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A vast majority of Canadians agree that adults should have the right to seek the sexual counselling of their choice, according to a new poll. Conducted by Nanos for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), the poll found that 78 percent of Canadians agree that consenting adults should be free to seek the sexual […]

LONDON—Britain’s medicines regulator said there had been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in the brain among 11 million given AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine but said that it found the benefits of the shot far outweigh any possible risks. Concerns about reports of blood clots, along with low platelet levels, have led to

The European Union’s drug regulator announced March 18 that the AstraZeneca CCP virus vaccine is “safe and effective” following reports of recipients developing blood clots or even dying after getting the shot. The European Medicines Agency, in essentially clearing the vaccine for usage, said the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot isn’t associated with an increase in the overall

Costa Mesa city council approved a hazard pay urgency ordinance March 16, requiring grocers and retail drug stores to boost the salaries of frontline employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance, which takes immediate effect, requires stores to increase the hourly wage of frontline workers by $4 for 120 days. It applies to stores with

The number of immigrants illegally crossing America’s southern border will grow a hundredfold in the future, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asserted late Wednesday. “This is just the very beginning of what’s going to be a massive expansion of the number of people coming across the border. It will grow tenfold and a hundredfold, especially because

Amusement park operator Six Flags Entertainment said it will reopen its theme park in Mexico starting Thursday, and both of its California properties to the public on April 3. The company, known for roller coaster rides such as the El Toro, Batman the Ride, and Bizarro, said the parks will operate at reduced attendance levels,

Commentary Jordan Peterson occupies a unique place in the cultural sphere. Grounded in the small Alberta town of his upbringing, the University of Toronto professor of clinical psychology has been elevated to the status of Canada’s foremost public intellectual. An almost mythic figure to some, Peterson is a pariah to others. For those who worship

BANGKOK—Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Burma has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of the country’s relations with China amid a broad public backlash against a Feb. 1 coup. Many in Burma, also known as Myanmar, suspect Beijing of supporting the military’s takeover, and there has long been a

HELSINKI—Finland’s domestic security agency said Thursday that the cybergroup APT31, which is generally linked to the Chinese regime, was likely behind a cyberspying attack on the information systems of the Nordic country’s parliament. The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service, known by the abbreviation Supo, said it had “identified a cyber espionage operation targeted in 2020

ROME—A former Vatican altar boy has testified that an older seminarian would come into his bed at night to perform a sexual act on him in the Vatican’s youth seminary, saying his initial shock gave way to resignation because he feared being sent home. Accuser L.G. testified for the first time Wednesday in the Vatican’s