News by subject: AVO

The Raelian Movement is thrilled to announce the commemoration of a historic milestone ? the "50th Anniversary of the First Encounter," scheduled to take place from December 10 to 16 in Okinawa, Japan. This celebration marks the 50th year since Rael...

This week, in a unanimous vote, Boston City Council enacted a ban on goats within the city limits of Boston. The council passed order 1802, which amended the City of Boston Code, Ordinance Section 16 1.9G to expand the existing ban on guinea pigs to...

To shine a spotlight on the pressure and loneliness that many Canadians face during the holiday season, Wellness Together Canada has partnered with influential Canadians Vivek Shraya, Andrian Makhnachov and Jamie Pandit to create #RealHolidayTales....

Today, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, YWCA Toronto, joined by more than 100 organizations, released an open letter urging the provincial government to declare Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Gender-Based...

China on Tuesday firmly pushed back against a decision by US ratings agency Moody's to affirm China's credit ratings but cut its outlook from stable to negative, stressing that China's economy remains resilient, it has the capabilities to deepen...

Jonathan Emord, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and constitutional litigator dubbed the "FDA Dragon Slayer", has announced his endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President. Emord's endorsement unites two influential figures in American politics...

More than 250 members of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) took to Capitol Hill today to meet with over 200 Congressional offices to advance the need to protect the worker classification of financial service...

The FDA agreed to require important American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) recommended changes to the iPLEDGE program that will alleviate administrative burdens for dermatologists. "Because of the AAD's relentless advocacy over two years, the FDA...

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council today announced an agreement to settle a lawsuit against Drive Construction, Inc. and Accurate Construction, LLC over Drive's alleged failure to pay fringe benefits contributions on behalf of its carpenter...

Yesterday, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and nearly 50 former government officials and intellectual property experts sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to oppose the World Trade Organization's proposed IP waiver...

Following is a statement by Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the milestone of 250 days of detention for Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal...

Bipartisan leaders unite: Representative Don Bacon, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich express grave concern over private contractors rolling back transplant blood test coverage after CMS denies any changes and...

Today the California Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an Informational Hearing on "The Importance of Journalism in the Digital Age." Senator Tom Umberg is holding the Hearing to give California legislators the opportunity to learn more about the...

Clearview AI's facial recognition software "represents a clear and present danger to our societal norms and our privacy," Consumer Watchdog wrote to the California Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency. Consumer Watchdog...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is warning the public to be wary of unsolicited communications from individuals claiming to be from the ASC. We have received a number of complaints recently where a member of the public has been contacted by...

Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, is fighting back against a unilateral decision made to remove educational signage that has been on display for over a year at an Ottawa airport....

Thousands of miles of shared boundaries with federal agencies compound the risk of wildfire on Indian lands. There are countless examples of wildfires spreading from federal lands onto tribal forests, causing significant economic and ecological...

Today, American Values 2024 (AV24), the Super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s presidential candidacy, announced its intent to pursue ballot access in pivotal states independent of the campaign. The targeted states include Arizona, California,...

Following last month's historic March for Israel that brought nearly 300,000 people to the National Mall, the nation's most prominent American Jewish organizations have today joined forces to launch The 10/7 Project ? a new centralized...

"For decades, the tobacco industry has used menthol and flavored products to deliberately target and addict Hispanic and other targeted communities in a callous campaign to increase profit. The White House Office of Management...

At the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai, Education Cannot Wait Calls on Donors to Urgently Mobilize More Resources to Scale Up Life-Saving Access to Quality Education for Crisis-Impacted Children. UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and...

The Province of Ontario has signed a secret 95-year lease with Austrian Company Therme to build a private mega spa on prime public waterfront land at Ontario Place in Toronto. The project will cost Ontarians hundreds of millions and destroy an...

Teamsters at McKesson in Sacramento, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if the company fails to reach agreement on a fair contract. The 110 warehouse workers are members of Teamsters Local 150. The current contract expires...

Subcontractors Trade Association (STA) proudly announced a new NYS law that delivers substantial benefits and crucial protections for subcontractors. "This legislation is a game-changer for New York's subcontractors and suppliers and will ensure...

Software expert and founder of safety advocacy group The Dawn Project, Dan O'Dowd today issued a warning to prospective Cybertruck owners, arguing that the critical safety defects in Tesla's self-driving software, also available in the...

World Animal Protection Canada and the Toronto Zoo are relieved to hear the kangaroo that escaped handlers during transport to the Oshawa Zoo, has been found safe. The same cannot be said for the serval that went missing from Waddles'n'Wags in...

Living a life free from violence is a fundamental human right. Unfortunately, gender-based violence (GBV) continues to be a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in Canada. It is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human...

Today, Girl Rising announces the release of an open letter authored by the 2023 Fellows of the Future Rising program, addressed to leaders of member states gathering for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28). The letter emphasizes...

Unfunded, a proactive crowdfunding platform for school infrastructure, recently asked for intensified community action in response to the House Republican leadership's call for drastic cuts to public education. The billions in proposed cuts threaten...

Children with disabilities have an undisputed right to an inclusive quality education. We will never achieve true equality ? nor the overarching goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ? if they are left behind....

A report from People's Daily: Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected a government-subsidized rental housing community and learned about the city's efforts in constructing government-subsidized rental housing projects in Shanghai on Nov. 29. It is...

BACKGROUND:Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism has spiked across the globe, The hate has been more vicious and targeted. It's not just anti-Israel, but openly anti-Jewish. Many American Jews are feeling vulnerable and afraid,...

Rates of HIV infection among Indigenous peoples in Canada are on the rise, putting Canada's international targets and thousands of lives in jeopardy. "Efforts to address COVID-19 redirected support and attention from fighting back against HIV...

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 2100 Educational Assistants (EAs), Early Childhood Educators (DECEs), and Child and Youth Care Practitioners (CYCPs) employed by the Peel District School Board (PDSB) have voted 98% in favour of strike action in response to their...

In response to the Unfair Insurance Payment Practices in the Towing Industry, the Professional Towing Association of Ontario is requesting an Investigation of Unfair Insurance Payment Practices in the towing industry to avoid that motoring consumers...

Today, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the independent pilot labor union that represents the pilots who fly for Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary NetJets Aviation, Inc., took out a front-page ad in The Wall Street Journal...

Today, the Teamsters and a coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit to restore collective bargaining rights for public sector workers in Wisconsin....

As the representative body for the nation's 186,000+ osteopathic physicians and medical students, the AOA works continuously to combat misinformation about osteopathic medicine in the media....

AWWA Statement on Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements AWWA strongly supports EPA's goal of removing all...

Ten years ago today, Teresa Heartchild was rescued from an involuntary placement in a Toronto nursing home. Her future had been written off when a social worker ticked a box saying she was "not capable."  During the assessment, Heartchild, who has...

Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA) nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket on Monday, December 4. BVNA clinicians will join with their colleagues at...

The Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023 (H.R. 3674), legislation to strengthen community and office-based providers, was considered during the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee markup held on November 15. H.R. 3674...

The News/Media Alliance applauds the Canadian government for today's deal with Google for its payment for the use of valuable news content on its Search platform. The amount negotiated is reported to be $100 million per year, down from the $172...

As the holidays are fast approaching, Toronto Hydro is reminding customers of utility-related scams, and how they can spot and report fraudulent activity....

More than 4,300 Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members who work in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) across the province have ratified a tentative agreement with their employer. This agreement ? which was reached during three days...

Medicare changes announced in March 2023 have alarmed transplant patients and clinicians, causing significant decline in crucial blood test use to detect early signs of organ transplant rejection. The transplant community is fearful their voices have...

The Anishinabeg Chiefs and Councils of Lac Simon and Abitibiwinni wish to announce that they will be attending (virtually) the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Sayona Mining Limited "Sayona" taking place in Australia at 10:00am on November...

Today, members from several leading insurtech companies, including Boost, Branch, Clearcover, Lemonade and Root Insurance, published an open letter to the insurance industry announcing the launch of the InsurTech Coalition, a novel trade organization...

The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing harmful drinking and promoting understanding of responsible drinking, has today announced that more than 80 of the world's biggest...

Safer Smarter SF ? a coalition of San Francisco unions representing emergency room nurses, 911 operators, human services workers and other city employees ? applauds the decision of the Board of Supervisors today to place the Police Full Staffing Act...