Commentary After losing at the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has floated another student debt relief scheme. Lawyers and judges will take a while to decide if this new approach passes constitutional muster, no doubt, until after the 2024 election. But while the legal gears turn—slowly as ever—the political-economic implications will emerge immediately and be…
Tommy Douglas’s Status as Historic Figure Under Review by Feds for His Beliefs on Eugenics
The late founding leader of the federal New Democratic Party, Tommy Douglas, is under review as a national historic figure by the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations because he wrote a thesis paper for his master’s degree on eugenics. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board is examining Mr. Douglas’s “controversial beliefs and behaviour,” according to…
Liberal Government Looking for Input on New Law to Improve Safety in Long-Term Care
The federal government is looking for public input on a new legislation to improve safety in long-term care, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals promised during their 2021 election campaign to table a Safe Long-Term Care Act, after widespread COVID-19 outbreaks drew attention to the struggle many homes…
Population Expert Says UK Needs to Raise Fertility Rates or Face a Stark Choice Between Decline and Immigration
Britain needs to raise its fertility rates or face a stark choice between economic decline or rising levels of immigrant labour, says one of the country’s most prominent population experts. Demographer and author Paul Morland said if British people did not start having more children the country faced a “demographic nightmare” like Japan, which has…
Indian Landslide Kills 16, Rescue Operations Paused
IRSHALWADI, India—The death toll from a massive landslide in western India rose to 16 late on Thursday, as rescue operations were suspended with around 100 people still feared trapped, officials said. Land gave way in the middle of the night in the remote mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi, in the state of Maharashtra, about 60 km…
Australian Government Pledges $5.5 Million to PNG’s NRL Bid
The Albanese government has pledged $5.5 million (US$3.7 million) in support of Papua New Guinea’s bid for the next NRL license. Federal Minister for International Development Pat Conroy made the announcement during his visit to PNG this week and said the funds would be used to develop pathways programs. “Talent identification and player development are…
Armenia: Canada to Send Two Experts for EU Mission Seeking Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
Canada is sending two officials to support a European mission that is aiming to prevent another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The unarmed European Union mission in Armenia is a project involving a hundred civilian monitors who keep tabs on the security situation at the border with Azerbaijan. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced…
Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Dodge COVID Symptoms: Study
A new study suggests that people who contract COVID-19 but do not exhibit symptoms, referred to by researchers as “super-dodgers,” may have a genetic mutation that serves as a form of protection. The research study was published in the journal Nature on July 19 and led by researchers from the University of California–San Francisco. It…
The West Leaks Chip Tech to China
Commentary The U.S.-China chip war is heating up. The world’s two largest superpowers are clashing over semiconductors that determine increasingly more of our lives, from when the smart toaster pops in the morning to what we write to our friends, family, and colleagues using ChatGPT in the afternoon. The latest silicon wafers, with transistors as…
Evidence of Little People Found Throughout the World, But Are They Real?
Is it possible that throughout history, a different kind of people—little people like the elves or dwarves of lore—once populated the earth? Some evidence has emerged over the years suggesting such people may have lived in various regions around the world. They are often described as about 3 feet tall and preferring to avoid contact with…
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