By Joecel Trinidad Montréal, August 18, 2025 History was made Monday as Stephanie Valenzuela, city councillor for the Darlington district, was officially announced as the first Filipino-Canadian candidate for borough mayor in Montreal. Valenzuela will lead Ensemble Montréal’s slate in Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN–NDG), the city’s most populous borough and one of its most culturally diverse. Breaking Barriers in Montreal Politics Valenzuela’s candidacy marks a milestone for Montreal’s Filipino community, one of […]

Montreal, April 4, 2023 - Leaders of several racial and religious minorities gathered today in front of the historic Bagg Street Synagogue to denounce a recent act of desecration that saw a vandal or vandals spray paint the building with swastikas. The building, dating from 1899, is Quebec’s oldest living synagogue, continually hosting the Beis Shloime Congregation since March 1921. “We want to thank the neighbours and community organizations from across Montreal who have rallied […]

MANILA – Representatives of the Philippines would like the world to know that their commitment to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is strong and meaningful. That was the message expressed during a meeting in Manila this week from Neal Imperial, the Philippines’ Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs and a former ambassador to Israel. Imperial set out the Philippines’ position during a visit to Manila by Marvin Rotrand, National Director of B’nai […]