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Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he’s looking forward to a future meeting with his provincial and federal counterparts on his province’s potential withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan. Trudeau, Poilievre both oppose possible provincial withdrawal. Alberta’s finance minister says he’s looking forward to a future meeting with his provincial …

The Liberal government is looking to cut almost $1 billion from the annual budget of the Department of National Defence (DND) — a demand the country’s top military commander says is prompting some “difficult” conversations within the military. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre and Deputy Minister of …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed security issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a phone call, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Thursday. During the call, Marcos told Macron that the Philippines is exerting all efforts “to maintain the peace, to maintain the stability, …

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said the release of P125 million in confidential funds to the Office of Vice President (OVP) in 2022 was “invalid” but may not be a culpable violation of the Constitution, one of the grounds for impeachment. “It’s invalid,” Lagman said of the release, even though the …

Small committee to tackle realignment of confidential funds The House of Representatives approved the proposed P5.768 trillion national budget Wednesday night by a vote of 296-3-0, but left controversial confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) intact, with a promise to later reallocate these from non-security departments to agencies on the forefront …

Canada’s gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Weaker performance than expected. Canada’s gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the total value …

Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts.  First scenes from a long slog …

A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Saskatchewan’s premier says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it.  Judge says policy cannot be implemented, enforced until court rules on its legitimacy. A Regina judge has ruled …

A suicide bombing in Pakistan killed at least 52 people and injured more than 50 on Friday at a religious gathering to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in a restive province bordering Afghanistan, health officials and police said.  At least 52 killed in Baluchistan blast, while worshippers trapped under …

While the dream of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India enjoys some support in the Sikh diaspora, that’s not the case in the Indian state of Punjab, where much of the Sikh population feels as though the push for independence is far from their reality. Not so in Punjab, …