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Information and Privacy Commission annual report notes concerns around health care information
The 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has found a spike in instances of abandoned health records and snooping into health information....
Dec 06, 2024
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts
As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there's growing pressure on the government to act as the business community's calls for intervention get louder. So far Ottawa has said ...
Dec 06, 2024
Calling all birders: Annual Christmas Bird Count takes flight this month
Red Deer's resident bird watchers are invited to participate in the central Alberta annual Christmas Bird Count, which the Red Deer River Naturalists (RDRN) say is the longest-running bird census in t...
Dec 06, 2024
All-star Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko returns to lineup as backup
VANCOUVER - All-star goalie Thatcher Demko will return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup Friday. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said Demko will backup Kevin Lankinen as Vancouver hosts the Columbus Blu...
Dec 06, 2024
State Sen. Jennifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens. The Associated Press on Friday declared the race for Branning as coun...
Dec 06, 2024
State Sen. Jenifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens. The Associated Press on Friday declared the race for Branning as coun...
Dec 06, 2024
Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted of manslaughter and other charges Friday in the death of a man after officers shocked him with a Taser and restrained him face down ...
Dec 06, 2024
Quebec promises new legislation to strengthen secularism in schools
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it will table legislation to strengthen secularism in schools, following the latest in a series of reports about Muslim religious practices appearing in some of the ...
Dec 06, 2024
Avalanche risk expected to rise in parts of B.C. this weekend
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is encouraging people to do their research on avalanche risk before heading into the backcountry, as forecasts show danger ratings are expected to increase i...
Dec 06, 2024
Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to have conservation officers help patrol efforts along the Canada-United States border. Premier Wab Kinew says the officers would serve as extra eyes an...
Dec 06, 2024