Trudeau Hikes Wage Subsidy To 75 Percent From Earlier 10 Percent For Small Businesses Facing Impact Of COVID-19

To further support small businesses, the Government of Canada will give a 75 per cent wage subsidy for qualifying businesses, for up to 3 months, retroactive to March 15, 2020. This will help business...

Bank of Canada Slashes Key Interest Rate To 0.25 In Latest Relief To Depressed Markets

It was the double shock from the novel coronavirus and a sharp drop in oil prices that spurred the Bank of Canada's surprise announcement -- its second unscheduled cut this month and third overall thi...

ANTI-COVID-19 FOODS: Eat These 5 Foods For Breakfast To Boost Your Immunity

While we are fighting the threat of coronavirus, keeping our immunity strong is key. Here are 5 foods to equip your immunity with health guns!It’s time to transform your breakfast into an immunity-b...

Indo-Canadian Cabbie From Winnipeg Dies After Being Stabbed By Passenger

Winnipeg police have charged Okoth Obein with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Balvir Toor, a Duffy's Taxi driver who died after a serious assault last Thursday.WINNIPEG – An Ind...

Federal NDP Proposes Eight Things The Government Must Do to Help Canadians Through The Pandemic

As more provinces declare states of emergency and shut-downs become deeper and longer-lasting, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh elaborated on the two urgent measures he announced yesterday and outlined eight ...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE THURSDAY: BC’s Total Virus Cases Rise By Another 66 To 725 With Every Health Region Now Having Patients

"Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 359 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 241 are in the Fraser Health region, 52 are in the Vancouver Island Health region, ...

THE HUMAN SPIRIT: We Must Fight COVID-19 With Quarantine, Courage And Hope

By Zile Singh - Ambassador (Retd.) “Better a little loss now than a long sorrow” With the onslaught of COVID-19 – a viral Pandemic - the whole world is in the grip of an emergency situation...

Indo-American Physician Indicted For Sex-Trafficking

US Authorities indict physician Manish Raj Gupta, a plastic surgeon, from August to September of 2016 used force, threats of force, fraud and coercion to compel a woman, to engage in commercial sex by...

Surrey Gives Residents Three Extra Months To Pay Utilities Fees

"The impact of COVID-19 is extensive, and the financial challenges it presents are being felt by all of us," said Mayor Doug McCallum. "That is why the Council has endorsed the deferral of the Annual ...