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Vancouver honours pinoy Olympian

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A former Olympian who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games, shared spotlight with Mayor Gregor Robertson’s announcement that Canada has secured its third gold medal courtesy of speed-skater Christine Nesbitt in the seventh day of the ...

Bea Alonzo makes appearance in Vancouver movie screening

Actress Bea Alonzo is making a special appearance in the March 7 screening ...

Pinoys Join Anti-Olympic Protest

VANCOUVER- Downtown employee Jenina Buan may be wearing red to support ...

Fil-Ams sizzle in Vancouver Olympic Games

VANCOUVER - Filipino-Americans made their presence felt in the penultimat...

Seniors bare concerns

RICHMOND— Senior citizens in this city recently had a chance to appeal fo...

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Foreign credentials recognition gets federal fast track

VANCOUVER – Many professionals from different countries, especially Asian immigrants, may soon be able to practice their respective professions in Canada. This posi...

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Proposed Amendments to the Regulations for Temporary Foreign Worker

Temporary Foreign Workers have been an important source of labour supply in the Canadian labour market, particularly over the last five years, with a marked increase ...

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Entertainment

Defendor (PG)* * *

Superheroes have been around for a long time. Trust Alliance Films to turn this genre on its head with Defendor, a pleasing effort now laughing it up at Tinseltown (on Pe...

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Pacman stand in the way of Clottey’s date with history

VANCOUVER – Joshua Clottey’s date with boxing history will be thorny as he will defy a tremendous 5-1 odds in facing the world’s most respected and best boxer pound...

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Filcan Financial Services, Kabayan Immigration and Network Services Ltd. and Reyfort Media Group (Advertising Office) New Office Blessing 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, February 5, 2010 Photos by Art Viray and Dean Guzman. Click here to view more photos

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KNUCKLE NOISE

Q. What cause one’s knuckle to crack?A. Your finger bones are separated by small pads of cartilage, and in between these pads and the bones are small pockets of thick liquid. When you bend your fingers, the bones pull away slightly from the pads of cartilage, forming a vacuum between the bone, the pad, and the surfaces of the liquid. AS the bending continues and the bones are pulled farther apart, the surface tension of the liquid eventually gives way and the vacuum bubble bursts, making the cracking sound you hear. read more