All Calgary Public Library locations have been closed due to a cybersecurity breach. The library posted the news on its website, stating the closures took effect as of 5 p.m. Friday. The post says that in addition to the closures, all servers and library computer access are being turned off.  No further details on the […]

Out-of-province travel expenses for Manitoba cabinet ministers are being posted online again after a hiatus of more than a year, but the disclosure still does not include spending by accompanying political or department staff, which can be higher. One of the expenses posted this week, for Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, lists $6,649 for a trip […]

Show Notes for Saturday October 12th. Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM. Writing: Shaun Fisk  | Production: Patrick Farnsworth  | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.   Full Show Notes: Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data  https://fipa.bc.ca/cyber-breach-at-b-c-first-nations-health-authority-exposed-tb-tests-insurance-data/   Police officer receives reprimand for database search on […]

The percentage of Indigenous inmates in federal women’s prisons has risen steadily over the last 20 years, hitting about 50 per cent overall and at least 72.3 per cent in Edmonton, the IJF has found. “With our federal prisons designated for women having 50 per cent of the people incarcerated identifying as Indigenous, that represents […]

Next Monday’s Council meeting is shaping up to be one of the most contentious in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s 26-year history. An update on the Chatham-Kent Community Hub highlights the Oct. 21 agenda. The administration will provide new details on the proposed move of the Civic Centre, the main Chatham-Kent Public Library branch, and the […]

Fall 2024 sees three provincial elections in Canada.  The last day of voting is coming up in: British Columbia on Saturday, October 19th New Brunswick on Monday, October 21st Saskatchewan on Monday, October 28th Nova Scotia on Tuesday, November 26th Cultures of secrecy, efforts to evade accountability, and a general lack of transparency all erode trust in incumbent […]

The last day of voting in the British Columbia provincial election is on Saturday, October 19th. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 16th. Here are the responses and the date we […]

The last day of voting in the New Brunswick provincial election is on Monday, October 21st. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 16th. Here are the responses and the date we […]

The last day of voting in the New Brunswick provincial election is on Monday, October 28th. We sent questions to political parties who had sitting members in the previous legislature and were running candidates in the current election on October 7th. Their deadline to respond was October 23rd. Here are the responses and the date we […]

A new report defending the region’s bid to turn Wilmot farmland into an industrial site doesn’t pass the smell test, say critics of the plan. Environmental and financial information presented in a report for Waterloo Region council is not accurate, argues the Fight for Farmland Group, which is calling on councillors to reject the document […]

(ANNews) – The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is demanding that the federal government make “concrete” legislative changes to access to information and privacy (ATIP) laws to enable First Nations to access records for the purposes of validating historical claims.  UBCIC Grand Chief Stewart Phillip told Alberta Native News that First Nations have been […]

Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 million of its customers worldwide. The Federal Trade Commission and a group of attorneys general from 49 states and the District of Columbia […]