MIAMI: No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA playoffs but after their win at the Miami Heat on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), the Boston Celtics clearly sense a chance of history.The Heat, up 3-1 in the series, still only need one more win …
Read More »Simply the best: Rock queen Tina Turner has died at 83
Rock legend Tina Turner, the growling songstress who electrified audiences for decades, has died at the age of 83, a statement said Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” read the statement on the official Instagram page of the eight-time Grammy winner. (FILES) US …
Read More »Profits dip as BMO and Scotiabank set aside hundreds of millions to cover bad loans
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 …
Read More »James Yap will not play in preseason – Guiao
James Yap PBA IMAGE Coach Yeng Guiao sees two-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) James Yap contributing for Rain or Shine when the 41-year-old veteran star rejoins the team before the new season begins in October. Guiao said the 6-foot-2 Yap begged off from joining the PBA …
Read More »Haruki Murakami wins Spanish literature prize
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 …
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