Today, ITV viewers tuned in to see This Morning hosted by Ruth Langsford and Eammon Holmes. Joining them in the studio was Julius Peter Moto, Uganda’s High Commissioner to discuss the argument which broke out between BBC documentary presenter Stacey Dooley and MP David Lammy, over Dooley’s participation in Comic Relief’s campaign and her decision […]
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N.W.T. privacy commissioner to investigate ‘major breach’ of health data found at dump
The N.W.T.’s privacy commissioner says she will investigate after a man found hundreds of confidential medical records at a dump in Fort Simpson.
'We had failed Dan and the other players': OHL commissioner calls abuse allegations 'sickening'
The president of the Canadian Hockey League admits his organization failed the players under its care. David Branch says he didn't know how bad things were for Daniel Carcillo and other players who went public this week with allegations of brutal hazing. In an interview with CBC Sports, Branch called their allegations "sickening." "We had failed Dan and the other players […]
A new commissioner at America’s main securities regulator causes a buzz
Hester Peirce has given a series of speeches about the downsides of government intervention
White Commissioner under fire after ‘master race’ remarks
An Kansas official who appeared to tell a black woman that he was of the “master race” is facing calls for his resignation, amid confusion about his racially-charged choice of words. Leavenworth County Commissioner Louis Klemp made the remarks when speaking to a black city planner called Triveece Penelton who had been presenting a land […]
A new commissioner at America’s main securities regulator causes a buzz
Not your regular regulator FOR ALL the talk about deregulation under President Donald Trump, when it comes to the financial industry the word used by many is “tailoring”—meaning trimming the loose threads of tangled rules, rather than unpicking them. An exception is Hester Peirce, who in January became one of the five commissioners at the […]
Boos and bucks: 25 years of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman
Gary Bettman, who replaced league president Gil Stein under the new title of NHL commissioner on Feb. 1, 1993, is celebrating his 25th anniversary at the head of a league he has seen grow from 24 to 31 teams. Here’s a look at key events in the 65-year-old New York native’s reign: Revenue growth When […]
Baltimore police commissioner axed as city struggles with record murder rate
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis has been fired after the city’s mayor grew “impatient” with his inability to stop the record pace of killings in the city. A replacement has already been named. Mayor Catherine Pugh named Deputy Commissioner Darryl D. De Sousa, 53, to replace Davis, with his appointment effective immediately. Pugh said she […]
ESPN’s Dan Le Batard refused to stop criticizing MLB commissioner Rob Manfred after being asked by management to ‘back off’
ESPN / YouTube ESPN’s Dan Le Batard said he was asked to “back off” of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred following a contentious interview and critical comments. Le Batard was critical of how MLB handled the sale of the Miami Marlins, and accused them of working with Derek Jeter and the former owner to “bleep South […]
'Defining moment': CFL commissioner sparks expansion hope in Halifax
If the commissioner of the Canadian Football League has it his way, there will be 10 teams in the league under his watch. “It’s the unfilled part of our national dream to have the Maritimes have a football team,” Randy Ambrosie told CBC Sports. “In everyone’s life and career there are defining moments. This would […]