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Retail Watch22 seconds ago

Hundreds of Shoppers Charged Twice at the Till

FOX HOLLOW, Ont. — November 12, 2026 — By noon on Saturday, the queue at Marlowe’s Market in Fox Hollow...
A snow-covered rural Ontario highway at dusk during a blizzard, heavy blowing snow and very low visibility, a lone car with headlights on pulled over at the roadside, snow piling up on a highway sign post, dark grey storm sky, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. A snow-covered rural Ontario highway at dusk during a blizzard, heavy blowing snow and very low visibility, a lone car with headlights on pulled over at the roadside, snow piling up on a highway sign post, dark grey storm sky, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Public3 hours ago

False All-Clear Sent Drivers Into the Blizzard
A quiet small-town council chamber in the evening, rows of empty wooden seats facing a curved council desk with microphones and name plates, a single desk telephone in the foreground, warm overhead lights and a large window showing a dark blue dusk sky, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. A quiet small-town council chamber in the evening, rows of empty wooden seats facing a curved council desk with microphones and name plates, a single desk telephone in the foreground, warm overhead lights and a large window showing a dark blue dusk sky, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Politics20 hours ago

Budget Vote Collapsed After Councillors’ Voices Were Cloned

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A harbour boardwalk ticket kiosk at dusk with a plain sticker over its payment panel, a visitor holding up a phone to scan it, and blurred harbour water and boats behind. A harbour boardwalk ticket kiosk at dusk with a plain sticker over its payment panel, a visitor holding up a phone to scan it, and blurred harbour water and boats behind.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Tourists Scanned. Strangers Collected.
A finance clerk at a desk inside a cold-storage warehouse office looking at a laptop, with stacked shipping boxes and a forklift blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones. A finance clerk at a desk inside a cold-storage warehouse office looking at a laptop, with stacked shipping boxes and a forklift blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Winnipeg Distributor Loses Payment to Impostor Email
A pharmacist standing beside a darkened computer terminal with a blank glowing screen inside a small neighbourhood pharmacy at night, shelves of medicine bottles blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no readable text. A pharmacist standing beside a darkened computer terminal with a blank glowing screen inside a small neighbourhood pharmacy at night, shelves of medicine bottles blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no readable text.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Regina Pharmacy Shut Out of Its Own Prescriptions
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Winter Cargo Vanishes on Paper Trail
A quiet, dark municipal office at dusk with blank monitors and a warning alert on the centre screen, overlooking a small Nova Scotia harbour town. A quiet, dark municipal office at dusk with blank monitors and a warning alert on the centre screen, overlooking a small Nova Scotia harbour town.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Nova Scotia Town Goes Dark Overnight

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Canadian Startup Unveils Wearable AI Assistant for Real-Time Transcription and Summaries
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Popular Messaging App Glitch Briefly Exposes User Accounts During System Update
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Federal Bill Mandates Early AI Integration in Schools
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“This Isn’t Over” A Warning That Closed Out 2025
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siberX Mart Supply Chain Snarled as Digital Transformation Faces Cyber Threats

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Business2 days ago

Ontario Exporters Wired Payments to Phantom Suppliers

COPPERTON, Ont. — November 10, 2026 — The wire transfer was for $214,000, and it took eleven seconds to send....
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Business6 days ago

Fake Trade Show Sold Phantom Booths
Inside a quiet small mountain inn lobby in the evening, an empty wooden reception desk with a brass bell and a stack of plain blank cards with no readable text, a warm hanging lamp, a stone fireplace with a low fire, tall windows showing snowy mountain evening light, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. Inside a quiet small mountain inn lobby in the evening, an empty wooden reception desk with a brass bell and a stack of plain blank cards with no readable text, a warm hanging lamp, a stone fireplace with a low fire, tall windows showing snowy mountain evening light, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Business1 week ago

Canmore Travellers Book a Room That Isn’t There
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Cybersecurity

A long oil pipeline running through prairie landscape at dusk, steel pipes and a distant pumping station, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. A long oil pipeline running through prairie landscape at dusk, steel pipes and a distant pumping station, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Cybersecurity2 days ago

Colonial Pipeline Wasn’t Just a Ransomware Story. It Was a Warning for Every Pipeline Operator.
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Cybersecurity2 days ago

Students Locked Out of Exams Days Before Finals
A quiet small community health clinic entrance on a grey November morning in Barrie, Ontario, bare maple trees and light drizzle on the pavement, empty chairs visible through plain glass doors, soft overcast light with one warm lamp glowing inside, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. A quiet small community health clinic entrance on a grey November morning in Barrie, Ontario, bare maple trees and light drizzle on the pavement, empty chairs visible through plain glass doors, soft overcast light with one warm lamp glowing inside, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Cybersecurity7 days ago

Fake Flu Clinic Harvested Health Card Numbers
A quiet home office desk in the evening, an open laptop with a blank glowing screen, a printed job application form with no readable text, a coffee mug and a warm desk lamp, a window showing flat prairie evening light and distant rooftops, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. A quiet home office desk in the evening, an open laptop with a blank glowing screen, a printed job application form with no readable text, a coffee mug and a warm desk lamp, a window showing flat prairie evening light and distant rooftops, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Cybersecurity1 week ago

Lethbridge Applicants Hand Over IDs for Jobs That Don’t Exist
A worker seen from behind at a desk in a small industrial supply office at dusk, holding a telephone receiver to their ear, a computer screen glowing blank with no readable text, shelves of industrial parts blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no brand logos, no readable text. A worker seen from behind at a desk in a small industrial supply office at dusk, holding a telephone receiver to their ear, a computer screen glowing blank with no readable text, shelves of industrial parts blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no brand logos, no readable text.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Sudbury Boss’s Voice Calls From Another Phone
A pharmacist standing beside a darkened computer terminal with a blank glowing screen inside a small neighbourhood pharmacy at night, shelves of medicine bottles blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no readable text. A pharmacist standing beside a darkened computer terminal with a blank glowing screen inside a small neighbourhood pharmacy at night, shelves of medicine bottles blurred in the background, in cold blue-grey tones with a single warm desk lamp, no readable text.
Cybersecurity2 weeks ago

Regina Pharmacy Shut Out of Its Own Prescriptions

Politics

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Politics5 days ago

Spoofed Voter Portal Harvested Constituent Data

WRENFIELD, Ont. — November 7, 2026 — By the time the town clerk of Wrenfield checked the numbers, 4,200 residents...
An empty municipal council chamber in the evening, rows of empty wooden council desks with small microphones, tall windows showing dusk light, a plain blank screen at the front with no readable text, warm lamps, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. An empty municipal council chamber in the evening, rows of empty wooden council desks with small microphones, tall windows showing dusk light, a plain blank screen at the front with no readable text, warm lamps, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Politics1 week ago

Fredericton Council Meeting Streams From a Stranger’s Server
Inside a small-town council chamber in the evening, a desk stacked high with printed public comment forms, a large blank glowing screen on the wall, rows of empty wooden council chairs, warm amber lamps against cool blue evening light through tall windows, no readable text, no brand logos. Inside a small-town council chamber in the evening, a desk stacked high with printed public comment forms, a large blank glowing screen on the wall, rows of empty wooden council chairs, warm amber lamps against cool blue evening light through tall windows, no readable text, no brand logos.
Politics2 weeks ago

A Town Asks. Thousands Answer Who Were Never Asked.
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Federal Bill Mandates Early AI Integration in Schools
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Trade Wars and Armed Conflicts Are Reshaping Canada’s Digital Security Strategy
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Government Stabilizes Systems, But Trust Gap Remains
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Canadians Face Passport Scanning Chaos at European Airports
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Disinformation Spike: Deepfake of Minister Blaming Refugees Goes Viral
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Experts Warn Federal Contracting Rules Leave Gaps in Critical Infrastructure Security
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Public5 days ago

Spoofed Parking Portal Collected Drivers’ Fine Money
An empty indoor community ice rink in the evening, smooth empty ice under soft arena lights, rows of empty spectator benches along the boards, a plain blank scoreboard with no readable text, cool blue-white light, no people, no readable text, no brand logos. An empty indoor community ice rink in the evening, smooth empty ice under soft arena lights, rows of empty spectator benches along the boards, a plain blank scoreboard with no readable text, cool blue-white light, no people, no readable text, no brand logos.
Public1 week ago

Guelph Parents Pay for Ice Time Already Sold
Inside a quiet public library in the evening, an open laptop with a blank glowing screen on a wooden table beside a warm reading lamp, a closed book and a mug, tall bookshelves fading into shadow, cool blue-grey evening light through tall windows, no readable text, no brand logos, no people. Inside a quiet public library in the evening, an open laptop with a blank glowing screen on a wooden table beside a warm reading lamp, a closed book and a mug, tall bookshelves fading into shadow, cool blue-grey evening light through tall windows, no readable text, no brand logos, no people.
Public2 weeks ago

Prince George Readers Log In. Thieves Log Everything.
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Popular Messaging App Glitch Briefly Exposes User Accounts During System Update
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Viral Backlash Erupts as Messaging App Accused of Quiet Camera Access
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The Hidden Risks of Having a Social Media Presence

Retail Watch

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Retail Watch3 days ago

Shoppers’ Loyalty Points Drained by Copycat App

WEXFORD, Ont. — November 9, 2026 — Forty-one thousand points. That was the balance Maren Kowalski had saved across two...
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Retail Watch1 week ago

Winnipeg’s Black Friday Bargains Lead to Drained Accounts
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Retail Watch1 week ago

Brandon Holiday Gifts Arrive With $0 Inside
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Delivery Drivers Targeted in New “Support Call” Scam Exploiting Food Delivery Platforms
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Calgary Small Business Hit by Sudden Payment Outage, Sparks Cybersecurity Concerns
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Understaffed and overwhelmed, IT teams face rising pressure as retail digitization accelerates
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Retailers Cite “Data Harmonization Conflict” as Supply Glitches Ripple Across Grocery and Pharmacy Chains
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