2023 May 29 Ottawa—Every year, Citizenship Week is a chance to celebrate new citizens and all that it means to be Canadian. The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is proud to announce that, over the past week, Canada hosted 105 citizenship ceremonies and welcomed more than 13,500 new Canadians to all...
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Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki to visit Canada
2023 May 29 I look forward to welcoming Prime Minister Morawiecki to Canada. The Canada-Poland relationship is rooted in strong ties between our people, a shared commitment to NATO and democracy, and growing commercial ties that are creating jobs and opportunities for people on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue to work together...
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City of Toronto expands live-fire training capabilities for firefighters with new facility and equipment
2023 May 29 Today, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), along with Councillor Shelley Carroll (Don Valley North), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee, and Councillor Jamaal Myers (Scarborough North) joined Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg at the Toronto Fire Services East Training Centre in Scarborough to unveil the City of Toronto’s new...
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City of Toronto kicks off Bike Month with Bike to Work Day group ride on June 1
2023 May 29 Bike Month, Toronto’s annual celebration of cycling, will kick off on Thursday, June 1 with the annual group ride to Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto City Hall. Cyclists can join the group ride at one of four starting points across the city and ride to Nathan Phillips Square for a celebration co-hosted...
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr forms inter-agency body on inflation, market outlook
2023 May 28 MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) in an effort to ramp up the government’s efforts to ease inflation and improve the Philippine economy. Under Executive Order (EO) 28, which was signed by Marcos on Friday, the IAC-IMO will...
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr reiterates urgency of national land use policy
2023 May 27 DEVELOPMENT. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the launch of the private sector-led Pier 88, a smart port system in Liloan, Cebu province on Saturday (May 27, 2023). Trips from Liloan to Mactan Island and vice versa will soon be reduced from the usual two hours by land to just ...
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Tampered documents will get you nowhere, BI warns travelers
2023 May 27 NOT ABSOLUTE. A woman claims her renewed passport at a mall in Quezon City on Friday (May 26, 2023). The law recognizes the constitutional right to travel unless it will impair national security, public safety or public health. MANILA – Tampering with documents when attempting to go out of the country will do a...
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G7, QUAD back Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr call for adherence to ‘rules-based order’
2023 May 26 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ______________________________________________________________________ MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s advocacy to uphold rules-based international order has earned support from the member states of Group of Seven (G7) and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), Malacañang said on Friday. The expression of support was relayed to Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil by Japanese...
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Philippines, Japan sign phase 2 of MRT-3 rehab project
2023 May 26 MRT-3 (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy) ______________________________________________________________________ MANILA – The Philippines and Japan signed Friday the exchange of notes for the 17.4 billion yen loan that would finance the second phase of the MRT-3 rehabilitation. Signing for Japan is Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Kenichi Matsuda of the Embassy of Japan and Foreign Affairs Secretary...
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vows full support for Philippine Navy’s capabilities upgrade
2023 May 26 NAVY MODERNIZATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inspects the Philippine Navy’s BRP Gener Tinangag during the Navy’s 125th anniversary at the PN Headquarters in Roxas Boulevard on Friday (May 26, 2023). In his speech, Marcos pledged to provide full support for the Navy’s modernization of assets and enhancement of defense capabilities. ______________________________________________________________________...