FOIP
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Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government billsDiane McLeod, Alberta's independent privacy and information commissioner, is concerned changes to existing FOIP rules would give the government new power to gatekeep information.PoliticsNov 20, 2024
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Alberta government introduces new FOIP rules, clarifies private info not for saleThe bill clarifies when and how information is shared with public bodies, which include provincial and municipal governments, schools and police.PoliticsNov 6, 2024
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MLA Shannon Phillips cites Charter right violations in Lethbridge police search lawsuitMLA Shannon Phillips is suing several people, including Lethbridge Police Service members, saying her Charter rights were violated by illegal database searches.CrimeNov 25, 2022
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Edmonton police using facial recognition software to search ‘mugshot database’In 2022, select technicians with the Edmonton Police Service started using a facial recognition software called NeoFace Reveal to help identify suspects in criminal investigations.CrimeFeb 1, 2022
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Lethbridge police promise to cooperate fully with investigation into alleged unauthorized checks on MLAChief Shahin Mehdizahdeh says the "vast majority" of officers and staff are committed to its policy of bias-free policing.CrimeMar 10, 2021
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Information commissioner slams RCMP for access-to-information failures, calls for ‘urgent’ actionInformation Commissioner Caroline Maynard tells Parliament that 'a change of course' is 'urgently needed' at the RCMP on access to information.PoliticsNov 17, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner clarifies privacy laws and rules about GSAsIn a rare move, the privacy commissioner issued a statement Tuesday to clarify how Alberta's privacy laws protect the identities of students who join gay-straight alliances at school.PoliticsJun 18, 2019
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Professor taking U of R to court over oil and gas research funding detailsEmily Eaton, an associate professor at the University of Regina, will meet the institution in court over energy sector research funding details.EducationMay 27, 2019
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Edmonton Journal columnist calls out cops on no-name policy: ‘I find it baffling’Edmonton police have in some cases refused to name accused murderers, citing privacy laws. The policy has left an award-winning journalist and law experts baffled.CrimeMay 10, 2018
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Edmonton police chief defends policy of not releasing names of homicide victimsThe Edmonton Police Service's new policy of not releasing the names of all homicide victims has been met with mounting questions and concerns raised by local media and politicians but at a news conference on Monday, Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht defended the practise.CrimeMay 8, 2017
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