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1 day ago

Ontario government says withheld LCBO inventory of U.S. booze is a cabinet secret | CBC News

In August, CBC News filed a freedom-of-information request to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), seeking the fate, size and disposal plans for U.S. alcohol products removed in March. The LCBO took 64 days to respond 34 days longer than the 30-day limit allowed by law. When the documents were finally released, they spanned 50 pages, but were heavily redacted.
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London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Transport for London accused of 'lying' to smear vigilantes cleaning graffiti-covered Tube carriages

Transport for London claimed verbal evidence that vigilante cleaners created graffiti but holds no recorded proof and now faces demands for apology and clarification.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Garda force spends 117m on IT projects, with 56.8m going to firm at centre of previous controversy

Accenture received €56.8m from gardaí for six IT projects between 2018 and 2024; total gardaí IT spend on six projects was €117.6m.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in May 2002 after Lord Mandelson's lobbying; the meeting lasted under 30 minutes and discussed US and UK politics.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Simon Harris says he is 'open' to making the president's office subject to FoI requests

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he is open to making the office of the ­president subject to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests.
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US politics
fromwww.thelocal.dk
4 months ago

Inside Denmark: Danish embassy staff asked to hand over private messages

US demands private messages from embassy staff in Denmark regarding Trump's pursuit of Greenland.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

Council reprimanded after exposing sensitive data

Hammersmith and Fulham Council left personal details of over 6,500 individuals online for nearly two years, including sensitive data about children.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Von der Leyen's texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU's highest court

EU court ruling forces Ursula von der Leyen to reconsider transparency about text messages with a pharmaceutical executive during the pandemic.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago

He filed an FOI request in 2020 for Toronto police records. After winning 3 appeals, he's still waiting | CBC News

Jelinski's FOI request to Toronto police for Clearview AI records illustrates significant issues with transparency and compliance in handling public information requests.
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