Access to Information

Topic: Access to Information


Officials scrambled behind the scenes as Trump took aim at bridge project: emails

An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump’s February comments on the cross-border project ignited a political frenzy, newly released records reveal. Hundreds of pages of emails, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, also provide a behind-the-scenes […]

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Trump firm plans to sell priority access to Truth Social posts, possibly his own

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets. The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news from top Truth Social contributors in milliseconds so […]

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Ontario disqualifies students at five career colleges from receiving OSAP loans

Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools’ course enrolment practices. The move comes as career college students across the province are barred from accessing grants through the Ontario Student Assistance Program, part of […]

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Quebec police ethics commissioner opens file into Montréal-Nord racism allegations

Quebec’s police ethics commissioner says it is looking into allegations of racism and discrimination by some officers in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood.  In an email Wednesday, the commissioner said it began an investigation June 26 at the request of Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière after Montreal police said it had disciplined officers over discriminatory behaviour.  […]

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Town residents provided opportunity to influence 2027 budget

Taber town council’s July 6 special meeting wrapped up in under 90 minutes, but only the first seven minutes or so were open to the public. Two agenda items were discussed during the brief open session.  The first was a request from the Taber Golf Club for a letter of support from the Town for […]

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Aspen View Public Schools sets strict rules for artificial intelligence in classrooms

Aspen View Public Schools has made a new set of rules to handle artificial intelligence in its classrooms, even as local officials state that official curriculum changes remain the job of the provincial government. The school division recently adopted Administrative Procedure 630 to guide how students and staff interact with emerging technology like artificial intelligence, […]

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Town of Slave Lake overhauls recreation subsidies with new LEAP bylaw

The Town of Slave Lake is taking sweeping action to ensure that all residents, regardless of their financial situation, have access to local health, wellness, and recreation facilities. At the July 7 regular meeting, town council gave first reading to Bylaw #10-2026, officially introducing the Leisure Economic Assistance Program (LEAP). The new framework is designed […]

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‘I’m Joe Lombardo’: Nevada governor not ticketed after being pulled over in a traffic stop

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s governor was pulled over by a Las Vegas police officer in May for allegedly failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn in his pickup truck. He wasn’t ticketed after identifying himself. “I’m Joe Lombardo,” he said as the officer arrived at the passenger-side window, police […]

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Ramara council backs safety review of Lake Couchiching seaplane base

Ramara chambers was limited to standing room Monday morning. It may have been the first time the garage door was opened to make space for everyone, noted a resident in attendance. A deputation by Jen Dundas, executive director of Camp Couchiching, drew the crowd. She requested the township’s support for a safety review of the […]

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Trump admin responds to border wall lawsuit by waiving a law at the center of the case

Two weeks after the Trump administration was sued over its plan for a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas, with plaintiffs claiming the plan violated a federal law, the administration responded by waiving that law entirely for the wall project. The lawsuit was filed last month by the Presidio Municipal Development […]

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Ontario man fighting Stage 4 cancer seeking answers on out-of-country coverage denial

Alex Shved is fighting his Stage 4 cancer on two fronts. Medication he is receiving as part of an early-stage trial is working with his body, he hopes, to attack melanoma that has metastasized. At the same time, he is taking up arms against another formidable foe: the health-care bureaucracy. Shved, 37, has tried various […]

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Sherrone Moore’s former assistant sues University of Michigan, claims violations of records requests

— ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore’s former executive assistant is suing the University of Michigan, claiming the school violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying requests made on her behalf after the football coach was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her. Paige Shiver and her attorneys filed a lawsuit on […]

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