These Sask. businesses affected by global technology outage [Video]

A freak computer glitch caused havoc around the world, including in Saskatoon on Friday.

The City of Saskatoon says transit services were affected by the Microsoft operating system outage caused by a faulty software update by a third-party provider called CrowdStrike. As a result, bus location updates, service alerts, and mobile ticketing were affected.

In Regina, the Saskatchewan Roughriders say their ticket transfer and ticket downloading system was interrupted Friday morning for a brief period.

“We are fortunate to have seen all of that resolved recently and all fan-facing ticketing systems are operating normally,” said Arielle Zerr, director of communications and media relations for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. “Tickets continue to sell exceptionally well for tonight’s game and we’re expecting a big crowd.”

Some stores at Midtown Mall were requesting cash transactions for purchases while others were business as usual.

Services were interrupted at the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as well.

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