Iranian born Canadian resident returns after 11 years in notorious prison

VANCOUVER — An Iranian-born Canadian resident has returned to British Columbia after being imprisoned and allegedly tortured in his home country for 11 years. Saeed Malekpour...

‘Shocked,’ ‘heartbroken’: Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, 69,

Please see below: pic.twitter.com/xKU2zBx8yv — Hon Deepak Obhrai PC (@deepakobhrai) August 3, 2019 OTTAWA — Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, the scarf-sporting, fun-loving elder statesman of the...

Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes

OTTAWA — The federal government has lifted speed restrictions meant to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after finding that the...

Infrastructure bank looks to avoid distraction from election talk, CEO says

OTTAWA — The pitched political debate about the future of Canada’s nascent infrastructure financing agency doesn’t reflect the ongoing behind-the-scenes talks on projects with provincial governments...

Manila meeting to tackle translation professionalization

MANILA – A meeting in Manila this month aims to further promote professionalization of translation in the country. The Aug. 7 “Kongreso ng mga Tagasalin” will tackle development...

BOC turns over 15 undocumented Chinese to BI

Poll shows freedom of speech very strong in PH

MANILA — While some sectors say that freedom of speech is not exercised in the Philippines, a survey from poll firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) reveal that...

Transcript of calls made by kidnapped Romanian teenager released

The kin of the 15-year-old teenage Romanian girl released to the public the transcript of desperate calls his niece made to the emergency 211 the day...

Latest US tarriffs on Chinese goods to affect PH economy

MANILA – Economic risks confronting the Philippines increased further after US President Donald Trump announced another round of retaliatory tariffs on Chinese goods, which he attributed to...

BSP issues risk management guidelines for investments

MANILA — The Monetary Board announced on Thursday that it has approved the risk management guidelines on investment activities of banks and quasi-banks (QBs) in its July...