News by subject: AVO

Born Free USA, a leading animal welfare nonprofit, along with partners at PETA, urge the public to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ask the agency to reverse its decision to re-export hundreds of endangered juvenile long-tail macaques...

Top executives and insiders at California's big five oil refiners cashed out $590 million in stock in 2022, according to a review of filings with Securities Exchange Commission by the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog....

The final report of a 6-year National Toxicology Program (NTP) review of fluoride neurotoxicity was blocked from public release by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Administrator in May 2022 according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN)....

Today, on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we stand in solidarity with Muslim communities across Canada and around the world. We reaffirm our commitment to take action to denounce and tackle Islamophobia, hate-fuelled violence, and...

The First Nations Health Authority ("FNHA") champions a zero tolerance approach to anti-Indigenous racism, including negative stereotyping and injustice experienced by Indigenous peoples in the health care system and in Canadian society generally. ...

Today, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (The National Council) issued a comment on proposed amendments to U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13....

Today, the Teamsters are lauding the Biden administration for approving the Willow Project, an energy construction project that will be undertaken in northwest Alaska....

Environmental protection legislation in most Canadian jurisdictions is insufficient to deal with the environmental impacts of the animal agriculture sector, according to a new report by AEL Advocacy, in collaboration with World Animal Protection. The...

On March 10, Harriet Tubman Day, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and supporters rallied in front of the White House and marched to the U.S. Treasury to highlight the ongoing fight for accessible and inclusive currency for all....

An interview with Wang Xiaohui, editor-in-chief of China.org.cn, on people's democracy:   Some international friends have noticed a phenomenon in China's political system: it seems that the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's supreme...

The Skillman Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) to support multiple efforts that address systemic barriers to high-quality, equitable...

Canada's leading music education charity, MusiCounts, is thrilled to announce Jewel Casselman from Lakewood School in Winnipeg, MB as the winner of the prestigious 2023 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, presented by CST Foundation....

Teamsters Local 639 members voted overwhelmingly to ratify an agreement with Keolis Transportation, the contractor for OmniRide. The ratification puts an end to a strike authorized on February 13, after months of unproductive negotiations, and...

Autoworker unions in Canada and Mexico applaud the launch of a trade complaint by the Canadian government to stop labour abuses at a Mexican auto parts facility owned by global automotive supplier Fränkische....

FlyersRights.org submitted its reply brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case to obtain information on the fixes the FAA would approve for the Boeing 737 MAX and the results of flight tests and safety...

On Sunday, March 12, workers represented by Teamsters Local 377 and Local 1033C of the International Chemical Workers Union Council walked out on an unfair labor practice strike at INEOS Pigments' production facility in Ashtabula. The Teamsters and...

Arizona Dispensaries Association (ADA), the voice of Arizona's cannabis industry, along with Arizona Poison Centers, aim to educate consumers on the dangers of hemp products that are intoxicating and oppose SB1271. The ADA is no longer neutral on...

Today the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is endorsing critical and long-overdue legislation to make American railways safer. Following a train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, a bipartisan group of Senators, led by...

Nevada cannabis lobbyist and founder of Cannabis Equity and Inclusion Community A'Esha Allums announced today the formation of Ms. Ruby's House of LIFE (Love, Inclusion, Freedom, Equity), a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to honoring the...

Starts With Us, a growing movement of 1.4 million people dedicated to overcoming extreme political and cultural division in America, is releasing new data that shows the discrepancy in media coverage between hyper-partisan politicians and bipartisan...

The annual gathering of more than 2,900 deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, in Beijing for the country's development and reform priorities, among other things, has drawn to a close. At the closing meeting of the...

The annual gathering of more than 2,900 deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, in Beijing for the country's development and reform priorities, among other things, has drawn to a close. At the closing meeting of the...

David E Ritchie, Co-Founder, Former Chairman and Director; and C Russell Cmolik, Former President and Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated ("Ritchie Bros." or the "Company"), released a letter to shareholders of Ritchie Bros., in...

RA Capital Management, LP ("RA Capital") today issued the following letter urging Biden Administration officials and Congressional leaders to quickly and clearly assure the depositors of Silicon Valley Bank that they will be kept whole, and on what...

A report from People's Daily: The governance of a country starts with the needs of the people. Achieving common prosperity for all is one of the essential requirements of Chinese modernization. China has promoted coordinated development across...

Earlier this week, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and National Bank of Canada (NBC), announced that they will conduct and disclose the results of third-party racial equity audits. They join TD Bank, which made a similar announcement in...

Solectrac Electric Tractors, a subsidiary of Ideanomics , will join "Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience," a grassroots alliance of farmers, farmworkers and farmer allies that will be heading to Washington D.C. during the week of March...

On March 8 the NGO Population Institute will publish a new report on why the U.S. should increase its financial and policy support for sexual health and reproductive rights (SRHR) around the world. An advance copy of the report is posted here....

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) denounces the identity appropriation of Native Alliance of Quebec Inc. (NAQ), a group falsely claiming to represent the interests of off reserve Indigenous people and stands by Kitigan Zibi Chief...

The Teamsters Freight Division is calling on ArcBest to invest in its workforce at ABF Freight following the recent sale of its FleetNet subsidiary to Cox Enterprises for $100 million....

Lars Mapstead, fiery Libertarian Presidential candidate, signed the Fair Tax Pledge, throwing down the gauntlet and challenging the income tax regime. SANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lars Mapstead, fiery Libertarian...

A news report from Beijing Review: Qin Yanbei, general manager of a private company, attended a special meeting in China's capital...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) says that contract talks between ONA hospital registered nurses and the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) have broken down and will now head to arbitration in early May. ...

Today, a group of whistleblowers, led by Whistleblower Network News' Jane Turner, launched a campaign calling on President Biden to sign an Executive Order permanently establishing July 30 as National Whistleblower Day. In an op-ed published in WNN,...

The news of layoffs and restructuring at Global News this week chips away at already barebones newsrooms and puts democracy at risk as the number of media workers dwindles in the industry, says Unifor....

In an effort to protect the genetic privacy of children, California Health Coalition Advocacy, a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, has sponsored a bill, "SB 625 Newborn screening: genetic diseases: blood samples collected," introduced by...

In response to the Provincial Budget delivered by Premier Eby's NDP government, British Columbia's independent convenience retailers would like to recognize the government for setting aside important funding for vital services such as healthcare and...

Ontario's colleges are disappointed to learn tuition levels in the province will continue to be unnecessarily frozen at the reduced rate set four years ago. "It's very disappointing we weren't given the flexibility to respond to escalating cost...

In response to the Provincial Budget delivered yesterday by Danielle Smith's government, Alberta's independent convenience retailers are pleased to see more investments being made to help municipalities fight organized crime and serious crime but...

Bitcoin has a chance to reach $30 thousand in the first half of 2023, and then start moving up to $40 thousand. The main reasons for its growth are the shortage of investment assets, investment activity in the Asian region, military and political...

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven C. Anderson issued the following statement today about the launch of a Congressional investigation regarding the practices and tactics of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs),...

Thousands of Registered Nurses, health-care professionals, supporters and labour allies held a long and loud protest today on Queen Street in Toronto, followed by a march to Queen's Park to voice their support for a better contract for Ontario...

Following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President, National Police Federation, in response to cop-killer Justin Bourque being granted parole 50 years sooner than originally decreed: ...

A report from People's Daily: Chinese modernization is the modernization of a huge population. So far, only less than 30 countries have completed industrialization, whose total population is less than a billion. China's modernization, which includes...

In the coming days, nearly 3,000 National People's Congress (NPC) deputies and around 2,000 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will gather in Beijing to perform their duties, which...

In the coming days, nearly 3,000 National People's Congress (NPC) deputies and around 2,000 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will gather in Beijing to perform their duties, which...

Hundreds of OPSEU/SEFPO probation and parole staff have signed a petition demanding that the Ford government address the staffing crisis in community corrections. The petition was presented today by NDP MPP John Vanthof, Opposition Critic for the...

Front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals from the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a mass protest on Thursday, March 2 in downtown Toronto. The protest will begin at 12:00 p.m. outside the Sheraton Centre Hotel,...

Are you looking to invest? Thinking about cashing in on the crypto craze? Think twice. It's possible that the promise of a way to make quick, easy money is just an easy way to separate you from your money. Canadians are being scammed out of...

Following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President, National Police Federation, following the release of the Government of Alberta's 2023 Budget:...