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 […]

Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because of abuses. But they warn much more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website shows Toor Vineyards was fined $118,000 and was permanently banned from hiring through […]

PERTH COUNTY – Perth County councillors might have been mistaken for a group of epicures with a refined taste in food, as they unanimously voted to increase the meal reimbursement policy to $85 per day.  The amount represented an increase from a staff recommendation of $70 per day.  While presenting the changes to the reimbursement […]

The size, number, and environmental impact of oilsands tailings spills have been significantly underreported, according to new research. A study published in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment compares information on reported bitumen tailings spills from the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) public database with documents from the AER released through freedom of information requests. […]

The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada’s border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about how much bite the new watchdog will have. Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel they have been mistreated by the Canada Border Services Agency will be […]

LONDON (AP) — The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start — including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages? If you’re anything like me, you’ll have piles of messages that have been accumulating in […]

BROCKVILLE – Some students returned to class from Christmas break on January 6 with an unwanted gift – no internet. A January 5 cyber attack against the Upper Canada District School Board in Eastern Ontario has shut down internet services until further notice. The attack affects all 77 schools in the board, and its administrative […]