Mafy Singson./Pilipinas Golf MANILA, Philippines – Mafy Singson overcame numerous challenges – emotional stress, lack of practice and a shaky start – to fire a stunning 68, finding herself the bewildered leader after 18 holes of the Golf Liquor Guangdong Women’s Open in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China Wednesday. Despite a double …
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Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute 5 per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. Money will be used to boost funding for local, Indigenous broadcasting, per briefing. Online streaming services operating in Canada …
Read More »Hallmark actor’s body ‘shattered’ after tragic plunge at B.C. hospital
A 19-year-old Hallmark soap opera actor is reportedly fighting for her life after plunging five storeys from a balcony walkway at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. Beloved for her recurring role in the period drama When Calls the Heart, Mamie Laverock is “fighting hard every day” to recover from injuries sustained …
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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 …
Read More »Exciting housing developments in South Luzon
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 …
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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 …
Read More »Traveller says Regina hotel wrongly charged her $800 for alleged damage to room
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 …
Read More »Grassy Narrows First Nation files lawsuit against Ontario, federal governments over mercury contamination
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 …
Read More »Doing business in PH better following reforms
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 …
Read More »Investors reshaped Canadian home real estate. Something similar is happening in agriculture
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 …
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