MONTREAL, Canada -- Canada on Thursday appointed its first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, a position created following several recent attacks on Muslims in the country. The government of Canada appoints journalist and activist Amira Elghawaby as its first special representative...
Canada and the Netherlands, two countries pushing for media freedom worldwide, heaved a sign of relief after the Philippine Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) acquitted embattled journalist Maria Ressa and her company, Rappler, of tax evasion charges. In a statement, the two countries, which co-chair the...
MONTREAL, Canada -- An Indigenous group in western Canada said Thursday it had discovered evidence of possible unmarked graves and a fragment of a child's jawbone on the grounds of a former residential school. In Lebret, Saskatchewan, ground-penetrating radar has uncovered nearly "2,000 areas of...
After the outage that delayed over 9,500 U.S. flights, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is proceeding with all its flights to and from the United States, the flag carrier stated in its late evening (10:27 pm) advisory on Wednesday, January 11. At the time, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
MONTREAL, Canada — Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said. The suspect also died after an exchange of fire with law enforcement, local police chief Jim MacSween told reporters, saying the shooting took place in...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate strained relations between the countries. This handout photo released by the Office of the Prime...
The Philippines has committed to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada in protecting migrant workers and promoting their rights through various initiatives. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the commitment on Saturday, Nov. 12, during...
MONTREAL, Canada -- A shooting that sent four people to hospital and another gun-related incident forced thousands of students at two Montreal area colleges to go into lockdown on Friday. At 5:30 pm local time (2230 GMT), gunshots rang out at a park across the street from Montmorency College in the...
Canada will undertake a recruitment mission in Manila later this month to hire Filipino healthcare workers willing to work in one of its provinces. Healthcare workers The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines announced that the country's Saskatchewan province has employment opportunities open for...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is off to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron at the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos made the announcement on Wednesday night aboard...
Germany and Canada joined the roster of nations to pledge support and aid for the Philippines, which now faces a long road to recovery from the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng”. Pedestrians and motorists wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Ave and General Luna St. on Saturday, Oct....
MONTREAL, Canada -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched with protesters in the Canadian capital of Ottawa Saturday in support of demonstrations that have swept Iran for more than 40 days. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at protest in support of freedom for women in Iran October 29,...
