Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario

TORCHBEARER.  Greece hands the Olympic flame to Paris 2024 organizers in a ceremony on Friday (April 26, 2024) in the Panathenaic stadium in central Athens.  It is expected to arrive in Paris on May 8 and will be received by the first torchbearer, French swimmer Florent Manaudou. (Anadolu) ATHENS – Greece handed the …

Floy Quintos has passed away, succumbing to a heart attack Saturday, April 27. This was confirmed by his family via social media. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I, on behalf of my family, announce that Floy Quintos, esteemed playwright and director, but more importantly beloved brother, son, uncle, …

MANILA, Philippines: Singer and actress Angeline Quinto tied the knot with her non-showbiz partner Nonrev Daquina at Quiapo Church on Thursday. Quinto is a known Black Nazarene devotee. The bride — glowing in her mermaid style gown by Filipino designer Neric Beltran — walked down the aisle with baby Sylvio, …

Inside a garage in an established Edmonton neighbourhood, animals were being slaughtered and the meat was advertised for sale to consumers, a CBC News investigation has learned. Police entered the rented garage in the quiet residential Woodcroft community in February 2023. Images shared with CBC News show piles of goat …

P-pop girl group BINI appears on an episode of the Chinese surival show ‘Show It All.’/BINI via X MANILA, Philippines — P-pop girl groups BINI and G22 showed what live vocals and powerful dancing looks like in their recent appearance on the Chinese survival program “Show It All.” The two …

Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario to build four new manufacturing plants in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Trudeau and Ford say $5B shared investment will create growth for decades to come. Japanese automaker Honda will …

There’s an “urgent” need to improve training for truck drivers, a new report suggests, and new drivers who have not received adequate training are making Canada’s roads less safe. Insurance Bureau of Canada VP hopes this is a ‘wake-up call’ to the trucking industry and oversight bodies. Twenty years ago, …

Indigenous leaders say a new loan guarantee program from the federal government, announced last week in the 2024 budget, will be a huge boost for economic reconciliation. Why the new Indigenous loan guarantee program is a big deal. Downtown Toronto is a long way from most communities where the federal …

Predators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada’s region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Canadian and American scientists. DFO ‘had almost no information’ on natural mortality before new study, says lead author. Predators ate at least twice …

For over seven decades, the MDT has provided a sense of security and stability in the region, acting as a deterrent against potential aggressors. In the geopolitical chessboard of the Asia-Pacific region, a few alliances have endured the test of time as steadfastly as between the United States and the …