Use of Emergencies Act to Clear Convoy Protests Justified, POEC Commissioner Concludes
Commissioner Paul Rouleau has released the final report of the inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy trucker occupation protests against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mandates in...
‘A Witness to the CCP’s Tyranny’: Chinese Businesswoman Persecuted for Her Faith Receives Commendation From Virginia State Assembly
RICHMOND, Virginia — On Feb. 23, Wang Chunyan — a Falun Gong adherent from China’s northeastern Liaoning Province, now living in Virginia — received special recognition from the Virginia State Assembly for her courage and...
New CSIS Leak: CCP Laundered Money to Trudeau Foundation Before 2015 Liberal Party Election Win
A new leak to Canada’s network media by sources from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the country’s top spy agency, states that the Chinese Communist Party instructed a Chinese billionaire and advisor to the...
Antarctica, Land at the End of the Earth (Part II)
Reposted with permission from LuxuryWeb.com. The visit to Cape Horn — although physically demanding — was doable and exhilarating, and The Drake (waterway that leads to Antarctica) was unusually gentle with us which gave us...
Canadian Inflation Slows in January, Food Prices Continue to Rise
Statistics Canada’s latest data on Feb. 21 show that Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 5.9 percent in January, which was lower than the 6.2 percent expected by economists. Inflation slowed in January, clearing the way...
Heavy Snow Prompts NYC to Issue Emergency Alert for Monday, Tuesday
A surprise winter storm has hit New York towards the end of an otherwise relatively mild winter, covering the City and upstate regions in several inches of snow over the night of Feb. 27 and...
Ban Zhao’s Precepts for Women – Part II: Cultivating Politeness and Hospitality
Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Nǚ jiè 女誡) is an ancient Chinese guidebook for cultivating traditional feminine virtues. Written by polymath Ban Zhao (班昭), it addressed the need for girls to be educated in...
Gov DeSantis Signs Bill Revoking Disney World’s ‘Corporate Kingdom’ Status in Latest Blow to the Entertainment Company
On Monday, Feb. 27, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that takes control of a special tax district surrounding Walt Disney World that for half a century allowed Walt Disney Co to operate with...
US Consumer Spending Struggles Up After Two Years
U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January following an uptick in wage gains, with the Federal Reserve expected to raise interests into summer. The report from the Commerce Department...
Smart Metering Effective in California Water Rationing Compliance, UChicago Study Finds
A recent study by the University of Chicago found that employing an automated surveillance system of smart meters to enforce water rationing laws in Fresno, California worked wonders for decreasing resource consumption among the city’s...
Liberal Candidate, MP, Won Key Toronto Riding With Aid of Chinese Consulate, Whistleblowers Say
An Ontario politician who rose through the ranks from provincial politics to become a federal Member of Parliament won the federal Liberal Party nomination in a crucial Toronto riding with the blessing of the Toronto...
Yellen Plans IMF Financing Program for War-torn Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday (Feb. 27) backed completion of a "fully financed and appropriately conditioned" program for Ukraine with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of March, the...