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Toronto Public Library gradually recovering from hack, more services back next month
January 19, 2024 Maan Alhmidi - The Canadian PressTORONTO – Canada’s largest public library system is gradually restoring more of its services after an October cyberattack brought down its website and likely exposed sensitive employee information. The Toronto Public Library said customers will be able to see a…
Toronto Zoo says staff personal info stolen in ransomware cyberattack
January 18, 2024 The Canadian PressTORONTO – The Toronto Zoo says it believes personal information of its current, former and retired employees was stolen in a ransomware cyberattack first detected earlier this month. The zoo says the information includes past earnings information, social insurance numbers,…
Brokerage sees nearly 200% increase in cold weather claims
January 18, 2024 by Jason ContantWith temperatures plummeting across Canada recently, one insurance brokerage has seen a 191% increase in cold weather-related claims in the early days of 2024 compared to 2023. “Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen almost three times as many…
More than 100 wildfires still burning after B.C.’s record wildfire season
January 17, 2024 Ashley Joannou - The Canadian PressMore than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a combination of a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December. Forrest Tower of the BC Wildfire Service said that…
Snowstorm inbound for Metro Vancouver as winter weather rages across Canada
January 16, 2024 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a snowstorm is expected to hit Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria and beyond, bringing up to 20 centimetres of accumulation and possible freezing rain to southern British Columbia. The weather agency has issued a snowfall warning…
Tremors from Red Sea conflict start to shake Canada, with dozens of ships delayed
January 15, 2024 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as container rates rise and boats are late to arrive. Port data shows that two-thirds of the 43 ships slated to…
Wildfires in Alberta burned 10 times more area in 2023 than the five-year average
January 5, 2024 Colette Derworiz - THE CANADIAN PRESSAlberta Wildfire says it saw an average number of wildfires last year, but the area burned across the province set a record. The province saw a total of 1,088 wildfires that burned about 22,000 square kilometres from March 1 to…
Cybersecurity issue delays in-person classes at Newfoundland’s Memorial University
January 3, 2024 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Memorial University campus in western Newfoundland is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to be grappling with what officials are calling a “cybersecurity incident.” The beginning of most in-person classes for the winter semester at Memorial’s…
Homeowners discuss the high insurance costs of wildfires
January 2, 2024 Michael Tutton - THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Seven months after a wildfire left a charred, 1,000-hectare scar on the western suburbs of Halifax, less visible damage persists in the lives of those who lost their homes to the flames. Lindsay Law said the financial and…
MPI’s Top 5 auto fraud claims of 2023
January 2, 2024 by Jason ContantA customer who claimed amnesia following an auto collision and another who said their symptoms were so severe they were unable to work were among Manitoba Public Insurance’s (MPI) Top 5 fraud claims of 2023. Every year, it’s estimated auto…
Power outages drag on after powerful windstorm sweeps through the Maritimes
December 13, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Tens of thousands of residents across the Maritimes woke up Tuesday without electricity as utility crews scrambled to repair downed power lines after a powerful windstorm roared over the region on Monday. More than 23,000 Nova Scotia Power…
Climate change battering municipal finances across Canada
December 11, 2023 Thomas MacDonald - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – The hamlet of Gore, Que., had the foresight to start preparing for more intense annual flooding due to climate change a decade ago. That’s when the rural township 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal began quadrupling the size of…