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Report on Open AI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (309+ words) By Jim Bronskill and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Posted May 6, 2026 04: 00: 20 AM. OTTAWA " Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on Open AI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Chat GPT. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said…...
Security incident at WRHN may have involved patient information
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (510+ words) Posted Apr 2, 2026 04: 13: 51 AM. A letter signed by WRHN's Manager of Privacy & Chief Privacy Officer, Gillian Hearns, was sent out to patients, noting the risk of personal health information being impacted is low, but cannot be ruled out. On February 6, WRHN…...
Hacked hospitals, hidden spyware: Iran conflict shows how digital fight is ingrained in warfare
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (989+ words) Posted Mar 29, 2026 12: 02: 48 AM. The bogus texts received recently appeared to be timed to coincide with the missile strikes, representing a novel combination of digital and physical attacks, said Gil Messing, chief of staff at Check Point Research, a cybersecurity firm…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (339+ words) It's one of the biggest parcels of largely vacant land near the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto that plays a pivotal role during major events, but shovels could be going in the ground in the future. Buried in the back…...
Telus Digital investigates cyberattack on 'limited number' of its systems
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) EXTREME WEATHER CENTRE: Special weather statement for snowfall; 401 closures due to crashes Posted Mar 13, 2026 11: 53: 47 AM. Telus Corp. s global IT and customer services arm says its investigating a breach of its systems. The company says the cyberattack involved unauthorized access…...
Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (343+ words) Posted Mar 5, 2026 03: 18: 22 PM. GATINEAU " An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office says Loblaw had the mechanism to…...
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (534+ words) Posted Feb 8, 2026 06: 00: 19 AM. OTTAWA " An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance. It says the reason is to ensure leaders are "fully…...
How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (892+ words) Posted Jan 7, 2026 04: 00: 05 AM. OTTAWA " The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada's security agencies. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has written to key federal ministers and organizations to inform them of…...
School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: provincial watchdogs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (467+ words) By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press Posted Nov 18, 2025 04: 45: 15 PM. Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach…...
Canada's Cyber Centre warns of hacktivists targeting water, energy systems
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (552+ words) Posted Oct 30, 2025 03: 25: 15 PM. OTTAWA " The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns that hackers with an activist agenda have been tampering with online systems that control water, energy and agricultural facilities. An alert sent to information security officers says the Cyber…...