Police shooting in Montreal

A 58 year old man was shot dead by police in Montreal and Quebec’s police watchdog is now investigating.

Police were called to a building yesterday evening about a man wrecking everything in his apartment. Police say the man was holding a screwdriver in each hand. They weren’t able to subdue him with plastic bullets or a taser. Then he was shot several times and died later in hospital.

Another ransomware attack

A huge ransomware attack has hit European businesses and governments as well as individuals.

It may have first spread through a piece of Ukrainian accounting software called MEDoc.

Yesterday’s attack paralyzed hospitals, government offices and major multinational corporations. It esems to be spreading more slowly across North America.