February 11, 2026
OTTAWA - Canadians who followed health advice from AI were five times more likely to experience harms than those who did not, worrying doctors across the country as Canadians struggle to access care from trusted health providers.
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February 11, 2026
MONTREAL - Quebec patients can talk with Bonjour-santé's new conversational robot, a hybrid between ChatGPT and an 811 nurse. Called BonsAi, Bonjour-santé's new artificial intelligence tool allows you to describe your symptoms and find out the possible causes, then get an appointment with a health professional if necessary.
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February 4, 2026
OTTAWA - The University of Ottawa is launching a new center for research, education and innovation in medical Artificial Intelligence (AI) to facilitate cross-cutting collaborations while sharpening the university’s competitive edge in this rapidly changing landscape.
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January 30, 2026
As generative artificial intelligence tools become more widely available, healthcare organizations across Canada are confronting a new operational reality: clinicians are increasingly adopting AI tools on their own initiative. This trend – often described as Bring Your Own AI (BYOAI) – reflects both unmet clinical needs and growing familiarity with consumer AI platforms (e.g. ChatGPT) that support summarization, drafting, and information synthesis. Read More
January 28, 2026
TORONTO -The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) have released joint Principles to guide the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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January 28, 2026
OTTAWA - Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon (pictured) is preparing to publish a government AI strategy as early as next month, according to a report in the Globe and Mail newspaper. Last year he appointed an expert task force to advise him, including on the safety aspects of the technology.
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January 21, 2026
OTTAWA - The Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) is leading a plea for funding from the provincial government to help implement AI healthcare tools. A new submission to the province during 2026 pre-budget consultations calls for an initial injection of $15 million over three years to establish a “Health Technologies Innovation Transition Fund.”
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January 14, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - OpenAI is making a bigger push into healthcare with the announcement of OpenAI for Healthcare, a set of products designed to help healthcare organizations deliver more consistent, high-quality care for patients.
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December 22, 2025
TORONTO — SCALE AI, Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) cluster, announced a total of $128.5 million in investments to support 44 new applied AI projects across Canada. This brings total commitments over the past six months to more than $226 million, reflecting the rapid acceleration of homegrown AI deployment across Canadian industries and organizations.
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December 3, 2025
CHICAGO - RapidAI, the pioneer of deep clinical AI and global leader in enterprise imaging, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), have announced a strengthened working relationship to accelerate the global adoption and scalability of deep clinical AI in healthcare. The companies will focus on co-development and go-to-market alignment, bringing together AWS’s AI infrastructure and machine learning pipelines with RapidAI’s deep clinical expertise and multimodal healthcare data.
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