The owner of a sailboat that sank in the St. John River has until the end of the month to get it out of the water, according to a deadline set by Transport Canada. Owner has until end of month to remove it, previous owner heartbroken over demise. The owner …

Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area’s First Nation chief.  Calf has been stuck in tidal lagoon since last month. Complex operation …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he was “horrified” by the supposed secret agreement between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China on the West Philippine Sea, saying such a deal compromised the “territory, sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines.” Speaking to reporters in San Juan City, the …

WORKING hours for local government units in Metro Manila will be moved up to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting April 15 to ease traffic congestion. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued a resolution to this effect, saying the persistent traffic congestion in Metro Manila “demands innovative solutions” to …

An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday, relatives and official Hamas media say. Haniyeh’s sons are among the highest-profile figures to have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.   Israeli military confirms strike, says sons were military …

A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting on a series of intelligence leaks.  Doubt about the democratic process thrives without clarity and …

The Biden administration has weighed in for the first time on a major cross-border legal dispute that could shut down portions of Enbridge’s Line 5 Canada-U.S. oil pipeline. The opinion came in an amicus brief that, although nuanced, argued against shutting down the pipeline, partly in order to preserve diplomatic …

A week after an earthquake in Taiwan killed 13 people and injured more than 1,000, a Canadian couple are nursing their injuries and recounting their own tale of survival.  Pair from Montreal and Edmonton walked to safety despite serious injuries from falling rocks. A Canadian couple’s near-death experience in Taiwan …

The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent for the sixth consecutive time since July, saying it will be looking for signs that slowing inflation is sustained before moving on rate cuts.   ‘We are seeing what we need to see, but we need …

More than 140 Bank of Montreal customers from across the country plan to sue the bank after, they say, cybercriminals stole a total of $1.5 million from their accounts.  BMO says it works to detect cybercrime and prevent customers from being scammed. Elizabeth Bernas and her husband had planned to …