Source Feed: CBC News - Ottawa
Publication Date: November 3, 2024 - 04:00
Rebuild or retreat? Repeat flooding forces tough decisions on homeowners, governments
November 3, 2024
Floods bring damage and destruction to homes, roads and entire communities. When they recede, repairing and rebuilding can be difficult and costly. One option is not to rebuild, but retreat to safety instead. When is that warranted? Where and how is it happening? And what are the pros and cons?
Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial by-election that’s been called for a week before Christmas.Nenshi, who leads the province’s NDP, says in a letter to Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure that the cards are “one of the few remaining supports provided by Elections Alberta to promote access to democracy.”
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November 25, 2024 - 22:38 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
Federal security officials say Ottawa must do more to educate those running businesses and critical infrastructure systems of the threats posed by hackers, as too many of these leaders are underinvesting in protection.Tricia Geddes, deputy minister at Public Safety Canada, opened the first day of the Vancouver International Security Summit on Monday by saying that society, as a whole, has still not twigged to the fact that “we’re already at war when it comes to cyberwarfare” with certain countries and their criminal proxies. Those actors are attacking companies of all sizes and public...
November 25, 2024 - 21:47 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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