Celine Dion has lost control of her muscles, says sister

Jessica Ann Evangelista 12/20/2023

Amid her struggle with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, Celine Dion is experiencing a loss of control over her muscles. Her sister is concerned that the Canadian singer may also soon lose control of other parts…

Canadian dies in Oslob after an apparent cardiac arrest while whale shark watching 

Paul Lauro 04/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Oslob town in southeastern Cebu confirmed that a foreign tourist died while doing whale shark watching excursions on Thursday, April 13.  Authorities identified the victim as Lisa Anne Eve-Liudzius, a Canadian…

China suspends Canadian meat imports amid Huawei dispute

06/26/2019

TORONTO – China is suspending all meat imports from Canada amid their dispute over the Canadian detention of a top executive at the Chinese tech company Huawei. The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa said in a statement on…

Beijing detains Canadian after Huawei exec’s arrest

Agence France Presse 12/12/2018

VANCOUVER, Canada — A Canadian national was confirmed as being held in China on Tuesday, intensifying a diplomatic stand-off over the arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, as a judge in Vancouver considered…

Canadian faces assault charges

USJ-R Intern 07/09/2018

A student and a taxi driver will file charges of sexual assault and physical injuries against a Canadian who was arrested for allegedly attacking them in a shopping mall in uptown Cebu City last Sunday. Janet Vino,…

Canadian diver found dead

Benjie Talisic 03/18/2018

POLICE at Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu are investigating the cause of a female Canadian’s death during a diving activity at past 11 a.m. last Saturday. SPO4 Carlos Condino of the Daanbantayan police said Canadian Jenny Gen…

Gun violence

Editorial 10/04/2017

What can be said about the Las Vegas shooting massacre that left 59 people dead and hundreds more injured at an outdoor concert that has not been thoroughly discussed and dissected not only by the American public…

THE FINEST OF THE FLAVORS

Jude Bacalso 02/20/2017

The Barenaked Ladies, my favorite Canadian rock/folk band, called Vanilla just that in their breakout single “One Week” from the 1998 album “Stunt.” I sang through it and nodded with everything in agreement. The song played not…

CanCham eyes more participants in 2017 ICT Awards

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/08/2016

THE Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham) has refined the upcoming edition of the International ICT Awards to encourage more companies to participate. For its 11th year in 2017, the ICT Awards introduced four new…

Freed hostage: Abus rejoiced as Canadians were beheaded

06/25/2016

Manila — Abu Sayyaf extremists rejoiced as they watched two Canadians being beheaded in the jungles of the southern Philippines, said a still-shocked Filipino hostage who was freed yesterday. Marites Flor tearfully recalled to reporters the harrowing…

AFP search for remaining Abu Sayyaf hostages

06/15/2016

The military in Western Mindanao on Tuesday said it has intensified its intelligence operations to locate the remaining hostages of the Abu Sayyaf Group after the beheading of their second Canadian hostage. “What we are strengthening now…

Headless remains found in Sulu; cops verifying identity

04/28/2016

Zamboanga City — Military authorities here yesterday said a headless cadaver had been recovered in Sulu. Maj. Felimon Tan Jr., spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, did not give specifics as to where and when the headless…

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