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Children walk through a flooded area due to high tide in Baseco, one of the biggest slums in Manila on August 15, 2022. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos who experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months rose to 20%, …

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren’t sure how the worst health emergency in a century began. Report concluded that while most data supports virus jumping from animals, definitive …

Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the three-year-old war.  Attacks follow Vladimir Putin saying Friday that Russia is ready for new round of peace …

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance U.S. President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his Fourth of July deadline.  Bill includes ‘revenge tax’ section that would impact Canadian levy …

The statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they use a vacation day to eliminate the wonky schedule.  Some bosses opt for 4-day weekend so staff don’t have to work before stat holiday. Anyone who works Monday …

To meet the federal government’s promise to “build, baby, build,” the country is going to need a whole lot more skilled trades workers. But a shortage of shop class teachers in Canadian high schools might make them hard to find.  Tech education classes help put students on a path toward …

During the campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government would solve a number of problems by Canada Day. Here is a look at the pledges Carney made, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.  Tax cuts, European defence agreement, removing trade barriers among …

Prince Edward, King Charles’s younger brother, is focusing on a range of issues during his week-long trip to Canada, including support of young Canadians and the military. His visit will also focus on issues that have become a priority for the Crown in Canada and send signals of the soft …

New provincial surveys propose either massively expensive Alberta agencies, or huge reforms that impact federal government and other provinces.  Proposed reforms massively expensive or involve huge changes for other provinces. Before taking their latest chance to weigh in on the wisdom of exiting the Canada Pension Plan, Albertans must first …

SUBMITTED. Senate Secretary and Clerk of the Impeachment Court Renato Bantug Jr. (left) receives Friday the reply filed by the House prosecution panel (right) to the answer submitted by Vice President Sara Duterte on the articles of impeachment. (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)  The Senate Impeachment Court yesterday formally …