Musician Bruno Capinan connects to ancestral roots in new album

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:53:20 +0000

During the height of the pandemic, Brazilian-born Queer Canadian singer-songwriter Bruno Capinan had a dream of two enslaved men that fell in love on a slave ship travelling from Africa to Brazil. That dream would become the inspiration for Capinan’s newest album Tara Rara.

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Instant millionaire!

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 04:54:24 +0000

Newly retired government employee Maxwell Salva Cruz from Los Baños, Laguna was the lucky winner of 1 million pesos from Ginebra San Miguel Inc.’s One Ginebra Nation Tres Swertes. Salva Cruz sent nearly 100 entries before being fortunately selected as one of the five participants in the live online game show held on July 30, […]

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What’s up with Borgy?

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:55:06 +0000

Like us, you are also probably wondering about the hunky Borgy Manotoc. The former model, son of Senator Imee Marcos, has been quiet for some time. Well fret not. Manang Imee is bringing out her son for an exclusive chat via her vlog. To be made available Sept. 3, the vlog will have mother and […]

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Caribbean-born writer Veersen Bhoolai draws on personal experiences

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:16:06 +0000

“You truly do get a better appreciation of being a Canadian citizen, the freedom of speech, access to education and the public health care. The reality is that a country like Canada offers immigrants from developing countries and their children many more more opportunities in their life,” says Trinidadian-Canadian writer who has lived in five other countries.

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Carribbean-born writer Veersen Bhoolai draws on personal experiences

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:16:06 +0000

Veersen Bhoolai is a Canadian journalist who has worked in Print and Television. Coming from a family of lawyers, he calls himself the ‘lone wolf’ journalist in the pack. He has published two books in 2021. The first, No, I don’t work in the kitchen, Surviving war-torn Afghanistan for three years is his memoir as […]

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Lending much needed help

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:04:16 +0000

Senator Imee Marcos recently visited Vigan, Abra, and Laoag – three of the cities greatly affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that devastated the northern part of the country. Imee distributed much needed help to many families in the region and consulted with the people to find out what other necessities they need. She also […]

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Meet our 2022 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winners!

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:15 +0000

It’s time to meet our Top 25 for 2022! Hundreds of nominations were received from which 75 finalists were shortlisted by a diverse judging panel of past winners. Over 60,000 online votes were then cast and 25 winners have been chosen!

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Journalist Anne Gaviola’s ‘goal isn’t perfection, it’s constant progress’

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:04:33 +0000

Toronto-based journalist and national TV anchor and multi-platform reporter for Global News, Anne Gaviola shares her journey.

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Queer Filipina comedian Isabel Kanaan stars in a new comedy series on OMNI TV

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:32:39 +0000

Isabel Kanaan has co-created, written and is starring in ABROAD, a 12-part comedy series on OMNI Television that finds humour in the challenging situations facing immigrants from different generations.

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