SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into its next lineup of Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people’s lives while deepening their dependence on a device that accompanies them almost everywhere. The three Galaxy S25 models unveiled Wednesday in San Jose, California, are the second generation to […]

One year after AI-generated nudes of underage students from Winnipeg sparked a Canada-wide conversation about sexual violence in the age of artificial intelligence, the school division at the centre of the scandal has come up with a new protocol. The Louis Riel School Division released guidelines for teachers and other staff members working in classrooms […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack in early January has resulted in an extensive data breach at the region’s largest school board. Administration at the Upper Canada District School Board announced in an update on the ongoing internet issues at the board that an extensive data breach has been discovered. Students who enrolled or attended a […]

The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn’t toxic. Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms were charged last month with 15 alleged Fisheries Act breaches, accused of allowing a “deleterious […]

It turns out the cyber breach which recently affected some school boards across the country may have given unauthorized users access to student information. The Near North District School Board (NNDSB) is one of those boards. The data breach came through PowerSchool, a system many boards use to manage student information. On Jan. 9, the […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack that crippled the internet services for the region’s largest school board has no time line for restoration. As students at the Upper Canada District School Board’s 77 elementary and secondary schools returned to class after the Christmas Break, they found they had returned to classes without internet service. A cyber-attack […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump ’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, has formally joined the government whose size it is supposed to help shrink. The parade of executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office included one renaming the U.S. Digital Service as the […]

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go Home” button that directed viewers to a page featuring a video montage of Trump in his […]

President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government. His executive orders cover issues that range from trade, immigration and U.S. foreign aid to demographic diversity, civil rights and the hiring of federal workers. Some have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. And some […]

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun took another twist Tuesday when the trial was delayed by last-minute settlement negotiations. It follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers sold millions of copies and shaped the popular conversation. The […]

Manitoba Education made sweeping changes to speed up the teacher-certification process by slackening training requirements — even though confidential documents reveal there was reasonable support for moderate tweaks among key stakeholders. There is a stark contrast between a spring blueprint a senior bureaucrat, citing early feedback from employers, union leaders and faculties of education, described […]

New Brunswick’s government-run liquor and cannabis stores have resumed regular service after a cybersecurity threat prompted them to suspend debit and credit card transactions almost two weeks ago.  NB Liquor, the Crown corporation that oversees both businesses, says it found “some anomalies” with its credit payment systems on Jan. 7.  External experts were called in […]