FOI
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Freedom of information? Activist questions redacted traffic study for Vancouver developmentA Vancouver community activist says she can't understand why the city would redact virtually every page of traffic studies she requested under freedom of information laws.PoliticsSep 18
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Vernon, B.C. fire department documents confirm fatal fire response detailsAn incident report on a fire that claimed the lives of three people in Vernon, B.C., includes notes from the fire chief and dispatch. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.FireMay 30
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‘Concerning’: FOI into B.C. woman’s potential fatal mauling returns 270 blank pagesPing 'Amy' Guo was found dead on a Pitt Meadows farm on Aug. 15. At the time, concerns were raised she may have been killed by an animal.EnvironmentMar 4, 2022
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B.C. government under pressure over proposal to charge for freedom of information requestsCitizens' Services minister Lisa Beare suggested on Monday the fee would be $25 per non-personal request.PoliticsOct 19, 2021
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Advocates call for expansion, greater transparency of access to information lawsWritten and oral submissions to a federal review call for expansion of the Access to Information ActPoliticsSep 3, 2021
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Manitoba promises to reveal more information, but some records could take more timeA bill now before the legislature would change the province's freedom of information law by requiring automatic public disclosure of more government records.PoliticsMar 11, 2021
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Nova Scotia unlikely to launch online freedom of information platform ahead of 1,000-day markDec. 29, will mark 1,000 days without Nova Scotians being able to file a freedom of information requests online. The province says it now hopes to have its platform up this winter.PoliticsDec 14, 2020
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Background checks, FOI requests through RPS now by appointment onlyAs of Monday, walk-ins are no longer permitted, the police said. People who show up unscheduled will be asked to pre-book.CanadaOct 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: Freedom of information requests sidelined as governments focus on COVID-19At least three large federal departments recently issued notices advising requesters their applications for information would be placed on hold due to COVID-19, though one soon backpedalled on the move.CanadaMar 26, 2020
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Global News Investigates: Alberta funeral home gives cremated remains to wrong familyTwo families who have never met are now forever linked after one family mistakenly received the cremated remains of the other family's mother.InvestigationsFeb 11, 2020
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