News by subject: AVO

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) says the government's decision to drop the province's mandatory mask mandate in most indoors settings is ill-conceived and puts politics ahead of science. And, so is dropping vaccine mandates in...

Nearly 100 members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) today met with their state legislators in Frankfort to advocate for bills that would help working families, including swift, comprehensive investments in upgrading Kentucky's infrastructure...

"Today's announcement, by Dr. Kieran Moore, that a number of health and safety measures are to be lifted in schools is a positive step towards a return to normalcy and a cause for hope," said Patrick Daly, President of the Ontario Catholic School...

WIN House, a local emergency women's shelter has launched an emotional new campaign to bring awareness to the devastating impacts domestic violence has on families and communities.   The impressive campaign, called On the...

Today, 14 pharmacy organizations urged the Biden administration to remove barriers preventing pharmacists from ordering oral antivirals and expand patient access to the "Test to Treat" initiative announced last week during the State of the Union. In...

Today, the Job Creators Network (JCN) erected a billboard in the heart of Times Square calling on President Biden reject oil from foreign countries and produce it domestically....

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) applauds the release of President Biden's Executive Order, entitled Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. The EO directs a number of agencies across the government to study cryptocurrencies...

We spend about a third of lives asleep. Yet for as important as it is to our bodies and our overall health, too many of us don't get enough sleep, which can have a profound impact on our waking lives. In a new editorial on MerckManuals.com, Richard...

Retail Council of Canada welcomes today's announcement in Ontario that all businesses will return to a sense of normalcy beginning March 21, 2022 after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The way we live our lives has fundamentally changed...

Revelations that Johnson & Johnson paid scientific researchers to conduct unethical and inhumane experiments on prisoners in the 1960s are shedding new light on what the company knew about cancer risks from its talc-based products like the iconic...

Following the recent release of its member survey results, which convey the bleak state of Ontario's home and community support services sector, the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) has launched a campaign to raise awareness of a sector...

Zonta International announced today that it would award Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess of Luxembourg an honorary membership in the organization, which works around the world to empower women and girls through service and advocacy. "Zonta...

Canada's leading automotive industry associations, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association, the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association and Global Automakers of Canada, are launching a new initiative aimed at helping Canadians understand what...

Letters to Envista from 118 environmental, consumer, and children's groups call for the California-based dental products company to stop manufacturing mercury fillings (amalgam). Letter from 64 nonprofit groups from 47...

IsraAID, the international Israeli humanitarian aid organization, is the first recipient of an American Jewish Committee (AJC) #StandWithUkraine Fund grant. The AJC emergency fund, launched March 1, has raised to date more than $700,000 to assist...

The Vinyl Institute (VI) has signed a coalition letter, along with 89 other companies and trade associations, in support the reforms included in U.S. Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Thune (R-SD) Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA22). The bill...

War crimes, if left unrecognized and unpunished, only lead to more aggression and suffering. There is no better time to reiterate that than today, as we see millions of people- women and children face death and destitution. More than 50 years after...

Building Better Neighbourhoods, a city-wide alliance of Toronto residents' associations, has launched a legal appeal of the City's decision to include multiplexes in its new "Garden Suite" zoning bylaw. In its appeal, the alliance argues the City...

Following is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President of the National Police Federation, in response to public commentary about RCMP Member Testimony at the Mass Casualty Commission:...

Egyptian-born candidate for U.S. Senate Khaled Salem of New York today implored the United Nations, President Biden and the State of Israel to use their military defenses to protect Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy has put himself...

On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, advocates led by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), will once again be meeting with scores of lawmakers to urge them to...

Over the course of my professional life, I have experienced the benefits of having women in leadership roles and developed greater recognition of the importance of gender equality. As the Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada...

America's leading app-based platforms, representing more than 52 million workers, have joined together to form Flex, a new industry association that will serve as the voice of the app-based economy. Founding member companies include DoorDash, Gopuff,...

The Millwright Regional Council of Ontario continues its commitment to celebrate and enable women leaders on International Women's Day March 8, 2022, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women....

As much of the world begins to carve a post-pandemic path forward, it is essential there be an ambitious future for women, states the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) in observance of International Women's Day. To...

Leucan is marking International Women's Day by unveiling the names of those participating in the 2022 edition of Les Audacieuses. Today, 10 outstanding women are committing to shave their heads on April 24 and raise a total of $200,000 for Leucan....

Two new Truck Convoys are joining the People's Convoy USA and the Freedom Convoy to protest mandates and Biden energy policies triggering high gas prices, according to Michael Letts, CEO of InVest USA, the company providing security and bulletproof...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris expressed today, in a letter to President Joe Biden, "unreserved support for American leadership in mobilizing global solidarity and assistance for Ukraine." "You can count on the full support of...

To view this press release online, visit the BOMA International Newsroom. The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has endorsed bipartisan legislation expanding the maximum allowable amount businesses may borrow through the...

Today, SEIU Healthcare, OCHU/CUPE, Unifor, and Ontario Nurses' Association, unions representing 220,000 healthcare workers across Ontario, including 85,000 nurses, issued an open letter to Premier Ford to fix the worsening health human resource...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the association and industry would be closely reviewing the Biden Administration's proposed emissions rules for heavy-duty...

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its second week, the often gruesome images we see now are a stark reminder that we are not dealing with a "special military operation", as President Putin calls it. This is an all-out war of aggression,...

Dying With Dignity Canada's (DWDC) Metro Vancouver, Victoria and Okanagan Chapters have launched a campaign to end forced transfers in B.C.'s publicly funded health care facilities. A forced transfer occurs when a patient is made to move locations...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today on behalf of the USW: "The USW, the...

The Creditor Rights Coalition today asked the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to use its rule-making authority to curb judge shopping. In this regard, the Coalition has submitted a letter in response to the Court's request for...

Today, diaTribe Change, a platform dedicated to diabetes advocacy and action, announced the launch of its national campaign to cap the out-of-pocket insurance cost of insulin at $35....

Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) hosted a successful 10th Annual Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day on February 7 and 8, 2022. The event has been hosted virtually for the second consecutive year due to the global COVID-19...

NYPPEX, one of the world's leading providers of secondary private equity liquidity and data, today made available highlights from its Comment Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the SEC's proposed new rules for private...

Richie Greenberg, San Francisco activist and organizer of the recall of embattled district attorney Chesa Boudin, today declared Boudin's radical, non-prosecution policies effectively dead....

As the White House Gender Policy Council drafts the U.S. National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, the Keep Kids Safe movement has urged the Biden administration to address prevention, healing, and justice for sexual violence against children...

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) will host nearly 100 advocates during the all-virtual MRF Advocacy Days held March 7-11, 2022. U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) will be featured as the program plenary speaker on March 7th....

As the attention of Pennsylvania voters turns to reversing the Biden Administration's disastrous policies at home and abroad, the Carla Sands campaign is in a strong position to help the Republicans retake the United States Senate....

A coalition of groups including police, fire and other first responders, doctors, nurses, Boston city workers, business owners, students and more are marching again to fight exclusionary and prejudicial health protocols. The group plans to assemble...

Many parts of the global society are reacting to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine by denouncing Russian President Putin's decision of devastating attack and occupation of the Ukraine territory....

Today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Winter Leadership Meeting, American mayors adopted an emergency resolution in support of the Ukrainian people and democratic values under assault by the Russian government. Under the leadership of USCM...

The military invasion of Ukraine is an attack on our fundamental principles of freedom, democracy and self-determination. This egregious violation of international rules requires us all to act in a demonstration of solidarity....

In a complaint filed late last week challenging the B Corp certification of Amy's Kitchen on behalf of long-time employee Cecilia Luna Ojeda, Teamsters Local 665 Principal Officer Tony Delorio stated:...

On behalf of Ontario hospitals, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) wishes to thank the Hon. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, for her years of service to the people of Ontario, especially over the last two years as she led...

A news report from China.org.cn on Hong Kong's COVID-19 pandemic situation:   Hong Kong has been taken aback by the 5th onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's spreading fast. Hong Kong is a metropolis that runs under the "one country, two systems"...

After President Biden's State of the Union call for Congress to immediately pass bipartisan competitiveness legislation, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) President and CEO Debra Phillips sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader...