Category: Coverage on investigations into suspected voter fraud

Iran Joins Rapidly Expanding Eurasian Bloc Led by Moscow, Beijing

Iran has become a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a formidable bloc of Eurasian states that’s led by Moscow and Beijing. Tehran’s accession to the SCO was formalized at a July 4 virtual summit hosted by SCO member India, which currently holds the organization’s rotating presidency. While addressing participants, Iranian President Ebrahim…


Senate Republicans Gird to Fight Biden’s CDC Pick

Six Republican senators led by Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) are urging President Joe Biden not to appoint former North Carolina Secretary of Public Health Mandy Cohen to succeed Rochelle Walensky as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “According to recent news reports, you intend to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen as the next…


Trade Minister Confronted on Lack of Forced Labour Products Intercepted at Borders

As International Trade Minister Mary Ng testified before a Commons committee on March 27, Conservative MPs sought answers as to why Canada has been unable to intercept a single shipment of goods made with forced labour. MP Kyle Seeback pressed Ng on the issue during the meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade, after…


Investigations Accuse Family Court Judges of Sending Children Into Danger

The murder of at least a dozen children in the past three months puts a tragic spotlight on a disturbing pattern of an American court system that appears to be deliberately putting custody in the hands of a dangerous parent. According to the Center For Judicial Excellence, a national organization that closely tracks the trend,…


Nikki Haley Makes Appeal to MAGA Crowd at CPAC

Nikki Haley, who announced her run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination last month, on March 3 addressed the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which over the past several years has been a forum for the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement led by former President Donald Trump, under whom Haley served as U.S….


US Plans $10 Billion Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers, Ammunition to Poland

The Biden administration plans to sell nearly 20 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and various other weapons and related equipment worth about $10 billion to NATO ally Poland. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement that Congress was notified of the potential sale on Feb. 7. Lawmakers will still need…


Queensland Government Announces $766 Million Wind Farm Project

The Queensland government has announced $766 million in funding for a major wind farm as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk foreshadows “the biggest energy announcement” in the state’s history. Billed as Australia’s largest publicly-owned wind farm, the project in the South Burnett, northwest of Brisbane, will include up to 150 turbines and potentially generate enough electricity to…


Radical New Curriculum a Factor that Drove Maryland History Teacher to Quit

A dream career as a high school social studies teacher in Maryland’s upscale Montgomery County ended this summer when Brenda Diaz saw the school’s new curriculum. The new content was “insidious, deceitful, and divisive,” said Diaz. The tenured teacher with seven years of teaching experience in the county said that the Covid mandates also were…


Conservatives Debate Freedom, Foreign Policy, and Energy in First Official Debate

The candidates running in the Conservative leadership election convened in Edmonton on May 11 for their first official debate in English. The debate wasn’t as contentious as the last week’s unofficial debate hosted by Canada Strong and Free, but still the candidates took the occasional jabs at each other while putting forth arguments on why…


Basil: Herb of Scorpions, Doctors, and Kings

For most Americans, the scent of basil usually means Italian food. But this herb is good for much more than just pasta. Some say the basil name comes from “basilisk”—the Greek word for dragon or lizard. Others say it comes from “basileus,” the Greek word for king. Tales from basil folklore support both interpretations. Basil…