WEST PHILIPPINE SEA—Two Chinese Navy spy ships shadowed Philippine and American vessels during the Balikatan exercises as they sailed at the westernmost portion of Palawan on Saturday. During the formation drills of the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, BRP Davao del Sur and USS Harpers Ferry, a spy ship of the People’s …
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Marcos: Be like Lapulapu, rise vs. oppressors
REMEMBERING LAPULAPU’S BRAVERY. President Ferdinand Marcos is joined by Speaker Martin Romualdez and Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo, Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Ma. Cynthia Chan, and Lapu Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan for a group photo with members of Lapu-Lapu Arnis De Abanico, who performed a reenactment of the …
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I have been in a miserable state lately. For the past three weeks I have been almost unable to move out of bed. I force myself to eat breakfast — a small bowlful of oatmeal or an egg. Spoonfuls of kangkong and pork from sinigang for lunch. Six lenguas de …
Read More »National chief says she was ‘stunned,’ calls for change after headdress taken from her on flight
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says attempts by Air Canada staff to take her headdress from her on Wednesday have created "a pivotal learning moment in history." 'I don't want to feel like that anymore': Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Assembly of …
Read More »British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces
Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession. Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession After weeks of troubling stories about problematic street drug use in hospitals, parks and at bus …
Read More »King Charles set to resume public duties after stepping away for cancer treatment
King Charles will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Buckingham Palace says monarch's medical team 'very encouraged' by progress King Charles will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public …
Read More »Orca calf swims out of lagoon after being trapped for a month
The Ehattesaht First Nation says a killer whale calf that had been trapped in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month is now free after it swam out on its own early Friday morning. Ehattesaht First Nation says young killer whale swam over sandbar on her own …
Read More »Fear rekindled in Ktunaxa Nation community as fire season begins in B.C.
Wildfires have become a prominent year-round concern for the Ktunaxa Nation community of Aq'am, from supporting members to researching and funding prescribed burns in the area. Wildfires and their effects becoming year-round concern for community ravaged by 2023 St. Mary River blaze For Aq'am community members like Pete and Dolly …
Read More »Ending Sudan’s civil war may require help of countries currently helping inflame it, observers say
Players beyond the borders of Sudan — from its African neighbours to the Gulf States and beyond — are influencing the course of the conflict for their own purposes and increasing the chances of it metastasizing, analysts say. U.A.E., Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran among countries seen to be taking sides …
Read More »RCMP’s ability to defend national security is eroding, report warns
The RCMP's federal wing is at a "critical juncture" and its ability to police key national security files — such as foreign interference, terrorism and financial crime — is on the line, says a recent report from the RCMP's independent advisory board. Federal policing is 'stretched thin' and it's putting …
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