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Audit finds 'no formal tracking' of IT security incidents at Public Safety Canada
OTTAWA - An internal review has uncovered weak security practices when it comes to information technology at Public Safety Canada - from lax controls on the use of portable flash drives to inadequate ...
Feb 13, 2021
Suicide bomber detonates near Somalia's presidential palace
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Police say a suicide bomber died and seven civilians were wounded when a vehicle exploded near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Police...
Feb 13, 2021
Cover that red nose! Circus festival adapts to virus rules
MARSEILLE, France - It's been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries, with virus lockdowns cancelling shows and shuttering venues. But the world's top circus festival has found a way t...
Feb 13, 2021
$400M available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil & gas sites
EDMONTON, AB. - Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in the province.The money includes $100 million for clea...
Feb 12, 2021
Derailment west of Coleman – no hazardous goods involved
CROWSNEST PASS, AB. - RCMP confirm a CP train derailed about a kilometre east of the B.C. border around 5:30 Friday (Feb 12) afternoon. The train, carrying potash, was moving along the rails adjacent ...
Feb 12, 2021
Panik agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - The busy Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, who will report to big league spring training. The 30-year-old hit .225 with one homer a...
Feb 12, 2021
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions
BEIJING - Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-...
Feb 12, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 35,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,221,539 ...
Feb 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. There are 820,306 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 820,306 confirmed cases (36,944 active, 762...
Feb 12, 2021
N.L. delays full election after COVID-19 outbreak tied to U.K. variant
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer has called off all voting set for Saturday because of the province's COVID-19 outbreak.Bruce Chaulk says voting in the provincial...
Feb 12, 2021