Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue, with nearly five million deaths worldwide associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, most notably in sub-Saharan Africa. Medical treatments such as chemotherapy could become unfeasible without effective antibiotics. Climate change, drug-resistant bacteria, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate this threat. Meanwhile, Canada has faced drug-approval delays and bureaucratic barriers to obtaining antibiotics effective against resistant bacteria. Actions such as regular handwashing, vaccinations, and responsible antibiotic use are crucial to combating AMR.
In a few days, the PowerSchool hacker will learn his sentence, and his life as he has known it will end.
In November 2021, when “g0retrance” defaced the website of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) with a message saying “PWNED,” the hacker, who also used