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The U.S. inflation rate increased at a 3.2 per cent annual pace last month, lower than September’s level of 3.7 per cent and lower than economists were expecting. Prices didn’t budge at all in October. Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s …

The Royal Canadian Mint revealed the design of its new coins during a news conference at its Winnipeg plant on Tuesday. Small number of 2023-dated coins to circulate in early December. The first Canadian coins featuring the face of King Charles were unveiled in Winnipeg on Tuesday, the King’s 75th …

The annual Who’s Hungry report is calling on all levels of government to step up with haste as it reveals one in 10 Torontonians are relying on a food bank. Annual Who’s Hungry report calls on all levels of government to step up to curb trend. One in 10 people …

This photo shows the facade of the Supreme Court. (Philstar.com / Erwin Cagadas)  MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) en banc affirmed Sandiganbayan’s 2012 resolution and decision, which dismissed the Presidential Commission on Good Governance’s (PCGG) case against the estate of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The consolidated cases involved Lucio …

The Supreme Court was questioned Monday for throwing out the contempt and arrest orders issued by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee against Pharmally executives in 2021, but Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri defended the justices’ action by saying his colleagues were sometimes “too quick to pull the trigger.” At a …

Rafael Consing Jr. (Presidential Communications Office / Release) MANILA, Philippines — A Makabayan bloc lawmaker expressed concern on Tuesday about the appointment of Rafael Consing Jr. as the chief executive officer of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) — a leadership choice made by the president after delaying the implementing rules …

HIGH SEAS CHASE. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and journalists use a rigid inflatable boat (left) on Friday as they head back after filming the BRP Sierra Madre docked at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea, where China Coast Guard personnel sailing aluminum hulled boats gave them chase …

At a Glance Parañaque City 1st district Rep. Edwin Olivares, Pasay City lone district Rep. Antonino Calixto, Zamboanga del Norte 2nd district Rep. Glona Labadlabad, andCebu 2nd district Rep. Eduardo Roa Rama Jr. are the newest members of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) in the House of Representatives. The four …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, speaking at a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, urged Canadians to put pressure on the government to allow the passage of a bill that would remove the carbon tax on fuels used for some farming activities.  Bill C-234 passed House of Commons, procedural fight underway …

The average asking price for a rental unit in Canada reached $2,178 last month, a 9.9 per cent year-over-year increase and continuing a trend that has seen asking rents hit new highs for six months in a row.  Average rent for one-bedroom in Canada reached $1,906 in October; in Vancouver …