MANILA—The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has announced that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Italy will soon be able to apply for an exit clearance, formally...
MANILA—The National Police Commission (Napolcom) sacked 21 policemen over their involvement in Maguindanao massacre. Napolcom found “substantial evidence” that pointed to Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr. as...
MANILA – The most wonderful time of the year has come again! And it’s already Christmas two weeks from now. Have you started ticking items off...
LONGVIEW, Alta.—A pair of recently acquired Percheron draft horses at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site need names, and Parks Canada is looking for suggestions....
Indians love a festive celebration. In fact, my family loved them so much that not only would we celebrate Diwali and Holi, we’d also throw ourselves...
NEW YORK—Vacations are a great way to relax, reconnect with family and escape the daily grind of work. But they can also quickly drain your savings...
TORONTO—Holding a lifelike miniature version of yourself in the palm of your hand is a tad unsettling at first—but once the initial shock wears off, a...
HALIFAX—Libraries can conjure up images of dim, musty spaces and stern librarians with index fingers pressed to their lips, ready to shush. But the Halifax Central...
TORONTO—There are many memories of his desperate escape from a chaotic Communist Vietnam nearly 40 years ago that haunt Kyanh Do. Saying goodbye to his family...
Toronto author Rosemary Sullivan’s award-winning biography on Stalin’s daughter is a finalist for another lucrative prize—British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. “Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary...