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"We are working with partners on fixing the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause and thank you for your patience," said the CBSA on social media.

The stolen information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, government-issued ID details, and other information that customers shared in relation to their travel needs, including accommodation requests and complaints. For WestJet Rewards members, membership details, such as WestJet Rewards ID number and points balance, and other account information may have been compromised as well. The airline is providing the impacted individuals with 24 months of free monitoring, identity theft protection, and proactive fraud assistance services, which include up to $1 million of expense reimbursement insurance.

Severe flaws in logistics and technology threatened the integrity of the online vote in Ontario's 2022 municipal elections, a major new study suggests and points to vulnerabilities across voting systems supplied by different vendors that left 70 per cent of races at "high or extreme risk" of compromise. The research was conducted by a group of academics from Brock, Carleton and Western universities, all of which specialize in computer engineering, cryptography and political science.

The city's all-night contemporary art party returns Saturday at sundown, running from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.. The theme is Translating the City. "Translation is not simply about the conversation of one language to another, but it's about the connection and understanding it creates," says Laura Nanni, the artistic director of Nuit Blanche Toronto, and this year's official exhibitions will be located in three separate zones: downtown, North York and Etobicoke.

The Greater Toronto Area marked the fifth annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Tuesday in a variety of ways Tuesday, including flag raising, sunrise and drumming ceremonies. The day commemorates the lives lost to Canada's government-funded, church-run residential school system and honours the survivors and communities affected by ongoing trauma. In a news release Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation Greg Rickford said government buildings across the province would be lit orange.

A recent study ranks the noisiest cities across North America, drawing from factors like population density, traffic congestion, visitor return rates, and levels of noise and light pollution. San Jose landed at 14th place among U.S. cities with an overall score of 40.03 out of 100. The city's population density sits at 2,104 people per square kilometer, ranking 19th, while average monthly Google searches related to noise complaints come in at 8.490, placing 18th. Congestion levels hover at 29 percent, which is 14th overall.

Millions of people ski in Canada each year, drawn to the massive sprawl of Whistler Blackcomb, the steeps of Revelstoke, or the views from Lake Louise Ski Resort. But beyond the spotlight lies a quieter, often-overlooked side of Canada's ski culture: hundreds of small, family-owned, volunteer-run ski areas that keep turning their lifts even without the crowds or the hype.

A woman has died after a multi-car crash in The Township of King over the weekend, York Regional Police say. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Davis Drive W. and Jane Street, police said in a news release issued Tuesday. Officers received "numerous reports" of a crash, and when first responders arrived they found five vehicles were involved.

Canada has accused the Lawrence Bishnoi gang of possible involvement in the murder of prominent Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver. Public safety minister Gary Anandasangaree said on Monday that the new designation would allow officials to seize any assets of the gang within the country and gives us more powerful and effective tools to confront and put a stop to their crimes.

I was twenty-two, a recent graduate of a university named after Christopher Columbus. The Huffington Post had hired me to be their "Native Issues Fellow," essentially a glorified intern working mostly from behind a desk in New York City. My first headline, written in that tabloid-y left-of-centre HuffPost style: "Canada Just Confronted Its 'Cultural Genocide' of Native People. Why Can't the U.S. Do the Same?"

Voters in east Scarborough will head to the polls Monday to pick a new city councillor to fill the seat vacated by former councillor and deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie after she won a seat in Parliament this year. Twenty candidates are vying to win the Scarborough-Rouge Park council seat and represent a massive suburban ward that stretches from Steeles Avenue E. to Lake Ontario. Voting will take place at 37 locations in the district from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, says a city news release.

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Police in York Region are warning the public of scammers posing as bank investigators, saying they have taken more than $20,000 from victims. According to police, the scammers call victims and claim there is an issue with the victims' bank account. Then they ask them for their credit or debit card numbers and security PINs, for what they say are verification purposes.

Is it possible for Indigenous nations to define their own priorities within the very same economy built on their oppression and exclusion? In the decade since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Calls to Action, the Canadian government has failed to shift the foundations of its economic system in a way that would truly make space for Indigenous self-determination. Instead, Indigenous people are told to be grateful that they have a seat at the table, with the menu already set.

We want to see initiatives that bring the private sector back into the economy and investing in the economy. We live in a world where capital is becoming increasingly sparse; there's a lot of competition for capital out there,

A person was found dead in a park in Bobcaygeon, Ont. on Saturday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Officers responded to calls of a body found at a local park around 9:18 p.m. on Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police's City of Kawartha Lakes detachment said in a post on social media. Bobcaygeon is northeast of Toronto. Police said the cause of death has not yet been determined.

A backlog of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) background checks has left a social worker from Ontario stranded in Labrador without a job. Sarah, whose last name CBC Toronto has agreed to withhold as she's worried speaking out could impact current and future job prospects, moved provinces for a new job that requires a vulnerable sector screening (VSC). Sarah filed her VSC application mid-August but says she's heard nothing back from the OPP despite attempts to contact the unit that processes the applications.

Canada's Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise gold in the women's road race at the Road World Championships after a decisive attack on the final climb on Saturday in Kigali. Vallieres was in a lead group with New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black and Spain's Mavi Garcia near the end of the 164km slog on a hilly circuit in the Rwandan capital when she burst clear.

Canada will seek to burst England's aura of invincibility in the Rugby World Cup final, says their most-capped player, Tyson Beukeboom. Canada will stick with the same starting XV that has seen them through the knockout stages and Beukeboom says her team have the means to upset an England side who are unbeaten in their last 32 games. The Roses, because they are a highly structured team, it's easy to play against them, hard to beat them, she said.

Cosa Resources Corp. announced its participation in the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver, where President and CEO Keith Bodnarchuk will present updates on the company's exploration progress, particularly at the Murphy Lake North uranium project. Additionally, Cosa has entered a digital marketing agreement with Machai Capital Inc. to enhance its market presence through a comprehensive campaign. This initiative aims to bolster Cosa's visibility and stakeholder engagement as it continues to focus on its core drilling operations at Murphy Lake North.

T wo of the first five major national projects recently advanced by the Mark Carney government for fast tracking involve copper mines. The remaining three involve increased liquefied natural gas production in Kitimat, British Columbia; the construction of a suite of small modular nuclear reactors at the Darlington facility in Ontario; and the expansion of a container port in Montreal. The prioritizing of two copper mines probably took many people by surprise.

Canada's housing agency says the weakening condo market in the Toronto region has some parallels to the crash of the early 1990s, but several factors mean the current downturn will likely be less severe. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says in the new report that a more diverse and stable economy, stricter lending rules, and an underlying shortage of homes in the Greater Toronto Area will all help soften the effects of the market pullback.

"Even though we compete on the ice, we're very close with Larry Tanenbaum and the MLSE organization," Molson told The Canadian Press. "We talked about the WNBA and how it's performing and growing and how important it would be to get a team to Canada. "Larry took the lead knowing full well that we were very interested and when he finally, got around to getting his bid approved he called me and wanted to make sure that the Montreal market was represented and so we gladly invested in this venture with the Tempo and we're excited about it."

Officers were first called to a pizza chain in the area of Wentworth Street W. and Park Road S., where a group of young people were allegedly causing a disturbance on July 2 at approximately 12:30 a.m. One person jumped behind the counter and tried to take an item, investigators said. The victim tried to stop the person and a "violent struggle ensued," police said.

Ibrahim was among the drug dealers who regularly sold illicit narcotics, primarily fentanyl, to people who used the now-closed supervised injection site, which did not itself provide narcotics, reads the statement of facts. According to the statement of facts, he and others would often set up a shop in the courtyard directly to the west of the centre, near the Queen Street E. Presbyterian Church. Ibrahim would regularly spend time around the centre and was known to workers as Ben.

"Awareness campaigns are important, but they only go so far," said Jessica Fraser of Timmins, Ont., who lost $10,000 in a TD bank scam in June. TD Bank, which is listed as a "champion" on the coalition's campaign website, refused her request for a refund. "They're supposed to be the gatekeepers of my money and I trusted them to safeguard me," she said. "Instead, I'm left carrying the burden."