saskatchewan

Saskatoon Senior Loses $10,000 in Apparent iPad Scam

A senior from Saskatoon is warning others to be vigilant after losing $10,000 in a complex scam that started with an alert on her Apple iPad. Jeannette Roy, who is usually good at spotting scams, was tricked by a seemingly genuine alert that warned her of a compromise to her device, she told CTV News....

Saskatchewan Court Gives a Thumbs-Up to Emoji Contracts

A Saskatchewan court has determined that a thumbs-up emoji sent via text message can be interpreted as a contractual agreement. The case involved South West Terminal Ltd. (SWT) and Achter Land & Cattle Ltd., with the dispute revolving around a flax contract. SWT maintained that a thumbs-up emoji sent by Achter was an agreement to...

TikTok Banned on Government Devices by Four More Provinces

Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have joined the federal government and House of Commons in banning TikTok from government devices — reports The Canadian Press. Earlier this week, Ottawa removed TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices and blocked its use over privacy concerns against the Chinese social media app. The move...

Beaver River Broadband, SaskTel Partner to Expand High-Speed Internet in Saskatchewan

Beaver River Broadband is a new majority Indigenous-owned internet service provider, from Meadow Lake Tribal Council Resource Development Inc. and Wood River Controls. This new company has partnered with SaskTel to expand high-speed internet to First Nations and rural areas in Saskatchewan. Portions of SaskTel’s network under the Rural Broadband Partnership Program will be used...