News by subject: AVO

Christian philosopher and author James R. Brant announced the publication of his treatise on the creation vs evolution debate: "Setting the Record Straight." Written to help Christians articulate their faith and defend their position, "Setting the...

Today marks the general release of Givevia Stories, a complete storytelling management platform that enables nonprofit organizations to collect stories from their supporter and constituent communities, then leverage these real-world examples and...

REX and 40 pro-consumer tech innovators wrote Senate Judiciary Committee leaders expressing the need for the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992). REX, which combines breakthrough technology and exceptional people to create a...

The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM), is strongly concerned about McGill University's decision to return to in-person activities on January 24th 2022, at least one week earlier than Concordia University, Université de...

InVest USA CEO Michael Letts of Columbia, SC, a police officer from Columbia, SC, has decried the FBI's initial characterization of the hostage crisis at a Texas Synagogue as "not specifically related to the Jewish community," as reported by...

Following is a statement by Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the death of Mexican photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel in Tijuana, Monday....

March of Dimes today kicked off the 2022 March for Babies: A Mother of a Movementtm. After 52 years as the organization's largest fundraiser?and the nation's oldest charitable walk?this awareness and fundraising campaign is bigger than ever, and aims...

With inclement winter weather conditions looming across the province this week, Enbridge Gas and the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) strongly advise Ontario homeowners to check their gas meters and the external exhaust outlets for...

The Congressional Caucus For the Advancement of Torah Values was recently inaugurated in Washington, DC by a bi-partisan group of Democrats and Republican congressmen and congresswomen. Caucus Co-chairs are Congressman...

A lawsuit made possible by We The Patriots USA, Inc. (WTP USA) has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, on behalf of retired U.S. Marine Bill Salier and his wife Karla against Walmart and Hy-Vee Supermarkets,...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2022, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is calling for a civil rights equity audit of Republic Services, the second largest waste and recycling company in the U.S. The union, which represents roughly 7,000...

As lawmakers in Utah get ready to take up a historic Republican-led bill seeking to repeal the state's death penalty, more than 240 business leaders have declared their opposition to capital punishment. They decry it as "irreconcilable with human...

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) today released the 19th annual edition of the Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws (Report), an essential and effective safety action plan for state legislatures, governors and the U.S. Department of...

The family of Rodger Kotanko believes the gunsmith did not have to die. In a civil suit filed against Toronto police, the family alleges police unlawfully executed a search warrant and used excessive force when they shot and killed the 70-year-old in...

Surtax mainly impacts households and businesses whose income exceeds $1 million due to one-time business events, sales of long-held property and retirement Analyses from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (MADOR, 2016) and Tufts University's...

While the Municipal Council of the City of Montréal is preparing to officially adopt its 2022 budget of 6.46 billion dollars on Friday, the City of Beaconsfield increases its claim to 6 million dollars to recuperate taxes paid in excess for regional...

On January 13th, 2022, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) learned, through the media, that a Quebec Summit on Land Use Planning would be held virtually on January 27th. Not only does the program that has been unveiled completely...

Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) is proud to announce the launch of Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre?the second of its kind in the province of Quebec....

An online discussion "Anti-war debate - Special Edition" on perspectives and threats to peace in Europe in the light of current developments at the international arena was held online by Mysl Polska.  Debata antywojenna - wydanie specjalne -...

About 100 students from traditional public, public charter, and private schools, along with homeschoolers, will gather at the Capitol for a celebratory school choice breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. After the breakfast, students...

(Pour la version française, clicker ici) In their December 2020 letter to Correctional Service Canada, the Morgane Oger Foundation and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), supported by Egale Canada and the Community-Based Research...

Codoxo, a trusted provider of healthcare artificial intelligence solutions, today reacted to the new federal mandate requiring healthcare insurers to cover a maximum of eight at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per covered individual, per month....

An online discussion "Anti-war debate - Special Edition" on perspectives and threats to peace in Europe in the light of current developments at the international arena was held online by Mysl Polska.  Debata antywojenna - wydanie specjalne -...

A report from chinadaily.com.cn:  President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a virtual event of the World Economic Forum on Monday amid anticipation of China's contribution to global economic recovery. This was his third time speaking at the forum as...

A report from chinadaily.com.cn:  President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a virtual event of the World Economic Forum on Monday amid anticipation of China's contribution to global economic recovery. This was his third time speaking at the forum...

Taking care: We recognize this news release may contain information that is difficult for many and that our efforts to honour Survivors and families may act as an unwelcome reminder for those who have suffered hardships through generations of...

iPower Energy Group, an energy service provider of home solar, battery backup storage, and a progressive advocate of clean energy, announced today that the company is calling on Governor Newsom to save California solar. #SaveSolar According to the...

Over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will turn toward Beijing and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Leading up to and during the Games, The Voice of the Martyrs is calling Christians to commit to pray for Chinese Christians suffering...

The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risks Report warned that economic stagnation is the most serious challenge persisting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, China is injecting confidence into the world economy with official data released on...

In a stunning tribute to the legacy of MLK Jr, author and performance poet, J Mase III has released a poem we all need to hear. Aided by a haunting animation from the design team at Creative Devs, that is gorgeous and grotesque, he tells the story of...

Today we remember the selfless bravery of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who took the initiative to save thousands of persecuted Jews during the Second World War. In 1944, Wallenberg opened a Swedish embassy in Budapest, where 400,000 Jewish...

Currently, City employees are able to provide negative COVID-19 tests in lieu of getting vaccinated. As of January 24, any City employee who has not been granted an exemption must receive one vaccine dose and a second additional shot or risk losing...

The vapers of Canada are claiming their spot in National Non-Smoking Week. Under the theme of #SmokeFreeWithVaping, vapers are speaking out to demand that governments acknowledge that vaping is less harmful than smoking and can help smokers quit....

As the U.S. Senate continues to evaluate voting rights legislation, sports leaders with West Virginia ties have sent a letter to Senator Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer supporting the passage of much-needed, balanced legislation with...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is launching its first national dementia awareness campaign during Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Canada, to reduce negative perceptions about  dementia and the people living with the condition. ...

The world's 10 richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $875 billion to $1.9 trillion CAD ? at a rate of $18,700 per second or $1.63 billion CAD a day ? during the first two years of a pandemic that has seen the incomes of 99 per cent of...

The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council issued the following statement: As Muslims and Jews committed to our communities and our country, we stand in partnership to condemn the heinous act of targeted violence at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville,...

Upon learning that the hostages at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas were freed uninjured, Co-Chairs of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Joel Reitman and Jeff Rosenthal, issued the following statement: "CIJA's Board of...

Earlier today, a Rabbi and three congregants were taken hostage by a terrorist at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. In response, Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), issued the following...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned today's hostage-taking incident at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and said it is in contact with...

Yesterday, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation union (SMART-TD) who work for the BNSF Railway initiated...

America First Political Committee today formally initiated actions to remove Censured Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-26 Congressional District) from the Republican Party.  Gimenez has become 'Persona Non Grata' in the 26th Congressional...

Institutional investors, in coordination with Rhia Ventures, have filed 11 shareholder proposals for the 2022 proxy season that address the misalignment between the corporation's stated values and their support for politicians and political groups...

The Quebec Professional Association of Teacher (APEQ-QPAT) was stunned and very concerned to hear the government's announcement, in the current context, that all students at the elementary school, high school, vocational and adult education level...

American journalist Pieter Friedrich launched the new year by conducting a 7-day hunger-strike in solidarity with persecuted Christians in India, which has been ranked by Open Doors USA as the 10th most dangerous country in the world in which to be a...

When Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi and J Mase III began co-editing the Black Trans Prayer Book a few years ago, they had no idea how much the idea of dismantling toxic religious practices would resonate around the globe. In January of 2019, they hosted...

The Emergency Nurses Association on Thursday applauded a key ruling on vaccine mandates for health care workers, while also reminding the public to think twice before visiting a local emergency department seeking a COVID-19 test....

The Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) and its federations in the school sector, i.e., the Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement , the Fédération du personnel de soutien scolaire (FPSS-CSQ), the Fédération des professionnelles et...

Today, the American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Biden Administration's vaccine-or-test mandate for employers:...

Stressing the need for safety and for the pre-purchase of audiological assessment, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning draft regulations for...