News by subject: AVO

Immigration Voice, a national non-profit organization with over 130,000 members that advocates for the alleviation of restrictions on employment, travel, and working conditions faced by legal high-skilled immigrants in the United States working as...

UNICEF today issued its largest ever emergency funding appeal for US$6.4 billion to reach 300 million people, including more than 190 million children, with essential support and services through the end of...

Next Generation ACO Coalition members joined hundreds of health care practices across the US today in a letter calling on Congressional leaders to act to ensure access to strong financial incentives for clinicians participating in two-sided risk...

As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a waiver that suspends physician supervision requirements of nurse anesthetists...

Election Integrity Project, Nevada (EIPNv) has found 2,410 persons who are registered to vote in Nevada, subsequently registered in California, but voted in Nevada's November 3 election. EIPNv had previously reported 1,411 such voters. An expanded...

The Persecuted is releasing a petition to discourage the discrimination against COVID-19 victims that is taking place as a result of the pandemic. This discrimination, sometimes referred to as "COVID shaming," has reached much farther lengths than...

Over the past three months, NAV Canada has announced their intention to close seven air traffic control towers and reduce the level of service at their respective airports. Additionally, NAV Canada has served the Union notice of their intent to...

Black Voters Matter filed a federal lawsuit today with the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta division, alleging that Secretary of State (SOS) Brad Raffensperger violated the National Voter Registration Act when he...

Supplies of COVID-19 vaccines will likely be limited and staggered for several months after receiving Health Canada approval.  Difficult decisions will have to be made about who gets the first vaccines. ...

The Conférence économique de l'industrie du touristique du Québec is taking note of the measures announced by the Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, in the federal government's economic statement...

Stand Up for Accurate Prenatal Answers, a nonprofit working to ensure that all women in the United States receive access to the most accurate non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) options, today applauded a recent decision by UnitedHealthcare (UHC) to...

On Thursday, December 3, 1:30 PM (ET), His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, leader of Catholic-Jewish relations, and recipient of AJC's Isaiah Award for Exemplary Interreligious Leadership, will join Rabbi Noam Marans,...

Jvion, a leader in prescriptive clinical artificial intelligence (AI), today announced their predictions for healthcare in 2021. As the outcome of the 2020 election comes into focus and the pandemic surges to its most severe stage yet, both factors...

In a move that will restrict Medicare beneficiaries' access to a host of medically necessary services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday formalized significant payment reductions to more than three dozen health care...

The final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to provide relief from a significant shift in physician and non-physician payments expected to take effect on January 1,...

The following Op-Ed is by Dr. D. Lee Pippin, DD, PhD, JD. Voice of the Founding Fathers is a Florida non-profit corporation dedicated to community outreach and social justice through social-political commentary and educational programs. Every...

Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of OntarioHonourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health Dear Premier Ford and Minister Elliott: We respect the extraordinary efforts you and your administration are making to safeguard...

Change is always difficult to accept. Whether it is a milestone life event, a move to a new home, or an unpredictable presidential election, change can take time to adjust to and cause us to worry about the future ahead. The fast-moving and often...

During this time of immense change and uncertainty for our nation, the newly elected Biden Administration faces many important decisions. Given the significant disruption to education in America this year due to the pandemic, and the likely long-term...

The BC Government is not doing near enough to ensure that a safe dam is built at Site C, says a former CEO and president of BC Hydro and a retired engineer with more than four decades experience, including at BC Hydro's Mica and Keenleyside dams....

PlantX Life Inc. (the "Company" or "PlantX") is pleased to announce it will form a medical advisory board ("Medical Advisory Board") composed of doctors and specialists from around the world to better educate the Company and the public on the...

Understanding the value of de-risking a portfolio can be challenging after years of a growth-focused investment approach. Yet, as the end state of an investment goal approach, so too does the importance of reducing volatility in the portfolio. A...

A national constitutional litigation organization, The Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, is hosting a national press conference today featuring three whistleblowers who will provide personal eyewitness accounts demonstrating significant...

Grassroots political organization National Police Support Fund partnered with local organizations to oppose- and ultimately defeat- Measure SQ 805 that was on the state ballot on Election Day November 3rd. Oklahoma State Question 805, the Criminal...

Starting tomorrow, December 1, homeless women in the western downtown sector of Montreal will finally have access to a shelter open 24 hours a day, until March 31, 2021.  Chez Doris, typically a day shelter for all women in difficulty, will open its...

Friends of Science Society is pleased to announce that ticketing is open for their 17th Annual Event, now a two-part speaker series, with Donna Laframboise as first guest speaker, Dec. 8, 2020, at 7pm Mountain Standard Time. Donna will address...

American Jewish Committee applauded the Slovenian government for recognizing Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization. The government announced today that it "adopted a decision on treating the Hezbollah Group as a criminal and terrorist...

Earlier today, I presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. I shared my deep concern about the state of Canada's health systems, which were stressed before the pandemic and have now...

Today's release of the Turpel-Lafond report is yet another reminder that tangible actions to address anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health care system are long overdue. The findings in the report point to widespread lack of cultural safety, and...

The National Airlines Council of Canada, representing Canada's largest air carriers, (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement by President and CEO Mike McNaney, in response to the Fall Economic update...

Unifor applauds steps taken in today's fiscal update that seek to start the COVID-19 economic recovery, and build back better. "This...

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and app-based delivery workers have grave concerns about Ontario's Supporting Local Restaurants Act, which aims to limit fees charged by third-party food delivery operations, like Uber Eats and DoorDash....

On #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, ComeTogetherAmerica.net makes it easy to find and support leading organizations that bring Americans together across our post-election divides. Newly launched for #GivingTuesday 2020, ComeTogetherAmerica.net showcases...

Starting tomorrow, December 1, homeless women in the western downtown sector of Montreal will finally have access to a shelter open 24 hours a day, until March 31, 2021.  Chez Doris, typically a day shelter for all women in difficulty, will open its...

The Baloch American Congress has been formed. The leader of the Balochistan National Party in the USA and a former provincial minister Dr. Tara Chand has announced the formation of a political organization, the BAC. Based in Washington DC, the...

AMP German Cannabis Group Inc. ("AMP") (ISIN: CA00176G1028) is proud to present the second episode of its "Round Table" series with Dr. Wieland Schinnenburg, MdB of the FDP, who provides an up-to-date overview of the political issues and challenges...

Shocking hidden-camera video of animal abuse secretly recorded at an Ontario pig breeding farm has been released by the animal law advocacy organization Animal Justice. The video, narrated by singer Jann Arden, reveals mother pigs...

Ontario's doctors say that wearing a mask or other face covering is one of the easiest and most effective things everyone can do to stop the spread of COVID and save lives....

The announcement today by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, of the second year of promised compensation for concessions made to domestic dairy production as part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade...

OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says the government's plan to change the way colleges are funded will lead to lower-quality education, job cuts, and the outright disappearance of essential programs throughout the province.   "Just like...

The Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement and the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (APEQ-QPAT) met in federal council and strongly denounced Minister Roberge's new measure?which is being applied without any form of consultation and...

If you're looking for some good news - visit the Grandville Robotics Center where we've been beating coronavirus since June 6. Grandville students and parents are urging State of Michigan officials not to close their Grandville Robotics program ?...

OPSEU/SEFPO is giving LifeLabs credit for providing extra pay to its workers to recognize their heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.    OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says it's encouraging to see LifeLabs show some tangible...

Before COVID-19 struck, another pandemic was developing. That is, the advent of depression as the leading cause of disablement in our workforce. A trend well-documented and predicted by the Global...

As the second wave of the pandemic threatens the critical holiday shopping season, supporting small businesses has never been so important to their survival. That is why this year, Small Business SaturdayTM, brought to you by the Canadian Federation...

As Premier Horgan unveils his new cabinet, a coalition of First Nations is calling on the Premier to mandate Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, and newly appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Murray Rankin, to collaborate in...

Greenfield Global Inc., Ontario's first and one of Canada's largest ethanol producers, today applauded the Ontario government's announcement of increased requirements for renewable content in regular-grade gasoline from 10 to 15 percent by 2030....

The Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), Ghislain Picard, calls on all the political parties represented in the National Assembly to pay immediate attention, beyond all partisanship, to Joyce's Principle as proposed by the...

A Catholic priest from Papua has issued a public statement to question the veracity of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report on Korindo, an Indonesian palm oil company. The BBC report was published in both Bahasa and English with the title...

The news that effective COVID-19 vaccines are in development has given us all hope that 2021 will include a return to relative normalcy. It is our light at the end of the tunnel. But let's be realistic about what it will take to reach that...