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Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities

The federal auditor general is planning to study the recruitment, retention and promotion of people with disabilities in the federal public service. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through Access to Information indicate that the audit is expected to be tabled in the spring. Claire Baudry, a spokesperson for the Office of the Auditor General […]

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20250726 Access and Privacy Online

This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, July 26th.   We start with a solid reminder for Canadians crossing the U.S. border and some important changes in the Canadian privacy landscape.  There’s our regular scan of access to information and privacy stories across Canada, with an interesting group of stories from Maggie Macintosh at […]

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Hulk Hogan’s sex tape lawsuit had a lasting effect on cases involving celebrity privacy

Famous for his fearless bravado as a pro wrestler, Hulk Hogan won one of his most notable victories in a Florida courtroom by emphasizing his humiliation and emotional distress after a news and gossip website published a video of Hogan having sex with a friend’s wife. A 2016 civil trial that pitted the First Amendment […]

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Prince Albert Sexual Assault Centre troubled by intimate partner violence stats reported by Saskatchewan RCMP

Over one-quarter of violent crime committed in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction is intimate partner violence (IPV), according to RCMP data released on Friday, and victims in a dating relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend overwhelmingly lead those impacted. Saskatchewan RCMP data from 2024 shows individuals in dating relationships made 60 per cent of reported victims. When […]

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2025 BC Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform

Our presentation delivered to the committee on July 17, 2025 was based on the following with presenters notes.

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Why isn’t he paying?’ Trump’s golf visit to cost Scottish taxpayers

TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — It may not be typical golf attire, but one of the most ubiquitous outfits seen on U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s golf course Friday ahead of his visit was the reflective yellow vest worn by Scottish police. The standard issue garb that is far removed from the traditional Turnberry tartan was […]

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30 measles cases in ‘low-vaccine’ communities in northern Nova Scotia

A measles outbreak Nova Scotia has risen to 30 cases in a northern part of the province with a low vaccination rate, health officials said Thursday. All 30 cases originated from travel within Canada to regions where measles is known to be circulating, Nova Scotia Public Health said. The agency had reported a single case […]

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Trump’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is well-known – and also documented in records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional documents from the case. But […]

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Trump’s order to block ‘woke’ AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Tech companies looking to sell their artificial intelligence technology to the federal government must now contend with a new regulatory hurdle: proving their chatbots aren’t “woke.” President Donald Trump’s sweeping new plan to counter China in achieving “global dominance” in AI promises to cut regulations and cement American values into the AI tools increasingly used […]

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Provincial code of conduct in schools protects students from gender, sexual orientation disclosure

As other provinces police LGBTTQ+ pronouns in schools, Manitoba is doubling down on its support for students to explore their identities on their own timeline. The Education Department released a new provincial code of conduct for kindergarten-to-Grade 12 schools on June 11. The 38-page document provides guidance on how to navigate student behaviour issues and […]

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A former security guard at the US Embassy in Norway is accused of spying for Russia and Iran

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A former security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Norway has been indicted by prosecutors there on suspicion of espionage after he allegedly spied for Russia and Iran, state broadcaster NRK said Wednesday. The Norwegian man, whose name has not been made public, was arrested last November on suspicion of having […]

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Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Bondi told Trump his name was among many high-profile figures […]

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