Month: July 2022

Rogers to Invest $10 Billion to Improve Reliability

Rogers will be investing $10 billion over the next three years to enhance the reliability of its services, says the company’s president and CEO. In a statement on July 24, Tony Staffieri said the plan includes having the wireless and internet services physically separated to create an ‘always on’ network to ensure customers don’t experience…


Michigan Medical School Students Walk out on Pro-Life Speaker During White Coat Ceremony

Dozens of incoming medical students at the University of Michigan walked out of the initiation ceremony on Sunday, following a failed attempt to pressure the school to cancel a pro-life doctor as the ceremony’s keynote speaker. The July 24 ceremony, during which students received their medical white coats and took the White Coat Pledge and…


Uvalde Parents Don’t Want to Send Kids Back to School

UVALDE, Texas—Two months after a massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead, and 17 others injured, parents are angry that no one has been held accountable. Grieving parents and family members are having to become activists, turning up at every public meeting to fight for every piece of information about the May 24 shooting…


Inflation-Weary Shoppers Hunting for Deals Are Turning to Cheaper Brands

More American consumers across the country are purchasing cheaper store brands at supermarkets due to rising grocery prices, adding pressure to the big food brands. The major change in spending habits began in March with the sudden spike in gas prices and the highest level of inflation in 40 years. Credit card companies report that…


MP Calls on Canadians to Support Farmers in Pushing Back Against Policies Impacting Agriculture

A Conservative MP is calling on Canadian consumers to support farmers as the federal government pushes policies to reduce fertilizer emissions, which he said are hurting the farming industry and leading to higher food prices. “Farmers and consumers around the world are pushing back. They’re pushing back against the European Union’s farm-to-fork agenda, which is…


MP Calls to Support Canadian Farmers in Pushing Back Against Policies Impacting Farming

A Conservative MP is calling on Canadian consumers to support farmers as the federal government pushes policies to reduce fertilizer emissions, which he said are hurting the farming industry and leading to higher food prices. “Farmers and consumers around the world are pushing back. They’re pushing back against the European Union’s farm-to-fork agenda, which is…


Bioflavonoids Basics

A wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and beverages are rich in one of the most complex groups of naturally occurring compounds found in foods. Known as bioflavonoids, or simply flavonoids, more than 8,000 different types have been identified with even more likely to be discovered in the future. Bioflavonoids include isoflavonoids, flavanones, flavonols, flavanols, flavones…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (July 25)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2 to $96.70 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for September delivery rose $1.95 to $105.15 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 16 cents to $3.38 a gallon. August heating oil rose 6 cents to $3.52 a gallon. August natural gas rose 43 cents to $8.73…


Fauci: We Were ‘Always Aware’ of Natural Immunity

White House adviser Anthony Fauci said Monday that he and other health officials were “always aware” of the protection afforded by COVID-19 natural immunity. “We were always aware that if you get infected, you have a degree of protection against reinfection,” Fauci remarked in response to a question from a reporter with The Hill. He later…


Ontario Liberals Elect John Fraser to Again Serve as Interim Leader

The Ontario Liberal Party unanimously elected John Fraser as interim leader in a caucus vote on July 25. Fraser, who also served as the party’s interim leader in 2018 after then-leader Kathleen Wynne stepped down, will replace former leader Steven Del Duca. Del Duca was elected Ontario Liberal leader in 2020 and held the role…