One person was airlifted after an ATV crash on Highway 217 in Rossway, N.S., Saturday evening. Three females, all teenagers, were involved in the collision. Upon arrival, RCMP officers and EHS found an ATV on its side. All three had to be taken to hospital with one airlifted. The investigation …
Read More »PBA: Converge nabs Nieto, trades two second round picks to ROS
Converge’s roster upgrade continues under coach Aldin Ayo as the FiberXers acquired Mike Nieto while unloading to Rain or Shine their two second round draft picks for the PBA’s 49th and 50th seasons. Mike Nieto (right) PBA PHOTO It was the FiberXers’ second offseason transaction in less than a month …
Read More »‘Voltes V: Legacy’ raises the bar for Filipino TV with breathtaking CGI and inspiring story
Voltes V Legacy, the latest Filipino television series, has set a new standard for local productions with its stunning use of computer-generated imagery (CGI). The show, which had a limited run in theaters and gave moviegoers a glimpse of this much-awaited series, has left audiences captivated and in awe, raising …
Read More »Hundreds of Gordon Lightfoot fans pay respects to late Canadian musical icon
More than 1,000 fans poured through a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. The legendary Canadian artist died May 1 at the age of 84 from natural causes. Fans flock to Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown to say goodbye People lined …
Read More »Guiao eyes ‘bigs’ in PBA draft
Yeng Guiao PBA PHOTO Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao is taking the long offseason break as an opportunity to evaluate the team’s assets, as well as carefully study the incoming pool of talent that will be throwing its hat in the 2023 PBA Rookie Draft slated some time this …
Read More »Coco Martin’s unrelenting drive to create captivating content
Primetime series FPJ’s Ang Batang Quiapo is not your ordinary television drama. Instead of providing the actors with a traditional script, Coco Martin – who wears different hats in the series as the lead actor, director, and co-producer – gives them a general idea of the scene and allowed them …
Read More »A simple guide if you’re the only one in the house interested to see royal history unfold
A preview of my coronation viewing with all the teasing, eye-rolling and funny looks that will be involved and directed toward the lone happy royalist in the house (second from left). (Buckingham Palace, circa 2017). No matter where you are today, a world’s shared history is about to happen as …
Read More »In Haiti, a grassroots vigilante movement is fighting back against gang warfare
The “Bwa Kale” movement that began on April 24 in Port-au-Prince has put some Haitian gangs on the run for the first time in years. But vigilantes have also killed some innocent people — and the movement has left the Haitian state less relevant than ever before. A powerful wave …
Read More »Ahmed hails Skylight Hotel construction
WELL PLEASED This file photo shows Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Chinese-built Meskel Square project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 13, 2021. Ahmed has spoken highly of the completion of the second phase of the five-star Skylight Hotel in downtown Addis Ababa, the …
Read More »US pilot diversity issue tackled
RARE UNITY An American Airlines plane prepares to land at the Miami International Airport on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Miami, Florida. Airlines and unions disagree on many aspects relating to today’s tight labor market, but concur on at least one thing: the need to diversify the pilot workforce pool. …
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