The Philippine Cultural Arts Society of B.C. (Philcas) is holding a fundraising theatre production on November 3 at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond.

The Cannabis Act, also known as Bill C45, will come into effect across Canada on October 17. The Act allows the use of recreational cannabis under a legal framework that controls the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis in the country subject to provincial or territorial restrictions.

Canadian Filipino artist, comedian and activist Sean Devlin won the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival’s (VIFF) Emerging Canadian Director Award for his debut film When the Storm Fades, a docudrama about a Filipino family whose lives were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2013.

The city that Mel Tobias so dearly cherished has honoured the late Canadian Filipino writer and arts lover.

Local elections are going to be held this fall in six Canadian provinces and territories.

The Vatican’s Jura et Bona defines “euthanasia", or "mercy killing" as "an action or an omission which of itself or by intention causes death, in order that all suffering may in this way be eliminated."

A Filipino bilingual program, believed to be the first in Canada, is now being offered by Manitoba’s Seven Oaks School Division at its Arthur E. Wright Community School in Winnipeg from kindergarten to Grade 3.

The NDP’s Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship is urging the federal government to allow more parents and grandparents from other countries to join their children and grandchildren in Canada.

(This article is sponsored by the Asian Canadian Special Events Association, organizer of TaiwanFest.)

The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) joins the 27th International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver (August 19 to 26) to save the Philippine eagle from extinction.

It’s more than just a parade. As organizers of the annual Vancouver Pride Parade put it, it’s a celebration, a protest, and a party.

Taiwan is the closest neighbour of the Philippines to the north. The two countries are near enough to each other that Filipinos in the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes can get radio broadcasts anytime of the day from the island country.

This fall, British Columbians will decide in a referendum what kind of voting system they want in the province.

Earlier this summer, the Philippine Consulate General announced that Maria Andrelita S. Austria will be taking over as the new consul general, replacing Neil Frank R. Ferrer.

Inspired by the successful launch of Canadian Filipino Net’s (CFNet) sponsorship and donation drive early this year, Emmy Buccat, Maple Bamboo Net Society (MBNS) director in charge of fundraising, has vowed to double by the end of this year the amount raised in the first six months of 2018.

Thousands of eager customers lined up for hours outside the new Jollibee store in Mississauga when it opened its doors on July 20, 2018.