Insights and Stories on General

Aug. 19, 2022 at 9:34 am CDT

We’ve all seen that famous old white-knuckle photograph. There’s a group of ironworkers having lunch sitting untethered on a steel girder way up in mid-air, dozens of floors above the street during construction of the Empire State Building. It must get the award for the most sparsely outfitted lunchroom ever. […]

By Scott Garvey

Aug. 17, 2022 at 9:20 pm CDT

Quebec’s overarching farmer organization, l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), has confirmed its computer systems were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month. UPA, in a release last Thursday, said it’s working with a cybersecurity firm to analyze the nature and scope of the attack, as well as any possible […]

By Dave Bedard

Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — A delegation of Canadian lawmakers plans to visit Taiwan in October to seek economic opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, Liberal MP Judy Sgro said Wednesday, a move that could further stoke tensions between China and the West. The relationship between China and the West has […]

By Ismail Shakil

Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:50 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The northern Canadian city of Iqaluit declared a state of emergency on Friday after scarce rain this year left water levels in the local Apex River at a four-decade low. Iqaluit warned it may not have enough water in its reservoir to sustain its population of […]

By Ismail Shakil

Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Chances for La Niña are expected to gradually decrease from 86 per cent in the coming season to 60 per cent during December to February in 2022-23, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern is characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the […]

By Reuters