FIGHTING THE EVIL OF RACISM: "I Can’t Breathe!"

By Ashok BhargavaImagine a man named George Floyd pinned down onto the roadside curve by a hefty police officer sitting directly on his neck while he is begging for his life. This grown man asking for...

Facebook And Instagram Unblocks Sikh hashtag After Nearly Three Months

On March 7, Facebook admitted that the hashtag was mistakenly blocked. An official statement released by Instagram Communication on their Twitter handle (@Instagramcomms) said: “We have unblocked th...

Young Indo-Canadian Man Charged In 2019 Fatal Collision That Killed Soccer Star Brandon Bassi

On June 1, eight charges were laid against the alleged driver of the vehicle, Dilpreet Sandhu, including dangerous driving causing death, and failing to remain causing death. “This collision had a s...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Cases Jump Up to 22 On Wednesday But Daily Average Remain Below 15

New COVID-19 cases in BC jumped above 20 for the first time in two weeks but the daily average remains under 15 for the week. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health ...

Transportation Authorities Investigating South Asian CN Rail Employee’s Death At Surrey Rail Yard

Surrey RCMP said its officers were called to the scene by Surrey Fire Service after getting reports of a "workplace incident involving a fatality." CN Rail told CTV News Vancouver by email that the de...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Cases Announced Tuesday As BC In Good Position To Accelerate Opening

Low new daily COVID-19 cases in BC are beginning to look like that the province has turned the corner on the coronavirus and that it should be able to accelerate the reopening. Health Minister Adrian ...

Emmy Winning Indo-British Producer Appointed BAFTA Chair

Krishnendu Majumdar has been confirmed as chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, becoming the first person of color to hold the role in BAFTA’s 73-year history, and the youngest c...

Indian Ambassador Sandhu Says Post-COVID-19 World Needs Globalisation Based On Fairness, Equality And Humanity

Economic growth and human welfare need to go hand in hand and there is a need to ensure equitable, affordable and timely access to health products and technologies for all, India's Ambassador to the U...

BC DAILY COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Registers 24 Cases Keeping The Average Well Below 15 Per Day

The weekend again saw low daily cases but this week will be the big test as the 14 day period of the Phase Two reopening comes up on Tuesday and cases from Wednesday onwards will tell the real story i...