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Thieves gain access to about 140,000 social insurance numbers in NS Power database

Thieves gain access to about 140,000 social insurance numbers in NS Power database

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power's CEO says up to 140,000 social insurance numbers could have been stolen by cyber-thieves who recently hacked into the utility's customer records.
Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations

Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations

Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announces run for US Senate

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announces run for US Senate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, seeking the position being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

TORONTO — Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools, moves decried by boards and teachers' unions as masking the true crisis of
Judge considers whether Florida's attorney general should be held in contempt over immigration law

Judge considers whether Florida's attorney general should be held in contempt over immigration law

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether Florida's attorney general should be held in contempt or sanctioned for not following her order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the
Canada 'not out of the woods' yet as appeals court pauses ruling on Trump's tariffs

Canada 'not out of the woods' yet as appeals court pauses ruling on Trump's tariffs

While Ottawa welcomed a U.S.
Saab, CAE to work jointly on training for Royal Canadian Navy's new submarine fleet

Saab, CAE to work jointly on training for Royal Canadian Navy's new submarine fleet

OTTAWA — Swedish defence manufacturer Saab and Canadian tech company CAE Inc. say they will work together to create training simulators for the Royal Canadian Navy's next submarine fleet.
Nova Scotia mum on why it won't release findings from environmental racism panel

Nova Scotia mum on why it won't release findings from environmental racism panel

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, and the minister responsible isn’t saying why.
Cabinet ministers watch their words as pressure builds on defence file

Cabinet ministers watch their words as pressure builds on defence file

OTTAWA — National defence is becoming an increasingly thorny topic for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as Canada comes under heavy pressure from its allies to do more and spend more.
Humanitarian group pauses aid trucks bound for Gaza, citing Israeli restrictions

Humanitarian group pauses aid trucks bound for Gaza, citing Israeli restrictions

OTTAWA — Aid groups say Ottawa has fallen silent as Palestinians face a growing risk of famine in the Gaza Strip — and as one Canadian humanitarian organization pauses aid delivery after accusing Israel of imposing a dangerous distribution system.