News by subject: AVO

Visionary entrepreneur and intuitive guide, Maya Comerota, is teaming-up with Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi to help unlock over 1 million people's human potential in the upcoming Own Your Future Challenge! Beginning May 11th, Tony, Dean and several...

Canadians are calling on their government to help stop the global commercial wildlife trade through a House of Commons e-petition started by the global charity World Animal Protection. With over 13,000 signatures the petition was presented in the...

OPSEU/SEFPO is cautioning the government not to go down false trails on the future of Ontario's colleges. OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is concerned the government is becoming too preoccupied with finding short-term answers to...

KW Miller announced today his plans to help clean and treat water flowing into south Florida. The following is his statement on this plan. Cleaning the water feeding into Lake Okeechobee and our local estuaries from the north must be a priority in...

Today, the New York State Senate approved S.1130, to shut down the puppy mill pipeline and end the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores across the state. Sponsored by Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (D-Queens), the bill...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Biden's decision to axe a Trump era rule that made it easier for companies to classify workers as independent contractors and therefore, not be covered by federal...

Genetically engineered animals are being developed at an accelerating pace, and could, with few regulations and limited testing, be arriving on dining room tables in the US in 2021. That's due in part by efforts made by the previous administration to...

Genetically engineered animals are being developed at an accelerating pace, and could, with few regulations and limited testing, be arriving on dining room tables in the US in 2021. That's due in part by efforts made by the previous administration to...

Loblaw Companies Ltd. has raked in a 30% increase in first-quarter profits while the company continues to deny grocery workers pandemic pay....

Loblaw Companies Ltd. has raked in a 30% increase in first-quarter profits while the company continues to deny grocery workers pandemic pay. "Profits are rising faster than overpriced bread, but Loblaw refuses to fairly compensate frontline workers...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every community in Canada and threatened the childhoods of millions of its youngest residents. However, we have not yet heard about what matters most from children and youth themselves. UNICEF Canada, the Canadian...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every community in Canada and threatened the childhoods of millions of its youngest residents. However, we have not yet heard about what matters most from children and youth themselves. UNICEF Canada, the Canadian...

Transphobia is rooted in white supremacy. This is what J Mase III & Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, executive producers of the forthcoming documentary, the Black Trans Prayer Book, continuously remind their audiences. At a recent workshop for Syracuse...

Seven in 10 adults (70%) say they turned to their parents as a teen to discuss dating, sex or birth control, according to new polling released today for Power to Decide's #TalkingIsPower campaign. Further, more than half (53%) of survey respondents...

Today, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is releasing a new Towards Sustainable Mining® (TSM) Climate Change Protocol designed to minimize the mining sector's carbon footprint, while enhancing climate change disclosure and strengthening the...

Today, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is releasing a new Towards Sustainable Mining® (TSM) Climate Change Protocol designed to minimize the mining sector's carbon footprint, while enhancing climate change disclosure and strengthening the...

The Association des camps du Québec (ACQ) is asking the government to provide $10 million to day camps and summer camps to ensure that as many children and families as possible can enjoy a safe summer....

"According to my medical colleagues in India, COVID-19 patients in severe respiratory distress are laying on the floors or on gurneys in front of hospitals, coughing and crying while their relatives are begging doctors and nurses for help to save...

The Shareholder Commons, a non-profit organization advocating for a systems-first approach by business and investors, will present a shareholder proposal at the McDonald's annual shareholders meeting on May 20, 2021 asking the company to study and...

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"The increase in education funding announced today recognizes the ongoing need to address the key impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning, mental health, and overall well-being. Additionally, funding for staffing, technology and building...

Fragrance Creators Association issued a statement from President & CEO Farah K. Ahmed recognizing the National Economic Council (NEC) for reconvening with association leaders today?following a productive meeting in March on the Administration's Made...

Members of Unifor Local 114 working at Ocean Concrete in Victoria have been locked out of their workplace by an employer seeking concessions at the bargaining table, Unifor says....

UC Asset , an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, issues the below statement today: "We have learnt that the Weibo account belonging to our founder, Larry Xianghong Wu, which has nearly 300,000 followers, was banned for 90 days till July 25,...

Jaigris Hodson's recent article on TheConversation.com ("Stopping misinformation means fixing the relationship between journalism and PR") raises some issues the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) has been addressing as well. With the increase...

Institute for Family, founded by Children's Home Society of North Carolina in October 2020, has re-released an award-winning documentary film, "From Place to Place" ahead of the next phase of the Family First Prevention Services Act this fall....

Ontario is in crisis. This is not a controversial statement by any means as reports of residents of our province lining up in hot spots in Toronto and Peel Region for an opportunity to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine have been...

Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a new study report, Implementing High-Quality Primary Care, that details out the importance of having high-quality primary care in America and the positive...

The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is outlining serious concerns to government on the need for action to address inadequacies across Canada's medical laboratory network. While many of these challenges were significant issues...

The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Javier Valdés as U.S. director of its Civic Engagement and Government (CEG) program. Valdés will assume the New York-based role in August 2021, taking over from current CEG director Sanjiv Rao...

The vast majority of Canadians say vision loss is their most feared disability, yet 60 per cent experience symptoms of potential eye disease ? and only half will see a healthcare professional about these symptoms, according to the Canadian...

The Northern California District Council of Laborers and Southern California District Council of Laborers announced it is standing strongly with California Governor Gavin Newsom and will officially oppose the recall this year.  Joseph Cruz, Executive...

Grassroots political organization American Police Officers Alliance has just announced their most recent project to engage pro-police citizens and provide important resources for free to the public. The Police Legislative Advocacy Center will be a...

The Marshall Plan for Moms, led by Girls Who Code Founder Reshma Saujani, is launching the "Moms Deserve More Flower Store," an online flower shop highlighting the true value of mothers' work?and the true cost of adequately thanking them. The shop...

Research funding agencies around the world are testing creative approaches to address urgent needs while laying the foundation for discoveries that will meet the unpredictable demands of the future. According to a new expert panel report from the...

Less than three weeks ago, President Joe Biden announced that he would maintain the 15,000 cap on resettlement of refugees due to exigent circumstances that include a global pandemic and its economic effects on American workers. Within hours of that...

On Tuesday, May 4th, at 10:00am, home cooks, food justice advocates, and community members will gather outside of the Alameda County Administration Building on 1221 Oak Street in Oakland, CA, to urge Alameda County's Board of Supervisors to opt in to...

The first in a series of short videos to foster awareness of Jewish and Muslim contributions to American society was released today by the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC). The videos and other stories of Muslim-Jewish cooperation will be...

The newly proposed Climate and Community Investment Act (S4264-A/A6967) would provide hundreds of dollars in direct and immediate energy rebates for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, advocates say. The bill, which would generate $10-$15 billion...

Following the awaited unveiling of the report from the Special Commission on the Rights of the Child and Youth Protection (Laurent Commission), the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health...

As the owner of the Bayonne Medical Center real estate, currently leased to CarePoint Health, Hudson Regional Hospital not only objects to the absurd notion that eminent domain is a legal or appropriate mechanism to foreclose on our property, we view...

Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision, is launching the largest capital campaign in its 70-year history, aiming to raise $1 billion by 2023 to help 60 million people lift themselves out of extreme poverty....

As one of the nation's leading industrial electrical contractors, Dubak Electrical Group serves most of the continental United States, with the corporate headquarters in La Grange, a suburb of Chicago. We urge the Illinois Senate to oppose the...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), on behalf of its more than 68,000 front-line registered nurses and health-care professionals, is again demanding the Ford government immediately exempt them from its unconstitutional wage legislation, Bill 124....

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises a feminist recovery, a hotel taken over by his government is destroying living wage jobs that enabled women and immigrant workers to join the middle class. Workers at Pacific Gateway Hotel (YVR Airport),...

As the Ohio General Assembly pursues an open process to determine the best way to allow sports betting, out-of-state operators are pushing for a mass proliferation of gambling that is wrong for Ohio. House Bill 65 would allow an estimated 876...

Seven banks have stepped up to support international relief efforts as countries around the world address the surge in COVID-19 cases. Donations from banks in Canada will be directed to international relief organizations including UNICEF Canada, the...

DEFEND aims to reduce risks for children and vulnerable people online by education and advocacy. As such, DEFEND started a petition on change.org (Go to Petition) to rally citizens globally, calling for a more secure online world. To date there have...

Each year, hearing loss significantly impacts quality of life for a number of workers and their loved ones. Lobe, which is one of the largest networks of multidisciplinary hearing health clinics, wants to heighten popular awareness about the...

Severe weather is on the rise across Canada. During a severe weather event, everyone's priority must be their own safety and the safety of their loved ones and neighbours. With the COVID-19 pandemic still being a major factor across Canada, there is...