Arizona’s auto aspirations make for unlikely ally in Canada’s EV tax-credit fight

WASHINGTON — From its arid desert climate to its mercurial, centre-right politics, the southern border state of Arizona hardly seems to have much in common with...

Efforts to establish First Nation school board in Yukon decades in the making

VANCOUVER — Parents at eight schools in Yukon are voting on a proposal that could put the control of education for their children in the hands...

Taguig limits movement of unvaccinated persons

MANILA – To save lives and livelihood, Taguig’s Safe City Task Force will be adopting the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resolution that limits the movement of...

Gov’t capable of replacing typhoon-spoiled vaccines

MANILA – The National Task Force Against Covid-19 on Sunday said it can replace vaccines damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette last month. NTF Against Covid-19...

Gov’t ramps up bed capacity, testing amid rise in infections

IATF-EID to discuss possible Alert Level 4 in NCR: DILG

MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the recommendation to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under more stringent Alert...

PH logs add’l 2,579 Covid-19 recoveries; 28,707 new cases

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 2,579 recoveries and 28,707 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. The latest Covid-19 bulletin indicated 128,114...

NCR exceeds 50% positivity rate: OCTA

MANILA – The OCTA Research Group on Sunday said the positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has exceeded 50 percent for the first time...

Rapid spread of Omicron showing “tale of two pandemics: rich and poor”

As parts of Canada see staggering rises in COVID-19 activity amid Omicron’s rapid spread, experts say the highly transmissible variant is training a spotlight on social...

EU, US execs discuss Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine

ANKARA, Turkey – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine during a telephone call Saturday....