Month: February 2023

WestJet Customers Offered 7.5-Hour Bus Ride to Destination After Flight Cancelled

WestJet customers were rebooked on a seven-and-a-half-hour bus trip from Calgary to Regina after their afternoon flight was cancelled Sunday. Passengers said they were informed less than three hours before boarding that the one-hour flight between the two cities had been cancelled and that they could reach their destination via “ground transportation” that would have them…


Vancouver Police Shoot Man With Rubber Bullets in Case of Mistaken Identity

Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained “reliable information” last Wednesday that a man wanted Canada-wide for a violent home invasion in Calgary was in the city’s Yaletown neighbourhood. The suspect who police thought…


WHO Was ‘Complicit’ in China’s Cover-Up of COVID-19 Origins: Sen. Daines

The World Health Organization (WHO) was “complicit” in helping China’s communist regime cover up the origins of COVID-19, according to Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). Speaking with NTD News, The Epoch Times’ sister outlet, Daines on Feb. 27 suggested that the WHO could not be trusted due to its compliance with in China’s attempts to hide the…


Stocks Steady Themselves After Wall Street’s Rout Last Week

NEW YORK—Stocks steadied themselves Monday following Wall Street’s worst week since early December. The S&P 500 rose 12.20 points, or 0.3 percent to 3,982.24 for just its second gain in the last seven days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 72.17, or 0.2 percent, to 32,889.09, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 72.04, or 0.6 percent,…


US Gives Go Ahead for New Lethal Hardware for Australia

The Australian Defence Forces (ADF) just became more lethal after the United States government greenlit the sale of long-range guided missiles and their supporting equipment. The sale, which is estimated to cost the federal government around $750 million (US$506 million), will see Australia acquire up to 63 of the U.S. new medium-range air-to-ground Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range…


Biden Climate Czar John Kerry Will Stay at Least Through UN Summit in November

Special climate envoy John Kerry, who is speculated to soon leave the Biden administration, has confirmed that he will remain in his post at least through this year’s United Nations climate summit. “There’s sufficient unfinished business that I felt it would be inappropriate to walk away from that at this point in time,” Kerry told…


Artist: Shen Yun Has the Rhythm of Nature and Brings Meditative Peace

MIAOLI, Taiwan—Ceramic artist Lin Tsung-Hsien watched Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the Miaobei Art Center on Feb. 26. Mr. Lin said that the water sleeves dance left a deep impression on him. “The visual composition of the water sleeves dance was very interesting,” said Mr. Lin. “It was beautifully choreographed.” Based…


Money for Indigenous ‘Voice’ Should Go Directly to Struggling Communities: Former NBA Player

The millions being spent on encouraging Australians to vote to change the Constitution should, instead, be directly spent on helping Indigenous communities, says former NBA player Andrew Bogut. His comments come as reports emerge of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbying the country’s sporting leagues to back the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which will effectively shrine…


Newsom’s Plan to Cap Oil Profits in California Faces Bipartisan Skepticism

Californians might have to choose between higher gas prices or scaling back its climate agenda, state regulators told legislators last week at a special state Senate hearing on a proposed oil industry windfall profits penalty. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the special session of the Legislature Feb. 22 to consider imposing penalties on oil companies to…


Watchdog to Probe Buttigieg’s Use of Government Aircraft

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is facing an audit by its internal watchdog following reports about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of government aircraft. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a memo on Monday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), citing news reports, requested the audit to determine whether Buttigieg’s use of government…