Freedom Of Information Request

• Contact tracing in Alberta’s 2nd wave: Documents show huge backlog, staff shortages

  More than 200 pages of internal AHS documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request paint a stark picture of Alberta's contact tracing system during the second wave.

  Investigations

  May 30, 2021
  
• Information commissioner ‘disappointed’ with health minister’s comments on access to records

  Hajdu rebuffed a Conservative MP's call Thursday for release of federal records on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2020
  
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• Background checks, FOI requests through RPS now by appointment only

  As of Monday, walk-ins are no longer permitted, the police said. People who show up unscheduled will be asked to pre-book. 

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020
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• Halifax Regional Municipality refuses to release contract of former top bureaucrat

  Halifax's decision not to follow the information commissioner's recommendation effectively ends efforts to release the contract unless the municipality is taken to court.

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2019
• N.S. privacy commissioner recommends Halifax release employment contract of former top bureacrat

  The Halifax Regional Municipality has only released a redacted version of the letter of offer to its former chief administrative officer, Richard Butts.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2019
• Nova Scotia set to replace system behind compromised FOIPOP website

  While a portion of Nova Scotia's FOIPOP system was brought back online on Sept. 5, it only included the ability to download previously completed FOI requests.  That is now going to change.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2018
• Kicked, punched, scratched: 311 incidents of student violence towards Edmonton teachers in 1 year

  Kicked in the face. Punched in the ribs. Scratched to the point of drawing blood. This is the violence some Edmonton teachers face when they go to work.

  Education

  Sep 17, 2018
• Calgary-owned golf courses losing millions has council considering alternatives

  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the city to “get out of the golf business” after obtaining revenue and expenditure figures that show $2 million in losses over a three year period.

  Canada

  May 15, 2018
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• Nova Scotia refuses to release details on personal email use in government

  The Nova Scotia government's decision stands as an apparent contradiction to the directions from the province's information and privacy commissioner.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2017
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• Top spots in Edmonton where you’ll get a photo radar ticket

  The information, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, outlines the intersection closest to the photo radar location.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2017