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Do You Have The COVID Alert App On Your iPhone? It Might Not Be Working | CBC News

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A bug affecting Canada’s COVID Alert app has not been entirely fixed as federal officials first announced, leaving an unknown number of iPhone users still without exposure notifications. Last week, CBC News reported a glitch prevented the app from functioning properly on some smartphones for much of November. The federal agency developing the app initially said an update released on Nov. 23 fixed the problem. A Health Canada representative has now acknowledged the fix only solved the problem on Android devices, and “there are some instances of something similar happening” on iPhones.…

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Emera Refuses To Cut Shareholder Returns For ‘Grossly Overestimated’ Maritime Link | CBC News

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The parent company of Nova Scotia Power has rejected a request from regulators to voluntarily reduce shareholder returns on the $1.5-billion Maritime Link, instead announcing a donation to the Salvation Army as compensation over delays. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board had urged Emera — through its affiliate Nova Scotia Power Maritime Link — to lower its nine per cent rate of return because the project has failed to deliver promised benefits. The transmission system was completed three years ago to import hydroelectricity from the massive turbines at Muskrat Falls in Labrador. Read full…

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Why Some Travellers Get Permission To Cross The Canada-U.S. Border And Others Don’t | CBC News

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Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C. After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans — sold their house in Chandler, Ariz., and moved most of their belongings to their second home in Golden, in southeastern British Columbia. The plan was to rent a place in the United States for the first part of the year and spend the rest of the year in Golden. But then the Canada-U.S. border closed to non-essential traffic in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, blocking the couple from accessing their Canadian property.…

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Trudeau Promises To Connect 98% Of Canadians To High-Speed Internet By 2026 | CBC News

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After some pandemic-related delays, the Liberal government says it’s now on track to connect 98 per cent of Canadians to high-speed internet by 2026. The announcement comes as more Canadians find themselves living online while stuck at home due to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a handful of cabinet ministers held a news conference in Ottawa to launch the $1.75 billion universal broadband fund — a program unveiled in the federal government’s 2019 budget and highlighted on the campaign trail and in September’s throne speech. Most of the…

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‘Deeply Concerning’: CBSA’s Use Of Surveillance Still Has No Federal Guidance, Experts Warn | Global News

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A newly released memo shows Canada’s border agency signed off on rules to guide its most intrusive intelligence operations months ago, but the federal government has yet to issue the ministerial direction. The memo, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, describes efforts stretching back seven years to introduce formal government instruction on the Canada Border Services Agency’s use of surveillance and confidential sources. Read full story here: ‘Deeply Concerning’: CBSA’s Use Of Surveillance Still Has No Federal Guidance, Experts Warn | Global News

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Moving To Canada After The U.S. Election? Border State Police Offer Tongue-In-Cheek Travel Advice | CTV News

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TORONTO — As votes continue to be counted in key states across the U.S., some frustrated Americans are adamant that they will move to Canada depending on whether Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden wins the election. While the seriousness of vows to emigrate remains to be seen, one police department in a state along the U.S.-Canada border is offering tongue-in-cheek travel advice for those looking to make the move. In a post to its Facebook page, the Bangor Police Department in Maine asked fleeing Americans to reconsider…

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Fearing Election Outcome, U.S. Citizens Consider Moving To Canada | CBC News

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With just hours to go before the United States presidential election, some Americans are thinking seriously about permanently moving to Canada. Especially if the election’s outcome is a second term for President Donald Trump. Lee Cohen, a Halifax-based immigration lawyer, estimates he’s received a 25 per cent increase in calls from American citizens inquiring about immigration to Canada within the last six months. “The overarching theme is absolutely Donald Trump, the current election, the generation of fear and divisiveness,” he said. Cohen received a spike in similar calls 20 years…

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Canadian Class-Action Suit Against Facebook Alleges Misuse Of Personal Information | CTV News

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OTTAWA — Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes. The proposed class-action lawsuit filed by Calgary residents Saul Benary and Karma Holoboff asks the Federal Court to order the social-media giant to bolster its security practices to better protect sensitive information and comply with federal privacy law. It also seeks $1,000 for each of the approximately 622,000 Canadians whose information was shared with others through a digital app. In April last year,…

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Police Are Using Facial Recognition For Minor Crimes Because They Can | CNET

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Cities all across the US have passed bans on facial recognition, with variations in how strong the regulations are. Though Portland, Oregon, banned facial recognition from all government and commercial use, others are only limiting it from police use. Some cities, like Detroit, have enacted lighter measures, such as allowing facial recognition to be used only when investigating violent crimes, while police in New York have been able to use the technology for crimes like shoplifting. On Oct. 9, a New York judge decided in a package-theft case that facial…

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Windows 10 Is Installing Office Web Apps Without Asking Permission | Engadget

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Mandatory Windows 10 updates aren’t new, but the latest example is raising a few hackles. Windows Latest, ZDNet, The Verge and users are reporting that Windows 10 is force-restarting PCs to install links to Office web apps that launch in Edge, including in the Start menu. And despite initial reports, this isn’t limited to Insider members — people using standard Windows 10 releases have seen the change as well. The apps take up no storage or other resources. Until now, though, installing Office web apps was optional. Windows isn’t asking for your permission, let alone informing you of…

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