York Regional Police has suspended its partnership with Crime Stoppers after a cybersecurity breach back in March. The move came after the breach caused Toronto Crime Stoppers to stop taking anonymous tips by phone, online, or through their app on October 21. News of the breach left multiple questions unanswered for the organization, including the […]

The CEO of California’s high-speed rail authority resigned late Wednesday, saying he needs to focus on “important personal and family priorities,” according to a copy of the emailed resignation obtained by CalMatters. “This has not been an easy decision, as leading the Authority has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding chapters of my […]

Montreal police say a 16-member patrol unit rocked by a racism scandal remained armed and active for nearly a full day after investigators secured enough evidence to take action about allegations some officers engaged in criminal misconduct. Police chief Fady Dagher announced at a late Friday evening news conference in mid-June that he was dismantling […]

Newfoundland and Labrador will blow past its 2030 and 2040 climate targets and is at risk of failing to achieve its critical goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to internal government documents obtained by The Independent. In a document from the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change dated July 7, […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Conservative activists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state’s primary election. The men recorded the exchanges for a video to expose what they say are vulnerabilities in the state’s voting […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe. Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul outlines a dozen definitions of “unsafe AI companion features” […]

St. Thomas Police announced they temporarily paused participation in the local Crime Stoppers program after a cybersecurity breach involving its third-party anonymous tip collection platform. Police said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 23, they paused participating in the St. Thomas-Elgin Crime Stoppers program following a breach of Navigate360’s “P3” platform, which Crime Stoppers […]

Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a reportedly massive Crime Stoppers data breach as police departments across the country have paused accepting tips through the platform. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe will look into the cybersecurity incident involving Navigate360, the third-party company that manages the platform used by […]

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A longtime zookeeper at a safari park in the Netherlands died Tuesday from injuries she suffered when she was attacked by a leopard in its enclosure over the weekend. The Beekse Bergen Safari Park said in a statement that the woman, whose name has been withheld in accordance with Dutch privacy law, […]

One of the seven Cornell University students disciplined in connection with an alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house returned to campus this fall after a three-semester suspension and was placed in a co-ed dorm with a roommate who had no idea about his past, according to a professor familiar with the housing arrangement. […]

Nova Scotia Power Inc. CEO Vivek Sood is leaving his post at the province’s privately owned utility less than a year after taking its top job.  Sood, a former executive at grocer Sobeys and its parent firm Empire Company Ltd., was a Nova Scotia Power director before he became the Emera Inc. subsidiary’s chief executive […]

LONG SAULT/ORILLIA – The Ontario Provincial Police is pausing its promotion of the Crime Stoppers program province-wide following a cybersecurity incident by a U.S.-based data provider.  Navigate360, a third-party company that managed all of the Crime Stoppers’ international tips — including that of the OPP programs like Seaway Valley Crime Stoppers — confirmed its systems […]