Federal probe finds 'co-ordinated' social media bots in Alberta election

EDMONTON -- A federal agency investigating the recent Alberta election has found evidence the campaign featured tactics including co-ordinated, false social media postings. In a report released late Friday, the Rapid Response Mechanism -- created by the G-7 to monitor foreign influence on democratic elections -- identified social media accounts that demonstrated "co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour." The agency was created by the G7 at the 2018 conference in Charleboix, Que. It is intended to str