Category: Canada

Fraudsters are getting better at what they do, and it’s costing Canadians billions | CTV News

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In the past decade, incidents of fraud have risen sharply across Canada, but in that same time, the proportion of cases solved by law enforcement has reached a 20-year low, leaving tens of thousands of victims and millions of dollars in losses unresolved. Statistics Canada data show that 150,000 cases of fraud were reported to police in 2022, the highest-ever in the available data and nearly double the 79,000 cases reported in 2012. Read full story here: Fraudsters are getting better at what they do, and it’s costing Canadians billions…

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Why several big-box stores have ditched their self-checkouts | CBC News

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After Dwayne Ouelette took over the Canadian Tire in North Bay, Ont., last year, he decided to buck the trend and ditch the store’s four self-checkout machines — which had been there for a decade.  “I’m not comfortable using them and I don’t think some of my customers are comfortable [either],” said Ouelette, who removed the machines in July and replaced them with cashiers.  “I’d rather my customers see my cashiers and if there’s any questions or concerns, at least there’s somebody they can talk to.” Read full story here: Why…

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Dodgy Toonies from Quanzhou: How CBSA says it nabbed man with 26,630 fake $2 coins from China | Global News

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When the package from far away China landed at a FedEx warehouse at the sprawling Montreal-Mirabel International Airport in early January, Canada Border Services Agency officer Caroline Landry took a quick but careful look at the shipping label. The customs paperwork accompanying the package declared it contained 10,000 “metal badges” from a clothing company in Quanzhou, the CBSA says. Read full story here: Dodgy Toonies from Quanzhou: How CBSA says it nabbed man with 26,630 fake $2 coins from China | Global Newshttps://globalnews.ca/news/10082240/counterfeit-toonies-coins-china-quebecer-arrested/

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Current and former public service, RCMP, military members affected by data breach, federal government warns | CTV News

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The federal government is warning current and former public service employees and members of the RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces their personal and financial information may have been accessed in a data breach that occurred on Oct. 19. The breach affects federal government data held by Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services — two companies that provide relocation support for employees. Read full story here: Current and former public service, RCMP, military members affected by data breach, federal government warns | CTV News

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Canadians continue to choose terrible passwords. Does yours make the list? | Global News

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It’s no secret that 2023 is going down as a bit of a dumpster fire, so is it any surprise that people are still using garbage passwords? Despite being told time and time again that we should all be using stronger, more creative passwords to protect our online information and data, many Canadians are still using the weakest passwords possible, new research shows. Password manager NordPass has discovered that of the 200 most common passwords used worldwide this year, about 70 per cent can be cracked in under a second.…

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Nova Scotia Power wants customers to foot leftover $25M Fiona bill | CBC News

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Post-tropical storm Fiona may be in the rear-view mirror but it’s still on the front burner for Nova Scotia Power. The company is stuck with a $24.6-million bill that it says is threatening its profits. This week Nova Scotia Power asked regulators for permission to collect $24.6 million in Fiona-related operating costs — like meals, travel and overtime — from ratepayers over an unspecified period of time. It is the first time the company has asked the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) to defer so-called operating, maintenance and…

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Posthaste: The Canadian dollar is getting hammered — and its future looks even bleaker | Financial Post

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So what’s up with the Canadian dollar? While many thought the currency would strengthen in 2023, the loonie has slid to depths not seen since the height of the pandemic. (This morning it was trading near a 6-month low of 72.43 US cents) A big part of this mystery is that the drivers of the currency have changed. When a hawkish Bank of Canada was raising interest rates it supported the loonie, but now that the slowing economy has reduced the risk of more hikes, new drivers are taking over.…

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Police in Canada look into tech that accesses your home security cameras | CBC News

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An officer looks at a screen showing a network of security cameras from people’s homes and businesses around the city, which can be watched all at once, in real-time. They access areas from which emergency calls come in, or scenes of crimes. That’s how policing is done in some U.S. cities — and police forces in Canadian cities are looking into it. “We foresee a progression for the Hamilton police to incorporate this technology in the future, however there are currently no timelines for implementing this,” Jackie Penman, a spokesperson…

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More than 1.3M Canadians left emergency rooms without being seen in 2022-2023: new data | CTV News

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New data obtained by CTV News shows that the number of Canadians leaving hospital emergency rooms without being seen is even higher than we initially reported earlier this month. CTV News requested updated information for the 2022-2023 year, which was not detailed in the most recent Canadian for Health Information (CIHI) report. CIHI staff were able to disclose new numbers, that over 1.3 million Canadians left the ER, after registering for care in the 12-month period between April 1, 2022 and March 30, 2023. This is a 34 per cent…

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We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices | CBC News

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Marketplace investigation recorded technicians peeping on personal photos, browser history When you need to drop off your tech devices for a repair, how confident are you that they won’t be snooped on? CBC’s Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to repair stores across Ontario — including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik — and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair. Marketplace dropped off devices at 20 stores, ranging from small independent shops to medium-sized chains to larger…

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