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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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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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Bell Media president prevents coverage of CTRC decision 0 Verified
19:45 Apr 23, 2015
Kevin Crull, president of CTV parent company Bell Media, has been found to have intervened in news coverage of a Canadian Radio-television and...
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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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The Wilderness Committee sued by Taseko Mines for defamation 0 Verified
11:50 Jan 19, 2015
Non-profit organization The Wilderness Committee is going to court against Taseko Mines for allegedly defamatory comments they made on Taseko’s...
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Vancouver Island, Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian movie chains cancel release of film following threats to theatres 0 Verified
12:24 Dec 17, 2014
Sony Pictures Entertainment stopped the theatrical release of "The Interview" after theatres in North America cancelled showings in...
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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
Journalist faces death threats from mayoral candidate 0 Verified
19:16 Nov 28, 2014
Journalist Mohsin Abbas has faced death threats from Mississauga mayoral candidate Riazuddin Choudhry, who was then arrested. Abbas had written...
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Catholic elementary school bans student presentation on gay rights 0 Verified
17:33 Nov 28, 2014
Two students at St George Catholic School in Ottawa were banned from doing a presentation on gay rights for their school social justice fair...
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*Updated* Kinder Morgan granted injunction to stop protest on Burnaby Mountain, arrests made 0 Verified
20:35 Nov 23, 2014
Kinder Morgan has obtained an injunction against protesters at the Burnaby Mountain Conservation area, who had set up campsites to block the...
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Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
High school students suspended for protesting dress code 0 Verified
15:29 Nov 21, 2014
A group of Fredericton High School students were suspended from school, and barred from extracurricular activities, after they staged a protest...
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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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Danny Williams sues Telegram for defamation 0 Verified
14:45 Oct 09, 2014
According to the CBC, former premier Danny Williams is suing Newfoundland and Labrador’s Telegram newspaper for defamation for an editorial...
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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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York University reaches libel settlement with Toronto Life magazine 0 Verified
18:38 Aug 06, 2014
York University has reached an agreement with Toronto Life magazine, in a libel dispute where the magazine alleged that the campus was "a...
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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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Burlington residents hit with SLAPP suit 0 Verified
13:50 Jul 16, 2014
Three Burlington residents are being sued by Burlington Airpark for comments published in the Hamilton Spectator which criticized the company....
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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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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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