Arianne Lacanilao

No overseas absentee voting in Baghdad, Damascus and Tripoli, says Comelec

MANILA—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not conduct elections in conflict-stricken capitals, such as, Baghdad; Damascus; and Tripoli, the poll body said yesterday. The Comelec’s Office...

Multifaceted Gem of a Filipina: Cora Dela Cruz

Public servant, business woman, student, awardee, mother, wife, Filipina. Cora Dela Cruz is all that and so much more. As the Executive Director of the Canadian...

Ontario proposes tougher rules for exempting school kids from vaccinations

TORONTO – Ontario parents who don’t want to have their children vaccinated will have to be educated themselves about the risks their kids will face before...

Canada beats Mexico in penalty kicks to clinch spot at U-20 Women’s World Cup

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – Victoria Pickett scored the deciding goal in penalty kicks as Canada clinched a berth at next year’s FIFA under-20 Women’s World...

Ear, ear: Maine town celebrates inventor of the earmuff

FARMINGTON, Maine – Earmuffs have come a long way in 142 years. Chester Greenwood was a 15-year-old bestowed with generous ears when he decided he had...

C-3PO does something special in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Anthony Daniels

Hamilton’s CHCH channel cuts back on local news in an effort to save costs

TORONTO – Hamilton’s CHCH channel is cutting back on local news in an attempt to right its troubled finances and 129 full-time employees have been let...

China to lose influence if it defies UN tribunal, says PH counsel

MANILA—Paul Riechler, the lead counsel of the Philippines at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said yesterday that China might lose its influence over...

No syndicate behind ‘tanim-bala’, says NBI

MANILA—The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), in a report submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that a bullet-planting scam at the Ninoy Aquino...