Unpublished Newswire

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to a computer hacking conspiracy that affected more than 165 companies, involved the theft of over 50 billion consumer records and resulted in the extortion of millions of dollars, sometimes involving more than one ransom demand from the same victim. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that 26-year-old Connor Riley Moucka of Kitchener, Ont., had pleaded guilty to computer fraud, wire fraud, use of stolen credentials and aggravated identity theft. He is due to be sentenced on Oct. 27 and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of...

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outright dismissed the idea floated by the Parti Québécois (PQ) of the federal government offering financial compensation to Quebec for the loss of Labrador in exchange for a new energy deal on Churchill Falls. On Thursday, Poilievre was asked in a press conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, if that is something he would be open to if he was prime minister. Poilievre said he has been continuously travelling throughout Quebec in the four years he has been Conservative leader and he said residents of the province have never...