Canada

After config error takes down Rogers, it promises to spend billions on reliability

Routers flooded with internet traffic in filter blunder, watchdog told

Networks25 Jul 2022 | 20

Canadian ISP Rogers falls over for hours, takes out broadband, cable, cellphones

Updated ATMs, 911 calls, and more hit by networking snafu

Networks08 Jul 2022 | 58

Teeth marks yield clue to widespread internet outage in Canada

The chompers belonged to a beaver and offer a parable on the risks of a shared physical layer

Networks15 Jun 2022 | 57

Tim Hortons collected location data constantly, without consent, report finds

Hortons hears a sue

Personal Tech03 Jun 2022 | 64

Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, citing national security risks

Ban on shopping from September, rip and replace order with 2024 deadline

Security20 May 2022 | 21

Google funds first sub cable to cross Pacific from Japan to Canada

Google says Topaz will lower latency, even though both nations already have shorter routes to bit barns

Off-Prem08 Apr 2022 | 4

Canada wants Big Tech to share its riches with news publishers

Who, what, when, how still to be worked out, ironically

Personal Tech06 Apr 2022 | 9

Canada invests in chip and photonics future

Modest cash infusion to boost Great White North's computing industry

Systems09 Mar 2022 | 1

Canadian Netwalker ransomware crook pleads guilty to million-dollar crimes

Crim has 80 months to think on choices made in life

Security08 Feb 2022 | 5

Cop drone crashes into flight instructor's airplane

The plod needs a lesson in keeping air traffic controllers in the loop, it seems

Bootnotes23 Aug 2021 | 30

Mounties messed up by using Clearview AI, says Canadian Privacy Commissioner

RCMP said it only used technology to rescue children, but regulator says that's wrong and Privacy Act was breached

Legal11 Jun 2021 | 6

Dam it: Beaver ate our internet, says tiny Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge

Then made a house out of it

Bootnotes26 Apr 2021 | 46

We regret to inform you the professor teaching your online course is already dead

Updated Canadian educator apparently was an excellent teacher

Bootnotes27 Jan 2021 | 76

When it comes to taxing tech giants, America is out, France is in, Canada and Indonesia are going their own way

With Trump on the way out, 2021 is going to be digital levy a-go-go time

SaaS02 Dec 2020 | 65

Canadian uni blames users, 'isolated technical problems' as new Workday system fails to pay 700 temps on time

Don't suppose that factored into the '10 Reasons to be Excited About Workday at McGill!'

SaaS29 Oct 2020 | 6

Hootsuite melts ICE deal after staff revolt: CEO vows not to divide biz like agents divided families at the US border

Contract would have run for up to three years, bagged $500,000, it seems

Personal Tech25 Sep 2020 | 26

Canadian shipping company Canpar gets an unwanted delivery – ransomware

In brief Meanwhile, Gmail finally deals with a 'confused mailman' problem

Security24 Aug 2020 | 7

Canada's .ca overlord rolls out free privacy-protecting DNS-over-HTTPS service for folks in Great White North

L’ACEI lance le Bouclier canadien dans le but de protéger gratuitement la vie privée et la sécurité des Canadiens en ligne

Security23 Apr 2020 | 19

Kaspersky cleans up poisoned watering hole, Google presses pause on cookie crackdown

Roundup Plus: SystemD has a privilege escalation flaw that needs patching, and more bits and bytes

Security06 Apr 2020 | 16

The shelves may be empty, but the disk is full: Not even Linux can resist the bork at times

Bork!Bork!Bork! Walmart Canada takes a break from slinging ads

OSes24 Mar 2020 | 56

No big deal, Rogers, your internal source code and keys are only on the open web. Don't hurry to take it down

Updated 'Closed source' blueprints available for all to gawp at – and potentially exploit

Software24 Jan 2020 | 14

Put the crypt into cryptocoin: Amid grave concerns, lawyers to literally dig into exchange exec who died owing $190m

Investors to crack open a cold one if exhumation request successful

Science16 Dec 2019 | 36

Ransomware freezes govt IT in Canadian territory of Nunavut, drops citizens right Inuit

As US picks up its game, scumbags seek new targets

Security04 Nov 2019 | 6

Hacktivist skids nip at Mounties' ankles, Emotet ransomware rides again, and more

Roundup Including AV patches, VPN attacks, data leaks, and security cam holes

Security26 Aug 2019 | 4

Break out the poutine! SpaceX flings triple serving of Canadian satellites into orbit

Next up, Falcon Heavy and thinking about those Crew Dragons for Bigelow

Science12 Jun 2019 | 17

Owner of Smuggler's Inn B&B ordered to put up a sign warning guests not to cross into Canada

A subtle rebranding exercise might be needed

Bootnotes26 Apr 2019 | 115

Canadian woman fined for not holding escalator handrail finally reaches the top after 10 years

Top court, that is – she coped fine with the escalator

Bootnotes18 Apr 2019 | 146

Not quite the Bake Off they were expecting: Canadian seniors served weed-infused brownies

Mummy, why is Gramps talking to that tree?

Bootnotes22 Mar 2019 | 44

Boeing... Boeing... Gone: Canada, America finally ground 737 Max jets as they await anti-death-crash software patches

Mad Max airline grudgingly backs decision 'out of an abundance of caution'

Software13 Mar 2019 | 142

Canadians moot methods to embiggen moose monument and make Mac great again

You Canuck be serious: All elk is breaking loose in battle over largest antler-bearer

Bootnotes29 Jan 2019 | 40

DNAaaahahaha: Twins' 23andMe, Ancestry, etc genetic tests vary wildly, surprising no one

Updated Identical sisters with same genetic makeup get different results from test kits

Science18 Jan 2019 | 106

Until now, if Canadian Uber drivers wanted to battle the tech giant, they had to do it in the Netherlands – for real

Yes, taxi app biz has managed the impossible – angering the good folks of Canada

Science04 Jan 2019 | 44

Huawei CEO defiant on security claims, vows to be so good, 'no market can keep us away'

Company 'will never present a threat', claims letter to staff

Networks03 Jan 2019 | 17

Huawei CFO poutine cuffs by Canadian cops after allegedly busting sanctions on Iran

Exec could face trial in the US for 'cutting deals' with White House's Middle East bête noire

Networks06 Dec 2018 | 70

Canuck couple returns home after night on tiles to gaggle of randomers hanging out in their flat

Short-term renters? More like short-term raiders

Bootnotes29 Nov 2018 | 79

D.O.Eh: Here's the new privacy law Canada can't really enforce

Commissioner doubts ability to carry out data breach rules

Legal30 Oct 2018 | 12

Cops called after pair enter Canadian home and give it a good clean

Mounties remind residents to lock their doors

Bootnotes22 Oct 2018 | 112

Canadian security boss ain't afraid of no Huawei, sees no reason for ban

They know how to test kit for backdoors, apparently

Security26 Sep 2018 | 25

Error Canada: Airline tells customers to reset mobile app after attack

Clumsy Canucks app poutine passport data in hacker's hands

Security29 Aug 2018 | 9

Canadian utility makes blockchain upstarts bid for their ravenous rigs' electricity supply

Quebecois poutine the squeeze on cryptocurrency miners

Science21 Jun 2018 | 28

A Spectre flaw solution, Cloudflare blips, a bank cyber-heist in Canada, and more in infosec land

Roundup Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO

OSes02 Jun 2018 | 3

'Incomprehensible failure' – Canada's $1bn Phoenix payroll IT fiasco torched by auditors

Govt tech nightmare caused by bad bosses, poor planning

On-Prem29 May 2018 | 56

Zookeepers charged after Kodiak bear rides shotgun to Dairy Queen

Canadian cops put animal road trips on ice after owners 'forget' to mention their plan

Bootnotes10 May 2018 | 67

Hacking charge dropped against Nova Scotia teen who slurped public records from the web

Police opt to end charade over document download row

Security07 May 2018 | 64

You're a govt official. You accidentally slap personal info on the web. Quick, blame a kid!

Comment Hacking charge for twiddling URL – O Canada!?

Security18 Apr 2018 | 92

Air Canada's network soars back up after Monday morning death dive

Computer outage leaves Canucks grounded

On-Prem12 Mar 2018 | 8

Woe Canada: Rather than rise from the ashes, IBM-built C$1bn Phoenix payroll system is going down in flames

Canucks to pull plug on ill-fated mismanaged govt IT project

On-Prem02 Mar 2018 | 49

Rogue IT admin goes off the rails, shuts down Canadian train switches

Grouchy Grupe gets a year and a day behind bars after going loco on network hardware

Networks14 Feb 2018 | 94

Canada charges chap alleged to run stolen data-mart Leakedsource

Unlike similar services, this one sold purloined passwords

Security16 Jan 2018 | 5

Canuck privacy commissioner to dig into Uber data breach

Formal investigation launched. Not the first, won't be the last

On-Prem11 Dec 2017 | 6

'Sticky runway' closes Canadian airport

Don't laugh: Goose Bay strip is where an A380 landed after its engine blew up in September

Bootnotes10 Nov 2017 | 47

Take off, ya hosers! Silicon Valley court says Google can safely ignore Canadian search ban

In America, at least

Legal03 Nov 2017 | 70

'Screaming' man fined $149 for singing 'Everybody Dance Now'

'I don’t know if my voice was very bad and that’s why I got the ticket,' he said

Bootnotes23 Oct 2017 | 101

Lucky Canada. Google chooses Toronto as site of posthuman urban lab

Town has an API, but no cars

Edge + IoT19 Oct 2017 | 23

Drone smacks commercial passenger plane in Canada

Everyone safe, except drone pilot who ignored local rules

Legal16 Oct 2017 | 158

Drunk canoeing no longer driving offence in Canada

Pot legalisation prep under way in maple syrup land

Bootnotes29 Sep 2017 | 66