AI has a racism problem, but fixing it is complicated, say experts
Online retail giant Amazon recently deleted the N-word from a product description of a black-coloured action figure and admitted to CBC News its safeguards failed to screen…
Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa’s push to regulate online content, experts warn
The federal government is facing an uproar over controversial changes to a bill that would bring videos and other content posted to social media sites like YouTube…
How the spread of COVID-19 misinformation is undermining trust in public health
Over the Easter weekend, photos began to surface on Facebook showing British Columbia's provincial health officer unmasked at an airport.Another photo appeared to show Dr. Bonnie Henry…
Ontario’s pharmacy vaccine rollout leaves some hard-hit communities with limited access to shots
A month after Ontario began shipping COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies around the province, an analysis by CBC News shows some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods are still waiting…
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada's national statistics agency says it's ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months.Census…
In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis C…
Canadian researchers to release recommendations for treating youth eating disorders online
Sarah White sets a timer to remind herself to eat. She sets it six times a day so that she eats three meals and three snacks.White says…
Mental health charity reeling amid resignations over suspicions about leader’s alleged secret identity
An Ottawa charity focused on the well-being of Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ youth is in disarray after staff quit and speakers pulled out of a recent conference…
Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city's police force have been monitoring her.A cache of…
Calgary mom accuses courier giant DHL of charging ‘hidden fees’
Michelle Sinclair knew her son Aodhan only wanted one thing for this 10th birthday — a football jersey from his favourite team in Dublin, just like the…
Frustration grows among seniors and caregivers over Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Sam Meister is 98 years old, and he's furious at the Ontario government's COVID-19 vaccination plan that is forcing seniors like him to remain segregated."I would like…