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Rent support for survivors of gender-based violence in British Columbia
British Columbia Government News
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March 12, 2025
CANADA, March 12 - The federal and provincial governments announced an enhancement to the Canada-BC Housing Benefit (CBCHB) that will provide additional support for survivors of gender-based violence. The federal government is investing nearly $37...
Minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statement about federal government’s investment in ChildCareBC
British Columbia Government News
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March 7, 2025
CANADA, March 7 - Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care, and Rohini Arora, parliamentary secretary for child care, have released the following statement about the extension of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with...
The governments of Canada and British Columbia sign an agreement to address homelessness
British Columbia Government News
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March 7, 2025
CANADA, March 7 - From Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/housing-infrastructure-communities/news/2025/03/the-governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-sign-an-agreement-to-address-homelessness.html French...
Youth crime drops as nation-leading knife laws pass Parliament
Premier of South Australia
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March 7, 2025
Release date: 07/03/25 South Australia’s Parliament has passed the nation’s toughest knife laws, with new national statistics confirming South Australia has the lowest youth crime rate of any state in the nation. State Parliament this week passed...
Westminster update: lord chancellor gives update on legal aid funding
The Law Society
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December 23, 2024
Government announces increase to criminal legal aid rates The government has announced a 6% increase in criminal legal aid rates. Our president Richard Atkinson said: "This is a welcome step forward that gives solicitors hope that there is a...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Working visit to United Kingdom of Great Britain
South African Government
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October 4, 2024
Keynote address by Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile at Goldman Sachs during his working visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, London Thursday, 3 October 2024 Programme Director; Ministers and Deputy Ministers; Representatives of...
Spain’s PM Calls on EU to Expand Commercial Relations
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Ahead of the summer parliamentary recess, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the media at his Madrid residence, where he emphasized that he "valued" the "efforts the European Commission has made." He highlighted that the newly...
Westminster update: criminal courts review announced
The Law Society
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December 16, 2024
One thing you need to do According to our analysis, following new data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the value of UK legal services exports increased by nearly 40% from 2021 to 2023. What you need to know 1. Criminal...
Westminster update: evidence to Parliament on digital assets
The Law Society
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December 9, 2024
One thing you need to do The Ministry of Justice has announced a £20 million investment in housing and immigration legal aid. This represents the first increase in funding in nearly 30 years. We have welcomed this first step but are clear that...
Westminster update: first investment in civil legal aid for 30 years
The Law Society
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December 2, 2024
One thing you need to do The Ministry of Justice has announced a £30 million investment in housing and immigration legal aid. This represents the first increase in funding in nearly 30 years. We welcome this first step and outline our views What...
SEI expert gives evidence at UK Parliament nitrogen inquiry
Stockholm Environment Institute
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February 18, 2025
The growing threat of nitrogen pollution Nitrogen is a fundamental element of life on Earth, making up 78% of the air we breathe in its inert, harmless form. It must be fixed into reactive forms to be of use to plants and is a key component of...
Rogers rakes in massive Q2 profits but claims it can’t afford a fair deal for striking Abbotsford technicians
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 28, 2025
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications has posted quarterly revenue of $5.22 billion, beating analysts’ expectations of $5.18 billion, while still refusing to offer a fair contract to 25 striking...
The Cabrach Trust challenges Canadian power giant over Scottish windfarm plan raised in Scottish Parliament
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 10, 2025
The Cabrach Trust writes to Quebec-based Boralex Canadian firm cited in parliamentary debate on energy projects Plans attract widespread UK national media attention MORAY, Scotland, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A letter from The Cabrach...
Westminster update: peers raise our concerns on data protection
The Law Society
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November 25, 2024
One thing you need to do Read our new disability terminology and language guidance To coincide with Disability History Month (14 November to 20 December), we have published guidance on common terminology surrounding disabled people. We want to...
Starmer Set to Hold Emergency Cabinet Session on Gaza Crisis
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to hold an urgent Cabinet meeting this week to address the rapidly worsening situation in Gaza, local media reported Sunday. This extraordinary session, convened despite Parliament’s summer...
Westminster Security Group Launches New Private Security Company in Dubai
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 19, 2024
London, United Kingdom, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the unique security needs of high-net-worth individuals and families in Dubai and the UAE, Westminster Security Group is delighted to announce the opening of a new subsidiary...
Orthodox Jewish Communities Deliver Urgent Message to the British Government at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.
EIN Presswire
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February 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C., DC, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In light of the upcoming hearing in the British Parliament tomorrow, February 11, regarding the proposed School Bill 2025, leading rabbis in the United States are...
President Lai meets British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group delegation
Taiwan President News
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February 18, 2025
TAIWAN, February 18 - Details 2025-02-17 President Lai meets former United States Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger On the morning of February 17, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by former United States Deputy...
Westminster update: Badenoch wins Conservative leadership race
The Law Society
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November 11, 2024
One thing you need to do Read our response to the independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s handling of the Axiom Ince fallout, commissioned by the Legal Services Board, which reveals a catalogue of errors and missed...
UK Churches - good for health, good for the National Health Service
EIN Presswire
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October 16, 2024
Churches relieve huge cost pressures on the UK's National Health Service, worth at least £8.4 billion each year; that's the cost of employing 230,000 nurses. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- RELEASE DATE - MONDAY 14...