Saturday, 15 May 2021

Seychelles

Highest vaccination rate in the world but death rates skyrocket.



Truly a Wondrous Plant

Rubber made from dandelions is making tires more sustainable.



Stolen Lumber Was Used by Beavers To Build Dam

‘Who could really blame these little bucktooth bandits, considering the price of wood these days?’


 

Do We Need Trans-Friendly Trains?

A train line has apologized for greeting its customers as ‘ladies and gentlemen.’



Guilbeault

Bill C-10 won’t breach free speech.



New Zealand Troops

Now a priority’ for vaccination in Canada.



To Stop COVID-19

 China plans to draw a line through Mount Everest



Canada, The International Laggard

We are one of the naturally wealthiest countries in the world, yet our standard of living is falling and we can't even vaccinate our population in a reasonable time frame.



Facial Recognition

Identifies people wearing masks.




Diagnosis

American Medical Association is infected with CRT.



Why Did So Many Doctors Become Nazis?

Moral lessons for today’s professional healer.



‘A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth’

As BC’s watchdog slams the province’s own logging agency for wrecking ecosystems.



Friday, 14 May 2021

The Revenge of Anne and Mary

Two women take to the sea and become the most feared pirates in the world. Rare archival material brings to life the most authoritative narrative of history’s boldest pair of renegades.



Beijing Issues Deadliest War Warning Yet as China Declares It is Now 'Ready to Defeat' US

China has issued its deadliest warning yet as Beijing warned that the US will be “defeated” if the two superpowers go to war amid a tense stand-off over the South China Sea and Taiwan.



Hail Lobster

Jordan Peterson just dared Justin Trudeau to try and censor him.



While China Plots War, Biden’s Military Goes Woke

Electric cars, critical race theory, and defeatism.



Arendt and Roth: An Uncanny Convergence

The two writers not only knew and liked each other, but also found common cause in the great concerns that animated their work.



Coromandel Coast Scallop Beds

 In crisis.



Thursday, 13 May 2021

Vancouver’s Drug Decriminalization Plan Is a Disaster

 Drug users say it’s critically flawed.



Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million

In ransom.




Canada Creeps Towards Totalitarianism

If the Canadian government doesn’t like the content you’re producing, they want to ensure you can’t make a living off it.



Why won’t Israelis Let Themselves be Killed?

The global woke loathing for Israel is taking an even darker turn.



COVID-19 Spirals Out of Control in Nepal

Every emergency room is full now.’




Tulipmania in Space

SPACs are creating a space bubble that will eventually come crashing back to Earth along with cosmic junk launched during the current frenzy.



It’s Not Just a Pipeline. Ransomware Attacks are Proliferating Across the Country.

Federal intelligence assessments warn the hacks may be linked to the Russian government.



How to Experience More Wow

Awe might seem an unobtainable luxury to many but, with the right approach, you can enjoy it daily – no mountain required.



Inside Pictet

The secretive Swiss bank for the World’s richest people.



How COVID Broke the Evidence Pipeline

The pandemic stress-tested the way the world produces evidence — and revealed all the flaws.



Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Northwestern University Journalist Says the Way White People Walk

Is racist.



A Welcome Backlash

Against critical race theory.



Ontario Teacher Candidates Say They've Been Left Behind by New Mandatory Math Test

Change follows downward-trending scores among Grade 6 students.



Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries and People

The salmonberry plant has nourished Indigenous communities for generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food.



Where Now Grizzly Bear?

After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.



The Lyman Family’s Holy Siege of America

Inside the cult led by Mel Lyman, the East Coast Charles Manson.



The Last Wailer

Bunny Wailer grew up in the same house as Bob Marley, and together with Peter Tosh, they created not just The Wailers but a new template for sound. But only Bunny remains,  in his own private Zion. He is not an easy man to visit. 




Doctors in Socialist Cuba

Can’t even afford public transportation.




A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees

The Massachusetts Audubon Society has managed its land as wildlife habitat for years. Here’s how the carbon credits it sold may have fueled climate change.



Canadian Taxpayers Federation Debt Clock

Needs replacing after running out of digits.



How to Speak Proper

A guide for civil and respectful engagement on issues that matter.



It’s Time to Stop Blaming Boomers

A new book by Helen Andrews both scorns and salutes the most vilified generation.



China Enters the Arctic Digitization Race

In 2018, China flagged its global interest in the Arctic region as a key facet of its Belt and Road Initiative—with the High North featuring as the Polar Silk Road.



Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples

From the sweet to the offbeat.



The Secret Tricks

Hidden inside restaurant menus.