The Prairie Spirit School Division is among the numerous school districts across Canada that have been affected by a “cybersecurity incident” involving a third-party application that is used to store student and staff information. The U.S.-based student information software provider known as PowerSchool reportedly informed school boards in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Maritimes […]

A POLICE officer, a First Nations lawyer and a community-health program manager are among a dozen people who’ve been chosen to serve as panellists in disciplinary cases involving teachers under a new Manitoba Education Department professional registry and complaint process. Bobbi Taillefer, the province’s first independent education commissioner, has the discretion to dismiss or investigate […]

The Manitoba government has scrapped plans to create a centralized database for student registration, report cards and other information at a cost in excess of $50 million. The Free Press has learned the initiative is not moving forward — unrelated to a series of recent cybersecurity incidents, although the Opposition Tories argue the shelved proposal, […]

A request by a Tiny Township resident toward the reason their property tax increased and how collected septage factored in was relayed through MidlandToday to the municipalities of Tiny and Midland recently. Questions posed to Tiny Township received a response, as published in the January 4 article, ‘Upcoming Tiny budget approval to address resident’s concerns […]

NEW YORK (AP) — During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims. People in heightened emotional states in the wake of a catastrophic event should be extra careful of impersonators asking for identifying details, according to Karina Layugan, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission based in Los Angeles, […]

Be sure to attend this virtual gathering to learn about the recently-passed legislation that will replace one of Alberta’s access to information and privacy laws. Commissioner Diane McLeod, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, will present on the expected impacts from the legislative changes, once in force. This will be followed by a panel discussion […]

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s striking university students protested outside the Balkan country’s top court on Sunday to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist authorities, including pressure from the secret service. The rally began with thousands of people standing in silence for 15 minutes […]

A data breach affecting multiple schools across Canada and the United States — including the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) — involved medical records and other personal information in some cases.  The cybersecurity incident involves PowerSchool, a third-party platform that manages a range of student and staff details, like personal contact information, […]

Nova Scotia’s Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach could have a financial impact on some former and current teachers and staff. The department issued a statement Saturday saying some social insurance numbers collected before 2010 […]

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people blocked traffic on Friday at a key motorway intersection in Serbia’s capital during ongoing student-led street protests over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people last November. Chanting “we want justice,” the crowd first gathered outside the central court house in Belgrade to urge punishment […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by arguments […]

As of January 9, parents and caregivers with students attending schools in Niverville and Ritchot have been notified of a cybersecurity breach which affects the personal information of children. The data breach similarly affects staff at each of the seven public schools in this region. The Hanover School Division (HSD), division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine (DSFM), and […]