Show Notes for Saturday December 7th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full Show Links Canadian News  More than 7,200 Saskatchewan residents affected by health-record breach: Report   https://fipa.bc.ca/more-than-7200-saskatchewan-residents-affected-by-health-record-breach-report/    New community watch program boosts safety in Oakville […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. The move will likely generate conflict of interest concerns owing to the prosecutor’s wife’s past work for the oversight […]

On October 29th, 2024, the Independent Special Interlocutor, Kimberly R. Murray, officially presented her Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools to Survivors and the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, at the 7th National Gathering on Unmarked Burials. […]

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16. Australia’s new law, approved by its Parliament last week, is an attempt to swim […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. The guidance issued by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is intended to help […]

A report from Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says hackers obtained health records of more than 7,200 residents earlier this year.  The report says the breach affected Innomar clinics, which offer lab testing in four locations across the province.  It says hackers gained access to a server in January at one of the organization’s affiliate companies, allowing […]

Service fees charged by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are set to increase for the first time since 2011, following the approval of a proposal initially introduced last month. The fee hikes aim to offset rising labor costs. In alignment with an annual inflation rate of approximately 2 per cent, the police board approved […]

As Peterborough’s downtown ward gets ready for a public meeting to discuss community safety, correspondence from the DBIA indicates that  the organization raised concerns with the idea of holding a similar  meeting earlier this year. The message was prompted by a  motion brought to city council by Coun. Alex Bierk, which proposed “a  moderated public […]

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was reelected as secretary-general of his Socialist Party over the weekend despite corruption probes besetting his inner circle. One of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, Sánchez has displayed adroit negotiating skills to stay in power since 2018, when he led Spain’s only successful no-confidence motion against his conservative predecessor. […]

Crime Stoppers of Halton has launched a new community watch program to collaborate with Oakville residents, volunteers, and law enforcement to foster a safer neighbourhood. Supported by the Halton Police Board and Halton Police Service, the initiative is being implemented in Oakville’s Ward 3. While Crime Stoppers emphasizes anonymous tip lines, the community watch program […]

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon. The FTC is investigating Microsoft’s cloud computing business and related product lines such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to a person who was […]

Show Notes for Saturday November 30th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full Show Links Canadian Local Journalism Initiative Mysterious buck reveals potential AI fraud scheme targeting seniors  https://fipa.bc.ca/mysterious-buck-reveals-potential-ai-fraud-scheme-targeting-seniors/   Prince Rupert Northern View – https://www.thenorthernview.com/local-news/mysterious-buck-reveals-potential-ai-fraud-scheme-targeting-seniors-7663030   Willow Creek MD […]