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Manitoba birth certificate backlogs have mother living ‘parent’s worst nightmare’A woman dealing with Vital Statistics Manitoba says she's living a "parent's worst nightmare", going nearly five months without receiving a birth certificate for her daughter.NewsMay 13, 2021
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Peterborough police warn of new phone scam seeking social insurance numbersPolice say residents have been receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be with Service Ontario or the Canada Revenue Agency requesting social insurance numbers.CrimeJun 16, 2020
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In wake of data breaches, hunt for SIN alternatives intensifiesThe Social Insurance Number (SIN) has proven to be vulnerable to easy identity theft if the wrong person gets a hold of it.CanadaOct 10, 2019
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Canadian class action lawsuit launched over Capital One data breachTed Charney, lead counsel of Charney Lawyers, says the data breach may turn out to be "extremely serious."CanadaAug 2, 2019
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If your SIN was stolen in the Capital One breach, getting a new one isn’t easyIf you decide to seek a replacement SIN, the process can be complicated.CanadaJul 31, 2019
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Nova Scotia set to replace system behind compromised FOIPOP websiteWhile a portion of Nova Scotia's FOIPOP system was brought back online on Sept. 5, it only included the ability to download previously completed FOI requests. That is now going to change.PoliticsOct 14, 2018
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Scammers spoofing OPP phone numbers to confuse the public: OPPPolice say that suspects are leaving messages or are calling claiming the person owes money and if they do not pay they are going to jail. Police say the CRA does not leave these types of messages.CrimeJul 31, 2018
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High-profile hacks have experts urging caution when sharing personal information online"If you’re a savvy computer user, you have to treat everything you put online as public domain; which it is. We're much more exposed than we possibly think."CanadaJun 1, 2018
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Halifax police make arrest after Nova Scotia FOI website breached, personal information exposedThe government says it is in the process of reaching out to people whose data may have been accessed and informing them of the breach. However, the province says that no financial information is at risk.CanadaApr 11, 2018
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Equifax hack: When to give out your Social Insurance Number (it’s less often than you might think)Did Equifax require the Social Insurance Numbers of the affected Canadians? Not necessarily, but they did nothing wrong in asking for and collecting it.CanadaSep 19, 2017
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