Global National: May 6, 2026 | Ex-Alberta premier Kenney threatens legal action over data leak

From Global News.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney claims his personal information was exposed during an online meeting of the Centurion Project, an Alberta separatist group accused of exposing the names and addresses of millions of that province’s voters. Heather Yourex-West looks at how Kenney is threatening legal action, how Alberta’s governing UCP party is reacting and the evidence of foreign meddling in the province’s separatism movement.

Canada’s privacy watchdog says OpenAI failed to respect privacy laws while training early models of its ChatGPT chatbot. David Akin explains what the investigation found and how ChatGPT responded when he asked it if OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws.

Several people who fell ill with hantavirus on the MV Hondius luxury cruise ship have now been evacuated from the boat and are receiving treatment. Heidi Petracek explains how it’s believed one of the victims likely contracted the virus and the criticism levelled at how the outbreak was managed.

Plus, Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and creator of the 24-hour news cycle, has died at age 87. Eric Sorensen looks back at Turner’s towering influence in media, as well as his work in philanthropy and environmentalism.

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