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Auditor general calls for stronger federal action on cloud cybersecurity
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal auditor general says government departments have not always effectively implemented measures to ensure secure storage of information in the digital cloud. In a report tabled in Parliament today, Karen Hogan says requirements were not always clear for putting information in the cloud – computer servers located in data centres. Hogan says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP caught off guard by Ottawa mayor’s request for officers during ‘Freedom Convoy’
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Ottawa mayor’s request for 1,800 police reinforcements during the “Freedom Convoy” protest in February caught the Mounties off guard. Lucki is testifying at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act last winter, which was invoked after nearly three weeks of protests against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government doesn’t know if it’s reducing homelessness: auditor general
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – Auditor general Karen Hogan says the federal government doesn’t know if its initiatives aimed at reducing chronic homelessness are actually working. In a new report, Hogan says no organization has taken the lead on the federal government’s goal of reducing chronic homelessness by 50 per cent by 2028. The report says Infrastructure Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous Services Canada failing First Nations in response to wildfires, floods: AG
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s Auditor General say the federal government has not given First Nations communities the support they need to respond to emergencies like wildfires and floods, despite warning about this almost a decade ago. Karen Hogan has released an audit of Indigenous Services Canada’s handling of emergency management, which found that not much has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada launches group to lobby for more countries to use carbon pricing
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions. Guilbeault is hosting an event at the United Nations COP27 climate talks in Egypt today hoping to triple carbon pricing coverage from 20 ... Read More »
1 responseG20 funding announcement, Lucki to testify at EA inquiry: In The News for Nov. 15
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 15 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing funding for developing countries to improve their infrastructure and ... Read More »
4 responsesRCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to talk ‘Freedom Convoy’ at Emergencies Act inquiry
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is expected to testify this morning at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act last winter. Ottawa invoked the act for the first time in mid-February after nearly three weeks of protests against COVID-19 restrictions that had gridlocked downtown Ottawa and inspired border blockades ... Read More »
4 responsesHalf of Quebec nursing students fail September licensing exam, probe launched
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec nursing student Jennifer Gunville was left in shock after she found out she had failed her licensing exam. Gunville is among the roughly 50 per cent of nursing students in the province who failed their written exam in September. The oversight body for Quebec professional orders — Office des professions du Québec ... Read More »
3 responsesAuditor general to release report evaluating government action on homelessness
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – The auditor general will release reports on Tuesday assessing the government’s performance on a range of issues, including reducing chronic homelessness. Other reports will focus on emergency management in First Nations communities, Arctic waters surveillance, and cybersecurity of personal information on the cloud. Karen Hogan has also done special examinations of Crown corporations, ... Read More »
2 responsesBird flu fighters in B.C. face unprecedented challenge, as H5N1 spread across Canada
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
VANCOUVER – By some measures, the ongoing outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia pale when compared to the devastating eruption of the disease in 2004 that prompted a cull of 17 million birds. But the enemy that farmers and scientists now face represents an unprecedented challenge, experts say. The current H5N1 strain is “behaving ... Read More »
2 responsesTrudeau pledges cash for infrastructure and making vaccines in developing countries
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022
BADUNG, Indonesia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing funding for developing countries to improve their infrastructure and make COVID-19 vaccines. At the G20 summit in Indonesia, Trudeau says the private sector needs to help governments abroad build schools and hospitals. He is pledging $750 million in financing for infrastructure projects in Asia, administered by ... Read More »
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