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Toronto District School Board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board said in a letter to parents and caregivers on Wednesday that it recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the province’s Far North. The watchdog – Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes – says members of the Nunavik Police Service on Tuesday night wanted to arrest someone who was inside a tent in Kangiqsualujjuaq, an Inuit village on the eastern shore of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court can weather suggestion accused spends ‘rest of his goddamned life in jail’: Eby
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won’t be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should “spend the rest of his goddamned life in jail.” The B.C. branch of the Canadian Bar Association has criticized Eby for comments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board says in a letter to parents and caregivers that it recently learned the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Canada’s premiers to gather for meetings in Saskatchewan in June
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatchewan on June 1 and 2. Ford, who took part in a conference call with Carney and the other premiers Wednesday, said the premiers congratulated the prime minister on both his election victory and the “restraint” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Every day is fun because I’m still alive,’ says 110-year-old Canadian veteran
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
One of Canada’s oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it’s not that hard to make it to 110 years old – all you have to do is stay alive. “Anybody can do it,” the supercentenarian said in a recent interview. “I don’t feel any different as any other day really, except I can’t move as fast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s premiers to gather for meetings in Saskatchewan in June
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatchewan on June 1 and 2. Ford, who took part in a conference call with Carney and the other premiers Wednesday, said the premiers congratulated the prime minister on both his election victory and the “restraint” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says there’s ‘more work to do’ after his meeting with Trump
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a phone call with premiers Wednesday afternoon to brief them following his apparently successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The virtual briefing with provincial and territorial leaders also came after Alberta’s premier publicly raised the spectre of the province separating from Canada amid concerns about western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to make first official appearance at business summit
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance in the role at the B7 Summit in Ottawa next week. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual gathering of business leaders from the G7 countries this year. The event program shows that Hoekstra will address the summit on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CEOs call on Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to claw back some regulations to bolster the oil and gas sector. In a letter signed by 38 CEOs of Canadian energy companies the day after the election, the industry pitched five suggestions to support investment. They include overhauling the government’s impact assessment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Asylum claims at Quebec border crossing doubled between March and April
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
MONTREAL — Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants. The Canada Border Services Agency says there were 2,733 asylum claims in April at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle port of entry, south of Montreal, up from 1,356 claims in March ... Read More »
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