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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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Alberta privacy watchdog wants legislature to overhaul province’s privacy lawAlberta's information commissioner says her office can't do its job properly unless the government overhauls the province's privacy law.PoliticsApr 11, 2017
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Access to information in Alberta approaching ‘crisis situation’: privacy commissionerAlberta's information and privacy commissioner slammed the way the government handles Freedom of Information and Protection requests, saying that Albertans are not receiving timely responses.CanadaNov 24, 2016
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Privacy commissioner says former Alberta premier’s office broke law in data leakAlberta's privacy commissioner says the office of former premier Alison Redford broke the law by using and leaking personal information about cabinet officials.PoliticsAug 10, 2016
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Trans student outed by Edmonton teachers wins ‘landmark’ privacy rulingElla Grant hopes a ruling from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Alberta protects transgender students from being "outed" by teachers in school.CanadaAug 4, 2016
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Sask. privacy laws outdated and difficult to navigate: commissionerSaskatchewan's new Information and Privacy Commissioner is recommending sweeping changes to what he calls outdated legislation.CanadaJun 22, 2015
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