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The latest on Canadian impacts of the global technology outage
By The Canadian Press on July 19th, 2024
The latest developments on the Canadian impacts of the global technology outage that is causing massive disruptions to companies and services around the world. All times Eastern: – 9:45 a.m. Hamilton’s St. Joseph’s hospital says it is experiencing issues with its IT systems and is working on a fix. It calls it an “evolving situation” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
By Charlotte Graham-mclay, Elaine Kurtenbach And David Mchugh, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday after a faulty software update disrupted companies and services around the world and highlighted their dependence on just a handful of providers. The trouble with the update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and affecting computers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia convicts US reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated
By Kirill Zarubin, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russia’s highly politicized legal system could potentially clear the way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retail sales down 0.8 per cent in May led by decreases at food and beverage retailers
By The Canadian Press on July 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.8 per cent to $66.1 billion in May, weighed down by decreases at grocers and alcoholic beverage retailers. The agency says sales were down in eight of the nine subsectors it tracks led by the 1.9 per cent decline in sales at food and beverage retailers. Sales ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Plane was just in flames’: Two dead, one hurt in crash at Tofino, B.C., airport
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – Derek Michaels was walking along Long Beach in Tofino, B.C., when he saw a small plane appearing to struggle after takeoff, making sharp turns with a plume of smoke trailing behind one of its engines. He said it then took a nosedive and disappeared behind a tree line, before “a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say two dead, one hurt in plane crash and fire at Tofino, B.C., airport
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – RCMP say two people are dead after the crash of a small aircraft at the Long Beach Airport in Tofino on Vancouver Island. Police say a third person has been seriously injured in the crash involving a six-seat aircraft. Tofino RCMP say they were called to the scene at 12:48 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police say two dead in plane crash at Tofino, B.C., airport
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – RCMP say two people are dead after the crash of a small aircraft at the Long Beach Airport in Tofino on Vancouver Island. Police say a third person has been seriously injured in the crash involving a six-seat aircraft. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. tribunal orders woman to pay ex $450 for Coldplay ticket she thought was a gift
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date. But the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal says in a ruling that there was no evidence Michael Stolfi intended the ticket to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite down Thursday, led by base metals; U.S. markets also move lower
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Losses in the base metals sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 124.41 points at 22,726.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 533.06 points at 40,665.02.The S&P 500 index was down 43.68 points at 5,544.59, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Listeria can make you sick up to two months after you consume it, experts say
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Listeria can make people sick up to two months after they eat or drink contaminated products, which can pose a challenge in identifying the source of illness quickly, experts say. Two people in Ontario died amid a listeriosis outbreak linked to a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the provincial health ministry confirmed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stock market today: A washout on Wall Street sends stocks, big to small, lower
By Stan Choe, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A widespread washout across Wall Street dragged U.S. stocks lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday to pull further from its all-time high set on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1.3% from its own record set a day before, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.7% lower. Apple, Microsoft and ... Read More »
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