One of the world’s, largest car sharing services has announced the unexpected closing of its operations in N. America and three European cities. ShareNow (Car2Go) said February 29, 2020, will be the last day of service in N. America. The service… »
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Internet, Science & Technology, Society
LifeLabs pays ransom after cyberattack exposes information of 15M customers
The Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs says it made a ransom payment to cybercriminals who managed to hack into the company’s computer systems to steal sensitive information of millions of customers. In a letter to customers, LifeLabs president Charles Brown wrote… »
Wilson-Raybould is CP Newsmaker of the Year
Jody Wilson-Raybould is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year. Wilson-Raybould, the former minister of justice who was expelled from the Liberal caucus in April in a dispute that drew headlines, was the overwhelming choice of editors and reporters from… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
Canada to provide $50M for UN refugee agency
As the world faces the challenge of looking after more than 70 million people displaced by wars and conflicts, Canada will provide $50.4 million over the next four years for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Canadian officials announced Tuesday.… »
Green–not white or blue–is Christmas’s Canadian colour this year
We have, of course, Bing’s “White Christmas” and all the versions that followed. We have Elvis’s “Blue Christmas” and all the versions that followed. And we have–apparently this year– Canada’s “Green Christmas.” That’s across most of the country, according to… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Boeing Max 8: further delays, production stoppage, airline costs
Boeing has announced it will suspend production of its 737 Max8 model starting in January. The news has meant a halt to current expansion plans for three of Canada’s airlines, and likely for other international carriers as well.With the addition… »
Package theft: A growing and frustrating problem
Tis the season to be jolly, but not so much when the gift or other item you ordered online was delivered to you, and then stolen right from your door, often mere moments after delivery. The practice has led to… »
Top Canadian chief urges UN to protect Indigenous languages
Indigenous languages in Canada will not survive another century unless urgent measures are taken to protect and promote their use, the country’s top First Nations leader told a United Nations summit on Indigenous languages on Tuesday. Assembly of First Nations… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Climate change is CP News Story of the Year.
The Canadian Press News Story of the Year is climate change, the news agency announced Tuesday. Absolutely no surprise. From Greta Thunberg leading hundreds of thousands of people in rallies across the country in September, to a series of reports… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
UN calls for ‘sweeping vision’ to deal with global refugee crisis
Humanitarian groups meeting in Switzerland for the first-ever Global Refugee Forum today say the international community needs to find “bold new solutions” to defend the human rights of refugees and the communities that host them. The forum, co-hosted by the… »
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