MANILA, Philippines — Fast food restaurant Shake Shack is marking its fifth year in the Philippines with a limited-time menu inspired by Sisig. Since opening its first Philippine branch in Bonifacio Global City back in 2019, the fast food chain has opened six other locations around Metro Manila and even …
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Father of missing Thunder Bay man has been searching the northern Ontario bush for 50 straight days
It's been nearly two months since 27-year-old Dean Mattinas Jr. was last seen leaving Constance Lake First Nation in northern Ontario on foot, headed toward Thunder Bay. His father has been searching for him every day since, but family members say they've become increasingly concerned. Dean Mattinas Jr. last seen …
Read More »Advocates hopeful but wary of banks’ pledge to stop abusive e-transfers
The Canadian Bankers Association and Interac both say they are actively exploring technology to prevent people from using e-transfers to perpetuate abusive behaviour. It comes months after multiple Canadians told CBC News they have been victimized by abusers who use e-transfers to circumvent other safeguards that survivors of intimate partner …
Read More »Toronto awarded WNBA expansion team to begin play in 2026
A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned. Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports group to run league's 14th franchise Women's professional basketball is coming to Toronto. CBC Sports has learned that Kilmer Sports Inc., headed by Toronto billionaire …
Read More »Mother’s Day: Athlete-mom shares how she inspires kids through sports
MANILA, Philippines — Each mother has a story to tell, tales that are amplified during Mother's Day when every mom around the world are showered with the love and support they fully deserve. One mom of two kids Erica Samonte is no stranger to the physical side of things being …
Read More »A tribute to all #1Moms whose love is more than words
for NIDO Toddlers and preschoolers describe #HowMomsLove them in time for Mother’s Day MANILA, Philippines — Moms do everything to love and protect their children, and in difficult times, they begin to doubt themselves and ask if they're doing enough. More than that, moms also tend to wonder if their …
Read More »‘I killed 4 people’: A look at Winnipeg serial killer’s 20-hour confession video
An excerpt from a videotaped 2022 police interview shows Jeremy Skibicki admitting not only to the killing he'd been arrested for, but three others as well. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki say he should be found not criminally responsible for deaths of 4 women 'I killed 4 people,' Jeremy Skibicki confesses …
Read More »Rewarding Balikatan 2024
IN THE main, the annual military exercises Balikatan between the Philippines and the United States involving more than 16,000 troops, which officially ended May 10, have been successful. The 19-day exercises, which began on April 22, have strengthened interoperability and cooperation between the two allies through joint training, exercises and …
Read More »Veteran con man arrested over ‘large scale’ Ontario investment fraud
Waterloo Regional Police have charged David Villanueva with fraud, after a 14-month investigation. The veteran conman has six prior convictions, and has left a cross-Canada trail of victims. David Villanueva accused of bilking dozens of investors out of at least $1.4 million A convicted con man with a decades-long record …
Read More »No destab in the offing, ex-cops could be plotting
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP Marcos says no politicking in the active service President Marcos said he has not received any reports of a destabilization plot involving active police officials even as he did not rule out the possibility that some retired officers might be part of the efforts against …
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