New regulations will now require Canadians who want to access public records to show “adequate identification” as defined by the federal government. Amendments to the Access to Information Act came into effect on July 5, enacted by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Federal departments and agencies will now determine what is approved identification for Canadians…
Federal Agency Warns Thousands of Medicare Recipients May Have Had Data Stolen
The federal agency that manages Medicare warned that a subcontractor suffered a data breach that might involve “beneficiaries’ personally identifiable information” or “protected health information.” In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a federal subcontractor, Healthcare Management Solutions, suffered the breach. No CMS systems were impacted and no…
Willful Blindness: Feds Ignore Illegal Alien ID Theft Plaguing Americans as US Coffers Fill
The historic surge of illegal immigrants across America’s southern border is fueling a hidden crime spree few in Washington seem willing or able to address: widespread identity theft victimizing unwitting Americans perpetrated by migrants who need U.S. credentials to work. An extensive review of government reports, think-tank research, news accounts, and interviews with policymakers and…
UK Attorney General: Schools Don’t Have to Accommodate Gender ID Change
The British attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate students who want to change gender identification, and are under no legal obligation to use certain pronouns or allow children to wear uniform of another sex. Attorney General Suella Braverman—the top government adviser on law in England and Wales—has become the latest of a…
California Health Care Provider Begins Issuing ‘Vaccine Badge Tags’
The University of California San Diego Health appears to be the latest health care system to require badge tags for employees stating whether or not they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. In an Aug. 2 internal memo released anonymously to The Epoch Times, UCSD Health stated, “given the current environment,” the badge tags are an…
Pennsylvania Democrats Call for ID to Buy Ammunition
A bill requiring photo identification to purchase firearm ammunition in Pennsylvania is intended to keep loaded guns out of the hands of minors, according to its sponsor, Democratic state Rep. Brian Kirkland. Current law prohibits ammunition from being sold to anyone the seller has reasonable cause to believe is younger than 18 or 21 depending…
Massachusetts Police ID Suspects in Armed Highway Standoff
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially shut down Interstate 95. They were charged with a variety of offenses, including unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and the use of body armor in commission of a crime, police said…
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