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Set For Life With $60m Jackpot

Set For Life With $60m Jackpot

Winnipeg winners bring home record LOTTO MAX jackpot $60 million windfall largest-ever in Manitoba John Chua and his family are Manitoba’s newest lottery millionaires and are the big winners of the January 22nd Lotto

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CELEBRATING SIMBANG GABI IN SPIRIT

CELEBRATING SIMBANG GABI IN SPIRIT

The usual Simbang Gabi celebration fills St Peter’s Parish Church on Keewatin every year. But this year, due to the pandemic, only a few staff and volunteers are in the church to assist and

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Outdoor Hockey Rinks Booming

Outdoor Hockey Rinks Booming

In pre-COVID19 times, many kids and adults would have been swarming local community centres and ice rinks for hockey league games but during the pandemic, hockey is on hold. Parents and hockey enthusiasts have

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Virtual Discussion with Members of the Filipino Community in Winnipeg and the Prime Minister of Canada

Virtual Discussion with Members of the Filipino Community in Winnipeg and the Prime Minister of Canada

Perla Javate, President of the Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba; Spoke to the challenges being faced by families, with parents working from home and kids in remote learning. Due to technical difficulties, she was

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The Spirit of Halloween

The Spirit of Halloween

Spirt Taekwondo students celebrated earlier in the week with in-class Halloween celebrations and instead of an in-person Halloween party, students shared their costumes virtually. Given the current state of rising COVID19 cases in Manitoba,

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Support local, spread the word

Support local, spread the word

PAMPANGA RESTAURANT AND BANQUET HALL Pampanga Restaurant is popular to the Filipino community for a lot of things they offer. They are a go-to place for breakfast combos, lunch buffets, catering and events. But

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Fall photo sessions go on amid pandemic

Fall photo sessions go on amid pandemic

Many families did not let the pandemic stop them from doing their traditional fall photo sessions. With the generally beautiful weather and stunning foliage this year, who would not pose for snapshots in what

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AT HOME WITH GARDENING IN THE PRAIRIES

AT HOME WITH GARDENING IN THE PRAIRIES

Lourdes Casañares-Still moved to Canada from the Philippines in 2009. Here she became a flower buyer for a large wholesale company. After a few years, she realized that she loved working with flowers and

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SARAP TO THE BUN:

SARAP TO THE BUN:

Chef Ben Fernandez, Uptown Alley Filipino Flavours at Le Burger Week by Primrose Madayag Knazan Food Blog on Instagram and Facebook: Pegonaplate Tapa on a burger? Ube pandesal bun? Sawsawan dip? These are a

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Biking Little Baguio

Biking Little Baguio

The tree lined gravel pit at Birds Hill Park is aptly nicknamed Little Baguio by many members of the Filipino Amateur Mountain Bikers group. As Paul Reyes described it, the evergreens that line the

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