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4 storiesnewest firstlatest September 6, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office disabled the auto‑delete feature on its Signal chats on September 4, 2026, after learning a staffer had set official messages to erase automatically. The move ensures that city communications remain recorded and accessible.
Montreal police will equip officers with non‑deactivatable body‑worn cameras and commit to publicly releasing the footage, a move announced by SPVM’s Fady Dagher on Aug. 21, 2026 to improve transparency and public trust.
Montreal police will equip all officers with body‑worn cameras that cannot be turned off, and the department has pledged to release the footage publicly to enhance transparency.
Ontario used its new transparency law to review Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone but denied public access, citing broad exemptions that protect the premier and senior staff from disclosure.
