Category: Local News
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The 5th Maharlika Awards
The 5th Maharlika Awards honoured twenty seven outstanding Filipino-Canadians in the fields of Business Excellence, Leadership, Arts & Culture, and Community Service, as well as an Outstanding Filipino Association and a Lifetime Achievement Awardee. The awards night was held at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel Metrotown in Burnaby. Established by the Filipino Canadian…
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Minister Findlay highlights tax relief and benefit measures for Canadian families
Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada Revenue Agency. The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, attended a Family Day event today to encourage Canadian families to take advantage of the new and enhanced tax relief measures this filing season. Last fall, to better meet the needs of families, our Government proposed…
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Senator Enverga sponsors bill to establish first national urban park in Canada
Ottawa- Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. moved second reading in the Senate of Bill C-40, establishing the Rouge National Urban Park, the first of its kind in Canada. He is the sponsor of the bill in the Senate, and his speech today initiated the debate there after the bill was passed by the House of…
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2nd Season for Surrey Night Market
The second season of the Surrey Night Market, the only multicultural night market in the Fraser Valley, will open on May 29, 2015 and will operate every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 20th summer night market will be a family friendly event and will run from 6pm to 11pm at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds,…
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Ex-pastor in Canada gets 15 years for death of Pinay wife
A Canadian court has sentenced a former pastor to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty for the death of his pregnant Filipina wife in 2011, an online report said Monday. A report on Mirror said although Philip Grandine was charged with first-degree murder, he was found guilty of manslaughter as Superior Court…
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AFCM Caregivers Ministry, POLO provide pro-active move to renew Caregivers’ OWWA membership
Officers and staff of the Philippine diplomatic mission in Toronto were on hand at the Juana Tejada Lounge of the AFCM on Bathurst Street to assist caregivers who wanted to renew their expired insurance coverage. The AFCM is housed at the “Our Lady of Assumption” (OLA) Parish on Bathurst Street (north of Eglinton Avenue W)…
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Priest-turned environmentalist tours B.C.
A Filipino priest who was once on the assassination list of the Philippine military is on a speaking tour of Vancouver as guest of Development & Peace (D&P). D&P (Caritas –Canada) is the development arm of the Canadian Catholic church. Fr. Edwin ‘Edu’ Gariguez was allegedly included in the so-called hit list of retired Maj.…
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Inviting In-Demand, Skilled Immigrants to Canada
First round of Express Entry candidates invited to fill labour market needs and contribute to Canada’s economic growth. February 2, 2015— Ottawa—Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced that the first round of top-ranked candidates from Canada’s Express Entry system is already helping to fill demonstrated and verifiable gaps in Canada’s labour market.…
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I-REMIT PRODUCT ORIENTATION GINANAP
Isinagawa ng Iremit BC ang product and services orientation na dinaluhan ng ilang kasapi at mga opisyales ng One Filipino Cooperative of BC noong January 15, 2015. Ito ay bahagi sa nilagdaang kasunduan ng International Remittance (IREMIT) Canada at One Filipino Cooperative of BC na maging isa ang FilCoop sa mga Agent ng Iremit sa…