Author: Frank Allison

On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the War on Terror left an indelible mark on thousands of men and women who came home with terrible injuries, but a former soldier is getting a new lease, on life, in a home built specifically for him.  On a blustery Spring day, near Tomball, in a relatively new neighborhood, the Patriot Guard rumbled to a stop while a crowd of dozens waited for retired Army corporal Nick Clark to arrive, with his family, for a Texas welcome. Since 2006, the Houston non-profit organization Helping a Hero has provided support for service members severely…

Austin: US to donate old refurbished Abrams tanks from Pentagon inventory The United States will supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks from the Pentagon warehouses, which will first be converted for export, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Austin said at a congressional hearing that the Abrams tanks for Ukraine would be stockpiled and the tanks would be redesigned to be exportable. According to him, all this is not being done as part of new purchases, tanks will not be built from scratch, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, the New York Times reported that the United States decided to send old…

The Canadian government formally committed March 24 to an extension of the International Space Station to 2030, joining other Western partners but not Russia. As part of a summit meeting in Ottawa between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden, the two governments confirmed that Canada would participate in the ISS through 2030 as part of a renewed commitment to space exploration that includes contributions to the NASA-led lunar Gateway. “Prime Minister Trudeau agreed to extend Canada’s commitment to the International Space Station (ISS) and support science on the Lunar Gateway,” the Canadian government said in a statement outlining overall…

An immigration consultant who facilitated fake admission letters, students from Punjab who ended up in colleges they had not signed up for and are now facing deportation — the Canadian scandal shows the pitfalls of chasing dreams mindlessly and the loopholes that allow illegalities THE great Canadian dream has turned into a nightmare for many. And the man responsible for this is on the run. Search is on to nab Brijesh Mishra, immigration consultant and partner at Education Migration Services in Jalandhar, who has been named in various FIRs for issuing fake admission letters to students applying for various courses…

A right-leaning national grassroots organization is targeting a Massachusetts-based program designed to advance math education among students of color and low-income students. Parents Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint with U.S. education officials on Tuesday against the Milton Public Schools for its administration of a program called The Calculus Project. The Virginia-based group contends the program is discriminatory, because it allegedly excludes some students from participation on the basis of race. Founded in 2009, the Braintree-based Calculus Project seeks to bring together students of color and low-income students during breaks and after school to get extra tutoring in…

Canada said it would take back 23 of its citizens who were held in Islamic State camps in north-east Syria. The group includes six women, 13 infants, and four men. British-Canadian dual national, Jack Letts, whose British citizenship was revoked, is among the men who will be brought back. Lawyer Barbara Jackman, representing one of the four men, said the parents were happy with the court’s decision. The judge asked that the men should be repatriated “as soon as reasonably possible,” Ms Jackman said. The repatriation would be the largest so far for Canada after the so-called Islamic State caliphate…

Canada is sending four combat-ready battle tanks to Ukraine and will be deploying “a number” of Canadian Armed Forces members to train Ukrainian soldiers on how to operate them. Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement on Thursday alongside Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, vowing that in addition to the initial four Leopard 2 tanks, Canada may send additional tanks at a later date. Canada’s delivery of the tanks will take place “in the coming weeks,” while the provision of trainers, as well as spare parts and ammunition, is pending co-ordination with allies, said the defence minister. The…

Across 10 out of 15 sectors, payroll employment (the number of employees receiving pay or receiving benefits from their employer) increased in November 2022—a good indication of a strong hiring climate, and a returning to pre-COVID economic output in Canada. As a result, many industries also saw a decrease in job vacancies—as employers were more effectively able to hire to fill openings, in the face of looming labour shortages. Overall payroll employment increased by 7,100 jobs, as increases in the professional scientific and technical services, public administration, and finance and insurance sectors were offset by significant decreases in the retail…

A Canadian pastor is facing his final trial after three years of repeated fines, arrests and imprisonment for keeping his church open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artur Pawlowski, pastor of the Cave of Adullam congregation in Calgary, said he is accused of causing $400 million worth of damages for officiating a church service during the trucker blockade at the U.S.-Canada border last year. “This is the final culmination of over 40 tickets for the COVID tyranny, the house arrest, the prison, all of that stuff,” Pawlowski told Fox News Digital ahead of his trial, set to begin Thursday, Feb. 2,…

Former finance minister Bill Morneau says he disagreed with the way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used vaccine mandates as a wedge issue during the 2021 election, arguing it further polarized the debate in Canada. “When you react to social media, when you react quickly to the 24/7 news cycle, you find yourself taking decisions, saying things that exacerbate the strongly held opinions of the people who are putting out those points of view,” Morneau told host Matt Galloway on CBC Radio’s The Current. “The decision in the last election campaign to use the vaccine mandate as a wedge issue —…