Cdn. companies paying almost $500,000 on average to ransomware attackers: survey
TORONTO — Canadian companies hit by ransomware attacks pay almost half a million dollars on average to perpetrators, according to the results of a...
Council approves 2022 budget with zero per cent operating tax increase
By Mike Anderson
Christmas came early for local taxpayers when Georgina Town Council approved the 2022 budget on December 1, with a zero per cent...
How to deal with shopping anxiety this holiday season
TORONTO — When November hit, Sabina Wex started feeling anxious about buying gifts for the impending holiday season.
“With rising inflation, things just seem so...
CIBC to pay $125 million to settle class-action lawsuit on subprime mortgage risks
TORONTO — CIBC has agreed to pay $125 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that had accused the bank of misrepresenting its exposure to...
Unvaccinated staff at correctional centre placed on unpaid leave amid COVID outbreak
More than 100 unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, their union...
‘All our margins are gone’: Supply chain challenges squeeze small businesses
TORONTO — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Helmi Ansari could get espresso makers and stainless steel water bottles manufactured within three months and delivered to...
Omicron variant confirmed in Hamilton, Peel as daily COVID-19 case count tops 1,000
More cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant were confirmed in Ontario on Saturday as the province recorded more than 1,000 new virus cases for...
Child under 12 confirmed to have Omicron variant in York Region
TORONTO — A child under the age of 12 has York Region's first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Public health officials in...
Ontario reports more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 for first time since May
TORONTO — Ontario reported more than 1,000 new infections of COVID-19 on Friday – the highest the daily case count has been in six...
Ontarians aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 boosters
TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 booster shots and more people will become eligible in January, the province...
