Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, say data in connection to the cyberattack has been published. The attack caused an outage of some online services at Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital on Oct. 23. In a […]

Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, are warning patients and staff that their data may be published. The attack caused an outage of some online services at Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital on Oct. 23. Affected […]

An Ontario agency that collects data on pregnancies and births in the province says a cybersecurity breach earlier this year resulted in a leak of personal health information of approximately 3.4 million people. The Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario said Monday that the breach in May resulted in information leaked largely regarding approximately 1.4 […]

Canada’s largest network of research hospitals has appointed a chief artificial intelligence scientist to harness promising technology that has the potential to speed up diagnoses, improve and personalize patient care and shorten recovery times. Bo Wang, whose expertise at the Toronto-based University Health Network includes machine learning and computational biology, is stepping into the role […]

MONTREAL — A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment was to be moved on the property, a labour inspector has concluded. A Canadian soldier, Sgt. Sheldon Johnson, 50, of Kingston, Ont., died in […]

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has been hit with a denial-of-service style cyberattack allegedly carried out by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName, with some government-linked websites down as a result. Eric Caire, the province’s cybersecurity minister, told reporters today the websites hit include the province’s Treasury Board, the Quebec securities regulator, the Economy Department and […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s housing minister violated ethics rules when the government removed land from the protected Greenbelt for development, the province’s integrity commissioner found, saying the process was marked by “unnecessary hastiness and deception.” In a report released Wednesday, the commissioner found Housing Minister Steve Clark violated two sections of the Members’ Integrity Act that […]

MONTREAL — A fire last March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation that could lead to a wide range of charges, from arson to murder, city police said Monday. Traces of fire accelerant were found at the site, which help explain why the flames […]

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — At Marineland, the Ontario theme park subject to a long running animal welfare investigation, 14 whales and one dolphin have died since 2019, The Canadian Press has learned. Details about the deaths at the tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., are contained in a list created by the Ministry of the […]

Huntsville resident Steve Kubay has developed a taste for drones in recent months. He usually takes his drone to appropriate locations to take photos or record videos of the Muskoka landscape. Despite the pleasant experience, Kubay says drone operation requires responsibility and knowledge on the matter. “A drone, it’s an aircraft in Canada, and I […]

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is asking the province’s integrity commissioner to consider within his Greenbelt investigation the premier and government staffers’ reported use of personal phones and emails. Stiles’ request comes in the wake of last week’s scathing auditor general’s report into the government’s decision to open up protected Greenbelt lands to […]

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is warning subscribers to its promotional emails that their personal information may have been accessed by an “unauthorized party.” The Crown corporation says LCBO subscriber data including names and email addresses, dates of birth, postal codes and Aeroplan numbers may have been impacted. The LCBO says the corporation was […]