The legislation would authorize a security-cleared committee of seven MPs and two senators to scrutinize the intelligence work of more than a dozen agencies.

Daniel Therrien says proposed authority for information commissioner Suzanne Legault to order the release of information should not include files that deal with personal details.

The notion the Liberals would even raise the possibility of a ministerial override alarmed the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association: "We think this is a bad idea."

The Liberal government is immediately waiving all fees associated with access to information requests — apart from the $5 application charge.

Canada is a country of people who help each other in challenging times, Trudeau told his caucus Wednesday.

A New Democrat MP says the Canada Revenue Agency twice mailed batches of private information — including names and social insurance numbers — to the wrong people in his riding.

The federal anti−money laundering agency has levied a $1.1−million penalty against an unnamed Canadian bank for failing to report a suspicious transaction and various money transfers.

Canada enlisted citizens who travelled to Communist countries during the Cold War to gather needed intelligence — a shadowy element of a little-known government program detailed in a newly declassified history.

A new global survey suggests distrust of the internet is being fuelled by growing skepticism of social-media services like Facebook and Twitter.