Leslie Young and Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A 9.5-million litre spill of oil-extraction wastewater detected in northwest Alberta this month was the province’s tenth largest “produced water” spill in almost four decades.
As Ottawa pushes not criminally responsible bill, Ontario seeks to reach mentally ill offenders sooner
Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
As the federal Conservatives push to stiffen sentences for mentally ill offenders, Ontario is beefing up a forensic psychiatric system under increasing strain – its user population has quadrupled in two decades.
U.S. NSA’s PRISM surveillance program puts Canada’s privacy czar on alert
Anna Mehler Paperny and Nicole Bogart, Global News
Reports that U.S. authorities have been trawling for data from the biggest companies on the internet have so rattled Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, she’s seeking clarity from the country’s cryptologic agency to find out what this means for Canadians.
What does Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner think of the NSA’s web surveillance?
Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian doesn’t pull her punches on PRISM, the no-longer-so-secret U.S. surveillance program that apparently gained direct access to servers of mammoth communications companies. But she doesn’t think we should eulogize online privacy just yet.
New rules for mentally ill offenders could backfire, experts warn
Anna Mehler Paperny and Lindsey Addawoo, Global News
The federal government’s new rules for mentally ill offenders, meant to make public safety paramount, could do the opposite, critics charge – endangering public safety by putting sick people back on the street without the treatment they need.
Facing Northern Gateway setback, Enbridge launches charm offensive elsewhere
Anna Mehler Paperny and Leslie Young, Global News
British Columbia’s rejection Friday of the Northern Gateway project (or its current incarnation, anyway) is a victory for grassroots opposition and a cautionary tale for the pipeline giant behind it.
Watching the pipelines: How good are Alberta’s energy regulators?
Anna Mehler Paperny and Leslie Young, Global News
Pipeline cleanup after a break northeast of Peace River, Alta., on May 4, 2011.
CALGARY AND TORONTO – The cracked pipe sleeve behind the second-biggest oil spill in Alberta’s history had been flagged as a hazard more than two decades earlier by the national regulator responsible for pipeline safety.
Oil by rail: Pipeline delays mean more oil trekked by train – how safe is it?
Anna Mehler Paperny – Global News
What happens if you stop a pipeline?
Economic catastrophe, say some. Environmental salvation, others argue.
But so far, one of the most immediate impacts of delayed or stymied pipelines is more oil transported by other methods.
Crude Awakening: Anatomy of an oil spill
Anna Mehler Paperny and Leslie Young, Global News
In theory, stringent rules mean even the tiniest spill or pipeline damage is reported and dealt with immediately, with checks built in to ensure compliance. In practice, it doesn’t always work that way.
Global News investigation sparks city plan for safer intersections
Patrick Cain and Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A Global News exposé of Toronto’s most treacherous intersections for pedestrians prompted the city to do an in-depth review of its own, and come up with an action plan to make city streets safer for pedestrians.
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