The first batch of provincial government personnel learn basic sign language in a training course on Jan. 13, 2026 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. (Photo by Liwayway Yparraguirre) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — ...

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A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the federal government is allowed to share basic information about Medicaid participants with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid a government push ...

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Part one of a four-part series examining the City of Montreal’s language policies. The City of Montreal has given its frontline workers a rulebook on dealing with English-speaking citizens — complete ...

This article was produced for the Observatory by the Independent Media Institute. Danica Tomber is an applied linguist with a master of arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages from ...