END DATE: BC Extends State Of Emergency To May 12 When Economy Will Look To Open Slowly

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has officially extended the state of emergency through the end of the day on May 12. "British Columbians have shown great leadership in...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Fraser Health Region Leads As 38 New Infections Announced Wednesday

Wednesday saw continued rise of moderately low cases with the Fraser Health region leading with the most cases. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, annou...

PM Justin Trudeau And India’s Narendra Modi Discuss Pandemic Strategy And Mass Shooting

No Word Whether The Recent Indian Spy Scandal Came Up!During the phone call, Narendra Modi offered his condolences to Canadians following the tragic shooting in Nova Scotia. Justin Trudeau thanked Mod...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Poultry Company Infections Lead To A Spike Up With 55 New Cases

A poultry company’s negligence that has led to a break out of COVID-19 infections at their Vancouver and Coquitlam operations has led to a spike up of positive cases in BC. As of Tuesday, 46 employe...

Punjabi Has Now Become The Language Of Employment In Many Parts Of Canada

By Balwant SangheraDuring the past few years, Punjabi has attained a fairly high profile in Canada, locally, provincially and nationally. All around there are a lot of signs in Punjabi at prominent go...

Sikh-Canadian Dr. Kochhar Appointed Canada’s Associate Deputy Minister Of Health

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, who was Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, was elevated to Associate Deputy Minister of Health, in early April.OTTAWA ...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Cases Again Takes Daily Average Below 30

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided an update for two 24-hour reporting periods: April 25 to 26, and April 26 through to midday Monday. In the f...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With A Surge Of New Cases In The Fraser Health Region

The last full week of April ended on a bad note for BC as new cases surged, especially in the Fraser Health region which includes Surrey, the region’s biggest city by population. Health Minister Adr...

Trudeau Government Announces Support For Students After NDP Push

The proposed Canada Emergency Student Benefit, which would provide support to students and new graduates who are not eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. This benefit would provide $1,2...