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Fishery officers make 26 arrests and seizures at rivers for unauthorized elver fishing

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月曜日, 3月 18, 2024
DFO, Fisheries Act, Sale, Fishery, River, Minister, NS, Violence, Aquaculture

The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.

Key Points: 
  • The elver fishery is not open for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, therefore any harvesting is unauthorized.
  • Fishery officers also seized a total of six vehicles, seven fyke nets, 59 dip nets, elver fishing equipment, one firearm, and approximately 6.54 kg of elver, which were released live back into their river of origin.
  • Fishery officers are patrolling rivers, facilities and export points to deter and disrupt unauthorized elver harvest, sale and export from the region.
  • DFO continues to work on the management changes necessary to provide a sustainable and orderly elver fishery for all harvesters.

Minister Guilbeault meets with historically impacted Black community in advance of environmental justice and racism bill

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木曜日, 3月 14, 2024
Racism, Environmental Protection Act, Health, Government, Climate change, Environment, Development, Indigenous peoples, ENRICH, Community health, Education, Research, United Nations, Policy, Pollution, Rights, NS, Legislation, Person

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, held a roundtable in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, with a Black community that has been impacted by environmental pollution since the 1940s.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, held a roundtable in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, with a Black community that has been impacted by environmental pollution since the 1940s.
  • During the roundtable, the Minister heard the Black community's experiences with environmental racism and discussed progress on Bill C-226, which would require the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to develop a national strategy to assess, prevent, and address environmental racism and advance environmental justice.
  • It is providing affected communities with the opportunity to meaningfully participate in, among other things, finding solutions to address harm caused by environmental racism and advance environmental justice.
  • The Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health (ENRICH) Project is a collaborative, community-based research and engagement project on environmental racism in Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities.

Call for applications for the next Environment and Climate Change Youth Council: A chance to help shape our environmental future

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木曜日, 3月 14, 2024
Climate change, Government, Environment, Youth council, Federation, Policy, Gender identity, Biodiversity, Biodiversity loss, Council, Minister, Cultural diversity, Hearing, NS, Tourism

Conserving biodiversity, protecting the environment, preventing pollution, and taking climate change action are top priorities for many young people.

Key Points: 
  • Conserving biodiversity, protecting the environment, preventing pollution, and taking climate change action are top priorities for many young people.
  • Since 2022, the Environment and Climate Change Youth Council has provided opportunities for youth in Canada to participate in meaningful discussions with the federal government on the key challenges of our time.
  • Youth Council members are appointed by the Minister for two years to provide non-partisan advice to the Minister and Environment and Climate Change Canada to help shape Canada's environment and climate policies.
  • The Environment and Climate Change Youth Council provides an opportunity for youth in Canada to make their voices heard.

Allumiqs and Prolytix form strategic partnership to accelerate drug discovery and development

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水曜日, 3月 13, 2024
Partnership, GMP, 2005 in television, Research, Investment, News, LC-MS/MS, NS, Fine chemical

HALIFAX, NS and ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allumiqs and Prolytix, today announced their long-term, strategic partnership focused on delivering collaborative and integrated solutions to help customers optimize drug development pipelines. Together the partners empower customers with bioanalytical solutions to advance drug candidates from the early R&D phases through to lot release.

Key Points: 
  • HALIFAX, NS and ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allumiqs and Prolytix, today announced their long-term, strategic partnership focused on delivering collaborative and integrated solutions to help customers optimize drug development pipelines.
  • This strategic collaboration comes after several successful joint customer engagements, leveraging Allumiqs' expertise in multiomics and LC-MS/MS solutions and Prolytix's complementary large- molecule drug product lifecycle management.
  • Collectively the partners offer cohesive solutions that optimize efficiency and accelerate advancements in the drug development pipeline.
  • Now in partnership with Prolytix we can take all of our customers further in the drug development process with connected solutions from early R&D to lot release.

Statement - Minister Lebouthillier's decision regarding the elver fishery in 2024

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月曜日, 3月 11, 2024
Fishery, Fisheries Act, River, The Department, Travel, Government, Sale, NS, Violence, Fishing

Our government is committed to the conservation of American eel, with sustainability and orderly management as the top priorities for the elver fishery.

Key Points: 
  • Our government is committed to the conservation of American eel, with sustainability and orderly management as the top priorities for the elver fishery.
  • I have carefully considered all options on whether the existing circumstances would enable a sustainable and orderly elver fishery this year.
  • That is why I have made the difficult decision to not issue elver licences and not open the Maritimes Region elver fishery in 2024.
  • The Department continues its work to make regulatory and management changes necessary to provide a safe and sustainable elver fishery for all harvesters.

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance to Recruit Teen Subjects into Both Ongoing Netherton Syndrome Clinical Studies

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月曜日, 3月 4, 2024
Caregiver, Physician, FDA, Food, Parent, NS, Patient, Disease, Ageing, Pharmaceutical industry

ASHBURN, Va., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) (the “Company” or “Quoin”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare and orphan diseases, today announced clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recruit teen subjects aged 14 years and older into its two ongoing clinical trials for QRX003, which is being developed as a potential treatment for Netherton Syndrome (NS). Both trials are being conducted under Quoin’s open Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for QRX003.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Michael Myers, Chief Executive Officer of Quoin, said, “We are very pleased to announce this exciting development, not just for Quoin’s clinical program, but for the Netherton community as a whole.
  • We are frequently petitioned by parents and caregivers that teen subjects be allowed to participate in our clinical studies, given the severity of the disease and the absolute dearth of viable treatment options.
  • “This FDA clearance represents the very first time that non-adult Netherton subjects will be tested in clinical studies conducted under an open-IND and, as such, represents a very significant and important step forward for members of this community.
  • “Quoin remains fully committed to the Netherton community, their families and treating physicians, and we are proud to be the only company actively dosing Netherton subjects in clinical studies conducted under an open IND.

NuStar Energy L.P.’s Preferred Unit 2023 Schedule K-1 Tax Packages Now Available

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金曜日, 3月 1, 2024
Energy, Other Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Sustainability, NuSTAR, Ammonia, NuStar Energy, Schedule, NS, Partnership

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) today announced that the 2023 tax packages for preferred units, which include the Schedule K-1’s for Series A, Series B and Series C preferred units, are available online at www.nustarenergy.com in the Investors section of the website.

Key Points: 
  • NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) today announced that the 2023 tax packages for preferred units, which include the Schedule K-1’s for Series A, Series B and Series C preferred units, are available online at www.nustarenergy.com in the Investors section of the website.
  • The partnership expects to begin mailing the 2023 tax packages on March 6, 2024.
  • NuStar Energy L.P., through its subsidiaries (collectively, “NuStar” or the “Partnership”), is an independent liquids terminal and pipeline operator.
  • For more information, visit NuStar Energy L.P.’s website at www.nustarenergy.com and its Sustainability page at https://sustainability.nustarenergy.com/ .

NuStar Energy L.P.’s Update on Availability of 2023 Schedule K-1

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金曜日, 2月 23, 2024
Other Energy, Environment, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Sustainability, Energy, Second Continental Congress, Ammonia, Schedule, NuSTAR, House, NS, Legislation, Congress, Representative, NuStar Energy, Senate

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) today provided an update on the expected availability of the Partnership’s 2023 tax packages, which include the Schedule K-1 for common units.

Key Points: 
  • NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) today provided an update on the expected availability of the Partnership’s 2023 tax packages, which include the Schedule K-1 for common units.
  • 7024 legislation that includes changes in tax law which would be applied retroactively to the 2023 tax year.
  • 7024, NuStar will provide an update on the availability of the 2023 tax packages.
  • For more information, visit NuStar Energy L.P.’s website at www.nustarenergy.com and its Sustainability page at https://sustainability.nustarenergy.com/ .

Decision Notice - CIRO Hearing Panel issues Reasons for Decision on Penalty for Adib Khaldi (also known as "Deebo")

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金曜日, 3月 8, 2024
Conduct, The central science, CIRO, Exercise, NS, Investment, Financial adviser

Adib Khaldi is also required to pay costs in the amount of $10,000.

Key Points: 
  • Adib Khaldi is also required to pay costs in the amount of $10,000.
  • The decision on Liability can be found at:
    During the period described in the Notice of Hearing, Adib Khaldi conducted business in the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia area.
  • Information on how to make dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1-877-442-4322.
  • CIRO is committed to the protection of investors, providing efficient and consistent regulation, and building Canadians' trust in financial regulation and the people managing their investments.

Minister MacAulay announces over $97 million to help Canadian farmers adopt clean technologies

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木曜日, 3月 7, 2024
ACT, Research, Pollutant, The Honourable, Farmer, Government, Carbon, Climate change, NS, Electricity, Solar energy, GHG, Environment, Renewable energy

This funding will support 162 projects across Canada that will keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 162 projects across Canada that will keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies.
  • Minister MacAulay made the announcement at Folly River Farms Limited, a 74-year-old family-owned dairy farm in Debert, Nova Scotia.
  • The ACT Program provides farmers and agri-businesses funding to help develop and adopt the latest clean technologies to reduce GHG emissions and boost their long-term competitiveness.
  • These projects complement the work already underway to help farmers reduce carbon emissions and develop technology to adapt to climate change.