More Than 14,000 Dead In BC From Toxic Drugs Over 8 Years Of Public Health Crisis

More than 14,000 British Columbians have died from toxic drugs over an eight year period. As BC announced the latest death figures for April 2024 at 182 from unregulated toxic drugs, it said more than...

South Asian Heritage Game Turns Out To Be A Dominant One For Bandits Who Are First In Their Division

The Vancouver Bandits of the pro-Canadian Basketball league celebrated South Asian Heritage Game last Saturday night and it turned out to be a magic one as the Bandits dominated the Calgary Surge on t...

DIASPORA DYNAMICS: MIREMS Says Ethnic Media Plays A Critical Role In Disseminating Unique Perspective In Regards To Foreign Conflict In Multicultural Canada

A recent discussion paper from an ethnic media consulting firm Multilingual International Ethnic Media Research (MIREMS) delves into the reactions of ethnic media in Canada to four distinct conflicts:...

Bank Of Canada Finally Begins Cutting Interest Rates With Quarter Point Reduction On Wednesday

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has finally begun cutting interest rates after a long four year gap in which time is has jacked up the economy-killing rates to 5 percent. After much hype, BOC cut its overnig...

BHAI HARI NAM SINGH KHALSA: Special Guest At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas!

It was a great honour for us at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada to welcome prominent Sikh Scholar Bhai Hari Nam Singh Khalsa on Sunday, June 2....

Indian Democracy Shines Through As I.N.D.I.A. Alliance Halts Modi’s Juggernaut

By Promod PuriThe sweeping dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, characterized by anti-Muslim rhetoric, anti-secularism, anti-democratic stances, and a cultic authoritarian rule,...

The Coming Together Gala Raises Funds To Fight The “Monster” Of Mental Health

The Kal Dosanjh founded KidsPlay Foundation, which has become a huge part of the positivity movement in the community especially for young South Asian/Indo-Canadian kids, partnered with like-minded in...

BC Lions Go Punjabi!

The BC Lions going Punjabi with their current announcement that they are partnering up with a local Punjabi radio station to add a Punjabi language audio broadcast of Lions Football football games in ...

Indo-Canadian Cultural And Broadcasting Pioneer Nizar Dhamji Passes Away

An icon of the Indo-Canadian-South Asian community in Vancouver, Nizar Dhamji, passed away on June 5, according to a post on FB by his close friend, Harminder Magon. In the 1970s and 1980s, Dhamji was...