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IT World Canada fights for survival Facing an unprecedented crisis, IT World Canada, a beacon of technology journalism, is on the brink of closure. This poses a critical question: Without IT World Canada, who will narrate Canada’s tech story? After deca channeldailynews.com/news/it-world-…

Government of Canada announces major broadband investments in the west The government of Canada has announced significant investments to improve connectivity in British Columbia and Alberta over the past two days. That includes combined federal and prov channeldailynews.com/news/governmen…

HP enhances partner program, expands Amplify Impact Today at its Amplify Partner Conference, HP unveiled a series of new benefits to its Amplify Partner Program, and indicated it plans to simplify the program’s architecture. Beginning May 1, it will hav channeldailynews.com/news/hp-enhanc…

Pilot cybersecurity training program for women to recruit third cohort A pilot program aimed at training women and non-binary persons for careers in cybersecurity will soon start recruiting its third group of students. The program, offered to students i channeldailynews.com/news/pilot-cyb…

Review: OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 12R – A solid pair of devices OnePlus is probably not the best-known phone brand in Canada, since the major carriers haven’t picked it up, but it’s one that’s well worth a look. For the first time, its R series, previously channeldailynews.com/news/review-on…

Canada’s anti-money laundering agency hit by a cyber attack Canada’s national anti-money laundering agency has been hit by a cyber attack. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said Tuesday that over the last 24 hour channeldailynews.com/news/canadas-a…

Hamilton confirms ransomware is behind cyber attack Ransomware is behind the cyber attack on the city of Hamilton, Ont., the municipality’s city manager says. Marnie Cluckie told reporters Monday afternoon that the attack, which was detected the evening channeldailynews.com/news/hamilton-…

Cybersecurity top revenue driver for bulk of MSPs, Kaseya report finds Kaseya, a provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to midsize business (SMBs), today released its 2024 MSP Benchmark Rep channeldailynews.com/news/cybersecu…

Is the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang self-destructing? The ongoing saga of the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang continues, with a news report that the crew has shut down its servers after a controversial hack of an American healthcare services provider. channeldailynews.com/news/is-the-bl…

Love, Collins discuss what it takes to succeed in the channel A webinar held last week took a deep dive into what it takes to build a successful channel program in Canada. Topics covered included what makes Canada unique, what fails and what succeeds he channeldailynews.com/news/love-coll…

Fab wars: Intel, Tata Group, CG Power all launch foundry plans With competition heating up in the foundry business – India this week approved three new semiconductor plants involving Tata Group and CG Power,, and is looking to achieve dominance in the i channeldailynews.com/news/fab-wars-…

Canadian police need a search warrant to get your IP address: Supreme Court How private is your internet address? Very, says the Supreme Court of Canada. Police can’t just walk into a company and demand a suspect’s IP address by saying a Canadian reside channeldailynews.com/news/canadian-…

AI usage the highest among Quebec employees: KPMG In a new report, KPMG has broken down the provincial adoption rate of generative AI across Canada, and found that Quebec led with 26 per cent, ahead of Alberta (23 per cent), British Columbia (22 per cen channeldailynews.com/news/ai-usage-…

Competition Bureau obtains court order to further investigation into Google’s ad practices The Competition Bureau has announced that it has expanded its investigation into Google’s online ad practices. This is the first major update to the investigation channeldailynews.com/news/competiti…

Channel Bytes March 1, 2024 – Today is the deadline for Top 100 Solution Provider nominations; WLAN market contracting: Dell’Oro; ASCII Group launches AI committee; and more Staying informed is a constant challenge. There’s so much to do, and so little channeldailynews.com/news/channel-b…

MWC 2024: A wild Journey to the Future in Hall 6 The future and all that is possible was on full display this week at MWC Barcelona 2024 in Hall Six of Gran Via, the site of an innovation zone that featured hands-on and immersive demos of things ranging channeldailynews.com/news/mwc-2024-…

Are federal IT systems supporting the targeted service outcomes? Deloitte examines the future role of the government In an interview with IT World Canada, consulting giant Deloitte highlighted the importance of an ecosystem-based approach to tackle issu channeldailynews.com/news/are-feder…

MWC Barcelona 2024 news roundup: Telecom, AI, security and more MWC Barcelona 2024 comes to a close today. Here’s a look at some of the announcements that the event brought to light, from industry leaders like Cisco, Google, Intel and others, spanning a channeldailynews.com/news/mwc-barce…

Pornhub operator broke Canadian privacy law, watchdog rules The company behind Pornhub and other popular pornographic sites broke Canadian privacy law by allowing intimate images to be shared on its websites without the direct knowledge or consent of ev channeldailynews.com/news/pornhub-o…

MWC 2024: 5G momentum on a roll with 1.6 billion connections worldwide New figures from GSMA Intelligence (GSMAi) released today at MWC Barcelona 2024 reveal that 5G connections are expected to represent over half (51 per cent) of mobile connections by channeldailynews.com/news/mwc-2024-…