Canada has expressed concern over threats and risks being faced by journalists in the Philippines as it asserted that mediamen should not fear retribution for just doing their job. Colin Townson, Chargé d'Affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Manila, reiterated on Thursday Canadian Prime Minister...
A Canadian province will be hiring hundreds of healthcare workers from the Philippines over the next two years to strengthen its health care system. According to Minister of Health Paul Merriman of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, the provincial government will offer opportunities for...
The United States joined other nations on Wednesday in taking interest in the investigation on the ambush of hard-hitting radio commentator Percy Mabasa, popularly known as Percy Lapid​, after the cas​e​ prompted foreign governments ​to ​seek justice for the slain...
CHURCHILL, Canada -- Sprawled on rocky ground far from sea ice, a lone Canadian polar bear sits under a dazzling sun, his white fur utterly useless as camouflage. Polar bears observe a pod of beluga whales passing near the shoreline of the Hudson Bay near Churchill on August 9, 2022. Olivier MORIN...
Foreign governments have warned the public against the "chilling effect" that the killing of hard-hitting journalist Percy Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid, may create. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the embassies of Canada and the Netherlands, which co-chair the Media Freedom Coalition in the...
Still dealing with the P2-billion agricultural damage caused by Super Typhoon "Karding," the Department of Agriculture (DA) received an assurance from Canada to support the Philippines' food security and agricultural growth. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines FB page)...
A Canadian surgeon with Filipino heritage has been appointed senator of Canada. Flordeliz Gigi Osler, also known as Dr. F. Gigi Osler, was designated as senator by the Governor General to represent the province of Manitoba, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sep. 26. Photo courtesy...
MONTREAL, Canada -- Parts of eastern Canada suffered "immense" devastation, officials said Sunday after powerful storm Fiona swept houses into the sea and caused major power outages, as the Caribbean and Florida braced for intensifying Tropical Storm Ian. This handout image provided by Kathy Ingram...
OTTAWA, Canada -- Canada on Thursday launched a long-awaited review of its cannabis regulations, four years after becoming the first major economy to legalize its recreational use. In this file photo taken on October 17, 2018 a man smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalization party at Trinity...
Korean actor Lee Jung-jae returned to South Korea after winning at the 74th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles and attending the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada. The 49-year-old star of the hit Netflix Korean series “Squid Game” and the movie “Hunt” arrived at Incheon...
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Canada – A second suspect remained at large in Canada Tuesday night after the death of his brother despite a massive and intensifying manhunt in and around an Indigenous community left reeling by a deadly stabbing spree. The attack in the James Smith Cree Nation...
No Filipinos were reported killed or injured in the stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan, Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Sept. 5. AFP "Philippine Consul General Zaldy Patron said that no Filipino has been reported killed or injured in the stabbing attacks in...
