Oka has ordered water tests after it was named as one of seven cities with elevated levels of a byproduct of s-metolachlor, a common herbicide, in a sample of its drinking water, according to a study published by Vigilance OGM. “Our water is safe to drink,” emphasized Oka mayor Patrick Hardy, despite the study’s finding. […]

FIPA and the BC Civil Liberties Association are asking BC’s privacy and election regulators which parties remain committed to the campaign Code, whether it is shaping privacy practices, and what it means for local government elections.  Our Release October 5, 2026 – Parties vying for political office in Canada regard the personal information of voters as […]

Now that September has passed, the new visitor centre at the Drayton Valley Museum has also wound up for the season. As this was the first year the visitor centre was in place, Sandra Blades, the chair of the Drayton Valley Historical Society, and Ryan Fynn, the chair of the Drayton Valley Hospitality and Tourism […]

The Town of Witless Bay is calling attention to what it calls the growing gap between municipal administrative responsibilities and the capacity to meet them and is taking the issue to Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) for support.   Witless Bay council approved a resolution supporting ‘sustainable municipal administrative capacity’ for consideration by MNL at its […]

It was Friday the 13th when Andrea Johnson heard the news from a friend over a muffled telephone receiver from the county jail in Cascade, Idaho. After 16 months behind bars, Johnson had been granted parole. “I was anxious, but I was hopeful,” Johnson, 46, said. “I was excited. Why wouldn’t they let me out?” […]

BERLIN (AP) — A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service who is charged with passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service was ordered held in pretrial detention after a judge issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday. August Hanning, 80, who is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage, spying out state secrets, attempted treason, and […]

Career Colleges Ontario is urging the provincial government to reinstate student financial aid for career college students who were already approved for funds and are actively attending in-person classes. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced Tuesday that the government has paused Ontario Student Assistance Program payments for all career college students while an audit […]

Ontario has asked provincial police to look into student financial assistance payments at private career colleges after auditors identified “serious concerns” about possible criminal activity and “egregious” use of public money, the government said Tuesday. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the ministry launched targeted inspections of career colleges last year in response to […]

A federal investment in new VIA Rail passenger cars should prompt a closer look at extending train service to Thunder Bay, says a northern transportation writer who argues residents need more ways to reach health care, education and other services. In an interview with the Kenora Miner & News, Éric Boutilier, who writes and edits […]

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders were aware of the findings before signing a $16.7 million contract […]

The Kingston Police Service Board (KPSB) has approved a sweeping package of policies governing how the service responds to intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and crimes involving other vulnerable victims, with new requirements for victim support, specialized training, community partnerships, and regular reporting back to the board. The KPSB approved the 11-policy package at its […]

The Municipality of Jasper has adopted new privacy regulations to bring it into compliance with updated provincial legislation. On Sept. 1, council approved the privacy management program. It gave third and final reading to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw on Sept. 15, completing the process of adopting the new rules. Council […]