BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will soon release tens of thousands of records previously restricted to broad public access that identify people listed by the Communist-era state security services as officers, informants, collaborators or recruitment targets during Hungary’s 20th-century dictatorship. The country, which peacefully transitioned to democracy in 1990 as the Soviet Union crumbled, spent […]

Elections Alberta is recruiting for its largest-ever election officer effort ahead of the October 19, 2026, referendum. The Taber-Warner electoral division urgently needs workers for a variety of roles, including site supervisors, voting officers, and counting officers. Alberta residents 16 and older may apply online now through October 10, 2026, at elections.ab.ca/jobs/election-officer-recruitment/election-officer-recruitment. The Opportunity “We […]

A Toronto police officer who was charged as part of Project South, a sweeping organized crime and police corruption probe, has pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a computer. A lawyer for Const. Elias Mouawad confirms the plea was entered in court on Monday. Peter Brauti also confirms the Crown withdrew a breach of trust […]

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his […]

People driving through the Waterloo area can soon expect to see cameras equipped with licence plate recognition software on provincial highways as the force looks to step up enforcement of cross-regional crime. Waterloo police say the region is affected by organized crime that extends beyond its boundaries, and offenders have travelled into the region to […]

The health authority in P.E.I. says someone has gained unauthorized access to a file containing personal information belonging to as many as 234,000 people. Health PEI says in a statement that the cybersecurity incident was reported Sept. 7 and involves a company providing services to the authority. The health authority did not name the company. […]

A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars. The jury found over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law and it is now up to the […]

Police and privacy officials have been informed of a cyber attack in the Burnaby school district that’s impacted internet, phone and printing services. In a Sept. 25 statement to Freshet News, Burnaby Schools said staff are working to “restore services as quickly and securely as possible.” The district has reported the cyber incident to the […]

Alberta’s Opposition NDP is challenging the legality of new government rules that severely restrict the amount of voter information elections officials can share with provincial political parties. In a court application filed Thursday in Edmonton, the NDP argue the new regulation undermines the purpose of having a voter list as laid out in provincial law. […]

The Burnaby school district hasn’t yet determined if any personal information was accessed in a cyber attack that’s impacting its internet and phone systems. A Sept. 23 statement on the district’s website said it was investigating a cyber incident that had come to its attention on Monday, Sept. 21. “This incident has impacted some of […]

A union challenge to Imperial Oil’s medical forms for disability benefits at its Port Moody terminal has been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. In an Aug. 7 decision, labour arbitrator Randall J. Noonan ruled he could not decide Unifor Local 601’s policy grievance over the medical consent forms required to access temporary disability benefits. The dispute […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he was extremely concerned about OpenAI ‘s breach of an Australian health department website and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. An OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18, he said. The portal […]