All posts tagged "Information"

OTTAWA — Key gaps in information mean Canada has been unable to assess the impact of exploiting Alberta's oil sands, the nation's environment commissioner said Tuesday.

The News Corporation-owned Wall Street Journal blasted "self-appointed media paragons" who were quick to attack the British tabloid News of the World but not the release of classified information by Julian Assange's WikiLeaks.

Aaron Swartz, the 24-year-old co-creator of popular Internet community Reddit, has been charged with stealing data from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted.

Though then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was chastised for spending campaign money on high heels and tight suits in 2008, and John Edwards was mocked for being caught fussing over his hair before a television appearance, they may have been onto something in trying to look their best. Results of a new MIT study showed that certain types of voters make their decisions at the polling booth based on candidates' appearances, rather than their politics.

Former American cycling star Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information which had allegedly been illegally leaked.

Ratings agency Fitch warned Monday of "widespread weaknesses" in Chinese corporate governance and a lack of "quality information" for shareholders after a spate of accounting scandals overseas.