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By The Canadian Press Tues., April 30, 2019 HALIFAX—Canada’s new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax’s historic north end as well as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, was honoured in a vote by the International Bank Note Society. The society says in a news release that the Desmond bill was a favourite of its voting membership right from the start. The purple polymer bill was the first vertically oriented banknote issued in Canada. Desmond is the first Black person — and the first non-royal woman — on a regularly circulating Canadian banknote. Article Continued Below The bill marks a growing recognition of Desmond’s refusal to leave the whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre on Nov. 8, 1946 — nearly a decade before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama … [Read more...] about Canada’s Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year
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These contemporary Filipino artists will be showcased in Pinto International’s show in Italy
“Mountains that hug the earth, skies that are open, and clouds that float”—these are the words that Philippine Art Gallery owner Lyd Arguilla used to describe the watercolors of Leon Pacunayen. After moving to the Italian city of Perugia in the 1960s, the artist could be very well be the underappreciated thread by which contemporary Filipino art is connected today. Pacunayen’s moody, atmospheric approach to painting, and his somber palette adopts the technical lineage of sfumato and chiaroscuro is widespread in the creations of many modern artists. More cross-cultural art: How Fernando Zobel saved a dying Spanish city by opening a museum These vintage Italian posters prove Pinoy films were being screened in Europe as early as the ‘60s Luna’s study of “Death of Cleopatra” sells for Php 9.3 million at auction When JAZA met Xyza: the tycoon and photographer talk about the story behind the pictures Pacunayen is the jumping point in … [Read more...] about These contemporary Filipino artists will be showcased in Pinto International’s show in Italy
Czech international footballer killed after Turkish bus crash
ANKARA: Czech international Josef Sural has died of injuries sustained in a minibus crash while returning with teammates from a match in southern Turkey, his Turkish club Aytemiz Alanyaspor said on Monday. The club’s chairman said the accident occurred after both the drivers on the bus fell asleep. “Czech player Josef Sural who was seriously injured after an accident involving a private minibus carrying seven of our footballers after an away game at Kayseri could not be saved despite all of the hospital’s efforts,“ the club said on Twitter. The six other players were injured but not seriously in the crash, close to the southern town of Alanya, state news agency Anadolu said. Among them was Stephen Caulker, a former Tottenham Hotspur defender who was capped for England in 2012 and Senegal international and former Newcastle United player Papisse Cisse, local media reported. “Sad news this morning. Sincere condolences to the family and to all loved ones. … [Read more...] about Czech international footballer killed after Turkish bus crash
News Palace hands off on Manila Times ‘internal dispute’
MANILA - Malacañang said Monday it will not involve itself in the resignation of a Manila Times editor over a story on an alleged ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Felipe Salvosa II, the former Manila Times managing editor, resigned from his editorial post last week after he was asked to do so by the paper's management. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo II said the Palace would not meddle in the issue, which he described as an "internal dispute." "I think, it’s an internal dispute between the publisher and the editor and we will not delve into that. Let them resolve their conflict," he told reporters. Salvosa's resignation came after the paper published a matrix linking journalists and lawyers to an alleged ouster plot against President Duterte. The article was written by Manila Times chairman emeritus and Duterte appointee Dante Ang. Manila Times editor resigns over 'oust Duterte' matrix On the same day the Manila Times released the controversial … [Read more...] about News Palace hands off on Manila Times ‘internal dispute’
Ford government school funding plan will hit TDSB with $21-million shortfall, internal board document says
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By Gilbert Ngabo Staff Reporter Kristin Rushowy Queen's Park Bureau Sun., April 28, 2019 The Toronto District School Board says it will need to make “hard decisions” in an effort to balance its budget after the province announced a funding plan that will leave the board with $21 million less than last year, according to a TDSB analysis. Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced Friday that the province will invest $24.66 billion to boards across Ontario through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN), with a per-pupil funding projected at $12,246. A preliminary Toronto public board analysis of the funding plan, obtained by the Star, says the shortfall will bring grant funding down for the TDSB from $2.99 billion this school year to $2.97 billion next year. The TDSB plans to update its trustees at a meeting Monday afternoon. Thompson told the Star Friday that the education grants announcement shows school boards “that they have a … [Read more...] about Ford government school funding plan will hit TDSB with $21-million shortfall, internal board document says