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MV Tutor (Photo grabbed from VesselFinder.com) MANILA – A Filipino crew member of MV Tutor, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while traversing the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, is missing, the Department of Migrant Workers said Friday. In a virtual press briefing, Migrant Workers Secretary …

(UPDATES) THE Prosecutor General’s Office of Timor-Leste has placed the fugitive and former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. under house arrest, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed on Thursday. Teves will be under 24-hour security, with only family members permitted to visit him, the DoJ said. “The government will maintain close …

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s convinced some Parliamentarians are “willing participants” in foreign states’ efforts to interfere in Canadian politics after reading an unredacted version of a bombshell report from one of Canada’s intelligence oversight bodies.  Singh’s office says leader’s comments should not be taken as confirming or denying …

Barring an unprecedented collapse in support, Labour’s Keir Starmer appears poised to take over as Britain’s next PM. While he promises a government for “working people,” many of his party’s policies could have been written by Conservatives. Promising a government for ‘working people,’ Starmer has moved Labour party policy to …

The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard questions from MPs on Thursday over their climate commitments and plans to help spur transition to renewable energy. ‘We are not getting off fossil-based fuels immediately,’ RBC CEO tells committee. The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard …

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, where he was detained, authorities said Thursday.  Wall Street Journal reporter accused of gathering secrets about Russian arms factory. U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, …

Fully restoring Calgary’s water service will take longer than expected, but exactly how long is still undetermined. Work to fix a feeder main break that triggered citywide water restrictions last week can now resume after two workers were injured at the site. At around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, a contractor was …

Photo Credit: electrive.com BEIJING — Beijing hopes the European Union will reconsider tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and stop going further in the “wrong direction” to shield its auto industry from competition, according to official state news agency Xinhua. China said it would take measures to safeguard its interests …

A CBC Toronto investigation discovered three seemingly fabricated, or misrepresented, employees on the websites of marketing companies owned by Nadine Spencer, a member of the Toronto Police Service Board.  Nadine Spencer denies some of her employees were fabricated, won’t share proof citing employee confidentiality. Until recently, a black-and-white photo of …

An NDP MP who frequently joins parliamentary proceedings remotely from her riding billed the House of Commons for a trip she took to reportedly meet with “stakeholders” over the Christmas holidays — travel that included bringing her husband and kids along at taxpayers’ expense.  Niki Ashton billed taxpayers for $17K …