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By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press
EDMONTON — Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations.
The feature, which is currently being rolled out by Google, allows users to see speed limits, speed cameras and mobile speed cameras on the map before they leave.
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Google is putting fake news in its crosshairs as it rolls out a news initiative aimed at stopping the spread of misinformation and helping publishers attract more subscribers.
The technology company said Tuesday it will spend $392 million over the next three years on the initiative, which will involve prioritizing “quality” publishers, making it easier to subscribe to news publications and educating readers on how to spot misleading reports.
By The Canadian Press
WATERLOO, Ont. – Google has mapped thousands of indigenous lands in Canada.
Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 2014.
The City of Winnipeg has partnered with traffic app Waze to improve the flow of traffic data-sharing.
The Google-owned company provides user-submitted traffic details and real-time road activity to ensure a smooth ride for commuters.
The city’s soon-to-open Transportation Management Centre will provide Waze with data such as government-reported construction, crash and road closure data.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, myWestman
NEEPAWA, Man. — Thanks to modern technology, from the comfort of my couch, I can take a drive down the Champs-Élysées, through Times Square or past Stonehenge. This is all because of Google’s Street View images, which work with Google Maps to provide 360° images of locations around the world.
By The Canadian Press
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s remote Sable Island, renowned for its wild horses and wind-swept sand dunes, can now be seen on Google Street View.
Curious people can explore the crescent-shaped island, situated roughly 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax, with just a few clicks.
By The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The death of a beloved actor, quadrennial sporting events, a new smartphone, and a deadly outbreak topped Google Canada’s annual list of the most popular trending search queries.
After excluding routine searches that are entered by users every day of every year — most commonly for Facebook, Google itself, and YouTube — Robin Williams was found to be the top trending search term of 2014 in Canada.
By Roger Currie
Memo to the folks at Google, please hurry up with getting those cars that drive themselves on the market. I say that because scarcely a day goes by without further evidence that not only is driving not as much fun any more, it also isn’t very safe, for a variety of reasons.
In Saskatchewan, the government is dedicating 60 police officers to enforcing driving laws. New legislation will hike up the penalties considerably higher for driving impaired, driving distracted , and of course driving too fast, also known as speeding.
(NC) — Do you ever feel a bit apprehensive about leaving the comfort of home for the uncertain terrain of the great outdoors? Trips to national parks and historic sites, for instance, often make us wonder how challenging the trails will be, or if the kids will be able to handle the elements, or exactly what the reserved campsite will look like.
Parks Canada and Google have teamed up to answer these questions so that the country’s most iconic places are accessible to everyone. Google staff says it has driven the roads, hiked the trails, visited the campgrounds, and peered into the historic rooms of over 50 national parks and national historic sites so that you can explore these destinations from the comfort of your home, before you go.
Visiting Northern Manitoba to see wild polar bears can be a once in a lifetime experience, but for those who can’t make it to Churchill, Google has brought the polar bears to you.
Frontiers North Adventures teamed up with Polar Bears International to help bring Google’s Street View to Churchill, offering the world a glimpse at the frozen tundra that Manitoba’s polar bears call home.
A Google Maps team visited Churchill in October 2013 and mounted a trekker atop a Frontiers North Adventures Tundra Buggy. The team captured over 40 kilometres of interactive panoramic photographs in November while touring Cape Churchill in Parks Canada’s Wapusk National Park.
