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Debunking the 15-minute-city conspiracy theory — and why it erupted at Essex County council
Hundreds of people poured into a special public meeting in Essex County in southwestern Ontario earlier this month where many believed officials would be discussing 15-minute cities — even though County of Essex officials stressed that wasn’t the case. The meeting was
Read moreNew B.C. party pushing school board candidates with anti-vax and conspiratorial views
A new political organization with roots in conservative Christianity is endorsing a number of school board candidates across B.C. who have anti-vaccine, anti-government and conspiratorial views. ParentsVoice B.C. is registered with Elections B.C. as an elector organization, or civic political
Read moreSLAPP lawsuits increasingly used by anti-vaxx groups to silence critics, says Ontario lawyer
An Ontario lawyer in the eye of a $1-million libel suit launched by an anti-vaccine nursing group says vexatious lawsuits are increasingly being used as tools by special interest groups looking to silence critics when it comes to medical misinformation. Paul Champ, a human rights
Read moreRoswell’s UFO Festival pays tribute to N.B. researcher Stanton Friedman
New Brunswick researcher Stanton Friedman was honoured posthumously this weekend in Roswell, N.M., as the city opened its UFO Walk of Fame. Friedman, who lived in Fredericton, and Jesse Marcel, Sr., a U.S. Air Force officer, are the first two
Read moreNew Mexico city famous for link to UFOs honours N.B. ufologist Stanton Friedman
Fredericton-based researcher Stanton Friedman brought seriousness to ufology, so a city in New Mexico is honouring him in the first round of inductees into its UFO Walk of Fame. The professional ufologist who died in 2019 is recognized as the original civilian investigator of the
Read moreNew Mexico city famous for link to UFOs honours NB ufologist Stanton Friedman
Fredericton-based researcher Stanton Friedman brought seriousness to ufology, so a city in New Mexico is honouring him in the first round of inductees into its UFO Walk of Fame. The professional ufologist who died in 2019 is recognized as the original civilian investigator of the
Read moreUFO or no? Night-sky space oddity reported in parts of Ontario
A string of lights floating in the night’s sky were spotted in the Guelph and Acton areas of Ontario on Thursday, but then suddenly disappeared. What at first was thought to be an unidentified flying object turned out to be satellites that
Read moreClass action suit by families of those brainwashed in Montreal medical experiments gets go-ahead
A lawsuit against the Canadian government, the Royal Victoria Hospital and the McGill University Health Centre is moving ahead. About 55 families of victims who underwent medical experimentation in the 1950s and 1960s are suing for millions of dollars. Alison Steel
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