MANILA—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accepted on Thursday the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) of Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte. However, the poll body stressed that its...
WASHINGTON – As the United States and world powers gather again in a bid to end Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots....
OTTAWA—The modest amount of tax money expected from legalized marijuana sales should go to addiction and support programs, the prime minister says. There’s potential for “a...
DELTA, Canada—Environmental concerns appear to have dashed plans for a liquefied-natural-gas project on the land of a pro-development First Nation near Vancouver, says the chief. Of...
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he isn’t planning for the moment to call Saudi Arabian authorities to ask that jailed blogger Raif Badawi be freed. In...
LOS ANGELES—A Canadian film that was in the running for an Oscar nomination has been eliminated. Maxime Giroux’s “Felix et Meira” was selected as Canada’s Oscar...
Vancouver’s mayor has lauded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for treating Canada’s cities with respect following a fractious relationship with the former Conservative government. Gregor Robertson welcomed...
QUEBEC—The Quebec government and a common front of unions representing some 400,000 public sector workers say they have reached a tentative contract agreement. Both sides emerged...
OTTAWA—Canadian military forces were very much in the thick of a major offensive by the Islamic State against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Thursday. Two...
OTTAWA—The Russian government has complained to Canada about a website that reportedly has published personal details about Russian military personnel fighting the Islamic State. A federal...