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Kathara celebrates annual Padayon tomorrow, Sunday

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Vancouver, B.C. Merienda gathering at Collingwood Neighbourhood House at 3:30 P.M. Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society (Kathara) is celebrating the year-end with a traditional merienda on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House on Joyce St. “Kathara Society calls upon our community stakeholders, those who support Indigenous Filipino Identities, who strive towards […]

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An initial 70 nurses will start working in Saskatchewan early next year. More than 3,000 applicants for health care jobs are also being processed. (Pexels photo)

Filipino nurses to be deployed in Saskatchewan

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Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Health Minister: ‘Our recruitment plan is working’ By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to reduce emergency room waiting times and give relief to overworked health workers in Saskatchewan, more than 70 nurses from the Philippines were hired to work in the province through a bridging program by the Health Ministry of Canada.

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Aleia Aielle M. Aguilar with her mother and older brothers, after winning gold in the Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Festival. (photo from ABS-CBN News)

5-year-old Filipina wins gold medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

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Aleia Aielle, who has Philippine martial arts pillars as parents, is one of youngest winners in the sport By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A five-year-old Filipina has won a gold medal in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Abu Dhabi. She beat other competitors who were older than her.  Aleia Aielle M. Aguilar ruled the Kids 1

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More qualified temporary workers and international students can now become Permanent Residents under the expanded immigration pathways introduced by the government. (Pexels photo/Andre Furtado)

Canada lures more skilled workers through Express Entry mode

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Ottawa, Ontario Job classification list adds 16 occupations to address labour shortage, economic security concerns By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian Government is working to welcome more newcomers who bring the skills its economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the implementation

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Artist Lani Maestro's work returns to Vancouver. (Photo: Facebook)

Art: Lani Maestro’s work returns to Vancouver

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Vancouver, B.C. Maestro’s installation No Pain Like This Body returns to Vancouver after 12 years   Lani Maestro’s neon installation No Pain Like This Body (2010/2022) is a direct response to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The work was the centrepiece of her rain, a 2010 exhibition curated by Makiko Hara at Centre A: Vancouver International

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Flamenco dancers provided some of the entertainment.(Photo provided)

ILUSTRADO: A Night with Jaki Penalosa

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2nd update:Nov. 12, 2022, 8:50 P.M. Updated: Nov. 12, 2022, 1:38 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Press Release Designer Jaki Penalosa weaves a spell in Vancouver The creative artistry of renowned designer Jaki Penalosa mesmerized fashion enthusiasts during ILUSTRADO: A Night with Jaki Penalosa, held at Royal Palace Banquet Hall last October 22. Attended by more than

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Canada, historically, has been able to grow its workforce, fill its union halls and build its infrastructure, through increasing its immigration levels. (Pexels photo/Yuri Kim)

Canada to attract more immigrants until 2025

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Plan is launched to help address labour market shortages By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Canada hopes to attract more immigrants to address its labour market shortages which it sees to be “causing uncertainty for Canadian businesses and workers.” “Last year, we welcomed the most newcomers in a single year in our history. This year’s immigration levels

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Canada releases invitations for 2022.

Immigration: PGP 2022 lottery has been completed

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IRCC has announced that it has finished handing out some 23,100 invitations to apply to sponsors in the Parents and Grandparents Program for 2022 The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete, according to cicnews.com. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents

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Iconic singer Danny Javier of Apo Hiking Society dies at 75

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Inquirer.net Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Danny Javier Updated: 8:40 PM Singer-composer Danny Javier has died due to a lingering illness, his close friends in show business confirmed on Monday. He was 75. Boboy Garovillo, who was the only one still active in show business among the iconic trio Apo Hiking

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New book: ‘Peeled Fruit’ – A Filipino Children’s Book by Xavi de Guzman

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Vancouver, B.C. A mother’s love of peeling mango for her baby By: Ria Santos In a time where representation in media matters, actor, screen writer, charity founder, and now author, Xavi de Guzman brings to the world the children’s book Peeled Fruit. The story as old as time about a mother’s love language of peeling

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