Duty Free holds month-long sale for Women’s Month

MANILA – Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) is holding a month-long sale by offering up to 30 percent discount on a wide range of products in celebration...

How a child’s first language includes more than words

This International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21), Canadians celebrated their multilingual heritage by recognizing flexible uses of languages. According to UNESCO, “Mother tongue or mother language...

Young women and girls are taking sex-ed into their own hands on YouTube

Sex education in Canadian schools continues to be highly politicized and young people are paying the price. In Quebec, for example, the provincial sexual health curriculum...

After obesity surgery, more patients returning for another

NEW YORK — As more Americans turn to surgery to lose weight, more of them are also returning for a second operation because the first isn’t...

Nationwide mall sale postponed ‘until further notice’ due to coronavirus concerns

Adding to the number of events being affected due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak, the month-long nationwide mall sale scheduled to kick off on the...

Why is cannabis so expensive in some provinces? Don’t ask Statistics Canada

To evaluate cannabis legalization’s progress and success, Canadians need good information about legal product sales. Unfortunately, most provincial cannabis agencies keep results overly secret. And some...

How to save more on electricity this summer

Here’s why this rural town desperately wants better internet

GRANVILLE, Tenn. — About an hour east of Nashville, the scenic little town of Granville would love to become widely known as the “Mayberry” of Tennessee...

Marikina’s 1st cat café: Caring for fluffy friends

MANILA — More than serving beverages and light snacks, cafés have become a part of people’s daily lives. Whether it is for doing business and working in...

Aiming for the jackpot: A ‘ticket’ to a better life

MANILA — In almost everywhere in the world where people struggle to eat three meals a day, many are breaking their backs and sparing no efforts just...