Julie Ashton 
DUBAI: Technology has advanced at breakneck speed over the past decade, with many processes, from shopping and banking to energy production and shipping, moving online, saving both time and labor, while also improving accessibility. However, all of these advances also bring a range of new threats, including those seeking to exploit outdated centralized cybersecurity controls, …
Israeli embassy officials in London could have attempted to exert influence on the prosecution of pro-Palestine protesters, according to documents seen by The Guardian. The documents, disclosed by the attorney general’s office (AGO) via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, reveal multiple attempts by embassy officials to pressure the director general of the AGO, Douglas Wilson, …
An environmental non-profit that seeks to protect the Seine River and its surrounding natural areas is sharing some of the disturbing and downright strange items fished out the waterway this summer. Save Our Seine’s Summer River Keeper Team spends the warmest months collecting garbage and debris, clearing fallen trees and log jams, maintaining trails and …
The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors says the housing market is expected to be active this fall, driven by new investments and immigration. WECAR released the fall 2023 Windsor-Essex County real estate market outlook on Monday. Last week, the Conference Board of Canada predicted that Windsor will be the “exception” to a potential downturn in …
Three former Toronto mayors say that the city should revisit its plan to rename Dundas Street after raising questions about the interpretation of the research that led to this decision and the “practicality of carrying it out.” Dundas Street as well as a number of parks, TTC stations, and Yonge-Dundas Square, are named after Henry …
Ontario is expanding its strong mayor powers to 21 more cities while providing municipalities financial “rewards” if they are able to meet housing targets. The announcement was made at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual conference on Monday morning. Speaking in London, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said he hopes to achieve at least …
The Conservatives haven’t traditionally done well with Quebec voters, but new polling is showing the official Opposition is gaining support among the electorate. The Conservative Party of Canada (25 per cent) is trailing right behind the Liberals, who now have 28 per cent support of Quebec voters, according to a recent Pallas Data poll. The …
Budweiser Gardens is under fire after attendees claimed the venue’s contracted security gender policed the bathrooms during a RuPaul’s Drag Race show in London, Ont. “Their presence at queer events should be doing only and solely protection for and of those queer people, not policing them,” said Courtney Conquers, a drag artist who attended the …
A Kitchener woman who went to Kelowna for her bachelorette returned this weekend after her trip was cut short due to the rampant wildfires in the Okanagan Valley. She is now speaking out about her experience and recounting some of the terrifying moments during her time in Kelowna. Amanda Voisin snapped a photo of the …
Fires continue to burn close to several communities in the Northwest Territories where evacuation orders remain in effect. Here’s the latest: The City of Yellowknife and the government of the N.W.T. will give a joint fire update at 7 p.m. MT on Monday A fire about 15 kilometres from Yellowknife could be pushed away from …