SOMETHING smells fishy in the alleged number of foreign Chinese students granted student visas in Cagayan. We agree with Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III when he said the Commission on Higher Education should investigate this before the Senate, in aid of legislation, makes a move. There is a need …

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. Nineteen vehicles were gutted by fire at the parking lot of Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Probers are still investigating the cause of the fire. 50 homes razed in Pasig blaze amid rising heat index Nineteen cars caught fire at a parking area near Terminal …

SNIPER FIRE. American and Filipino soldiers fire sniper rifles as part of the ongoing Salaknib 24 joint exercises at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. The more expansive Balikatan military exercises to be participated in by over 16,000 US and Philippine troops begins today. Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Abreanna Goodrich Thousands …

Hospitals are often perceived as sterile and imposing structures. However, a number of modern healthcare institutions around the globe — think the floating psychiatric hospital in France, or Maggie’s Fife in Scotland designed by Zaha Hadid) — are re-imagining what architectures of healing can be, creating spaces that embrace nature’s …

A man cleared in the death of a Toronto police officer says he is relieved that he has been found not guilty, but he cannot stop thinking about the family of the officer who died nearly three years ago. Zameer speaks to CBC's The National after being found not guilty …

After initially stating that he was “hoping for a different outcome” after Umar Zameer’s acquittal, Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said Tuesday that he accepts the jury’s verdict — though one city councillor says the chief should still apologize to the public for his comments. Fallout continues over comments made …

Jurors have found Umar Zameer not guilty of all criminal charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of Toronto police Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup nearly three years ago. Zameer had pleaded not guilty to charge after running over officer in 2021 'I never meant any of this to happen,' Umar Zameer …

A boat that capsized near Lark Harbour has left two people dead. A JRCC spokesperson says four people were alive when they were picked up by a Cormorant helicopter. Four survivors were airlifted and brought to hospital on Sunday morning Two people are dead following a vessel capsizing on the …

Wildfire crews are battling an out-of-control wildfire in central British Columbia — one of seven human-caused blazes reported in the Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. At least 6 out-of-control wildfires sparked across B.C. this weekend, including south of Quesnel Wildfire crews are battling an …

Passover is a celebration of freedom for Jews, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. However, this year the Israel-Hamas war is making the mood more sombre. Weeklong observances are about freedom, but many remain captive after Oct. 7 Every year, Alon Gat's mother led the family's …