Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami pauses during a news conference on Waseda University’s new international house of literature, also known as The Haruki Murakami Library, at the said school in Japan’s capital Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2021. AP FILE PHOTO MADRID: Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess …
Read More »Belen, Canino lead Collegiate PoY awardee
NU’s Bella Belen (left) and La Salle’s Angel Canino. UAAP PHOTOS A PAIR of UAAP rookie-MVPs and the top performers of the newest NCAA volleyball dynasty will be recognized in the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night on Monday, May 29. College of St. Benilde (CSB) stars Mycah Go and Gayle …
Read More »U.S. Capitol rioter photographed with feet on desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office sentenced to over 4 years
An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison. Richard (Bigo) Barnett became one of the faces of the …
Read More »Joshua Garcia’s acting matures in Regal’s ‘Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan’
After suffering from major delays because of the pandemic, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Bob Ong’s best-selling novel “Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan” starring Joshua Garcia has finally arrived. The mystery-thriller by celebrated director Chito Roño was first meant to be an entry to the 2020 Metro Manila …
Read More »Nova Scotia MP questions Chinese ‘control’ over lobster industry
A Nova Scotia member of Parliament is raising concerns about growing Chinese “influence and control” on the province’s lobster industry supply chain, especially at Halifax Stanfield airport. The airport authority denies the claim, and a major Chinese seafood exporter calls it “kind of racist.” Exporter calls claims of growing Chinese …
Read More »Convicted Mount Cashel brother turns up in Illinois child abuse investigation
Ronald Lasik was one of 451 credibly accused sexual abusers named in a report by the attorney general of Illinois. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role at Mount Cashel. Ronald Lasik allegedly abused kids in Chicago and Australia after leaving Canada. WARNING: This story contains …
Read More »Soaring policing, insurance costs force Pride Toronto to consider cuts to festival: organizers
The head of Pride Toronto says the group may need to cut programming at this year’s festival as it wrestles with major cost increases for policing and insurance just weeks ahead of the event. Police say costs up due to event size, collective bargaining; insurer did not comment. The head …
Read More »Tina Turner, powerhouse singer revered as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, dead at 83
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, has died at age 83. Died peacefully in her Switzerland home after long illness, representative says. Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble …
Read More »Jimmy Butler fined $25,000 by NBA
Jimmy Butler AFP PHOTO NEW YORK CITY: Miami’s Jimmy Butler was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) for not participating in required media availability after Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Butler did not talk to reporters following the Heat’s 128-102 victory on Sunday that …
Read More »Calgary emergency rooms are ‘collapsing,’ doctors warn in letter
“We are having patients die in the waiting room again. And this is not something that happened in Calgary for many years, by and large,” said Dr. Sean Fair. He’s one of nearly 200 Calgary ER doctors who signed an open letter warning that emergency rooms in the city are …
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