59 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Who does Janz group want to take council back from? Themselves?

Coun. Michael Janz, the candidate in Ward papastew for the Working Families “collective” (don’t call it a party), put out a TikTok video recently breathlessly warning that “there are two conservative parties fighting for control of our city.” He was holding a brochure from PACE (the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton) and another from Tim […]

Events

3 d. ago Hackers stole data from British nursery schools — then apologized to parents

LONDON – In late September, parents at a chain of British nursery schools got shocking news: They’d been hacked. Cybercriminals had pilfered photographs and sensitive family data on thousands of children and demanded ransom not to release it. A week later, the gang behind the hack contacted parents with news maybe even more shocking: Never […]

Society

6 d. ago WestJet says some passengers’ personal info stolen in June security breach

CALGARY — WestJet says some passengers’ personal information was obtained in a cyberattack in June, however it believes the breach did not involve “sensitive” data in most cases. The airline issued a notice to U.S. residents on Monday related to its ongoing probe into the June 13 incident, which it says was carried out by […]

Events

1 week ago TikTok collected sensitive data on Canadian children, broke privacy laws: report

B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey said he and his colleagues were surprised by how deeply the app profiled its users

Technology

1 week ago TikTok failed to keep kids off platform, Canadian privacy watchdogs find

Privacy commissioners in Ottawa, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta found TikTok has been collecting and using personal data of hundreds of thousands of children who use the app each year.

Society

2 w. ago Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch choosing MAID to die

'I have to pick the moment when I can still ask for it,' literary icon says in new interview

Events

2 w. ago Robert Munsch, Canadian children’s author, says he’s been approved for MAID

The beloved Canadian author said that he watched one of his brothers die slowly from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and doesn't want the same fate for himself.

Other

3 w. ago Survey shows swimming is most popular physical activity among Canadian children

Swimming is the most popular organized sport or physical activity among Canadian children, according to a new survey. The Sports360 study was conducted by The Strategic Counsel and the field window was March and April 2025. It found that 73 per cent of Canadian youth between the ages of three and 17 are participating in […]

Other

3 w. ago EADV 2025: Galderma Reinforces Leadership in Dermatology With Latest Advances in Sensitive Skin and Itch

Galderma will present a wealth of data including new findings showing the impact of modern living on sensitive skin and insights from the largest global survey conducted on the condition Late-breaking data on Nemluvio’s® (nemolizumab) mode of action in atopic dermatitis (AD) and long-term safety and efficacy data in prurigo nodularis (PN) and moderate-to-severe AD […]

Politics

3 w. ago New Plan International Canada survey finds 77% of Canadians support funding refugee education programs abroad

Ahead of International Literacy Day, September 8, the organization calls on the public to discover how Canadian-led programs are helping refugee children return to school TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As students return to classrooms across Canada, half of the world’s 13 million refugee children will remain out of school. A new survey […]

Society