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Travelling in Canada? Take your health card with you
Now that the number of Canadians crossing the border for travel has declined, many people are choosing to travel across Canada for a vacation. If you are travelling to another province, you will want to maintain your healthcare coverage when you are on the road. Before you leave home, you should make sure your health…
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Court of Appeal dismisses bid to overturn dashcam ruling
A BC Court of Appeal tribunal ruled it did not have jurisdiction to hear a forestry and construction company’s bid to overturn a BC Labour Relations Board decision against the use of surveillance cameras. Rehn Enterprises Ltd., part of the Kamloops-headquartered Roga Group, which has a location in Prince George, lost a review in January…
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Attorneys ask Tennessee governor to pause executions until legal challenge is resolved
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for two Tennessee inmates facing execution this year asked Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday to declare a reprieve until a judge determines the legality of the state’s new execution protocol. Executions have been on hold in Tennessee since April 2022, when Lee halted the execution of Oscar Smith just an…
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IRS agent alleges Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled
WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress. Mark Lytle, the attorney for the IRS whistleblower, wrote to lawmakers Wednesday that his client…
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Scenic N.S. town looking to sell historic 1890s schoolhouse, says can’t afford upkeep
LUNENBURG, N.S. — A prominent former schoolhouse in the scenic Nova Scotia town of Lunenburg is up for sale because the community can’t afford the costs of maintaining the national historic site. Lunenburg Academy, which dates back to 1895, is a three-storey Victorian-style building often referred to as the castle on the hill. The building…
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Minister’s sister in law steps down as ethics watchdog after committee launches probe
OTTAWA — The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has stepped down as the interim ethics commissioner a day after a House of Commons committee agreed to investigate her appointment. Martine Richard, who has worked in the commissioner’s office as a lawyer since 2013, took over the top job last month for a six-month stint.…
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Break in at N.W.T. government office results in privacy breach affecting 3,000 people
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says a break-in at its Department of Education, Culture and Employment headquarters in Yellowknife has resulted in a privacy breach affecting about 3,000 people. The government says the break-in occurred early on Sunday and items including hard drives were stolen. Those drives contained personal information of people on income…
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Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected
OTTAWA — More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country’s biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal departments and agencies have released a list of services that may be disrupted during the strike. Here’s an updated list of what services…
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Charities find loopholes in ‘broken’ terror laws to help Afghans as MPs study bill
OTTAWA — Humanitarian and development groups say Canada’s vague terror laws have forced them to find loopholes in the Criminal Code for aid workers to operate in Taliban-held Afghanistan, as MPs consider amendments to the law. “Every organization has a different risk appetite,” World Vision Canada’s policy director Martin Fischer told the House justice committee…
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DC Health Link data breach blamed on human error
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top administrator. The revelation comes from prepared statements submitted in advance of Wednesday’s congressional hearing to investigate the issue. In her statement,…
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It’s not the end of privacy yet in Canada, but the threat remains
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Author: Robert Diab, Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University Despite early predictions that the internet would spell the end of privacy, it continues to be…