Data

• Discover Calgary’s thriving data science scene during the inaugural YYC Data Con

  A group of data science analysts and enthusiasts are coming together to highlight the achievements and opportunities in artificial intelligence in Calgary.

  Tech

  Mar 6
• About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data

  A new online data system called the Alberta substance use surveillance system was launched in the province on Friday.  

  Health

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Expert says odds are against municipalities amid ‘significant cyber attack’ on City of Saint John

  "Our IT teams and our security teams have to be right 100 per cent of the time. A criminal just needs to get right once," says cybersecurity expert David Shipley.

  Tech

  Nov 16, 2020
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• Marginal increase in COVID-19 cases among B.C. children since start of school, province reports

  There have been 50 schools with COVID-19 exposure events as of Oct. 1.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2020
• Study says most Atlantic Canadians not travelling outside of home province

  Narrative Research found 20 per cent of Nova Scotians and 28 per cent of New Brunswickers have travelled within the Atlantic bubble.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2020
• Quebec says ‘not yet’ to collecting personal data of bar patrons for COVID-19 tracing

  Dr. Horacio Arruda, the province's director of public health, told reporters Tuesday that forcing businesses to collect the personal data of their patrons is not the Quebec way of doing things, for now.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2020
• LifeLabs failed to protect personal information of millions: B.C. and Ontario report

  A joint investigation by the information and privacy commissioners of Ontario and B.C. has found LifeLabs failed to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
• B.C. maintaining ‘fine balance’ in COVID-19 spread as Phase 3 nears

  The data will be used to make decisions about moving to Phase 3 under B.C.'s plan to reopen the economy.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2020
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• COVID-19 modelling: B.C. health officials double down on warning of possible second wave

  Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix unveiled the latest modelling numbers on the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2020
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• Google Mobility Reports a slippery slope: cyber security expert

  A cyber security expert says while user data can be used as a tool to create better policies, it's important to ensure people's privacy isn't being taken away in the process.

  Tech

  Apr 3, 2020