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BC Speaker Raj Chouhan And Others Honoured On Anniversary Of Right To Vote By South Asian Community
The South Asian community won the right to vote in British Columbia on April 2, 1947. The Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation commemorated this historic day by organizing an event on April 1 and honoured Raj C...
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BC Minimum Wage Increasing 6.9 Percent To $16.75 An Hour On June 1
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BC government announced this week that on June 1, 2023, B.C.'s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise with the general minimum wage increasing from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour. "Having a minimum wage t...
Two “Jatts” Fined Over $9,000 By BC Human Rights Tribunal For Calling Work Colleague “Chamaar”
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Two “Jatt” brothers were fined over $9,000 by the BC Human Rights Tribunal for calling work colleague a “Chamaar”. During a fight at a BC taxi company Christmas party in 2018, Manoj Bhangu was...
Money Exchange Services To Have Greater Oversight With New Regulatory Body
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BC government is bringing greater oversight on money service businesses to protect people from money laundering through the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) as a new provincial regulator. Money...
BC Brings In Changes To End Hidden Ownership In Private Businesses
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BC government has introduced Amendments to the Business Corporations Act that will create a new, public registry for beneficial owners to give British Columbians more confidence that B.C. private comp...
Former Ontario Bureaucrat Sanjay Madan Jailed 10 Years For Stealing $47.4 Million
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An Indo-Canadian man who previously worked for the Ontario government has been jailed for 10 years after undertaking the biggest theft of government money in the province. Sanjay Madan, a former Ontar...
Humza Yousaf Latest South Asian To Take Over Power Reign In Queen’s Britain
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Another South Asian has elevated himself to top of the power pole in Royal Britain after Ireland and Britain got their first ever Indian heads of state. Humza Yousaf, the grandson of a factory worker ...
SMOOTH SEPARATION: Changes To Family Law To Make It Easier For Divorcing Couples To Divide Everything
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BC is proposing amendments to the Family Law Act that will clarify the law around pets, property and pensions to better meet the modern-day needs of separating couples. "Going through a separation or ...
BC Declares April Sikh Heritage Month
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Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, said April is a special month for Sikhs, declaring it Sikh Heritage Month. "April is Sikh Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate...
Amritpal Singh Arrest Protests Cancel India’s High Commissioner To Canada’s Appearance At Surrey Event
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