UP Pres. airs concern over cops’ search for Diliman student in campus

University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo Concepcion on Thursday, September 13, expressed his concern over the “sudden and uncoordinated” visit of three police officers at...

B.C. drug users question ‘exceptional’ availability of medicine

VANCOUVER — Drug users who didn’t respond well to a reformulated methadone treatment introduced in British Columbia four years ago now have access to a medication...

Shell Canada gives up B.C. exploration permits to make way for protected area

VANCOUVER — Shell Canada Ltd. has given up its offshore exploration rights, clearing the way for the creation of Canada’s first protected marine area under the Canada Wildlife Act. The company...

Call centers now demanding ‘near-native’ English speakers

MANILA — Call center applicants should learn to speak English with American, Australian, or British accents as business process outsourcing (BPO) clients have expressed preference for “near-native”...

Where are American investors? Dominguez asks US envoy

Dollarama and pot stocks cause another down day on the Toronto stock market

TORONTO — A hefty pullback in the shares of discount retailer Dollarama and some big names in the marijuana business pushed Canada’s biggest stock market down in...

Medical pot users will seek ‘alternative’ sources if post office can’t deliver

OTTAWA — Canada’s largest licensed producer of medical marijuana says a work stoppage at Canada Post could leave many of its customers without their medications, resulting in some looking...

PRRD on Trillanes’ arrest: ‘I don’t have the interest’

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said nobody, including him, is interested to arrest Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “The military does not have the interest. I...

Case vs. Maguindanao massacre prime suspect remains strong

MANILA – The panel of prosecutors tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to expedite the trial of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre assured that the case against suspect, former...

Cabinet spouses provide scholarship to deserving students

MANILA – To support the government’s free college education law, the DU30 Cabinet Spouses Association (CSA) signed on Thursday a memorandum of agreement with Cagayan State University...