Canada Needs Stronger Cyber Security Regulations: Bank Of Canada Official
OTTAWA — Canada should consider strengthening regulations to safeguard the country’s financial system against potential cyberattacks, a top Bank of Canada official said on Tuesday. The comments come ahead of the release next week of the central bank’s biannual survey of financial sector risk management experts, which is expected to cite cyber security as a…
Ontario Elementary Teachers Start Preparations For Work-To-Rule
TORONTO — Ontario’s elementary teachers will start a work-to-rule campaign on Nov. 26 that they say will not affect students, but is just the first phase in potentially escalating job action. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says their action will target ministry and school board administrative tasks. Members are being told not to complete Term…
B.C. To Tax Vaping Products To Protect Youth After String Of Illnesses
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will restrict the amount of nicotine in vapour pods and is increasing the provincial sales tax by 13 per cent on the products in a move to protect youth from the health risks of vaping. Health Minister Adrian Dix says youth vaping rates are increasing, putting young people at…
Venice Mayor Blames Climate Change As ‘Dramatic’ Flooding Returns
VENICE, Italy — Exceptionally high tidal waters returned to Venice on Friday, prompting the mayor to close the iconic St. Mark’s Square and call for donations to repair the Italian lagoon city just three days after it experienced its worst flooding in 50 years. Click Here: Atlanta United FC Jersey The high tide peaked at…
B.C. Indigenous Leader Ed John Charged With Sexual Offences
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Indigenous leader and outspoken advocate for children is facing sex-related charges dating back more than 40 years. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Ed John, a former leader of the First Nations Summit and former B.C. cabinet minister, is accused of having sexual intercourse with a female without her consent in…
What Tories, NDP, Bloc, And Greens Want To Get Out Of Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped a series of one-on-one meetings with opposition leaders Friday, giving him just under three weeks to write his first throne speech in a minority Parliament, one which needs enough support from across the aisle to clear his first confidence vote. Asks from the Conservative, Bloc Québécois, NDP, and…
Activists Need To Talk Climate Change Without Getting Sued, Top Court Hears
When the Wilderness Committee learned that a large Canadian mining company had proposed an open-pit copper and gold mine and tailings pond in the middle of B.C.’s wilderness, it opposed the project with all its might. For the grassroots, non-profit environmental group that meant getting people fired up. “We don’t have many tools. We don’t…
Gasly: ‘We shouldn’t get too excited, everybody is hiding!’
Pierre Gasly kickstarted his team’s second week of testing with a productive day in Barcelona, but the Frenchman insists Red Bull’s rivals are likely playing their cards close to their chest. Gasly was the day’s marathon runner, clocking in with 136 laps and the second fastest time. As Red Bull finally showed a bit of…
Mercedes hands Barcelona test outing to Mazepin
Formula 2 racer Nikita Mazepin will drive for Mercedes alongside Valtteri Bottas at this week’s two-day test in Barcelona which kicks off on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Russian – who tested for Force India in the past – will be handed one day of running onboard the team’s W10 although Mercedes has yet to decide on…
New McLaren boss Seidl at the helm for the first time in Spain
McLaren’s new F1 boss Andreas Seidl, who started his tenure with the Woking-based outfit on May 1, will take his post on the team’s pitwall for the very first time this weekend in Spain. Seidel, the man who masterminded Porsche’s LMP1 efforts in the WEC, was recruited by McLaren at the start of the year…