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The Department of Finance says the grocery rebate the Liberals promised in this year’s federal budget will be extended to eligible Canadians on July 5.  Enshrines $2B top-up to federal health transfer to reduce backlogs and wait times. The Department of Finance says the grocery rebate the Liberals promised in …

Turkish citizens will vote in elections on Sunday, and polls suggest Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for two decades, may be defeated.  Polls suggest opposition is narrowly leading Erdogan, raising possibility of 2nd round of voting. At the front of an opposition rally in the Turkish industrial …

Consumer insolvencies have risen to their highest level since 2019, new numbers showed Wednesday, in a troubling sign that Canadians are having trouble staying on top of their debt load.  Proposals to creditors rise to highest level since 2011. Consumer insolvencies have risen to their highest level since 2019, new …

POSTPONED Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky (left), standing with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The White House announced that talks on the debt ceiling were moved next week. AP PHOTO WASHINGTON, D.C.: …

DURING its leaders’ summit in Indonesia this week, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) expressed deep concern about the festering violence in Myanmar, a country that has been in turmoil since the military junta ousted the civilian government more than two years ago. The regional bloc was especially alarmed …

Jailed Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was acquitted Friday on one of two remaining drug trafficking charges filed against her under the Rodrigo Duterte administration, court officials said, putting her a step closer to freedom. De Lima, a former senator and justice minister, has been detained since February …

REVENGE SPENDING. People purchase some ready-to-wear dresses manufactured locally at Quiapo, Manila on Thursday, as the economy expanded 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported said on Thursday. Danny Pata  The economy grew by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2023, slower than …

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos, mother of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is “recovering well” after undergoing angioplasty, her daughter, Senator Imee Marcos, said Thursday. “Haha, successful angioplasty, had stent put in and recovered quickly,” Senator Marcos said in a text message to Manila Standard. “My mother Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos …

At a Glance The Philippines’ economic performance under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has impressed visiting members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez (center, back row) briefs International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission members on the reforms being implemented by the Philippine government. …

The U.S. on Friday ended COVID-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 order with a sweeping new asylum regulation meant to deter illegal crossings.  Last-minute court actions add confusion to how new border policies will play out. The U.S. …