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Freedom of Information Audit to be released September 27

Newspapers Canada will release its sixth annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Audit and related material on September 27, 2011. The annual...

New Brunswick axes access to information fees

Private citizens will no longer pay fees to file right-to-information requests in New Brunswick. Following a decision by the provincial government, the public will...

The Press and the Courts Issue 3 out now

The Ashley Smith inquest, freedom of information laws and the Vancouver riots are just some of the legal issues covered in the latest issue...

Supreme Court rules ministerial documents are exempt from FOI requests

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that the offices of ministers and the prime minister are exempt from Canada's...

CJFE panel discussion: Access Denied

On Monday, May 10 in Toronto, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will present Access Denied, a panel discussion about the state of access...

The Citizen Lab wins CJFE award

The Citizen Lab, a research initative based at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, has been awarded the 2010 Vox Libera...

Supreme Court rules on source confidentiality

Quebec journalists are one step closer in their fight to protect anonymous sources. In an October 22 ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada determined...

Canada falls in press freedom ranking

Reporters Without Borders has published its annual World Press Freedom Index and for the second year in a row, Canada has dropped in its...

Victoria Times Colonist wins Justicia award

The Victoria Times Colonist received the 2010 Justicia Award for Excellence in legal Journalism for its series on access to information in the B.C....

International newspapers publish leaked military documents

Over 92,000 classified field reports on the Afghan war were strategically released to leading U.S., British and German newspapers this week. The intelligence records...