On Forbes’ 2023 list of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity,” The Walt Disney Co. ranked No. 98, beating out such companies as Nike, Bank of America, and Netflix. To compile the list of the top 500 companies, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey 45,000 American workers at companies with at least 1,000…
America’s Most ‘Woke’ Employers: Here’s How Disney Ranked
Ontario to Create Bail Compliance Teams, Premier Says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will establish bail compliance teams in an effort to tackle violent crime. The province is investing $112 million to create dedicated teams in police forces across the province. Ford says auto thefts, assaults, break-and-enters and random acts of violence are up across the province. The government will also expand…
Gov. Newsom’s Successor, Part 2: President or Vice President Newsom?
Commentary (Part One of this two-part series is “The Early Candidates Announce.”) On April 25, President Joe Biden launched his 2024 reelection bid. To me, at least, even in the heavily rehearsed and edited announcement video, he looked frail and partly incoherent. Americans seem to agree. An NBC News poll released the day before showed…
Audrey Hale Manifesto Being Reviewed for Public Release
The writings and so-called manifesto of the Nashville, Tennessee Christian school shooter, Audrey Hale, are being reviewed for release to the public, Metro Nashville Police Department officials told The Epoch Times on Thursday. “We are in the process of going through the writings so that they can and will be released publicly,” MNPD Public Affairs…
Maximize Space and Style in Apartments and Tiny Homes
By Kaitlyn Keegan From Hartford Courant With home interest rates soaring above 6%, many U.S. residents are left living in apartments. These one- or two-bedroom units are typically under 1,000 square feet. For many apartment dwellers, it simply isn’t enough space. Finding room for a stand mixer or enough counter space to bake cookies, or storing your…
That Perfect Big Sur Road Trip? Start Rerouting
By Christopher Reynolds From Los Angeles Times Los Angeles—With storm-damaged Highway 1 under reconstruction in three different places, California Transportation Dept. officials say northbound drivers on that route won’t be able to reach Big Sur directly for at least two months. In other words, Southern Californians, it may be time to reroute your early summer…
Police Say Head of Montreal Seniors Home Billed for Services That Weren’t Provided
The head of a private seniors residence in Montreal has been charged with fraud after he allegedly billed a regional health authority for resident services that were never provided. Paul Asselin, 60, produced fake invoices using the names of people who were not living at the care home at the time the services were allegedly…
Amazon Begins Job Cuts in HR and Cloud Units as Part of Latest Layoff Round
Amazon on Wednesday started laying off employees in its cloud computing and human resources divisions. Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Beth Galetti, senior vice president of Amazon’s People Experience and Technology, sent separate notes to all impacted employees in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica informing them of the job cuts. “It…
Canadian Parents Increasingly Choosing Independent Schools for Their Kids: Study
Parents across Canada are increasingly choosing independent schools over government schools for their children, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. Released on April 26, the study says the share of K-12 students enrolled at independent schools across the country increased in every province over a 19-year span, while the share of those…
Pride Flag Opposition Erupts in Ontario Catholic School Board
A large group of parents concerned that flying a pride flag doesn’t fit with Catholic values attended a recent York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) meeting on the matter April 25. The police were called as tensions escalated, and it’s not the first time LGBTQ-related discussions have sparked such conflict at the board’s meetings. Some…
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