Month: May 2022

The Knowns and Unknowns About the Kamloops Burials

Commentary The announcement by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc indigenous band of Kamloops, B.C. on May 27, 2021, about finding remains of 215 children on the grounds of an Indian Residential School instantly became headline news worldwide, even though the band’s press release said that “At this time we have more questions than answers.” Across Canada, the meagre…


Record Visits to Hamilton Children’s Hospital Causing Longer Wait Times

A sharp increase in the number of children visiting the emergency room at the children’s hospital in Hamilton, Ont., is resulting in longer wait times.  McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) said in a May 20 news release that the hospital saw a record number of patients on May 16 with over 230 children visiting its emergency…


Quick Fix: Mushrooms Add an Earthy Flavor to These Perfect-for-Memorial Day Burgers

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Looking for a really, juicy burger for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend or for anytime you want a burger. Try this one. Mushrooms add an earthy flavor to lean ground beef. They also make the burgers juicy. The mushrooms are cooked before they are added to the ground…


China’s Unrelenting Lockdowns Likely to Worsen US inflation: Analysts

The U.S. economy is likely to face fresh inflationary pressures from China, where on-and-off lockdowns have slowed production in a wide range of areas from chips to Christmas trees, ravaging global supply chains. The Chinese regime’s heavy-handed measures to contain the fast-moving Omicron variant have brought major industrial and commercial centers, like Shanghai, to a…


Ernst Says US Taxpayers Shelling Out $3 Million Daily for Border Wall That Biden Won’t Build

American taxpayers are still paying $3 million a day for former president Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico that President Joe Biden cancelled on his first day in office, according to Sen. Joni Ernst. The Iowa Republican wants to know since taxpayers are funding it anyway, why not go ahead and build the wall? “We are…


Cinema Film Review: ‘Return to the Philippines, the Leon Cooper Story’

1 h 5m | Documentary | 2015   You don’t see a lot of narrative films that cover the many lesser-known battles in the Pacific Theater during World War II. But fortunately, there are some great documentaries out there, such as 2015’s “Return to the Philippines, the Leon Cooper Story,” that shed some light on…


Gretchen’s Table: Strawberry Season Means It’s Time for a Big, Fresh Salad

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One of the first true delights to turn up at farmers markets this time of year are local strawberries. Boy, they’re terrific out of hand — just try getting a quart container of them home without snacking on a handful — but they also can add a sweet, juicy…


WHO Pandemic Treaty: What It Is, Why It Matters and How to Stop It

In June, we have an opportunity to give public comment on one of the World Health Organization’s most harrowing proposals to date. The World Health Assembly will also vote on amendments to the International Health Regulations, May 22-28, 2022. The WHO will accept two more days of public comment on the treaty, June 16 and 17,…


Quad Leaders Unveil Maritime Security Initiative to Increase Surveillance in Indo-Pacific

The leaders of the “Quad”—the United States, Japan, Australia, and India—on Tuesday unveiled a maritime security initiative to better track illegal fishing and “dark shipping” in the Indo-Pacific. The initiative, dubbed the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), was unveiled during the Quad meeting in Tokyo. It will enable the nations to “fully monitor”…


Canada Shipping 20,000 Rounds of Artillery Ammunition to Ukraine

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. Anand says the ammunition is “exactly” what Ukraine’s government asked for from its allies. She says the rounds are the standard NATO artillery calibre and compatible with the artillery guns provided to Ukraine by Canada and other countries. In April,…