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Abby Hughes

Abby Hughes

Journalist at CBC News Network

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Canadian government sites among those offline after flaw identified in widely used computer language

Developers behind the PHP programming language released a fix on Wednesday after a security vulnerability was brought to light. The PHP developers urged people to implement the fix as quickly as possible, and some governments took sites offline as a precautionary measure.
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Some N.L. government sites taken offline due to 'global cybersecuri...

The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government says some of its websites and online services are down because of a "newly disclosed global cybersecurity vulnerability."
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Waymo is coming to Toronto. Will its self-driving cars be winter-re...

Snow-covered objects can become hard to detect, while cameras and sensors sometimes struggle in snowy conditions. Experts say they're not insurmountable — but they will take more training data and time for Waymo to adjust to.
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CREA revises down 2026 home sales forecast again as September trans...

The potential for rate hikes by the Bank of Canada and already-increasing fixed-rate mortgages are weighing on prospective buyers, according to CREA, leading the association to revise down its forecast for 2026. Those factors were already showing up in September, when home sales fell 7.7 per cent compared to the same month a year prior.
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A fridge hack spoiled food in hundreds of French supermarkets. Cybe...

The cyberattack on French supermarkets earlier this week that left hundreds of fridges worth of food spoiled should be a wake-up call about the vulnerabilities of digitized systems and devices that are connected to the internet, cybersecurity experts say.
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'More men need to be standing up': Dan Levy calls out Shane Gillis ...

Comedian Shane Gillis joked in his opening SNL monologue on Saturday about the length of some women's shorts at the gym, referring to them with an offensive term. The comments prompted backlash from Levy and regular SNL fans alike, who called the joke misogynistic.
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Canada can't launch rockets on its own. A handful of companies want...

Canada has long relied on its allies to get technologies like satellites into space. But as the cross-border relationship with the U.S. changes, a handful of companies — including the newest player, Canada Rocket Company — are trying to change that and capitalize on a growing market.
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AI 'slop' is dominating menus, as some restaurant owners turn to it...

Diners have taken to social media to share photos of overly-shiny sandwiches and circular shrimp, lamenting the suspected use of AI. But some in the restaurant business say it's helped them reduce costs and save time in a notoriously difficult industry.
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Carney government introduces mega-deduction tax measure to spur mor...

The productivity mega-deduction will allow companies to expense the total cost of new investments across a number of sectors, including machinery, equipment, clean energy, zero-emission vehicles and more.
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Carney is seeking $1 trillion in investments. What will it take to ...

Hundreds of high-profile international investors are meeting with business leaders in Toronto this week, in the hope of drumming up new investments. More than 167 major projects are on the table, but what will it take for Canadian leaders to show that the country is committed to building big things?
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'Cool to be Canadian': Leaders optimistic their pitch to invest her...

Canada is a safe and competitive place to do business, teeming with hundreds of capital-ready major projects to pour dollars into — at least, that's the pitch Canadian business leaders and politicians are in the midst of making to some of the world's top money managers.