicine and the coronavirus

Canada’s investments in innovation need to be bolder

Let’s build an innovation ecosystem that includes women, too

Le déclin de l’empire Bombardier

Facial recognition technology requires checks and balances

Indigenous DNA database should be managed by its people

Defence strategy is proof a carbon tax can spur energy sector innovation

Why creating an AI department is not a good idea

Feds faced with two visions for future of communications

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