Month: October 2021

One Killed in Czech Cable Car Accident

PRAGUE—One person died after a Czech cable car cabin became detached from its cable on Sunday in the north of the country, while others were rescued from another cabin, a rescue service spokesperson said. The cable car to the 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) level of the Ještěd mountain uses two cabins, each operated by a…


More Than 90 Percent of Minimum-Wage Earners Don’t Live in Poor Households: New Study

The vast majority of minimum-wage earners in Canada don’t live in low-income households, and most are teens or young adults living with family, a new study by the Fraser Institute finds, raising questions about the effectiveness of higher wage floors in reducing poverty. The study, “Who Earns the Minimum Wage in Canada,” found that 92.3…


End of Quantitative Easing Shadows Liberals’ Consultation on Managing Federal Debt

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s move to end its pandemic−driven purchases of government bonds to stimulate the economy, and warnings of rate hikes sooner than previously expected, has coloured federal efforts to craft an annual plan to mange the debt. By the bank’s own estimates, its program dropped rates of return on short−term government debt by…


Badly Injured Dog Saves Canine Brother From Snake Attack, Goes Home After 4-Week Recovery

A rescued Staffordshire terrier is being hailed as a hero for protecting her “little brother,” a 6-month-old rescued terrier pup, from a deadly snake in their own backyard. After sustaining multiple bites, and a four-week recuperation, the beloved dog is back home with her grateful family. Paramedic Madeline Mills of Deebing Heights in Queensland, Australia, had…


Carriers Must Move Thousands of Containers Out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween: Officials

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


Carriers Must Move Thousands of Containers Out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


Carriers Must Move Thousands Containers out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


Man Dressed as Joker Stabs Passengers on Tokyo Train, Starts Fire, Injuring 17

TOKYO—A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring 17 people as many party-goers headed into the city centre for Halloween gatherings, media reported. Police arrested the suspected attacker on the spot, media reported. A man believed to be in his 60s was unconscious and…


Man With Knife Stabs at Least 10 on Tokyo Train, Starts Fire

TOKYO—A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, police said. NHK public television said at least 10 passengers were injured, including one seriously. The attacker, only identified as a man in his 20s, was arrested on the spot and was being investigated on suspicion…


Recordings Reveal Lockstep COVID-19 Protocols, Patient Isolation by Hospitals

Attorneys, medical doctors, and family members of COVID-19 victims have described and offered recordings of what the Truth for Health Foundation calls “horrific hospital violations of human rights,” including denial of intravenous fluids to patients, denial of access to patients by families, attorneys, and others, and imposition of remdesivir on patients despite risks of kidney and…