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Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly […]
California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data
WASHINGTON (AP) — California’s two U.S. senators demanded on Wednesday that the Trump administration stop using personal data of millions […]
Mystery of the Missing Lake – Waswanipi investigates the sudden drainage of Lac Rouge
In the quiet hours of May 7, when many Waswanipi members had scattered to bush camps for Goose Break, a […]
Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
Inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe, Canada’s […]
Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears […]
After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials’ personal information
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories and Wisconsin […]
UCP ‘disasters and fires’ fail Albertans with disabilities, NDP maintains
Economic hardship, anger and untenably long waitlists have taken root in Alberta because of UCP mismanagement of the disability file, […]
‘Not based on science’: documents show internal government scramble to expand Alberta cougar hunt
A controversial decision last year to substantially increase the number of cougars that can be hunted in Alberta was not […]
Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as […]
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data — including the immigration status […]