Category Archives: Canada
Toronto police reviewing supports after officer's overdose death
TORONTO - The fatal fentanyl overdose of a Toronto drug squad officer has the police force considering what more it could be doing to support those working in its high-risk units. The death of Const. ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017

The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money
VANCOUVER - Anyone casually surfing the internet at home can be deployed as an unwittingly productive member of a hacker’s workforce, a practice known as “cryptojacking” that is on t...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017

What is a digital currency and how does cryptocurrency mining work?
VANCOUVER - Cryptocurrency is a digital currency with no physical form or intrinsic value, but is an increasingly hot commodity as Bitcoin, its most well-known iteration, flirts with a record high. Bi...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017
'These things are costing us:' Arctic climate change affecting the south
An international summary of five year’s worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the top of the world is getting warmer faster than anyone thought. And if it all sounds interesting b...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017

Canada faces Russia-linked cyberthreats at home and abroad, NATO chief says
HALIFAX - The head of NATO is urging Canada to be vigilant about the threat of Russian cyberwarfare both on the battlefield and at home. NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Canadian troops in...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017

Back-to-work legislation ends five-week Ontario college strike
TORONTO - Ontario legislated college faculty back to work on Sunday, ending a five-week strike and paving the way for students to return to class on Tuesday. Colleges are extending their semesters so ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017

Birthplace of Dionne quintuplets moved after yearlong grassroots campaign
NORTH BAY, Ont. - The birthplace of the Dionne quintuplets weathered a treacherous trek down the dark, snow-blanketed streets of a northeastern Ontario city on Sunday as it was once again uprooted and...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $12.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $12.7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for...
Kayla Derkach Nov 18, 2017
Brian Pallister and wife explain how he got lost and broke arm on New Mexico hike
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s premier is giving some more details about a wilderness hike in New Mexico where he broke his arm and became lost. Brian Pallister has refused to do media interviews about t...
Kayla Derkach Nov 18, 2017
'There are no fireworks': The hunt for news in a ho-hum NAFTA round
MEXICO CITY - The latest round of NAFTA talks has begun without any substantive negotiating on key sticking points in a low-key meeting contrasting markedly with the previous round filled with bombshe...
Kayla Derkach Nov 18, 2017

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