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How many jobs did Canada add in January? StatCan to share data – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2024 7:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada is set to release January job numbers Friday morning. RBC says it expects Canadian employers added 10,000 jobs last month, which won’t be enough to keep …

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Pascal Siakam wowed by Data Dunkers program

TORONTO – The whispers started before Pascal Siakam’s name was even announced. Dozens of students from across Toronto would get to meet one of their heroes, thanks to their work in data science. “We love you!” screamed one enthusiastic child as Siakam entered the gymnasium at Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic …

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Ontario hospitals warn stolen patient, employee data may be published after ransomware attack

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 1, 2023 12:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, are warning patients and staff that their data may be published. The attack caused an outage …

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Ontario’s BORN birth registry breach sees data ‘taken’ from 3.4 million

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care and advice in Ontario between January 2010 and May 2023 were affected by a cybersecurity breach. Better Outcomes Registry and Network or “BORN” announced the breach in a statement on Monday. BORN was made …

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2023 Housing Needs Assessment released by the city of Calgary – Calgary

In the midst of a housing crisis, the city of Calgary released the 2023 Housing Needs Assessment report to identify present and future affordable housing requirements in Calgary. According to the report released Wednesday, low vacancy rates, higher-than-normal rent increases, and escalating home prices are putting Calgary at risk of …

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Canadian airlines seeing more flight delays than U.S. carriers, data shows – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 25, 2023 6:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Figures from an aviation data firm show Canada’s two biggest airlines see a far higher proportion of their flights delayed compared with many of their peers abroad. Statistics from Cirium reveal …

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Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data

Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer …

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Data overhaul needed for cancer patients in Canada: advocacy groups – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2023 8:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two groups are calling for better data collection, including on race, ethnicity and end-of-life care, to help improve cancer outcomes across the country. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Partnership …

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Race-based data can help address health inequities in Canada: experts – National

All Canadian jurisdictions should routinely collect data on racial and Indigenous identity to help address inequities in health care, and the best way to do that is during the health card application or renewal process, a group of experts says. Dr. Andrew Pinto, the lead author of the commentary published …

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Saskatoon police hate crimes unit hones in on hate motivation in the community – Saskatoon

The Saskatoon Police Service Hate Crimes Unit has been operating for one year now, and Chief Troy Cooper talked about what they are seeing, and the plans for the unit going forward. He said the unit was created in response to a troubling trend across Canada, with hate crimes on …

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