News by subject: AVO

On 'ET Embassy Day'? each year slated to take place on the first Saturday of April ? Raelians worldwide will, once again, intensify their awareness campaign and invite the public to join and contribute to this unique endeavor sponsored by the...

Who will stand by you, if life takes an unexpected turn?  Your healthcare proxy can be your voice if you're unable to make your own decisions. Choosing a healthcare proxy can be the most important part of a healthcare decision plan. In honor of...

Today, the federal government's excise tax on beer has increased for the fifth time in four years, and the second time during the pandemic. This increase will place additional stress on struggling bars and restaurants, as well as the 149,000...

The Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), a group of highly published, world-renowned critical care physicians and scholars, is disappointed by what appears to be a deliberate omission of data by the World Health Organization in...

"The American Water Works Association appreciates the Biden Administration's recognition of the need to strongly reinvest in U.S. drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Our nation's water systems protect public health, safeguard the...

Today, President Joe Biden announced a historic investment in infrastructure and good jobs, proposing a New Deal for the 21st century. Not since the Great Depression have Americans experienced the level of economic devastation that the COVID-19...

NATSO, the trade association representing the nation's truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement in response to the draft infrastructure proposal put forth today by President Biden. The statement can be attributed to Lisa Mullings,...

The American Public Works Association (APWA) applauds President Joe Biden for introducing his American Jobs Plan. This robust 8-year, $2.25 trillion proposal is very encouraging to the more than 30,000 members of APWA who are responsible for...

The following statement was released in response to the Biden administration's impending decision to let a guestworker pause expire in the middle of an ongoing economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement should be attributed to...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today it will ask the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to review a decision yesterday by a three-judge panel...

Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's proposed infrastructure plan:...

The Teamsters Union supports the American Jobs Plan as, among its many positive goals, it will promote job creation and enact worker protections. The administration's commitment to modernizing the nation's aging infrastructure will create good-paying...

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation's largest active-transportation advocacy organization, responded to the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan saying that while the plan tackles issues of bicyclist and pedestrian safety, it also...

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. (TekSavvy) today appeared before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, during its study of the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger. TekSavvy told MPs that the proposed merger is the product of a federal...

Members of Unifor Local 16-O working at Compass Minerals have ratified a new collective agreement that secures many of the outstanding issues from the 2018 strike....

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the inclusion of creating, preserving and retrofitting of more than two million homes and commercial buildings in President Joe Biden's...

The University of Houston Law Center's Juvenile and Children's Advocacy Project (JCAP) is collaborating with the Center for Urban Transformation's juvenile diversion program (CUT) to expand CUT's capacity to represent and serve young people in...

Do you have two minutes to help save a life? With April being recognized as National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Month, David Foster and the David Foster Foundation are using this month to draw awareness to the constant need for support and...

A new report, Shadow Citizens: Confronting Federal Discrimination in the U.S. Virgin Islands, from the Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands (DRCVI) reveals drastic disparities resulting from federal programs that discriminate against the...

In preparation for the April 19 federal budget, a coalition of healthcare providers is banding together to demand urgent action from the Trudeau Government to improve access to primary care services in Canada through dedicated investments to...

Parkinson Canada, a non-profit that supports all aspects in helping combat the impacts of the disease, is calling for better awareness and support of those affected by the neurological disorder in light of Parkinson's Awareness Month starting April...

Family Research Council is praising the Arkansas legislature for overwhelmingly approving the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act which prohibits physicians from administering gender transition procedures to minors, prohibits taxpayer...

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Customs and Immigration Union are calling on provincial health authorities to ensure that workers at CBSA are prioritized alongside other essential frontline workers as part of BC's vaccination efforts....

Ontario's doctors are calling for every region in the province to go back one stage in the government's colour-coded pandemic framework to stop the worrying increase in COVID-19....

As British Columbia gears up to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to the general public, Unifor is urging the provincial government to follow Saskatchewan's lead and give workers paid time off to receive the vaccine. "It's a no-brainer if you want to...

Last week, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law one of the most restrictive voting bills in our history. The passage of Georgia Senate Bill 202 (SB202) is borne from a concerted effort to undermine public trust in a process that rarely experiences fraud....

The Penobscot Nation of Maine, supported in Labrador by Innu Nation and in Quebec by the First Nations of Pessamit (Innu), Wemotaci (Atikamekw), Pikogan, Kitcisakik and Lac Simon (Anishnabek), have written to the White House and to the Prime Minister...

A cross-sector coalition urges Governor Gavin Newsom to connect Californians with a one-time, $8 billion investment in high speed 100 Mbps broadband infrastructure and programs. The broad-based group representing education, health, local government...

MP Irek Kusmiercyzk, Windsor-Tecumseh, ON. and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion discussed what we can do together to stop construction industry tax fraud, improve health and safety,...

The world's largest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble, has outlined its plans to investors to address issues with its forest sourcing and degradation in its supply chains ? concerns initially raised by shareholders at the company's annual...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced today that more than 525 mayors across the United States have joined their joint national effort to combat antisemitism. The two organizations, which have partnered on...

The committee leading the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin issued a statement today, in reaction to his appearance on Sunday March 29, 20201 on CBS' "60 Minutes":...

After the Ontario Budget again ignored OHIP-insured eye care, an overwhelming 96% of Ontario optometrists have voted to withdraw OHIP services starting September 1, 2021 ? unless the government agrees to legally-binding negotiations to fund these...

When youth engage in collective-impact strategies, they have the potential to strengthen the design, implementation, and outcomes of school decision-making. A recent Urban Institute report takes up this important topic, examining what youth...

With the vaccine rollout in full swing, the public's attention is increasingly focused on economic recovery. In a research paper published by the Montreal Economic Institute, researchers Miguel Ouellette and Krystle Wittevrongel propose a very simple...

In direct response to rapper Lil Nas X's release of "Satan Shoes", several notable Christian influencers banded together to start Shoes of Truth, a biblical-based shoe line. They are working in partnership with local custom shoe customizers to...

Earlier today, the South Dakota House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 67 ? 2 soundly rejected Governor Noem's "style and form" veto of HB 1217, the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Governor Noem quickly responded today by again refusing...

The Georgia House of Representatives today advanced important criminal justice reform legislation, voting to streamline processes within the state's probation system by a vote of 169-2. Senate Bill 105, which passed unanimously in the State Senate,...

Dear James, Despite Wall Street perpetually assigning the so-called "Dolan Discount" to entities you and your family control, we have found you to be an extraordinarily good partner to invest alongside. That is why we were extremely disappointed in...

Empowered Kids Ontario (EKO) enthusiastically welcomes the investment in child development and rehabilitation services announced by Minister of Finance Peter Behtlenfalvy in the 2021 budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and Our...

According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 68,550 Colorado women of reproductive age (13-44) in need of publicly funded contraception live in counties impacted by the Title X Family Planning Program "domestic gag rule." In addition,...

In the rush to administer more than a million doses of COVID vaccines daily, proper consent is not being always documented, according to patients' reports to Physicians for Civil Defense. These products are not FDA approved, but are only available...

During COVID-19, we see again and again across Ontario that communities ? from people living in large urban centres to smaller cities to towns and rural areas ? depend on their local family physicians, family health teams, community health centres,...

The Chamber of Progress (progresschamber.org), a new progressive tech industry coalition, today expressed its support for federal voting rights legislation, and encouraged state legislatures to reject dozens of pending bills that would make it harder...

Today, Khaled Salem, running for the U.S. Senate against Chuck Schumer in 2022, announced that his American Human Rights Organization is committed to an action plan to help American citizens in precarious global locations. Khaled will embark on...

Technology plays a huge role in Americans' daily lives -- and important questions loom about how to best ensure that all Americans will benefit from high-tech advancements, and whether the tech industry operates fairly and responsibly....

One month after the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) filed a court application to ensure the protection of front-line registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals from airborne transmission of COVID-19, a Quebec court has ruled that its...

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) requests Hydro One develop new line between Chatham and Lambton TORONTO, March...

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group and other signatories have published the following open letter to General Motors CEO Mary Barra in today's Detroit Free Press (March 28, 2021):...

US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades after the Alaska summit held in March. Major newspapers described the meeting as "contentious," and that the two countries' top diplomats were "trading sharp and unusually public barbs." Some...