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MNU Report Says Manitoba’s Home Care System Has Been ‘Dismantled’; Province Says Rebuilding Is Underway
Manitoba’s home-care system, once considered a national model, has been weakened by years of policy shifts, under-resourcing, staffing shortages and poorly executed reforms, according to a new report released Thursday by the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU). But the provincial government says many of the problems highlighted in the report stem from decisions made years ago…
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Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.…
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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake unveils new website
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has a shiny new website as of this Wednesday. Aerial drone shots of the territory now take up nearly the entirety of its landing page. Revamping the entire website was a massive undertaking, said Justus Polson-Lahache, among those at Public Relations that led the redesign. “There were maybe 200…
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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s data protection watchdog said Monday that it’s investigating how TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to deliver content recommendations to them when they use the social media platform. The Information Commissioner’s Office said that there are growing concerns around how social media platforms were using data generated by children’s…
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Former N.S. privacy commissioner wants office to gain resources, more powers
Nova Scotia’s recently departed privacy commissioner says she hopes the provincial government will give her successor the power and resources they need to ensure citizens can access public records. The commissioner reviews complaints from citizens who have been denied access to documents and other records by government departments and agencies. But Tricia Ralph, whose job…
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Federal privacy watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator’s consent practices
Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct knowledge or…
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Province spent more promoting cost-savings than advertising vaccines, documents show
The Manitoba government has spent or budgeted more than $340,000 for advertising campaigns promoting its fuel tax and electricity savings — more than it spent last year on ads to persuade people to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19, suggest government documents. And with flu numbers continuing to rise this winter, and vaccination rates…
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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump’s bid to oust him was unlawful
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle…
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Border czar makes the city of Boston his latest immigration target
BOSTON (AP) — As Mayor Michelle Wu prepares to go to Congress to defend Boston’s protections of immigrant communities, the city is in a war of words with the Trump administration and Republican representatives over how much police should support deportations. President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan teed off against Boston’s police commissioner in…
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N.S. Tories criticized for removing online data about people seeking family doctor
Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government is facing criticism after it took down an online dashboard that provided detailed information about the number of people waiting for a family doctor. Health Minister Michelle Thompson said Friday at the legislature that Nova Scotia Health would continue releasing monthly updates on the family doctor wait-list, instead of the…