British Columbia Hospital Employees’ Union “I work as a receiver in the kitchen. That means that I’m responsible for receiving and managing the food supply that’s needed by our kitchen staff. I’ve been working in the kitchen for eight years. It’s a good, straightforward job. I also work as a casual housekeeper in the same […]
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The voice of Canadian immigration ANALYSIS: Historically, Canada has faced and successfully navigated through a series of significant challenges. Michael Schwartz Published on February 5th, 2021 at 02:43pm EST “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” This 1849 phrase, originating in French, one of Canada’s two official languages, expresses the sentiment that,
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New Canadian Media THE PULSE OF IMMIGRANT CANADA ECONOMY POLICY POLITICS TOP STORIES Two immigration advocacy groups in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to create an immigration ministry to ensure better planning and successful integration of newcomers in the face of increased immigration quotas for the coming years. By Mansoor Tanweer, Local
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Edmonton, Alberta Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus By Ida Beltran-Lucila Connections through Stories Paglalayag is the Filipino word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a video project that chronicles the stories of migration and the lives of Filipinos in Canada. The documentary relates the stories
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Updated: January 30, 2021, 4:50 PM 62 ang edad at 19 taon na sa Canada Malungkot na binabalita ang pagpanaw ng ating minamahal na Nanay, Lola, Kapatid, Ate, Pinsan at Kaibigan ngayong, Biernes, Enero 29, 2021 sa oras 11:35 ng umaga. Si Ate Letty, sa gulang na 62, ay namatay sa kanyang bahay matapos ang
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Updated:January 26, 2021, 3:45 PM Canada “Is it better for me to stay here and get the medication and work still? Or is it better for me to go home, see them, hug them?” she asked. “What would you choose?” – Kherin Dimalanta “How could Canada send somebody home to die in front of their
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U.S. Balik Sa Eskwela (Return to School) Project Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Three organizations in the U.S. and the Philippines have combined efforts to raise funds to help orphaned school children in the Philippines cope with the effects of the Covid lockdown. The children in grade and high school all came from
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Updated: January 22, 2021, 9:15 AM “It takes a village”, says poet Amanda Gorman who captivated the world with her inaugural poem First Young Poet Laureate had to conquer speech impediment Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com In a week filled with anxiety over the looming violence augured the week before, a young
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2nd update: January 17, 2021, &:05 AM Updated:January 16, 2021, 6:50 PM A Quincentenary in Five Minutes by Ricardo Salise Caluen Toronto, Ontario That’s how long it took me to make this presentation during our recent virtual celebration of this year’s Feast of the Sto. Niño. I was asked by my group—Toronto’s Sto. Niño Circle
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Vancouver, B.C. WHO’S NEXT? The January 5 fatal police shooting of a clearly distressed man in Vancouver prompts this rattling question. OPINION by Mildred German Unceded Territories | As the new year 2021 unfolds, news of a 37-year old man in clear mental distress was reported fatally shot by Vancouver Police in the Vancouver Downtown
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