Federal Documents Hint At Sweeping Economic Impact From Central Bank ‘Digital Loonie’ | CTV News

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OTTAWA – Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency.The Bank of Canada has spent years looking at whether to introduce a digital currency, but so far hasn’t seen an immediate need to issue one. In one briefing note from last January, officials warned Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland that the issuance of a central bank digital currency would entail “wide-reaching implications for the economy, the financial system” and the Bank of Canada’s…

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Do You Use One Of The 20 Most Common Passwords In Canada? | CTV News

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TORONTO — Cybersecurity company NordPass, which sells password managements services, has published its list of the top 200 most common passwords in Canada and says too many Canadians are using passwords that can be easily guessed. This year’s list of most common passwords in Canada was topped by the usual suspects, such as “password,” “qwerty,” “abc123” and different variations of “123456.” These passwords also dominated the list of most common passwords in other countries and around the world. Read full story here: Do You Use One Of The 20 Most Common Passwords…

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Canadians To Pay Significantly More At The Pumps Thanks To Surging Oil Prices | CTV News

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EDMONTON – As oil prices reach a seven-year high, analysts say Canadians should brace for skyrocketing prices at the pumps this week as the global economy begins to rebound from a pandemic lull.In Winnipeg, fuel prices soared 10 cents overnight to $1.429 cents per litre, up from the average of $1.335 cents per litre – a price that hasn’t been seen in nearly 13 years. Drivers in Toronto, meanwhile, have been told to brace for prices as high as $1.44 cents per litre by Thursday, adding to already inflated prices.…

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Experts Expect Food And Gas Prices To Rise | CTV News

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HALIFAX — If you’ve found it difficult to purchase certain products and goods lately, you’re not alone. Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global supply chain, slowing economies that are now picking up the pace. This has lead to shortages for some items and rising prices for others. At Sweet Jane’s Gift and Confectionary in downtown Halifax, the store shelves seem full. But owner Janet Merrithew notes some supplies are delayed coming in and several suppliers have been contacting her last minute to say shipping costs are going up.…

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Your Time Management Won’t Work Until You Realize How Little Time You Have | Mashable

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Let us assume, dear reader, that you are young and healthy and lucky enough to live a total of 80 years. Doesn’t sound too bad, right? Break it down into days and you get 29,200, which is such a large number that our brains tend to give up trying to process what it means. But divide 80 years into weeks, and you get 4,171. Now we’re getting somewhere that sounds uncomfortably small, even for the longest-lived among us. (The current record holder, age 118, has lived less than 6,200 weeks…

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Apple Says It Will Refuse Gov’t Demands To Expand Photo-scanning Beyond CSAM | Arstechnica

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Apple today said it will refuse any government demands to expand its new photo-scanning technology beyond the current plan of using it only to detect CSAM (child sexual abuse material). Apple has faced days of criticism from security experts, privacy advocates, and privacy-minded users over the plan it announced Thursday, in which iPhones and other Apple devices will scan photos before they are uploaded to iCloud. Many critics pointed out that once the technology is on consumer devices, it won’t be difficult for Apple to expand it beyond the detection…

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Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines | Global News

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Some Canadians are frustrated after cruise lines in the United States issued policies stating they do not recognize mixing-and-matching of COVID-19 vaccines as being fully vaccinated. Thousands of Canadians heeded the call to mix-and-match their doses as the country faced vaccine supply issues. That call was bolstered when the National Advisory Committee on Immunization not only said mixing-and-matching was acceptable but recommended it when the first dose was a viral vector vaccine, like AstraZeneca. Read full story here: Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines…

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Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

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Nicole Hunt thought she was just making small talk with the next person in line when she asked whether he’d been vaccinated. But she soon found she’d run afoul of the shifting social mores surrounding this prickly question. Hunt said she and the stranger were waiting for ice cream when they started commiserating over how ready they were to be done with COVID-19 restrictions. Read full story here: Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

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Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

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As a steadily rising number of fully vaccinated Canadians emerge from hiding to test the gradual return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about those who, for whatever reason, haven’t had a shot? Striking the proper balance between public health and personal freedom, and figuring out whether one must be relinquished to protect the other, will become increasingly key as the country reopens. Read full story here: Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

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Canada Is Going To Ban New Gas-powered Car Sales By 2035 | Electrek

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Canada is the latest country to announce an upcoming ban on new gas-powered car sales. Canada has set the target of 2035 in a move to accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Over the last few years, several countries have announced plans to stop allowing the sale of gas-powered vehicles. Norway is the leader on that front, and it aims to phase out new fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2025. It is already well on its way, with the majority of new vehicle sales already being all-electric. Read full story here: Canada Is…

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