At a Glance Mark your calendars; the AACA Grand Awards and Gala Finals are set to take place at Singapore’s historic Chijmes Hall on Dec. 7. Rico Hizon Rico Hizon won the 2023 Best Factual Presenter award for the Philippines at the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA), a top-tier accolade …
Read More »99-year-old man to climb CN Tower stairs for charity
On Monday, Walter Decker celebrated his 99th birthday. On Saturday, he plans to climb 1,776 steps to the tower’s observation deck — for the third time. This time, he’ll be joined by three more generations of family. The CN Tower’s oldest stair climber, Walter Decker, will be joined by family …
Read More »Cannabis crusader and Olympian Ross Rebagliati says restrictions are choking the Canadian pot industry
Five years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Olympic gold medalist and cannabis entrepreneur Ross Rebagliati says government restrictions and stigma are hurting the growth of the industry. Gold medallist snowboarder recently got his own cannabis products to market. Five years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Olympic …
Read More »Iconic Toronto condo project placed into receivership due to $1.6B in unpaid debt
A high-profile Toronto condominium project that has been plagued with delays and setbacks for more than a decade has been placed into receivership by its biggest lender, refusing to foot the bill for $1.6 billion in unpaid debts until someone else is in charge. Project has faced numerous delays and …
Read More »‘Panic’ as people line up round the clock at Brampton’s Indian visa office
Indian-born Canadians and their family members are lining up around the clock in Brampton for a chance to get a piece of government ID — one they didn’t need until a few weeks ago — that will allow them to travel home. With the upcoming holidays and last month’s news …
Read More »Canadian growers eager to get their hands on hottest new chili pepper in the world
Pepper growers in B.C. and Alberta are keen to get their hands on Pepper X seeds. Pepper X is three times hotter than the Carolina Reaper, which held the Guinness title for a decade. The new Pepper X has been named the hottest chili pepper in the world by the …
Read More »Economists forecast 5.9% inflation for 2023 – BSP poll
Economists polled by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised its inflation forecast for 2023 to 5.9 percent in a latest survey, higher than its August estimate of 5.5 percent amid persistent supply-side pressures. Based on the highlights of the Sept. 21 Monetary Board policy meeting, the BSP said …
Read More »How Canada has been helping China hunt for fugitives for decades
Earlier this year, politicians in Ottawa decried the reported existence of several alleged Chinese police stations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. But Canadian officials were already well aware of Chinese police operations in Canada. Direction came 'from Ottawa at the highest level,' says former RCMP operations manager The Canadian government …
Read More »Republicans failed again to pick a House Speaker as zombie Congress keeps lurching
One half of the U.S. Congress remains paralyzed in an operatic spectacle of betrayal, bitterness and internecine backstabbing. The House of Representatives will soon have gone three weeks without a Speaker, after repeated failures by Republicans. Power struggle continues between party's factions of the harder versus the softer right One …
Read More »Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair announces retirement from international play
Christine Sinclair, the world’s leading international goalscorer, has announced her retirement from the Canada women’s national team but said she still planned to play for Portland Thorns in the NWSL next season. ‘You can’t play forever,’ all-time scoring leader says. After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in …
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