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Calgary temporary worker faces deportation

Jose Osano (in Facebook photo) is recovering from a stroke but faces deportation. Calgary, Alberta Sick temporary worker faces deportation Jose Osano, a temporary foreign worker in Calgary, is facing deportation despite being hospitalized following a stroke last Dec. 11, according to the crowd funding site GoFundMe. The 46-year old father of three who hails […]

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Woman found murdered in northwest Toronto apartment

Toronto Police aren’t saying how Sylvia Consuelo died Feb. 1, 2016   Investigators are trying to account for the final hours of a woman found murdered inside a northwest Toronto apartment. Police say acquaintances of Sylvia Consuelo went to an apartment complex on Kendleton Dr. near Albion Rd and Kipling Ave to socialize just before

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Man who trafficked caregiver gets reprieve

Franco Yiu Kwan Orr is shown outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, BC. May 30, 2013. Photograph by: Nick Procaylo , PNG Vancouver Franco Orr dismisses lawyer, gets reprieve By Ted Alcuitas The man who was convicted in a landmark case in 2013 for trafficking a caregiver from Hong Kong to Vancouver won another reprieve

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OFW remittances continue despite oil slump

President Benigno Aquino 111 greets departing overseas workers at airport. Canada ranks eight in OFW remittances Almost half of global remittances come from the USA, which contributes $10.37 billion. Saudi Arabia significantly lags behind, with remittances of $2.52 billion. Despite slower growth last year, remittances from overseas Filipinos have so far not been affected by the

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Patrick Cruz wins $25,000 RBC Canadian Painting Competition

  Patrick Cruz and his winning entry ‘Time Allergy’. Artist Patrick Cruz looks to his roots by Ted Alcuitas “My experience migrating from the Philippines to Canada informs my studio practice, prompting me to question notions of diaspora, displacement and the adoption of a new cultural identity,” Cruz notes in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition

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Human trafficker pleads guilty to lesser offence

Franco Orr outside court at his 2013 trial Photo: Arlen Redekop, Province The man who was convicted of trafficking a Filipina caregiver has pleaded guilty to a lesser offence, The Province reports. In 2013, Franco Yiu Kwan Orr was the first person in Canada to be convicted of human trafficking under provisions of the Immigration

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Liberals to accept 10,000 parents/grandparents

The Canadian Press Family reunification cap to rise to 10,000 The Liberal government says it remains committed to doubling to 10,000 the number of applications it will process each year for family reunification of parents and grandparents, The Canadian Press reports. The announcement by Immigration Minister John McCallum follows through the Liberal’s election promise that

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Body of missing man found

A body pulled from a pond in Garden City Park on New Year’s Eve is that of missing tourist Ephraigm Flores, The Richmond News reports. According to the News, family members confirm it is Flores’ body. Flores, 23, had not been seen since returning from a music event at B.C. Place on Boxing Day. Richmond

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LBC faces P1.8 billion lawsuit

‘King of Padala’ slapped wiht P1.8 billion claim By Ted Alcuitas THE LBC courier group led by the Araneta family is grappling with a P1.8-billion claim filed by the state-owned Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) on behalf of defunct banking affiliate LBC Development Bank, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.(PDI) The carrier, which bills itself

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Police,family seek help in locating missing man

Missing Person: Ephraigm Flores Richmond 2015-12-29 19:36 PST File # 2015-42065 Richmond RCMP is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Toronto resident. Ephraigm Flores was reportedly last seen at around 11:14 pm on December 26, 2015 in the area of Garden City Rd and Granville Ave. He was returning from an electronic music

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