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On July 23rd, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) introduced HR-6476 the Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018 in the US House of Representatives, a companion to Senate bill 3226 introduced by Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) on July 17th in the...

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, will visit Trent University in Peterborough, where they will speak to students and local...

NATSO, the trade association representing the nation's truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement in response to the draft infrastructure proposal put forth by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Chairman of the House Transportation and...

Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, will tour Southwestern Ontario to discuss the priorities facing the creative sector and ethnocultural communities. In Windsor, Mr. Virani will meet with...

The National Pork Producers Council commends President Trump for taking steps to provide much-needed relief to American farmers in the crosshairs of global trade retaliation. The following statement may be attributed to NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a...

Today, pdvWireless, Inc. ("PDV") submitted comments in support of amending the Part 90 rules to authorize primary use of mid-band 4.9 GHz spectrum by Critical Infrastructure Industry ("CII") entities, one approach for promoting greater use of this...

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, will visit Trent University in Peterborough, where they will speak to students and local...

Harassment and sexual violence of any kind are unacceptable ? period. The Government of Canada made a commitment to Canadians to help ensure that federally regulated workplaces, including Parliament Hill, are free from harassment and sexual violence....

Today, The Blinc Group's Co-CEO is testifying at The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) public hearings regarding proposed tariffs on approximately $16 billion worth of Chinese products. These proposed tariffs increases - including HTS...

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, completed a successful week?long visit to the United Kingdom (U.K.), Belgium and Germany, where he met with key European partners and stakeholders to discuss global...

Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act. The Senate unanimously passed the same bill in October 2017. John Madigan, senior vice president for public policy from the American Foundation for...

Last week, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) filed an amicus brief with the Genesee District Court in Michigan asserting that criminal prosecutions of health officials based on their professional judgment and decisions...

Please take note that the media availability scheduled to take place, today, July 23, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. in Montreal has been cancelled.   SOURCE Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Government officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be available to media to provide an update on irregular migration.   Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. (local time) Location: 655 Bay...

Government officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be available to media to provide an update on irregular migration.   Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. (local time) Location: 655 Bay...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, for a media...

Please be advised the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will participate in a special ceremony to celebrate a key step on the path to renewal of the relationship and reconciliation with the Southern Dakelh Nation...

Government officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be available to media to provide an update on irregular migration.   Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. (local time) Location: 655 Bay...

Original Notice Why you should take note? The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate outbreaks of Salmonella...

Please be advised the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will participate in a special ceremony to celebrate a key step on the path to renewal of the relationship and reconciliation with the Southern Dakelh Nation...

Premiers discussed ways to improve health care for Canadians. Their discussions focused on pharmacare, addictions and mental health, healthy aging and collaborating on health care procurement. Premiers reiterated their concerns over the declining...

Two years ago, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) ? a simpler, tax-free, new child benefit better targeted to those who need it most. Since then, the CCB has helped lift more than half a million people ? including...

After the Supreme Court of Canada missed a golden opportunity to bring down internal trade barriers in April, it fell to the provinces and territories to address the problem. Yesterday, they took at least one small step in that direction by agreeing...

Premiers agree there is an urgent need to accelerate the pace of reducing barriers to trade within Canada, and they will take focused actions. This work is particularly important given the U.S. Administration's protectionist measures.  Premiers...

The Government is taking a public health approach to legalizing and strictly regulating cannabis to keep it out of the hands of youth and to keep profits out of the hands of criminals and organized crime. To support the new legislation, the...

Today Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions and Member of Parliament (Halifax), announced $950,000 in funding for projects related to the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. He made this...

Please be advised the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will participate in the opening ceremonies of the Back to Batoche Festival, where she will participate in the signing of a Framework Agreement on reconciliation...

C-PACE Alliance announced today an upcoming U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) webinar on Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) that will feature the Alliance's best practices on how programs are designed and administered. The webinar will...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will host a First Ministers' Meeting (FMM) in the fall. At the FMM, First Ministers will discuss ways to build on Canada's economic growth through diversifying international trade and...

With final passage by the Legislature today, Massachusetts is poised to become the sixth state to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21. With this bold and historic move, Massachusetts will prevent young people from starting to use...

Please be advised the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will participate in the opening ceremonies of the Back to Batoche Festival, where she will participate in the signing of a Framework Agreement on reconciliation...

In the news release, VNG Applauds Legislation Ushering in New Era for Light Duty Natural Gas Vehicles, issued 19-Jul-2018 by VNG.co LLC over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "VNG and Ariel Applaud Legislation...

Strauss Brands, leader in ethical and sustainable livestock practices, is rallying support for a petition recently filed by the American Grassfed Association. The petition filed with Food Safety and Inspection Services...

On July 17th, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018 legislation that would ensure federal agencies give the same regulatory treatment to natural gas vehicles that is provided to electric...

Note: All times local   McDougall, Ontario 11:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will visit Tim Horton Memorial Camp. Tim Horton Memorial Camp 539 Lorimer Lake Road Notes for media: All photo opportunities will be...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, as well as a number of other Ministers and Mempers of Parliament, will visit several communities across Canada to discuss how the Government of Canada is...

The Better Identity Coalition today released "Better Identity in America: A Blueprint for Policymakers," a report that outlines a comprehensive policy agenda for improving the privacy and security of digital identity solutions. At an in-person event...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will visit Brampton to discuss how the Government of Canada is improving the Canada Child Benefit to better help middle?class families and those working hard to...

On Thursday, July 19, 2018, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, will be in Chandler, Quebec for an announcement on the Canada Child Benefit and the Government of Canada's help for the middle class and those working hard...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, as well as a number of other Ministers and Mempers of Parliament, will visit several communities across Canada to discuss how the Government of Canada is...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) regarding passage of H. Res. 990, supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: "House Resolution 990, expressing support for...

There is no justification for Canada to be included in an investigation by the United States into whether imports of uranium threaten U.S. national security, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. The Trump administration announced today that it has...

Today the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament (Gaspésie?Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine) highlighted a Government of Canada investment of $750,000 to help create Espace René-Lévesque in New Carlisle....

Note: All times local   McDougall, Ontario 11:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will visit Tim Horton Memorial Camp. Tim Horton Memorial Camp 539 Lorimer Lake Road Notes for media: All photo opportunities will be...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will visit Brampton to discuss how the Government of Canada is improving the Canada Child Benefit to better help middle?class families and those working hard to...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Brewing beer is one of Canada's oldest industries, and its consumption is one of Canada's well-established traditions. Craft beer has particularly flourished in recent years. A number of Quebec...

Today the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) petitioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate rulemaking to prohibit any part of DOJ from issuing, relying on, or defending improper guidance from government agencies. The proposed rule would...

The Quebec Community Groups Network congratulates Minister Mélanie Joly, who moves to Tourism, maintains the Official Languages file, and was assigned responsibility for La Francophonie. We also commend Pablo Rodriguez, the new Minister of Canadian...

Already funded and staffed at levels well below other provinces, Ontario's hospitals' hallway medicine and bed crisis will deepen under Premier Doug Ford's public service "efficiency" program and promised tax cuts, the Ontario Council of Hospital...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced changes to the Ministry and welcomed new members to Cabinet. The Government of Canada is focused on growing the economy, strengthening the middle class, and creating more opportunities for...