Category: Local News
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Women’s Global Strike 2020 – If women stop, the world stops
On International Working Women’s Day (IWWD), March 8, 2020, we are calling on all working class women to join the Global Women’s Strike. On this day, we are going to: 1) Withdraw from or slow down our formal (paid or compensated) work and care (domestic or reproductive) work where we reasonably can 2) Unite with…
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Statistics Canada data shows largest three-year reduction in Canadian history
The Government of Canada is committed to growing the middle class and helping those working hard to join it. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, today welcomed the results of the 2018 Canadian Income Survey. The survey found that over 1 million Canadians have been lifted out of poverty since…
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Canucks retire jersey numbers of Daniel and Henrik Sedin
Vancouver celebrated twins, longtime forwards before game vs. Blackhawks The Vancouver Canucks honored Daniel and Henrik Sedin by retiring their Nos. 22 and 33 in a star-studded ceremony at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. Daniel, selected No. 2 by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Draft, and Henrik, who was taken with the next pick, each…
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Are you new to Canada and interested in journalism?
NCM-The Walrus Professional Development Series for Immigrant Journalists-New Canadian Media is offering free workshops on how to publish your work in Canadian news outlets Canada’s media industry continues to be a world in flux. Newspapers are going digital, cable is battling streaming, and new mediums like podcasts have given independent voices a chance to be…
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Surrey Libraries Supports Freedom to Read Week February 23 – 29, 2020
Surrey, BC – If you thought banned books were a thing of the past, you’d be mistaken. Just this year, several books in Surrey Libraries’ collection have been challenged. For example, Thrown Off the Ice by notable Canadian author, Taylor Fitzpatrick, was challenged for its LGBTQ2+ content. When a book is challenged, the Library takes…
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FEASTival of Flavours will fill bellies at Richmond World Festival
Richmond, BC – A feast of international flavours will fill the bellies of crowds at the Richmond World Festival. The new free festival happens Saturday, September 5 in Richmond’s beautiful Minoru Park and is presented by Coast Capital Savings. Food, music, dance, sports and culture will all be part of the day’s fun, including headline…
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42nd Canadian Federal Election Underway
The government called the 42nd federal election on August 2. It will be held on October 19, 2015. Elections Canada offices in each of the 338 federal electoral districts will begin offering services to voters and candidates during the first week of August, with established hours that will be expanded as the demand for services…
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Any Dream Will Do for ANCOP (Answering the Cry of the Poor)
Congratulations to the ANCOP WALK 2015 organizing group! What an amazing turn out! You did ‘rock’ Holland Park along King George in Surrey last Sunday, August 23. From sunset to sundown, the ANCOP Team paved way to succeed! ANCOP Walk 2015 held for the first time at Holland Park was indeed a strategic location to…
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Senator Enverga joins Pinoy Fiesta, ANCOP Walk 2015
On August 9, 2015 The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Senator from Ontario, joined thousands of fellow kababayans at the Memorial South Park in Vancouver, British Columbia to celebrate the largest outdoor Filipino cultural festival in British Columbia, Pinoy Fiesta Vancouver. “It is great to be in Vancouver and see so many fellow kababayans come…