VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte and Go Negosyo pushed early entrepreneurship education, saying it benefits individuals and society. “Entrepreneurship is a dynamic and critical element of the global economy, fostering innovation, economic growth and job creation,” Duterte said at the Go Negosyo’s Youthpreneur event at the Rizal High …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed hope Monday that the country’s joint naval exercises with the United States, Japan, and Australia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would reduce Chinese aggression in the disputed waters. Marcos issued the statement a day after five warships from the four countries held joint drills …

Transgender activists and allies on Monday decried the Vatican’s new doctrine against gender-affirming surgery as “hurtful” and devoid of the voices and experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, especially in its distinction between transgender and intersex people.  Doctrine says gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy reject God’s plan for human life. …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians, as a Hamas official said no progress had been made at talks in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war.  Hamas official says no progress …

Abortion may be the biggest threat to Donald Trump’s political comeback. Like an albatross he personally helped set loose. Now he’s trying to wriggle from its clutches. Trump released his 2024 abortion policy that seeks to sidestep thorny questions. It’s a close election. Abortion is a problem. Trump’s solution: Wash …

A DNA laboratory in Toronto knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found.  Testing by Viaguard-Accumetrics seemed to use guesswork over science, …

Health units in northwestern Ontario have released their annual food insecurity reports, and the numbers aren’t pretty. Here’s what experts say about the impact of food insecurity on people’s health — and what patrons of a local food service in Thunder Bay say about the importance of food for both …

A Thornhill, Ont., man solicited at least $3.5 million for an alleged Ponzi scheme while charged with fraud for a prior alleged investment scam, according to lawsuits and records reviewed by CBC Toronto. After the criminal charge was dropped, they allege the man went on to defraud another $6.5 million …

Two men are dead and another is seriously injured after a daytime shooting at a south Edmonton work site. In a news release sent Monday night, police said officers responded to a shooting that occurred in a residential area around noon in the Cavanagh neighbourhood, in the area of Cavanagh …

Alberta’s minister responsible for liquor, gaming and cannabis says either he or the provincial regulator will review how large plastic jugs of vodka landed on liquor store shelves selling for less than $50.  Distiller, store owners say four-litre plastic jugs of vodka follow all provincial rules. Alberta’s minister responsible for …