How the global tech outage is affecting Waterloo Region, Guelph and Brant
Friday’s global technology outage is being blamed on a failed Microsoft update from a key cybersecurity provider.
Crowdstrike has confirmed that it wasn’t a cyberattack and they are working on a fix.
In the meantime, the issue has had a ripple effect all around the world from airlines to banks, media outlets to Fortune 500 companies.
- Latest on global IT outage: Airlines, businesses hit by technology disruption
- Here's the latest on Canadian impacts of the global IT outage
- Travellers stranded at Toronto Pearson, Billy Bishop airports due to Microsoft outage
- What is CrowdStrike, the company linked to the global outage?
Here’s what we know about the local impact.
Hospitals
Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital: Critical services still operating, may be some delays.
Cambridge Memorial Hospital: Minimal impact. No changes to patient care.
Guelph General Hospital: Minimal impact. Patient care not affected.
Brantford General Hospital and Willett Urgent Care Centre (in Paris): Staff working to restore IT systems. Minimal delays.
Schools
University of Guelph: Not affected. No disruption to classes or services.
Airports
Region of Waterloo International Airport: No issues.
Pearson International Airport: U.S. airlines (America, United and Delta) reporting issues.
Porter Airlines: All flights cancelled until 3 p.m.
Services
Alectra Ultilies: Systems have been impacted, however their contact centre, online portal, outage map and online forms are operating normally.
Enova Power Corp.: Delays are possible when calling the customer care department.
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