Surrey, B.C. Do you know this woman? RCMP say she was found wandering around Surrey without any shoes on. (RCMP) RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance identifying an elderly woman found wandering the streets of Surrey, Monday at 4 p.m. PT, without any shoes on. According to a CBC report, police say the woman was […]
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Homecoming: A Talk by Patrick Cruz February 29, 6:30-8:30 PM Multipurpose Room Liu Institute for Global Issues University of British Columbia Open to all The UBC Philippine Studies Series and Centre A is pleased to present a talk by Filipino-Canadian artist Patrick Cruz, winner of the 2015 Annual RBC Painting Competition. Cruz will present
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Vancouver Patrick Cruz mounts exhibit Vancouver, B.C. – The prize-winning artist Patrick Cruz, last year’s Royal Bank of Canada winner, will show Bulaklak ng Paraiso (Flower of Paradise) at Centre A from March 4 to May 7, 2016. Curated by Makiko Hara, the show will include a video screening of the works of the late
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Toronto 17 years and still waiting – a caregiver’s elusive dream By Ted Alcuitas She will be 61 next month – 17 years after she arrived in Canada as a caregiver but she is still not reunited with her family, a problem caused by a bungling immigration bureaucracy, according to a Toronto Star story. She
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Richmond, B.C. Ma-Anne Dionisio & Jovanni Sy team up in Closer Than Ever By Ted Alcuitas A versatile director who performs and writes and an accomplished singer/actress are brought together Gateway Theatre’s production Closer Than Ever, now playing in Richmond until Feb. 20. Artistic director and Manila-born Jovanni Sy moved to Canada as a baby
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Owners Pamela and Sonny Florentin inside their Pinoy Heat restaurant in Regina. (Nichole Huck/CBC )
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In a photo taken September 22, 2013 during a passport outreach mission conducted by the Vancouver Philippine Consul General in Red Deer, a mixture of those who are awaiting to be called and those who are “chance” applicants, clog up the hallway of a hotel. Passport missions, which require an online registration to grab a
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City in Focus : Winnipeg By Ted Alcuitas We begin a new series highlighting different cities beginning in Winnipeg where we spent a week talking to personalities, visiting places and in a way, reconnecting to the place where we started our journalism journey four decades ago. We start with Fr. Geoffrey Angeles, the first Filipino-Canadian
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Fr. Geoffrey Angeles stands in front of Winnipeg’s St. Mary’s Cathedral where he serves as the first Filipino rector. JESSICA BURTNICK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Updated: March 4, 2021, 5:15 AM Updated:August 8, 2018, 2:00 PM Updated: October 23, 2017 Winnipeg Priest as Music Man By Ted Alcuitas ”I …thought his soul was in his fingers,”
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Ma-Anne Dionisio performs at Richmond Gateway Theatre’s production of Closer Than Ever. (Photo provided) Richmond, B.C. Tanyag Ma-Anne Dionisio takes on new role By Ted Alcuitas Arguably, Ma-Anne Dionisio is the best-known Filipino-Canadian singer whose roles in Miss Saigon, West Side Story and Les Miserables has put the Filipina in the theatre map worldwide. In
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