Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions through a pilot project led by Polytechnique Montréal engineering school. Many non-profits are often below the “cybersecurity poverty line,” says Marc Gervais, executive director of IMC2, a cybersecurity institute involving Polytechnique and other Quebec universities […]

The head of Canada’s military formally apologized Thursday to the Canadian Armed Forces for the service’s history of racist discrimination and vowed to improve the situation for racialized CAF members. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan teared up as she delivered a rare, emotional speech to the rank and file in Ottawa Thursday […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is amending its policies to require that all non-citizens — including Canadians — be photographed when entering or leaving the United States. The new security regulations, posted in the federal register Monday, are set to come into force on Dec. 26, although it could take years to fully implement […]

Nova Scotia’s largest electric utility says it has fallen months behind in paying contractors and suppliers because of a cyberattack in March that saw hackers trying to steal personal information from more than 200,000 ratepayers. Nova Scotia Power spokeswoman Jacqueline Foster apologized on behalf of the utility on Monday, saying invoices are being paid, but […]

It was July 2023 when Brant County residents say Cleaver Road bridge was “abruptly” closed without any prior warning or input from the community. The century-old, single-lane bridge is one of 15 the county is looking at permanently closing in the coming years, much to the frustration of some residents.  “For two and a half […]

In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo asked to have his antipsychotic medication reduced, even as his mental health was deteriorating, a B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit says.  The proposed class-action civil suit filed Thursday by a survivor of the attack says Lo’s psychiatrist was concerned during […]

The European Union’s democracy commissioner said he won’t “lecture” Canada or any other country as the EU pushes ahead on regulating tech platforms and artificial intelligence. Michael McGrath, the EU commissioner for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection, is visiting Canada, as the Liberal government pursues an AI policy that puts less […]

Quebec residents paid more than $10 million out of pocket to receive health care in other provinces last year.  Unlike other provinces, Quebec has opted not to adopt reciprocal billing agreements with other jurisdictions for most medical services.  That means Quebecers travelling outside the province have to pay for health care upfront and then submit […]

Organizers behind a plan to establish North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province’s eastern shore. The U.S.-based Whale Sanctuary Project announced Tuesday that Premier Tim Houston’s cabinet had granted the organization a 20-year lease for 83 hectares of Crown […]

Canadian ocean research is among the scientific fields that could be vulnerable to foreign espionage, theft or misuse because people overlook its value to adversaries, says a report commissioned by the federal government.  The Council of Canadian Academies report says the risks associated with ocean studies have received far less attention in policies and guidelines […]

The federal auditor found “significant gaps” in the government’s cybersecurity services, monitoring efforts and responses to active attacks on information systems. In a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful. In separate reports released Tuesday, […]

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations chided the federal government Monday for failing to deliver on its promise to introduce legislation to declare First Nations policing an essential service. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak told MPs on the House of Commons Indigenous affairs committee that the failure of governments to equally fund First Nations […]