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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 […]

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

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

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon just set the trial date for former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case: May 20, 2024. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony about government censorship on Thursday was “an epic moment,” according to Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute. NTD’s Chris Beers spoke

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Artificial Intelligence after meeting with executives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI at 1:30 p.m. ET on July 21.   … Read More RSS Feed | The Epoch Times

Only around 10 percent of businesses in Canada are legally obliged to disclose ownership details to the federal government, says a Department of Industry briefing note. Ninety percent of companies are registered within their home province or territory and are not covered by the legislation. The vast majority of Canadian businesses, therefore, are exempt from

The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, holds an oversight field hearing on “Securing Supply Chains: Access to Critical Minerals in the American Southwest” at 1 p.m. ET on July 21 to examine the vast mineral potential of the American Southwest. … Read More RSS Feed | The Epoch Times

Banks will be forced to explain and delay any decision to close an account under freedom of expression protection rules, according to the government. On Thursday, the Treasury said that it has stepped in to “address fears that banks” are terminating accounts because they disagree with someone’s political beliefs. The announcement comes after Natwest’s chief

The government borrowed less than expected last month, official figures show. According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), public sector net borrowing hit £18.5 billion in June. It is a fall from May’s £20 billion and lower than expected by economists, who had forecast borrowing to hit £22 billion, according

The church is supposed to be the eternal bulwark against the changing ways of the world. What happens when it’s overrun by social fads and political fashions that may endanger our communities and families—and even our own souls? In this provocative episode of Over the Target, host Lee Smith speaks with Lucas Miles, a pastor