Data

• Canada Post to review use of personal data after breaking privacy laws

  Canada Post said in a statement that it is committed to the Privacy Act and the protections it places on personal data, after originally disputing the privacy watchdog's findings.

  Canada

  Sep 22
  
• Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violations

  Canada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says.

  Canada

  Sep 21
  
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• 2023 Housing Needs Assessment released by the city of Calgary

  The city of Calgary released the Housing Needs Assessment report Wednesday. This research report identifies present and future affordable housing requirements in Calgary.

  Economy

  Sep 6
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• N.B. Green leader calls province’s State of the Forest report ‘incomplete’

  The long-awaited State of the Forest report is being criticized as "incomplete" by the leader of the province's Green Party.

  Environment

  Aug 25
• Percentage of French speakers in N.B. rises from 2016 but down from historic high

  French speakers made up 41.9 per cent of New Brunswick's population in 2021, which is nearly identical to numbers seen in 1991, but still lower than the all-time recorded high.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• Thousands of B.C. health-care workers’ information exposed in data breach

  Health officials say hackers accessed a server hosting thousands of people's sensitive data from several programs operated by the Health Employers Association of B.C. this month.

  Crime

  Aug 1
• Freedom Mobile to offer 5G service through 2 new plans

  Freedom Mobile announced in May it would offer a $50 monthly plan that includes unlimited calls and texts as well as 40 gigabytes of data usable throughout Canada and the U.S.

  Tech

  Jul 27
• Threads’ personal data collection is a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say

  Meta's new social media platform Threads is gobbling up massive amounts of sensitive data on its 100 million users and counting, posing a range of risks.

  Canada

  Jul 16
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• Saskatoon police hate crimes unit hones in on hate motivation in the community

  The Saskatoon Police Service had more than 200 incidents last year where hate was a component, whether it was a crime or not.

  Crime

  Jun 20
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• Are your smartphone apps stealing your data?

  Reasearcher Joel Reardon is finding more and more data, including location information, is being sent to data brokers and third parties, often far beyond Canadian borders.

  Consumer

  Jun 15