A northern B.C. woman wants to know why multiple doctors over the span of six years failed to investigate symptoms that were indicators of the multiple myeloma she is now fighting. Health minister says more family doctors being hired and action on systemic racism being taken. A northern B.C. woman …
Read More »Heat didn’t offer much resistance – Spoelstra
MIAMI: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admitted his team had been “pummeled” in the paint in their 109-94 defeat to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 and had failed to respond to the challenge. The Nuggets outscored the Heat 60-34 in the paint and also won the rebound battle 58-33 …
Read More »He came to Canada with a college acceptance in hand. Next week, he’s scheduled for deportation
Indian international students who say their future in Canada is at risk through no fault of their own have been camped outside a Canadian Border Services Agency building in Mississauga in protest for more than a week. Among them is Lovepreet Singh, who says he’s supposed to be deported in …
Read More »Green Party leader says changes to fertility treatment funding unfair
The leader of the P.E.I. Green Party says changes to the way the province funds fertility treatments are leaving some Islanders without support. Peter Bevan-Baker raised the issue in the P.E.I. Legislature Wednesday. The Fertility Treatment Program provides between $5,000 and $10,000 per year for expenses associated with in-vitro fertilization …
Read More »‘Dark design’ can nudge you into tipping more, says expert
Tipping is now commonplace in all sorts of Canadian businesses, and one expert says the prompts employed can play on our desire to seem generous. Being observed while paying can play on desire to seem generous: Olivier St-Cyr. Read transcribed audio For many Canadians, picking up your morning coffee now …
Read More »Escape From Sudan
The author takes us on a wild ride through North Sudan, highlighting the trials and tribulations that come with exploring the unknown. I am Jun Lawrence Espinosa. My wife and I just escaped from the fighting in war-torn Sudan. I had been living and working as a drama teacher at …
Read More »Is virtual reality the future? Apple’s betting on it, but VR experts say we may not be there yet
On Monday, Apple unveiled a new product that’s either revolutionary, or very expensive hype, depending on whether you read the company description of the Vision Pro or media reviews of its unveiling. Costing $5K, the new Apple Vision Pro headseat is the latest big bet on virtual and augmented reality. …
Read More »Space technology as a tool for development
LAST Monday, a rocket was launched at Cape Canaveral in Florida on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket was also carrying two of the Philippines newest cube satellites, or CubeSats, that will eventually be deployed on an orbit 400 kilometers above the Earth. The CubeSats, Maya-5 …
Read More »Ready or not, here comes RCEP
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, also known as RCEP, took effect in the country on June 2, 2023. This is major economic news that will impact almost all sectors of trade and industry. Surprisingly, many Filipinos are still unaware what RCEP is. Ask your seatmates now if they …
Read More »Proactive approach needed to clean up maritime sector
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should be commended for carrying out a thorough and relatively swift investigation into the responsibility for February’s disastrous oil spill off Mindoro. However, the scope of the investigation, taken together with the country’s often dubious record of maritime safety, indicates that much more can …
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