Province of Alberta

Jollibee has long been planning to set up shop in Canada. It has been previously announced that its first store will open in Toronto in 2015. However, after it was disclosed that the company had troubles finding the right location, the plan…

A pregnant Filipina died after her SUV collided with a fire rescue tanker in Whitecourt, Alberta early Friday morning. The fatality was identified as Maricris Baclas, 33, who was on her way to work. The tanker at the time was responding…

The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary held a soft opening ceremony featuring an exhibition of the paintings by Mr. Heber Bartolome and a reading of poems about some of them on October 29. The event was attended by some 70 community…

Alberta's minimum wage will increase from $11.20 to $12.20 per hour starting October 1, 2016. This is part of the Provincial government's plan to eventually raise the minimum wage in Alberta to $15.00 per hour by October 1, 2018.…

Concerns were raised in Alberta's Bow Valley that some members of the Filipino community are using crystal meth, otherwise known as shabu, to help them work longer hours. "Often times, from the discussions, they were working anywhere…

In a landmark case, a 46-year-old Filipino based in Alberta, Canada has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on charges of labor trafficking of dozens of foreign nationals spanning approximately four years. Last February,…

As the colossal Fort McMurray fire continues to damage properties and displace residents, many temporary foreign workers affected by the blaze fear their stay in Canada is now in peril. One of them, Joann Gerebese, 34, used to work at a…

More than a week since the huge wildfires in Alberta, Canada, Filipinos affected by lamented the apparent lack of enough help extended by the Philippine government. The massive fires forced nearly 90,000 residents to flee Alberta's Fort…

Members of Filipino community based in Fort McMurray, Alberta are among those rendered homeless as a massive inferno swallowed large parts of the city. Mayee Ramirez, among those displaced by the fire sought permission from work to rush…

Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino Islamist jihadi group with links to Islamic State (ISIS), has beheaded a hostage from Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Monday. John Ridsdel, 68, an ex-journalist turned mining executive,…