Cyber security knowledge shared across generations will ensure every Canadian has the right tools to keep themselves and their devices safe and secured. Cyber security is a shared responsibility, and it is much simpler than all people realize the importance of staying cyber safe. The Government of Canada has designated October as Cyber Security Awareness […]
Read MoreMOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country. Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur warned about a coming civil war. Videos […]
Read MoreAn Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the reporting. How many active-duty military and veterans are involved in extremism? The AP received exclusive access to data collected and analyzed by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, […]
Read MoreThe Manitoba government will look at proactively releasing more information about its out-of-province travel expenses, Premier Wab Kinew said Friday. It’s a move that would bring Manitoba in line with the federal government and some other provinces. Currently, the government posts travel expenses of the premier and other cabinet ministers on its website. But unlike […]
Read MoreA former sergeant with the Canadian Armed Forces is suing the federal government for nearly $3 million, alleging unfair treatment after he reported the killing and targeting of civilians during the war in Afghanistan. Claude Lepage spent 22 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, including as a member of a special unit known as Joint […]
Read MoreThe last year was busy for Quebec’s anti-corruption unit, which released an annual report Wednesday showing a rising number of whistleblower reports and convictions. “Practically all of our indicators are up,” Éric René, a lawyer who is interim head of the force, told a news conference in Quebec City. The unit, known as UPAC, said […]
Read MoreLARRY’S RIVER — Despite early hopes that Guysborough County’s first French-language school would open its own premises by the end of last month, École Belle-Baie’s new campus in Larry’s River isn’t ready to receive students and teachers, and there’s no clear indication on when it will, according to a provincial government spokesperson. “The modulars at […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Tuesday that it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall and prompted the city council president to resign after the audio was leaked in […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats published Tuesday by Microsoft. The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national security officials and cybersecurity experts who say it […]
Read MoreRAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post, federal officials announced Tuesday. The Justice Department said it will monitor Portage County’s compliance with federal voting rights laws during early voting and on Election […]
Read MoreBilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government’s French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts. The communities asked the Quebec Superior Court last month to suspend the application of parts of Bill 96 — as the language reform is known — arguing it would […]
Read MoreThe Calgary Public Library says its branches will reopen later this week with limited services after revealing it suffered a cybersecurity breach. The library says in an update posted on its website that patrons will have access to spaces in its branches that “do not require technology” when they reopen Wednesday, and that people will […]
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