Privacy

Topic: Privacy


Mark Carney calls alleged privacy breach in Alberta deeply concerning

An Edmonton city councillor says he and his team are helping a woman facing intimate partner violence relocate with her children after her address was leaked in an alleged privacy breach by a separatist group. Councillor Aaron Paquette, who represents the Dene ward in Edmonton’s northeast, says he is also hearing from others whose safety […]

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After NASCAR’s Greg Biffle and family died, police now think ‘friends’ stole from them

Less than a month after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family died in a plane crash last year, investigators say two of their “friends” conspired to break into the empty home and took cash, guns and financial information in an attempt to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. More than 40 search warrants […]

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Alberta premier says law changes to be assessed after probes into voter list breach

Premier Danielle Smith says her government will look at new legislation depending on what comes out of investigations into claims a separatist group breached the personal information of nearly three million Albertans. Smith made the comment Friday as the provincial privacy watchdog called for broader reforms and election officials said legislative changes last year stopped […]

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New video surveillance policy updates receive OK from Oliver Council

Updates to Oliver’s video surveillance policy ensuring better chain of responsibility and adherence to protection of privacy have been approved by Council. At the April 27 Regular Council meeting, updates to the Town’s Video Surveillance Cameras Policy was discussed and approved. A significant aspect of the updates includes a clearer explanation of the chain of […]

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Six transgender residents sue Idaho over strict new bathroom ban

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state in federal court, asking a federal judge to declare a strict new bathroom ban unconstitutional. The law, which goes into effect in July, is the strictest bathroom ban in the nation, subjecting people to time behind bars if they knowingly enter a bathroom, […]

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Membertou resets cannabis law creation for community

Membertou First Nation’s chief and council are resetting the cannabis law process they have been working on for several years because they feel it needs more community participation and perspectives. Retired senator Dan Christmas, whom Chief Terry Paul asked to lead the original process in 2023, says the chief and band council want to make […]

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Immigration minister says she’s accountable after former IRGC official granted a visa

Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she’s accountable after a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official was granted a visa to visit Canada. But she says she didn’t know about the decision made by her department. Online news outlet Iran International reported Monday that Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj was granted a temporary resident visa […]

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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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Here’s what we know about security measures at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspect detained after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have made it past the outermost layer of security at the event at which President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak because he was a guest of the hotel, officials said Saturday. The shooting suspect was […]

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Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nearly a year after the assassination of a Minnesota legislative leader, lawmakers across the U.S. have worked to fortify security in state capitols and improve safeguards when officials are in their communities. The changes have followed a rise in political violence nationwide that included the stunning assassination last June of […]

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Prediction markets, filled with 24/7 bets, are regulated differently than traditional gambling

Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among the more jarring bets recently, the U.S. military capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The raid has evolved into an insider trading scandal. This week, the federal government charged a U.S. special forces soldier who was part […]

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Bring military, spy agencies under federal whistleblower law, review report urges

A federal review report says members of the military and key spy agencies should be able to expose wrongdoing and file complaints through the government’s whistleblowing regime. The recommendation is among almost three dozen suggested changes in the newly released review of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. The law, which came into force in […]

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