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Ontario disqualifies students at five career colleges from receiving OSAP loans
Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools’ course enrolment practices. The move comes as career college students across the province are barred from accessing grants through the Ontario Student Assistance Program, part of…
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Quebec police ethics commissioner opens file into Montréal-Nord racism allegations
Quebec’s police ethics commissioner says it is looking into allegations of racism and discrimination by some officers in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood. In an email Wednesday, the commissioner said it began an investigation June 26 at the request of Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière after Montreal police said it had disciplined officers over discriminatory behaviour. …
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Between safety and surveillance: Ottawa’s digital policing expansion and the quiet redrawing of privacy
MANITOULIN—Every generation inherits its own argument over liberty and security. Today, that argument no longer echoes in courthouse halls or airport checkpoints. It hums quietly inside smartphones, encrypted messaging apps and server farms scattered across jurisdictions that do not answer to any single flag. And that is precisely where governments are trying to reach. In…
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Sherrone Moore’s former assistant sues University of Michigan, claims violations of records requests
— ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore’s former executive assistant is suing the University of Michigan, claiming the school violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying requests made on her behalf after the football coach was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her. Paige Shiver and her attorneys filed a lawsuit on…
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N.B. municipal voluntary training sees widespread attendance
About 92 per cent of municipal leadership local government training in Saint John, which was recommended to be mandatory by the Local Governance Commission (LGC). The Department of Local Government confirmed 550 local councillors and mayors attended the two days of training in the port city. It served as an introduction for both new and…
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Three options presented for Market Wharf, Square project
Three options have been presented to the public for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Market Wharf and Market Square. Fundy Engineering was contracted by the Town of Saint Andrews following the rejection of an overpriced tender in the fall of last year. Roughly 70 people attended the open house. John McKelvey, Fundy’s director of survey,…
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Immigrant women turn skills and passions into businesses run from home
Abiodun Adetu, founder of Naija Markets is elated as her recent July 4 event at Winnipeg’s iconic Forks marketplace was a huge hit. She juggled countless responsibilities—from coordinating nearly 100 vendors and driving promotional efforts to overseeing every last detail behind the scenes—to ensure the lively market ran seamlessly. “What began in Winnipeg has now…
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Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada’s AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada’s data centre capacity. But spokespeople for the government pushed back strongly on the figure, saying it is not a projection of the capacity Canada expects to build, and the…
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Orphaned patients can expect to be charged for medical records once their doctor retires
New Brunswick Department of Health clarifies rules and regulations regarding practice Some New Brunswickers whose doctors have retired were shocked to discover there is a fee to have their medical records sent to them. Orphaned patients describe receiving communications from RSRS Records Solutions stating that the company now possesses their medical records. “Of course I…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state. The case has been wending its way through the courts for years and stems from attempts by conservatives to overturn President Joe…