Skip to content

Beyond Local

European police, FBI bust international cybercrime gang

European police, FBI bust international cybercrime gang

BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday they have disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang tied to Russia that has been blackmailing large companies and institutions for years, raking in millions of euros.
Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley

Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump.
Banff National Park to welcome visitors in Indigenous languages

Banff National Park to welcome visitors in Indigenous languages

“We want to make sure that it’s done officially in our languages. The whole idea of inclusion and reflecting on and respecting Indigenous peoples history starts here.”
Why some Canadian teachers and professors are inviting ChatGPT into the classroom

Why some Canadian teachers and professors are inviting ChatGPT into the classroom

In December, Brendan Benson started noticing his Grade 12 students were handing in essays that looked the same. “I had voices that resembled one another,” said Benson, who teaches English at Pickering College in Newmarket, Ont.
Canadian rover helping in global search for frozen water on dark side of the moon

Canadian rover helping in global search for frozen water on dark side of the moon

EDMONTON — The Canadian lunar rover could soon help reveal the moon's dark side.
N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

Alberta didn't live up to the terms of a deal it has with the Northwest Territories to inform it about threats to its shared watershed after two major oilsands tailings spills, the territory's environment minister said Friday.
Correctional officer charged with sexually assaulting inmate in Edmonton prison

Correctional officer charged with sexually assaulting inmate in Edmonton prison

EDMONTON — A man who worked as a correctional program officer is accused of sexually assaulting an inmate at the federal Edmonton Institution for Women.
CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

MONTREAL — CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees.
B.C. firm walks back talk to commercialize cocaine after drawing Trudeau's ire

B.C. firm walks back talk to commercialize cocaine after drawing Trudeau's ire

VICTORIA — A British Columbia company that received federal approval to produce and sell cocaine has revised its original statement that outlined plans to commercialize the controlled substance.
B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages B.C.'s public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them standing, its chief forester said.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks