News by subject: AVO

Dyslexia Canada applauds the efforts of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and supports the recommendations set out in its report. Learning to read is a basic, essential right that the report clearly states is being denied to a significant number of...

By letter dated February 24, 2022, the rail bargaining coalition made up of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference and the Mechanical Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air,...

In a statement from Michal Klaus, CEO of Ataccama, the data management and data governance software company has taken a firm stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and condemned the attacks initiated by Russian President, Vladimir Putin....

"I was informed earlier today that l'UPAC had decided to submit the information that they had gathered in the course of the investigation known as Mâchurer to a panel of independent experts. Following the opinion of the expert panel, the decision was...

Marketing and advertising have come a long way over the past decade. What was once a basic principle of informing another about a product or service, has now become a comprehensive full funnel of interactions with one major goal at the forefront for...

Despite Ukraine being an active war zone, with Chernobyl ? the site of the world's largest nuclear disaster ? having been being seized by the Russian troops, the risk of increased radiation threat from the Chernobyl site in Canada is minimal, says...

OCSTA welcomes the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read Inquiry report released today. The report reflects the deep commitment that Catholic school boards share in ensuring that each student, regardless of exceptionality or learning...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) today announced it has appointed Ted Deutch, member of the United States House of Representatives and lifelong Jewish and pro-Israel activist, as the organization's next Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1,...

In preparation for the Satanic winter holiday Sol Invictus, and in the spirit of giving, The Satanic Temple's congregations in Austin, Texas and Utah have launched their Good Works Campaign clothing donation drives in December 2021. Charitable giving...

Together with the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable, medical and business representatives will hold a press conference in Calgary, calling on the federal government to entirely remove pre-departure testing entirely for fully vaccinated. Testing...

The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) today marks Rare Disease Day 2022 by calling on the Ontario government to champion the urgent need for faster access to approved therapies for people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ? a...

In October 2021, former Garuda Indonesia commissioner Peter Ghonta took the lid off various problems brewing in the company. Gontha urged the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry to dismantle past cases of alleged corruption in the company related...

Raven M. Brown, a talented woman from California, has completed her new book "As the World Is Seen through the Eyes of the Raven, Hear Her Cry: A Book of Inspirational Poetry": a transformative read that aims to bring awareness and encourage people...

Together with the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable, medical and business representatives will hold a press conference in Calgary, calling on the federal government to entirely remove pre-departure testing entirely for fully vaccinated. Testing...

The Russian attack on Ukraine is an attack on peace, democracy, and freedom of expression. Artists of all disciplines ? musicians, painters, sculptures, photographers ? are trading their instruments of choice for guns and ammunition to defend their...

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Pigford v. Glickman class action racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for decades of anti-Black racism in the delivery of loans, subsidies,...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Her exemplary career has reflected a deep and abiding commitment to justice and equality....

United Chinese Americans (UCA) applauds Attorney General Garland and Assistant Attorney General Olsen for taking the first step to end the flawed "China Initiative." UCA appreciates the government for listening to the various concerns of Chinese...

The following is a message from Lewis R. Sifford, National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates: As an organization whose mission is rooted in the Rule of Law, the American Board of Trial Advocates stands for all people committed to...

The situation in eastern Ukraine has recently undergone rapid changes, causing great concern in the international community. There is a complex historical context on the Ukraine issue and the current situation is the result of the interplay of many...

Human rights organizations like The Peace Project are calling for accountability against China, which has not changed course in its oppression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, a province of northwestern China. The Uyghurs, living in an area that is...

Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest non-profit eye health and safety organization, will be holding its seventeenth annual Eyes on Capitol Hill advocacy day as a virtual event on March 1-2, 2022. Continuing its mission as a patient advocacy group,...

Today Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE) released a briefing paper addressing key weaknesses in America's current energy policy, which, if not addressed, will likely contribute to the continuation of skyrocketing energy prices and...

As the world's future energy supply continues to tighten and families in Europe and around the world are forced to make tough choices between heating their homes and feeding their households, punishing Canadian banks for working with the Canadian oil...

Appearing on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, John "Papa John" Schnatter, founder and former CEO of Papa Johns International, criticized the Biden administration's approach to the economy, which he argued is...

Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Ukraine: "As President of the United States...

Today, Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased that a federal judge ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association to find significant flaws in the No Surprises Act implementation process....

As Russian troops enter Ukraine, Vladimir Putin warns other nations of "consequences you have never seen" if they interfere in his plans. Joe Biden threatens additional economic sanctions on Russia, and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...

As Russian troops are crossing the border into sovereign and peaceful Ukraine, as border posts and military installations all throughout the country are coming under attack, war has returned to Europe.  Early reports of casualties remind us, just...

The head of the nation's largest veterans organization has called an emergency meeting of its top leaders to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a recommended U.S. response....

The next provincial election will take place against the backdrop of a pandemic that has exacted a toll on people's physical and mental health, the nursing profession and Ontario's health system. To help steer the province through the effects of a...

On February 23, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Plaintiffs ? the Texas Medical Association and Dr. Adam Corley ? regarding their lawsuit challenging the federal...

With three months remaining until the provincial election, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is set to release its platform and nurses will discuss its recommendations with politicians from all political parties. The event will...

Many Canadians are victims of financial fraud, with almost half (46 per cent) of respondents reporting they have fallen victim at some point in their lives, according to the latest survey conducted by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA...

A news report by China's Diplomacy in the New Era (chinadiplomacy.org.cn):   With innovative theories and fruitful achievements, Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy adopts a global perspective and teaches us to fight for better international relations...

The National Police Association has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the findings of the "investigative work" done by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility, on the allegations made against...

Leaders of Taking Back our Freedoms (TBOF.ca), a national organization chaired by former Premier Brian Peckford supporting Freedom Convoy 2022, are applauding the federal government decision to rescind the Emergencies Act, but caution that there is...

Melanie Maron Pell, the American Jewish Committee's Chief Field Operations Office, who is based in AJC's Louisville office, issued the following statement after Kentucky State Rep. Walker Thomas and Sen. Rick Girdler, chairman of the Capital Projects...

Workers from a heating oil supplier for New York City schools testified at a City Council hearing today about retaliation and mistreatment amidst a ten-month union strike. Teamsters Local 553 members from United Metro Energy (UMEC) called on New York...

A supermajority of employees at Impact Justice (IJ) have formed Impact Justice United (IJU), and today requested from their employer voluntary recognition of their union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 29....

With Americans from both sides of the political aisle concerned about the integrity of our elections heading into the 2022 mid-terms and 2024 presidential election, The America Project (TAP) is prepared to fund an eight-state effort in hopes of...

CareRx Corporation ("CareRx" or the "Company") , Canada's leading provider of pharmacy services to seniors living communities, today reported that the Ontario Ministry of Health ("MOH") has announced that it will again postpone for one year the...

Alden Abbott, the former general counsel of the Federal Trade Commission, wrote for Inside Sources that the most troubling action in the professional sports world today is the claim that the PGA Tour will impose a lifetime ban on any professional...

Sotos Class Actions, Kugler Kandestin LLP and Coupal Chauvelot s.a. have filed an application for authorization to institute a class action regarding decades of allegedly discriminatory and unlawful underfunding of child welfare and other essential...

JetStream Federal Credit Union's CEO, Jeanne Kucey, appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, where she appealed to the Committee members to fund credit...

Last Chance for Animals (LCA), along with the Humane Farming Association (HFA) and SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), today renewed calls for the Los Angeles City Council to pass a proposed ordinance that would ban rodeo Tools of Torture,...

A recent Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) report shows that conditions included in exchange for increased federal Medicaid funding have led to unsustainable Medicaid enrollment growth that is now costing states more than they are...

As the province moves to its next phase of cautious reopening and the Legislature resumes today for its final sitting before the general election, in its pre-budget submission, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is calling on the Government of...

Since 2020, The Koa Club has been making a positive impact on the lives of the women who have attended its signature GovWFollowMyLeadtm Program, a leadership program supporting women in government. The Program was first designed in close...