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Department of Agriculture (DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (PNA file photo) MANILA – The Department of Agriculture is expecting some changes following the appointment of business tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel as its new secretary. “We can expect some changes. Every new administration (it is expected) that there will be changes,” DA …

International allies have condemned any attack on a camp as an “atrocity” because these people inside have already lives under deplorable conditions for generations. With Israel rejecting calls for a humanitarian pause, experts are questioning how militants were able to embed themselves with Gaza’s most vulnerable civilian population. Israel says …

The Liberal Party is beta-testing new videos attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, one of which compares him to former U.S president Donald Trump. The party has been posting commercial-length videos, one of which compares Poilievre to Donald Trump. The Liberal Party is beta-testing new videos attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, …

Palestinian militants move towards the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. Barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip at dawn as militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, with at least one person killed, the …

The Royal Ontario Museum has reversed its decision to change a travelling art exhibit about cultural and natural responses to life and death after protests that included an 18-hour sit-in by the women who created its Palestinian-Muslim portion. An 18-hour sit-in and several other protests later, exhibit about death and …

Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people injured in an earthquake that shook districts in northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens more, officials said Saturday.  Officials say death toll expected to rise amid power outage, rescue efforts. Helicopters and ground troops …

A ship being described as Canada’s largest fishing vessel was launched this week from a shipyard in Turkey. Inuksuk II will be a regular visitor to ports such as St. Anthony, Harbour Grace and Bay Roberts. A ship being described as Canada’s largest fishing vessel — one that will soon …

Many hikers may be unaware of the work that goes into designing and maintaining their favourite paths. Even the rugged Bruce, which stretches along the escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, Ont., receives regular touch ups from volunteers. An army of volunteers keep the Bruce Trail’s 1,300 kilometres maintained. On a …

The RCMP has rejected 86 per cent of the allegations it’s reviewed so far against a controversial unit created to police resource protests in the Fairy Creek watershed in British Columbia, an analysis by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found. 86% of complaints reviewed so far from Fairy Creek protests …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – OCTOBER 30: Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers reacts after a missed basket during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on October 30, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Emilee Chinn / Getty Images / AFP)  MANILA, Philippines — The Indiana Pacers won the …