Author: Silas Reed
More than 80 school boards across seven provinces and one territory say they have been impacted by the PowerSchool data breach. The numbers give further insight into the developing scope of the breach that has impacted school boards in Canada, the U.S. and globally after the company’s software — used by schools to store student and staff data — was compromised in late December.Last week, Global News confirmed more than 2.4 million students had been impacted at Ontario’s two biggest school boards — the Toronto District School Board and Peel District School Board.Global News reached out to each province and…
A councillor with Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia says a cleanup plan approved by Ottawa will mean further delays in the removal of contaminated sludge that been a scourge on his community for decades. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Friday gave the Nova Scotia government the go-ahead for the remediation of Boat Harbour in Pictou County, where a pulp mill dumped effluent next to a Mi’kmaq community for more than 50 years.The decision comes with conditions, including the creation of an advisory committee in partnership with the First Nation to identify possible locations for the long-term storage…
While the Edmonton Transit Service’s new electronic fare payment system began rolling out in stages since 2022, testing is currently underway to make the Arc open-payment system a functioning reality for transit users before the end of the year. When the system’s hardware upgrade is complete, riders will be able to pay fares by tapping their credit or debit cards or by using their digital wallets.Sarah Feldman, the ETS’ director of transit planning, ridership and revenue, recently told Global News that ETS and its regional partners have been working on replacing Arc fare validators in transit vehicles and facilities since…
Metro is in “wait and see” mode ahead of potential tariffs from new U.S. President Donald Trump, and is keeping an eye on the weakening loonie at a time of year when Canada relies most on its southern neighbour for fresh food, said chief executive Eric La Flèche. “The dollar is the big worry,” La Flèche said at a press conference following the grocer’s annual general meeting.“There’s a consequence on our costs if the Canadian dollar weakens … we’re feeling that pressure.”The company tries to buy Canadian and local as much as it can, he said, “but there are certain…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party, will be making a “significant announcement” at a press conference on Tuesday morning about the party’s leadership, according to a media advisory. Furstenau is expected to announce that she will be stepping down as leader. She will be speaking at 11 a.m. and the announcement will be livestreamed above.In last year’s election, Furstenau was competing in her new riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill against incumbent NDP candidate Grace Lore, who served as minister of children and family development in the last provincial cabinet. Get breaking…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 28, 2025 12:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary to two orcas from a theme park in France has been rejected by the French government. Lori Marino, president of the Whale Sanctuary Project, issued a statement today saying France has turned down the group’s proposal to provide a oceanside retirement home for Wikie and Keijo, the two surviving killer whales at Marineland Antibes.Marino says…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. officials are cracking down on illegal vehicle crossings near the Blaine port of entry. Rosario Pete Vasquez, Blaine’s chief patrol agent, said they have installed concrete blocks and rock barriers in several high-traffic areas near the crossing.Boulders have been present along some properties on 0 Avenue for some time. 2:07 Fence erected along Canada-U.S. border by City of Delta Since 2023, 85 vehicles have illegally driven across the border near Blaine, WA and the number is increasing. To ensure public safety, we have installed concrete, block, and rock barriers in high-traffic…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 28, 2025 11:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s immigration minister says newcomers to the province need to embrace the “common culture” to avoid ghettoization. The Quebec government will table a new bill on the integration of immigrants on Thursday, which will require newcomers to adhere to Quebec values like gender equality and secularism.Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge told reporters today that Canada has never defined its own common culture, and the Canadian model of multiculturalism doesn’t work for Quebec. Get daily National news Get the day’s…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Winnipeg’s 2025 budget will go to a city council vote Wednesday. Among the items in the preliminary budget is a tax hike of almost six per cent, which is expected to raise taxes by $121 for a typical house assessed at $371,000.Despite the increase, much of the concern from the public surrounded a now-abandoned snow-clearing measure.“I held two budget consultations in the Waverley West ward, and [the tax increase] wasn’t the pushback,” Coun. Janice Lukes told Global Winnipeg. Story continues below advertisement “People were curious, they had questions, they…
The Quebec legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for a spring session likely to be dominated by the threat of a trade war with the United States and a renewed focus on secularism and identity. On the eve of the national assembly’s return, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announced the government will table a new bill on integration, focused on “adherence to the common culture” and to values including democracy, gender equality and secularism.“For the first time in our history, we will define who we are and how we want to continue to evolve as a nation,” he said in a video posted Monday evening…
