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Locked-up computer systems only part of 'terrifying' ransomware scourge
TORONTO - A shadowy group of cyber criminals that attacked a prominent nursing organization and Canadian Tire store has successfully targeted other companies with clients in governments, health care, ...
Sep 27, 2020
End of CERB means uncertainty for some, new system for others
OTTAWA - In mid-March, Christine Ilott's manager broke some bad news to her: she was losing her job in live theatre as a result of the pandemic. The 47-year-old went home to her basement apartme...
Sep 27, 2020
Author says acquittal on child pornography charges allows him to 'breathe again'
A Quebec author acquitted last week of child pornography charges in connection with passages in a horror novel says he - and fiction writers across the country - can "breathe again." Yv...
Sep 27, 2020
Alberta's Innovation and Growth Strategy focuses on investing in AI and technology sector
The Alberta Government rolled out the first stages of it's Innovation and Growth Strategy (IGS) last week, with the key focus being on Invest Alberta, and investments into the artificial intelligence ...
Sep 27, 2020
Services still available after Grande Prairie MS Society office closes
Pandemic uncertainty combined with an expiring lease means the MS Society office in Grande Prairie is closed permanently.South Peace Chapter coordinator Carla Holton says while the office is closed, t...
Sep 27, 2020
Parrot ready for snowboard season after modifying training during pandemic
When COVID-19 case counts first started rising around Canada six months ago, Olympic snowboarder Max Parrot worried that his recent bout with cancer would put him at greater risk of con...
Sep 27, 2020
Mi'kmaq power, inside and beyond Ottawa, stronger than in past fishery battles
HALIFAX - When Jaime Battiste was in his early 20s, cable news channels were full of images of Mi'kmaq fishermen in New Brunswick battling federal fisheries officers over seized lobster trap...
Sep 27, 2020
WE Charity controversy prompts examination of group's overseas footprint
The controversy around WE Charity in Canada is opening the door to a public discussion about whether WE - and groups like it - actually help the African communities where they operate. ...
Sep 27, 2020
End of CERB means uncertainty for some, new system for others
OTTAWA - In mid-March, Christine Ilott's manager broke some bad news to her: she was losing her job in live theatre as a result of the pandemic. The 47-year-old went home to her basement apartme...
Sep 27, 2020
The 'relentless underdog': Green Leader Sonia Furstenau ready for uphill battle
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau was driving Monday when she turned on the radio and learned an early election would be called that day in British Columbia. She felt a kind of disappointment that sh...
Sep 27, 2020