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Mary Grace Ocampo is the president of the Filipino Nurses’ Association of Quebec, a nurse at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and a mother of three. But wearing so many hats doesn’t stop Ocampo from working hard to help someone in need.  Bayanihan means being a hero to your community Nurse …

Toronto landlord Allison Rasquinha is demanding changes to how the City of Toronto grants short-term rental licences after learning someone other than her approved tenant was able to obtain one for her downtown condo. She says the unit was rented out without her permission and in violation of her condo …

There has been a buzz around nuclear power in an effort to decarbonize our energy sector. Canada has a long history in nuclear energy, but what could its future on the Prairies look like? What are the risks? Could it be a viable solution for increased energy needs with climate …

Research has confirmed that invasive pet turtles are successfully reproducing in the same territory as the endangered West Coast population of western painted turtles. A tally of 19 south coast spots revealed there were 2.5 invasive turtles for every one endangered turtle.  They now outnumber endangered B.C. turtle species 2.5 …

Everyone has the right to choose their partner. And many Filipinas prefer to end up with a foreigner. This concept of looking for an ideal foreigner lover is what Vivamax explores in its latest movie, Afam. “Afam” formerly meant a foreigner assigned in Manila or an expat, until it got …

World Press Freedom Day, observed annually every third of May, marks its 30th anniversary this year. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly first marked the occasion in 1993, acknowledging the importance of a free press and the freedom of expression in a democratic society. Three decades later, while there has …

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (File photo) MANILA – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday vowed for the swift passage of 11 additional legislations, bringing to 42 the total number of priority administration measures.  Romualdez said the bills include Amending the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) Fixed Term Bill, …

Senator Imee Marcos (PNA file photo) MANILA – Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called for an inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that poses a major threat to workers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) industries. “AI is developing faster than most people can comprehend …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday expressed confidence that his administration is “one step closer” to attaining its goal of providing “safe, efficient, and sustainable” airport services in the country. Marcos made the remark after his meeting with officials of New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), one of the world’s …

Public advisories should still be issued even after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the independent monitoring group OCTA Research on Saturday said. “We should still be giving advisories to our countrymen,” OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said in an interview on …