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President Marcos has signed the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), raising concerns among property owners about its potential impact on their yearly property taxes, often referred to as “Amilyar.” Addressing these worries, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto swiftly moved to clarify that the new law will not …

THE government on Wednesday dismissed as a delaying tactic a letter circulating online in which expelled congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. pleads for help from international organizations, human rights groups and even Pope Francis, claiming he is being unjustly persecuted and falsely accused of murder by the Philippine government. “You all …

CBC News visited a prison colony outside of Kyiv, where some inmates are applying for a program that would see them released into Ukraine’s struggling and depleted military. “Someone needs to defend the motherland,” said one. Thousands expected to take up Kyiv’s offer of freedom in exchange for joining the …

The first four of 50 military vehicles being built at a London, Ont., factory have rolled off the assembly line and will soon be en route to the Ukrainian army. The announcement was made Wednesday during an event at General Dynamics Land Systems’s (GDLS) manufacturing plant. It was attended by …

The wreck of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship has been discovered off Labrador’s south coast, says a Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led expedition.  The Quest, which sank after striking ice in 1962, has been found intact, say explorers. The last vessel helmed by famed Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton …

A New Jersey man is sharing with CBC News the ordeal he endured after being wrongly jailed following a misidentification through Idemia facial recognition technology, the same system recently implemented by police in Ontario’s Peel and York regions. A lawsuit blames the “misuse of biased technology.” Peel, York police recently …

Photo Credit: electrive.com BRUSSELS — The European Commission is this week expected to disclose the tariffs it plans to impose on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) due to what it says are excessive subsidies, a move likely to prompt stern words and possible retaliation from Beijing. Less than a month after …

Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday in connection to a massive data breach at Desjardins Group made public in 2019. An arrest warrant was issued for a fourth suspect.  Laval, Que., police issued a warrant to arrest a 4th suspect. Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday …

There’s been a lot of buzz about the third season of the Netflix series Bridgerton as Penelope gets promoted from wallflower to female lead. That move has been applauded for its body positivity, not just in terms of representation of larger body types, but for showing Penelope as romanticized, desirable …

SickKids has a bravery beads program where patients collect beads for every procedure during the course of their treatment. Mary Rankin says her grandson, Rowan Brazil, has hundreds. (Submitted by Mary Rankin) A Newfoundland and Labrador baby born with a rare genetic condition spent months in a Toronto hospital for …