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Ontario government officials are now acknowledging that Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cell phone for government business, but are refusing to divulge his phone logs, citing the need to maintain privacy of callers and the government’s inability to assess the nature of the phone calls. Global News has been …
Read More »‘No transparency’: Premier Doug Ford faces questions over use of personal phone
As Ontario Premier Doug Ford sat down for a fireside chat at Toronto’s Empire Club in June, he gestured to a bank of broadcast television cameras in the back of the room and briefly paused to consider what he was about to say. “Is this live on TV?” Ford asked, …
Read More »Brampton moves to ban personal fireworks after ‘significant growth’ in safety, noise complaints
Toronto The City of Brampton is moving to ban the use of personal fireworks for holidays after “significant growth” in complaints related to safety, noise and debris. Short-range fireworks currently allowed on private property on Victoria Day, Canada Day, Diwali and New Year’s The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 25, 2022 11:28 …
Read More »Every death is personal on the frontlines of Yukon’s opioid crisis
Diane Nolan stays up late every night, unable to rest or relax, scared that she could lose her child. A month ago, Nolan got a call that her daughter, 35, had overdosed while her partner was doing the dishes. She spent nine days in the Whitehorse General Hospital, but she …
Read More »B.C. scholar with expired Chinese passport says renewing it could put personal safety at risk
A prominent Chinese human rights scholar working in Vancouver says her career and personal safety are at risk because of an expired passport and delays in Canada’s immigration system. Guldana Salimjan is a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, who also directs the University of British Columbia’s Xinjiang Documentation Project, …
Read More »Educational tech, including CBC Kids, harvested personal data from children, new report claims
Children across the globe and Canada who used online educational technology during the pandemic had their personal data secretly harvested and sent to advertising companies, according to a new report published by Human Rights Watch. According to the report, these online educational products had the capacity to monitor children and collect data on “who …
Read More »Truecaller Unveils Guardians Know How The Personal Safety App Will Benefit Users
Unveling a new feature in personal safety space, caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday launched a new personal safety app called ”Guardians”. What are the benefits of Guradian? The app allows users to select their own personal guardians from their contact list, choose when to stop/start sharing location and setup …
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