Month: May 2023

Federal Labour Board Orders Hearing for Parks Canada Employee Denied Exemption From COVID Shot

A federal labour board has agreed to hear the case of a Parks Canada employee denied a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, after the government argued she had missed deadlines for filing a grievance through the union. Jennifer Squires, who worked as a senior financial services adviser, applied to the Federal Public Sector Labour…


Senators Disagree on How to Solve US Farm Worker Shortage

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) agree that the shortage of farm workers in the United States is approaching crisis levels. But they differ on how to address the problem as it relates to recent immigrants. Witnesses at a May 31 hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee said current immigration law leaves immigrants…


FBI Director Confirms Existence of Document Alleging Biden Engaged in Bribery: House GOP

FBI Director Christopher Wray has confirmed the existence of a document alleging that President Joe Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national according to Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. In a Twitter post, the panel announced that Wray had told them the document was real and offered to…


IN-DEPTH: Parents Should Teach Children to Defend Against ‘Woke’ Ideas, Says Author

Parents should teach their children to become resilient to “woke” ideologies, which means being able to recognize when such a concept is pushed on them and to think for themselves, said a co-author of a new book on the subject. Parents should be able to influence their children so they can think for themselves when…


NTD Evening News (May 31): Debt Ceiling Bill Moves Toward Final House Vote; Christie, Pence Expected to Announce 2024 Bid

The debt ceiling bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) cleared its last procedural hurdle on May 31, paving the way for an up-or-down vote on the measure by the full House. The House approved a rule to limit debate on the bill and bar any amendments to the bill…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (May 31): Debt Ceiling Bill Moves Toward Final House Vote; Christie, Pence Expected to Announce 2024 Bid

The debt ceiling bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) cleared its last procedural hurdle on May 31, paving the way for an up-or-down vote on the measure by the full House. The House approved a rule to limit debate on the bill and bar any amendments to the bill…


Veteran Character Actor John Beasley, Who Appeared in the TV Drama ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 79

OMAHA, Neb.—John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama “Everwood” and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, has died. He was 79. Beasley died Tuesday after a “brief and unexpected illness” at a hospital in his hometown of Omaha, his manager, Don…


Sen. Hagerty Criticizes Biden Admin for ‘Decreasing Actions’ Against Chinese Spy Activities

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday grilled Thea D. Rozman Kendler, assistant secretary for export administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, on the Biden administration’s responses to China’s increasing spy activities against the United States at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. …


San Diego County’s Proposed Budget Would Boost Infrastructure Spending by $37 Million

San Diego County officials have proposed an additional $37 million in its 2023–24 budget—up 6 percent from last year—for infrastructure improvements, for such things as traffic signals, repairing sidewalks, and funding park amenities. With the increase, the total funding for the county’s Land Use and Environment Group, which manages such projects and programs, would be…


Family of BC Woman Missing for 12 Years Issues Statement After Remains Found

The family of Madison Scott who went missing in Vanderhoof, B.C., 12 years ago says they’ve been “astonished” at the outpouring of support they have received since her remains were discovered days ago. In a statement issued through the RCMP, the Scott family says they still have many questions about the circumstances of her disappearance…