Amy Neville describes Kristin Bride as her “soulmate.” But the day that forged their bond — June 23, 2020 — was the worst of each of their lives. Both Bride and Neville lost their teen sons that day. Their kids lived a thousand miles apart and never met, but they both died from harms related […]

A university in Calgary says it’s investigating a cyberattack. Mount Royal University says in a statement that it notified affected students and employees about the attack on June 18. The university says some data was taken and deleted, while departmental information was simply deleted without being accessed. It says full data recovery may not be […]

A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What’s to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a […]

Advertising with the City of Stratford is set to expand after an updated policy was approved by city council on June 22.  The new policy establishes guiding principles, eligibility criteria, procurement safeguards, agreement requirements and approval authorities to support transparent and strategic decision-making, according to the staff report.  It will also allow for certain assets […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gay rights activist is suing the Department of Defense to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually agree to ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon? James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, […]

Alberta health authorities aim to have about 100 interim beds ready by this fall when legislation to force people with substance addictions into treatment comes into effect. Documents obtained by the IJF show this could include temporarily taking over beds in existing voluntary adult addiction treatment and detox facilities in Edmonton to make room for […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce the government’s plan to “restore” 24 Sussex on Friday. Since the building was abandoned as the official Ottawa residence of the prime minister, taxpayers have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per year to maintain the vacant property. Asked at a press conference Thursday what […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, June 27th. This week: transparency systems under scrutiny in B.C., new federal privacy and online safety proposals, whistleblower concerns from Montreal police, and major U.S. stories on public records, voter data, and law enforcement accountability.  And a quick reminder: House of Commons petition E-7237, calling for stronger […]

New Mexico’s attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less than a week after The Associated Press reported that DEA agents repeatedly monitored — but […]

A poll worker said two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. Paigelynne Gonyea said the confrontation happened Tuesday while she was working at a polling place in Syracuse. […]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join other leaders from the 32-member alliance for the July 7-8 summit in the Turkish capital, […]

The RCMP is investigating a death in an Iqaluit jail, according to Nunavut’s Justice Department. Just after 6 a.m. on Jan. 1, staff members at an Iqaluit corrections facility went into a cell to try to wake up an inmate. After several attempts with no response, the staff called an ambulance and the person was […]