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No diss to the dashing and elegant gents that walked The ABS-CBN Ball red carpet on Saturday night, but the female Kapamilya stars stole the show with their sultry and sophisticated looks. Kathryn Bernardo in Mark Bumgarner  Kim Chiu in Francis Libiran “A Very Good Girl” star Kathryn Bernardo was …

New B.C. data suggests the rate of ADHD medication use among adults has gone up dramatically. Multiple experts say it’s a trend that could be improving the lives of many Canadians — though some warn it’s a double-edged sword, since these drugs can come with health risks and the potential …

Sable Island ecologist Dan Kehler says the horses are most vulnerable in late winter when their energy reserves are low and grass is scarcer.  Deaths amount to more than twice the annual average. A “severe” but not unprecedented die-off of feral horses on Sable Island last winter reduced the herd …

ABU DHABI: The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks called on oil and gas companies on Monday to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising global energy prices. The call by Sultan al-Jaber highlights …

A landlord in Vancouver is calling on the provincial government to tighten regulations for short-term rentals after he was surprised to find his tenant was illegally listing his suite on Airbnb. David Wojtowicz says he got an email from his building manager last January that said there was an illegal …

A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says.  The common-law couple were experienced in the backcountry, says family member. A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on …

Ontario’s Great Lakes region is hailed by many as the greatest shipwreck diving area in the world, but due to invasive species and climate change, the province’s rich underwater history might only have a decade or two before it crumbles to dust.  The decay of Great Lakes maritime history has …

A puffin pokes its head out of its nest in Elliston. (Submitted by Mark Gray) The volunteers who rescue Atlantic puffin chicks — called “pufflings” — knew something was wrong when so few strays from the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula showed up this summer. The fledglings …

Since cutting the floating barrier, the Philippines has observed less Chinese presence in the shoal. In the previous administration, local Chinese agents regularly generated the war bogey to stop interference in the mainland’s occupation agenda in the West Philippine Sea. Now that the Philippines is pushing back, China is complaining …

In every Filipino home, a special place is dedicated for displaying the diplomas of the family members, as well as medals and awards they received in school. In some cities and towns, families even hang streamers proclaiming that a son or daughter has passed a government board examination. Indeed, education …