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Long-gun registry records destroyed by RCMP following information request 0 Verified
15:51 May 14, 2015
According to a report by Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault, the RCMP withheld and destroyed records on the long-gun registry after a...
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Defence Department censors documents on torture-related directive 0 Unverified
16:08 May 04, 2015
An access to information request for a ministerial directive on how the Canadian Forces handles information that could put someone at risk of...
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May Day protesters arrested, teargassed 0 Verified
23:00 May 01, 2015
Over 80 protesters were detained and many more teargassed by police at May Day demonstrations in Montreal. The protests, which were organized...
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Northern Gateway Pipeline emails released after four-year wait, reveal consultation concerns 0 Verified
14:59 Apr 24, 2015
An access to information request filed by the Haisla First Nation has been granted after four years, revealing concerns from government staff...
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Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Woman convicted for Instagram post of anti-police graffiti 0 Verified
22:45 Apr 23, 2015
Jennifer Pawluck has been convicted of criminal harassment for an image she posted to Instagram in 2013 of street graffiti. The graffiti, which...
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Student anti-austerity protest ends with arrest 0 Verified
19:56 Apr 23, 2015
A student protest against austerity that kicked off two weeks of demonstrations ended in teargassing and several arrests by police. Students...
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Health Canada censors single phrase from Access to Information release 0 Unverified
10:29 Apr 20, 2015
A CBC journalist who filed an an access to information request to Health Canada received a package of 400 documents- with just one phrase blacked...
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Artist's grant pulled due to environmental stance 0 Verified
15:34 Mar 22, 2015
Government records have revealed that a grant offered to artist Franke James for a European exhibition was pulled due to her work's anti-climate...
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West Hants, Nova Scotia bans recording of public meetings 0 Unverified
14:27 Mar 13, 2015
The Municipality of West Hants Council, in Nova Scotia has introduced a new policy relating to taking of photos or using recording devices during...
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Taber bans swearing, public noise in new town bylaw 0 Verified
17:22 Mar 12, 2015
The town of Taber, Alberta has unanimously passed a bylaw that ban public swearing and yelling, puts a curfew on teenagers, and allows police...
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Conservative Party staffer deletes emails 0 Verified
18:39 Mar 05, 2015
Michael Bonner, aide to MP Jason Kenney, has been found to have regularly deleted his emails every two weeks, leaving no record of his government...
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*Updated* Injunction against Muskrat Falls protesters dropped 0 Unverified
23:52 Jan 12, 2015
Nalcor Energy has been granted in an injunction from the Newfoundland Supreme Court to stop members of the NunatuKavut Community Council from...
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Muskrat Falls, Trans-Labrador Highway, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Prostitution bill bans sex advertising 0 Verified
19:30 Dec 06, 2014
Canada's new prostitution legislation, Bill C-36, will ban the sale of advertisements for sexual services. The new law makes drastic changes...
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Bylaw amendment restricts Falun Gong protest 0 Verified
18:55 Dec 04, 2014
Members of the dissident group Falun Gong appeared in court to contest an amendment to BC bylaw that would significantly restrict their ability...
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Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
CBC editor attempts to censor journalist Linden MacIntyre 0 Verified
11:56 Nov 20, 2014
Jennifer Harwood, managing editor of CBC News Network, has directed her staff to cancel all interviews with CBC journalist Linden MacIntyre...
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Three women arrested at Enbridge pipeline protest 0 Verified
13:59 Oct 07, 2014
Three female activists were arrested after locking themselves to a fence at Enbridge's Montreal headquarters to protest the Line 9 pipeline...
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CRTC Stifles Submissions from Netflix and Google 0 Verified
18:18 Sep 30, 2014
CRTC says it will ignore submissions from Netflix and Google because the companies did not comply to the CRTC demands for certain information...
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Report finds BC Premier staffers deleting emails 0 Verified
17:53 Sep 23, 2014
A report from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC has found that many employees have been deleting emails on a regular...
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Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Sexual dysfunction in military deemed cabinet secret 0 Verified
16:21 Sep 15, 2014
The Canadian Press has found that information on a program that provides Viagra to the military has been deemed a cabinet secret. This topic...
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Government limits federal employee email 0 Verified
15:21 Sep 10, 2014
Several government departments have received instructions to delete emails of " no business value,” as part of a new 2GB limit placed...
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Comments from "rock snot" scientist censored 0 Verified
16:05 Sep 07, 2014
The Canadian Press has been unable to get an interview with Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Max Bothwell on an algae known as "rock...
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Government employees blocked from accessing Blacklock's Reporter 0 Verified
15:41 Aug 22, 2014
From August 22 to September 9, 2014, government employees were blocked from accessing the political news site Blacklock’s Reporter (blacklocks.ca)....
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Memo on environmental group funding censored 0 Verified
18:24 Aug 06, 2014
The Canadian government has censored parts of Environment Canada documents related to a decision to cut funding to the Canadian Environmental...
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Documents on Bill C-13 Heavily Censored 0 Verified
17:00 Jun 20, 2014
The Toronto Star received heavily censored documents in response to an access to information request for files related to Bill C-13, with many...
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Bill 45 Passes in Alberta 0 Verified
22:25 Dec 04, 2013
The Alberta government passes Bill 45, limiting the ability of anyone to discuss or advocate for a strike, including union leaders, journalists...
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Liberty on Jasper, Allendale, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G1K8, Canada
Journalist Mike Howe arrested repeatedly for covering protests 0 Verified
19:59 Nov 27, 2013
Journalist Mike Howe has been arrested three times for covering anti-fracking protests in Elsipogtog, NB. His second arrest on October 17 ,...
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Arthur Topham criminally charged with Hate Propaganda 0 Unverified
13:35 Nov 05, 2012
Arthur Topham, Publisher & Editor of the website RadicalPress.com based out of Cottonwood, British Columbia, has been criminally charged...
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Quesnel, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Scientist David Tarasick prevented from speaking on ozone findings 0 Verified
02:38 Oct 02, 2011
Dr. David Tarasick, a scientist working for Environment Canada, has been prevented from giving media interviews on a study he co-authored on...
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Activist Jaggi Singh banned from participating in public demonstrations 0 Verified
19:56 Feb 01, 2011
Activist Jaggi Singh, who was arrested at the Toronto G20 protests in June 2011, has been banned from "organizing, participating in or...
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Scientist Dr. Kristi Miller silenced over salmon findings 0 Verified
01:36 Jan 31, 2011
Dr. Kristi Miller of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been prevented from giving interviews on her groundbreaking report on the decline...
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Vancouver Island, Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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