Nearly 1.5 million students — both current and former — at Canada’s largest school board are among those who have been impacted by the data breach of PowerSchool, used by schools across North America to store student and staff data. According to an email from a Toronto District School Board spokesperson, approximately 1.49 million students…
Amazon announced on Wednesday it will shutter its facilities in Quebec in the coming weeks and cut more than 1,700 jobs. A company spokesperson said Amazon will outsource deliveries to smaller contractors. The spokesperson insisted that the decision was tied to cost savings — not the recent unionization of about 300 employees at a Laval, Que.,…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 21, 2025 5:02 pm Updated January 21, 2025 5:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Brunswick government says it has asked for an audit of NB Power’s billing process after receiving “hundreds” of complaints. Premier Susan Holt says she…
As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for Canada to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions. Smith held a virtual news conference on Tuesday to share her reaction to Trump’s inauguration day — a return to the White House which…
As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the Alberta government are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing. The province has promised $112 million to build 250 housing units for the town, which lost a third of all buildings in…
For Kingston, Ont., city councillor Greg Ridge, the pain of food insecurity is personal. When Ridge was eight years old, his dad was hurt on the job and had to go on disability. Ridge said he recalls wondering why his grandparents were suddenly dropping off groceries and his parents were talking in hushed tones about money….
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday and while it’s not yet confirmed if he will impose tariffs on Canada on day one, his former national security adviser says there is “serious danger” the two countries will fall into a trade war. John Bolton, who served as Trump’s adviser from April 2018 until…
Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years. But it’s only a small stride in the fight to conserve the endangered species. Piping plovers are migrating shorebirds that make their stop along the coastlines of eastern North America each spring to…
More than a year after the police chief in Saint John, New Brunswick, announced a review of his officers’ conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there’s no sign of the promised report. Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a “comprehensive review” of the investigation that resulted in Robert Mailman…
When Chantal Martin and her family go to the grocery store, there’s often a struggle to keep track of her seven-year-old son. Her boy, Nicholas, has Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes physical and cognitive differences. In particular, he struggles with sight. “He’ll often walk into things that are right in front of him…
