Category Archives: Science
A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers
BOSTON (AP) — Russia's relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection.
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents — with or without Tories
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are moving ahead on a special all-party, security-cleared committee to review documents related to the firing of two scientists from the national microbiology laboratory — even if the Conservatives continue to rebuff the p...
Microsoft: Russian hacks often accompany Ukraine attacks
BOSTON (AP) — Cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organizations in Ukraine and produced “a chaotic information environment,” Microsoft says in a report released Wednesday.
War not affecting Ukrainian rocket supplier for Nova Scotia spaceport project: CEO
HALIFAX — The company planning to build Canada’s first spaceport in northeastern Nova Scotia says the war in Ukraine has not affected its plans to source rockets from the embattled European country. Daily planning work continues with the makers of the
Up to 831 RCMP officers approved to join Ottawa police as motorcycle convoy arrives
OTTAWA — The Ottawa police services board has approved the appointment of up to 831 RCMP officers to help municipal police, who are promising a heavy presence in the capital and zero tolerance for hate this weekend. Ottawa police asked the
China, Russia, five others make US property rights blacklist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has put China, Russia and five other countries on its annual blacklist for lax enforcement of intellectual property rights that leaves American companies vulnerable to copyright and trademark piracy.
Court says UK’s nursing home COVID-19 policy was illegal
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that the Conservative government acted illegally when it discharged hospital patients into nursing homes without testing them for COVID-19 or isolating them — a policy that led to thousands of deaths early
Musk’s Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe’s tech rules
LONDON (AP) — A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.
Older people fret less about aging in place: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — The older you are, the less you fret about aging in your own home or community. That's a key insight from a new Associated
Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.
