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This Week's Round-Up: October 20, 2025 |
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Hackers are now using AI to mimic voices, deepfake executives, and drain accounts in minutes
BY KUNAL CHAUDHARY
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While Canada has been slow to adapt to the threat, ransomware has raced ahead in the past five years, turbocharged by pandemic-related security challenges and advances in artificial intelligence. Today’s malware is smarter, faster, and harder to detect. For organizations, these attacks can mean reputational damage, a loss of trust with employees and customers, and recovery costs that run into the millions. Globally, companies doled out a total of more than $1 billion in hacker payoffs in 2023.
But for victims, the attacks can translate into years of uncertainty and vulnerability as their most confidential records are bought and sold across the darkest corners of the web.
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As Newfoundland and Labrador debates the future of Churchill Falls, Indigenous communities are voicing serious concerns about how the hydroelectric project is increasing the risk of methylmercury
contamination. What is the main reason why methylmercury is considered so dangerous?
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Philanthropic endeavours in Canada play a vital role in bridging the gaps that social safety nets can’t. The Walrus Talks Philanthropy in a Changing Canada brings together seven speakers who will discuss how philanthropy and charities are evolving to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Join us in Vancouver, or online, to learn about the trends in philanthropy directly from the voices of the people doing the work.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE WALRUS LAB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROGERS
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Protecting Canada’s Cultural Sovereignty
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As US streaming giants grow, Canadian broadcasters face mounting challenges to keep homegrown stories on the air. For 65 years, Rogers has invested in Canadian programming, from Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent to local news and OMNI Television multilingual newscasts, but outdated regulations give foreign streamers an unfair edge. Industry leaders are calling for a level playing field to ensure Canadian stories continue to be told.
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Check out the latest episode of What Happened Next
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In this episode of What Happened Next, host Nathan Whitlock is joined by musician and author Chelsea Wakelyn. Her debut novel, What Remains of Elsie Jane, was published by Dundurn Press in 2023 and was a finalist for the Foreword Indies award. Chelsea talks to Nathan about losing track, in her twenties, of her initial plan to become a writer, about the enormous losses that finally drove her to write her first novel, and about the sick cosmic joke of losing her partner to cancer right after publishing a novel based on her real-life grief.
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— Monika Warzecha
Digital Editor
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