Denver: The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets won the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-1 to bring the Mile High City an NBA crown as a …

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving prime minister despite scandals over his sex-fuelled parties and allegations of corruption, has died, Italian media reported on Monday. He was 86.  Berlusconi’s death comes after he was hospitalized on Friday. Silvio Berlusconi remembered for sex scandals, corruption and …

Reddit, the website known as the “front page of the internet,” is making front-page news today, as many communities there have gone private to protest recent changes that would charge third-party apps to access the site’s content — a move developers say would put their applications out of business.  Thousands …

Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts of ash.  Nearly 15,000 people have left the mostly poor, rural areas in recent days as Mayon activity picks up. …

SHIYAN, China: Sales of Yizhuan Automobile Co.’s trash trucks picked up after China ended antivirus controls in December, but their growth is in low gear as managers struggle to rebuild business lost during the pandemic. China’s economy rebounded at the start of 2023, but after a good first quarter, factory …

Frost and snowfall — two words that don’t typically roll off the tongue easily in mid-June. It’s the reality for some Canadians this week however, as any summer-like weather will take a back seat.  A developing clipper system will trigger beneficial and widespread rain from B.C. to Manitoba. The incoming …

The Denver Nuggets win Game Five of their best-of-seven finals against the Miami Heat on Monday, June 12, 2023 (Tuesday in Manila) to claim their first NBA championship Nikola Jokic scored 28 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. added 16 points and 13 rebounds …

Some schools across Canada are banning cell phones in order to reduce bad behaviour, remove distractions and improve quality of life in the classroom. Meanwhile, one Ontario parent says his daughter’s phone was a ‘lifeline’ when she was being bullied.  Phones impact students’ mental health, reduce the ability to concentrate …

Click here to view the video  Sophia Killawee can recall the first time she saw the effects of climate change. It was a few years back at summer camp. Her bunk had a skylight over it and, one morning she woke up and saw the sky had turned orange from …

The temptation may be strong, but the owner of Brackley Drive-In Theatre, on P.E.I.’s North Shore, has asked audience members to refrain from taking home Timber, the theatre’s resident cat.   Timber will often join people to watch a movie, said Bob Boyle, but he needs to be left on …