OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are set to dive into child care in next week’s budget, with stakeholders being told to expect strings attached to federal cash for provinces who want the money. Sources with knowledge of the government’s plans say the Liberals want to spend enough to prove their political seriousness on child care,...
The Iglesia ni Cristo's "Aid to Humanity" outreach program focuses on indigenous populations impacted by development. This program functions internationally, driving critical resources collected through donations to communities and areas hard hit by problems, emergencies, or desperate need.
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday extended his condolences to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II following the passing of her husband, Prince Philip. “On behalf of the Filipino people, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte extends his deep condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and an array of federal and provincial figures are paying tribute to Prince Philip and the royal’s special relationship to Canada as flags across the country dropped to half-mast to mark the duke’s death. Trudeau says the Duke of Edinburgh “maintained a special relationship” with Canada’s Armed Forces, noting he was...
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern, limiting the public’s awareness of the threat, experts say. Sarah Otto, a University of British Columbia professor who has done COVID-19 modelling, said the province’s reliance on time-consuming whole-genome sequencing to confirm variant cases is not necessary. She...
A Tribute To Brother Glicerio B. Santos Jr. June 12, 1941 – April 03, 2021 Brother Glicerio B. Santos Jr., the General Auditor of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ), passed away last Saturday, April 3. Brother Jun Santos was 79 years old, and would have turned 80 on June 12 this...
"Since De Ocampo has not raised any defense to the claim…defamation has been established against her," the Honourable Madam Justice Grammond of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba said.
Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday that the Ontario government is issuing a four-week, province-wide stay-at-home order, starting Thursday, as COVID-19 cases surge. Ford also announced that the government is expanding vaccine eligibility to all adult essential workers in "hot spots" in Toronto and Peel Region, starting with education workers next week.
Canada soared past its one-millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, April 3, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect against the virus.
Ontario province set a new all-time high for the number of patients in intensive care on Monday, with 494. Many of those cases are in the Greater Toronto Area, prompting hospitals to transfer 88 patients to other regions to help address capacity issues.