Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments

The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.

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Why Canada’s new voluntary framework for AI data centres won’t work - The Hill Times

Voluntary principles, as outlined in the government’s national framework for AI, have no legally binding force. They typically lack efficacy and transparency, even as governments and tech companies of...

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Carney government won’t say if Canada will attend Trump anti-Antifa summit

A State Department spokesperson said more than 60 countries had been invited “from various regions, including the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia.”

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Chicago sues Airbnb and a host company for alleged improper rentals

Airbnb was accused of profiting from those allegedly unlawful rentals rather than work with the city to ensure compliance with the Shared Housing Ordinance.

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Opinion: Airbnb used the World Cup to lobby for relaxed short-term rental rules. Demand didn’t keep up

Company attempted to use the tournament to pad its bottom line, but demand for short-term rentals in Canadian host cities has fallen short

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Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret

The police use of ODITs is so secret that police forces have signed agreements to drop serious criminal investigations rather than reveal the name of their vendor.

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Vancouver must keep short-term rental addresses private, B.C. adjudicator rules | CBC News

British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would reveal wher...

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Newly built condos in Vancouver are too pricey to sell, CMHC data show

In the city, 81 per cent of the new unsold condo units are priced at more than $1-million

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A Different Kind of Cycling Campaign - Spacing Toronto

During Toronto’s last three elections, cycling campaigns focused primarily on on-street infrastructure including protected bike lanes and Vision Zero road safety improvements. Think of Cycle Toronto’s...

spacing.ca

More Ubers, more traffic? New report reignites licence cap debate

Last year, Uber and other rideshare drivers clocked 1.13 billion kilometres on Toronto streets — a 40 per cent increase from 2023, according to a new report

torontotoday.ca

Ford government’s internal surveys expose failures in disability job training program

Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to get Ontarians off social assistance and into jobs is failing those with complex physical and intellectual disabilities, according to the province’s own intern...

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ANALYSIS | Ford losing support in wake of jet controversy, polls suggest | CBC News

Doug Ford’s now grounded plan to buy a private jet highlights a trend of softening support for the premier and his government, say some experts and polling analysts, who warn that the controversy coul...

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Toronto rideshare drivers spend half of their time on the road without a passenger, data show

‘Deadheading rate,’ when drivers are not paid, climbed in 2025 from 40% in 2022

theglobeandmail.com

338Canada Ontario | Liaison Strategies poll, April 2026

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Toronto tenants launch new citywide union amid ongoing rent crisis and affordability concerns | CBC News

Organizers say the new union will unite tenants across Toronto to strengthen collective action on rent, housing conditions, and affordability, while landlords and housing providers also weigh in on th...

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Ontario is getting ready to hand Uber a massive gift - CCPA

By hitching the "Northlander Rideshare Pilot" to the Northlander train revival, the province is engaged in a major giveaway to the U.S. taxi app

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Ontario is getting ready to hand Uber a massive gift - CCPA

By hitching the "Northlander Rideshare Pilot" to the Northlander train revival, the province is engaged in a major giveaway to the U.S. taxi app

policyalternatives.ca

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility

A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

thewesternedge.media

Menace on the Streets - Macleans.ca

E-bikes and e-scooters are remaking the rules of the road. Canada’s cities aren’t ready.

macleans.ca

Stellantis in Talks to Make Chinese EVs at Idled Canadian Plant

Stellantis NV is discussing options for building electric vehicles in Canada with its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of how qu...

bloomberg.com

Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program - CCPA

Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt

policyalternatives.ca

Owner facing 15 charges after Old Montreal fire that killed 7, including guests in illegal Airbnbs

The owner of a building in Old Montreal that burned down in 2023, killing seven people, is now facing seven charges of manslaughter and eight charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

ctvnews.ca

Support for Ford’s Tories has levelled off after months of decline, poll suggests

After hitting an all-time high of 53 per cent last August, the Tories holding at 44 per cent in the latest Abacus Data tracking survey.

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