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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday it has its own team of fingerprint experts and would not rely solely on the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the course of its separate investigation into the real identity of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Comelec …

British voters are picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. PM Rishi Sunak warns against handing Keir Starmer’s Labour Party a …

WARNING: This article contains images of residential school pupils in cemeteries. The history of residential school burial sites is evidence of crimes against humanity that could in theory be prosecuted, the special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked burials says. Kimberly Murray, a federally appointed official tasked with recommending a …

Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95 per cent of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling toward the Cayman Islands and taking aim at Mexico’s Caribbean coast after leaving at least 10 …

Thousands of people living in Canada are facing U.S. visa wait times that could run as long as two years. That’s generated many schemes online that claim to help people jump the queue — but in some cases has scammed people out of their money entirely. U.S. State Department says …

Agriculture groups are speaking out against changes to the capital gains tax, arguing the added cost will deter the next generation of farmers from taking over and contribute to a decline in family farms. Grain Growers of Canada argues change will deter young generation from taking over . Jake Leguee …

An Ontario Superior Court justice has ordered an independent accounting firm run the business after a report alleged four landlords spent millions of dollars of investors’ money on a lavish lifestyle.  Court-appointed monitor will run the business until at least July 31 as investors scramble to recoup money. An Ontario …

Hundreds of pages of documents written by experts for two class-action lawsuits paint a picture of Ontario’s corrections system as inhumane and poorly managed. The two lawsuits against the province take aim at the use of lockdowns in correctional facilities as a way to deal with staffing shortages from 2009 …

From budget deficits to public disputes between mayors and Quebec’s transport minister, public transit funding is on shaky ground. The city of Montreal’s finance and administration commission is looking for ways to keep service afloat.  Greater Montreal transit agencies expect growing deficits in coming years. Public transit may be essential, …

Jontay Porter. AFP  Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter is set to face criminal charges over his role in the betting scandal that led to his life ban from the NBA, legal filings from federal prosecutors in New York showed on Wednesday. An “information sheet” filed in New York by …