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Filipino Canadian woman runs for mayor of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta Tony A. San Juan “My focus and vision are a Calgary where businesses grow and families thrive.” This is the “battle cry” of Grace Yan, a Filipino Canadian of considerable political ambition and great personal determination. Grace Yan is running for Mayor of Calgary, Alberta this coming civic election on October 18, 2021. […]

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Liberal bigwigs rally around colleague Virginia Bremner

Vancouver-Kingsway “Shameful, shocking, blatant racism” After Virginia Bremner tweeted @Virginia Bremner how she was treated  by her NDP opponent Don Davies, a number of Liberal candidates  tweeted back their support including former cabinet ministers. Bremner tweeted @DonDavies :”Today Don Davies said that because I am a Filipina-Canadian woman running in federal politics that I am

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Winnipeg brothers found niche in snacks

Updated:  August 24, 2021, 5:27 A.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba Cheer and nostalgia for  products brought customers during the lockdown Charmaine Y. Rodriguez ASIDE from their very sweet intentions, three brothers found success in a candy and snacks business that has left a very good taste in the mouths of their customers in Winnipeg. To honor the

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Breaking: MISSING PERSON ERIC CARDENO FOUND DECEASED

New Westminster, B.C. Statement from the New Westminster Police New Westminster – On August 14th, 2021, the New Westminster Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in locating 38-year-old New Westminster resident Eric Cardeno. On August 17th, 2021 at approximately 5:00pm, Mr. Cardeno was located deceased and this matter has now been turned over to

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Philippine elections: Reflections of an expatriate

Updated:August 17, 2021, 10:37 A.M. Toronto, Ontario THINKING ALOUD ON HOW I WILL VOTE IN THE UPCOMING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS Oswald Magno Considering what we’ve been through during the last five and a half years, I share the sentiment of many Filipino voters about replacing the current administration with something new and different. I use

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Breaking: Liberals acclaim Rechie Valdez for Mississauga-Streetsville

Mississauga, Ontario Entrepreneur becomes third Filipina-Canadian to run Tony A. San Juan Rechie Valdez  has been acclaimed today, August 15, 2021, as the candidate for Mississauga-Streetsville by the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC), hours after the election was announced.  A mother of two, Rechie Valdez is a corporate banker for 15 years with cross-enterprise expertise in reporting, project management, change management

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Breaking: Updated: Governor General dissolves Parliament, elections on September 20

Canada Updated: August 15, 2021, 8:33 A.M. Trudeau announces Governor General accepts his request to dissolve Parliament Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) As has been widely predicted, a federal election will be held on September 20, 2021 after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to see the Governor General this Sunday (August 15) to ask

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Baited, gaslighted, and exploited

COLUMNISTS SAFE SPACE By: Anna Cristina Tuazon – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com  / 04:04 AM August 11, 2021 Over the last few days, Filipino netizens were outraged with the unfolding scandal surrounding content creator Nas Daily, also known as Nuseir Yassin, who was accused of exploiting Whang-Od,

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Agosto: Buwan ng Wika

A short history of History Week By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:06 AM August 04, 2021 When references to History Week or Buwan ng Kasaysayan appeared in my social media feed over the weekend, I got confused. Isn’t August

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Federal elections: Three candidates still in the running

Updated, August 9, 2021, 3:02 P.M. Canada One bows out and another defeated in nomination Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) With the defeat of the NDP’s Naden Abenes in the Vancouver Centre nomination and the withdrawal of Liberal Paul Saguil from Brampton Centre, only three candidates are still on the running in the federal election

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