Toronto, Ontario ‘Unsung hero’ facing deportation under rescinded rule By NICHOLAS KEUNGImmigration reporter Jan. 12, 2017 The Toronto Star A migrant worker who has stood up for fellow workers and become a public face of the labour rights movement is facing deportation herself, caught up in the very rules she fought successfully to change. Gina […]
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Victoria, B.C. Stranded Filipino crew members of the Hanjin Scarlet will have a feast of the traditional ‘lechon’ tonight, thanks to the generosity of kababayans in Victoria. The South Korean-owned cargo ship is moored off the coast of Victoria as it awaits resolution of the bankruptcy proceedings against the world’s 7th largest shipping company. Philippine
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Canadian drowns while trying to save drowning woman A Moncton, N.B. man drowned while trying to save a Filipina swimmer in Casiguran, Aurora Province on Wednesday (Dember 21) CBC News reports. Citing GMA News, CBC said both the man and the woman drowned. Gerald Arthur of Moncton, N.B., 48, was holidaying in the Philippines with his Filipina
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Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker shines this week for another enchanting holiday season Press Release Vancouver, B.C. – One of British Columbia’s most beloved traditions will be returning this week as Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker premieres for the 2016 holiday season. Premiering on Thursday, December 15, 7:30pm at The Centre for Performing Arts in downtown Vancouver,
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Vancouver, B. C. ‘Giving’ is theme for NextDayBetter + Vancouver 2016 Updated: December 9, 2016, 7:56 AM Saturday, December 10, 2016 The Network Hub 422 Richards St., Vancouver 1:00 to 1:30pm – Registration 1:30 to 3:00pm – Program (Speakers, food tasting & networking) Featuring speakers, creatives, and bold changemakers inspired by the Filipino diaspora. This
Toronto, Ontario Eliza Lazaro preyed on her own kababayans By Ted Alcuitas A woman who came to Canada from the Philippines as a live-in caregiver has been jailed for exploiting would-be immigrants in a stiff sentence designed to thwart a wave of bogus immigration consulting, The National Post reported. Eliza Lazaro was convicted just a
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Winnipeg, Manitoba First location in Canada By Ted Alcuitas Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), the world’s 9th largest restaurant company, brings an early Christmas gift to Canadians as it opens its first-ever store in the country on December 15. The store located at 1406 Ellice Ave. near the airport right beside U.S. food-chain giants McDonalds and Starbucks. It
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Bury Marcos in Ilocos! By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver, B.C. – Rain did not stop protesters from standing before the Philippine Consulate offices in Vancouver today to be in solidarity with the Filipino people to denounce the burial of the the dictator Marcos’ body at the Heroes Cemetery. Led by Pinoy Global Diaspora Canada, the Vancouver rally
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Updated, November 29, 2016. 2:27 PM Updated, Nov. 30, 9:20 AM Vancouver screenings: Saturday, Dec. 3 @ 4 PM/ Sunday, Dec. 4 @ 7:30 PM Vancity Theatre – 1181 Syemour St. at Davie St. Toronto: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, starting Dec.2 for one week ‘The Apology’ – Profiles of three women of courage
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