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BEYOND LOCAL: Facial recognition technology raises serious ethical and privacy questions

BEYOND LOCAL: Facial recognition technology raises serious ethical and privacy questions

,As U.S. Capitol investigators use facial recognition, it begs the question: Who owns our faces?
COVID-19: Ontario to provide pandemic modelling update as daily case counts decline

COVID-19: Ontario to provide pandemic modelling update as daily case counts decline

The new data comes two weeks after the province invoked a stay-at-home order in a bid to halt surging case spread
CANADA: Holiday season vacations coincide with rise in COVID-19 travel-related cases

CANADA: Holiday season vacations coincide with rise in COVID-19 travel-related cases

In the first three weeks of January, 384 travel cases and 607 traveller-contact cases were confirmed in Canada
COVID-19: In the rush for coronavirus information, unreviewed scientific papers are being publicized

COVID-19: In the rush for coronavirus information, unreviewed scientific papers are being publicized

The internet has made scientific research more available to the public and the media
CANADA: Easing rules for parental benefits created inequities among parents, documents say

CANADA: Easing rules for parental benefits created inequities among parents, documents say

The documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act note the policy created inequities, and point to a similar effect for parents who will start claims after Sept. 25 this year, when the temporary rules are set to expire
CANADA: New work permit program for international graduates taking applications

CANADA: New work permit program for international graduates taking applications

The federal government announced the program this month as part of a bid to convince more people to settle in Canada permanently
CANADA: Three people expected to be arraigned for alleged ammunition transfer to N.S. shooter

CANADA: Three people expected to be arraigned for alleged ammunition transfer to N.S. shooter

When the charges were announced on Dec. 4, police said the three "had no prior knowledge" of the actions of the gunman
CANADA: Five big lessons experts say we should learn from COVID-19

CANADA: Five big lessons experts say we should learn from COVID-19

Statistics Canada found that COVID-19 death were doubled in neighbourhoods where more than 25 per cent of the people are members of visible minorities compared to neighbourhoods where minorities are less than one per cent of the people
CANADA: Payette's resignation is a chance to reimagine the role of Governor General, prof says

CANADA: Payette's resignation is a chance to reimagine the role of Governor General, prof says

Eliminating the office of the monarch from the Constitution has been, and continues to be, a touchy subject in Canada
CANADA: Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says

CANADA: Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says

Report suggests that federal efforts to stretch the financial impact of those dollars is falling short as many provinces have bucked cost-matching requests