MANILA—The US committed to maintain its presence in the West Philippine Sea and vowed to ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed waters. In a statement,...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police post nearby, a...
BEIJING—China harshly criticized the Philippine Supreme Court’s backing of a defence pact allowing American forces, warships and planes to be based temporarily in local military camps,...
OTTAWA—Immigration Minister John McCallum says there could be a better way to accept applications for a coveted sponsorship program other than the current system, which has...
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is “actively considering” speeding up promised investments in infrastructure in a bid to stimulate Canada’s rapidly deteriorating economy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised...
VANCOUVER—Ahmad Hwichan gestures to his throat and grimaces as he talks about coughing up blood and hearing children screaming in the chaotic aftermath of last week’s...
TORONTO—The federal government will provide $20 million to the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine to help establish a stem-cell therapy development facility in Toronto. The...
TORONTO—An Ontario man freed by the Taliban after being held hostage for five years has yet to return to Canada but is recovering from his ordeal,...
OTTAWA—Thousands of Syrian refugees expected in Canada in the coming days could spend up to two weeks in temporary accommodations—including military bases—before being able to settle...
OTTAWA—Federal officials have told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that a truce between Israel and the militant group Hamas would be in both of their interests. The...