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Alas Pilipinas swept the AVC Challenge Cup Pool A. (STAR / Russell Palma)  MANILA, Philippines — It’s easy to doubt Philippine volleyball’s rebirth following a shockingly strong effort in the AVC Women’s Challenge Cup. But every victory Alas Pilipinas has kept on piling up, that cloud of uncertainty has gradually …

The Great Exhaustion is a new term coined by analysts and economists to describe a pervasive form of burnout that starts with stress directly related to work and piles on anxieties about the state of the world in general. ‘Perpetual feed of negative information’ outside of work can make burnout …

Living donors are the best option for many in need of a kidney transplant. But patients and nephrologists say the testing process could be more streamlined for living donors.  Albertans in need of a kidney transplant say living donor testing process needs to be streamlined. Judith Morrison is keenly aware …

Earl Evans was out on a whooping crane survey in Wood Buffalo National Park with Parks Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service when he saw something he’d never seen before. Evans, who lives in Fort Smith, N.W.T., said he’s done the same survey flight for years. “I told the pilot, …

The Canadian women’s eight rowing team are the reigning Olympic champions – and on Sunday they showed why they’re a threat to repeat.  Reigning Olympic champions will also compete at Paris 2024. The Canadian women’s eight rowing team are the reigning Olympic champions – and they’re showing why they’re a …

The family of a man hit by a speeding Vancouver police vehicle in the Downtown Eastside says the guilty officer’s punishment — a $2,000 fine — is “nothing” compared to how severely the 2022 collision altered Dennis Hunter’s life. Calls for police accountability after speeding officer fined $2K for 2022 …

In a change from recent years dominated by the economy, pipelines and health care, a CBC News poll finds four in 10 Albertans name the cost of living as the most important issue facing the province.  CBC News poll suggests province has moved on from jobs, economy, pipelines. EDITOR’S NOTE: …

The comeback genes of Barangay Ginebra didn’t fail to show up when it mattered the most. The Kings lived up to their “Never-Say-Die” mantra, climbing back from a 15-point deficit to take the pivotal Game 5, 89-84, in their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the …

The Italian coming-of-age drama ‘Parthenope,’ inspired by mythology, traces a beautiful young woman as she drifts through Naples and Capri. Gary Oldman appears briefly as famed novelist John Cheever, who in real life struggled with severe alcoholism — a part that Oldman said was not much of a stretch. ‘I …

A Hamilton jury has found Oliver Karafa and Lucy Li guilty of first-degree murder of Tyler Pratt and attempted murder of his partner Jordyn Romano in 2021. Cheers erupted in the courtroom when the jury confirmed its verdicts from Romano and her friends and family, as well as Pratt’s parents …