News by subject: AVO

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking feedback from stakeholders on its draft 2022-2023 Statement of Priorities (SoP) to inform business planning for the fiscal year. The draft SoP sets out the four strategic goals the OSC intends to...

Family, friends and a community still reeling from the fatal military style takedown of 70-year-old Rodger Kotanko came together at his home just outside Port Dover today, appealing to Toronto Police to answer one question: Why? They are demanding to...

Dr Fred Simon, M.D, a Republican candidate for governor, has filed a lawsuit in the second judicial district court of Nevada against the Washoe County School District and Board of Trustees President, Angela Taylor, for violation of his first...

The escalation of online harassment and threats of violence targeting physicians and other health workers has the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) calling on the federal government to follow through on its commitment to protect health workers and...

As reported by CBC on Nov. 17,...

Americans are preparing for the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case as hundreds of protestors have already convened and appear to be prepared to protest, and perhaps riot. Civil lawlessness, rioting, looting, and destruction have been associated...

Catholics for Choice lauded the majority of U.S. Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom today after the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meeting in Baltimore to consider a document that could be used as justification to deny...

The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) founded by Barbara Arnwine, Esq. and led by its Chairman, Daryl Jones, Esq., the Arbery Family, Black Voters Matter, The Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Repairers of the Breach and Partners are announcing a major...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian officials to press President Joe Biden at the North American Leaders' Summit for clear cut, and comprehensive exemptions for Canadian manufacturers from...

The Teamsters said today that lawmakers must push companies to improve wages and working conditions for truck drivers as they seek solutions to upgrade the movement of goods across the country instead of considering industry proposals like allowing...

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) welcomes the judgement from the Quebec Court of Appeal which has upheld the constitutionality of Quebec legislation on e-cigarettes in its entirety, including comprehensive restrictions on e-cigarette advertising....

As protests of local communities swell against the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), one of Kenya's largest conservation agencies, a new report from the Oakland Institute ? Stealth Game: "Community" Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern...

When the wounds are caused by generations of racism, it takes a group like the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA) to do the necessary deep cleaning. Since 1987, N'COBRA has been the leading mass coalition dedicated to...

S corporations, LLCs, partnerships would see hefty tax hikes if proposed constitutional amendment is adopted A proposed graduated income tax that will appear on the statewide ballot in November 2022 will have much more far-reaching implications than...

An interview with reporter Xu Ruyi from China.org.cn on carbon neutrality: Obama: "I have to confess it was particularly discouraging to see the leaders of the two other world's largest emitters ? China and Russia, declined to even attend the...

Kevin Goodman, a Democratic candidate for state representative in Indiana, has adopted a stylized image of a Doberman for his campaign logo. He is a Doberman owner actively working towards certifying one of his dogs as a search and rescue K9 but he...

On December 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, a case that legal scholars on both sides of the aisle agree could overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion policy back to the states. On that day, pro-lifers across the...

In light of recent media revelations about its Malaysian supplier and partner, Supermax Healthcare Canada wishes to unequivocally condemn the alleged practices and reaffirm its commitment to ensuring the respect of workers' rights throughout its...

Still today, preterm birth is the leading cause of death among newborns. On World Prematurity Day, Préma-Québec is highlighting this alarming fact and is asking the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) to facilitate the collection,...

Americans are preparing for the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Civil lawlessness, rioting, looting, and destruction by groups like Antifa and Black Lives Matter have followed similar rulings and highly publicized events. Law enforcement and...

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein today has taken important steps to protect kids from e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction, including launching an investigation of Puff Bar, which has become the most popular e-cigarette brand among kids, and...

Black Babies Awareness Month, a campaign to promote and center the needs of Black infants and toddlers, is well underway and driving much-needed public awareness as the holiday season fast approaches. The initiative is timed to coincide with the...

Consumer Watchdog joined 39 other public interest organizations in comments calling on the Federal Insurance Office to spotlight how the insurance industry contributes to climate change by insuring fossil fuel projects. A 2019 petition on this topic...

An independent panel of nursing experts, called in by the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and Southlake Regional Health Centre to review care, professional practice issues and the environment at the hospital's Medical Assessment Consultation Unit...

A recent report from the Manhattan Institute addresses the question of how private school voucher programs should be regulated, asking the important question of what accountability mechanisms will safeguard taxpayer dollars if private schools are to...

Space Place Canada, a community-based, Canada-wide charity, is launching an awareness and advocacy campaign to bring an iconic public planetarium to Toronto....

This morning, as part of Early Childhood Week, the Early Childhood Observatory (Observatoire des tout-petits) launched its most recent Portrait: How are Québec's youngest children faring? This report presents the most recent data available on...

Heavy rains over the weekend and into Monday have caused significant flooding and forced evacuations across southern British Columbia, including in Merritt, Princeton, and Abbotsford. As insurers serve as 'second responders' in the recovery period...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Biden's signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill today that will invest and rebuild in essential networks that will stimulate job growth and improve the lives...

Today at the White House, David Long, CEO of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) was in attendance as President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. This historic bipartisan legislation represents a...

The Métis Nation of Alberta, the only democratically elected government of the Métis Nation within Alberta, rejects Premier Jason Kenney's public show of support and financial commitment for outside organizations claiming to represent Métis...

After a defense attorney demands Black pastors be barred from the murder trial where three white men are charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, national faith leaders are calling for a prayer vigil outside the Glynn County courthouse on Thursday,...

Today, as President Biden signs the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill into law, delegates return from COP26 in Scotland, and new research reveals that 85% of the world is experiencing climate change, the Walton Family Foundation Environment Program...

On the heels of the release of the Nunavut Planning Commission's most recent Nunavut Land Use Plan (NLUP), the Friends of Land Use Planning (FLUP) today announced the results of a recent survey that explains Nunavut views and values when it comes to...

Today, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) applauds lawmakers as the President signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is proud of our lawmakers for moving...

Today, President Biden signed the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law. The package, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month and the Senate in August, includes numerous clean energy provisions. Electric Power...

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) issued the following statement from IIA president and CEO Anthony Pugliese, CIA, CPA, CGMA, CITP on the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, signed into law today by President Joe Biden. "The IIA commends...

The Unity Project announced today that Dr. Robert Malone, MD, MS, has been named the organization's chief medical and regulatory officer. Dr. Malone is an internationally recognized physician-scientist who specializes in advanced development of...

Green Home Systems is urging Californians to take prompt action against utility companies that are proposing drastic changes to net metering and solar fees making owning a solar panel system possibly twice as expensive and ? as valuable. According...

Today LevelTen Energy, The Nature Conservancy and The National Audubon Society launched a new white paper, Beyond Carbon-Free: A Framework for Purpose-Led Renewable Energy Procurement and Development, to guide the renewable energy industry toward a...

Cheekbone Beauty launches 'Right the Story,' an act to reclaim the narrative surrounding Indigenous peoples in the media. In collaboration with creative agency Sid Lee, this campaign challenges stereotypes and underrepresentation by amplifying the...

Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA, and Chicago Animal Care and Control, led an urgent rescue mission last month for a young monkey who had been kept illegally as a pet in Chicago. The successful operation saw the little primate being...

Wealthy governments made promises on finance, but failed to deliver overdue payments and make commitments for future payment. Instead, they wasted two weeks arguing over carbon markets, which will never be a real solution to address the climate...

On November 9th, Mexicali Resiste led dozens of activists, including representatives from Alcohol Justice, in a march on alcohol giant Constellation Brands to save three compatriots from dubious charges filed in Mexican court. These charges stem from...

Today, the Job Creators Network (JCN) filed a response to the Department of Justice's filing opposing JCN's request for expeditious review of the Biden Administration's Vaccine mandate. JCN's response was filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of...

In light of the recent ballot measure proposal in California to increase funding for arts and music education, Charles Segars, the CEO of Ovation TV, Malissa Shriver, Co-founder and Board Chair of Turnaround Arts: California, and Rachel Moore,...

For the past 22 months, nurses across the province have been working tirelessly and diligently to care for patients and residents amid a relentless pandemic. To make sure their voices are heard, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)...

The expert event, initiated by the New Dawn movement, has gathered participants from all over the world - from India to the USA. Purnima Anand, the president of the BRICS International Forum, launched the discussion by saying that "polycentric...

CVS Health Corporation's dismissal today of an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of a health care civil rights lawsuit involving the rights of numerous HIV-positive "John Does" should be commended, according to consumer groups and a law firm...

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission released draft maps that could shape California's Congressional, Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization political boundaries for the next ten years. The California Black Census and Redistricting...