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Alberta UCP staff attended meeting about voter database before app was shut down
Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party caucus says staff attended a separatist group’s virtual meeting about its website two weeks before the site became the focus of investigations into a massive breach of personal data. Caucus spokesperson Shanna Schulhauser said Tuesday that staff regularly attend meetings of political interest and were told the database was above…
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‘They just wanted to get it done’: New freedom of information rules keep Ontario in the dark, warns MPP
How much should the public be able to see inside the government? Ontario’s latest budget bill, passed last week, is putting that question front and centre. The spring budget, Bill 97, changes freedom of information laws so that citizens can no longer use freedom of information requests to get records from the premier’s or cabinet…
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‘Legacy undone by terrible decisions’: Caledon reacts to Annette Groves’ upcoming exit after turbulent term
Aly Livingston stood outside the Mayor’s Gala hosted by Caledon’s Annette Groves in bright yellow stockings and black boots, “like a bumblebee” in the cold, holding a “STOP THE 413, DON’T PAVE THE GREENBELT” sign as she spoke out for the natural world. The protest was the latest action taken by Caledon residents against Mayor…
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Anti-Ford protest about ‘so much more’ than dump
“There are so many things we are protesting today,” said Rob Simpson. He is the chair of Dresden CARED, a group to formed to oppose the proposed York1 landfill just outside of the Dresden. Simpson was part of province-wide Fight Ford Protest on Saturday in front of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault’s Wallaceburg office. There was…
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Local protest part of province-wide movement
TEMISKAMING SHORES — From Timmins to Temiskaming Shores, to Ottawa and across the GTA, protestors made their voices heard last Saturday in response to the Doug Ford government’s policies. A New Liskeard rally was part of the province-wide protest held on April 25 outside the Canada Post Office on Whitewood Avenue. The protests were aimed…
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What Bill C‑12 Means for Asylum Seekers in Chatham‑Kent: An Explainer
Canada’s immigration and asylum systems are set for significant change after Parliament passed Bill C‑12, legislation the federal government says will make the system more efficient, more secure and better able to respond to sudden pressures. The Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act received royal assent on March 26, 2026, introducing new rules that…
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New consent system for Nova Scotians to opt in for clinical trials and other research
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is poised to become a world leader when it comes to offering residents the opportunity to easily take part in medical research. Houston announced Tuesday that Nova Scotians can now voluntarily consent to participate in clinical trials or other research through a new, streamlined process. Those who…
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Proposed social-media ban for Manitoba children gets likes, thumbs-down
Mia Danyluk had a YouTube channel before she reached double digits. She was 11 years old when she signed up for Snapchat. In Grade 9, she joined Instagram. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was on social media that she learned about Manitoba’s plan to ban children and youth from accessing these platforms. The irony was not lost…
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Nominations open Friday for reshaped 2026 C-K election
Many Chatham-Kent residents have been clamouring for change following a number of decisions made by Council during the 2022-26 term. The process of change begins on Friday when the nomination period for the 2026 Municipal Election opens. And there are already some major changes heading into the October 26 election. There will be three fewer…
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Bresee defends Freedom Of Information overhaul as critics warn of sweeping limits on access
Just one day after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed extensive changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information (FOI) law, Hastings–Lennox and Addington Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Ric Bresee defended the overhaul as a matter of “clarity,” not reduced access — even as critics warn the changes could significantly limit what the public is allowed to…
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After cancelling investigations into their own conduct, Patrick Brown & Rowena Santos ignore Ombudsman’s direction to reopen probes
Despite direction by the Ontario Ombudsman to reopen forensic investigations into alleged financial wrongdoing by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, his closest councillor ally Rowena Santos—after they cancelled the probes—and City staff, no one on council has taken action on behalf of taxpayers demanding accountability. “There is no accountability at City Hall,” Azad Goyat, a Brampton…