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Inspired by Fredericton’s folk sounds and Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage, rising hip hop musician and rapper Chijioke Okorie is on a journey to share his talent with nothing less than the world.  A decade after he moved to Canada to pursue studies in engineering, Okorie — whose stage name is …

John Walsh has been bowling since he was four years old, went to his first nationals at the age of nine, and now, at the age of 42, he is about to be inducted into the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers’ Hall of Fame.  He will be the first Prince Edward …

Officials are reassuring residents of their safety after a pair of violent incidents that left three people dead and another in hospital have shaken the Ottawa Valley.  First, on Friday night, a fatal shooting in the town of Renfrew, Ont. Then, just over 48 hours later, a second incident in …

A new study is sounding the alarm over global wildlife loss, painting what the authors call “a considerably more alarming picture” of worldwide species population declines than previously thought.  Research on 70,000 animal species suggests nearly half are experiencing population declines. A new study is sounding the alarm over global …

Wildfire modelling isn’t foolproof, but officials say it can give firefighters an idea of how to best tackle out-of-control fires.  Expert says modelling technology has improved over the last decade. As ravaging wildfires continue to burn across Alberta, forestry and wildfire experts are using modelling and satellites to help firefighting …

“If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong.” With this declaration, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, urged the US Congress last week to enact a law that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) following serious concerns raised on the dangers it posed. California-based AI research company, …

THE Philippines registered a 78 percent increase in HIV-AIDS cases among teenagers ages 15 to 17 years old from 2019 to 2023. This alarming data drove the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to call on our country to ramp up its HIV-AIDS response. Unicef said it recognizes the good work …

Two of Canada’s biggest lenders revealed quarterly earnings on Wednesday that suggest a gloomier outlook for Canada’s economy, with sharply lower profits and a large jump in the amount of money they’re setting aside to cover bad loans.  Both banks raise quarterly dividend payout despite lower profits. Two of Canada’s …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte as the anti-drug czar? Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Duterte’s erstwhile longtime assistant, broached the idea to Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Tuesday during a Senate hearing on the multimillion-peso shabu drug haul last year. “If ever…. it’s the prerogative of the President …

As 3 more murder suspects in Degamo case recant testimonies Congress will decide next week what sanctions to impose on Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who has refused to return to the country to face murder charges, even as three suspects in the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo recanted …