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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment to the Federal Court

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Monday, February 6, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.
  • Michael D. Crinson, Partner at Crinson Law LLP in Toronto, is appointed an associate judge of the Federal Court.
  • Budget 2022 provides for 22 new judicial positions, along with two associate judges at the Tax Court of Canada.
  • Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.

goeasy Ltd. appoints Jonathan Tétrault to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), (goeasy or the Company), a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services is pleased to announce Jonathan Ttrault has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

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  • MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), (goeasy or the Company), a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services is pleased to announce Jonathan Ttrault has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
  • Jonathan Ttrault is a highly respected, Quebec-based, senior executive with over 20 years of experience as a strategic advisor in management consulting and law.
  • On behalf of the board, we welcome Jonathan to goeasy.
  • goeasy is rated BB- with a stable trend from S&P and Ba3 with a stable trend from Moodys.

Prairie Provident Announces New Board Member

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Sunday, June 26, 2022

CALGARY, Alberta, June 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prairie Provident Resources Inc. (Prairie Provident, PPR or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Shyba to its Board of Directors (the Board), effective July 1, 2022.

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, June 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prairie Provident Resources Inc. (Prairie Provident, PPR or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Shyba to its Board of Directors (the Board), effective July 1, 2022.
  • Mr. Shyba owns 4,238,097 common shares of PPR, representing approximately 3.3% of the issued and outstanding common shares of PPR.
  • In addition, he is currently Chief Executive Officer of Shyba Capital Inc., a private investment company based in Calgary.
  • Prairie Provident is a Calgary-based company engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in Alberta.

Global Go Analytics Releases FTI Consulting/Global Go Annual Report on Cannabis Law & Markets

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Go Analytics has published the FTI Consulting/Global Go Annual Report on Cannabis Law & Markets in collaboration with BLG and Zuber Lawler.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Go Analytics has published the FTI Consulting/Global Go Annual Report on Cannabis Law & Markets in collaboration with BLG and Zuber Lawler.
  • The legal cannabis industry seemed in trouble as 2020 began with its public stocks hitting historic lows and COVID-19 looming in mid-March, said, Tom Adams, CEO of Global Go Analytics and editor in chief of the FTI/Global Go Annual Report on Cannabis Law & Markets.
  • Data compiled by Global Go Analytics for the report shows how regulatory rules drive a wide range of results in different markets, impacting product mixes, patient counts and growth rates.
  • The groundbreaking report features market-by-market briefings by the cannabis practice leads at the partner companies: Global Go, FTI Consulting, Zuber Lawler, and Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG).

Rritual Superfoods Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

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Friday, March 5, 2021

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    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rritual Superfoods Inc. (Rritual or the Company) (CSE: RSF; RSF.WT) announced that it has closed its previously announced initial public offering and raised total gross proceeds of $6,000,000.
  • The Offering was comprised of units (the Units) with each Unit consisting of one common share of Rritual (a Common Share) and one-half Common Share purchase warrant.
  • Each whole warrant (a Warrant) entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share of Rritual at a price of $0.60 per Common Share for a period of 36 months from the closing of the Offering, subject to an acceleration provision.
  • Clark Wilson LLP acted as legal counsel to Rritual and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP acted as legal counsel to the Underwriters.

Sunniva Announces A Court-Supervised Restructuring Proceeding

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

VANCOUVER, B.C., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Sunniva Inc. ("Sunniva", the "Company") (CSE:SNN) (OTC Pink Sheets:SNNVF), announces it has obtained an initial order (the "Initial Order") from the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") commencing proceedings under theCompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act(the "CCAA").

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  • VANCOUVER, B.C., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Sunniva Inc. ("Sunniva", the "Company") (CSE:SNN) (OTC Pink Sheets:SNNVF), announces it has obtained an initial order (the "Initial Order") from the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") commencing proceedings under theCompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act(the "CCAA").
  • Pursuant to the Initial Order, among other things, a stay of proceedings has been granted for an initial 10-day period.
  • The Initial Order also extends protection to Sunniva Medical Inc., 1167025 B.C.
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is acting as legal counsel to Sunniva in connection with the CCAA proceedings.

CannaGlobal, Sansero Life Sciences and Rise Wellness Merge to Create a New International Psychedelics Company

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Monday, July 6, 2020

CannaGlobal, Sansero Life Sciences, and Rise Wellness today announced the creation of CannaGlobal Wellness, a global psychedelics leader focused on psilocybin and other natural compounds to promote emotional, mental, and physical wellness.

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  • CannaGlobal, Sansero Life Sciences, and Rise Wellness today announced the creation of CannaGlobal Wellness, a global psychedelics leader focused on psilocybin and other natural compounds to promote emotional, mental, and physical wellness.
  • Leveraging an internationally renowned team with a track record of success, the company will be ideally positioned in the evolving psychedelics industry.
  • Leveraging his vast experience and extensive network in the global cannabis and wellness industries, he founded CannaGlobal to pursue the advancement of cannabis and global wellbeing.
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is acting as legal advisor to both Sansero and Rise.

NEO Rings the Bell for Gender Equality in Honour of International Women’s Day

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Monday, March 9, 2020

NEO is proud to take part in the global collaboration across more than 75 stock exchanges to Ring the Bell for Gender Equality in celebration of International Womens Day 2020.

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  • NEO is proud to take part in the global collaboration across more than 75 stock exchanges to Ring the Bell for Gender Equality in celebration of International Womens Day 2020.
  • to raise awareness about the business case for womens economic empowerment and the opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200309005604/en/
    Representatives of Ring the Bell for Gender Equality partners along with representatives from Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), Virtu ITG Canada Corp. (Virtu Financial), Emerge Canada, Miller Thomson, and Wildeboer Dellelce, joined Erik Sloane, Chief Revenue Officer at NEO, to open NEO Exchange in celebration of International Womens Day 2020.
  • It is for this reason we readily embrace programs that promote equality and diversity at every level of an organization.

Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of British Columbia

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Monday, June 24, 2019

Sheila Tucker, Q.C., Counsel at Shapray Cramer Fitterman Lamer LLP in Vancouver, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

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  • Sheila Tucker, Q.C., Counsel at Shapray Cramer Fitterman Lamer LLP in Vancouver, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
  • David A. Crerar, Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Vancouver, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
  • Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.
  • The Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada play a key role in evaluating judicial applications.