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This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15, 2023, reportedly shows Israeli soldiers carrying out operations inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Israeli Army / AFP)  PARIS, France — The Israeli army’s raid on Gaza’s biggest …

A Federal Court judge has ruled that a federal government decision to list plastic items as toxic was “unreasonable and unconstitutional.”  Adding plastics to list of toxic substances a key step that allowed Ottawa to ban single-use plastics. A Federal Court judge has ruled that a federal government decision to …

It didn’t take long for the new leaders at Alberta Health Services to put their stamp on the organization. Eight days after the appointment of a new board of directors was announced, AHS says that six senior executives are no longer in their roles. That list includes Mauro Chies, who …

The union that represents thousands of grocery store workers in Ontario says 17 No Frills stores across the province could be on strike as early as Monday unless the company steps up with improved compensation and working conditions. Moves comes after workers at 27 GTA Metro stores won industry-leading contract …

Both regulation and more parental involvement needed to rein in social media experiment, psychiatrists and scientists say. Canadian scientists view changes in brain’s reward system as people watch clips. Kids who spend hours on their phones scrolling through social media are showing more aggression, depression and anxiety, say Canadian researchers. …

This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2023 shows Philippine coast guard personnel and journalists sailing onboard a rigid inflatable boat (L) as they head back after filming the BRP Sierra Madre docked at Second Thomas Shoal in the disupted South China Sea. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — …

Former Senator Leila De Lima has expressed optimism that she would be eventually cleared of drug cases following a trial judge’s grant of her petition for bail on Monday.  Meanwhile, former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said he respected the judge’s decision to grant bail for De Lima but raised doubts …

PETITION VS. CIF. Lawyer Howard Calleja (second from left) joins former Commission on Audit chief Heidi Mendoza (left), civil society advocates for good governance, religious groups, and concerned citizens in filing a case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. They raised the constitutionality, accountability, and public disclosures of confidential and …

  House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe says there’s no truth to rumors that Speaker Martin Romualdez is undermining Vice President Sara Duterte ahead of a potential showdown in the 2028 national elections. In …

SORRY, SENATOR. MMDA Special Operations Unit head Col. Bong Nebrija (right) apologizes to Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. (left) in front of MMDA Chairman Romano Artes and the media for a misunderstanding at an EDSA traffic stop at the Senate building on Wednesday. Angie de Silva  The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority …