Month: April 2023

One of the Last of His Generation, Second World War Vet in New Brunswick Dies

Angus Hamilton, who served as a radar technician in Southeast Asia during the Second World War and returned home to a successful career in the civil service and academia, has died in Fredericton at the age of 100. Born in Listowel, Ont., on April 18, 1922, Hamilton grew up on a farm, with the Great…


Parental Rights Bills Sweeping the United States

Legislation protecting a parent’s right to block the use of gender pronouns and other gender ideology in public schools is either pending or has already passed in all but three U.S. states. Of the states where legislation is being heavily watched is the state of New Hampshire, where more than 200 people turned out this…


Language Teacher Says Shen Yun ‘Fills the Soul’

PURCHASE, N.Y.—Roger and Paula Wangerin attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College on April 22. Roger Wangerin, a retired professional opera singer, has traveled around the world for his singing career. Paula Wangerin is a language teacher and consultant. Wangerin said his daughter was among the performers on stage, and said…


CEO Finds Cultural Commonality With Chinese Culture Through Shen Yun

SAN DIEGO—Brian Gibbs, CEO of a retirement advising and tax planning company, brought fifty of his clients to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the San Diego Civic Theatre on April 22. “I love it,” said Mr. Gibbs, who was seeing the performance for the third time. “I have brought fifty of my best clients…


Public-Service Strike: Union ‘Fed Up’ With Pace of Talks but Ottawa Blames Union

OTTAWA—Talks between the federal government and the union representing 155,000 striking public servants appeared mired in communication issues on Saturday as both sides accused the other of obstructing negotiations and being too slow to respond to key developments. The head of the Public Service Alliance of Canada held a news conference to blast Ottawa’s Treasury…


PREMIERING 4/25 at 7:30PM ET: Christine Anderson: From 15-Minute Cities to Climate Lockdowns, the Onslaught of Digital Tyranny

“The Digital Green Certificate, the COVID pass, that was a test balloon to get people to [have] to produce some kind of a QR code, just getting people used to that. Now, what they’re slamming us with is these 15-minute cities. Make no mistake. It’s not about your convenience,” argues Christine Anderson. She’s a member…


Cuban Appreciates Traditions Presented in Shen Yun

ROSEMONT, Illinois—Hector Flores, a deputy executive director, and Nancy Flores, a former manager, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Rosemont Theatre on April 22. “I loved it,” Mrs. Flores said. “I love the music, I love the choreography, I just loved everything. I love the costumes, I love the way everything was engaging. It…


Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Woman in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man was arrested about eight hours after abandoning a speeding, stolen SUV that struck and killed a woman in Anaheim early April 22. Officers were dispatched about 1:20 a.m. to the 700 block of North East Street, after the Anaheim Police Department was notified by the Placentia Police Department that a traffic collision…


One Killed, Another Hospitalized in San Diego Trailer Fire

RAMONA, Calif.—One person died April 22 and another person was hospitalized in a travel trailer fire in Ramona, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the structure in the 17000 block of Voorhes Lane fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, according to Captain Mike Cornette of Cal Fire…


Australian Children Spending More Time on Screens, Less Time Reading

New statistics show that the presence of small screens has increased in children’s lives, with one in four children spending more than 20 hours a week on screen-based devices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released new statistics on April 21 after analysing how much time children spend in front of a screen by tracking…