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Alberta’s engineering regulator is in a fight with the province’s technology sector, insisting anyone with the title “software engineer” must hold a permit — and pay fees for that right. The Globe and Mail reports: The Association of Professional Engi… Continue reading Is a ‘Software Engineer’ An Engineer? Alberta Regulator Says No, Riling the Province’s Tech Sector
Canada has said it is dropping all remaining Covid border restrictions, including vaccine requirements for travelers. The BBC reports: As of 1 October, travelers will also no longer need to provide proof of Covid vaccination, to undergo any testing or … Continue reading Canada To End COVID-19 Vaccine Travel Requirements, Make ArriveCan App Optional
Plans are afoot for a magnificent new open air lagoon in Canada that will be kept at balmy temperatures year round through a “huge Thermos” heating system underneath. Designed to be the largest of its type in the world and blend in with the natural lan… Continue reading World’s largest geothermal lagoon planned for Canada
Aubrey Cottle, known for his ties to the hacktivist collective Anonymous, took responsibility for multiple hacks on his TikTok channel.
The post Anonymous hacker, who bragged about exploits on TikTok, says he was raided by Canadian police appeared first on CyberScoop.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Matt Stockburn already knew paper supplies were running short when the Toronto city clerk’s office, where he works as a manager, received a notice from its envelope supplier to expect shipment delays. Long-term disr… Continue reading A Global Envelope Shortage Weighs on Canadian Institutions
“An aviation company at the cutting edge of electrified air travel has taken a significant step forward, completing a first-of-a-kind test flight using a retrofitted seaplane,” reports New Atlas:
Harbour Air’s De Havilland Beaver completed a short hop… Continue reading World’s First Commercial Electric Seaplane Completes Short-Haul Flight
Alphabet’s “urban innovation” arm Sidewalk Labs planned to build a model “smart city” along a 12-acre patch of Toronto waterfront known as Quayside.
But they abandoned the project in 2020, points out MIT’s Technology Review, “at the tail end of years… Continue reading Why Alphabet’s ‘Smart City’ in Toronto Failed
Faster than a jet plane and about half the price. Yes, it’s another hyperloop-style vacuum-tube train – this time from Canada. TransPod says it’s started preliminary construction on a tube that’ll fire you from Calgary to Edmonton in 45 minutes.Continu… Continue reading 1,200 km/h TransPod FluxJet: Canadian hyperloop reels in half a billion
The Canadian town of St. Marys, Ontario, has been hit by a ransomware attack that has locked staff out of internal systems and encrypted data. The Verge reports: The small town of around 7,500 residents seems to be the latest target of the notorious Lo… Continue reading A Small Canadian Town Is Being Extorted By a Global Ransomware Gang
Canadian telecom Rogers is suffering a major outage affecting landline phones, cellular connections, and internet connectivity throughout Canada that started early this morning. DownDetector listed thousands of reports for the issue as people started t… Continue reading A Major Rogers Outage Has Cut Off 25 Percent of Canada’s Internet Traffic