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CISA Issues Guide to Securing Remote Access Software

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other federal agencies have published a Guide to Securing Remote Access Software, which provides: A summary of activities associated with the malicious use of remote access…

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Minnesota Report Shows Full Cost of PFAS Removal

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is out with a report attempting to capture the full cost to remove PFAS from the state’s wastewater streams; The estimate is between $14B and $28B…

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On the Horizon

Final Stretch of the House On Monday, May 29th, the House returned to sit for four consecutive weeks before the summer break. There are two bills, Bill C-9 (An Act…

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Federal-Newfoundland and Labrador invest in St. John’s and Mount Pearl

On June 2, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador,…

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Electrification of Cochrane Town’s Transit Fleet

On June, 1, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, His Worship Jeff Genung, Mayor of Cochrane, and Josipa Petrunić, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research…

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LaSalle Causeway’s Bascule Bridge Construction Contract Awarded

On June 1, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a construction contract valued at $8,754,110 (including taxes) to Landform…

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New Transit Exchange Construction in British Colombia

On May 30, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Brittny Anderson, Member of Legislative Assembly for…

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Electrification of the Brampton City’s Transit System

On May 29, Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors and MP for Brampton West, Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Brampton…

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Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades in Whitbourne

On May 29, Churence Rogers, MP  for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member of the House of Assembly for Placentia–St. Mary’s, and Her…

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Six Municipalities Receive Funding for Research into Retrofit Initiative

On May 29, Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Scott Pearce, President of the FCM, announced over $900,000 through the Green Municipal Fund’s Community Buildings Retrofit initiative for six feasibility…

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