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A Quebec Superior Court judge approved an agreement Monday that will see the Quebec-based company obtain some assets from Just For Laughs, which sought creditor protection in March.  Owner says he will revive Montreal festival, run English portion under JFL brand. Just For Laughs festival to ‘come back’ after sale …

Property developer NextAsia Land announces the launch of three residential communities in the South Luzon, aimed at setting new standards for modern, sustainable urban living. Spanning a total area of 35 hectares, the NextAsia Development encompasses three projects: Estonia Calamba (Laguna), Florence Lipa (Batangas), and Cyprus Calauan (Laguna). Estonia Calamba …

OGIE Diaz is undeserving of being infamously hailed as Patron Saint of Showbiz Breakups, after all. Recently, for a change, the artist manager-cum-vlogger, through a blind item, broke a news story about an actor who sires a baby boy who he had to visit in the US. The subject in …

Carly Folden had a quiet December weekend in Regina with her 13-year-old son, who was competing in a local hockey tournament. Then she was hit with an $800 charge for damage to a hotel room she says she didn’t cause. She and her son stayed at Residence Inn Regina, a …

A First Nation that has faced decades of mercury poisoning is suing the provincial and federal governments, arguing they’ve failed to protect its treaty rights.The lawsuit by Grassy Narrows First Nation comes in the wake of research indicating industrial pollution is exacerbating mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River system.  Superior …

THE ease of doing business in the Philippines has improved slightly following recent reforms aimed at making the country a more attractive investment destination, a multinational professional services firm said. Dutch-based TMF Group’s latest Global Business Complexity Index ranked the Philippines 34th out of 79 countries, an improvement from 31st …

Big investors are increasingly buying up Ontario farmland — a trend experts say is making it increasingly difficult for small or aspiring farmers to acquire land and could have far-reaching consequences on rural communities.  ‘Not everybody can afford their own farm. That’s just the way it is,” London, Ont., farmer …

The consensus among an international group of killer whale experts is that these whales are just playing a game and having fun, and the best way to avoid an attack is to keep on moving.  Spanish, Portuguese governments asked a team of international experts to dive into the behaviour. When …

The “global issue” phase of the Philippine strategy in resolving the maritime friction with China went smoothly in Singapore, taking the opportunity presented in the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue. Security officials led by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. scoured the decision-makers in the forum to forge alliances. In the pushback against …

“Particularly in well-publicized instances involving powerful people, the Philippine legal system has frequently come under fire for what is seen to be political meddling. For the first time in American history, the son of a sitting president is being prosecuted on firearms charges — Hunter Biden. The allegations in this …