POSTPONED: South Asian Fashion Week Kicks Off With A Launch At Pierre's In Yaletown

South Asian Fashion Week (SAFW) was scheduled to be back for its third year from March 27 to 29 with a new venue – the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel but due to Coronavirus fears, SAFW, like everyone el...

DISEASED SHIP: More Than 130 Indians On Coronavirus-Hit US Cruise Ship That Disembarked Monday

“We can confirm that there is one guest passenger and 131 team members from India aboard Grand Princess,” Princess Cruises, owner of the cruise-liner, said. The ship was carrying 2,421 passengers ...

Indo-Canadian Physiotherapist Charged With Sexual Offences In Chilliwack Faces Additional Charges

On February 12, Sanjay Amrutkar, who was employed as a physiotherapist at a Chilliwack health clinic, appeared in court to answer sexual assault charges. Amrutkar, 38, of Chilliwack, was arrested with...

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: How To Distinguish Flu From Covid-19

The World Health Organisation talked about the difference between the spreading novel coronavirus and influenza. It was a big picture message: seasonal flu cannot be stopped, while it’s possible tha...

Indo-Canadian Landlord Ordered To Pay $23,300 After Losing Human Rights Case

British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal member Pamela Murray, in finding the complaint “justified,” ordered Parminder Mohan to pay Crystal Smith an additional $1,500 to cover lost wages for time sh...

BC Workers Facing Domestic Or Sexual Violence Will Be Able To Take Five Days Paid Leave From Work

With up to five days of paid leave from work per year, employees will be able to attend to their needs, or the needs of their dependent children or adults, without the worry of losing income from miss...

PLATES OF FLAVOUR: Tasty Southeast Asian Inspired Peanut Coconut Curry To Drown Your Coronavirus Blues

Cooking With Permjit K. SandhuWhen I think of Southeast Asia, I am taken back to my trip to Thailand many years ago. It was a truly magical experience to be immersed in so many different sights, sound...

Indo-Canadian Man Returning To India after 22 Years Arrested For Immigration Fraud

Luck finally ran out for Roorh Ram, who was leading a comfortable life in Canada after migrating there in 1998 allegedly using fake documents to get a visa, as the CBI arrested him on his arrival at t...

BC Finance Minister Carole James Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease

“Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disease. It’s not a disease that anyone wants. But it is not a terminal diagnosis. Symptoms generally develop slowly, and the progress of the disease v...