Workers are continuing to pump water from a flooded field in Nova Scotia that is the focus of a search for four people, including two children, who went missing in a torrent of water Saturday. Abraham Zebian, mayor of West Hants Regional Municipality, was at the site earlier today and says search teams are pumping…
Searchers Continue to Pump Water From Nova Scotia Field in Search for Flood Missing
Biden Declares State of Emergency in Vermont as Floods Sweep Northeast
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Vermont on Tuesday after heavy rain drenched parts of the Northeast, triggering evacuations and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. Mr. Biden, currently at the annual NATO summit in Lithuania, has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help coordinate disaster relief efforts…
Alberta’s Provincewide State of Emergency to End as Wildfire Situation Improves
Alberta’s public safety and emergency services minister says a provincewide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with unprecedented wildfires will end Saturday at midnight. Mike Ellis told a news conference the wildfire situation in Alberta remains serious but, overall, things have improved significantly and it’s anticipated they will continue to…
Quebec North Shore City Declares State of Emergency as Forest Fires Multiply
A city on Quebec’s north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-Îles Mayor Steeve Beaupré says certain sectors of the city have been ordered to evacuate by 4 p.m. today as a preventive measure, with an emergency shelter set up in nearby Port-Cartier. Earlier this week, another…
Los Angeles County Ends COVID-19 Emergency After 3 Years
After three years of the COVID-19 emergency in place in the most populous county in the country, Los Angeles ended its emergency declaration March 31. The county first declared a local emergency on March 4, 2020, which brought a wave of restrictions and closures of businesses in the weeks that followed as rigorous shelter-in-place orders…
The Most Dangerous International Treaty Ever Proposed
Commentary Human history is a story of forgotten lessons. Despite the catastrophic collapse of European democracy in the 1930s, it appears that the tale of the twentieth century—in which citizens, cowed by existential threats, acquiesced in the rejection of liberty and truth in favour of obedience and propaganda, whilst allowing despotic leaders to seize ever…
California Gov. Newsom Ends Use of COVID Emergency Powers
Gov. Gavin Newsom ended his use of COVID emergency powers Feb. 28, three years after the virus first appeared in California. The milestone ended 1,090 days of operating under special powers that allowed Newsom to make unilateral decisions about the state’s response to the pandemic. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the science and…
7 Dead as Tornadoes Rip Through South, Governors Declare State of Emergency
At least six people have died in central Alabama, and a seventh person was killed in Georgia after a powerful storm and tornadoes ripped through the South on Thursday. A tornado claimed the lives of six people in Autauga County, Ala., 41 miles (66 kilometers) northeast of Selma, while around 40 homes were damaged or destroyed by a tornado, Ernie Baggett,…
Colorado Governor to Send Illegal Immigrants to New York, Other Cities
The state of Colorado is organizing transportation to send the illegal immigrants flooding into the state to other major cities around the United States. Announcing the move on Jan. 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office said in a statement that Colorado had been “working tirelessly” to address the dramatic influx of immigrants, of which the state…
El Paso Mayor Declares State of Emergency Amid Surge of Illegal Aliens
The mayor of El Paso declared a state of emergency on Saturday, citing a surge in the numbers of illegal aliens in the city’s streets and an expected influx of more to come across the Southern border as the Title 42 border policy is set to end by Dec. 21. El Paso is a Democrat…
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