In a momentous occasion for Fontana Leisure Parks and Goldwin Holdings Corporation, the latter’s president, Major General Jesus Sarsagat and CEO Michael Chul Kim joined the popular casino-resort’s general manager Shuiquing Wu and Fontana owner’s representative Vera Chung, to sign a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The top executives explained …
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Wildfire smoke in your eyes? Doctors say we need to do more to study its long-term impacts
Just like our lungs, our eyes absorb the fine particles found in wildfire smoke. And while the long-term health impacts of breathing in this pollutant are well-known, eye doctors say it's less clear what sorts of vision problems can result from frequent exposure. Cataracts, other eye diseases linked to pollutants …
Read More »National archives to digitize, transfer 6 million pages of Indian day school records, official says
Canada’s national archives is working to identify, digitize and transfer six million pages of federal Indian day school records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, enough paper to fill “multiple tractor trailer loads completely packed with pages," one official says. Department head Leslie Weir says 3-year timeline for …
Read More »Taylor Swift is coming to Canada. Whether you can actually get tickets is another matter
Taylor Swift has added six Canadian dates to her Eras tour, but there's more than one catch. All the dates are at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, and it'll be a frenzy to get a ticket once they go on sale Tuesday. Ticket frenzy (Taylor's version) expected as pop star …
Read More »Swift justice? Taylor Swift fans hope for redemption as tickets for Toronto shows go on sale
Swift will be playing six shows at Toronto's Rogers Centre next November, the only shows in Canada in 2024. The first two dates, Nov. 14 and 15, go on sale at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, while the other dates follow in pairs on Thursday and Friday. …
Read More »Inflation slows further to 4.7%
Now at 16-month low, but Statistics Authority wary of rising rice prices ALL EYES ON RICE. A rice dealer arranges sacks of various types of rice at Quinta Market in Quiapo, Manila on Friday. The Philippine Statistics Authority said it would take a closer look at the trajectory of rice …
Read More »Hundreds rally in downtown Winnipeg to demand search of landfill for women’s remains
Chants to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women rang out across downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, as hundreds of people flooded a busy intersection for a round dance. 'Impossible to move forward' on a search without Manitoba's co-operation, feds say Chants to search a landfill …
Read More »Manila probes incident of toppled electric posts
THE Manila City government will investigate the incident on Thursday in which several Meralco posts toppled as police closed the surrounding area and advised motorists to take alternate routes. AND THEY ALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN Manila Electric Company (Meralco) personnel and the Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corp. (Miescor) assess the …
Read More »President taps Corpus, Hosaka for GCG
Marius Corpus Brian Hosaka President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday appointed lawyer Marius Corpus to head the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GCG). In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office confirmed Corpus’ appointment, replacing former Sandiganbayan Justice Alex Quiroz as the GCG chairman, while Brian Keith Hosoka …
Read More »Marcos asks actors’ group to lift TV, film standards
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos on Thursday urged the Katipunan ng mga Artistang Pilipino sa Pelikula at Telebisyon (KAPPT) to aspire for higher standards for local films, which are effective instruments in showcasing not only Filipino culture, but also the progress the Philippines has achieved. The Chief Executive issued his statement …
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