NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Albertans will go to the polls on April 16, setting up a showdown with her main rival, UCP Leader Jason Kenney. (Canadian Press) Alberta Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney go head to head as Albertans go to the polls April 16 CBC News Opposition Leader Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel […]
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Vanessa Mae Rodel, 42, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana Nihinsa, travel by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Centre, in Hong Kong on March 18, 2019. ( MARIA DE LA GUARDIA) She hid fugitive Edward Snowden By Ted Alcuitas Canada has accepted as refugees a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her seven-year old daughter.
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Various militant groups trooped to the Social Security System (SSS) head office in Quezon City on Wednesday to denounce the impending enforcement of the mandatory SSS contributions for land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).(Illustration: Mark Suva, Calgary, Alberta) Militant groups denounce mandatory SSS contributions for OFWs March 13, 2019 Manila Bulletin Migrante Philippines Chairman Arman
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Independent businesswoman Marjorie Newman is the United Conservative Party’s candidate for Edmonton-Glenora. (Facebook) Edmonton, Alberta Immigration consultant tries her hand in politics By Ted Alcuitas Alberta’s United Conservative Party has picked Marjorie Newman as its candidate for Edmonton- Glenora riding in the coming provincial elections. Former Harper Immigration minister Jason Kenny is the leader of
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Eight -year-old Maya takes part in a rally in Vancouver, B.C. calling for the scrapping of the LCP. Canada After decades and decades of tinkering Canada’s ‘de-facto’ daycare program is being overhauled again Analysis By Ted Alcuitas After decades of advocacy for Canada’s domestic workers, a ray of hope seems to emerge with the recent announcement by the
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Recruiter Liwayway “Lily” Miranda and her manpower firm have been ordered to return fees charged to migrant workers for jobs at a GTA mushroom farm. (FACEBOOK) Toronto, Ontario ‘Significant’ and ‘rare’ decision By Ted Alcuitas Eight Filipino migrant farm workers have been awarded $43,350 by a Toronto court as a refund of the fees charged by
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Hector Mantolino arrives at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his trial on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax businessman sent to prison for exploiting temporary foreign workers A judge handed down a two-year prison sentence March 2 to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted
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Parents of murdered teen Jaime ‘Jimboy’ Adao, Jr. speaking at a memorial on Monday. (CBC News) Winnipeg, Manitoba Napaslang na binata By Ted Alcuitas Adao was set to graduate from high school this spring, and wanted to be involved in his family’s bakery business. (Submitted by Roxanne Roy) CBCNews. His parents were to give
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Duterte said kill the bishops -and his word became flesh Updated: March 2, 2019, 9:45 PM Editor’s note: The escalating conflict between the Catholic Church and President Rodrigo Duterte has now come to a head with death threats against Catholic priests and open calls from Duterte to kill bishops. Here is a take from Rappler. President Rodrigo Dutert’s
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