Air Canada, meanwhile, said there would be no major impact on flight operations, but added that it was closely monitoring the situation.
University Health Network, one of Canada’s largest hospital networks, said some of its systems were affected by the outage. In a social media post, it said clinical activity would continue as planned, but some patients may experience delays.
Windsor police reported long delays at the Canada-US border crossings at the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador warned “users of its digital platforms” of possible service interruptions. The province’s health authority, NL Health Services, said its IT services were also affected, including the main information system for managing patient care and financial information.
Some companies report that their operations were not affected by the technical failure.
Rogers Communications Inc. says there was no disruption to its telephone and internet networks or to media companies. Air Canada says there is no major disruption to operations but is closely monitoring the situation.
Microsoft 365 posted on social media platform X that the company is “working to redirect affected traffic to alternative systems to mitigate the impact” and that it is “observing a positive trend in service availability.”
CrowdStrike said in an emailed statement to the Associated Press that the company is “actively working with customers affected by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.”
— With files from The Associated Press
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2024.
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