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A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood
As media organizations go, NewsGuard cuts a low public profile as it follows its mission of issuing credibility ratings about news outlets. The Trump administration knows about it, though, and the company has joined a lengthening list of journalism organizations to face the White House’s wrath. A dispute between President Donald Trump’s regulators and the…
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Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs
Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said her top priority is helping Canadians who want to leave the Middle East. As of Friday, nearly 8,500 Canadians and permanent residents have made it home to Canada from the region, while more than a thousand…
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Napanee council approves updated CCTV policy as camera network expands
The Council of the Town of Greater Napanee has approved an updated policy governing the municipality’s Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system following the expansion of its public-space security camera network. The revised policy was presented to Council on Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2026, by Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Matthew Grant, who said the changes reflect the…
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Internal government records flag gaps in federal dam oversight
Hydroelectric dams on public lands are at growing risk of failure because the department responsible for them has no engineers, inadequate funding and no safety rules, an internal document warns. The document, obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an Access to Information and Privacy request, calls the state of affairs “unsustainable” at the Ministry for…
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Carlow Mayo Public Library gets new grant
According to Carrie McKenzie, the CEO/head librarian with the Carlow Mayo Public Library in Hermon, the library recently applied for and received a $20,000 Learning and Engagement Accelerator Fund grant from The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Company to put in new technology and STEM for the kids. McKenzie comments to Bancroft This Week about this new…
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More bad news following Oxford County cyber attack
Oxford County is advising the public that personal and private information collected by some programs and services was compromised as part of the County’s cyber incident discovered in September 2025. In a press release, the county said it has been conducting a comprehensive review of current and archived files and records to determine who was…
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Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him. The decision marked the administration’s second legal setback on…
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Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon, release her from prison
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump’s pardon of her state convictions as valid. In a motion Tuesday, Peters’ lawyers said the Colorado appeals court no longer has jurisdiction over her case because of a Dec. 5 pardon issued by Trump. They…
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Beyond Italy: Brant Catholic school board travel expenses over the last three years
Expense documents released by Brant’s Catholic school board — covering staff and trustee travel since 2022 — show most claims were standard and unremarkable, even as the board continues to grapple with the fallout of the much-publicized Italy art trip. Stemming from a trip in the summer of 2024, the board racked up close to…
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DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday fired back against a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over state protections of immigrants from federal arrest at courthouses, hospitals and day cares. Justice officials filed suit on Monday, claiming new Illinois measures prohibiting detention of immigrants going about daily business at key locations are unconstitutional…
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Bolivia lifts restrictions on satellite companies like Starlink to upgrade its internet connectivity
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s new government on Tuesday issued a decree that will allow global satellite internet companies such as Starlink or Kuiper to provide internet access across the Andean nation as it tries to upgrade its technology and speed up its notoriously slow connectivity rates. Bolivia’s centrist President Rodrigo Paz signed the…