Make Father's Day weekend extra special for the family's superhero with the following offers and promotions from the city's top hotels. @Belmont Hotel Manila Café Belmont is hosting “Dinner and Music with Dad” on June 16 and June 17 (Friday and Saturday), featuring a buffet with international cuisines, live acoustic …
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Under fire and armed with shovels, Ukrainians fight to reclaim flooded city of Kherson
As Russian troops shell them from across the river, city workers dressed in body armour are struggling to clear the mess left behind in Kherson, Ukraine by flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. About 20 per cent of the city remained underwater on Thursday The day the …
Read More »LGBTQ beer ads are old hat — despite new troubles for Bud Light
Sales are dropping for Bud Light as it continues to face challenges after featuring a transgender social media star in a short advertisement. But beer companies have campaigned featuring LGBTQ people for years. Sales drop for the top beer brand as it faced criticism over marketing featuring transgender TikTok star …
Read More »Manitoba crash investigators lean on lessons from Humboldt Broncos tragedy
Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help in investigating a mass casualty crash near Carberry, Man. — which is being compared to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy in 2018. ‘We need to get everything right’: Manitoba RCMP superintendent Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help …
Read More »As natural disasters ravage Indigenous land, uninsured residents struggle to rebuild
The Insurance Bureau of Canada told CBC News that homeowner policies for houses in Indigenous communities are possible to obtain, but admits they can be difficult and expensive. Homeowner policies can be difficult and expensive to obtain Ashes fly into the air as Ron Bellerose sifts through the rubble of …
Read More »Ottawa should consider windfall tax on grocery profits if they’re found to be excessive: report
If Canada's big grocery chains are found to have been making excessive profits from high food prices, the federal government should slap them with a windfall tax, a new parliamentary report recommends. Committee that demanded answers from grocery leaders submits recommendations If Canada's Competition Bureau finds that grocery store giants …
Read More »Ukraine hopes to rejuvenate its oil and gas sector — and wants Canada to help
Ukraine’s largest oil and gas producing company hopes to end the country’s reliance on petroleum imports, looking to Canadian businesses to pitch in. Risk of investing in conflict zone, concerns over oilpatch investment could be hurdles for investors Ukraine's largest oil and gas producing company hopes to end the country's …
Read More »Salmon are dying in dried-up river beds in northern Yukon
Yukon River chinook and chum salmon in the Old Crow region are being hit with the perfect storm — not only are this year's runs expected to be dismal, but the life cycle of the salmon is being broken. 'What we have been seeing … is that dewatered area was …
Read More »New TVJ show may be titled ‘This is Eat’ — report
MANILA, Philippines — The new TV5 noontime show of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon and the rest of the Dabarkads may be titled "This is Eat." This is according to a PEP report, although the entertainment news site said its sources do not want to confirm it. The …
Read More »Ukraine touts ground gains as Russia states intent to hold elections in occupied areas
Russia announced plans on Thursday to stage elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in just three months, Moscow's latest bid to signal it is in control, even as a Ukrainian counteroffensive has pushed its forces back in some areas. Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy says troops facing 'very tough resistance' Russia …
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