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The Governments of Canada and Ontario are committed to working with First Nation partners to promote healthy and prosperous First Nation communities. Today, the governments of Canada and Ontario, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), and the Kashechewan...

During a visit to Michigan this week, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, highlighted how the tight integration of the Canadian and U.S. economies is important for middle-class jobs on both sides of...

On March 31, National Aboriginal Languages Day, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde released results of a national survey showing that the majority of Canadians support legislation to preserve, protect and revitalize...

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs will participate in the signing ceremony of a Framework Agreement for the safety, health and ongoing sustainability of Kashechewan First Nation, along...

In the news release, More than 180 Diabetes Advocates, Researchers and Professional Football Players Joined the American Diabetes Association's 2017 Call to Congress Advocacy Day, issued 30-Mar-2017 by American Diabetes Association over PR Newswire,...

Top Washington DC lawyers have joined with two recent Federal Agency General Counsels and a former U.S. Ambassador in launching Nichols Liu LLP, a multidisciplinary boutique law firm dedicated to serving the needs of government contractors.  The firm...

Today, with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence, the U.S. Senate voted to overrule former President Obama's HHS regulations blocking states from defunding Planned Parenthood of federal Title X family planning funds and to prevent any...

This Saturday, April 1st, join Salman Rushdie (Bestselling author and former PEN President); Anne-Marie Slaughter (President and CEO, New America); John W. Dean (White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon); Lee C. Bollinger (President, Columbia...

Raising their voices on behalf of the more than 116 million Americans living with or at risk for diabetes, more than 180 advocates from 33 states convened on Capitol Hill today for the American Diabetes Association's (Association) 2017 Call to...

A report released this month by the U.S. Department of State credits the Honduran government for reducing rates of homicide, kidnapping, and extortion in the Central American country. Between 2014 and 2015, the Honduran National Police reported a 48...

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after passage of House Bill 142:    "While this measure does not lead to the violation of the privacy of women and children by allowing the dangerous policies like...

Canada's women and men in uniform have served our country with bravery, honour and dignity - putting their lives at risk to protect the values we cherish most. Our Veterans deserve our greatest recognition and respect for their service. Sherry...

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs will participate in the signing ceremony of a Framework Agreement for the safety, health and ongoing sustainability of Kashechewan First Nation, along...

A coalition of leaders from the global tech, defense, and aerospace industries, led by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today released a report identifying the key areas of scientific research...

The American Legion, the nation's largest and most influential veterans service organization, invites all veterans in Mobile, Ala., and their family members to a town hall meeting to discuss their VA care. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on...

A Center for Immigration Studies analyst testified before the House immigration subcommittee on the state of immigration law enforcement and actions needed to restore the integrity of our immigration laws. Lack of enforcement has imposed enormous...

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Chair Jake Mackenzie and Commission Vice Chair Scott Haggerty today applauded the funding package unveiled by Gov. Brown, state Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and state Assembly Speaker Anthony...

Canada's women and men in uniform have served our country with bravery, honour and dignity?putting their lives at risk to protect the values we cherish most. Our Veterans deserve our greatest recognition and respect for their service. The Honourable...

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") today reported on its enforcement of the laws governing the Québec financial sector in 2016. In the past year, AMF teams developed new tools to further enhance their detection capabilities and reaped...

The Competition Bureau won praise from leading international antitrust experts last night in Washington, DC for its Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (IPEGs). The Bureau was honoured with the title of Most Innovative Soft Law (intellectual...

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, will hold a press conference to announce funding for Child and Family Services on First Nations across Ontario.   Date: Thursday, March...

For far too many who have served time behind bars, release from incarceration brings a new kind of prison: homelessness and poverty. Some 65 million Americans have a criminal record, limiting access to jobs, education, housing and other things...

This week, a piece of legislation that will mandate a three-year waiting period before forcing the sale of a company incorporated in the state of Delaware will be introduced. The bill comes after the Chancery Court's highly-contentious decision to...

Abila, the leading provider of software and services to associations, nonprofits and government entities, announced today significant enhancements and upgrades to its powerful, cloud-based association management software (AMS), Abila netFORUM...

On April 4-5, 2017, 120 drug policy leaders from across Canada, the Americas and Europe will convene in Ottawa for Canada's Drug Futures Forum. This special event will provide a far-reaching look at the future of Canada's domestic and international...

The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) recognizes the government exceeded the promised 3.5% increase in education funding, showing that Minister Proulx was listening during the months of consultation and in our discussions. The budget...

Budget 2017 is the next step in the Government's long-term plan to create jobs and strengthen the middle class. Canada is home to a well-educated and highly skilled workforce, but as the demands of the workplace change, so too must the education and...

Growth in the employment of physiotherapists has been keeping pace with the sharp increase in demand for their services. This growth, however, has been largely concentrated in the urban centres of Canada's most populated provinces leaving those on...

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will speak to the Mississauga Board of Trade about key elements of Budget 2017 and the next steps in the federal government's economic plan to support Canada's...

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released its annual report on wait times for specific priority procedures across the country. The report found the following for Saskatchewan in 2016: Since 2012, more patients received their...

On Monday the Board of Directors of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) submitted a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) regarding its recent draft recommendations on Medicare Part B. In the letter, COA expressed its deep...

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will speak to the Mississauga Board of Trade about key elements of Budget 2017 and the next steps in the federal government's economic plan to support Canada's...

A new survey from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) found that Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) significantly reduced beneficiary choice and access to commonly used diabetes testing supplies. The lack of choice forces...

As part of its DrugBenefitSolutions.com campaign, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released a new video ? "How do prescription drug rebates reduce costs?" ? explaining how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) negotiate rebates...

Budget 2017 is the next step in the Government's long-term plan to create jobs and strengthen the middle class. Canada is home to a well-educated and highly skilled workforce, but as the demands of the workplace change, so too must the education and...

On Friday, March 24th, UnLock Our Jobs (UOJ), a coalition of business and industry organizations dedicated to supporting the U.S. economy through the advancement of environmentally friendly domestic maritime commerce, sent a letter to key Members of...

On March 22, 2017, the firm of Renne, Sloan, Holtzman & Sakai filed an amicus brief on behalf of California cities and counties to support an injunction against President Trump's attempt to deny federal funding to "sanctuary cities." Santa Clara...

Egg Farmers of Canada and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) are pleased to announce the release of the revised Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Layers. Canada's Codes of Practice are nationally developed guidelines for the...

With the next provincial budget due in the coming days, the government must honour its promise and give some relief to taxpayers, who have suffered through an avalanche of taxes and contributions of all kinds in recent years, shows a Viewpoint...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Saturday, March 25, 2017:   Ottawa, Ontario 8:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will attend the National Caucus meeting. Centre Block, Room 237-C Parliament HillOttawa, Ontario...

In response to the withdrawal of the American Health Care Act after it became clear there were not enough votes to pass, American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. issued the following statement:...

Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm that has long fought for the heroes and survivors of the September 11th terrorist attacks, comments that the 5th annual report on the VCF has been released and shows significant advancement and the promise of...

Joshua Rosenthal, PhD, of RowdMap, Inc. joins President of National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), Senators, Pulitzer Prize Winners, Ambassadors, Nobel Peace Prize Winners, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Hospital and Health Plan...

Americans for Tax Reform urges a YES vote on AHCA. "The American Health Care Act is -- to start -- a $1 trillion tax cut and a $1.15 trillion spending cut over the next decade. It's passage makes fundamental tax reform possible this year. The AHCA...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Saturday, March 25, 2017:   Ottawa, Ontario 8:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will attend the National Caucus meeting. 12:00 p.m. The National Caucus will break for lunch....

Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable, yet it remains one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. In Canada, rates of TB are low; however, there is greater incidence among Canadian Indigenous people and among foreign-born individuals...

As directed by executive order, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued its first report identifying jurisdictions that obstruct ICE efforts to arrest and deport alien criminals as well as the volume and severity of crimes enumerated...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is warning state and federal lawmakers that Oklahoma is in danger of having no insurers participate in the federal marketplace in 2018. The number of insurers on the Oklahoma exchange dwindled to just one...

Tembec announced today a four-year $136 million capital investment program in its Québec facilities to improve competitiveness, centered on its specialty cellulose pulp operation at the Temiscaming manufacturing site. Tembec is a leading global...

API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the State Department's approval of the cross-border permit needed for the advancement of the Keystone XL pipeline. "Today's action to approve the Keystone XL pipeline's...