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A banner signifying the Catholic Church’s stand against the divorce bill hangs outside Quiapo Church in Manila./Edd Gumban  MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Cynthia Villar will not budge from her position against divorce even as her female colleagues in the Senate are pushing for it, according to the senator herself. Among …

LIKE clockwork, opponents of the absolute divorce bill, led by the clergy, have come out in force, raising the same tired arguments against a measure that every other country in the world already has. The bishops, and the politicians who seek their benediction, say a divorce law would weaken the …

North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. Pyongyang says move in response to anti-North leaflets flown across border. North Korea launched …

Many feminists have the impression that the earlier struggles for greater representation of women in Mexican politics have been used by the two leading candidates to advance their campaigns for the presidency without actually committing to real change for women.  Leading candidates seem to have avoided committing to real change …

As members of the Royal Family put some planned engagements on hold during the U.K. election campaign, there is another reminder of the fine line royals walk in wanting to be seen to be above politics, along with hints that in the reign of King Charles, there may be changes …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has periodically waxed poetic about the House of Commons. But would he be willing to follow through on parliamentary reform ideas pitched by members of his caucus? The Opposition bench has had some good ideas about constructive changes to the House of Commons. While his party …

Yuka Saso of Japan lines up a putt on the 17th green during the final round of the US Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on June 02, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Sarah Stier / Getty Images / AFP)  LANCASTER, United States – Yuka Saso has won …

A search and rescue effort is underway for three experienced mountaineers in Garibaldi Park, near Squamish, B.C. Rescuers say the trio were last seen on Friday morning in very difficult terrain near Atwell Peak, a 2,655-metre summit just south of Mount Garibaldi. Rain and dense fog making it difficult for …

Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action.  All events set to proceed as planned with ‘extra precautions,’ university says. Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of …

A B.C. woman says it’s “offensive” that Canada’s largest advocacy group for seniors has teamed up with Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, a tobacco giant now promoting e-cigarettes. A tobacco researcher says it’s the latest effort by big tobacco to encourage unhealthy and addictive vaping. CARP calls B.C. critic ‘woke’, won’t …