News by subject: AVO

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:...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) sees some positive measures in the BC budget but is more concerned by what is not included. "The word manufacturing is rarely used in the budget document," said Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice-President...

Today Mayday.Health, a 501(c)(3) education nonprofit whose mission is to share information about how to access safe abortion pills regardless of location, launched a national campaign to educate pregnant people everywhere that they can still access...

A new report from Mental Health International (MHI), with support from the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) was released today. The report calls for Canada's science and business sectors to immediately lead the discourse, and more importantly,...

Notepads made to look like top secret documents taken from the home of President Joe Biden have been selling like hotcakes and have been found inside the offices of several congressional republicans....

Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety group, will be holding its eighteenth annual Eyes on Capitol Hill advocacy event on March 7-8, 2023. Entering its 115th year as a public health advocacy organization, Prevent...

Women of Influence+, a leading global organization committed to advancing gender equity in the workplace, today released its groundbreaking findings from The Tallest Poppy 2023 study. The first international research project of its kind, The Tallest...

A global group of leading primate protection and animal welfare experts led by Born Free USA have offered support to the Government of St. Maarten in a bid to halt reported plans to kill members of a troop of free-living green monkeys on the island...

Richie Greenberg, community advocate and vocal critic of the recently-proposed San Francisco Reparations Plan, today expressed shock at the revelation of the lack of top-notch industry professionals serving on the reparations committee....

As part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)'s Together, Let's Dethrone Colon Cancer campaign encourages Quebecers aged 50 to 74 to talk about the early detection of this cancer and to learn about the fecal...

Dr. Daniel Brubaker returns to the publishing scene with the release of "Psychosocial Political Dysfunction of the Republican Party" (published by Archway Publishing). The book is a conceptual evaluation of factual information concerning science...

The temporary financial windfall from volatile oil prices was squandered in a UCP budget that does little to secure a stable future for Albertans, says Unifor. "It's a pre-election budget designed with a hope that Albertans will forget about the...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien regarding President Joe Biden's nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary:...

The B.C. budget's investments in core social services and health care are necessary and will help shield workers and their families from a forecasted economic slowdown, says Unifor. "Strong public health care and measures that improve affordability...

The founders of Veteran-owned and operated American Weed Co. ("AmWeCo"), a new cannabis company that is devoting a share of its revenues to fighting the epidemic of US veteran suicide and modernizing outdated federal cannabis policies, today...

For the first time since 2020, nurses are heading to Queen's Park to meet face-to-face with members of provincial parliament (MPP) on March 2. They will be advocating for the nursing profession and peoples' health as part of the Registered Nurses'...

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a new research paper quantifying the estimated total cost of the Biden administration's student loan bailout and providing solutions for Congress to prevent this type of expensive...

Six years after his seminal short film "Black Lives/Black Lungs" documented the decades-long campaign transforming menthol into a Black cigarette, filmmaker and former Truth Initiative fellow Lincoln Mondy released today his follow-up documentary...

For the first time since 2015, the Canadian Media...

World Animal Protection is calling on all stakeholders in the food system, including federal and provincial governments, the dairy industry and food businesses, to scale up regulatory inspections, strengthen enforcement, implement...

More than three million Canadians living with a rare disease have the added heartache of knowing that...

Soft serve ice cream and QSR giant Dairy Queen won praise today for its new pledge to source only cage-free eggs and egg ingredients for all stores globally by 2025. The company has over 6,800 locations across 20 countries, including over 1,100...

One of Premier Eby's first initiatives as Premier was to announce the Safer Communities Plan. B.C.'s independent convenience store owners agree there is a community safety problem and applaud the Premier for recognizing the visible and dangerous...

Nellore Capital Management LLC ("Nellore"), the largest holder of subordinate voting ("SV") shares of Magnet Forensics Inc. ("Magnet"), today issued an information circular to explain its concerns about a proposed unequal and underpriced takeover of...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not hear R.J. Reynolds' appeal of a lower court ruling upholding Los Angeles County's law prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products. This decision is a tremendous victory for kids and public...

The US federal government has passed a law that will affect the future of tattooing. The MoCRA, (Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act) was signed December 29, 2022. This is the FDA' largest overhaul since 1938 and will effectively categorize...

The United Steelworkers union (USW) and Titan International, Inc., today called for restrictions on downstream products made from Russian petroleum inputs, citing in particular concerns over imports of off-the-road (OTR) tires from India....