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Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data

The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results and insurance claims during a cybersecurity breach last May. The health authority says it has concluded its investigation and “the impact of the cybersecurity incident is not the same for everyone.” But […]

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More Ontario school boards in deficit, using reserves: ministry documents

An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents. The association representing school boards in the province says while the Progressive Conservative government has boosted the education budget, increases have not kept pace with inflation, forcing boards to […]

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‘Not impossible’: Facebook whistleblower Haugen talks protecting kids on social media

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen feels “extremely hopeful” about society’s ability to push social media platforms into being safer but for change to come, she says these companies need to be motivated in a new way. “We are not powerless,” said Haugen in an interview during a visit to Toronto, where she was due to speak […]

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Candidates in Batoche Riding Respond to Questions

In the upcoming provincial election, voters in the Batoche Constituency will be asked to choose between four candidates representing the Green Party, the New Democratic Party, the Saskatchewan Party, and the Sask United Party. With an election to be held within the next four weeks, the candidates are eager to get on the campaign trail […]

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Beware email scam demanding bitcoin over search-history threat: London police

London police are warning the public about an email scam that’s been reported here and across Canada. The scam involves a person receiving an email that includes their name, phone number, address and potentially even a photo of the individual’s address, London police said on Wednesday. The email advises the recipient that they’ve had their […]

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Caledon Community Services bringing services to Caledon Public Library branches

A Caledon non-profit’s services will now be available at more locations across Caledon. Starting October 1, Caledon Community Services (CCS) will partner with the Caledon Public Library (CPL) to offer employment services and community support at branches across Town.  The announcement was made in a September 16. CCS will provide services at the Caledon East, […]

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Provincial restrictions on cellphone use in Markham, Stouffville classrooms was ‘needed’

With two teenage children attending high school in the York Region District School Board and a teacher herself, Nicole has seen it herself and heard from other teachers just how much of a distraction a cell phone can be in class. While the primary teacher (Kindergarten to Grade 3) at the elementary level admits it’s […]

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Halton Police alert public to rising bank investigator scam with new tacticsHalton Police alert public to rising bank investigator scam with new tactics

The Halton Police have reported a rise in a new variation of the bank investigator scam over recent months. Fraudsters use fraudulent phone numbers to contact unsuspecting victims. The scammers claim to represent financial institutions, duping individuals into sending money under the pretense of protecting their accounts. HRPS investigators have provided detailed information about how […]

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Documents show dozens of harassment, violence cases at CSIS. It deemed only 8 founded

When Canada’s spy chief wrote a secret letter to the public safety minister last December — the week after a report emerged that two young women in the service had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague — it came with a warning. David Vigneault, then director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, told Dominic […]

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Ontario autism services enrolments decline in some weeks despite large waitlist: docs

Ontario’s progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the number of kids enrolled is actually declining, despite a ballooning wait-list, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press. Progress updates on the Ontario Autism Program show a widening gulf between the number of children […]

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Federal Court of Appeal sides with privacy watchdog in long-running Facebook case

A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to their data upon signing up to the popular social media platform.  The Federal Court of Appeal found that Facebook, now known as Meta, did not obtain the meaningful consent required by the Personal Information Protection […]

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N.S. RCMP apologizes to Black community for wide-ranging effects of street checks

The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia delivered what he described as a long-overdue apology to the province’s Black residents on Saturday, acknowledging that the force’s past use of street checks did lasting harm to both individuals and communities. Assistant commissioner Dennis Daley issued the apology to African Nova Scotians and all people of […]

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