Month: January 2024

One of the biggest data leaks ever has just been revealed – here’s what to do if you’ve been hit | TechRadar

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A massive database containing the gains of thousands of data breaches has been found online, amounting to 12TB and comprising over 26 billion records, making it the largest ever discovered. Cybernews claims to have made the discovery along with Bob Dyachenko, the owner of SecurityDiscovery.com. Read full story here: One of the biggest data leaks ever has just been revealed – here’s what to do if you’ve been hit | TechRadar

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Reusable bags were supposed to help save the environment, but only if shoppers bring them | CBC News

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Closets and car trunks around Ottawa are overflowing with reusable shopping bags as some shoppers admit they can’t remember to bring them back to the store and keep having to buy more. It’s a habit one environmental expert warns is unsustainable. “We’re treating them like single-use items, so it’s almost replacing one single-use item like the plastic bag with a reusable bag,” said Tony Walker, a professor at Dalhousie University who specializes in plastics and plastic pollution. Read full story here: Reusable bags were supposed to help save the environment,…

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Nova Scotia Power wants customers to pay $1.7M interest on leftover Fiona bill, documents show | CBC News

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Nova Scotia Power has provided details on a plan to have ratepayers pick up a $24.6-million bill left over from post-tropical storm Fiona — including nearly $2 million in interest charges. The brutal September 2022 storm is long gone but cleanup costs are still on the books. On Friday, Nova Scotia Power proposed collecting the $24.6 million from ratepayers over a five-year period starting in 2025, after a provincial government rate cap expires. That would cost customers another $1.7 million in interest, according to documents submitted to the Nova Scotia…

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Switch carriers? How? Ottawa gives mixed messages over rising mobile prices | CBC News

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Even as the minister responsible admitted there aren’t enough competitive options for mobile service in Canada, another federal official said consumers can and should search for other service providers when faced with price increases. That message — from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada — came just hours after the Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canadians “still pay too much and see too little competition” for cellular services. Read full story here: Switch carriers? How? Ottawa gives mixed messages over rising mobile prices | CBC News

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New year sees Nova Scotia Power rate increase take effect | CBC News

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Nova Scotia Power customers will pay 6.5 per cent more on average for electricity in 2024, after a rate increase took effect on Jan. 1. The rate hike was ratified in February last year as part of a 13.8 per cent jump to bills over two years. At the time, increases of 6.9 per cent were forecast each year, but that has changed slightly bringing this year’s change to 6.5 per cent. Read full story here: New year sees Nova Scotia Power rate increase take effect | CBC News

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