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Demonstrators stand their ground while being sprayed by water from a water canon during a Labour Day rally outside the US Embassy in Manila on May 1, 2023. (AFP / Earvin Perias)  MANILA, Philippines — Makabayan bloc lawmakers have urged the Philippine National Police to release six activists who were …

Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez doesn’t think that Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s recent comments serve as the death knell for the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha). According to Gutierrez, Zubiri’s pronouncement that the Senate won’t prioritize passing its economic …

The province is giving itself massive new powers with few guardrails. Municipal leaders who are often shy about speaking loudly are now screaming.  UCP gives itself big powers and few guardrails, but urges mayors not to worry. It’s hard to get 260 Alberta municipal governments to agree on much, which …

Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts say comparisons to the Capitol riot, or an infamous 2017 Charlottesville rally, are strained. Hate speech and sporadic violence have …

Samah El-Nazli, a mother of four living in a makeshift tent in Rafah, is among millions of Gazans in overcrowded camps struggling to access food, water and sanitation as the war continues. She and others are opting to use birth control to delay their periods rather than scrambling to find …

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning toward eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but that cuts could be delayed as recent inflation numbers have strayed further from its two per cent target.  Some economists say U.S., Canada to diverge further on …

Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. …

When honeybees invaded Sarah Kliff’s house, nobody wanted to help her get rid of them. And she, too, wanted to save the bees. But when she started digging into it, she discovered something that shocked her — honeybees don’t need our protection. Honeybees are invasive to North America, and not …

Candida Macarine’s family only learned the full circumstances of her 2021 death after reading a CBC News story. The family says Lakeshore General Hospital was negligent and tried to cover it up. Now they’ve launched a lawsuit. Lawsuit alleges Candida Macarine was ‘gravely neglected’ the night she died. The family …

Attracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That’s why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential …