By Don Orozco Quezon City, Philippines, March 2019 – A powerhouse delegation from the Philippine Airlines led by its President and Chief Operating Officer Jaime J. Bautista made a courtesy visit to Brother Eduardo V Manalo, Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo on his first-year anniversary as Presidential Envoy for the Overseas Filipino Workers. ...
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Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries
MONTREAL — A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory. A 26−year−old man is in custody and was being questioned Friday afternoon by police. They said he will appear in court Saturday to face charges that have yet to be determined, but...
Federal budget invests in housing, youth, and keeping communities safe from hate
By Salma Zahid With the 2019 Federal Budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s Liberal government is investing in the future of Canada’s middle class and those working hard to reach it, with support for home buyers, for youth, and new money to fight racism and keep community and faith facilities safe from violence. In...
JUNE 1, 2019: A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR FILIPINO CANADIANS
The M-155 recognition was meant to enhance, empower and give each Filipino an opportunity to come together in solidarity and support for one another; to celebrate our accomplishments, to enrich and uphold the culture from which we have emerged, and to flourish and contribute within this beautiful Canadian cultural mosaic
Conversations beginning with Indigenous men and boys on cycle of abuse: Bennett
Crown-Indigenous relations Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks during an Indian Day school litigation announcement in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
Judge gives 4-year sentence to Quebec driver who was texting before fatal crash
Martin Carrieres, 39, had exchanged more than 30 text messages while driving on a poorly lit road in March 2012.
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on Sunday, March 10, 2019, attempting to make sense of a disaster that claimed 157 lives and left thousands more in grief and shock. 18 were Canadian victims.
‘All options on the table’, but no plans to ground 737 Max 8 in Canada: Garneau
MONTREAL — Transport Minister Marc Garneau has cleared his schedule for the day in order to meet with his civil aviation expert panel on how to deal with the issue of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft, which is being grounded or banned from a growing number of countries. The 737 Max 8 continues to fly in...
A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA — A chronology of the SNC−Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson−Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 − The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal−based engineering and construction firm SNC−Lavalin, over business dealings in Libya. SNC−Lavalin says the charges are without merit and the allegations linked to people no longer...
Parents of teen killed in Winnipeg home invasion came to Canada for better life
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba politician says the parents of a teenager killed during a random home invasion came to the province looking for the Canadian dream — a better life for their only child. “What do you do after this?” Jon Reyes, a government legislature member, said Tuesday. “Their bakery is now closed for a week and they...