Ottawa removes regulatory red tape for Trans Mountain pipeline

According to federal government newspaper Canada Gazette, Trans Mountain Corporation and the Canada Development Investment Corporation will no longer need to consult a top government official to incorporate their subsidiaries.  Trans Mountain said it expects oil from the newly expanded pipeline to ship this month. Ahead of Canada’s plan to …

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A twisted Chris Hemsworth in ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’

“He understood the character straight away,” was what director George Miller said as he watched Chris Hemsworth read the screenplay for “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” In the highly anticipated expansion to the Mad Max universe, Chris Hemsworth plays Dementus, the tyrannical warlord that kidnaps a child that would later …

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Japan racks up trade deficit as imports jump

TOKYO — Japan’s trade deficit in April grew nearly 8 percent from a year earlier as the weak yen boosted the value of imports, offsetting gains from a jump in exports, government data showed on Wednesday. Exports totaled 8.98 trillion yen ($57 billion), while imports totaled 9.4 trillion yen ($60 …

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Proper garbage disposal will contribute to flood prevention

We all know that the rainy season is coming, even while the warnings about danger-level heat index in many parts of the country are still being issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Recently, the state weather bureau said the onset of the rainy season may …

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Casual dinner

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Liza Marcos hosted a ‘casual dinner’ for senators at the Bahay Pangulo Tuesday night, a day after the change in leadership at the Upper House. Present during the dinner were newly-installed Senate President Francis Escudero and Senators Robin Padilla, Alan Cayetano, Francis Tolentino, …

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9 SAF men under PNP custody

PNP chief information officer Col. Jean Fajardo said the two SAF commandos who were caught moonlighting as security escorts of Chinese nationals in Muntinlupa were put under restrictive custody after the city prosecutor’s office ordered them released for further investigation. (Philstar.com / John Unson) Over POGO escort case MANILA, Philippines …

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