A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country. It warns the federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under […]
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan government is committing to daily updates on which health facilities and services are being temporarily closed. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill told the chamber Thursday the Saskatchewan Health Authority will have a list of disruptions on its website that will be updated every day at 4 p.m. “There was frustrations around the notification process […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday morning, interim NDP leader Don Davies stood up in the House of Commons to deliver on a party promise — introducing legislation that would end unpaid work by flight attendants. According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, or CUPE, North American flight attendants are usually paid only while in the air. The […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s committed to “ongoing review and improvement” of its use of new technologies following a critical spy watchdog report. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency said in a report made public this week that CSIS lacked “adequate policies and procedures” to manage a confidential technical means of collecting […]
Read MoreDocuments detailing Canada’s effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last year on commercial flights and charters show there was huge interest in the first few days of the effort but uptake dropped off dramatically. In the end, Canada spent nearly three times as much to keep chartered planes on standby on the […]
Read MoreThe Ontario government pushed forward TC Energy’s proposal to build a large pumped storage project on Georgian Bay, despite early expert advice it would be costly and not meet the province’s current energy needs. That advice was shared by the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the supply and demand of energy, the Independent Electricity System […]
Read MorePrime Minister Mark Carney has asked each of his cabinet ministers and secretaries of state to identify three to five “key objectives” that will help the Liberal government achieve its core missions. In a July 8 letter, Carney gave the ministers and secretaries less than three weeks to map out these priorities for action over […]
Read MoreDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern Gaza in the dead of night, dispersing in terror alongside hundreds of others from their neighborhood. When the dust settled and al-Najjar huddled with his family in a shelter miles away, his […]
Read MoreThe federal agency responsible for checking and regulating measurement of everything from gas pumps to electricity meters is identifying climate as a risk to its highly specialized operations. The agency — Measurement Canada — may sound boring, but if you have ever pumped gas, paid an electricity bill or bought vegetables at a self-checkout, you […]
Read MoreJustin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United States. Advisers suggested he remind Harris of their most recent meeting at a conference in Pennsylvania the previous May. “When we […]
Read MoreCHICAGO (AP) — Police body camera footage released Tuesday shows a federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Mexican immigrant describing his own injuries during a vehicle pursuit as “nothing major,” a contrast from the Trump administration’s characterization of events in suburban Chicago earlier this month. The Department of Homeland Security has said the officer […]
Read MoreLimits on the collection of Nova Scotians’ social insurance numbers are part of a sweeping bill tabled on Tuesday by the provincial government as the legislature opened for its fall sitting. The bill includes one new piece of legislation and amends seven other acts dealing with issues as diverse as domestic violence and protests that […]
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