Boracay under heavy security on 1st day of closure

Policemen with assault rifles are now patrolling entry points of the Boracay Island, following its closure today, April 26, for a six-month rehabilitation period. In an...

PEI taps Express Entry pool in latest Expression of Interest draw

The Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island has issued 169 invitations in a new draw announced Friday, including 75 to Express Entry candidates. The draw took...

Lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery open to public

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The public is getting its first look at a lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice,...

Inter Korean summit food will have touch of Swiss

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of  – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be served a nod to his Swiss school days following a high-stakes meeting with...

Former Mountie who sexually assaulted teenage boys gets six years in prison

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A former Mountie and youth sports coach who a judge says used his authority and trust to groom teenage boys before sexually assaulting...

Aecon Group reports loss of $19.2 million, takeover deal still unresolved

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. says it’s focused on securing and completing projects while it continues to move forward with a proposed takeover by CCCC International...

Kuwait tags PH ambassador ‘persona non-grata’; DFA ‘deeply disturbed’

B.C. set to introduce pot laws, but years of fine tuning likely, says minister

VICTORIA — Incoming marijuana legislation heralds momentous change for the approach to pot, but British Columbia Premier John Horgan questions if everyone will buy into the...

SC urged to stop Boracay shutdown

Arguing that the executive branch has no power to shut down the world-famous Boracay, some residents of the island urged the Supreme Court (SC) to stop...

Australian nun saddened over gov’t’s order to leave PH

Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox was surprised and saddened upon hearing that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has revoked her missionary visa and ordered her to...