How the CrowdStrike global IT outage affected a Canadian business

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A global technology outage linked to a faulty software update has had a ripple effect on a Canadian business.

A global technology outage linked to a faulty software update affecting Microsoft products has had a ripple effect on a Canadian business.

"It's an inconvenience for sure and hopefully it doesn't carry on too long," Haslam said. "There's really nothing much we can do. You can hold your breath and hope it can work itself out sooner rather than later."The widespread outage disrupted services and companies around the world Friday, including grounding flights and knocking banking and hospital systems offline.

A Canadian technology analyst says a failed update from a key cybersecurity provider shows the nearly 'universal' use of Windows products for key digital infrastructure and highlights how quickly security issues can start to cascade.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Steven MacKinnon as Canada's new minister of labour and seniors, filling a fresh vacancy on his front bench, left by outgoing minister Seamus O'Regan.

The Region of Waterloo says it's making good progress on its plan to assemble shovel-ready land in Wilmot Township.The lawyer representing a woman who struck and killed a child while driving says a number of her Charter rights were violated.Date set for inquest into death of Regina woman who fell five stories from YWCA window

Police are investigating a bizarre incident after a passenger allegedly assaulted a driver before taking off in the vehicle only to return a short time later.A major internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world, with problems continuing hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.

 

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