BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Near 30 For This Week

This week is again averaging near 30 COVID-19 cases a day even though there is no pressure on hospitalization as only a handful of seriously affected individuals are in hospital out of the 242 active ...

RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE: SFU Profs Co-Author Book Addressing Urgent Need To Combat Domestic Violence

To enable wider accessibility, the book entitled, “Making Sense of a Global Pandemic: Relationship Violence & Working Together Towards a Violence Free Society,” is a free open-source e-book public...

DR. CHINMOY BANNERJEE: Activist And Social Justice Fighter Passes Away

It is with profound sadness that the Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation announces the passing of the Foundation’s President, Dr. Chinmoy Banerjee on July 29.VANCOUVER – A much beloved and respected Indo-C...

Indo-Canadian Woman Among Two Busted With Fentanyl Drug Lab In Vancouver

On Monday, Vancouver residents, 33-year-old, Cody Timothy Casey and a 30-year-old Janell Sandhu, were charged with the production of a controlled substance and four counts of possession for the purpos...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit Over 40 For Wednesday But Only Six Affected Are In Hospital

Summer has certainly brought the spread with it as COVID-19 cases hit over 40 on Wednesday, a number that has not been seen in months, but the daily rise is still not a worrisome trend as only six peo...

South Asian Men Accused Of Assault And Yelling Racial Slurs To Woman Of Colour, Say Chilliwack RCMP

During the alleged assault, a group of South Asian men allegedly directed a number of racial slurs toward the black family, says Corporal Mike Rail spokesperson for the UFVRD RCMP. The two teenage chi...

Pritam Singh Appointed Singapore’s First Leader Of Opposition

Singapore’s legislatures have never had formally designated Leaders of the Opposition leading the way for veteran politician Pritam Singhto make history by being appointed Singapore’s first Leader...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Begins With A Downward Trend Of Daily Cases

While remaining above 20 a day, this week has so far seen a slight drop of daily COVID-19 cases compared with last week. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health offic...

Cisco Sued By California After Two Of It’s Indian Managers Accused Of Harassing Dalit Employee Based On His “Untouchable” Caste

Former Cisco engineering managers Sundar Iyer and Ramana Kompella are co-defendants in the lawsuit, which accuses Cisco and them of harassment for internally enforcing the caste hierarchy. The lawsuit...