Winnipeg, Manitoba A mother’s tribute to her sons This month, twin brothers graduated as did thousands of others like them. But these two brothers were unlike others – they were born autistic. Here is their mother’s way of celebrating the moment. Dearest Adrian and Nicholas, Back in 1999 when you were both […]
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The Chilean Corner Levy Abad, June 22, 2016 Written in the BMC What a sad day indeed that the place is closing The empanada’s taste remind of Chile’s history The picante remind me of its sons and daughters struggle to be free Reminds me of Salvador Allende Gossens Martyred for dreaming to build a better
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Vancouver, B. C. School remembers murdered Jomar Lanot with mural By Ted Alcuitas Tupper Secondary marked the one year anniversary of the completion of the Jomar Lanot mural at its annual MultiFest on June 10 —a celebration of the school’s diversity with food, art, music, dance, and crafts. “Culture is the root of our lives,
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KAMP and Dr. JP Catungal receive Antipode Foundation Scholar-Activist Project award By Ted Alcuitas A Filipino scholar and a community-led mentorship program will receive the Antipode Foundation Scholar-Activist, one of six awards given this year. UBC’s Dr. John Paul Catungal and KAMP ( Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program) will collaborate to conduct research on how mentorship
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES—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 Friday. (June 24), The Philippine Star reported. Cabinet secretary Jesus Dureza also posted the release of Flor in his Facebook page today showing the secretary and Flor hugging
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USW and Philippine Labour Association to assess Telus in Philippines The USW and BIEN, an industry-wide labour association in the Philippines, are cooperating to assess the scope of operations of Telus International in the Philippines, including the working conditions in Telus workplaces, the community impact of Telus in its various locations and other issues, the
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Canada has become completely reliant on immigrants for job growth, and the proof can be found in StatsCan’s latest employment data, reports the Huffington Post Canada. Accordingto HuffPost, this is the second time on record that the number of immigrants with a job grew over the last year, while the number of Canadian-born people with
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Updated: 6 PM, August 28, 2018 Ed’s note: The author,Michael Izen died on August 26, 2018, six years after he was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. How the Izen brothers use humour to address a grim prospect By Ted Alcuitas They were raised in a ‘funny way’ with a dad who can never stop
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Death row Filipino not on Indonesia’s next batch of prisoners to face firing squad, migrant group says A Philippine alliance of migrant workers have expressed confidence that Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman on Indonesia’s death row, will not be among the 16 convicts set to be executed after the Islamic month of
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Vancouver, B.C. Stop CBSA’s ‘Project Guardian’ MIGRANTE BC·SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 Domestic work is still one of the lowest paid, the most undervalued, and the least protected form of employment. This is work that is done by the world’s 67 million people, mostly women. Of that number, 11.5 million are migrant domestic workers scattered all
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