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Canadian flights, hospitals, border disrupted during global technology outage

Canadian flights, hospitals, border disrupted during global technology outage

TORONTO — A global technology outage grounded flights, disrupted hospitals, backed up border crossings and even upended coffee orders in Canada on Friday, as issues persisted hours after problems with Microsoft services were said to be on the mend.

Christian Lundgaard back at Exhibition Place with IndyCar's new hybrid powertrain

TORONTO (AP) — Christian Lundgaard is back at Exhibition Place a year after racing to his first IndyCar victory on the street course. “It brings back a lot of good memories,” Lundgaard said Friday. “But it also brings pressure.
Deal to end LCBO strike thrown into question, union says job action continues

Deal to end LCBO strike thrown into question, union says job action continues

TORONTO — A deal reached Friday to end a two-week-long strike at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario was thrown into question just hours after it was announced, as both sides accused each other of acting in bad faith.
Recalled plant-based milk brands must rebuild trust by apologizing: marketers

Recalled plant-based milk brands must rebuild trust by apologizing: marketers

TORONTO — Marketing experts say two brands that recently had to recall plant-based milk contaminated with Listeria can come back from the deadly outbreak, but they must move quickly to regain consumer trust.
Lundgaard set to defend Honda Indy title as drivers hit track with new hybrid tech

Lundgaard set to defend Honda Indy title as drivers hit track with new hybrid tech

TORONTO — Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard didn’t get the chance to celebrate his first career NTT IndyCar Series victory last year in Toronto.
S&P/TSX composite index moves lower Friday, U.S. markets also down amid global outage

S&P/TSX composite index moves lower Friday, U.S. markets also down amid global outage

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Friday, as companies and organizations around the world grappled with outages stemming from a faulty CrowdStrike software update, while U.S. stock markets also fell.

Lundgaard set to defend Honda Indy title as drivers hit track with new hybrid tech

TORONTO (AP) — Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard didn’t get the chance to celebrate his first career NTT IndyCar Series victory last year in Toronto.
Blue Jays reinstate reliever Yimi Garcia from 15-day injured list

Blue Jays reinstate reliever Yimi Garcia from 15-day injured list

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia from the 15-day injured list. The Blue Jays said Garcia would be available for Toronto's series opener against visiting Detroit on Friday.
Global CrowdStrike disruption brings to mind lessons from 2022 Rogers outage

Global CrowdStrike disruption brings to mind lessons from 2022 Rogers outage

TORONTO — Canadians who woke up Friday to a worldwide technology outage that disrupted airlines, hospitals and banks may be thinking back to a widespread telecom outage from two years ago. The July 2022 outage of Rogers Communications Inc.
Top court says government can be held liable for making unconstitutional laws

Top court says government can be held liable for making unconstitutional laws

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the state is not immune from liability for drafting and enacting laws that are later found to be unconstitutional.
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