Hydro Ottawa says all customers are unlikely to be restored until Friday, nearly two full weeks after a severe storm ravaged the region. Teams have been making constant repairs to power lines throughout the city since May 21st. About 180,000 Hydro Ottawa customers ran out of electricity immediately afterwards. Now, only small pockets of residences …
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The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, June 1, 2022 5:57 AM EDT Last Updated on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 5:57 AM EDT The Canadian Privacy Commissioner will report today on the results of an investigation into whether Tim Hortons ‘mobile ordering application was improperly tracking users’ whereabouts without their explicit consent. The 23-month investigation came after …
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The Bank of Canada will make its final interest rate decision this morning as it tries to curb rampant inflation. The central bank raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point in April to one percent, the biggest rise in 22 years, and the one that followed after a quarter-year rise. percentage point …
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Hundreds of federal government employees had their privacy violated after the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat sent a massive email with personal information to those demanding that Phoenix pay damages to the department. In an email sent to more than 200 claimants on May 3, the secretariat’s “Serious Impact Team” acknowledged and filed claims for …
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The potential problems with the application of the new Quebec government law to protect the French language, commonly known as Bill 96, become apparent when imagining the simplest scenario. Suppose your recycle bin is broken and you want to get a new one. If you live in Montreal, call 311. But if you want to …
Austin is 11 years old, with typical 11-year-old hobbies, such as building Lego games, collecting Pokémon cards, drawing comics, and playing with his brother, Daniel. Less typical, however, is the memorizing talent of the Quispamsis student. Take the whole periodic table, which he learned by heart in a week. Or the names and flags of …
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Ontario provincial police are at the scene of a truck fire on Highway 401 in Pickering on Wednesday morning. Shortly after midnight, OPP responded to a vehicle fire on 401 Highway at Brock Road. Police say a transport truck containing beef collided with the central barrier between the express and toll lanes of the highway …
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(Photo courtesy of Trades NL.) The relaunch of the West White Rose project is music for the ears of workers, businesses and government. But a manager with lead partner Cenovus says it was certainly not the original plan, which was to leave the field. Jonathan Brown is the company’s vice president of east coast …
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The prevalence of ticks that can carry Lyme disease is expected to be higher than ever in much of Canada this year, the researchers say. Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick Lab at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, says that as the impacts of climate change progress, each tick season …
The royal family is preparing for the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years of service and will be honored for the work she has done for the people of the United Kingdom, the …
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