MONTREAL — Hackers demanded $2.8 million USD from the STM in their recent cyberattack, the transit corporation said today, 10 days after the attack took its website offline. The STM said it’s not paying the “ransom,” which was demanded in exchange...
CALGARY — A new report studying Alberta’s music ecosystem puts a spotlight on the now struggling industry. In the report, titled The Music Ecosystem Study, a collective of Alberta creatives have captured what West Anthem’s Andrew Mosker is calling, “The first...
EDMONTON — Three Edmonton Loblaw employees are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. The company says the cases were confirmed on Thursday. A case was confirmed at the Shoppers Drug Mart on 10907 82 Avenue. The employee was last at work...
VANCOUVER — A beloved holiday tradition for many Vancouver families has been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers of the Vancouver Santa Claus Parade said they spent months considering alternative ways of throwing the annual event this year,...
KITCHENER — The Region of Waterloo is opening up shelter spaces at a Cambridge hotel to help protect the homeless population from COVID-19. The overflow rooms will open on Nov. 2 at the Super 8 on Hespeler Road. There will be...
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says his government is looking at ways to help people access affordable housing following a spate of evictions across Halifax. Stephen McNeil wasn’t specific, however, about what he will do but said he won’t impose rent...
VANCOUVER — A border officer who assisted in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport before her arrest two years ago says information sharing was discussed with RCMP before she landed. Scott Kirkland told the B.C. Supreme Court...
Several federal agencies on Wednesday warned hospitals and cyber-researchers about “credible” information “of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and health-care providers.” The FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,...
PARIS — The attack in Nice on Thursday follows a spate of Islamic extremist violence in France in recent years. Here is a look at some of those attacks: Oct. 16, 2020: History teacher Samuel Paty is decapitated in the Paris...
WINGHAM, ONT. — Both SARS and COVID-19 have been attributed to wet markets in Asia. Not commonplace in North America, but wildlife and humans are interacting more than ever, here as well. So says, Dr. Justina Ray, Chief Scientist and President...
