Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken workers’ personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses of health-care workers. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, said information obtained could include social insurance numbers, email addresses, passport and licence details and other personal data. He said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Jagmeet Singh tours Atlantic Canada, New Democrats look to flip Liberal seats
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Atlantic Canada in an effort to highlight affordability issues – and flip two Liberal seats in the next federal election. Singh said voters who are increasingly struggling with the cost of living are dissatisfied with the federal government, while selling his party as the true caretaker of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, says information obtained could include social insurance numbers, home addresses, passport and licence details and other personal data. McMillian says they’ll be reaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour experts urge caution ahead of union vote that could end B.C. port dispute
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
Labour observers are urging caution ahead of a union vote that could end the long-running B.C. port dispute this week, saying there’s a history of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiating table. Leaders of the International and Longshore Workers Union Canada are recommending that its 7,400 or so members approve the tentative new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, says information obtained could include social insurance numbers, home addresses, passport and licence details and other personal information. The Health Employers Association is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec’s Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec’s ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard, president of a local archeology and natural history museum – Musée des ÃŽles de la Madeleine – says he and two other divers made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta no longer pursuing plan to dump RCMP for provincial police force
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force. However, Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the idea is not dead and his department will continue to consult with Albertans on where they want to go with policing. Last fall, Premier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Montreal light-rail train line saw two service interruptions on day of launch
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – The organization responsible for Montreal’s new light-rail train line says it’s looking into the situation after track switch problems led to two service disruptions within 24 hours of the network’s official launch on Monday. It emerged today that a second service interruption occurred at around 11 p.m. Monday and lasted about an hour, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says Canada’s immigration system is broken, sidesteps target cut questions
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre says Canada’s immigration system is broken, but the Conservative leader is sidestepping questions about whether he would change current targets. Appearing before reporters on Parliament Hill, Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comments on housing and pledged to speed up entry for immigrants skilled in the building trades. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Singh tours Atlantic Canada, New Democrats look to flip Liberal seats
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Atlantic Canada in an effort to highlight affordability issues – and flip two Liberal seats in the next federal election. Singh says voters who are increasingly struggling with the cost of living are dissatisfied with the federal government. He says the NDP has pushed for affordability initiatives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!External review found military’s COVID-19 vaccine policy violated Charter of Rights
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A tribunal that’s part of the military grievance process has found that a COVID-19 vaccine policy violated Armed Forces members’ Charter rights. The Military Grievances External Review Committee’s recommendations are not binding, but they may put pressure on the chief of the defence staff to make a final decision on the 157 grievances ... Read More »
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