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Major Projects In Canada: Proposed Changes To Federal Project Reviews
The Canadian federal government has extended its consultation period on sweeping reforms to major project reviews, proposing to consolidate federal decisions into a single approval within two years. The discussion papers outline fundamental changes including concurrent permit reviews, Federal Economic Zones with pre-approved development categories, and reassigned review responsibilities for energy and nuclear projects that would reshape how infrastructure, energy, mining, and transportation projects navigat
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Dentons Canada LLP
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Cook v. Manitoba: Court Recognizes Section 35 Aboriginal Right To Self-government In Child And Family Services
A Manitoba court has certified a class action and granted summary judgment finding that Canada and Manitoba breached First Nations' Aboriginal right to self-government in Child and Family Services. The decision modifies traditional tests for establishing Aboriginal rights and addresses systemic failures in funding, regulation, and culturally appropriate service delivery that substantially impaired Indigenous communities' ability to raise their children within their own cultures and traditions.
Canada Government
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MLT Aikins LLP
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Major Projects In Canada: Proposed Changes To Federal Project Reviews
The Canadian federal government has extended its consultation period on sweeping reforms to major project reviews, proposing to consolidate federal decisions into a single approval within two years. The discussion papers outline fundamental changes including concurrent permit reviews, Federal Economic Zones with pre-approved development categories, and reassigned review responsibilities for energy and nuclear projects that would reshape how infrastructure, energy, mining, and transportation projects navigat
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Dentons Canada LLP
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Bill C-36 And PPCDA – What You Need To Know About Potential Changes To Canada’s Federal Privacy Legislation
Organizations that collect, use, or disclose personal information for commercial purposes should be aware of the potential incoming changes to Canadian private sector privacy law. On June 15, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-36, marking the government’s third, and possibly most ambitious, attempt at modernizing federal private sector privacy laws.
Canada Privacy
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Clark Wilson LLP
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Inward/ Foreign Investment

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Dual-use Technologies Offer Attractive Defense Entry Point For Private Capital Firms
Dual-use technologies serving both civilian and military purposes are attracting significant private capital investment, offering strong exit pathways and easier alignment with ESG commitments. However, these assets face the same rigorous regulatory scrutiny as traditional defense companies, including foreign direct investment reviews and export controls. Personal data is now classified as a dual-use asset with national security implications, creating new compliance challenges for investors.
Worldwide Finance
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A&O Shearman
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Dominican Republic Among The Region’s Lowest-Risk Countries, According To FIU Report
The Dominican Republic has emerged as one of Latin America's lowest-risk countries for investment, according to Florida International University's 2025 Country Risk Index. With favorable scores across economic, political, and international risk categories, the nation is attracting significant foreign capital across multiple sectors including real estate, tourism, manufacturing, and energy.
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Guzman Ariza Attorneys At Law
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Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Rhode Island Joins The PBM Oversight Movement: What Senate Bill 3060 Means For Pharmacies, Health Plans And PBM Regulation
Rhode Island has enacted comprehensive legislation placing pharmacy benefit managers under direct state oversight, requiring annual transparency reporting on rebates, spread pricing, and financial arrangements. While the law doesn't immediately alter reimbursement practices, it establishes a regulatory framework that could enable future reforms affecting independent pharmacies and healthcare stakeholders.
United States Healthcare
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
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Major Projects In Canada: Proposed Changes To Federal Project Reviews
The Canadian federal government has extended its consultation period on sweeping reforms to major project reviews, proposing to consolidate federal decisions into a single approval within two years. The discussion papers outline fundamental changes including concurrent permit reviews, Federal Economic Zones with pre-approved development categories, and reassigned review responsibilities for energy and nuclear projects that would reshape how infrastructure, energy, mining, and transportation projects navigat
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Dentons Canada LLP
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Challenges To EPA's Repeal Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding
Following EPA's February 2026 repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding that established greenhouse gases as air pollutants threatening public health, two major legal challenges have emerged in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Health organizations and a coalition of 24 states are separately contesting the agency's decision to eliminate federal GHG emission standards for motor vehicles, with both cases potentially delayed pending EPA's response to administrative reconsideration petitions.
United States Environment
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Jones Day
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Money Laundering

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Agencies Request Comments On GENIUS Act Implementation
The GENIUS Act has authorized several regulatory agencies to issue regulations to develop the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework governing payment stablecoins in the United States. The statute directs multiple federal financial regulators to implement a coordinated supervisory structure governing issuance, reserve management, redemption rights, anti-money laundering compliance, custody, and market structure
United States International
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
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Sanctions Update: June 29, 2026
The Trump Administration intensifies its crackdown on transnational scam networks with sweeping sanctions against the Prince Group, while renewed US-Iran hostilities threaten fragile diplomatic progress. As Washington expands its global enforcement reach from Southeast Asian fraud operations to Cuban regime networks, the geopolitical landscape shifts with cryptocurrency seizures, international cooperation, and strategic sanctions relief creating new compliance challenges for businesses navigating an increas
Worldwide Government
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Steptoe LLP
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Texas And Colorado Enter Into A Joint AML Enforcement Action Against Money Transmitter
Texas and Colorado banking regulators entered into a joint consent order with a money transmitter over alleged deficiencies in its anti-money laundering compliance program, including late federal reporting, inadequate agent monitoring, and customer information safeguard failures. The company agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties and retain an independent compliance consultant without admitting the allegations.
United States Finance
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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