CBC/Radio-Canada has filed an application in Federal Court to fight an order directing it to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The information commissioner ordered CBC to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem following an access-to-information request for the data. CBC/Radio-Canada president Marie-Philippe Bouchard told The Canadian Press the subscriber […]

The Manitoba government has been taking longer to respond to freedom of information requests and collecting more money from people filing them, newly released figures show. Government departments and agencies fulfilled more than 1,200 freedom of information requests in the fiscal year that ended in March, said the government’s annual report on its freedom of […]

This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, October 18th.   We’ll start on Canada’s national front with some big examples of access providing insight into this Governments reaction to international pressures. There’s troubling actions from the nation’s intelligence agency as they act without regard to privacy, plus one Federal minister who seems prepared to […]

A report into allegations of corruption in Alberta Health Services contracts says it was widely known two employees were in conflicts of interest, but no steps were taken by senior officials. Former Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant writes in his report, released Friday, that he found no evidence of wrongful interference from Premier Danielle Smith, her […]

The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today.  Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is to hold a news conference soon after. The Liberal government split its border security bill this month, hoping to […]

The RCMP has agreed to release new information about the disappearance of two children from their home in rural Nova Scotia, including accounts from witnesses who said they heard a vehicle going back and forth nearby, a few hours before the kids were reported missing. Malehya Brooks-Murray reported her children, six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and knowingly possessed several firearms illegally, according to a newly returned indictment that raises the prospect of a lengthy prison term. A federal grand jury issued the two-count indictment Thursday charging […]

When Springwater Deputy Mayor George Cabral called for an investigation into how and when various parcels of township land were considered through the proposed City of Barrie boundary adjustment, he said he was doing so in an effort to “provide clarity and transparency” to local residents. He contended Springwater council had “absolutely no knowledge of, […]

London Health Sciences Centre is taking steps to combat fraud after launching several civil lawsuits involving alleged procurement irregularities earlier this year, its boss says. In a community update meeting – LHSC’s first since  a break during the summer – on Wednesday, LHSC supervisor David Musyj addressed the pending civil lawsuits concerning alleged “past fraudulent […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect in December. Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Friday that information on her agency’s website, esafety.gov.au, explained the new laws and […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Election Commission is trying to figure out how a contract for new machines for voting for $28 million ended up costing the agency $4 million more. The investigation into buying the 3,200 ballot scanners in 2024 has led to the firing of the head of the election agency […]

In 2022 Boyd Leard’s life was dramatically changed when he had his left leg amputated. The Souris resident was struggling with diabetes and problems with blood circulation in his legs and within a year both of his legs were amputated. First he lost his left leg below the knee. The operation occurred at Queen Elizabeth […]