LIFE IN METRO VANCOUVER: Moving From Donald, BC To The Big City For My Education

By Balwant Sanghera – THIRD IN A SERIES ON MY LIFEIn order to get ready for my education at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain in September, 1966, I said goodbye to my friends in Donald and...

Eight Indo-Canadian MLAs Elected In BC NDP’s Landslide Victory

Out of a field of 22 Indo-Canadian candidates vying for the 87 seats of the BC Legislature Assembly, eight Indo-Canadians were elected as MLAs, all for the BC NDP, which saw an historic win with a tot...

AN END TO FREE MONEY: Government Dole Out Not Infinite, Says Finance Minister As Central Bank Targets 2022 For Recovery

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the la...

Indo-Canadian Students Top Surrey Libraries’ Winners Of 2020 Young Adult Writing Contest

Gurleena Sukhija won first prizes in both the Junior Short Story and Junior Poetry categories while Akash Ranu won first place in the Senior Shorty Story. The winners were acknowledged at a Virtual Aw...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And 272 Cases Ends Another Bad Week

The second wave is threatening to shoot cases of COVID-19 in BC sky high as another bad week comes to an end with over 250 cases and one new death. With the NDP government re-elected and a number of n...

Is Trudeau Government Being Responsible By Announcing That Canada Will Take In 1.2 Million New Immigrants?

Canada announced Friday that the 2021 to 2023 levels plan aims to continue welcoming immigrants at a rate of about 1% of the population of Canada, including 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, 411,00...

After A Disastrous Election Campaign, Andrew Wilkinson Out As BC Liberal Leader

"I want to thank Andrew Wilkinson for his service and dedication to the people of British Columbia in his role as Opposition leader. I've done that job, and I've often said it is the toughest job in p...

NDP’s John Horgan Rewarded Big For Running A Competent Government

By Harinder MahilPremier Horgan has been rewarded by the people of British Columbia for running a clean and competent government. Although not all ballots have been counted as I write this piece, Horg...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And The Daily Count Remains Above 200

Active cases of COVID-19 are nearing 2500 including a huge jump in the number of people under active monitoring for the virus as the second wave is beginning to have a deep impact with daily cases rem...