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MONTREAL COUNCIL PASSES AMENDED PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MOTION 54–6 AFTER CITY ADMINISTRATION REMOVES KEY ISRAEL-TIES PROVISION MONTREAL — Montréal City Council has adopted an amended version of Project Montréal’s controversial Israel–Palestine motion by a 54–6 show-of-hands vote, following an intense debate at City Hall Monday night. The final vote, however, was not on Project Montréal’s original proposal as written. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s Ensemble Montréal administration introduced major amendments, including the […]

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the members of Cabinet following this fall’s election, when Canadians chose to keep Canada moving forward. This diverse team will continue to find real solutions to the challenges that Canadians face, and deliver on a progressive agenda, as we finish the fight against COVID-19 and build a better future for everyone. The past year and a half have been difficult for Canadians. We […]

COTABATO CITY – A faculty member of the Mindanao State University (MSU) escaped death after a botched ambush try but his two attackers got killed in the encounter in Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS) town, police said Wednesday. Lt. Col. Rommel de la Vega, DOS police chief, said the wounded victim, identified as MSU-Maguindanao professor Daud Kadon, sustained a gunshot wound on the left side of his abdomen after engaging in a […]

As Canada loosens its travel security regulations, and movement within the country is less strict. The Philippine Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Rodolfo D. Robles together with his team did their first in-person community outreach mission to Montreal since the start of lockdown last year. Ambassador Robles arrived in Canada during the height of the pandemic where his confirmation by the Gov. General of Canada was delayed for few days […]