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A widespread technology outage on Friday, seemingly linked to issues at global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft, disrupted operations at airports, airlines, banks and even hospitals, including several in Canada. A software update by CrowdStrike appeared to have triggered systems problems across the world, and many hospitals said they were …
Read More »Jennie Carignan to take command of Canadian Armed Forces in historic ceremony
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2024 8:18 am Updated July 18, 2024 8:19 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Canadian Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the …
Read More »Manitoba tops overall performance in Canadian curling for 2023-24 – Winnipeg
It is pretty much understood Manitoba is a hotbed for curling in this country. And, on Friday, Curling Canada provided more tangible proof by announcing CurlManitoba captured the Member Association Cup for the 2023-24 season. This award goes to the province or territorial association that turns in the best overall …
Read More »Canadian Chamber of Commerce has a new president and CEO. Who is Candace Laing?
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has named Candace Laing its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Laing has served as chair of the chamber’s board of directors since 2022 after joining the board in 2019, serving as its vice-chair from 2021 to 2022. The chamber said she has resigned …
Read More »Canadian doctor will join Virgin Galactic research space crew
Dr. Shawna Pandya, a Brandon, Man.-born, Edmonton-raised physician and space scientist, is seeing a life-long dream become reality: she’s going to space. “I will be flying to space with Virgin Galactic on their new Delta Class of spacecraft with Kellie Gerardi and Dr. Norah Patten of Ireland as early as …
Read More »Neil Young pulls out of Ontario music festival, replaced by another ‘Canadian rock legend’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The organizers of an Ontario music festival are offering refunds to fans who want them after Neil Young cancelled his headline slot. Bryan Adams is stepping in. Rock the Park in London, Ont., announced on Wednesday that the Neil Young with Crazy …
Read More »Canadian Elite Basketball League to expand to 24-game season in 2025 – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 26, 2024 8:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Elite Basketball League is expanding its regular season to a 24-game format starting in 2025. That will increase the number of total regular-season games from …
Read More »Edmonton-raised soccer star Alphonso Davies named captain of Canadian men’s national team
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One month after becoming the new head coach for the Canadian men’s national soccer team, Jesse Marsch has revealed that Edmonton-raised Alphonso Davies will become the team’s new captain. “Alphonso is a young and experienced professional who has all the tools to …
Read More »Canadian telecoms work on strengthening networks amid growing wildfire activity – National
As wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui last summer, killing more than 100 people and destroying thousands of buildings, a telecommunications blackout kept many residents in the dark. The outage exacerbated an already devastating situation in areas such as the town of Lahaina, home to around …
Read More »Canadian businessman Frank Stronach charged in Peel police sexual assault investigation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say they have arrested a prominent Canadian businessman in a sexual assault investigation and charged him with several alleged offences, including rape. Peel Regional Police, to the west of Toronto, said on Friday evening that they had arrested 91-year-old Frank Stronach …
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