Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador


Newfoundland and Labrador report on PowerSchool hack warns about big tech

Newfoundland and Labrador’s information and privacy commissioner says governments need to work together to hold big technology companies to account in the wake of a cyberattack that affected millions of Canadians. Kerry Hatfield released a report Tuesday after her office’s investigation into a 2024 hack of the PowerSchool platform. The breach hit schools across the […]

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N.L. doctors warn of ‘exodus of physicians’ over mandatory information system

About 250 doctors practising in Newfoundland and Labrador are warning of an “exodus of physicians” from the province if it rolls out a mandatory electronic health information system as planned. The doctors signed a petition last week calling on the provincial health authority to change its plans for the CorCare system launch and revise the […]

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Newfoundland and Labrador overhauls procurement after report errors thought to be AI

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two reports, including one prepared by Deloitte Canada. Vendors bidding on work for the provincial government must now say if they intend to use artificial intelligence in completing the contract, […]

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