- Provinces Catch Up on Cancelled Surgeries, but Long Waits Persist
Many surgeries cancelled by lockdowns last spring have since taken place, but experts say even the best-performing provinces still struggle with chronically long wait times. In British Columbia, about 30,000 procedures were cancelled or never scheduled during the two-month shutdown last spring. The province recently reported that as of Nov. 12, 2020, surgeries had been […]
- Rev. Franklin Graham: ‘Pray God’ Spares the Nation ‘from the Evil Before Us’
On Christmas Eve evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham asked Christians to pray that America will be spared “from the evil that is before us.” A supporter of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Graham asked his Twitter followers to pray for the president, that God will grant him “wisdom in the coming days.” […]
- David Mamet Calls Out ‘Experts’ and Questions Lockdowns: ‘The Virus Here Is Government’
Acclaimed playwright David Mamet has added his distinctive voice to the growing chorus of dissenters who are questioning the effectiveness of government-mandated masks and lockdowns to combat the coronavirus. In a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, the Glengarry Glen Ross playwright slams the so-called “experts” and advisers whose counsel has led to the destruction […]
- BBQ Rebellion: Restaurant Owner Arrested After Days of Defying Toronto Lockdown
Restaurant owner Adam Skelly was arrested by Toronto police Thursday after defying the city’s Wuhan coronavirus lockdown order for several days by opening his barbeque restaurant for indoor dining. Skelly was arrested shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday by police who had blockaded the entrance to his restaurant Adamson Barbecue, located in the Toronto district […]
- NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 12)
The first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s senate confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court have concluded, an official from the World Health Organization has spoken out against using sweeping lockdowns as a way of controlling the virus, and we hear from a father starting a movement to reopen California schools. Click Here to Subscribe […]
- Restaurant and Hotel Workers Hit with Devastating Layoffs in November
The steep toll of the resurgent pandemic on workers in the hotel and restaurant sector came into view Tuesday in a government report detailing layoffs in November. Earlier reports, such as jobless claims numbers and the nonfarm payroll figures released on the first Friday of each month, had shown that layoffs were on the rise […]
- Dave Rubin: Lockdowns ‘Don’t Work’ and ‘Are Destroying Lives’
Lockdown and shutdown decrees — ostensibly issued for public health purposes — are “destroying lives,” noted Dave Rubin, host of the Rubin Report, in an interview with Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on Sunday at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in West Palm Beach, FL. Marlow invited Rubin, a Californian and Los Angelino, to compare […]
- Report: Over a Quarter of Small Businesses in New York and New Jersey Closed This Year
Over a quarter of small businesses in New York and New Jersey, areas hit hardest by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, have not reopened this year, according to a report from a Harvard-run database. The database, TrackTheRecovery.org, revealed that 27.8 percent of small businesses in New York have not reopened following the mass shutdowns that occurred in the […]
- Dr. Larry Arnn: ‘We Have a Right to Have In-Person Classes’
President of Hillsdale College Dr. Larry Arnn said during an interview with Breitbart News’ Alex Marlow on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Daily that American students “have a right to have in-person classes,” even during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s fundamental to college operations,” Arnn asserted, adding that the word “college” actually “means partnership.” “To be close and […]
- [VIDEO] Man Craps on Nancy Pelosi’s Driveway, Claims it Was a Peaceful Protest
On Saturday, a man posted a video to YouTube that showed him pooping on the driveway of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in San Francisco, California. Now, he has revealed why he decided to do this. The man who posted the video is a 28-year-old YouTuber who goes by “Mando” or “Armando,” and […]
- Brooks: We’ve ‘Let Each Other Down’ by Not Shutting Down the Way Other Nations Did
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Americans “failed each other” because “We never shut down the way other countries did, and we certainly are not doing it now.” Brooks said, “We were failed by our institutions, including the CDC and the FDA, big time. We were — failed each other. I […]
- Surgeon General: ‘Need to Be More Intelligent’ about Some Closures, Closing Down Outdoor Gatherings Just Forces People Inside
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said that “we need to be more intelligent, more strategic about some of these closures,” and specifically stated that it’s generally safe to keep schools open and the fact that “if you close down people’s ability to congregate in an […]
- Democrat Jon Ossoff Signals Support for Georgia Lockdown: ‘It’s Time to Trust the Experts’
Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that he would support a statewide lockdown of businesses to address coronavirus spread if public health experts indicate a need for “stronger mitigation measures,” remarking that “it’s time to trust the experts.” Ossoff, who is challenging Republican Sen. David Perdue […]
- Donald Trump: America Would Be In ‘Massive Depression’ if I Totally Listened to the Scientists
President Donald Trump defended his handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday at a campaign rally in Carson City, Nevada. He mocked former Vice President Joe Biden for repeatedly saying that he would follow the advice of scientists regarding public lockdowns and economic shutdowns. “If I listened totally to the scientists, we would right now […]
- 94 New Cases, 18 More Deaths Recorded in Victoria
18 more deaths and 94 new cases were recorded for Victoria on Aug 29. Victoria’s death toll now stands at 514 and the national figure 601 Latest deaths include a woman aged in her 60s, a woman and two men in their 70s, four women and five men in their 80s, and two woman and […]
- French Police Shut Down Huge Party Defying COVID-19 Restrictions
PARIS—French police shut down on Saturday a huge party in northwestern France that had been under way since New Year’s Eve in defiance of a curfew and coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings. About 2,500 people had attended the rave party in an unused warehouse in Lieuron, near Rennes, and some clashed with police on Saturday, […]
- EU’s Coronavirus Christmas Rules: No Communal Singing, Televised Church Only
The European Commission has released a set of Christmas Wuhan coronavirus guidelines including a proposal to ban communal singing. The Commission guidelines were released on Wednesday and included lists of “recommended actions for member states” which instruct countries to look after vulnerable people such as the disabled, the mentally ill, or homeless, as well as […]
- GOP Rep. Comer: ‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘Un-American’ to Force Businesses to Shut Down
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) argued that “we should never have a situation where the government forces businesses like restaurants to shut down.” And that doing so is “unconstitutional. It’s un-American.” Comer said that on Friday, many of his constituents went from Kentucky to Tennessee, […]
- Business Calls for Faster Reopening in Victoria
The Victorian government is being accused of “box ticking” rather than proper consultation with small business over the roadmap out of lockdown restrictions. The day after business groups wrote an open letter saying the measures are causing massive economic and social damage, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) chief executive Peter Strong criticised the […]
- Victoria Shutdown Sinks Consumer Confidence Further
Consumer confidence has sunk for a seventh straight week as Melbourne’s harsh COVID-19 lockdowns sour the mood of the nation. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index – a pointer to future retail spending – dropped 2.4 percent to its lowest level since late April. “Not surprisingly, confidence is weakest in Melbourne,” ANZ economist David […]