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A new report finds that last year’s unprecedented wildfire season made Canada’s air quality up to three times worse than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe levels. As climate change sets the conditions for even longer and stronger wildfire seasons, experts say taking precautions is critical to our health.  New …

The Philippines may become a $2 trillion economy in the next decade should reforms on education, infrastructure, renewable energy, among others, are sustained, the head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) said. In a briefing on Tuesday, March 19, Børge Brende, WEF president, said that they are seeing huge business …

Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn’t want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John’s.  Amid Iranian regime’s crackdown, Atena Daemi’s illness forced her to flee her …

This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats (middle L and 2nd L) and Philippine Fisheries and Aquatic Resources personnel aboard their rigid hull inflatable boat (foreground C) sailing past a Chinese coast guard ship (top) near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters …

The four members of the 40th Infantry suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya ambushed in Maguindanao del Sur died instantly from multiple bullet wounds. (Philstar.com / John Unson)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned on Monday the ambush that claimed the lives of four soldiers in Datu Hofer, …

House poised to approve RBH 7 this week before Lent break Both chambers of Congress have finally come to terms with the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, President Marcos said over the weekend. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is set to approve on third and …

The damage to agriculture due to the dry spell induced by the El Niño has reached P1.31 billion mark, according to the Task Force El Niño. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said it was considering reducing the water pressure of concessionaires in Metro Manila due to the …

NDP foreign affairs critic has brought forward an opposition day motion that calls on the government to take several actions in response to the war in Gaza. The most controversial and far-reaching is recognition of Palestinian statehood. The motion risks dividing the Liberals. The NDP motion risks splitting the Liberals …

The United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and other nations have said the vote was neither free nor fair due to the imprisonment of political opponents and censorship.  Western nations argue Russian vote not free or fair due to censorship, crackdowns. Putin’s expected landslide victory met with protests Early election …

Hundreds attended a St. Patrick’s Day rally with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre in Halifax on Sunday. At the start of the event, Poilievre took a sip of Guinness while highlighting that federal taxes on liquor are set to increase by two per cent on April 1, alongside …