NO SURCHARGE: Poll Finds That Most Shoppers Would Stop Shopping At Major Retailers If Hit With 1.5 Percent Fee

Three-in-five with a points card say they would stop using it if surcharge became universal. The latest data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute asks credit card holders – 95 per cent of Canadi...

New Rules Protect Homebuyers But At A Cost Of 0.25 Percent Of Selling Price

New rules for homebuyers and sellers are now in effect that provide a way out for buyers but at a cost of 0.25 percent of the selling price. The homebuyer protection period, also referred to in the in...

Avtar S Sangha’s Storm In A Teacup And Other Stories Is Smorgasbord Of Literary Masala

By Ravinder Singh SodhiSome Punjabi literary artists of the last generation had earned a good name in the field of writing in English. Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana, Principal Teja Singh, Prof. Gurbachan Sin...

DESIBUZZ Inaugural Issue Gets Lots Of Love

Book Your AD In Our Upcoming Issues!It’s such a proud feeling to put out the inaugural edition of our monthly print version of our online DESIBUZZCanada and desibuzzbc publications, which hit newsst...

Farm workers To Get 2.8 Percent Rate Increase On January 1

BC announced Thursday that farm workers and producers are reminded that the minimum wage for agricultural piece rates will increase by 2.8% on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The increase applies to 15 agricult...

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s Year End Message Highlights Keeping The RCMP And Saving $235 Million

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke delivered her year-end message Thursday and keeping the RCMP as the main police force in the city and saving $235 million in the process was the central message. “Policing ...

BC Hoping To Please Both Landlords And Renters With New Speedier Dispute Resolution Process

On Wednesday, the government announced that renters and landlords in B.C. will soon benefit from more timely and efficient supports and services as the government takes action to speed up and strength...

Suspect In Hit-And-Run Causing Death Identified But Not Arrested Yet

The suspect involved in a hit and run in Surrey has been identified, according to police but has not been arrested or charged. On December 16, police attended the 13300 block of Old Yale Road to a rep...

Over 77,000 British Columbians Vaccinated Against Flu Last Week

More than 77,500 people were vaccinated against influenza from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, 2022, including 42,582 people who were vaccinated during the weekend's influenza-vaccine walk-in clinic blitz. This wa...