How a trade feud with Canada built hundreds of homes in places like New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—One little-known legacy of the now-expiring softwood lumber agreement: it spawned a massive, Canadian-funded humanitarian effort in the United States that people north of the...

Hydro One working to restore power to about 3,000 customers

TORONTO—The number of Hydro One customers without power has doubled overnight, now sitting at just over 3,000. The affected area stretches from Sudbury, Ont., in the...

Up to 20 centimetres of snow expected in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

HALIFAX—The first significant snowfall of the winter in the Maritimes is causing travel headaches across the region. Some flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport have been...

Alberta plans to push for more tourism in national parks and beyond in 2016

Manitoba’s first openly gay MLA looks back on career, struggle for rights

WINNIPEG—The early 2000s were not that long ago, but seem like a different era to Jim Rondeau. Back then, Manitoba’s first openly gay legislature member sat...

Six more planes carrying Syrian refugees to land in Quebec by year’s end

MONTREAL—The Quebec government says about 1,800 more Syrian refugees are expected to land in Montreal by Dec. 31. Provincial Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil and acting Public...

Malacañang hopes for sustained Pinoys’ optimism

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday hopes for the sustained optimism of Filipinos during the Yuletide season based on the results of a Social Weather Station (SWS)...

4.4 million poor households now benefiting from DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

MANILA – The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a human development program of the national government being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development...

President Aquino ‘shocked’ by the passing of esteemed Inquirer editor-in-chief

MANILA – President Benigno S. Aquino III counts himself among the many politicians “shocked” and saddened by the unexpected passing of veteran journalist and longtime Philippine...

PHL’s ’15 fiscal health remains in check – economic managers

MANILA – Economic managers are confident that the Philippine economy will remain strong since the government has put in place reforms that ensure continued improvement in...