Month: April 2023

Five Years Later, Memories of Devastating Toronto Van Attack Live on for Community

On the first unseasonably warm day of the year, a bustling area in north Toronto sees a variety of pedestrians out enjoying the sun: mothers push strollers, teens leaving school chat in groups and office workers in suits gather outside for their lunch breaks. There are few visible signs that the deadliest attack in Toronto’s…


New Biden CAFE Standards May Be an Existential Threat to US Automakers

Earlier this month, the Biden administration issued revised Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that dictate fuel mileage standards for passenger cars and light trucks in the United States. The new CAFE standards require 49 miles per gallon (mpg) on U.S. vehicles by model year 2026. In making the announcement, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said,…


The CIA, Biowarfare, and COVID—Dr. Robert Malone’s New Book Tells the Truth

In his new book, “Lies My Government Told Me,” former insider, now courageous truth-teller Dr. Robert Malone tells the unknown story about the real origins of the pandemic. At the center of the “private-public partnership” tying government agencies to Big Pharma are bureaucratic insiders like Dr. Anthony Fauci and billionaire donors like Bill Gates. As…


Japan Kickstarts Indo-Pacific Warship Tour With Eye on China

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) deployed its fleet on Thursday to begin an Indo-Pacific tour to bolster defense cooperation in the face of mounting military threats from communist China. The annual Indo-Pacific deployment will run until Sept. 17, and the MSDF fleet will make port calls in 17 countries, including the Pacific island nations of…


Canada Pledges $39M in Sniper Rifles, Non-Lethal Aid for Ukraine

Canada is committing another $39 million in weapons and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the latest contribution during a meeting with counterparts from the U.S. and other allies in Germany. The donation includes almost $35 million in cash to help Ukraine buy fuel, first-aid kits and other non-lethal provisions through…


Wall Street Subdued at Open, Focus on Business Activity Data

U.S. stock indexes were subdued at the open on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while awaiting more data for clues on the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6.98 points, or 0.02 percent, at the open to 33,793.60. The S&P 500 opened…


Canada’s Premiers, Police Chiefs to Talk Bail Reform as Ottawa Faces Calls for Change

The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial premiers today to talk about reforming Canada’s criminal justice system. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, says premiers aim to hear chiefs’ public-safety concerns and their perspectives on how Ottawa should amend federal law, including…


Grenfell: Michael Gove Threatens Cladding Companies With ‘Severe Consequences’

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has threatened “severe consequences” if the companies responsible for producing the flammable cladding and insulation panels involved in the Grenfell Tower fire do not come up with a financial support package. The fire in the West London suburb of North Kensington in June, 2017 killed 72 people. A public inquiry has…


Pozole

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Talk about Mexican soul food; you can’t get more quintessential than Pozole! This is a Mesoamerican dish and was an Aztec favorite long before Columbus ever sailed the ocean blue. There are even restaurants specializing in it, called pozolerías! It was one of the first real Mexican dishes I fell in…


Deadly Fire Incidents in New York Spike Following E-Bike Adoption

Fire incidents triggered by lithium-ion batteries have spiked in New York City in recent years as more people adopt electric vehicles, especially e-bikes. Fires caused by batteries powering e-micromobility devices like e-bikes rose from 44 in 2020 to 220 in 2022 in NYC. Between 2021 and 2022, such fires resulted in 226 injuries and 10…