One of the two major issues impacting web security this morning has had a ripple effect. In the wake of an announcement from the PHP Foundation that it was issuing a security release to patch two critical vulnerabilities, several government websites in the EU and Canada were taken offline as a preventive measure. Reuters reported that governments in the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Finland took down at least some websites as a preventive measure. Meanwhile Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, posted on X about the decision to temporarily go offline, while seconding the call for any website operators using PHP to update as soon as possible. PHP is a programming language for websites.

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Environment Animals Wildlife Bears How to watch Churchill's famous polar bears live Multiple livestreams offer a glimpse at polar bears, the northern lights, and more. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Polar bears resting in Canada's Wapusk National Park. The internet's favorite Fat Bears in Alaska are not appearing on wildlife cameras quite as much these days. The salmon has been eaten, the Fat Bear Week crown has been won, and it's time to survive the winter ahead. However, some other bears from the great white north are getting their close-up .

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Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians partners urges prostate cancer screenings: 'It will save your life' Hurricane Isaias threatens Georgia vs. Alabama SEC showdown as Trump plans Tuscaloosa visit Tyreek Hill's NFL return seemed imminent and then his divorce trial began with domestic abuse allegations Coyotes choose the front of a couple's Southern California cabin for an early morning scrap Dan Dakich calls Deion Sanders' Colorado program a'Trojan horse': 'This is a s-- show' Washington trans athlete's school district responds to alleged assault victim's SCOTUS injunction request NFL refs have set all-time record for flags this season, and it's changing the outcome of games Loyalty be damned: Did these coaches stick around a season too long and blow their chances at a big gig? Patriots receiver's girlfriend celebrates his game-winning touchdown by peeing her pants Rep Jim Jordan: Once again, it's always worse than we thought Dr Drew Pinsky says he'felt the pain' of drug-addicted young patient Mark Levin: If Trump had not been elected, we'd be France right now Mike Tyson recalls his time as the neighborhood'punch guy' Will Cain: Just when you think the media can't go any lower, they go to the basement Greg Gutfeld: The media is deliberately lying about Trump's rally comments Questions mount over whether lawmakers who don't use AI should regulate it Laura: Hand the reigns to the Democrats, and expect the same results we're seeing in France Former pro soccer player and Seattle Sounders chaplain Jesse Bradley discusses the U.S. Men's National Team's historic start at the 2026 World Cup, winning its first two group stage matches since 1930. Bradley emphasizes the team's inspiring public faith, leading to Bible studies and prayer after games, and how it unites Americans through soccer, a sport now surging in popularity. The latest clash between the United States and Canada in sports has led to another victory for the Stars and Stripes. It may have only been an international friendly for the U.S. men's national soccer team, but victory was had against their rival north of the border during the match in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Law enforcement in the northwestern United States have charged a suspect in connection with a deadly shooting at a Canadian school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 30-year-old James Cody Bryant, a resident of Washington state, with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. The shooting was "a horrific tragedy for that small community and for all of Canada", acting US Attorney Neil Floyd said at a news conference in Seattle. "Indeed, here in the Pacific Northwest, we felt the pain of those families devastated by this violence." Canadian officials have described the attack as one of the country's worst mass shootings. The suspect, 18-year-old transgender woman Jesse Van Rootselaar, shot and killed her mother and half-brother at their home before travelling to the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and opening fire .

Share OpenAI'reviewing' report of failed hacking attempt against Canada's gov't on social media OpenAI has confirmed that it is reviewing a report of a failed hacking attempt against a Canadian government body in the latest incident to highlight cybersecurity concerns about artificial intelligence. The AI giant said on Wednesday that it was reviewing the alleged cyberattack against Canada's national archives agency and had provided an initial briefing to Canadian officials. The spokesperson added that much of the misaligned activity under review by the company involved "routine research tasks, including accessing public web content". The attempted hacking, if confirmed, would be the first publicly known case of an AI-led cyberattack against Canada's government, following a series of incidents of rogue agents targeting agencies in the United States and Australia. Canada's government-run Cyber Centre said earlier this week that there were no indications that government systems had been compromised by AI.

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The Canadian province of British Columbia has sued the California firm OpenAI for failing to notify law enforcement of threats made on its ChatGPT platform before a shooter opened fire at a school in Tumbler Ridge. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday, names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. The lawsuit also seeks a court order forcing the company to overhaul how it identifies and handles user conversations that threaten violence. Eight victims died in the February 10, 2026 attack in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, in what officials described as one of Canada's worst mass shootings. The shooter killed her mother and half-brother at their home before going to a secondary school, where she killed five children and an educator, and then died by suicide at the scene.