Press Digest: Canada - October 16

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16/10/2026 12:52

Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.     
     
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** Canada's cyber intelligence agency is planning the construction of a large new data centre in the Ottawa area at an estimated cost of up to $1.85 billion. 
     
** Canadian AI lab Cohere has signed a letter of intent to buy Aisle, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup that uses AI to detect vulnerabilities in software.
     
** Stellantis STLAM.MI workers in Canada are set to vote this weekend on whether to authorize a strike as their union says contract negotiations with the auto-maker remain at a standstill.        
       
NATIONAL POST
** Canadian businesses need to adopt AI more widely but risks remain, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said at an Institute of International Finance event in Bangkok.  

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