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The Saskatchewan Party government says it has kept its promise to balance the budget within three years. On Wednesday, Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer released her second budget, which projects a $34.4-million surplus this year with surpluses increasing to $82 million in 2022-23. “This year’s budget provides the right balance …

Three Calgary officers who “made the police available for sale” have been sentenced to jail terms in a corruption case involving a woman who was stalked and harassed by them for months. Bryan Morton, 35, Brad McNish, 61, and Anthony Braile, 50, were convicted last year of corruption-related crimes. On …

A water refilling attendant arranges the pile of water containers lined up to be filled at Baseco compound, Tondo, Manila on March 19, 2019. MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) administrator Reynaldo Velasco on Wednesday expressed readiness to resign if he fails to comply with President Duterte's …

China will push through with its plan to build an island city on Woody Island and two smaller neighboring islets in the contested South China Sea waters, South China Morning Post said in a report. ISLAND CITY. China is shifting gear to build an island city on Woody Island and …

Tacloban City—Rising political kingmaker, in the coming 18th Congress. THE NEXT SPEAKER? Davao City mayor and Hugpong ng Pagbabago Regional Party chairperson Sara Duterte-Carpio introduces Lakas-CMD Party president and Leyte 1st district congressional candidate Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House during the HNP’s Grand Campaign Rally at …

In this file photo taken on December 10, 2018, members of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers call for justice for slain rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos. MANILA, Philippines — The reported harassment and intimidation of a delegation of foreign lawyers in the country gives credence to claims of attacks against …

The Commission on Human Rights said it sent its Quick Response Team to investigate the alleged illegal detention and extortion. MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the alleged illegal detention and extortion done by barangay officials in Quezon City. Two village watchmen of Brgy. Commonwealth …

Opposition Leader Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel Notley hammered home different visions for Alberta on Tuesday, after the latter announced the province will go to the polls on April 16. The start of the campaign came one day after the governing NDP delivered its throne speech in the legislature …

Faced with an anxious dairy industry poised to complicate the next federal election for the Liberals — particularly in rural ridings in Quebec and Ontario — the federal Liberals are reviving the previous Conservative government’s compensation plan to ease the pain of recent trade agreements. Between trade agreements already in …

The 2019 federal budget includes a tantalizing pitch for prospective first-time home buyers — one that could see Canada’s housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of a home and bring down the mortgage load for borrowers. The budget offers the program, known as the …