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Alexander Humilde’s Nightcaller documentary debuts on Air Canada flights

A short documentary by Canadian Filipino filmmaker Alexander Humilde is reaching new ...

February 16- 28, 2020

Editorial
The costs of Philippine Immigration and Love of Country (February 2020)
According to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, of the 837,130 people in Canada with Filipino ethnic origin based on the census conducted in May 2016, 780,130 reported they were a visible minority in the country, making Filipinos and Filipino-Canadians the 4th largest visible minority after South Asians (1,924,635), Chinese (1,577,060) and black (1,198,545) minorities in the country. Read more

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Tita Collective makes splash at 2019 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

‘Tita’ is the Tagalog word for ‘aunt’, and every family has a favourite aunt who loves to tell ...

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Canadian Filipino animator Trevor Jimenez shortlisted for Oscar award

It’s an animated short film about a young boy who splits his time between his recently divorced ...

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Filipino identity in collage: Jay Cabalu

Canadian artist Jay Cabalu finds his Filipino identity through collaged self-portraits. One such portrait is on display at Vancouver’s Spencer Interiors titled “De Los Reyes”, after his ...

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Patrick Cruz’s floor-to-ceiling mural featured in Nanaimo Art Gallery exhibit in B.C.

The Nanaimo Art Gallery is holding an exhibit exploring how languages “transform, evolve, disappear, and ...

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Patrick Alcedo’s “A Piece of Paradise” carries on with message of hope

More than a year after its world premiere in Toronto, a documentary by Patrick Alcedo continues to inspire ...

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Funny man Ron Josol headlines Winnipeg comedy festival’s Launch Pad

Canadian Filipino stand-up comedian Ron Josol headlines the Winnipeg Comedy Festival’s Launch Pad on March 23 at the McPhillips Station Casino in ...

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Baisas brothers and spouses win snow sculpting contest in Alberta

The Baisas brothers have done it again. This time, it’s with their respective spouses, winning the first SnowDays International Snow Sculpture Competition held on January 17-19, 2019 in Banff, ...

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Ontario author Yves Lamson blends reality and magic in first novel Bodies of Water

Toronto-born Yves Lamson describes himself as a writer interested in preserving “intangible histories”. This probably explains his keenness in weaving magical tales, drawing inspiration from the ...

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