Privacy & Security

ST. JOHN’S - The Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador is raising concerns after NL Health Services conducted a phishing awareness exercise that used the promise of an additional paid day off as the hook for employees. Read More

REGINA - A third-party review into the safety and security of Saskatchewan hospitals, led by a former police chief, is expected to involve more than two dozen people and cost the province $1 million, according to the health ministry. Read More

CAPE BRETON, N.S. - A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weapons detection screening system has been deployed at the entrance of Cape Breton Regional Hospital’s emergency department. Nova Scotia Health says it’s part of a provincial rollout to help enhance safety for patients, visitors and staff. Read More

SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced that metal detectors have been installed at three more Saskatchewan medical facilities. In a news release, SHA said metal detectors will be deployed at the main doors of the Battleford Union Hospital, Prince Albert Hospital, and the Regina Urgent Care Centre. Read More

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is implementing new safety and security measures at the Brandon Regional Health Centre that include more on-site officers and the launch of a mobile app. Read More

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Indigenous leaders, city representatives, health system officials, police and security companies met at a roundtable discussion to talk about Indigenous safety and accountability in frontline public services, including contracted and privatized security operations. Read More

YORKTON, Sask. – A Saskatchewan registered nurse at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was caught snooping through the personal health records of 70 people on 210 occasions, the privacy commissioner reports. Information and privacy commissioner Ronald J. Kruzeniski (pictured) said the nurse accessed the information through the Sunrise Clinical Manager electronic health record between Nov. 1, 2023, and May 3, 2024. Read More

EDMONTON – A former employee of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $12,000 for the offence of knowingly using and creating health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA). The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) opened an offence investigation into this matter in June 2023 after AHS submitted a breach report to the OIPC. Read More

MILTON, Ont. – The personal health information of residents at a Milton long-term care home from the past 20 years was accessed in a data breach over the summer. According to Halton Region, a cybersecurity incident involving “third-party software” used by the Allendale Long-Term Care Home took place in June, giving hackers access to the names, health information and health-card numbers of residents who lived at the home from 2005 to July 2024. Read More