Vancouver, B.C. Four arrested after blockade at major port access Opinion Mildred German As the sacred fire burnt at the Clark Drive and East Hastings port entrance blockade in East Vancouver earlier this week, Indigeneous youth, community members, and supporters gathered to show support for Indigenous land defender Stacy Gallagher. Protesters demanded his 90-jail charges […]
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Updated: March 4, 2021, 8:50 PM Toronto, Ontario “Nightmare is over” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A long-standing legal battle between Oswald Magno and Balita Editor/Publisher Teresita Cusipag and her three sons, Michael, Anthony and Lyle De Juan came to end with the acceptance of an out-of-court settlement recently. “I am glad our
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North Vancouver Drunk driving suspected in death of grandmother With files from Mildred German and Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas “Tireless” and “mabait” says friends who knew Agulay who died when the car she was travelling with husband Leonilo was hit head-on by an allegedly drunk driver just before midnight yesterday (March 2). Agulay was picking up
The voice of Canadian immigration Where Canada’s immigrants settled in 2020 The drop in immigration was felt across the country in 2020. Looking ahead, Canada is already ahead of schedule to welcome 401,000 immigrants this year. Kareem El-Assal Published on February 25th, 2021 at 03:26pm EST Updated on February 25th, 2021 at 04:28pm EST While
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Canada Four heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic All four frontline workers died in April 2020 Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) As we begin a new year full of hope that the pandemic will eventually end, we look back at the year that has just passed and how the pandemic affected the lives
Red Deer, Alberta Darwin Doloque contracted the virus in an outbreak linked to his work Opinion By Mildred German Red Deer, AB — A 35-year old Filipino meat-processing plant worker died on January 28, 2021 after contracting the coronavirus linked to his work, CBC reports. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/red-deer-olymel-outbreak-1.5914137?fbclid=I wAR1oLi4JAZguBVNfxUaHHOK4OGWi8L9eMtdBZlXhwoAL62JmwupcGhLM5uI Darwin Doloque, a permanent resident who immigrated from
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Romeo Ignacio Jr. – Giving back, paying forward Opinion By Levy Abad After more than half a century of presence of the Filipino community in Winnipeg, the home of the great General Strike of 1919 that changed the condition of the working class of Canada, I cannot but be proud to learn that a
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U.S. The 30-year old Filipino-American man died after police knelt on his neck for 5 minutes, his family claims By Mildred German February 25, 2021 – Officers were called by the sister of Angelo Quinto on an evening of December 2020 in the hopes they would provide assistance to de-escalate a domestic situation. His sister
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Updated: February 24, 2021, 8:12 PM The cultural importance and taboo of storytelling by Mildred German Vancouver, B.C. Growing up in the Philippines, it was customary to do storytelling. Disasters after disasters have taught us to get customized to the blackouts (or brownouts as referred to in the Philippines), and to gather in a circle
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ECONOMY EDUCATION HEALTH POLICY TOP STORIES Valentine’s Surprise for Migrant Workers and International Students Facing plunging immigration levels, Canada is opening its doors wider to attract and retain skills and talent from around the world. Fabian Dawson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 15, 2021 Facing unprecedented lows in immigration, Canada is opening its doors wider
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