IATF approves Dec. 29 nationwide mock polls

MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the request of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to hold a...

Nearly half of PH hospitals log zero Covid admissions Dec. 5 to 9

MANILA – Around 598 out of the 1,232 hospitals nationwide have no new admissions of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from December 5 to 9, a...

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to...

Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba’s home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon – their older children, just...

‘We’re going to fight this’: Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred

Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours.  It’s a journey...

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break

OTTAWA — It’s one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation...

DOH locates 5 ‘missing’ travelers from South Africa

MANILA – A health official on Friday confirmed that the Department of Health (DOH) has located five more travelers from South Africa who have been tagged as...

Portugal included in PH’s Covid-19 ‘red list’

DepEd to help Comelec secure more benefits for teachers

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) will support the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in securing a higher budget from Congress for the honoraria and allowances of...

B.C. floods cause at least $450 million in damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada reports

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damage caused by flooding in British Columbia last month at $450 million, calling it the “most...