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 …
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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 »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 »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. …
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 »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 »Body of suspect in 1975 Montreal teen killing exhumed in West Virginia
The body of a suspect in the unsolved 1975 Montreal killing of 16-year-old Sharron Prior, Franklin Romine, was exhumed in West Virginia after DNA samples found a close match. The results of the DNA comparison should be released in the next few weeks. DNA test results to be confirmed in …
Read More »Laval police investigating after man fatally stabbed near Place Bell arena
Police say a 51-year-old man has died after he was stabbed near the Place Bell arena in Laval overnight. A 911 call came in at around 2:20 a.m. Sunday about a dispute in front of the restaurant area of the complex. Police say there were several people at the scene. …
Read More »‘Crisis of epic proportions’ : FFAW rejects latest deal amidst crab fishery stalemate
The Fish Food & Allied Workers Union has rejected the most recent deal with the Association of Seafood Producers. Crab harvesters have stayed off the water since the original offer of $2.20 per pound was set by the provincial price setting panel on April 6. Since that time, the FFAW …
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