News by subject: AVO

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...

The National Board of the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. (FBINAA) mourns the death of Tyre Nichols and condemns the despicable actions of the Memphis Police Department officers involved....

Trial lawyers with the Nachawati Law Group praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejecting Johnson & Johnson's use of a controversial bankruptcy ploy to shed more than 38,000 lawsuits filed by women who developed...

Teamsters Local 104 has endorsed Representative Ruben Gallego in the Arizona Senate race. Gallego has been a trusted friend and effective partner to Arizona's Teamsters in Congress, and he will bring a vital pro-worker voice to the contest....

An Ontario Pharmacist has filed a Competition Act complaint against certain Pharmaceutical Companies and Vet Drug Distributers alleging anti-competitive business practices....

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) commends the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new proposal to conduct individual risk assessments for blood donors. This will ensure that the United States has a safe and robust...

Eric Early, Managing Partner of nationally recognized law firm Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP, has sent a letter on behalf of Herring Networks Inc., which broadcasts the One America News Network (collectively "OAN"), to Media Matters for...

The following is a statement from Teamsters Local 667 President James Jones on the murder of Tyre Nichols.   "Teamsters Local 667...

A report from People's Daily: China's newly released economic data presented the country's strong economic resilience and vitality to the international society. The world believes that China sees bright prospects for its high-quality economic...

On Monday, January 30, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on behalf of Mylissa Farmer, a Missouri resident who was denied emergency abortion care by...

The registered nurses of Brigham and Women's Hospital, represented by the...

Contract talks between the Ontario Nurses' Association's (ONA) 60,000 hospital nurses and health-care professionals and the Ontario Hospital Association have begun, with ONA members determined to reach a new deal that meets their demands....

Doctors in Canada are collectively spending approximately 18.5 million hours on unnecessary paperwork and administrative tasks each year, the equivalent of an incredible 55.6 million patient visits annually, according to a new report by the Canadian...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia: "Today, we remember the six people who lost their lives and the 19...

Today Catholics for Choice, which uplifts and amplifies the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom, issued the following statement from President Jamie L. Manson, M. Div., after the city of Memphis, Tennessee,...

Today, Family Research Council, along with a coalition of thirteen other pro-life organizations, sent a letter addressed to the leadership of Walmart Inc. calling on them not to seek certification to dispense chemical abortion drugs, as well as a...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds House lawmakers for their leadership on bipartisan legislation that would make financial benefits and health insurance immediately available to people living with metastatic...

Unifor is disappointed and frustrated that Postmedia has largely kept the union and media workers hanging with a slow bleed of information that has provided no real clarity to workers about what jobs are on the chopping block....

Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Convergence), the leader in building collaborations across political, ideological, sectoral, and cultural divides to solve intractable issues, today released the Discovery Report for its newest project, the...

Western Plant Health (WPH) today released the following statement in response to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap. Please attribute to Renee Pinel, President & CEO of WPH. Today, DPR...

This morning, Mr. Kenny Shim, President of the Ontario Korean Businessmen's Association (OKBA) spoke at the Ontario pre-budget consultations in Toronto. In anticipation of the upcoming budget, the OKBA is making good on their promise to press the...

The Hoosiers for Health Care Access coalition, including AARP Indiana, Americans for Prosperity, Convenient Care Association, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Farm Bureau, National Grange and others, today called on the Indiana General Assembly...

Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines is...

Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) applauded the College Board for agreeing to revise its Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum in response to objections raised by the Florida Department of Education, with the following...

The Cigar Association of America (CAA) today released an economic impact fact sheet about the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to ban flavored cigars, showing the devastating effect it would have on the industry's sales and employment,...

Following the conclusion of the 117th Congress and kick-off of the 118th, The Military Coalition (TMC)...

Safe House Project, a leading anti-trafficking non-profit committed to eradicating domestic sex trafficking, released their State Resource Guides this past week at the Freedom Requires Action Summit in Washington, D.C. The state is evaluated on their...

Richie Greenberg slammed the City of San Francisco's elected officials, city departments, a state senator and nonprofit agencies, for their role in perpetuating the city's dangerous, downward spiral and grotesque wasting of taxpayers' money....

Thomas Wolf, the independent, deeply concerned Denver citizen, candidate for mayor, and avid sidewalk user, has launched a GoFundMe page for Jill Locantore. She is the executive director of the Denver Streets Partnership, the organization that...

BARR Center (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) announced legislation today to provide funding for additional Minnesota schools to implement a system focused on addressing the academic, social, and emotional needs of students....

Whether you're a lawmaker, a business owner or leader, or an everyday voter, one thing is clear: California has become a dramatic case study of putting bad politics over good policy....

The National Military Spouse Network (NMSN), the premiere organization supporting the professional and personal growth of the nation's military spouses, today released its fifth annual National Military Spouse Network White Paper presented by USAA....

The Bank of Canada's decision to impose a quarter-point interest rate hike willfully ignores inflation data, unfairly jeopardizes workers' jobs and fails to address the root causes of price increases....

Sepsis funding and directives have been included in the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Biden earlier this month. This marks the first time that sepsis has been included in a federal budget. Sepsis is a...

The case of the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has been engaged in ongoing legal disputes against Credit Suisse and its subsidiaries for over seven years has received widespread media coverage, including in Switzerland...

The American Lung Association's 21st annual "State of Tobacco Control" report, released today, reveals the states with the best and worst policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use, and finds dramatic differences in the strength of states' tobacco...

Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition, issued the following statement about the Federal Court of Appeal's ruling to dismiss the Competition Bureau's appeal in the Rogers-Shaw matter. "We are truly disappointed that the Federal Court of Appeal...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 ? The international grassroots civil rights movement #EndJewHatred will host a rally and press conference outside the New York Supreme Court, 100 Centre Street, New York, 10013 this Thursday, January 26 at 8:30 a.m. ET. ...

People living in Canada love their universal accessible system of health care. Despite that, Canadians agree that we are in a health crisis....

Today, Young Americans for Liberty (YAL)?the nation's most active youth liberty organization?announced a nationwide mobilization on behalf of educational freedom in celebration of National School Choice Week, which begins on Sunday, January 22nd....

In coordination with Rhia Ventures, investors have filed thirty-one (31) shareholder proposals addressing the intersections between corporate policy and reproductive health care, more than doubling the volume of last year's activity. ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced the preliminary determination of a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 8.24% in the fourth annual review of unfairly traded Canadian softwood lumber imports into the United States. The...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Alice Mann (DFL- Lakeville) and Representative Patty Acomb (DFL- Minnetonka) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator J. Walter Michel (R- Ridgeland) and Representative Hank Zuber, III (R- Ocean Springs) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial...

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) reports that calls to the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline, 844-CO-4-Kids (844-264-5437), remained stable from 2021 to 2022 after a significant drop in 2020. Calls to the hotline increased 0.3%...

Today, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) released its farm animal platform for the 2023 Farm Bill, urging Congress to include critical reforms to improve...

Canadian connections to child and forced labour continue to worsen, creating urgency for government action, according to a new report released today by aid agency World Vision Canada. The Supply Chain Risk Report 2023 reveals that the...