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CCCU online security

I have an account at the Gabriola branch of the Coastal Community Credit Union… maybe you do, too. They’ve recently implemented new online security features, and now they want customers to select three questions from the following list:

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BC Ferries exploring airport-style baggage handling rules

From the Globe and Mail: BC Ferries exploring airport-style baggage handling rules. BC Ferries is studying airport-style baggage rules for its walk-on passengers to boost security… [The article quoted above is no longer available on the newspaper's website.] In other news, BC Ferries is encouraging all of us to buy our own boats so that [...]

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Armed guards for BC Ferries?

Did you see this? From the Vancouver Sun: BC Ferries need armed guards: Terrorism expert. BC Ferries needs an armed peace officer on vessels travelling major routes to protect the ships from attack, said a terrorism expert. John Thompson, an analyst with the Toronto-based Mackenzie Institute, said that $5.6 million announced by the federal government [...]

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