The Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba says it's ready to send $72,000 in typhoon relief donations to the Philippines.

Christmas lights blink in a handful of restaurants in Tacloban, but at nightfall, much of this city flattened by Typhoon Haiyan slips into darkness.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday visited central Philippine villages that were decimated by Typhoon Haiyan, and promised to try to raise at least $800 million in aid to help the region recover from last month's devastating storm.

The United States is providing nearly $25 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the Philippines deal with the enormous devastation and deaths wrought by Typhoon Haiyan last month.

From historic flooding in Calgary, to one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, 2013 was a year of weather extremes.

Canada's disaster-relief effort in the Philippines is winding up, with the military hoping to get most of its people home for Christmas.

Officials say the death toll from Typhoon Haiyan that struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8 has breached 6,000 with nearly 1,800 people missing.

The Canadian pop star is offering fans who donate to his typhoon relief effort a chance to hang out with him in studio.

The Philippines is currently posting impressive economic growth, but corruption is endemic and the country remains desperately poor, with millions living in slums.

Winnipeg’s Filipino community will host a concert featuring Maria Aragon and Sierra Noble to raise funds for their devastated homeland.