News by subject: AVO

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors ("Committee"), the fiduciary for all survivors of child sexual abuse ("Survivors") in the Chapter 11 case of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre ("DRC"), filed its Amended Plan of...

In a press conference held today, the National Urban Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Coalition, an organization representing Indigenous housing providers across the country, called on the federal government to commit $6 billion in the 2023...

Unifor is calling on the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the President and Vice-Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUN) to act to resolve the issues of striking Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty...

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) today published the latest edition of its annual State Report Card, which for the past eight years has rated all 50 states and the District of Columbia on important issues affecting the more than...

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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports the legislation proposed by Mayor Justin Bibb to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Cleveland, and we urge the City Council to quickly enact it into law. This legislation will protect...

As the clock counts down to the start of a crucial meeting on health funding, nurses are urging the prime minister, premiers and territorial leaders to summon the will to strike an agreement that will ensure the future of the country's publicly...

Alain Roch, President of Blue Bridge Wealth Management, is pleased with the decision of the Court of Appeal of Paris in the tax dispute with the French tax authorities regarding the legality of taxing the capital of Canadian trusts in France. As Mr....

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or...

Amid growing international concerns regarding the rapidly deteriorating health of Former President Saakashvili from possible heavy metal poisoning and torture, and emphasizing the responsibility of the current ruling Georgian Dream Party for his...

The British Columbia Seafood Alliance (BCSA) responded today to the Northern Shelf Bioregion Network Action Plan (NAP) Endorsement by the Government of Canada and their partners at the IMPAC5 congress....

On Sunday, honorary co-chairs of No Labels, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME), headlined a No Labels Strategy Session in Miami, Florida, to coalesce Congressional moderates heading into the 118th Congress. The session featured...

Ontario's doctors are calling on the federal and provincial governments to agree on a new health-care funding formula when they meet tomorrow in Ottawa....

"The Criminal History of Japan in Korea": a powerful look into Asian history. "The Criminal History of Japan in Korea" is the creation of published author Young J. Choe, PhD. Dr. Choe shares, "In its invasion, Japan ripped away all the land...

Twenty-six leading organizations for survivors of childhood sexual violence are calling for an Executive Order from President Biden. Today, February 3rd, members of the Keep Kids Safe and Ending Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children...

In anticipation of a First Ministers meeting this week, the 425,000 members of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) have a clear message: Abandon for-profit schemes in health care - Canadians want more investment in public...

Weldon Angelos, Founder of The Weldon Project and Mission [Green] which focuses on gaining the release of cannabis prisoners, announced today that he helped secure the release of Luke Scarmazzo, who was serving 22 years in federal prison for lawfully...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Lori Berman (D-Boynton Beach) and Representative Marie Woodson (D-Hollywood) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to...

Orion Metal Exchange, the top-rated precious metal company according to Retirement Living and Consumer Affairs, has reported a record number of IRA applications where investors are switching from traditional paper investments into gold, silver, and...

Miles Standish is an independent numismatic and bullion consultant who Coin World named as one of the 10 most influential numismatists in the world. In his estimable career in the corporate world, he co-founded the Collectors Universe, was Vice...

The FairTax Act of 2023, HR 25 was filed in the 118th Congress by Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-1). Prime examples of freedom fights are the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence and the Civil Rights Act. They are about the truth,...

Today, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commends federal lawmakers for introducing four bills that will help transform our food system away from the destructive factory farming model and toward a system...

SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, hailed today's Senate and House reintroduction of the Music Fairness Act (AMFA) as a monumental step toward achieving respect and equity for music creators. The early...

The latest in the Ford government's announcements about changes to Ontario's health-care system is glaring in its omissions, says the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA)....

The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) filed an amici curiae brief January 30, 2023, along with 11 other safety- and health-related nonprofit organizations, supporting the position of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Lawmakers in 39 states introduced 232 bills in 2022 proposing changes to their respective state's process for putting measures on the ballot ? the most since Ballotpedia began tracking such legislation in 2014....

Ford government's plan for health care, unveiled today by Health Minister Sylvia Jones, should include updates for midwifery to ensure Ontarians have access to the medication and tests they need from their midwives.  ...

Today marks an unacceptable low point for humanity. For 500 days, the Taliban have denied secondary school-aged girls in Afghanistan their inherent human right to an education. This ban ? and more recent bans on Afghan girls from university education...

Industries across Canada are seeing a large portion of their workforce retire without the ability to replace them, and the forestry sector is no exception. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the forestry sector is...

The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States case Biden v. Nebraska challenging the statutory and constitutional authority of the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness...

Following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President, National Police Federation, regarding charges laid against some RCMP Members in Prince George, B.C.: ...

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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals, included in her state budget today, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in New York and increase the state's cigarette tax from $4.35 to $5.35...

Efforts by the nurses to convince hospital administration to address these concerns and to recruit and retain needed staff (AJH nurses are the lowest paid nurses in the region) to ensure quality patient care have fallen on deaf ears as patients...

British Columbia's convenience store owners are raising the alarm about the fact that criminals are using the province's roadways to transport illegal tobacco and likely other illicit goods at an alarming rate throughout the Okanagan region....

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien sent letters to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to oppose H.R. 471, the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act. The...

A report from People's Daily: Since Chinese President Xi Jinping had a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia last year, Chinese and American diplomatic and national security teams, as well as financial and trade teams have...

It appears to be a new day in Annapolis, and support is now building online through an online grassroots petition endorsing passage of Maryland's "long overdue", proposed HB 1, the Child Victims Act of...

The Adani Group responded to unsubstantiated allegations and misleading narrative by Hindenburg Research in over 400-page response, raising questions against the ulterior motives of Hindenburg that has conveniently ignored the Indian judiciary and...

Arab Center Washington DC recently released the results of the 2022 Arab Opinion Index, the eighth in a series of public opinion surveys conducted across the Arab world.  Questions probed a number of issues regarding quality of life in the Arab...

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) welcomes news of national long-term care (LTC) standards, but says they fall short of addressing critical issues of the current inadequate staffing and skill mix levels in the majority of LTC...

Postmedia's decision to close the Windsor Star's Starway Printing Plant brings an end to more than a century of daily print newspaper publishing in Windsor and comes at the cost of eliminating roughly 75 media jobs in the city, say unions Unifor and...

The Federal Trade Commission's latest report on cigarette sales and marketing, released Monday, shows that cigarette sales by the largest U.S. cigarette companies fell to 190.2 billion in 2021, the first time cigarette sales have fallen below 200...

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) applauds the introduction of S. 131 and H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by Sens....

Today, the Open Wing Alliance (OWA), an international coalition working to end the abuse of chickens worldwide, released its 2023 Global Manufacturers Ranking Report, revealing which global manufacturers are keeping their promises to animals and...

Healthcare Ready has released a report to Congress calling for greater federal oversight, and increased communication, coordination and preparedness among those responsible for organizing and responding to public health...

In order to alleviate the lack of labour, the Quebec government should lower corporate taxes, which would stimulate investment in productivity, according to a new study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute. "To address the labour...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted long-standing issues in Canada's long-term care (LTC) sector. In early 2021, Health Standards Organization (HSO) and the Canadian Standards Association (also known as CSA Group) were called upon by the Standards...

Veteran constitutional and administrative attorney Jonathan Emord announced today he is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2024....

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the decision by the government of India to censor the airing of a BBC news documentary...