Ottawa is spending $300,000 to help develop an online tool to detect misinformation with the help of artificial intelligence.
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said the government is “fighting for Canadians to get the facts” with a website and browser extension to help detect “mis- and dis-information” using “behavioural nudges” to mitigate “fake news” online.
Why It Matters: Knowing the inner workings of the tools allows for better awareness of their strength and limitation.

Canada’s women’s soccer team beat Colombia and moves on to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
Earlier in the day the team had lost an appeal of a six-point penalty for filming the New Zealand team's practices.
Why It Matters: The Canadians are the defending Olympic champions and may be on their way to repeat the triumph.