Edmonton police emails, documents provide new information on Canada-first AI facial recognition bodycam pilot

April 13 , 2026 at 04:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Key details include a "critical fault" system outage, possible extension of pilot project and that facial recognition model was supplied by Corsight AI, a company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza.

Alberta's access restrictions threaten privacy and democratic role of libraries, critics say

April 13 , 2026 at 11:32:27 a.m. MDT • :

Critics of Alberta's proposed rule changes to public libraries say the true danger lies in giving the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on which books people are checking out.