Vancouver Homeowner’s Bid To Have His House Assessed $1 Million Higher Rejected

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s Property Assessment Appeal Board has rejected an East Vancouver homeowner's argument that his property was undervalued by more than $1 million in its most recent assessment, reporte...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 600 Cases Reported Thursday With Four New Deaths

Majority of the cases continue to come from unvaccinated people as more than 600 were announced Thursday with four new deaths. B.C. is reporting 624 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked ca...

Surrey Gangland Hit Victim Identified As Sharnbeer Somal

The young Indo-Canadian killed Tuesday night has been identified as 28-year-old Sharnbeer Singh Somal, of Surrey. Somal was known to the police. Shortly after the shooting, a black Ford pick-up was fo...

Another Indo-Canadian Gunned Down In Local Gangland Violence

Although the latest victim of gangland violence in Surrey Tuesday night has not been identified by police, sources tell DESIBUZZCanada that he’s a 24-year-old Indo-Canadian man. On Tuesday, October ...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Wednesday With Nine New Deaths

Cases of COVID-19 and deaths related to the virus rose dramatically on Wednesday with caseload rising above 700 after days of 500-600 daily cases. Nine more people died from the deadly disease. B.C. i...

NO DISRESPECT: Is Describing Punjab’s New Chief Minister As Dalit Derogatory?

By Zile SinghIt is an interesting question raised by eminent people in India and abroad. The Indian society, even if it forms part of the Diaspora, is very complex and heterogeneous. It is rightly sai...

Indo-Canadian Businessman Receives KPU’s Distinguished Alumni Award

“I am humbled to receive this award. Getting the award means a lot to me and it also gives me validation about what I have done – even though I don’t think I have done much,” says Balraj Mann,...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease To Below 600 Tuesday With No New Deaths

Cases of COVID-19 decreased slightly to below 600 on Tuesday with no new deaths. B.C. is reporting 593 new cases of COVID-19, including nine epi-linked cases, for a total of 190,372 cases in the provi...

Air Canada Restarts Flights Between Canada And India

MONTREAL –Air Canada announced this week the resumption of its non-stop flights to and from Delhi, India, following the lifting of the Government of Canada restrictions on non-stop flights from Indi...