ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Reports from the company running Newfoundland and Labrador’s public health line show more than three-quarters of callers looking for advice about symptoms are told to seek emergency services or see a family doctor. The reports filed last year by Fonemed, which operates the province’s 811 HealthLine, show the service grappling with […]

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Hive ransomware group was behind the cyberattack that brought Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system to its knees in October 2021, officials said Tuesday. The revelation was the first appreciable bit of information officials have provided about who or what was behind the attack since systems first crashed nearly a year […]

There’s a lot going on that impacts access to information and privacy. Our law reform efforts are built upon the foundation of our research, education and assistance work in these areas. To keep us current, accurate, and relevant we’ve developed a repeatable system of legal reviews and annual content updates.   Last fall we relaunched our […]

On March 13, Manitoba’s Justice Minister, Kelvin Goertzen, announced an amendment to the Intimate Image Protection Act (IIPA) which will double down on efforts to protect an individual’s right to online image privacy. Under the new law, individuals distributing intimate images of others online will be required to provide proof of consent from the other […]

TORONTO — A union representing 200 employees of Indigo Books & Music Inc. is calling on the retailer to disclose more information about the scope of its recent data breach and offer additional support to staff affected by the cyberattack. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1006A said Saturday that it is “increasingly […]

A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for crimes he committed during a blood-testing scam he orchestrated with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes. The 17-page ruling issued late Thursday pushes Balwani, 57, a step closer to having to begin a […]

The B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) has been made aware of troubling requirements being imposed by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affair Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) on First Nations researchers applying for access to those departments’ records for the purposes of validating historical claims against the federal government.   FIPA supports […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. government regulators have stopped allowing a large part of the Keystone oil pipeline to operate at higher-than-normal pressures following a massive oil spill in northeastern Kansas in December. The order this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s pipeline safety arm covers 1,220 miles (1,963 kilometers) of the Keystone pipeline […]

MONTREAL — Miriam Ikhlef felt like she had everything she needed to become a police officer. A graduate of the Universite de Montreal’s security and police studies program, she’d been working as a 911 dispatcher for the Montreal police service for 13 months, even earning a commendation for how she handled a call involving a […]

If you have ever sought out the access to information or privacy news stories in the current Canadian news cycle in one spot, we know there are some barriers. We’re working to address some of those.  Our goal is to walk the talk, if we redistribute or publish news stories, we want to recognize the […]

On Monday, more than 30 lawyers and professors joined forces in an open letter to speak out against proposed changes to lobbying rules in Canada. Opponents say lobbying stands to become more unethical if suggested changes from the commissioner of lobbying Nancy Belanger go through. Faisal Bhabha, associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, said […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. A newly released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urges policy-makers and the technology industry to consider steps that can be […]