The mother of a 48-year-old man who burned to death in a car fire outside her home in Cincinnati, Ohio, is joining automobile safety advocates in calling for two car giants to come clean about potential safety issues that can cause some engines to fail at high speeds or burst into flames.
Major outages at Rogers and Freedom disrupt Canadian cellular services
Canadian wireless networks have been hit by major outages that started Sunday and are still resulting in dropped calls and other voice network problems across the country.
Scheer vows to scrap clean fuel standard, calls Liberal plan a ‘secret fuel tax’
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says a government led by him would scrap what he has dubbed a “secret fuel tax” — a plan by the Liberal government to improve fuel standards through regulatory changes that have not yet been finalized.
Big fine in British Airways hack signals businesses have a responsibility to protect data
British Airways faces a £183-million ($303 million Cdn) fine over a breach that compromised information on half a million customers — the biggest penalty to date under new, tougher British regulations, and one likely to be seen as a test case for companies that fail to secure big data caches.
Travellers slam Swoop after nearly 2 dozen delayed or cancelled flights
Passengers planning to take Swoop Airlines flights from airports across Canada and the U.S. face lengthy delays and nearly a dozen outright cancellations because of unscheduled maintenance.
Conservatives push for emergency meeting after Desjardins privacy breach
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is pushing for an emergency Commons committee meeting in the wake of a massive personal data breach at the Desjardins Group — believed to be one of the largest ever among Canadian financial institutions.
A premiers’ meeting without fed-bashing? Don’t bet on it
In this week’s Canada Votes newsletter: Chris Hall looks ahead to the last gathering of premiers before the federal election. Also: Polls show no party would win a majority if an election were held today – and how the parties’ climate plans compare (so far).
Iran increases uranium enrichment above limits set by 2015 nuclear deal
Iran has announced it will raise its level of uranium enrichment, breaking another limit of its unravelling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions with the U.S.
U.S. defeats the Netherlands for record 4th Women’s World Cup title
The United States won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.
U.K. ambassador calls Trump administration ‘inept’ in leaked documents
Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain’s ambassador to the United States regards U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve.