Updated: May 21, 2026, 8:11 PM Gathering changed me by Lani Domaloy The afternoon was equal parts remembrance and reunion… There are events you attend, and then there are events that attend to you. The launch of Gathering Our Breath on May 17, 2026 at the Museum of Vancouver was the second kind. I
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Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Also a successful marketing and communications professional Vancouver-based writer and marketing professional Larah Luna has won the prestigious CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows. Selected from nearly 3,000 entries, Luna wins $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at
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Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Nagka watak watak ang komunidad It was meant to be a ‘Day of Togetherness’ but instead it became a spectacle of divisiveness – exposing a gaping wound in the community. The event put up by Filipino B.C. last April 19 to commemorate the tragic event on April
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Vancouver, BC By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez An artist copy will also be found at the museum of Bowen Island, which Flores called home After almost a century of a forgotten pioneer, the legacy of Benjamin ‘Benson’ Flores, the first Filipino to settle in Canada in 1861, will now be preserved for generations to come. His
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Toronto, Canada Jim Libiran moves to Canada to pursue filmmaking and art education The Toronto Arts Foundation presented the Toronto Newcomer Artist Award to Filipino filmmaker and writer Jim Libiran. The Newcomer Artist Award recognizes immigrant and refugee artists who are building their creative careers in Canada. Libiran is an internationally awarded filmmaker and writer
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By Gabrielle Abad Educator explains need for “systemic change” to achieve goals What is my philosophy in teaching? That was the question asked as I was sitting in one of my third-year education classes. It’s such a broad question that it was hard to put into words what matters most to me and how
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By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae writes about her childhood in the Philippines, career life in the US, Canada Toronto Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae will publish her memoir, Before I Let You Go: My Life in Broadcasting, Baseball, and Beyond, on Nov. 10, HarperCollins Canada announced Tuesday. “We are thrilled to share
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Surrey, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Diverse group vows to transform Surrey into a “City of Champions” Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk and the Imagine Surrey team announced their first four candidates for the 2026 municipal slate. They are William Li, Kevin Wilkie, Narima Dela Cruz and Yousef Aldabainah-Barakat, who represent diverse neighborhood roots, united
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Tumbler Ridge, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Canadian PM Carney addresses ‘emotional’ Parliament as he orders federal response for BC town A lone shooter open fired inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School killing a teacher, 5 students and was later found deceased on what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury at around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday,
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Toronto, Canada By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Bohol-born daughter of a sports fan rose to fame as a baseball on-field reporter In what is described as one of the most exciting times for sports fans and for Canadian baseball fans specifically, a familiar voice has been adding to the excitement during every game. To her fans,
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