Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario

To Sacha Jeffay, Montreal bagels are more than a circular piece of bread with a hole in the middle — they’re a form of connection. A connection she wishes to bring to the U.K.  Sacha Jeffay opened her U.K. bake shop during the pandemic. To Sacha Jeffay, Montreal bagels are …

“THE battle is far from over” were Kris Aquino’s words which she posted in Filipino on her Instagram account. Aquino shared the latest on her health as it has been almost a year since the erstwhile Queen of All Media flew to the US to seek advanced medical care for …

Marie Doduck, author of A Childhood Unspoken, spent years hiding from the Nazis until she was sent to Canada to start a new life. To mark Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, Doduck shared fascinating snippets of her life story with CBC’s The Early Edition.  Marie Doduck evaded Nazi capture for years …

Thirteen Montrealers say they’ve been targeted by a campaign of harassment launched by the Cuban government to keep them from protesting against one-party rule on the island.  Cuban-Canadians say they’re being accused of drug trafficking by an anonymous account linked to state security. Thirteen Montrealers say they’ve been targeted by …

CROSS-BORDER OPPORTUNITIES Visitors attend the fifth Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Thursday, May 18, 2023. A total of 88 major projects, with a contracted investment amounting to 290.7 billion yuan (about $41.55 billion), were signed at the fifth Western China International …

PROMISING PARTNERSHIP A staff member walks past the exhibition area of Pilot Zone for In-depth China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation during the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Sept. 26, 2021. XINHUA PHOTO ADDIS ABABA: The upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo …

FINDING SOLUTIONS Photo taken on June 28, 2021 shows the industrial estate of Saudi oil giant Aramco in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Gulf Arab energy giants are turning to humble tech startups as they search for ways to remove emissions while keeping oil flowing. XINHUA PHOTO ABU DHABI: Faced with mounting …

Allan Boss was 24 when he was in a vehicle crash, suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to relearn almost everything. His beloved guitar became a tool of healing and a measure of his progress as, note by note, chord by chord, he regained his life.  Music became the …

New provincial legislation that would loosen farmland protection is getting a cold reception from Ontario farming groups, which are urging the government to abandon proposed changes that would see more homes built on prime farmland.  Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act aims to address housing affordability, supply issues. Farmers in Ontario …

Three years after his account with the Canada Revenue Agency was hacked, and his social insurance number was stolen, a Toronto man says he’s been left on his own to clear his name. Fraudsters have since applied for $40,000 in federal benefits in his name — and the CRA says …