News by subject: AVO

Canada cannot meet its 2030 emission reduction target and 2050 net-zero goals without accelerated commercialization and adoption of clean technology, according to a report released today by Deloitte Canada....

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) decries in the strongest possible terms the latest move by the Ford government to expand the scope of for-profit facilities in Ontario's health-care system. This will worsen wait times and expand a...

Unifor will continue to fight for public health care in the face of Ontario PC government's latest steps into privatization. "This is...

Five major Ontario healthcare unions are calling on the Ford government to not move forward with its plan to siphon provincial funding from public hospital care and hand it to private, for-profit surgical clinics, a risky venture that will cost...

Five major Ontario healthcare unions are calling on the Ford government to not move forward with its plan to siphon provincial funding from public hospital care and hand it to private, for-profit surgical clinics, a risky venture that will cost...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is calling for the immediate and full reinstatement of nine members who were recently targeted, and unfairly suspended at Family & Children's Services of Renfrew County.  ...

The richest one per cent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth created since 2020, worth $42 trillion, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 per cent of the world's population, according to a new Oxfam report. "Survival of the Richest" is...

Chinese people are embracing a bustling winter after the country downgraded its COVID-19 management policies.  It's a breakthrough in the country's three-year fight against the pandemic, but challenges still lie ahead.  Along the journey, China went...

The Independence Fund strongly endorses the new policy, announced by the Department of Veterans Affairs today, that provides free care to Veterans experiencing an emergency suicidal crisis. This policy expands Veterans' eligibility for care,...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is condemning the Ford government's decision to increase investment in private clinics ? also called Independent Health Facilities (IHFs) ? over public hospitals, and says the move will worsen...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is calling for the immediate and full reinstatement of nine members who were recently targeted, and unfairly suspended at Family & Children's Services of Renfrew County.  ...

Four more African countries have been added to the list of the world's most dangerous and difficult places to follow Christ. VOM...

On November 29, 2022, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) announced the creation of a "China mission group. Its spokesman said: "We created a box and called it China. It shows our long-term commitment to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the potential...

Even as tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and youth e-cigarette use remains at high levels, a new report highlights how too many states continue to shortchange programs designed to prevent kids from...

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) Local 459 members at Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County will hold a rally on January 13 to show solidarity with nine OPSEU/SEFPO members who have been unfairly suspended by their...

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) Local 459 members at Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County will hold a rally on January 13 to show solidarity with nine OPSEU/SEFPO members who have been unfairly suspended by their...

The 550 registered nurses at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, filed an unfair labor practice charge against hospital management on January 5, 2023. The charge is over a...

The National Pathways Initiative (NPI), a national coalition of prominent leaders from education,...

In a small village in Michigan, there is a 79-year-old American who has authored a book and developed an unheard-of system which will unite voters and fix America's problems. Dennis Bowersox is the founder of the Vote With Power organization which...

Statement from C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research on today's anti-abortion vote in the US House of Representatives: Today's vote in the House of Representatives is dangerous, disingenuous, and undermines...

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) supports the Ontario government's move to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for 13 common ailments, enabling the public to have faster access to care, but more is needed to improve access...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer...

The Communist Party of China's (CPC) top disciplinary body on Tuesday pledged in a communique that studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress will be the primary political task now and in the near future, and...

Today, the Open Wing Alliance (OWA), an international coalition working to end the abuse of chickens worldwide, is calling on Viking to adopt a global cage-free egg policy. Viking ?the world's leading small ship travel company currently sailing to...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been playing an important role in China's fight against COVID-19.  As China is shifting the focus of its COVID-19 response from preventing infections to protecting people's health and preventing severe cases,...

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

NATSO, representing America's travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration's "U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization,"...

Today, Americans for Prosperity launched a 7-figure "Dear 118th Congress" ad campaign calling on lawmakers to focus on the major challenges that our country continues to face and urging them to do the hard work of advancing good policy, rather than...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174 being heard today by the U.S. Supreme Court:...

With rates of obesity and diabetes at record highs, the nation's largest nonprofit patient safety organization is calling on healthcare leaders to change their approach and fully embrace FDA-approved weight-loss drugs. A report from independent...

A report from People's Daily: China released the 10th COVID-19 prevention and control protocol on Jan. 7, outlining regular disease surveillance requirements and ramped-up measures to counter an emergency. It has also downgraded its management of...

Exploring the instruction of critical race theory in public schools ? which has been popularized through controversial curriculum such as the 1619 Project ? the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released The Great Parent Revolt, a new book...

Consistent with its long-standing work to abolish non-compete agreements, Veeva Systems today announced its support for the proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule to ban employee non-competes. As the FTC noted, the evidence is clear that the...

Antisemitic attacks reached a record level in 2021 and by many indications, 2022 will far exceed that dark year. Antisemitic acts are now almost commonplace as entertainment, sports and political icons bring Jew-hatred into the mainstream. FBI...

It's a fundamental human right for girls and women to live autonomous lives, building futures for themselves that reflect their innermost dreams and desires. But sweeping attacks on female agency - bodily, intellectually, and otherwise - from...

The Alzheimer's Association enthusiastically welcomes today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action to grant the accelerated approval of Leqembitm (lecanemab) (Eisai/Biogen) for the treatment of patients in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or...

In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter, Harold Wimmer, President and CEO of the American Lung Association, issued the...

A news report from China.org.cn on China's economy in the new year:   China's economy, the second largest in the world, has always been in the spotlight. Recently, the country has deployed its economic work for 2023, opening a new chapter for its...

One of India's leading Gurus of modern Hinduism, Jagadguru Shree Vallabhacharyaji, also known as Vicki Bava, (Guru Bava) is urging top members of Narendra Modi's BJP government to open diplomatic talks with U.S. officials to release Indian American...

By vetoing legislation to preempt local efforts to end the sale of flavored tobacco products, Governor Mike DeWine has taken bold action to protect kids from tobacco addiction, save lives and advance health equity. The Governor deserves enormous...

Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on press freedom provisions in the recent $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of...

After three years' hard efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay, China has optimized its virus response and come up with a major shift in its epidemic policy by downgrading COVID management and announcing the reopening of international borders from January...

A news report from chinadaily.com.cn: Erdem Ozturk from Turkiye has been living in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province for 10 years. The city's hospitality, congenial business climate and tasty food were what convinced him to stay and pursue his...

Nicor's rate-hike request is a gut punch to consumers who are in their second consecutive winter of painfully high gas bills. Enough is enough. CUB will review Nicor's excessive request and we will fight every penny the utility can't justify. ...

China has adjusted its response to COVID-19 prevention and control in recent weeks. It announced it will downgrade COVID-19 management from Class A to Class B infectious disease while resuming passport, visa issuance and easing border-entry policies...

Since China prioritized its COVID-19 response from the dynamic zero-COVID policy, some Western media and intellectuals have been questioning China's "preparedness" of making the change....

China's recent announcement of changing its COVID-19 policies has drawn attention to its potentially negative economic impact. True, China may face some challenges in its retail sales and consumer spending in the early days when the country...

Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder and civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., will host the "Let Freedom Ring," a free public event, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the historic Fox...

A nationwide petition to expel George Santos from Congress was launched on the day he was scheduled to take the oath of office. A comprehensive list of the staggering claims reportedly made by and about him appears on politicianshonorcode.com. The...

Congress has taken meaningful action to make schools safer. NABITA, the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment, is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act or BIG Act language in...