News by subject: AVO

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) is encouraging leaders from the country's private and public sectors to weigh in on important steps toward establishing a new international sustainability standards board....

Fourteen leading rabbis in London published an open letter this week condemning some Jews who joined pro-Zionist rallies, and opposing those who lobbied the British government to take a side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

Since the Defund the Police Movement started, Albuquerque has seen violent crime spike by 15.5%, property damages rise 13.3%, and 35 residents have been murdered in the city thus far in 2021?nearly double what it was at this time in 2020. Melanie...

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) applauds the Biden-Harris Administrations's prioritization of public health, including data modernization to support disease surveillance via the recommendations released today in President...

The American Osteopathic Association calls for truth in advertising, intellectual honesty, and transparency with the use of professional designations of non-physician clinicians in service of the public interest....

Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday called on the Biden administration and Congress to press the Bureau of Land Management to use a proposed funding increase for the infrastructure necessary to immediately begin implementing a robust...

The Concord Coalition today expressed disappointment that President Biden's first budget, covering Fiscal Years 2022 through 2031, will produce annual deficits in excess of $1 trillion for each of those years and increase the debt as a share of the...

In an effort to suppress competition among home theater projection makers, Epson America has filed a lawsuit against VAVA wherein Epson falsely asserts that VAVA's 4K Ultra Short Throw Laser Projector does not perform as advertised.  The lawsuit...

Today marks the launch of the Faster Together campaign ? a national volunteer-based initiative designed to encourage up-take of COVID-19 vaccinations....

VMedia Inc., a leading Canadian independent internet service provider, expressed disbelief at the complete reversal by the CRTC of its own prior decision to lower internet rates charged by the major telcos and cablecos (the dominant players), rates...

The World Dog Alliance (WDA) is an internationally recognized animal protection group. Since founded in 2014, the WDA has worked to improve animal welfare in China. China's amended Animal Epidemic Prevention Law came into effect on 1st May 2021....

At a virtual rally held today, hundreds of outraged nurses and health-care professionals sent a loud and clear message for the Ford government: repeal Bill 124 now....

The Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee has once again affirmed its firm opposition to any uranium mining development within its territory of Eeyou Istchee in Northern Québec. In a resolution passed on May 26, 2021, the Board/Council of the Grand Council of...

We at New-Indy are working diligently to address odor complaints from residents of York and Lancaster Counties in South Carolina, and Union County in North Carolina and to comply with directives of state and federal regulatory agencies....

Distributel Communications Limited is shocked and dismayed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC)'s decision to overturn its own 2019 ruling on wholesale internet pricing....

Survivor, who is a scientist, health researcher, and naturopath doctor that has had over 4,000 through his clinic, has completed his new book "World Domination": a gripping work that describes a plot to gain total control of people's minds, spirits,...

Distributel Communications Limited is shocked and dismayed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC)'s decision to overturn its own 2019 ruling on wholesale internet pricing. "This is a terrible day for Canadians,"...

The Baltimore City Council's Public Safety & Government Operations Committee moved on May 26, 2021, to advance a proposal that would ban nearly all applications of facial recognition technology in the city. Prior to the vote, the Security Industry...

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC), the voice of Canada's independent internet service providers (ISPs) is disappointed by today's decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to side with the big...

On May 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce Department") announced that imports of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are being unfairly sold below their fair value in the United States at the...

Today, the HBCU Green Fund's BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Climate Scholars Project working in collaboration with the Land Peace Foundation and ACE National Framework Initiative released a report, Justice40 Policy Brief,...

Unifor National President Jerry Dias told a media conference in Mexico City today that immediate and strong action is needed to ensure free and transparent union votes for Mexican workers. "Destroying ballots is denying them a voice. It's stealing...

A peer reviewed journal, Science, Public Health Policy, and The Law, published an article on vaccine adverse event reporting for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines earlier this month. The article calls into question the integrity of the U.S....

We at Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA are deeply saddened by the news of the tragic passing of John Stacey and his 4-yr old son, Greyson Kessler. Our sincere condolences and prayers go out to the Kessler and Stacey families in...

Nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers are applauding a bipartisan House bill that would provide medical coverage to the nation's citizen-soldiers and airmen.    Introduced this week by Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Rep. Trent Kelly,...

Most Calgarians are unaware of a seven-year pilot project that will privatize the City of Calgary's garbage collection in the north and western portions of Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6....

Forests Ontario is pleased to recognize University of Toronto Schools (Team C) as the reigning champion of the 2021 Ontario Envirothon, a unique environmentally-themed academic competition. Beating out 95 other high school students on 19 teams, the...

International hit R&B/pop artist Darrell Kelley offers a unique spoken word disclaimer over the hauntingly atmospheric intro to "Wasn't Justified," his blistering takedown of the DA's "official" story vs. the truth of what really happened April 21...

Furry Babies, a majority female owned and operated pet store is urging the Illinois Assembly to vote against HB 1711 and work to pursue legislation that improves the lives of dogs across the state. "If we are truly interested in the welfare of our...

An agreement in principle was reached yesterday between representatives of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the union, which represents some 40 consultants working in Quebec. They had been without a labour contract since May 2019....

In response to the ongoing environmental and socio-economic devastation of British Columbia's commercial salmon fishing industry, a comprehensive report on the fishery's future has been released by UFAWU-Unifor and a number of other B.C. salmon...

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today issued the following statement in response to Canadian National's ("CN") commitment to divest Kansas City Southern's ("KCS") line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge: CN's commitment to divest this 70-mile...

Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law House Bill 1763, important legislation that improves patient access to needed prescription drugs while ensuring pharmacies are protected from pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) overreach. The Texas Pharmacy...

The National Insurance Crime Bureau is pleased to announce the passage of changes to the city ordinance requiring additional licensing to improve towing safety by the Chicago City Council in a vote held earlier today....

NATSO, the national association representing the travel plaza and truckstop industry, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) today commended the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for advancing a bipartisan, five-year,...

The Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller, issued the following statement today: "Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) thanks the Office of the Auditor General of Canada for its report on Health Resources for Indigenous communities specific to the...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Joe Biden's nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....

New research from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) found that federal actions that increased and extended unemployment benefits have discouraged Americans from returning to the workforce. With 8.1 million open jobs, virtually every...

Powerhouse Gail Kasper is a motivational speaker, TV Host, emcee, author, business consultant, certified fitness trainer, creator, executive producer and writer of the fun and engaging Facebook Live eating competition and game show "The Great...

A coalition of news organizations and press freedom groups, including the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), plan to file a legal application seeking the court's assistance to allow journalists substantive access to cover a demonstration...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today in response to the Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) study on the benefits Section 232 measures provided the U.S. aluminum industry and its workers and...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that locked-out workers from the ExxonMobil oil refinery and blending and packaging plant in Beaumont demonstrated outside the company's offices in Irving during its annual shareholders meeting, which took...

Are states leading the way to eliminate income taxes? Consider the following: Texas?In a November 2019 election, 76% of Texas voters approved the constitutional amendment to prohibit Texas from imposing any income tax. Tennessee?Ended its state...

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees) and Réseau FADOQ have joined forces to urge the Trudeau government to rectify discriminatory measures in the 2021 federal budget. The...

The Primetime Fundraising Event FeaturesLL Cool J, Russell Peters, Mindy Kaling, Archie Panjabi,Victor Garber and an Exclusive One-on-One Interviewwith Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Star-Studded Broadcast Will Showcase InterviewsWith Canadian and...

According to the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), the report of the Comité consultatif sur la réalité policière, headed by Mr. Bernard Sévigny, did not succeed in grasping the complex reality in which First Nations police services...

Today, more than 130 healthcare groups applauded the introduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 1362, H.R. 2759), legislation that will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved areas have...

Although disappointed, we are mostly concerned about the health and wellbeing of thousands of our members who are Stanly County's most vulnerable residents ? Medicaid recipients, the under- and uninsured, and those with intellectual and developmental...

The Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) Ontario Coalition is extremely disappointed in the provincial COVID-19 Roadmap to Reopen schedule as announced last Thursday. If fitness facilities remain closed for much longer the sector will be crippled...

Today, the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance Executive Committee released a statement on behalf of the Alliance condemning an alarming wave of antisemitic hate and bigotry that has spread across America and the United Kingdom. The Alliance has...