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An emergency landing at YVR Sunday morning has left hundreds of passengers in the lurch. A Boeing 777-300 belonging to Phillippine Airlines, en route to Manila, left an hour late but eventually turned back over northern Vancouver Island.

A large fire razed dozens of homes in downtown Manila, Philippines, on Sunday, leaving hundreds of residents without houses. The fire started in the morning along a shanty community in a port area and was put out eight hours later.

At least seven people were killed in a landslide in the Philippines as Typhoon Man-yi swept across the island, destroying houses, and displacing many villagers. Man-yi was one among the strongest of six major storms to hit the Philippines in less than a month, worsening the crisis on the island nation.

Football fans fill Vancouver’s downtown core as the 111th Grey Cup championship takes place in Vancouver between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts. A Philippine Airlines flight makes an emergency landing at YVR due to ‘aircraft maintenance’. A month after a devastating atmospheric river hit B.C.’s south coast, North Vancouver residents are still reeling...

China and the Philippines traded accusations Monday after two of their Coast Guard ships collided earlier that morning in the South China Sea. China’s state broadcaster CCTV aired video which it claimed showed the Philippines vessel “deliberately” ramming the Chinese ship despite. A spokesperson for the Philippine’s South China Sea task force said two of...

A day after battering southern China, typhoon Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, bringing torrential downpour and winds of dangerous speeds. The super typhoon is being classed Asia’s strongest in 2024, and has killed at least 22 people between Vietnam, China and the Philippines within the last week.

24-year-old Skyler Philippi was taken into custody by the FBI on Tuesday over allegations he planned to blow up an energy facility “like a fourth of July firework.” When he was arrested, the Columbia man was believed to be moments away from flying a drone strapped with explosives into the substation, according to the United...

Emergency workers rushed to save trapped residents from their homes after torrential rains, caused by an enhanced monsoon season and typhoon Gaemi, inundated several parts of the Philippine capital of Manila and nearby provinces, with floodwaters at least waist-deep.

The Philippine Coast Guard is racing to contain an oil spill after Typhoon Gaemi caused an oil tanker to capsize off its coast on Wednesday. Meanwhile, off the coast of Taiwan, one cargo ship sank and five others were left stranded by the powerful storm.

The Philippines, France and the U.S. held a multilateral maritime exercise off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday. The drills are part of a three-week annual joint combat training exercise between the Philippines and the U.S. from April 22 to May 10, which involves more than 17,000 Filipino and American troops. France and Australia...

As temperatures soar in Asia, extreme heatwaves are affecting several countries in the continent. Vietnam is experiencing temperatures as high as 44 degrees Celsius, while India and the Philippines are also grappling with heatwaves that are putting people’s health and livelihoods at risk.

New Brunswick is continuing its efforts to recruit international nurses – recently hiring more than 180 from the Philippines. Some of them work at the Loch Lomond Villa in Saint John. As Nathalie Sturgeon reports, they say they’re excited to pursue their careers in the province.

At least four people were killed and dozens more injured in a bomb explosion that took place during a Catholic Mass gathering at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines on Sunday.

Taiwan began clean-up operations on Monday after Typhoon Haikui left a trail of destruction across the island after earlier tearing through the Philippines. From mountainous areas in central Taiwan to cities on the eastern and southern coasts, residents and workers removed fallen trees, fixed broken power lines and cleared debris a day after the typhoon...

A fire broke out in a two-storey building in Manila, Philippines on Thursday resulting in the death of at least 15 people, and injuring at least three. According to authorities, the fire started before sunrise and took three hours to be put out.

Saskatoon Folkfest is a summertime favourite, with 17 pavilions at various locations around the city, including the Philippines pavilion.

After killing dozens in Philippines, prompting landslides, shutting down grocery stores and businesses across Taiwan, typhoon Doksuri swept through eastern China on Thursday. Though it is slowly beginning to weaken, Doksuri’s course is expected to continue through to China’s northwest regions this weekend.

A Stirling, Alta., resident originally from the Philippines is desperate to make contact with family back home after a typhoon rocked the small island they live on. As Quinn Campbell reports, they haven’t been heard from since the storm hit.

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa and Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Both recipients are from countries where free speech and criticism of the government often lead to hard punishment. Eric Sorensen looks at their stories and how independent press promotes peace.

Monika Warren, chief nursing officer of Shared Health, said the Manitoba delegation is working with a pair of recruitment firms to find the right candidates.