Month: February 2022

Children Called in Key Details Amid Mass Shooting

HALIFAX—When a gunman impersonating a Mountie started killing people in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020, four children huddled in a home where they relayed key information about the killer as the tragedy unfolded around them. Portions of a transcript of that disturbing 911 call were released today by an independent commission of inquiry investigating…


California to Lift Mask Mandate March 1 for Unvaccinated, March 12 for Schools

California is lifting its mask mandate on March 1 for unvaccinated people in most indoor settings, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Feb. 28. The state’s K–12 school mask mandate will be lifted on March 12. Masks will then be “strongly recommended,” rather than required, for all individuals indoors. “California continues to adjust our policies based on…


California to Lift Mask Mandate Tuesday for Unvaccinated, March 12 for Schools

California is lifting its mask mandate on Tuesday for unvaccinated people in most indoor settings, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. The state’s K-12 school mask mandate will be lifted on March 12. Masks will then be “strongly recommended,” rather than required, for all individuals indoors. “California continues to adjust our policies based on the latest data and…


California to Lift Mask Mandate Tuesday, March 12 for Schools

California is lifting its mask mandate on Tuesday for unvaccinated people in most indoor settings, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. The state’s K-12 school mask mandate will be lifted on March 12. Masks will then be “strongly recommended,” rather than required, for all individuals indoors. “California continues to adjust our policies based on the latest data and…


Russia Issues Warning to Countries Supplying Weapons to Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday issued an apparent warning to European Union countries providing weapons to Ukrainian defense forces after Russia’s invasion last week. “There will be a harsh response to the EU actions. Russia will continue to ensure the achievement of vital national interests irrespective of the sanctions or their threat. It is time…


CIA Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Narco-Terrorism Case

The CIA is flexing its state-secrets privilege in an ongoing effort to conceal its connections to former Venezuelan general Clíver Antonio Alcalá Cordones, who is accused of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy with the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Cordones conspired with Maduro, other top Venezuelan regime officials, and…


Canadian Foreign Minister Headed to the Polish-Ukraine Border

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she is headed to the Polish-Ukraine border on Tuesday to make sure that Canada’s latest supply of military aid flows into the war-ravaged country. Joly says she will also be meeting with her Polish counterparts in Warsaw to discuss the refugee crisis spawned by the Russian invasion of Ukraine….


The ‘Strategic Narcissism’ of Invoking the Emergencies Act

Commentary An American three-star general and former national security advisor to President Trump has coined the term “strategic narcissism” to describe the ambitions and the failings undergirding Russia’s unopposed invasion of Ukraine. Here in strategically invisible Canada, where our foreign policy is played entirely for domestic consumption, H.R. McMaster’s telling phrase has tactical adaptability for…


In Praise of Courage in Ukraine

Commentary “We become brave by doing brave acts,” observed Aristotle in the “Nicomachean Ethics,”—“by being habituated to despise things that are terrible and to stand our ground against them, we become brave, and it is when we have become so that we shall be most able to stand our ground against them.” Thus began Chapter…


China’s ‘Chained Woman’ Scandal Fuels Outrage in Los Angeles

Crowds of Chinese Americans held rallies in Los Angeles, calling for global attention to China’s “chained mother” amid billions of views on the subject on China’s social media platforms. On Feb. 19, demonstrators held SOS signs and handed out flyers at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, speaking up for an alleged victim of human trafficking in…