News - Canadian Filipino Net

Canada declares June as Filipino Heritage Month

Canada’s House of Commons on October 30 unanimously passed M-155, a motion officially designating the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month across the ...

Canadian Race Relations Foundation honours Dr. Rey Pagtakhan

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) celebrated its 10th biennial awards of excellence gala dinner at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Winnipeg on September 27 this ...

Canadian Filipina Professor Nora Angeles receives Vancouver’s Civic Merit Award

Community leader and Canadian Filipina professor Dr. Leonora (Nora) Angeles was recently honoured with a Civic Merit Award, one of Vancouver’s highest ...

Rowena Santos, Lisa Abarquez Bower elected to municipal councils in Ontario

They’re the first Canadians of Filipino ancestry in Ontario to be elected to council in their respective ...

Canadian Filipinos score victories in municipal elections

A number of Canadian Filipinos emerged as winners in municipal elections held across the country in October this ...

McLuhan fellow Jeff Canoy meets Canadian Filipino Net and community

Broadcast journalist Jeff Canoy is this year’s recipient of the Marshall McLuhan fellow for excellence in journalism. The award was presented to the ABS-CBN host on August 29 by Canadian Ambassador ...

Philcas of B.C. holds annual fundraising event

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

Giving the green light to green gold on October 17

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, ...

Canadian Filipino Sean Devlin wins Award in 2018 Vancouver Film Festival

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 ...

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