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October 23, 2018
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Sky's the limit as Calgary opens testing area for drones and new technologies

The city has set aside a 50-hectare site in its industrial southeast to offer airspace for an increasing demand from companies and educational institutions wanting to do mass tryouts of commercial drones.


N.S. cannabis retailer moves to prevent workaround of online age verification

Nova Scotia's government-owned cannabis retailer said it was taking measures Thursday to prevent people from skirting the access code required as part of age verification for online sales.


Election watchdog seeks digitally savvy specialists to zero in on threats

Canada's election watchdog is seeking three specialists to analyze social media for threats to the integrity of the next federal election.
 
 
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Focus On Healthcare Security 2018 event now open for registration

Canadian Security magazine has released the full schedule and agenda for the forthcoming Focus on Healthcare Security event, which will be held Dec. 4 at the International Centre, Mississauga, Ont. » Read full article
 
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Legally High

It is official: recreational marijuana is legal in Canada with effect from October 17. With that comes a patchwork of jurisdictional laws establishing where and how marijuana products will be sold and used by consumers. » Read full article

Ex-Equifax manager gets home confinement for insider trading

A former Equifax manager was sentenced Tuesday to serve eight months home confinement for engaging in insider trading in the wake of the company's massive data breach last year. » Read full article

Businesses spent $14B on cybersecurity in 2017, more than 20% hit by cyberattack

More than one in five Canadian companies say they were hit by a cyberattack last year, with businesses spending $14 billion on cybersecurity as they confront greater risks in the digital world, according to a new Statistics Canada survey. » Read full article
 
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Graybar Canada to open new branch in Vaughan, Ont.

Graybar Canada, a distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, is opening up a new branch in Vaughan, Ont., beginning this fall. » Read full article
 
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Security Canada Central

Location: Toronto, Ont.
Date: October 24-25, 2018
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Unmanned Canada

Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Date: October 30 – November 1, 2018
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Marijuana in the Workplace

Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Date: November 14, 2018
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International Cyber Security and Intelligence Conference

Location: Toronto, Ont.
Date: November 14, 2018
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Focus On Healthcare Security

Location: Mississauga, Ont.
Date: December 4, 2018
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