Updated:Apr,il 19, 2021, 2:57 P.M. Updated: April 18, 2021, 8:50 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Calls for court support in trial Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – A 21-year old Filipino-Canadian youth activist is calling for support for her upcoming trial in connection with protests against the TMX pipeline. Laurel Fermina was arrested on Wednesday, April 14, […]
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Updated:April16, 2021, 8:50 A.M. Updated: April 16, 2021, 8:00 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Permanent Residency demands denied, some pathways given to Temporary Workers and International Graduates Analysis Mildred German Unceded Territories – Long campaigns and demands for permanent residency for migrant and undocumented workers were dismissed in yesterday’s announcement of changes with Canada’s foreign-labour policies, weeks
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Montreal, Quebec Demands Coroner’s investigation Mildred German “My mom was abandoned and neglected,” Candida Macarine’s daughter Gilda told a news conference Monday holding back tears in her eyes. Gilda is a nurse herself in Montreal. “What happened to my mom was the result of wilful and gross neglect,” she said. “My mom was old, nobody
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Updated: March 18, 2021, 11:10 AM Vancouver, B.C. Amidst the increasing Anti-Asian hate in the U.S. following the killing of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia, Canada faces the same threats of white nationalism and supremacy Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – Eight people were killed and a 21-year old suspect was apprehended in connection to
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Toronto,Ontario CBC Radio seeks Filipino Senior Writer in Toronto Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadiannews.com Canada’s public broadcaster is seeking a Filipino-Canadian for a Senior Writer position at its Toronto office. CBC/ Radio Canada is seeking a writer for its ‘Tagalog’ section whose duties include filing for multiple platforms – “primarily or digital, but also occasionally
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A Feast Fit for a Rajah Jan Dominic Tarroja Umengan poses beside a large table groaning with favorite Filipino dishes as he calls out the rest of his family—party of 18—to celebrate the quincentenary of Christianity in the Philippines. “Nic” is soaking up the religious and historic significance of 500 years of the Catholic Faith
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Updated:March 15, 2021,6:26 AM International Womens Month In celebration of ##InternationalWomensMonth #FINEXPhils through the Women in Finance Committee presents a #freewebinar on “Global Leadership at its Best” on March 18, 2021at 10:00AM – 11:45AM Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_PZ2_HBxYTkia2JSKf5mkcg Rivera is Regional Head of Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications, UN WomenHead of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, UN Women
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“Discreet and hardworking presence” of Filipinos in Rome Opinion Teodoro ’Ted’ Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadiannews.com “Here in Rome, when we miss our grandfathers, we know we have a Lolo Kiko. Thank you very much, Holy Father. “ With these words, an emotional Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle of the Philippines ended his greeting to the Holy Father on
Toronto, Ontario East and Southeast Asian women addresses gender-based violence Mildred German With the long history of Asian communities being targeted, exoticised, being used as cheap labour, and labeled as the “model minority,” 2020 saw a nearly doubled increase in anti-Asian attacks and vandalism. On March 4, 2021, activists, advocates and writers presented East and
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Vancouver, B.C. Stephanie Comilang brings the Practices of Care in Art Connects 2021, Vancouver Art Gallery Mildred German Unceded Territories – 2019 Sobey Art Award winner, Filipina artist Stephanie Comilang, will be in conversation with Melissa Karmen Lee, Director of Education and Public Programs, today March 8, 2021 at 12 PM to discuss the art and
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