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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newsom Lays Homeless Blame on Local Governments by Call for Ordinance Banning Encampments...

UPPER NYACK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuable drug program for underserved patients in jeopardy because of abuse...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) were surprised when their employer filed to terminate the Collective Agreement effective May 16th. The employer had its bargaining mandate for only 2 bargaining dates when management filed this request with the ministry, even as good-faith proposals presented by the union were being tabled. The members of CUPE local 1750 are struggling with unreasonable workloads. Where the WSIB managemen...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The staffing crisis stemming from chronic underfunding of Ontario’s hospitals has fueled a dramatic growth in the usage of for-profit staffing agencies to the tune of $9.2 billion, according to a new research study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Drawing on data obtained from multiple sources including Ontario hospitals’ financial documents, Hollowed Out: Ontario Public Hospitals and the Rise of Private Staffing Agencies takes a deep dive into the inter...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP), a leader in developing autonomous security robots and artificial intelligence technologies, announced today that it has joined the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). AUVSI is the world’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics, and Knightscope’s new membership underscores the Company’s commitment to national leadership in autonomous security innov...

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A bill before the Alberta Legislature will, if passed, allow for the operation and funding of hospitals by private, for-profit entities. Bill 55, The Health Statutes Amendment Act, lets the Health Minister turn hospitals over to private interests, and private operators and charge fees for services. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal joined NDP MLAs and other health care union leaders at the Alberta Legislature to call on the United Conservative Party (UCP) gove...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New campaign asks lawmakers to stop overlooking California families by promising to stop policies that raise cost of living in Golden State....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California’s economy, the fourth largest in the world, offers a glimpse of what’s possible for the United States: greater prosperity fueled by Latino entrepreneurs. But new research from the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) reveals the nation is leaving billions on the table by failing to invest in the very businesses driving local growth and job creation. As National Small Business Week kicks off, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) releases two new research...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and its affiliate, Jlens, welcome the decisions of the two leading independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), to recommend that investors vote AGAINST anti-Israel shareholder proposals at the upcoming annual meetings of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). ADL and its Registered Investment Advi...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 8th, World Ovarian Cancer Day (#WOCD2025) join us to increase awareness of ovarian cancer and advocate to make it a global health priority....