Last year, Hamilton police stopped responding to most noise complaints and the city's bylaw officers cut back their hours, leaving residents with no one to call for long stretches overnight. Unable to tune out the loud music, hammering and yelling, these residents are speaking out to demand change — and …
Read More »Doug Ford’s early election musing sets Ontario politics abuzz
If Premier Doug Ford decides to call an early election, political strategists say he'll need to give Ontario voters a compelling reason for why he's sending them to the polls ahead of the scheduled date of June 2026. Despite fixed-date election law, premier has power to dissolve legislature at any …
Read More »Privatization? Foreign investment? Canadian airports face an overhaul of their business model
In the recent federal budget, the government outlined plans to explore allowing private investment into Canadian airports. Experts, however, doubt operational changes will translate into cheaper tickets. Cheaper tickets not guaranteed as federal government explores new ways to operate When WestJet's CEO openly criticized the federal government recently for hiking …
Read More »Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk
The newly-launched Pan-Canadian Milk Network is conducting ongoing tests of the Canadian milk supply in an effort to spot any fragments of the H5N1 virus in case any dairy cows become infected here amid an unprecedented outbreak of bird flu in herds across the U.S. Pan-Canadian Milk Network hopes to …
Read More »Comelec considers ban on AI, deepfakes
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or digitally manipulated forms of campaign propaganda for the 2025 national and local polls. Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Wednesday that he would convince the commission en banc to approve his proposal to ban the use …
Read More »Zubiri takes a break from ‘backstabbing’
SEN. Juan Miguel Zubiri said he would be on vacation in June to take a break from the “nasty backstabbing” in politics. The senator, who lost the top Senate post on May 20 when Sen. Francis Escudero unseated him, said he would be on vacation with his family for the …
Read More »Mandanas: Never too old for marriage or politics
YOU are never too old for marriage or politics. That seems to be the philosophy of Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas, 80, who plans to run for reelection next year after marrying his second wife, a 32-year-old lawyer, earlier this month. Mandanas first served as governor of Batangas from 1995 to …
Read More »Man pleads guilty to duping prospective international students with fake acceptance letters
Brijesh Mishra was arrested after prospective students said he provided them with fake admission letters to Canadian colleges and universities. Brijesh Mishra pleads guilty to immigration offences including misrepresentation, providing false information Dressed in a red jumpsuit, Brijesh Mishra stood inside a Vancouver courtroom and apologized for a slew of …
Read More »Felicidad T. Sy Foundation celebrates love, faith with ‘8th Kasalan sa SM’ mass wedding
THE Felicidad T. Sy Foundation Inc. (FTSFI) united 16 couples in holy matrimony during the “8th Kasalan sa SM” mass wedding, held at the Shrine of Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life Church in Pasay City. This special occasion included members of FTSFI's 296,000-member Facebook community, the SM …
Read More »A ‘Monster’ of a scenario
“This scenario drawn up by Espeño sees Beijing worsening the situation by deploying bigger, more sophisticated ships at sea. Fishermen at the joint public hearing of the House Committee on National Defense and Security and the special committee on the West Philippine Sea in Masinloc, Zambales on 24 May were …
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