BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease Slightly To Over 1700 Tuesday

Cases of COVID-19 decreased slightly Tuesday to over 1700 but health officials said the numbers are preliminary and full figures will be provided Wednesday. B.C. is reporting 1,785 new cases of COVID-...

Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Raises $100,000 To Help The Community Here And In Punjab

By Balwant SangheraLast year, when COVID-19 was creating havoc all around the globe, the situation in Punjab was extremely serious. People in various countries, including Canada were reaching out to h...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 6200 Case

Omicron is hitting BC hard as the daily cases have reached new records with over 6200 cases reported over a three day period since Friday. Deaths were not reported in this mini update. Over a three-da...

Two Indians Jailed 27 Months For Defrauding Elderly American Citizens

Zeeshan Khan and Maaz Ahmed Shamsi were each sentenced on Tuesday to 27 months in prison by US District Judge Joseph Rodriguez in a federal court in New Jersey.WASHINGTON - Two Indians have been sente...

"We're Tired Of COVID, We Want It To Just Go Away,” Says Trudeau As Canada Fights Off Omicron

Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, urged Canadians to take precautions, telling a briefing that "the situation can rapidly get out of hand anywhere." The highly-contagious Omicron vari...

Nadir Patel Finally Out As Cameron MacKay To Become New Canadian High Commissioner to India

Canada has announced a new chief of its High Commission here as well as the three consulates in Chandigarh, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Cameron MacKay has been appointed the High Commissioner to India, repl...

Surrey RCMP’s Seizure Of Fentanyl, Guns And Cash Linked To Lower Mainland Gang Conflict

Surrey RCMP says two separate investigations by Surrey RCMP Drug Unit have resulted in significant seizure of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and firearms. Police seized $90,000.00 cash, 225 ...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Touch Nearly 2500 On Friday With Four Deaths

Cases of COVID-19 continued to rise with the fast Omicron spread as Friday sees nearly 2500 cases and four new deaths. B.C. is reporting 2,441 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 235,658 cases in th...

BUDGET 2022: Surrey Residents Not Happy With Mayor’s Late Budget Or 2.9 Percent Tax Increase

Surrey residents are not happy campers with mayor Doug McCallum’s late budget or the 2.9 percent increase in property taxes. The budget report states a “property tax rate increase of approximately...