Privacy commissioner to investigate WestJet cybersecurity breach

Privacy commissioner to investigate WestJet cybersecurity breach

OTTAWA - The office of Canada's privacy commissioner says it has opened an investigation into a cyberattack on WestJet which saw a "malicious actor" gain access to the airline's systems.

The airline said in a statement last month that a "sophisticated, criminal" third party was able to gain access to some personal and travel-related data during the June cybersecurity incident.

WestJet said it had identified and would contact people who were affected by the breach.

The airline said the safety of its airline operations was never threatened. It also said that, due to internal precautionary measures, no credit card or debit card numbers and no guest user passwords were obtained.

Making mentoring magic one child at a time

When Bree-Ann Jubinville first met the eight-year-old she was going to mentor, she had no idea how much the child would go on to alter the course of her life.

Security guard in stable condition after grocery store assault

A security guard was taken to hospital after an assault at a Sargent Avenue FreshCo Friday, just days after another guard was stabbed during a robbery at a St. James Dollarama.

Looking back on Bombers shocking, and convincing, win over CFL’s top team

It was getting harder and harder to believe in the 2026 edition of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

If anyone outside their locker room picked them to beat the Montreal Alouettes, they must’ve kept it to themselves, as pundits — this one included — and armchair quarterbacks across the nation doubted their chances heading into Friday night.

And honestly, rightfully so. The Bombers had left a lot to be desired through their opening 10 games.

But no matter what the stats say or what outsiders think, they play the games for a reason.

Former abuser of alcohol, drugs who graduated from recovery program now helping others

The second time Ray Ducharme overdosed, he was in a Winnipeg hotel room, waiting for a spot in Adult and Teen Challenge Central Canada’s live-in recovery program.

It was Oct. 30, 2024 — not long after his first overdose had landed him in a Red Deer, Alta., hospital for eight days. Ducharme had gone west, trying to outrun the baggage he carried in Winnipeg, before eventually returning home at the behest of an ATCCC employee who assured him there would be a bed available in seven to 10 days.

Then came the second OD.

Three days later, in early November, Ducharme woke up in a Winnipeg hospital with his family around him. Doctors weren’t sure he’d survive.

Temporary emergency room to operate out of Dauphin hospital

The province says it is on track to reopen the flood-damaged Dauphin hospital emergency department on Labour Day.

The temporary emergency department will operate on the main floor of Dauphin Regional Health Centre, using temporary power, water and other infrastructure while restoration work continues in other areas of the hospital. The facility was forced to close on July 1.

When it opens Sept. 7, the temporary emergency department will provide services 24-7, a Manitoba government news release said.

A mobile CT unit will be up and running within several weeks, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said.