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Dr. Hari Sharma Foundations Commemorates South Asian Community Winning The Right To Vote In BC
__ _DR. HARI SHARMA FOUNDATION HELD AN EVENT ON APRIL 5 IN SURREY TO COMMEMORATE THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WINNING THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON APRIL 2, 1947. _ BY HARINDER MAHIL SURREY - Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation held an event on April 5 in Surrey to commemorate the South Asian community winning t
Toronto Man Kanav Bhatia Arrested For Sexual Assault And Child Luring Investigation
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM TORONTO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ARREST AND CHILD LURING. REGION OF PEEL INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT HAVE CHARGED KANAV BHATIA FOLLOWING A CHILD LURING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. BETWEEN MARCH 23 AND APRIL 1, IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE ACCUSED LUR
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory And Legally Blonde The Musical On The Menu At Theatre Under The Stars This Year
__ _THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (TUTS) ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT ITS MAGICAL 2025 SEASON WILL FEATURE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, ON STAGE JUNE 27-AUGUST 16 AT STANLEY PARK’S ICONIC MALKIN BOWL. FROM WILLY WONKA’S WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION TO THE PERFECTLY PIN
Latest Poll Still Has Carney Ahead On Issues And Poilievre Suffering Concern Over Foreign Interference Remains
__ _ AS THE FEDERAL ELECTION ENTERS INTO THIRD WEEK, CANADIANS ARE STILL PREFERRING LIBERAL LEADER MARK CARNEY ON KEY ISSUES LIKE THE ECONOMY, TARIFF FIGHT WITH THE US WHILE CONSERVATIVE CHIEF PIERRE POILIEVRE IS SUFFERING FROM A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING HIS REFUSAL TO GET A SECURITY CLEARANC
Indo-Canadian Tailor’s Suspicious Death Turns Into Murder Investigation
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TAILOR WHO DIED SUSPICIOUSLY IN AN ONTARIO TOWN IS NOW A MURDER INVESTIGATION. HALTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF 43-YEAR-OLD BALJEET 'BALLY' TOKI, OF OAKVILLE, AS A HOMICIDE. IN A RELEASE ISSUED ON TUESDAY, POLICE SAY TOKI WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE MONTAGIO CUSTOM TAIL
North Delta House Fire Now Being Investigated As Arson
__ _A NORTH DELTA HOUSE FIRE ON THURSDAY IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS ARSON BY THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DPD). ON APRIL 3RD AT 3:56 AM, THE DPD ATTENDED A FULLY ENGULFED HOUSE FIRE IN THE 11500 BLOCK OF 84A AVE, NORTH DELTA. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS LEARNED THAT ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE WERE
Police In Prince George Seek Missing Surrey Man Ravinder Singh
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY IS MISSING IN THE BC TOWN OF PRINCE GEORGE. PRINCE GEORGE RCMP IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP A WATCH OUT FOR 20-YEAR-OLD RAVINDER SINGH. RAVINDER WAS LAST SEEN ON NORTHWOOD PULPMILL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 P.M. ON APRIL 2, 2025. IT IS BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE IN
The Untold Story Of Lutyens’ Delhi
BY AMBASSADOR VIDYA BHUSHAN SONI & ZILE SINGH March 7, 2025, was an auspicious day. Ambassadors V.B Soni and R.P. Singh invited me to play in a golf tournament organized by the Centre for International Relations and Community Well-being at the Delhi Golf Course (Peacock). For me it was the
Police Investigating White Supremacy Stickers In North Vancouver
__ _NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP IS INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS OF STICKERS PROMOTING WHITE SUPREMACY BEING POSTED IN THE COMMUNITY. ON JANUARY 27, NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP WERE MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL LARGE WHITE STICKERS POSTED ON POLES, FENCES AND SIGNS COVERED WITH ENGLISH TEXT THAT REPRESENTS AN IGNORANT AND
New Leader Carney Helps Liberals Surge Past Conservatives Into Majority Territory In Latest Poll
__ _CONSERVATIVES CRUMBLE: FEDERAL LIBERALS UNDER NEW LEADER MARK CARNEY ARE SURGING PAST THE STALE CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE AND HIS CHILDISH AXE THE TAX NONSENSE NOW THAT CARNEY HAS ALREADY ELIMINATED THE DREADED CARBON TAX. ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THE GOVERNING LIBERAL PARTY –
Contemporary Global Fiction Is A Luminous Collection Of Stories
BY RAVINDER SINGH SODHI Edited by the distinguished Sushminder Jeet Kaur, Contemporary Global Fiction stands as a luminous collection of stories that traverse borders, cultures, and human experiences. It is not merely a book to be reviewed in passing but rather a work deserving of in-depth criti
Fraser health Warns Of Unauthorized Ayurvedic products Sold By All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry In Surrey
__ _LEAD POISONING: FRASER HEALTH IS WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UNAUTHORIZED AYURVEDIC MEDICINE SOLD BY ALL IN ONE WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY IN SURREY. THE PRODUCTS MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS LEAD, MERCURY, ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS. FRASER H
Trump Idiocy Leads To Political Boon For Federal Liberals As They Usher In Carney
BY PROMOD PURI Thanks to US President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior and idiocy, Canadian politics has dramatically shifted to the benefit of one major political party which was on the verge of total disaster at the upcoming federal election. But Trump’s tariffs and threats to Canada’s
More Than 10,000 Music Lovers Take In Surrey Junos Plaza Party
__ _LAST SATURDAY, 10,000 MUSIC LOVERS FROM ACROSS THE LOWER MAINLAND CAME TOGETHER AT SURREY CIVIC PLAZA TO ATTEND THE LET'S HEAR IT BC JUNOS PLAZA PARTY. THE FREE, ONE-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOWCASED LIVE MUSIC FROM OVER 30 ARTISTS ACROSS SIX STAGES, INCLUDING JUNIO AWARD NOMINEES, TYLER JOE MILLE
NDP Says Rustad And His MLAs Must Denounce Racist Comments From Former Staffer
__ _NDP SAID FRIDAY A NEWS STORY FROM THE TYEE HAS REVEALED THAT BC CONSERVATIVE STAFFER AND ORGANIZER ADAM BEATTIE HAS BEEN POSTING RACIST VIDEOS TARGETING THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY. POSTING VIDEOS UNDER A FAKE NAME, BEATTIE HAS ACCUSED SOUTH ASIAN MEN OF MAKING WOMEN FEEL UNSAFE, CLAIMING "SOME
Acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts Returns To Vancouver In April With A Magical Show
The globally acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts is returning to Vancouver once again with an all-new program, playing six shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from April 9–13. Based in New York, Shen Yun’s mission is to revive China’s authentic, divinely inspired 5,000-year-old culture thr
Former Air India Investigator And First Turbaned Sikh RCMP Cop Appointed Senator
_FORMER AIR INDIA INVESTIGATOR AND FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ DHILLON WAS APPOINTED TO THE SENATE BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RECENTLY AND THIS WEEK HE WAS SWORN INTO THE SENATE, A POSITION THAT CAN BE HELD TILL THE AGE OF 75. “TODAY IS A PROFOUNDLY HUMBLING MILESTONE—I HAVE
Judge Reserves Decision In Councillor Herar Vs. City Of Mission, Saying Case Complicated
__ _WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR'S PETITION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF BC TO CLEAR HIS NAME AND SET ASIDE A CENSURE FROM 2023 HAS BEEN HEARD BY A JUDGE EARLIER IN FEBRUARY. AFTER LAWYERS FOR HERAR AND THE CITY MADE SUBMISSIONS DURING A FOUR-DAY JUDICIAL REVIEW AT ABBOTS
Man Who Killed Jordan Krishna And Robeen Soreni Found Guilty
__ _THE MAN WHO KILLED TWO YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN MEN AND ATTEMPTED TO KILL ANOTHER HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF THE CRIMES. TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT BRYCE DALLAS CAMPBELL PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING JORDAN KRISHNA, AND ROBEEN SORENI, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HARBIR KHOSA. ON JULY 30, 2022 AT 2:4
Canada’s Trump Wannabe Ruby Dhalla Unceremoniously Booted After Irregularities And Foreign Interference
__ _AS LIBERAL LEADERSHIP DATE OF MARCH 9 APPROACHES, THE PARTY IS CLEANING HOUSE BY BOOTING A HAS-BEEN POLITICAL OPERATIVE THE FORMER PARTY MP RUBY DHALLA, WHO WITH ALLEGEDLY NEFARIOUS BACKING STYLED HERSELF AS A FEMALE CANADIAN DONALD TRUMP, MIMICKING MANY OF THE US PRESIDENT’S EXTREME POLICI
PICS Surrey Mega Job Fair sets new standards for employment opportunities
Another successful chapter in its history, attracting a diverse crowd of job seekers and exhibitors. The event, organized by the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, saw participation from over 60 exhibitors and continued its tradition of fostering connections between pote
Trudeau And Canada Get Big Win Over Big Bad USA And Trump With Four Nations Cup Hockey Victory
_“YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR COUNTRY — AND YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR GAME,” PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU!_ BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Canada retained superiority over Our Game by defeating the big bad USA, sorry soon to be our 11th province, at the Four Nations Cup hockey tourney
Three Indo-Canadian Youngsters Killed In Horrific Crash On Patullo Bridge
_RACING MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS A WHITE VEHICLE IS SEEN CRASHING INTO A TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED!_ __ _IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HUGE TRAGEDY FOR INDO-CANADIAN FAMILIES AS THREE YOUNG MEN DIED IN A HORRIFIC CRASH ON THE PATULLO BRIDGE ON VALENTINE’S DAY LAST FRIDAY. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEA
Fraser Valley Sales Decrease As Inventory Shoots Up, Signaling Buyers Market
__ _HOME SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY SLID 18 PERCENT IN JANUARY FROM PREVIOUS YEAR BUT LISTING SHOT UP DRAMATICALLY, SIGNALING A BUYERS’ MARKET. EXPERTS SAID GROWING INVENTORY AND STABLE PRICES COULD LEAD TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUYERS IN THE FRASER VALLEY MARKET THIS WINTER DESPITE UNCERTAIN ECONO
Surrey Police Looking For A South Asian Man In Unprovoked Assaults
__ _SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) IS APPEALING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING A SUSPECT IN A FEBRUARY 9 UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULT IN SURREY THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. SHORTLY BEFORE 11:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 9, SURREY POLICE SERVICE FRONTLINE OFFICERS
India Using Weaponization Of Power Against Sikhs Who Support Independent Sikh Nation
BY PROMOD PURI Gurcharan Singh Banwait, 77, a Canadian citizen for nearly half a century, recently found himself at the mercy of India’s bureaucratic muscles. Detained at Amritsar airport for over 36 hours and subsequently ejected, Banwait was ostensibly visiting India as part of his long-stan
Man Beaten Up In Abbotsford Then Transported To Surrey Dies In Hospital
__ _A YOUNG MAN SEVERELY BEATEN IN ABBOTSFORD AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO SURREY’S CRESCENT BEACH HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES IN HOSPITAL. ON JANUARY 27 AT 1:52 A.M., THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (ABBYPD) RESPONDED TO A SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE IN THE 2900-BLOCK OF VICTORIA STREET IN ABBOTSFORD. WI
Malik’s Killers Plead Guilty But No Word About The Alleged Indian Government Agents Who Hired Them
__ _WHILE CONTROVERSIAL SIKH BUSINESSMAN RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK’S HIRED KILLERS HAS CONFESSED TO HIS CRIME AND EVEN SHOWED REMORSE WHEN HE PLED GUILTY TO KILLING MALIK, WHO WAS ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES IN THE AIR INDIA INVESTIGATION, BUT THERE IS NO WORD WHAT HIS HIRED HITMEN, WHO PROBABLY DIDN
A New Chapter For Diverse Representation In Children's Literature
BY KRITHIKA & YVONNE - CO-FOUNDERS - LITTLE OWL STORIES As children of immigrants growing up in the West, the stories we read often didn’t reflect the world we knew. Sure, there were tales about Easter and Christmas, but those weren’t the celebrations that filled our homes with light, color,
Twenty-Two-Year-Old Mannan Khanna And Accomplice Arrested For Robbing Man After Attempting To Arrange A Sexual Encounter
__ _AN INDIAN MAN AND HIS ACCOMPLICE WERE ARRESTED BY YORK REGIONAL POLICE AND CHARGED AFTER A MAN WAS HELD AGAINST HIS WILL AND FORCED TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM SEVERAL ATMS IN VAUGHAN. TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MANNAN KHANNA AND 32-YEAR-OLD JESSICA KANE ARE CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY IN VAUGHAN. THE INC
Reena Virk’s Killer Kelly Ellard Arrested after For Breaching Release Conditions
__ _INDO-CANADIAN TEEN REENA VIRK’S KILLER KELLY ELLARD WAS ARRESTED FOR BREACHING RELEASED CONDITIONS FROM SOUTH SURREY WHERE SHE HAS BEEN RESIDING RECENTLY. CONVICTED MURDERER ELLARD, WHO NOW GOES BY KERRY SIM, WAS PICKED UP BY SURREY RCMP MEMBERS AFTER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CANADA PUT OUT A
Challenge To Quebec’s “Secularism Law” Which Majorly Discriminated Against Sikhs And Muslim Women To Be Heard By Supreme Court
BY HARINDER MAHIL The Supreme Court of Canada on January 23 agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec’s “secularism law”, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job. This law prohibits turban wearing Sikhs or hija
MLA Dhir Discusses International Credentials And Landlord-Tenant Rights With Community Members
__ _GOLDEN BC RESIDENT HARJINDER MALL RECENTLY VISITED VANCOUVER AND MET THE NEWLY ELECTED MLA SUNITA DHIR (VANCOUVER LANGARA). MALL WAS JOINED BY LOWER MAINLAND RESIDENTS AND THE FEDERAL NDP CANDIDATE MANOJ BHANGU (VANCOUVER FRASERVIEW - SOUTH BURNABY). AT THE MEETING, ISSUES RELATED TO INTERN
UNCHECKED PROFITS: Billionaires’ Wealth Grew By $2 Trillion in 2024 – Oxfam Report
_RATE OF WEALTH GROWTH LAST YEAR WAS THREE TIMES FASTER THAN IN 2023!_ BY HARINDER MAHIL The wealth of the world’s billionaires grew by $2 trillion (US funds) in 2024, three times faster than in 2023, according to a report issued by Oxfam on January 20, 2025. This amounts to a growth of $5.7
Canada Forced To Takes Action to Reduce Fraud in Express Entry System
__ _AFTER RAMPANT FRAUD THAT HAS ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UNWANTED IMMIGRANTS, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WAS FORCED TO TAKE ACTION TO STOP OR REDUCE FRAUD IN THE WAY IT IS OPERATING IT’S VARIOUS VISA SCHEMES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED IN COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA WITH FLOOD OF UNWANTED IMMIGRAN
DISGRACEFUL INEQUALITY: Canada’s Richest 100 CEOs Make 210 Times More Than An Average Worker
BY HARINDER MAHIL Canada's top CEOs made 200 times more than the average worker in 2023, says a new report released last week by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The CCPA’s report, Company Men: CEO Pay in Canada, 2023, shows that, on average, these 100 CEOs were paid 210 ti
Charges Sworn Against Indo-Canadian Driver For Serious Drunk Driving Collision
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CAUSING SERIOUS LIFE ALTERING INJURIES WHILE DRIVING DRUNK IN DELTA. TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD JUSHAN VIRK WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHILE DRIVING IMPAIRED THAT CHANGED TWO LIVES PERMANENTLY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, ONE PERSON I
Indo-Canadian Man Involved In Tractor Collision In Surrey Following Anti-SOGI Protest Finally Charged
__ _A 54-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM CHILLIWACK WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A TRACTOR COLLISION WITH POLICE FOLLOWING AN ANTI-SOGI PROTEST HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE CRIMINAL COUNTS. HE WAS INVOLVED MULTIPLE COLLISIONS WITH A BC HIGHWAY PATROL VEHICLE DURING A PROTEST ONE YEAR AGO, POLICE SAID. THE
Trudeau Forced Out After Party Stares Down Total Disaster But Will Replacement Save The Day
__ _AS EXPECTED, PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU WAS FORCED OUT BY HIS LIBERAL PARTY AFTER STARING DOWN A TOTAL DISASTER IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION, EXPECTED TO BE THIS SPRING. TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED MONDAY MORNING THAT HE WILL STEP ASIDE AS PARTY LEADER AND PM AFTER THE PARTY CHOOSES A NEW LEADER IN THE
With So Much Uncertainty – Let’s Hope 2025 Bring Lasting Peace In The World!
WEST MUST FORCE ISRAEL TO END ITS MASS SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIANS WHICH IS NOW MORE THAN 45,000! __ _ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONFLICTS GOING ON AROUND THE WORLD, THE ONE ON TOP OF MY LIST IS THE WAR IN GAZA WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE FACING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. THIS WEEK, GAZA’S HEAL
“Pretty” Social Media Influencer Among 5 More People Charged In Extortion Of South Asian Businesses In Ontario
__ _A PRETTY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER, WHO’S KNOWN TO SPEAK SEXY-ACCENTED PUNJABI TO SELL CARS AND OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS IN THE PEEL REGION AREA, IS AMONG FIVE MORE PEOPLE ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH EXTORTION-RELATED INCIDENTS THAT TARGETED SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESSES IN BRAMPTON AND MI
Serial Property Flipper Balkar Singh Bhullar Fined $2.15 Million For Tax Evasion But Avoids Jail Time
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN LABELED A SERIAL PROPERTY FLIPPER HAS BEEN FINED MORE THAN $2 MILLION FOR TAX EVASION BUT AVOIDS JAIL TIME AFTER A CONDITIONAL TIME IMPOSED BY THE COURT. BALKAR SINGH BHULLAR, 67, PLEADED GUILTY IN AUGUST 2023 TO ONE COUNT OF TAX EVASION UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT AFTER FAI
DIRE STRAITS: Income Inequality In Canada Rises To The Highest Level Ever Recorded
BY HARINDER MAHIL According to a report by Statistics Canada released in October 2024, income inequality in Canada has hit the highest level ever recorded as wealth becomes increasingly concentrated in fewer hands. The gap in the share of disposable income between the richest two-fifths of Cana
Nothing Original In Director Eggers’ Rehash Of Cinema Classic Nosferatu
BY R. PAUL DHILLON After hearing much hype about ace director Robert Eggers’ rehash of cinema classic Nosferatu movie being all that - I was forced to the cinemas for an early viewing instead of waiting for these boring remakes on streaming. Alas it was a wasted trip as Eggers mostly retell
Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society End 2024 On A High Note
BY ZILE SINGH “It doesn't matter how old you are. Your soul is still as vibrant and alive as the day you were born.” "It is the cause, and not the death, which makes the martyr". The Society held its last meeting of 2024 on December 12th. Keeping in view the weather conditions, the week
Trudeau Makes Historic Visit To Guru Ravidass Gurdwara In Burnaby
[PM Trudeau with members of the congregation. In the picture with PM Trudeau are: Ramandeep Saroya and her parents (Gurmej and Surinder Saroya) and uncle Hardev Saroya.] _PM TRUDEAU WITH MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION. IN THE PICTURE WITH PM TRUDEAU ARE: RAMANDEEP SAROYA AND HER PARENTS (GURMEJ AND S
Fraser Valley Realtors Raise $340,000 In Grants To Support At-Risk Youth In The Fraser Valley
__ _THE FRASER VALLEY REALTORS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (FVRCF) ANNOUNCED THE DISBURSEMENT OF $340,000 IN GRANTS TO 22 DESERVING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE FRASER VALLEY. THESE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT EMPOWER AND UPLIFT AT-RISK YOUTH, HELPING THEM OVE
REVIEW: Vadda Ghar Falls Apart With A Thin Story That Buries Its Characters In Cliches
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Vadda Ghar, the new Punjabi film which released last Friday, is a great example of good intentions gone wrong with the key creative team that is not up to par and too many roles filled with subpar actors who can’t deliver believable characters. And
Surrey To Begin Filing Notices On Titles For Illegal Construction
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY SAID MONDAY THAT IT IS READY TO START FILING NOTICES ON HOME TITLES FOR ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY, WHICH IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE LARGE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SURREY. SURREY COUNCIL SAID IT HAS DIRECTED STAFF TO FILE NOTICE ON TITLES TO TWO PROPERTIES, 5858 140 STRE
PASSION HAS NO PRICE: Punjabi Film Vadda Ghar Finally Gets Release Date Despite Long Road To Find Distributor Love
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Punjabi films have not had a great year at box office and it’s a known fact that 85-90 percent of Punjabi films don’t make their budget back. But it doesn’t stop brave souls behind the camera (producers and creatives) and in front of the came
CALI VISIT: Visiting California And Mexico Can Be A Cultural And Fun Experience
BY BALWANT SANGHERA After spending a few days in Mexico, it was time to return to the U.S. After crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. we decided to spend some time in a spacious mall just a few kilometers from the Mexican border.After doing some shopping and enjoying refreshments, we left
International Students are not responsible for Canada’s Immigration and Housing Problems
BY HARINDER MAHIL There has been a lot of discussion in the press lately about Canda’s housing problems. Some commentators suggest that international students have caused the housing crisis. We will be hearing a lot about Canada’s immigration problems as the next federal election approaches
US Authorities Arrest Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's Brother Anmol As Part Of India’s Crime Spree Against Sikhs
__ _US AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED JAILED INDIAN GANGSTER AND INDIAN GOV’S WORLDWIDE TERRORIST LAWRENCE BISHNOI'S YOUNGER BROTHER ANMOL IN CALIFORNIA AS PART OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT’S CRIME SPREE AGAINST SIKHS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER OF PRO-KHALISTAN ACTIVIST GURPATWANT SINGH PANNU AN
CALI VISIT: California And Mexico Present Unique Choices For Visitors
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Recently, my wife Baldev and I, along with some of our relatives, had a very enjoyable trip to California as well as the Baja and Guadalajara area of Mexico. California is one of the biggest states of U.S.A. stretching from Mexico in the south to Oregon in the north. This mor
Two Indian Truckers From Canada Busted In US With More Than $40 Million In Drugs
__ _TWO INDIAN TRUCKERS FROM CANADA HAVE BEEN BUSTED IN THE US FOR CARRYING MORE THAN $40 MILLION WORTH OF DRUGS. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTED 27-YEAR-OLD VANSHPREET SINGH AND 36-YEAR-OLD MANPREET SINGH, BOTH FROM ONTARIO CANADA, IN THE $40M+ OF COCAINE BUST DURING HENRY COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP. CO
November Home Sales In Fraser Valley Drop To Seasonal Norms After October Surge
__ _FOLLOWING A HEALTHY BOOST IN SALES IN OCTOBER, FRASER VALLEY HOME SALES DROPPED IN NOVEMBER AS SLOWER SEASONAL BUYING TRENDS SET IN AMID BALANCED MARKET CONDITIONS. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 1,136 SALES IN NOVEMBER, DOWN 15 PER CENT FROM OCTOBER, BUT 28 PER CENT ABOVE NOVEM
Sarbjit Bains Fined $35,000 For Falsifying Mortgage Documents While Acting As Fake “Mortgage Broker”
MORTGAGE FRAUDSTER: An Indo-Canadian woman from the Lower Mainland has been handed a $35,000 penalty after admitting she "carried on" as a “fake” mortgage broker in the preparation of 10 mortgage applications, despite not having the required qualifications. __ _ON TOP OF ISSUING SARBJIT BAIN
BC’s Minimum Wage Is Not Enough To Pay For Rent, Food And Other Essentials In Metro Vancouver
BY HARINDER MAHIL The 2024 living wage update, released by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) on November 20, 2024, shows that 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver has risen to $27.05 per hour, a 5.3% increase for last year. This increase highlights the region’s deepening affordability
MINORITY RACISM: Black Woman On Vancouver Police Board Forced To Step Down After Racist Posts
BY PROMOD PURI A black woman trying to mimic a rightwing White racist tropes about erosion of Christian values and invasion of minorities and their festivals like Diwali was forced to step down from her position on the Vancouver Police Board. When individuals from minority or ethnic communities
Police In Squamish Say No Evidence Of Kidnapping Or Human Trafficking By South Asian Gang
__ _RACISM: IS RACISM BEHIND THE NONSENSE BEING SPREAD ONLINE IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SQUAMISH NEAR WHISTLER WHERE DISINFORMATION WAS BEING SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT KIDNAPPINGS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY SOME IMAGINARY SOUTH ASIAN GANG. BUT THE SEA TO SKY RCMP- SQUAMISH CLARIFIED ON MONDAY THAT AF
Surrey RCMP Makes One Of The Biggest Drug Seizures In The City’s History
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THEY HAVE MADE ONE OF THE LARGEST DRUG SEIZURES AFTER A YEARLONG INVESTIGATION BY SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT. IN JUNE 2023, SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION INTO A CRIMINAL GROUP ALLEGED TO BE INVOLVED IN HIGH POTENCY DRUGS AND ILLICIT FIREARMS TRAFFICKING IN THE LOWER
NDP Appoints New Cabinet After Barely Winning Majority Government
__ _RETURNING PREMIER DAVID EBY APPOINTED A NEW CABINET THIS WEEK AFTER BARELY WINNING A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT AFTER DESTRUCTIVE REAL ESTATE AND OTHER POLICIES LED TO LOSSES TO SAFE SEATS IN SURREY LIKE THAT OF FORMER MLA JINNY SIMS. "AT A TIME WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF WORRY AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE
Federal NDP, Labour Want Liberals To Abolish “Exploitative” Closed Work Permits
__ _ON THURSDAY, THE FEDERAL NDP CALLED FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF CLOSED WORK PERMITS THAT HAVE ALLOWED EMPLOYERS TO TRAP, ABUSE, UNDERPAY, AND EXPLOIT MIGRANT WORKERS IN CANADA. NDP CRITIC FOR IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP JENNY KWAN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY ALONGSIDE NDP CRITIC FO
Former Premier John Horgan Loses Cancer Fight
__ _FORMER BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK AFTER LOSING HIS FIGHT WITH CANCER. CURRENT PREMIER AND HORGAN’S SUCCESSOR DAVID EBY EXPRESSED GRIEF AT PASSING OF HIS FORMER NDP COLLEAGUE. "THE NEWS OF JOHN HORGAN'S PASSING THIS MORNING IN VICTORIA LEAVES US WITH HEAVY HEARTS. JOHN LOVE
Guru Nanak Jayanti Celebrated At The Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society
BY ZILE SINGH “Truth is the panacea of all ills,” and that “Truth is high but higher still is truthful living.” God's name, according to Sikhi is said to be the "Truth.” November 15, 20
Diwali And Bandi Chhore Divas Celebrated At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas,8600 # 5 Road, Richmond celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhore Divas on Friday, November 1 with a great deal of enthusiasm. Devotees began arriving at the Gurdwara from early morning. The flow continued throughout the day. By the evening, the Dar
Please Support Striking Workers at Radisson Blu Hotel As Strike Continues After More Than Three Years
INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY MUST SUPPORT STRIKING WORKERS! BY HARINDER MAHIL AND GULZAR GREWAL Guests who have booked a night at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport or held an event recently at The Deck at Radisson Blu may be surprised to be confronted by noisy demonstrations and striking women shou
India-Bishnoi Associated Criminal Abjeet Kingra Arrested For Violent Incident At Punjabi Rapper AP Dhillon’s Vancouver Island Home
__ _IMPORTED CRIMINALS: ANOTHER IMPORTED CRIMINAL ALLEGEDLY ASSOCIATED WITH JAILED INDIAN GANGSTER LAWRENCE BISHNOI, WHO IS ALSO USED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES TO COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES, INCLUDING MURDERS, IN INDIA AND ABROAD, HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY POLICE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND WHILE ANOTHER I
BC And New Brunswick Elects Record Number Of Women To Provincial Legislatures
__ _THE RECENT PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS IN BC AND NEW BRUNSWICK SENT A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN MLAS TO THEIR LEGISLATURES. AS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH UNFOLDS, CANADA IS WITNESSING SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN POLITICAL REPRESENTATION, SAID EQUAL VOICE, WHICH IS CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND
NDP Holds On To Power With Razor Thin Margin But Leader Eby Has Much To Improve After Near Debacle
__ _WHILE THE NDP ARE SET TO FORM A SLIM MAJORITY IN THE B.C. LEGISLATURE AFTER ONE OF THE TIGHTEST ELECTIONS WHICH INITIALLY LOOKED LIKE A MINORITY NDP GOVERNMENT (ALTHOUGH TWO JUDICIAL RECOUNTS ARE UNDERWAY STILL IN TWO VERY CLOSE RIDINGS), LEADER AND RETURNING PREMIER DAVID EBY HAS MUCH TO IMP
Responsible Way To Teach Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (SOGI) In Schools
BY ZILE SINGH Sexual education in public and private schools aims to provide accessible, accurate, inclusive, and positive information to children and adolescents. The goal is to teach young people how to have healthy sexual relationships and avoid sexually transmitted infections and unplanned
Federal Conservatives’ “Axe The Sales Tax On Homes” Promises Big Savings For First Time Buyers
__ _FEDERAL CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT AS PRIME MINISTER HE WILL AXE THE FEDERAL SALES TAX (OR GST) ON NEW HOMES SOLD FOR UNDER $1 MILLION, A TAX CUT THAT WILL SPARK 30,000 EXTRA HOMES BUILT EVERY YEAR AND PROMISES BIG SAVINGS FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS OF NEW HOME
Bank Of Canada Delivers Its First Big Rate Cut As Trudeau Government Gets House In Order Before Election Next Year
__ _THE BANK OF CANADA (BOC) DELIVERED ITS FIRST BIG RATE CUT OF HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT AS JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S FLAILING GOVERNMENT TRIES TO GET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER BEFORE AN ELECTION NEXT YEAR. WHILE BOC CLAIMED VICTORY AGAINST HIGH INFLATION ON WEDNESDAY AS IT DELIVERED A SUPERSIZED INTEREST RA
Junos To Add A Permanent South Asian Music Category As It Goes For All Inclusive Awards Popularity
__ _AFTER HAVING NEW-WAVE TOP PUNJABI MUSIC ARTISTS LIKE AP DHILLON AND KARAN AUJLA PERFORM AND AUJLA TAKE HOME A FAN-VOTED AWARD, A FIRST FOR PUNJABI SINGER-SONGWRITER, CANADA’S PREMIERE MUSIC AWARDS THE JUNOS IS BRINGING IN A PERMANENT SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC CATEGORY TO GO FOR THE ALL INCLUSIVE AP
Surrey Announces Penalties Of $5000-$50,000 To Stop Fireworks Violations Ahead Of Halloween And Diwali
__ _SURREY IS LOOKING TO CURB THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY SEASONAL FIREWORKS BY BRINGING IN FINES OF $5,000 TO $50,000 TO STOP FIREWORKS VIOLATIONS AHEAD OF HALLOWEEN AND DIWALI. DURING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, SURREY CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES TO FINES RELATED TO
Provincial Election Should Make South Asians Remember Our History In BC
BY ANJALI APPADURAI Last week many of us gripped our phones late into Wednesday night, anxiously refreshing for updates about a Category 5 storm threatening to flatten large swathes of Florida. This curious mix of dread and morbid fascination is a familiar one; we’ve felt it many times in the
BC Conservative’s South Asian Candidate Jody Toor “Pretending” To Be A Real Doctor, NDP Says
__ _NDP ON TUESDAY ACCUSED BC CONSERVATIVE’S SOUTH ASIAN CANDIDATE JODY TOOR OF PRETENDING TO BE A REAL DOCTOR WHEN SHE ISN’T. NDP SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT TOOR, WHO STUDIED "SUBSPACE AS THE OPTIMAL SOURCE OF HEALING" AT "QUANTUM UNIVERSITY", IS CALLING HERSELF A MEDICAL DOCTOR. TOOR HAS
Canada Says Indian Government Agents Using Imported Criminals To Commit Murders And Extortions
_SENIOR INDIAN DIPLOMATS INCLUDING HIGH COMMISSIONER VERMA KICKED OUT OF CANADA AFTER SHOCKING RCMP REVELATIONS THAT THEY USED UNDERWORLD CRIMINALS TO COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST SIKHS IN CANADA!_ __ _AFTER SHOCKING REVELATIONS MONDAY BY THE RCMP THAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN CANADA HAVE BEEN O
BC Conservative Leader Rustad Demands Full Investigation Into Foreign Interference Targeting BC's Sikh Community
__ _LEADER OF THE BC CONSERVATIVE PARTY JOHN RUSTAD SAID MONDAY THAT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE TARGETING BC'S SIKH COMMUNITY AND OTHER CANADIANS IS NEEDED FOLLOWING SHOCKING REVELATIONS THAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENTS IN CANADA HAVE BEEN OPERATING A CRIME RING TO TARGET MEM
Shame On Rustad For Not Dumping BC Conservative Candidate Brent Chapman Despite His Racist Comments Against Muslims
BY HARINDER MAHIL It is shameful that John Rustad is sticking with Brent Chapman, Conservative candidate in Surrey South despite his racist comments against Muslims. The comments were posted on Facebook in 2015, before Chapman entered politics, and were shared on social media by CKNW Radio host
Highway Of Heaven Continues To Be Favorite Destination Of Devotees, Students And Tourists
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Richmond’s #5 Road is also popularly known as the Highway to Heaven (H2H). This stretch of a few kilometers of # 5 Road in Richmond between Steveston Highway and Bridgeport Road is home to about 25 places of worship of different denominations. Most of the world’s major re
Sluggish Sales And Rising Inventories Leading To Buyer’s Market In Fraser Valley
__ _WITH ACTIVE INVENTORIES HITTING LEVELS NOT SEEN IN 10 YEARS AND SALES 30 PER CENT BELOW THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE, FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE IS LEADING TO A BUYER’S MARKET IF SALES CONTINUE TO LAG. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 982 SALES IN SEPTEMBER, DOWN BY EIGHT PER CENT OVER AU
Dr. Sonia Singh Honoured With 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC Professional-Investigator Award
__ _DR. SONIA SINGH, A HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN AND OSTEOPOROSIS SPECIALIST, IS THE THIRD FRASER HEALTH PHYSICIAN TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS MICHAEL SMITH HEALTH RESEARCH BC PROFESSIONAL-INVESTIGATOR AWARD. THE MICHAEL SMITH HEALTH RESEARCH BC PROFESSIONAL-INVESTIGATOR AWARD PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPO
Punjabi Is Important To Our Community And PLEA Is Making It An Issue In The BC Election
BY BALWANT SANGHERA British Columbia's election is in full swing. The three main political parties- NDP, Conservative and Green are very active in presenting their respective programs and policies to the electorate. On behalf of Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA), I would like to brin
Big Birthday Celebrations For Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors
By Zile Singh Gurbani teaches us that life is a gift from the Divine, and we should use it to achieve our purpose, which is to help the needy and ultimately merge with his creation. As per a new practice, the Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society, Vancouver celebrated jointly the birthdays of
Well Known Indian Journalist P. Sainath To Deliver This Year’s Dr. Hari Sharma Memorial Lecture In Surrey
BY DESIBUZZ STAFF World renowned Indian journalist P. Sainath will deliver this year’s Dr. Sharma Memorial Lecture at the Surrey Public Library (City Centre Branch) on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The lecture was instituted by the Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation soon after Prof. Sharma’s death in 2
Director Fargeat Takes A Page Out Of Cronenberg’s Playbook In Crafting An Icky, Bloody Gooey Gore And Visually Stunning The Substance
THE SUBSTANCE - * Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley WRITER-DIRECTOR - Coralie Fargeat REVIEW BY MUSKAAN MONIQUE DHILLON In the latest horror sci-fi film _The Substance,_ veteran Demi Moore plays Hollywood starlet Elisabeth Sparkle. This body horror satire on aging is skillfully crafted by writer/d
More Than 1,200 Illegally Dumped Items Cleared In Surrey Summer Clean-Up Blitz
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY'S SUMMER CLEAN-UP BLITZ, WHICH RAN FROM AUG. 19 TO 30, HAS LED TO A NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY'S STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES. DURING THE TWO WEEKS, CREWS COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 1,217 DUMPED ITEMS AND 682 BAGS OF LITTER CITYWIDE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF
Canadian Army Major Paul Dhillon Named Chief Medical Officer For 2025 Invictus Games In Vancouver
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN ARMY OFFICER HAS BEEN NAMED TO PROMINENT POSITION FOR NEXT YEAR’S INVICTUS GAMES IN VANCOUVER AND WHISTLER. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES RESERVIST MAJOR PAUL DHILLON WAS APPOINTED AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE GAMES. DHILLON BRINGS A WEALTH OF DIVERSE EXPERIENCE AND A STRONG
Realtor Ramandeep Kooner Suspended For Forging Documents In Land Assembly In Richmond
__ _A PROMINENT INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR-DEVELOPER IN RICHMOND IS SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER BEING CAUGHT FORGING REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS IN REGARDS TO A LAND ASSEMBLY DEAL. RAMANDEEP SINGH KOONER, A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND DEVELOPER, ADMITTED TO FORGING SIGNATURES TO PROCESS A LAND ASSEMBLY DEAL. T
Teachers’ Day Celebrated By Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society
SOUTH VANCOUVER - The Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society, Vancouver celebrated Teachers’ Day on September 5. Its President, Vice President, Secretary and other speakers shed light on the role of teachers in our lives. Vice President Mukhtiar Singh Boparai expressed concern about teachers
Punjabi New-Wave Music Star AP Dhillon Targeted By The Usual Criminals Imported From India
__ _PUNJABI NEW-WAVE MUSIC STAR AP (AMRITPAL) DHILLON IS THE LATEST TO BE TARGETED WITH VIOLENT ACTIONS BY THE USUAL CRIMINALS IMPORTED FROM INDIA WHO ARE RUNNING AMOK KILLING PEOPLE LIKE CANADIAN SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR AND DOING HUNDREDS OF EXTORTION ATTEMPTS IN CANADA. WHILE CANADIAN
Raga Brings High-End Indian Cuisine To Surrey-Guildford With Grand Opening On October 3rd
__ _VETERAN RESTAURATEUR KAMAL MROKE HAS BROUGHT HIGH-END INDIAN CUISINE IN THE APTLY NAMED RAGA (MUSIC TO ALL FOOD-LOVERS) TO THE SURREY-GUILDFORD AREA, WHICH IS THE MOST UNDERSERVED IN INDIAN CUISINE WITH MOST OF ELITE INDIAN RESTAURANTS FALLING IN NEWTON AND SURREY-DELTA BORDER AREAS. IT WAS U
Another Khalistani Leader Targeted For Assassination In US
__ _ANOTHER SIKH LEADER WHO ADVOCATES FOR AN INDEPENDENT SIKH STATE HAS BEEN TARGETED FOR ASSASSINATION IN THE US. SATINDER PAL SINGH RAJU SURVIVES AFTER BEING ‘SPRAYED WITH BULLETS’ ON A HIGHWAY IN ANOTHER ATTACK TARGETING SIKH LEADER WHO ADVOCATES FOR KHALISTAN. INDIA AND ITS AGENTS ARE SUS
NDP Charges That Rustad Forces Another South Asian Surrey Candidate Out After Merger With BC United
__ _NDP IS CHARGING THAT THE MERGER OF BC’S TWO RIGHTWING PARTIES IS LEADING TO DIVERSE CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM SURREY, TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY WERE RECRUITED AND NOMINATED BY BC CONSERVATIVE LEADER JOHN RUSTAD. OVER THE WEEKEND, RUSTAD FORCED OUT THE SECOND OF TWO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN
South Asian Man Wanted In Road Rage Incident In North Vancouver
__ _NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP IS LOOKING FOR A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT WHERE A SENIOR WAS ASSAULTED WITH A BATON, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. ON AUGUST 12 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 P.M., NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP RESPONDED TO A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN THE 1400 BLOCK OF RUPERT STREET IN NORTH VANCO
Surrey RCMP Search For Missing Gurnoor Kaur
__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEARCHING FOR A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN GIRL. SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A 19-YEAR-OLD MISSING GURNOOR KAUR. ON AUGUST 24, KAUR WAS REPORTED MISSING TO SURREY RCMP. SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON AUGUST 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM LEAVING A HOTEL IN
BC Election Just Got More Exciting With Voters Having A Clear Choice Between NDP And BC Conservatives
BY HARINDER MAHIL British Columbia’s provincial election got much more exciting with an unbelievable move by Kevin Falcon, leader of the BC United Party, on August 28, 2024 to suspend his campaign and endorse the Conservative Party of British Columbia that has not formed government in the prov
The Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society Changes Rules As It Nears Golden Jubilee
BY ZILE SINGH This Society was registered with the BC government in 1977. It is nearing its Golden Jubilee. Some salient features of the Society are: It is apolitical, non-profit, non-partisan, multicultural and multi-religious. Financially it is self-sufficient without any grant from the gove
Pleasant Surprise For Me To Receive King Charles Third Coronation Medal
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It was a pleasant surprise for me to receive a message from my Richmond Northeast MLA Teresa Wat on Wednesday, August 21. The message read: “On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, I am pleased to inform you that you have bee
Former BC Veterinarians’ College CEO Says Indo-Canadian Veterinarians Are Being Targeted Again
_LUISA HLUS TELLS DESIBUZZCANADA THAT AGGRESSIVE INSPECTORS HAVE RETURNED FOLLOWING HER DEPARTURE AND SEEM TO BE DIRECTED TO AGAIN HARASS AND DISCRIMINATE AGAINST FOREIGN TRAINED VETERINARIANS!_ __ _FORMER COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF BC (CVBC) CEO LUISA HLUS IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DESIBU
Rightwing Forces In BC Unite To Give NDP A Real Challenge At October Election
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Vancouver Hotel Workers Win A New Agreement With Sheraton After A 14-Month Strike
BY HARINDER MAHIL _ _After a long strike, workers at Sheraton Vancouver Airport hotel have ratified a new collective agreement with their employer that secures decent wages and stronger economic security. This brings an end to a 14-month bitter strike and lifts the boycott of the Sheraton Vancou
Another Extortion Bid Targeting Indo-Canadian Businesses Leads To Arson Attempt And Shots Fired In Surrey-Port Kells
__ _ANOTHER EXTORTION BID TARGETING INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSES LEADS TO AN ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN THE VICTIM’S HOUSE AND SHOTS FIRED IN THE PORT KELLS AREA OF SURREY. ON AUGUST 10 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:11 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A SHOTS FIRED COMPLAINT AT A RESIDENCE IN THE AREA OF 88 AVENUE AND
BC Appoints Dr. Jatinder Baidwan As new Chief Coroner
__ _THE BC GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED DR. JATINDER (TAJ) BAIDWAN TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF CORONER WITH THE B.C. CORONERS SERVICE. HE IS THE FIRST INDO-CANADIAN DOCTOR APPOINTED TO THIS TOP POSITION. AS CHIEF CORONER, BAIDWAN AIMS TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF THE B.C. CORONERS SERVICE TO PROVIDS DATA TO B
Top Punjabi Music Star AP Dhillon Signs With Republic Records
_DHILLON GOES IN FRONT AND BEHIND THE CAMERA IN DIRECTING BOLLYWOOD BIG GUNS SALMAN KHAN AND SANJAY DUTT IN “OLD MONEY”, THE FIRST RELEASE FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM THE BROWNPRINT!_ __ _TOP PUNJABI MUSIC SUPERSTAR AP DHILLON HAS SIGNED A LABEL DEAL WITH REPUBLIC RECORDS, REPORTED BILLBOARD MAG
UK Anti-Immigrant Riots Driven By Misinformation, Hate And Gaslighting By The Far Right
BY HARINDER MAHIL England is going through the worst disorder it has seen in more than a decade, after outbreaks of far-right, anti-immigrant violence swept the country. The fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the town of Southport, has been followed by the worst unrest the U
Former BC Attorney General Oppal Raises Concerns Following Financial Regulator’s Punitive Action
__ _BC’S FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT A RECENT DECISION BY THE PROVINCE’S FINANCIAL REGULATOR THAT HE BELIEVES COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS ACROSS THE SECTOR. ACTING AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RENT IT FURNISHED, WALLY OPPAL SAID THE BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (BCFSA) SUS
More Than 1100 People Have Died In BC From Illicit Drugs
__ _AT LEAST 1,158 BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO UNREGULATED DRUG TOXICITY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024, ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE BC CORONERS SERVICE (BCCS). THE FINDINGS SHOW THERE WERE 181 AND 185 SUSPECTED UNREGULATED DRUG DEATHS IN MAY AND JUNE 2024, RESPECTIVELY. THO
Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Resignation Is A Victory To The People
__ _SHEIKH HASINA’S RESIGNATION AND DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY FOLLOWS A WAVE OF STUDENT PROTESTS ACROSS BANGLADESH._ BY HARINDER MAHIL On August 5, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following months of violence and protests against her government. She had ruled the co
Vancouver Police's Media Officer Sued For Discrimination, Bullying And Harassment By South Asian Civilian Employee
__ _ACCUSATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND BULLYING ARE BEING LEVELLED AGAINST A HIGH-PROFILE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) OFFICER, WHO A FORMER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE IS SUING. MONIKA GUL HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CIVIL CLAIM FILED IN COURT._ BY MIKE LLOYD POSTED JULY 30, 2024 7:18 AM. LA
Jatt And Juliet 3 Dethrones Carry On Jatta 3 To Become The Highest Grossing Punjabi Film Worldwide Grosser Ever
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Shame On Canada For Making A ‘Mockery’ Of A Treaty Deal With First Nations
__ _SUPREME COURT OF CANADA URGES CANADIAN AND ONTARIO GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE PAYOUTS AFTER ‘DISHONOURABLY’ NEGLECTING 1850 DEAL._ BY HARINDER MAHIL In a scathing decision released last week, the Supreme Court of Canada criticized both the federal and Ontario governments for their “dishonour
Elon Musk Praises Indo-Americans For Leading The Way In Succeeding Beautifully In America
__ _TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK RECENTLY IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X PRAISED INDO-AMERICANS FOR SUCCEEDING BEAUTIFULLY IN AMERICA AND POINTED OUT HOW IMMIGRANTS HAVE FARED WELL IN THE US BY SHARING A STATISTIC THAT SHOWED MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS THAT HAVE MIGRATED TO THE U
Six “Criminals” Involved In The Ongoing Extortion Of Indo-Canadian Businesses Arrested In Edmonton
__ _POLICE IN EDMONTON HAVE ARRESTED SIX MORE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ONGOING EXTORTION OF INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSES AND TARGETING LOCAL SOUTH ASIAN HOMEBUILDERS. POLICE SAY THEY ARE NOW INVESTIGATING 40 INCIDENTS – INCLUDING FIRES, ARSON ATTEMPTS AND SHOOTINGS – RELATED TO THE SERIES, K
Dentist Sunilkumar Patel Charged For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Patient In Ajax
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN DENTIST HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING PATIENTS AT HIS CLINIC IN AJAX, ONTARIO. DR. SUNILKUMAR PATEL, 36, OF AJAX IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. PATEL HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A PATIENT DURING HER APPOINTMENTS. POLICE ARE CONCERNED THAT
Immigration Minister Marc Miller Visits PICS Society To Highlight Support For Newcomers
__ _PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY(PICS) WELCOMED IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER AND MP SUKHMINDER SINGH “SUKH” DHALIWAL TO ITS HEAD OFFICE AND THE VISIT EMPHASISED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUPPORTING NEWCOMERS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE SETTLEMENT WORK, LEADING
Is The Campaign Against Mission Councilor Ken Herar A “Political Hit Job” To Smear His Reputation?
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Indo-Canadian Trucker Dies From Injuries In Last Week’s Tractor-Trailer Collision
__ _THE INDO-CANADIAN DRIVER IN LAST WEEK’S TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLISION HAS SUCCUMBS TO HIS INJURIES, POLICE SAID MONDAY. ALTHOUGH POLICE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED HIM, HE WAS REVEALED ON WHATSAPP AS SANDEEP SINGH AND A GO-FUND-ME FUNDRAISING EFFORT WAS ADVERTISED TO HELP HIS FAMILY. ON JULY 16 AT APPRO
VPD Brings Charges Against Six People In Three-Year Investigation Into Organized Crime Group
__ _A THREE-YEAR-LONG VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO ARRESTS AND CHARGES OF SIX PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH A SOPHISTICATED ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP, VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY. PROJECT TORQUE BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2021, FOCUSING ON A KILOGRAM LEVEL DRUG-TR
RMCS And Gurdwara Nanak Niwas’s Program Chai Chaupal For Indo-Canadian Seniors Is Back
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Richmond Multicultural Community Services (RMCS) has been serving the people of Richmond area for 40 years. It provides services for newcomers to Canada and other needy people. RMCS also hosts a range of programs and community events. In this process it facilitates and promot
PLATINUM JUBILEE: Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society Celebrate The Dhillons
BY ZILE SINGH Winning an award is always a special moment. It is more special when a super senior wins it. Here is an extraordinary example when a super senior couple made it. Who says that Seniors are not Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum? In fact, they are all-in-one. It was prov
PICS’ Raj Brar’s Appointed To Board Of Directors Of The Women’s Economic Council Of Canada
__ _PICS SOCIETY’S RAJ BRAR, DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF CANADA. PICS SAID THIS PRESTIGIOUS APPOINTMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO RAJ’S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACROSS THE
Walk, Run, Bike Raises $65,000 For Guru Nanak Free Kitchen
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Sunday, July14 was ideal for walking and running in Metro Vancouver. Volunteers and well wishers of Guru Nanak Free Kitchen (GNFK) were in full force to raise money for this well deserving charity. More than 300 people turned out to walk, run and bike to raise more than $65,0
Canadian-US South Asian Diaspora Organizations Condemn Indian Government Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy And Prof. Showkat Hussain
__ _THE HISTORIC ELECTION RESULTS LAST MONTH LEFT THE MODI REGIME WITH A MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT NEEDING TO ENTER A COALITION TO BE ABLE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A DIMINUTION OF THE REGIME'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS DISSIDENTS. BUT, AS THE OLD
Ajastar Singh Charged With 2023 Sexual Assault Of 16-Year-Old Girl At Or Near Surrey Sikh Temple
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN FINALLY CHARGED WITH A 2023 SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHICH HAPPENED AT OR NEAR A SIKH TEMPLE IN SURREY. SURREY RCMP SAID THIS WEEK THAT THE MAN INITIALLY ARRESTED LAST YEAR HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION WHICH B
Global Kashmiri Diaspora Will Observe July 13th As Martyrs Day
BY DR. GHULAM NABIFAI WASHINGTON - Dr. Imtiaz Khan, Kashmiri American scholar said that on 13 July 1931, thousands of Kashmiris flocked to the central jail in Srinagar to see the trial of Abdul Qadeer. As the time for obligatory Zuhr prayer approached, a Kashmiri stood up to deliver the sermon t
Criticism Of Premier David Eby Unfair Over Resignations Of Senior NDP Ministers
BY HARINDER MAHIL Sometimes both the public and press make unfair criticism of our elected officials. I have been guilty of it as well. The Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughan Plamer wrote a column last Saturday in which he was critical of Premier David Eby. The caption of the column reads: “Prem
In A Historic Move, Largest Group Of Farmworkers Join Union UFCW 1518
__ _IN A HISTORIC MOVE, NEARLY 400 WORKERS AT FIVE HIGHLINE MUSHROOMS FARMS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE JOINED UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS 1518. ON JULY 8, THE B.C. LABOUR BOARD CERTIFIED THE LATEST GROUP OF WORKERS TO JOIN THE UNION: 210 WORKERS AT THE LANGLEY MUSHROOM FARM ARE JOINING THE R
Former Toronto Uber Driver Taneem Aziz Sentenced To 5 years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 3 Female Riders
__ _FORMER TORONTO UBER DRIVER IN THE TORONTO AREA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE-AND-A-HALF YEARS BEHIND BARS IN CONNECTION WITH THREE SEPARATE SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF WOMEN IN HIS VEHICLE. THE SENTENCE WAS HANDED DOWN TO 38-YEAR-OLD TANEEM AZIZ BY ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE ANNE MOLLOY IN A DOWNTOWN
Conservatives Accuse Trudeau Of Turning Canada Into Safe Haven For Extortionists
__ _THE PIERRE POILIEVRE-LED CONSERVATIVES ARE ACCUSING THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT OF MAKING CANADA A SAFE HAVEN FOR EXTORTIONISTS, SOMETHING MANY IN THE INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY AGREE ON AS MOST IF NEARLY ALL THE ARRESTED AND CHARGED EXTORTIONISTS HAVE COME FROM INDIA, WHO CAME HERE ON LIBERAL
UK Sikhs Celebrate Historic Achievement With 10 British Sikhs Elected MPs
__ _SIKHS IN THE UK ARE CELEBRATING AN HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT SAW 10 BRITISH SIKHS ELECTED AS MPS IN LAST WEEK’S ELECTION THAT SAW THE LABOUR PARTY SWEEP TO POWER WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF MPS IN A HUGE MAJORITY GOVERNMENT. “WE ARE THRILLED TO SHARE A MOMENTOUS MILESTONE FOR THE SIKH COMMUNI
Friday Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Man Seriously Injured
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED NEWTON AREA AND ONE MAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ON JULY 5 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A MALE SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND IN A PARKING LOT NEAR THE 7300 BLOCK
Inderjit Sandhu Of Abbotsford Jailed For Life For Killing Wife After Guilty Plea
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BC Minister Selina Robinson Forced To Resign After Offending Muslims, Palestinians With Her Callous Remarks
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Record Breaking Year For Surrey Libraries As Readers Checkout 1.1 Million Digital Books In 2023
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__ _BOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST STARS SHAHRUKH KHAN AND RANBIR KAPOOR HELPED INDIAN BOX OFFICE SHINE WITH THEIR FILMS JAWAN-PATHAAN AND ANIMAL WITH THIRD HIGHEST REVENUE WORLDWIDE IN 2023. INDIA SAW THE THIRD HIGHEST BOX OFFICE COLLECTION WITH AROUND $1.5 BILLION (12,400 CR) BEHIND ONLY US / CANADA AND
Surrey South Asian Community Gathers To Take On Foreign-Based Extortion Racket That Has Businesses Trembling
__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SURREY GATHERED IN LARGE NUMBERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH POLICE, POLITICIANS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE TO TAKE ON THE FOREIGN-BASED EXTORTION RACKET THAT HAS LOCAL BUSINESSES TREMBLING WITH THREATENING LETTERS AND DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS AND ROBBERIES AT G
Consulate General of India, Vancouver Wins Gold Medal In “Mission” Category For Promoting ODOP
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Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society Worked Through The Holiday Season To Drive Patients For Their Cancer Treatments
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Burnaby RCMP Seek sexual Assault Suspect Described As South Asian, Appealing For Dashcam Footage
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SHOOTINGS GALORE: Surrey Ends The Year With Multiple Shootings And Two Arrests
__ _ANOTHER TURBULENT YEAR IN SURREY ENDS WITH TWO SHOOTINGS THAT SAW POLICE TAKE TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE GUILDFORD AREA ON FRIDAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 P.M. ON DECEMBER 29, 2023, FRONTLINE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF 101 AVENUE AND 15
Two Indo-Canadian Men Charged In Guildford Shooting
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Suspects Described As South Asian Men As VPD Investigates Historical Fairview Triple Stabbing
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Varinder Deo Of Burnaby Jailed Four Years For Shooting Sex Worker At His Home While His Kids Slept
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Burnaby RCMP Arrests Three Delivery Drivers With Amazon’s Help For Stealing Packages They Were Delivering
__ _BURNABY RCMP SAID THREE AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE FACING THEFT CHARGES AFTER THEY STOLE THE VERY PACKAGES THEY WERE DELIVERING. AMAZON ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL CHARGES IN THE PACKAGE THEFTS. IN EACH OF THE THREE CASES, THE DRIVER WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING THE
Young Indo-Canadian Woman Arrested For Murdering Family Member In Delta
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GREAT ACHIEVEMENT: Community Newspaper Veteran Dal Hothi Elevated To Publisher At Surrey Now Leader And North Delta Reporter
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THANK YOU: We Need To Thank BC Cancer Professional For The Great Work They Do In Patient Care
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__ _THREE INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A FRAUDULENT CHEQUE RING OPERATION THAT INVOLVED A LOSS OF AROUND $380,000 IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA). ON FRIDAY, DEC. 8, THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS 41-YEAR-OLD VARINDER KUMAR OF BRAMPTON, 30-YEAR-OLD
Indo-Canadian Trucker Who Fled To India Gets 15-Year Jail Sentence In Absentia For Drug Smuggling While Police Seek His Return
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER WELL KNOWN IN LOCAL DRUG CIRCLES WHO FLED AFTER BEING CAUGHT SMUGGLING DRUGS WAS GIVEN 15 YEARS IN JAIL IN ABSENTIA WHILE POLICE SEEK HIS RETURN. IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, RAJ KUMAR MEHMI, A 60-YEAR-OLD TRUCK DRIVER FROM SURREY, BC, WAS SENTENCED TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 15 YEA
Brazen North Delta Shooting Leaves Victim In Critical Condition
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CSIS Report Says Indian Consulate Was Actively Involved In Conservative Leadership That Produced Pierre Poilievre As Winner
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__ _ARE CRIMINAL GANGS MADE UP OF CRIMINALS COMING HERE UNDER THE GUISE OF STUDENTS BEHIND THE RISE IN EXTORTION AND ROBBERIES TARGETING LOCAL INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSES AND ARE POLICE FORCES AWARE OF THIS FACTOR? LAST WEEK WEDNESDAY, A BUSINESS AT PAYAL BUSINESS CENTRE WAS ROBBED OF ALLEGEDLY THOU
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__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE IS TAKING HER DAVID VS. GOLIATH FIGHT AGAINST THE PROVINCIAL NDP GOVERNMENT TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, WHICH SHE INSISTS IS A CHEAPER AND BETTER OPTION FOR SURREY TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT. RECENTLY, THE CITY OF SURREY SAID IT IS AMENDI
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__ _AN INDIAN MAN WHO DANGEROUSLY DROVE AWAY FROM POLICE AT A LARGE GATHERING AT A BRAMPTON STRIP MALL IS WANTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES, POLICE SAID. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS GURPREET SINGH, OF A CAR ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN A DANGEROUS
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__ _PREMIERS FROM ACROSS CANADA ARE CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND THE CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT (CEBA) REPAYMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE STRUGGLING IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. BC PREMIER DAVID EBY HAS BEEN JOINED BY ALL THE OTHER PREMIERS IN CANADA CALLING ON
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__ _THE INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KSHAMA SAWANT, THE WELL-KNOWN SEATTLE CITY COUNCILOR, WILL DELIVER THE SECOND ANNUAL PROF. CHIN BANERJEE LECTURE IN ANTI-RACISM LATER THIS MONTH. THE LECTURE, SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30 AT 6 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Calls For Real Solutions To Bring Down Food Prices
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__ _POLICE HAVE ARRESTED ONE INDIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON WHILE STILL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY CARJACKED A SENIOR FROM BARRIE, ONTARIO MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. NAVJOT SINGH, OF BRAMPTON, WAS ARRESTED AND POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR ARSHDEEP GILL OF NO FIXED ADDRESS (RIGHT) FOLLOWING A CARJA
Outspoken Mission Councillor Ken Herar Sues Mayor And City Staff Over Wrongful ‘Code Of Conduct’ Complaint
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__ _SURREY RCMP SAID TUESDAY THEY ARE CLARIFYING WHAT THEY SAY IS INACCURATE INFORMATION BEING REPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ON THE MURDER OF HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR’S MURDER BY INDIA AND IT’S AGENTS. THE POLICE FORCE CORRECTED MISINFORMATION SURROUNDING THE ACTIONS OF THEIR OFFICERS, IN THEIR
33-Year-Old Anushan Jeyakumar Arrested For Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl In Brampton
__ _A 33-YEAR-OLD INDIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGE GIRL IN BRAMPTON EARLIER THIS WEEK. ANUSHAN JEYAKUMAR WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL INTERFERENCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA ST
First Hindu Mayor In Australia Ousted After 18 Weeks
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Coquitlam Group Behind 'Whites-Only' Posters Must Be Condemned For Racism
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NIJJAR ASSASSINATION: Canada Has Ignored India’s Targeting Of Sikh Activists For Too Long
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Bombshell: Canada Has Murderous Indian Diplomats Communications Ordering Hardeep Nijjar's Murder
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Canada Announces First-Ever Transport Category-Based Immigration Program For PR
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Indo-Canadian Man Sentenced To Three Years Jail As Accessory To Murder
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WAS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS JAIL AFTER PLEADING GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER AS AN ACCESSORY TO MURDER OF A SURREY MAN. JAGPAL SINGH HOTHI, 24, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER RELATED TO THE 2019 STABBING OF ANDREW BALDWIN IN W
Punjabi Music Star Karan Aujla Signed To Warner Music Canada’s New 91 North Record Label
__ _PUNJABI MUSIC STAR KARAN AUJLA HAS BEEN SIGNED TO WARNER MUSIC CANADA’S NEW JOINT VENTURE 91 NORTH RECORD LABEL. WARNER MUSIC CANADA AND WARNER MUSIC INDIA SAID THEY ARE TEAMING UP TO LAUNCH 91 NORTH RECORDS, A NEW JOINT VENTURE AIMED AT SUPPORTING THE MUSIC OF ARTISTS OF SOUTH ASIAN HERITA
Tens Of Thousands Come Out To Vote For Sikh Homeland Khalistan In Surrey On Sunday
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BC-Based Hotel Owner Sukhminder Rai Sued For Misappropriating $15.7 Million Of COVID Funds
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN HOTEL OWNER FROM BC, WHO OVERSAW THE TIME THAT THE WESTIN CALGARY AIRPORT HOTEL WAS USED AS A COVID-19 QUARANTINE FACILITY, IS BEING SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY MISAPPROPRIATING NEARLY $16 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH HE DENIES. A NEW LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT PART-OWNER SUKHMINDER (SUKH
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Family Of Indo-Canadian Corrections Officer Killed In Mistaken Identity Pushes For Justice
__ _FAMILY OF AN INDO-CANADIAN CORRECTIONS OFFICER KILLED IN MISTAKEN IDENTITY IS PUSHING FOR JUSTICE TWO YEARS AFTER 29-YEAR-OLD BIKRAMDEEP RANDHAWA WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN SURREY. RANDHAWA WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL IN NORTH DELTA IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. STRUGGLING TO
INDIA BANS PUNJAB ’95: ‘Diljit Dosanjh Starring Film On Murdered Sikh Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra A No Show As Toronto Film Festival Opens
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Abbotsford Nagar Kirtan!
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Brampton Realtor Nitish Verma Sentenced To 7-Years Jail For Drug Smuggling, To Be Deported
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR FROM BRAMPTON WILL BE SERVING A SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY DEPORTATION, FOR IMPORTING OPIUM AFTER SECURITY PERSONNEL AT PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOUND THE DRUGS INSIDE HIS LUGGAGE WHEN HE RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA. ACCORDING TO A JUDGMENT RECENTLY
Indo-Canadian ER Doctor To Lead Rally For Healthcare Now - Bridging The Equality Gap South Of The Fraser
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NDP Condemns Meta-Facebook For Blocking Lifesaving Information Online Amid Devastating Fires
__ _THE FEDERAL NDP CONDEMNED THE UNETHICAL AND MORALLY BANKRUPT CONDUCT OF META, THE PARENT COMPANY OF SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT FACEBOOK, FOR BLOCKING ALL CANADIAN MEDIA FROM SHARING NEWS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION AMID DEVASTATING FIRES ACROSS CANADA. NDP CRITIC FOR CANADIAN HERITAGE PETER JULIAN SAID
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__ _THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA ARIF VIRANI WAS FIRST ELECTED AS THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR PARKDALE—HIGH PARK IN 2015. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, EXPORT PROMOTION, SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS PARLIAMENTAR
Activist Darshan Singh Canadian Honoured For Trade Union Movement And Voting Rights For South Asians
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Indo-Canadian Businessman Among 14 Being Recognized For BC's Highest Honour
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN IS AMONG 14 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY VET DALIJIT THIND WILL BE AMONG THE 14 WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE PROVINCE'S HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNIT
VPD Searches For Indo-Canadian Man Wanted Canada-Wide
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Indo-American Doctor Arrested By The FBI For Allegedly Masturbating In Front Of A Minor On A Flight
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN DOCTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF MASTURBATING IN FRONT OF A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON A FLIGHT FROM HAWAII TO BOSTON LAST YEAR. IN A TWEET, OFFICIAL FBI BOSTON ACCOUNT TWEETED ABOUT THE ARREST, STATING DR. SUDIPTA MOHANTY, AGED 33, WAS ALLEGEDLY COMMITTING LEWD ACTS IN
Unwelcomed: Shocking To See Asylum Seekers Sleeping On Toronto Streets
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Ex-Kraft Mortgage Employee Ravinder Biln Fined $50,000 For Submitting Fake Documents On Behalf Of Five Mortgage Clients
__ _AN EX-KRAFT MORTGAGE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FINED $50,000 FOR SUBMITTING FAKE DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF FIVE CLIENTS. BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY SAID A FORMER SUB-MORTGAGE BROKER RAVINDER BILN ADMITTED TO FAKING INCOME DOCUMENTS FOR SEVERAL CLIENTS. IN A CONSENT ORDER POSTED ON THE BCFSA'S WEBSI
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__ _“EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE._ _MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND WISE.”_ _ ---BENJAMIN FRANKLIN _ BY ZILE SINGH In the above quote, health comes firs
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__ _ AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK CARRYING A LOAD OF DRUGS WORTH $6 MILLION AT THE EMERSON, MANITOBA BORDER WITH US. THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (RCMP) SAID THEY ARRESTED VARINDER KAUSHIK, A RESIDENT OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA._ B
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BY HARINDER MAHIL The wealth gap between the rich and poor in Canada widened at the fastest pace on record in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the year before, according to Statistics Canada. The top 20 per cent of earners in Canada held 67.8 per cent of the country’s net worth in the
Notorious Gangster Ravinder Samra Gunned Down In Richmond Months After His Brother Chucky
__ _NOTORIOUS INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER RAVINDER SAMRA WAS GUNNED DOWN THURSDAY IN RICHMOND, ONLY MONTHS AFTER HIS YOUNGER BROTHER AMARPREET SAMRA, AKA “CHUCKY”, WAS SHOT TO DEATH OUTSIDE THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER WHERE HE WAS A WEDDING GUEST SHORTLY BEFORE BEING KILLED. BOTH SAMRA
Two Indo-Canadian Men From Toronto Arrested And Charged After Gunpoint Liquor Store Robbery
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED AFTER A ROBBERY AT VAUGHAN LIQUOR STORE THAT NETTED A BAG OF ALCOHOL AT GUNPOINT. HARMONJOT SINGH, OF TORONTO, IS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME OVER $5,000 AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. INDERJI
Trudeau Shows No Love For Sarai, Dhaliwal As Seven New MPs Added To What Could Be Government’s Last Cabinet
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SHOWED NO LOVE FOR SURREY MPS SUKH DHALIWAL AND RANDEEP SARAI AS HE CONTINUED TO KEEP THEM OUT EVEN THOUGH HE ADDED SEVEN NEW MPS TO CABINET RANK IN WHAT COULD BE HIS GOVERNMENT’S FINAL SHUFFLE AS POLL OUT THURSDAY SHOWS CONSERVATIVES UNDER PIERRE POILIEVRE RIS
Punjabi Folk Legend Surinder Shinda Passes Away Following Complications From Minor Surgery
__ _CELEBRATED PUNJABI FOLK SINGER SURINDER SHINDA PASSED AWAY ON JULY 26, AFTER 20 DAYS OF HOSPITALISATION IN LUDHIANA. SHINDA’S EXACT AGE IS NOT KNOWN BUT HE WAS IN HIS 60S. SHINDA, KNOWN FOR HIT SONGS PUTT JATTAN DE, JATT DEONA MORH AND TRUCK BALLIYA, BREATHED HIS LAST AT DMC HOSPITAL, LUDHI
Notorious Indo-Canadian Man Gunned Down In Ludhiana
__ _A 42-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO WAS NOTORIOUS IN PUNJAB FOR HIS ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROPERTIES WAS GUNNED DOWN BY MOTORCYCLE-BORNE ASSAILANTS AT THAKUR COLONY ON PAKHOWAL ROAD ON MONDAY NIGHT IN LUDHIANA, PUNJAB. BARINDER SINGH WAS HEADING BACK TO HIS HOME FROM HIS FARMHOUSE WHEN HE WAS
Diljit Dosanjh Starring Film On Murdered Sikh Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra To Debut At Toronto International Film Festival
__ _PUNJABI FILM AND MUSIC SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH STARRING FILM ON MURDERED SIKH ACTIVIST JASWANT SINGH KHALRA WILL MAKE ITS DEBUT AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER, IT WAS ANNOUNCED MONDAY BY THE STAR ITSELF ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS TIFF AS IT UNVEILED MAJOR FILMS PREMI
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__ _THE CITY OF ABBOTSFORD, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AND THE SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES INSTITUTE, IS MEMORIALIZING AND HONOURING THE TRAGIC KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT OF 1914, BY COMMEMORATIVELY RENAMING A SECTION OF SOUTH FRASER WAY TO KOMAGA
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__ _ AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED FOLLOWING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) TO ABBOTSFORD. ON JULY 18, 2023, AT 7:06 A.M., THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (“ABBYPD”) WERE NOTIFIED A SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE 31000-BLOCK OF MADIERA PLACE, IN ABBOTSF
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN OFFICER WITH THE SURREY POLICE WHO SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH IN FEBRUARY WAS NOT WELL MENTALLY AND WAS AT THE TIME OF HIS SUICIDE SUSPENDED FROM DUTY AND BEING INVESTIGATED FOR TEXTING A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL. NEWLY UNSEALED COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL THAT DILBAG ‘DYLAN’ HOTHI WHO DIE
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Jagmeet Singh Calls For CEBA Extension To Help Small Businesses Through Another interest Rate Hike
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If You Want To Live An Active And Happy Life Join The Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society
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Canada Announces New Immigration Stream Tailored To Health Workers
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A NEW IMMIGRATION STREAM TAILORED TO HEALTH WORKERS AS COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA NEED HEALTH WORKERS. THE GOVT SAID HEALTH FIELD IS ONE OF SEVERAL KEY SECTORS OF CANADA’S LABOUR FORCE WHICH IS FACING UNPRECEDENTED SHORTAGES. TO HELP RESPOND TO THIS CHALLENGE
HINDU RASHTRA AND KHALISTAN: Why Is One More Acceptable In India And The Other Is Considered The Wrath
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Surrey Shooting Leaves One Injured In Guildford Area
__ _A SHOOTING IN SURREY WEDNESDAY EVENING HAS LEFT ONE MAN INJURED. THE APPARENT VICTIM FLED THE SCENE IN A VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN THE 14800 BLOCK OF FRASER HIGHWAY. THE VICTIM WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A NON LIFE-THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUND, AND HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL. THE VIC
SBoT Lobbies For Extension Of CEBA Loan Repayments As Businesses Worry About Going Under
__ _THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE (SBOT) IS LOBBYING FOR EXTENSION OF CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT (CEBA) LOAN PAYMENTS AS MANY BUSINESSES WORRY THAT THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO REPAY THE LOAN DUE DECEMBER 2023 AND MAY HAVE TO CLOSE. BUT DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOSURE, THE CEBA LOANS ARE PERSONA
New Immigration Program Allows Foreign Workers To Study In Canada To Improve Their Skills
__ _NEW CANADIAN IMMIGRATION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW FOREIGN WORKERS TO STUDY IN CANADA TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. SEAN FRASER, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED A NEW TEMPORARY MEASURE THAT REMOVES THE LIMIT ON THE LENGTH OF THE STUDY PROGRAMS THAT TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS C
BC Strengthens Supports For International Credential Recognition So Newcomers Can Get Work Quickly
__ _PEOPLE WITH INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALS WILL BE BETTER SUPPORTED TO GET THEIR PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS RECOGNIZED IN B.C. AND START WORKING SOONER IN THEIR FIELD, THE BC GOVERNMENT SAID MONDAY. "WE KNOW THAT MANY INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS ARE STRUGGLING TO HAVE THEIR CREDENTIALS REC
Former Cop Baltej Dhillon Appointed First South Asian to Chair WorkSafeBC's Board
__ _FORMER COP BALTEJ DHILLON, WHO WORKED ON THE AIR INDIA FILE, HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF WORKSAFEBC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023. DHILLON IS THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF WORKSAFEBC'S BOARD OF DIRECT
Striking Richmond Sheraton Workers Get High Profile Support From NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
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__ _SOUTH ASIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH MENTAL-HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS CHALLENGES IN THE LOWER MAINLAND WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MORE CULTURALLY RELEVANT SUPPORTS. "WHEN PEOPLE MAKE THE BRAVE DECISION TO REACH OUT FOR HELP, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SHOULDN'T BE A ROADBLOCK TO GET THE SUPPORT T
Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Two In Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision In South Surrey
__ _AN ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER’S ACTIONS LED TO A FATAL COLLISION IN SOUTH SURREY, LEADING TO TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND A THIRD IN CRITICAL CONDITION. ON JUNE 25 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION IN THE 3300 BLOCK OF 176 STREET. A VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WITH
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__ _NOW THAT T AN INDIAN EDUCATION AGENT ACCUSED OF BEING AT THE CENTRE OF A SCANDAL OVER FAKE CANADIAN COLLEGE ADMISSION LETTERS THAT HAS LED TO THE DEPORTATIONS OF MORE THAN 700 INDIAN STUDENTS FROM CANADA, WILL HE HELP THEIR CASES OR TELL THE TRUTH THAT THESE STUDENTS WILLINGLY BOUGHT THE FAKE
Surrey RCMP Searching For South Asian Female Fraud Suspect Who Conned Money Exchange Of $237,000
__ _SURREY RCMP RELEASED PHOTOS OF A SOUTH ASIAN FEMALE FRAUD SUSPECT AND REQUESTING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CONTACT POLICE. ON MARCH 18, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A CURRENCY EXCHANGE BUSINESS LOCATED IN THE 8000-BLOCK OF 128 STREET HAD BEEN DEFRAUDED $237,000. TWO SEPARATE BANK DRAFTS W
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__ _ AN ANGRY SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE CALLED PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER AND SOLICITOR GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH A BULLY OVER PLAYING GAMES WITH THE ALREADY DECIDED POLICE TRANSITION BACK TO SURREY RCMP, WHICH THE COUNCIL VOTED ON LAST WEEK. FARNWORTH PUT OUT A “THREATENING” PRESS RELEA
Komagata Maru Place Street Sign Presented To Raj Toor For Five Years Of Advocacy For Recognition
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MOTHER WAS FORCED TO GIVE BIRTH IN HER CAR AFTER BEING TURNED AWAY FROM SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. HARNEESH HOTHI SAI SHE DELIVERED HER BABY IN THE CAR -- AFTER SHE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME BY DOCTORS AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. SHE SAYS WHILE EN ROUTE BACK TO THE HOSPITAL, AND DRIVING
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__ _A SOUTH ASIAN FILMMAKER FORM TORONTO WHO’S FIRST BIG FEATURE FILM IS IN POST-PRODUCTION WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. TORONTO POLICE HAVE OPENED A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION INTO REEYAZ HABIB, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A DUMPSTER ON JUNE 8. THE 53 YEAR-OLD TORONTO FILMMAKER AND USC
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FAKE UNION: Rumour of Diljit Dosanjh And Taylor Swift Get Together Just Hot Air But What About His Tweet?
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WHO NEEDS DOCTORS? Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drugs To Treat 21 Minor Ailments
__ _STARTING JUNE 1, 2023, PEOPLE IN B.C. CAN GET PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THEIR PHARMACIST FOR CONTRACEPTIVES AND MEDICATIONS TO TREAT 21 MINOR AILMENTS, SUCH AS ALLERGIES, SHINGLES, COLD SORES, PINK EYE AND UNCOMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. "WE ARE DELIVERING ON OUR COMMITMENT TO GIVE PHARMACIS
Vancouver Names Canada Place Street As Komagata Maru Place In Memory Passengers
__ _THE CITY OF VANCOUVER HAS NAMED CANADA PLACE AS THE SECONDARY NAME KOMAGATA MARU PLACE IN MEMORY OF THE SHIP’S PASSENGERS. THE MOTION BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY BY RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE PRESIDENT AND SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NON-PROFIT DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, WAS APPROVED UNAN
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__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IS FACING CHARGES OF PUBLIC MASTURBATION, URINATION AND MAKING THREATS RELATING TO INCIDENTS IN VANCOUVER, VICTORIA AND SIDNEY. GURMAN SINGH SIDHU REMAINS IN CUSTODY AFTER HIS CASE CAME BEFORE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COURT JUDGE JAMES BEHAN JUNE 1. SIDHU FACES TWO CHARG
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Visiting Punjab Post Pandemic: Towns Of Bilga And Nurmahal Hold Historic Importance
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Indian-Origin Man From Brampton Charged With Killing Wife
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Indo-Canadian Man From Abbotsford Wins $15 Million Settlement From ICBC
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Diverse Indian Subcontinent is Conducive For Multipolar World
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__ _POLICE IN PEEL REGION HAVE ARRESTED AND CHARGED SEVEN INDIAN-ORIGIN MEN, MANY MOST LIKELY STUDENTS FROM INDIA, WITH VARIOUS OFFENCES FOLLOWING A KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION THAT RESULTED IN A HANDGUN BEING SEIZED. DANISH THAKUR, OF BRAMPTON, IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY, POSSESSION OF A F
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BC NDP Nominates School Board Trustee Ravi Parmar To Run Langford-Juan de Fuca By-election
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BC Auditor General Says Nearly Half of Government Ministries Have Reported Fraud
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Gurudwara Dukh Nivaran Employee Arrested For Alleged One Sexual Assault Of 15-Year-Old Girl
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Former Miri Piri Wrestling Club Member Jasmit Singh Phulka Wins Silver At 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships!
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vandalism: Gang Of Men Destroy Vehicles At Abbotsford House In Targeted Attack
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Kabaddi Organizer Shot In Surrey Friday And Sent To Hospital With Serious Injuries
__ _A KABADDI ORGANIZER AND HOME BUILDER HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN SHOT IN SURREY FRIDAY AND SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT AS KAMALJIT SINGH KANG, AKA NITU KANG, A LOCAL KABADDI ORGANIZER AND A H
THE WORST RAPIST: Rightwing Hindu Found Guilty Of Of Rape And Videotaping His Crimes In Australia
__ _AN INDIAN MAN, WHO BOASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF BEING A SUPPORTER OF RIGHTWING EXTREMIST HINDU SUPPORTER OF RSS PARTY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH 39 COUNTS OF RAPE AND VIDEOTAPING HIS CRIMES. BALESH DHANKHAR IS ON TRIAL IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA FACING 39 CHARGES INCLUDING DRUGGING AND RAPING FIVE KOREAN
Latest Surrey Shooting Leaves One Man Dead Another Injured In The Guildford Area
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Surrey Woman Is Dead After A Fatal Early Morning Collision Monday
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BC Makes It Easier For Landlords-Tenants To Collect Money Awarded Through The Courts
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Known Gang Figure Shot At Targeted Shooting In North Delta
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NDP Tries To Shove Surrey Police Down City’s Throat To Save Their Current Seats But Mayor Locke Says Heck No
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CRYPTO FRAUD: Asian-Canadian Woman Loses Millions In Elaborate Cryptocurrency Scam
__ _AN ASIAN-CANADIAN WOMAN HAS LOST MILLIONS IN AN ELABORATE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAM. BURNABY RCMP ISSUED A PUBLIC WARNING AFTER A RECENT SCAM THAT DEFRAUDED A BURNABY SENIOR OUT OF MORE THAN $7.5 MILLION DOLLARS, IN ONE OF THE LARGEST PERSONAL SCAMS THE DETACHMENT HAS EVER INVESTIGATED._ BY DESIBU
Indo-Canadian Homeopathic Doctor From Brampton Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Young Patient
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Indian-Origin Men Dominate The “Criminals” List In Toronto Police’s Big Auto Theft Bust
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PYAR IS PYAR: Sher Vancouver Launches Peer Support Group in Surrey For Gay South Asian Youth
__ _SOUTH ASIAN GAY SUPPORT GROUP SHER VANCOUVER HAS LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE PYAR IS PYAR, A PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR QUEER SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH AND FRIENDS 19 TO 30 TO FIND SUPPORT, COMMUNITY, AND A PLACE TO BELONG. FOR MANY SOUTH ASIAN QUEER YOUTH, FINDING ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT CAN BE A CHALLENGI
New Amendments Create Six Additional Electoral Districts In BC
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NO FARMERS NO FOOD: Farmers Agitation In India Was Historic Event That Should Not Be Ignored By Govt And Society
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US Authorities Arrest 17 People Involved In California Sikh Temple Shootings
__ _AUTHORITIES IN THE US HAVE MADE 17 FELONY ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH TWO MASS SHOOTINGS AT SIKH TEMPLES, ONE IN STOCKTON AND ANOTHER IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA SAID. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAID THE ARRESTS RESULTED FROM “A MONTHS-LONG, MULTI AGENCY INVESTI
Indian Man Facing Deportation From Canada Accused Of Smuggling 1000 People To US
__ _AN INDIAN MAN ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING 1000 PEOPLE HAS BEEN EXTRADITED TO THE US TO FACE CHARGES. HE WAS ALREADY FACING DEPORTATION FROM CANADA AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THE UNITED STATES SAY SIMRANJIT (SHALLY) SINGH LIVING IN CANADA WAS PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SMUGGL
Two “Jatts” Fined Over $9,000 By BC Human Rights Tribunal For Calling Work Colleague “Chamaar”
__ _TWO “JATT” BROTHERS WERE FINED OVER $9,000 BY THE BC HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL FOR CALLING WORK COLLEAGUE A “CHAMAAR”. DURING A FIGHT AT A BC TAXI COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2018, MANOJ BHANGU WAS CALLED 'CHAMAAR' BY HIS TWO WORK COLLEAGUES INDERJIT DHILLON AND AVNINDER DHILLON. CHAMAAR R
Money Exchange Services To Have Greater Oversight With New Regulatory Body
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Former Ontario Bureaucrat Sanjay Madan Jailed 10 Years For Stealing $47.4 Million
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN JAILED FOR 10 YEARS AFTER UNDERTAKING THE BIGGEST THEFT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY IN THE PROVINCE. SANJAY MADAN, A FORMER ONTARIO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, PLEADED GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE PROVINCE OF MORE THAN $47 MILLION AN
South Asian Philanthropist Rallies Community For Cancer Fundraiser
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SMOOTH SEPARATION: Changes To Family Law To Make It Easier For Divorcing Couples To Divide Everything
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Prosecutors Refuse To Lay Charges In Indo-Canadian Filmmaker’s Death, Citing Lack Of Evidence
__ _THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES LAID IN THE DEATH OF AN INDO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER WHO ALLEGEDLY DIED AFTER A CONFRONTATION WITH A NEIGHBOUR. THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE SAID THEY’RE NOT APPROVING CHARGES IN MANBIR “MANI” AMAR'S DEATH, CITING EVIDENCE THAT DOESN'T MEET STANDARDS. AMAR WAS CRITICAL
South Asian Ex-Realtor From Saskatoon Facing 17 Mortgage Fraud Charges
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TEAM PLAYER: Realtor And Home Builder Param Nijjar Bats For Sustainable Growth In Vancouver
__ _REALTOR, HOME BUILDER PARAM NIJJAR SAYS HE JOINED COLLEEN HARDWICK LED TEAM BECAUSE THEIR PRIORITIES AND POLICIES MATCHED HIS OWN WITH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH BEING AT THE TOP. “TEAM BELIEVES IN MANAGING GROWTH” NIJJAR SAID. NIJJAR HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY-MINDED INDIVIDUAL FROM WHEN HE WAS A TE
Keep The RCMP In Surrey Group Says It Received Death Threat At The Door Of It’s Supporter
__ _WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO IN THE SURREY ELECTION CAMPAIGN, THE TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO RISE. KEEP THE SURREY IN RCMP (KTRIS) SAID A DEATH THREAT WAS POSTED ON THE GARAGE DOOR OF ONE OF THEIR SUPPORTERS. “WE CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AIMED AT KTRIS. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS NOW
Sims’ Surrey Forward Proposes New Arts, Entertainment And Sports District
__ _SURREY FORWARD LED BY MAYORAL CANDIDATE JINNY SIMS SAID TUESDAY HER TEMA WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND 10,000 SEAT STADIUM IN THE TOM BINNIE PARK REGION IF ELECTED. THE AREA WILL CONSIST OF A PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE WITH TWO THEATRES. THE LARGEST WILL
CLOAK AND DAGGER: Mayoral Candidate Dhaliwal Condemns McCallum Of Insider Politics
__ _UNITED SURREY MAYORAL CANDIDATE SUKH DHALIWAL COMMITS TO REVIEW ALL DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS RUBBER STAMPED AT MONDAY’S MEETING. DHALIWAL IS CALLING OUT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S LATEST EXAMPLE OF CLOAK-AND-DAGGER POLITICS WITH MONDAY’S BAFFLING CITY COUNCIL MEETING. BY ONCE AGAIN CHOOSING I
Sims’ Surrey Forward Demands Investigative Audit Of Surrey Development Corporation Dissolution
__ _JINNY SIMS AND HER SURREY FORWARD ARE ACCUSING MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND COUNCILOR BRENDA LOCKE OF VOTING TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE THE SURREY CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SIMS AND HER SURREY FORWARD TEAM SAID THEY PROPOSE A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT OF THE DECISION – WHO BENEFITED, WHO LOST AND WHA
Sims’ Surrey Forward To Create Four New Business Improvement Associations
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Dhaliwal And United Surrey Unveil Their Accessible Services Plan For Easy Access To Services
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Life Sentence For Ahmed Tahir Who Shot And Killed 19-Year-Old Acquaintance
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New Retirement Living Community For South Asian Seniors Breaks Ground In Brampton
__ _A NEW $80 MILLION RETIREMENT LIVING COMMUNITY FOR SOUTH ASIAN SENIORS HAS BROKEN GROUND IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO. THE JEEVAN NIWAS PROJECT, A PRIVATELY OWNED AND FUNDED, WILL PROVIDE 155 UNITS OF HOUSING AND CARE SERVICES FOR THE GROWING SOUTH ASIAN POPULATION OF GREATER TORONTO AREA._ BY DESIBU
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__ _THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH A MALE PEDESTRIAN HAS TURNED HIMSELF/HERSELF IN AFTER LEAVING THE ACCIDENT SCENE TUESDAY. DELTA POLICE IS INVESTIGATING. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, JUST AFTER 6:30 AM, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A PEDESTRIA
Indian Government To Name Chandigarh Airport After Martyr Bhagat Singh
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH BY HUSBAND IN A CANADIAN TIRE STORE IN MISSISSAUGA ON MONDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY, POLICE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 22-YEAR-OLD CHANDANPREET KAUR. THEY ADDED THAT KAUR WAS THE WIFE OF THE SUSPECT, 26-YEAR-OLD CHARANJEET SINGH. SINGH WAS CHARGED ON TUE
KHALISTAN REFERENDUM: Canadian Sikh Turn Out In Thousands To Vote For Sikh State To Be Carved Out Of India
__ _CANADIAN SIKHS TURNED OUT IN DROVES WITH OVER 100,000 VOTING IN THE KHALISTAN REFERENDUM, WHICH SEEKS SUPPORT WORLDWIDE FROM SIKHS TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT SIKH STATE CALLED KHALISTAN TO BE CARVED OUT OF INDIA. DESPITE INDIA AND IT’S AGENTS TO STOP THIS DEMOCRATIC EXERCISE, THE CANADIAN
MASSACRE OF SIKHS: Diljit Dosanjh Says 1984 Delhi “Slaughter Of Sikhs” Film Jogi Important To Him
__ _PUNJABI FILM AND MUSIC SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH SAID HIS NEW NETFLIX FILM JOGI, WHICH DEPICTS THE MASSACRE OF SIKHS IN NEW DELHI IN 1984 AT THE BEHEST OF POLITICIANS AND VIOLENT HINDU MOBS IS IMPORTANT TO HIM AS HE IS A SIKH AND HE WAS BORN IN 1984. “THERE ARE MANY UNTOLD STORIES FROM THAT
Surrey Gets First Comprehensive Transit-Oriented Community With King George Hub
__ _AS WORK RAMPS UP ON BC’S FIRST RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT SOUTH OF THE FRASER RIVER IN 30 YEARS, PCI DEVELOPMENTS OFFICIALLY OPENED KING GEORGE HUB, METRO VANCOUVER’S LATEST – AND SURREY’S FIRST – COMPREHENSIVE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. AN ISOLATED TERMINUS STATION FOR 28 YEARS, KING
Businesswoman Asha Hayer Running For Council With Progress Vancouver
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Surrey RCMP Recover Drugs And Cash After Raiding Convenience Store Being Used As Trafficking Hub
__ _SURREY RCMP BUSTED A DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION USING A CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE CITY CENTRE AREA OF SURREY AND RECOVERED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH AND DRUGS. ON AUGUST 30, SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED IN THE 10200-BLOCK OF CITY PARKWAY. THE SEAR
Police Searching For Two South Asian Youths After Stabbing Leaves 13-Year-Old Injured
__ _POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO TEENS WHO THEY DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY STABBED A 13-YEAR-OLD IN THE NEWTON AREA OF SURREY. POLICE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE TWO YOUTH SUSPECTS WHO FLED THE AREA PRIOR TO POLICE ARRIVAL. THEY ARE DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN YOUTHS BETW
KHOJ: Firehall Presents A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza From Sept. 21-24
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DOUG PAAJI: Surrey Mayor Pushing Record 50 Land-Use Applications Forward As Election Looms, Say Surrey First
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS WHO IS BENEFITING FROM THESE APPLICATIONS, AND WHY IS THE PUBLIC BEING SIDELINED, YET AGAIN. “THIS IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HOW HE AND HIS FOUR COUNCILLORS ARE FAILING THE PEOPLE OF SURREY. THE SHEER NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS AND THE RUSH TO MOVE THE
Police Release More Details On Missing Indo-Canadian Kamleshbhai Manek
__ _SURREY RCMP RELEASED MORE INFORMATION RELEGATED THE MISSING INDO-CANADIAN MAN ON WEDNESDAY AND RE-APPEALING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING HIM. POLICE SAID THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT KAMLESHBHAI MANEK WAS LAST SEEN TRAVELLING THROUGH CLEARWATER, BC, IN A WHITE
BC Lieutenant Governor Mourns The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II
__ _JANET AUSTIN, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MOURNED THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II. "IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I RELAY THE NEWS OF THE PASSING OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF CANADA. THE LONG AND STEADFAST REIGN OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ENDURED FOR SEVEN DECADES. HE
Canadian Producer Anmol Kapoor’s Film Saroj Ka Rishta Starring Shahid Kapoor’s Sister Sanah To Release This Friday
__ _SANAH KAPOOR, DAUGHTER OF VETERAN ACTORS PANKAJ KAPOOR AND SUPRIYA PATHAK, MADE HER BOLLYWOOD DEBUT WITH "SHAANDAR" ALONGSIDE BROTHER SHAHID KAPOOR AND ALIA BHATT AND SHE IS NOW BACK AS A LEAD IN ALBERTA-BASED PRODUCER ANMOL KAPOOR’S FAMILY COMEDY SAROJ KA RISTA, WHICH RELEASES IN CANADA AN
NDP Says Liberal Government Needs To Improve Conditions At Canadian Airports
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Kelowna’s Indo-Canadian Mayor Faces Backlash But Comes Out Swinging Against Opponent
_KELOWNA’S HISTORY-MAKING INDO-CANADIAN MAYOR IS FACING SOME HEAT LEADING UP TO OCTOBER’S CIVIC ELECTION BUT COLIN BASRAN CAME OUT SWINGING AGAINST HIS OPPONENT WHO BASRAN FOR APPEARING IN SPONSORED ADS ON THE CITY’S FACEBOOK PAGE. MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOM DYAS SAID HE WAS “CONCERNED THAT TH
Tories Choose Another Far-Right Leader In The Trump-Mode And Pierre Poilievre Will Most Certainly Lead Them To Another Defeat
__ _PIERRE POILIEVRE WAS ELECTED AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA ON SATURDAY AND FITTINGLY, IT WAS HIS FAR-RIGHT RACIST 'FREEDOM' CAMPAIGN THAT WON HIM THE LEAD ON THE FIRST BALLOT. WITH THAT, THE PARTY WOULD MARCH BEHIND HIM ALONG THE SAME PATH THAT TRUMP'S REPUBLICANS FOLL
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Three Indo-Canadian Men Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Surrender To Police
__ _THREE INDO-CANADIAN MEN WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN IN TORONTO LAST MONTH HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, POLICE SAY. ON WEDNESDAY, POLICE SAID THAT THE THREE SUSPECTS HAD SURRENDERED AT 14 DIVISION. THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 20-YEAR-OLD ARSHVEER BATH, 23-YEAR-OLD SUKHPREET SINGH
BC Offering New Funding For “Needy” Families To Help Make Back To School More Affordable
__ _BC IS OFFERING LOW INCOME FAMILIES NEW FUNDING TO HELP THEM WITH GETTING KIDS READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL. THE PROVINCE SAID IN A NEWS RELEASE THAT IT IS HELPING MAKE BACK-TO-SCHOOL MORE AFFORDABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH RISING COSTS OF LIVING DUE TO GLOBAL INFLA
Khalsa Aid Team To Help Raise Donations And Awareness For Surrey Food Bank
__ _THE METRO VANCOUVER KHALSA AID TEAM WILL BE IN SURREY TO HELP RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR SURREY FOOD BANK THIS WEEK. THE SURREY FOOD BANK SERVES OVER 12,000 CLIENTS A MONTH WITH OVER 41% OF THEM BEING UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – The metro Vancouver Khalsa
Indo-Canadian Family For Whom Community Raised $3 Million To Save Their Son Say Thanks And Obeisance At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Our community is well-known for its generosity. It responds quickly to help people when any natural disaster strikes anywhere in the world. Within days and weeks huge amounts of money are raised to help the needy. Similarly, whenever there is any special need for help by a fa
DR. BONNIE HENRY: Make Sure Children Are Up To Date On All Their Vaccines For Back-To-School”
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Former BC Minister Rich Coleman Declares Mayoral Candidacy With Elevate Langley Team
__ _FORMER BC LIBERAL MINISTER RICH COLEMAN, WHO WAS MARRED IN THE BC MONEY-LAUNDERING SCANDAL WHEN HE WAS THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, HAS ENTERED THE MAYOR’S RACE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, LEADING A NEW MUNICIPAL TEAM CALLED ELEVATE LANGLEY. COLEMAN, THE LONGEST SERVING MLA IN LANGLEY, SAID HE LO
Police Release Indo-Canadian Realtor-Developer Arrested In Murder Of Filmmaker Mani Amar As Family Shares His Memories
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Police Seeking Indo-Canadian Man From Brampton For Violent Carjacking
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON, POSSIBLY AN INDIAN STUDENT, IS SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER A VIOLENT CARJACKING IN NEWMARKET EARLIER THIS WEEK. GURPREET SINGH, OF BRAMPTON, IS WANTED FOR A VIOLENT CARJACKING THAT TOOK PLACE ON MONDAY, AUG. 29. “POLICE ATTENDED THE SCENE AND LEARNED THAT THE
Annual Abbotsford Nagar Kirtan To Take Place This Sunday
__ _THOUSANDS OF SIKHS ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ANNUAL SIKH NAGAR KIRTAN IN ABBOTSFORD WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST AFTER THE PANDEMIC ENDED ALL LARGE GATHERINGS. THE NAGAR KIRTAN PROCESSION IN ABBOTSFORD WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY (SEPT. 4) AND BEGINS AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE GURDWARA SAHI
VPD Heightens Search For Wanted Man Arjun Purewal
__ _ARJUN SINGH PUREWAL IS WANTED FOR BREACHING CONDITIONS RELATED TO HIS RELEASE FROM CUSTODY ON A KIDNAPPING CHARGE. PUREWAL, ALONG WITH CO-ACCUSED ASHLEY SMITH AND MICHAEL HUSAIN, PLEAD GUILTY TO KIDNAPPING A VICTIM AT GUNPOINT IN RICHMOND LAST FALL AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR SENTENCING NEXT MONT
SHAKIEL BASRA: Indo-Canadian Gangster Named In Dangerous Criminals List Arrested For Firearms Offences
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER ON THE POLICE’S MOST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS LIST WAS ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES INCLUDING FIREARMS CHARGES. SURREY RCMP IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC THAT A 28-YEAR-OLD SHAKIEL SINGH BASRA INVOLVED IN GANG AND ORGANIZED CRIME-RELATED VIOLENCE WAS ARRESTED AND REMAINS IN C
Colourful Merritt Politician Seeking The Mayor’s Chair In October Civic Elections
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RUNNING FOR COUNCIL: Langley-Township Has A Real Warrior And Friend In Michael Chang
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Former Hockey Prospect Prab Rai Accused Of $2.8 Million Fraud By Indo-Canadian Realtor
__ _FORMER VANCOUVER CANUCKS DRAFT CHOICE AND NHL PROSPECT PRAB RAI HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD BY AN INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR WHO SAID HE LENT RAI THE MONEY FOR REAL-ESTATE AND TIM HORTONS FRANCHISE AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE HAD LED A BC JUDGE TO FREEZE RAI’S
Coquitlam RCMP Looking For Wanted Man Arjun Purewal
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO BREACHED HIS RELEASE ORDERS IS NOW BEING SOUGHT BY POLICE WHO ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO LOCATE HIM. COQUITLAM RCMP ARE CONTINUING WITH INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS TO LOCATE 25-YEAR-OLD MALE ARJUN PUREWAL WHO IS WANTED FOR BREACHING HIS RELEASE ORDER. BC CORRECTIO
Jinny Sims Wants To Give Amnesty To Secondary Suites To Fulfill Housing Shortage In Surrey
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Surrey's First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
__ _WHILE SURREY TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE COSTLY SURREY POLICE CHANGE-OVER THAT IS STILL TO OFFICIALLY HAPPEN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, THE SCANDAL-RIDDEN MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM IS PROPOSING MORE COSTLY THINGS TO GET RE-ELECTED. BUT SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE GORDI
South Asian Lawyer Accused Defrauding Clients Of Millions Of Dollars Arrested At Pearson Airport
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN LAWYER FROM MISSISSAUGA, ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING HIS CLIENTS OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED, PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAY. IN JANUARY, POLICE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR 41-YEAR-OLD SHAHID MALIK OF SHAHID MALIK LAW OFFICE IN MISSISSAUGA AFTER
Surrey First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
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Federal Funding For Anti-Racist Group Cut After Consultant Accused Of Anti-Semitic Tweets
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Controversial Punjabi Media Man-Realtor Brutally Beaten Outside Home
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Indo-Canadian Senior Wins Eight Gold Medals At BC Masters Track And Field Championships
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN SENIOR HAS WON A PILE OF GOLD MEDALS AT THE B.C. MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD DURING THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 13 AND 14. ALDERGROVE BASED TRACK AND FIELD STAR HARNEK TOOR ADDED TO HIS CONSIDERABLE COLLECTION OF MEDALS BY WINNING EIGHT GOLD MEDALS IN THE HAMMER THROW
Women’s Groups Call For The Head Of Punjabi Radio Yahoo After He Gas-Lights Suicide Victim
__ _AFTER REDFM HOST HARJINDER THIND AND THE RADIO WAS FORCED TO APOLOGIZE FOR DUMPING ON PUNJABI WOMEN WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY LEAVING UNWANTED BABIES AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ANOTHER PUNJABI RADIO YAHOO HAS GONE ROGUE AFTER GAS-LIGHTING A PUNJABI WOMAN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE IN NEW YORK AFTER SHE
Scandal-Ridden Former BC Liberal MLA Kash Heed Making Political Comeback In Richmond Civic Election
__ _A SCANDAL-RIDDEN FORMER BC LIBERAL MLA FROM VANCOUVER-FRASERVIEW IS ATTEMPTING A POLITICAL COMEBACK AT THIS YEAR’S CIVIC ELECTIONS IN RICHMOND. KASH HEED, WHO WAS DUBBED THE INDO-CANADIAN STALLION WHEN REPLACING WALLY OPPAL IN THE RIDING, IS ON THE BALLOT OF A NEWLY REGISTERED PARTY IN RICH
Police Caution Public About Robberies Involving Drugging And Escorts
__ _MAKE SURE YOU PLAY SAFE WHEN EXCHANGING CASH FOR SEX, POLICE WARN. SURREY RCMP IS CAUTIONING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING SEVERAL INSTANCES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS BEING DRUGGED AND ROBBED WHILE UTILIZING ESCORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. POLICE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES
ANOOP SINGH KLAIR: Vernon Teacher Jailed And Banned For Life After Being Convicted Of Sex Crimes
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TEACHER FROM THE INTERIOR BC HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE PROFESSION FOR LIFE AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEX CRIMES IN A HISTORICAL SEXUAL OFFENCES CASE. ANOOP SINGH KLAIR WAS FOUND GUILTY OF 8 CHARGES INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. KLAIR WAS SENTENCED IN SEPTEMBER 2021
Lawyer Roger Bhatti Jailed For 22 Months For Immigration Fraud
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER, WHO IS THE SON OF KESAR BHATTI, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AND INSTRUMENTAL IN THE BUILDING OF THE SIKH TEMPLE ON ROSS STREET IN VANCOUVER, HAS BEEN JAILED FOR 22 MONTHS AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF IMMIGRATION FRAUD. BALRAJ SINGH “ROGER” BHAT
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Surrey Lawyer Serf Grewal Suspended For Mismanagement In Real Estate Deals
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER FROM SURREY WAS SUSPENDED FOR MISMANAGEMENT IN REAL ESTATE DEALS. A LAW SOCIETY OF BC TRIBUNAL PANEL HAS SUSPENDED GREWAL AFTER DETERMINING HE UNINTENTIONALLY MISAPPROPRIATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF TRUST FUNDS. GREWAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED SEVERAL BREACH
ONE Champion Arjan Bhullar To Take On Anatoly Malykhin For The Heavyweight Unification Title
__ _ONE FIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPION ARJAN BHULLAR WILL TAKE ON UNDEFEATED FIGHTER ANATOLY MALYKHIN FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION TITLE IN SINGAPORE AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH. BHULLAR IS SET TO UNIFY THE TITLES AGAINST INTERIM CHAMPION MALYKHIN ON SEPT. 29 AT ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 161 AT THE SINGAPORE INDOO
Surrey Trucker Sarbjit Chahal Jailed For Four Years For Cross-Border Drug Smuggling
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER FROM SURREY IS HEADED TO PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF CROSS-BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING. SARBJIT CHAHAL OF SURREY, BC WAS SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR SMUGGLING 33 KG OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO CANADA FROM THE U.S. DURING THE ENSUING JURY TRIAL THAT COMMENCED
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__ _A SOUTH ASIAN DRIVING INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. POLICE ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF 28-YEAR-OLD SADDAM HOSSAIN ISHAQUE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ONE COUNT OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN UNDERTAKING._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STA
Community Raises $20,000 For Dr. Amedkar Room At Surrey Centre Library
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__ _IT SEEMS EVERYONE FROM MURDERED GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S LEGION OF FANS TO THOSE IN THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, THE PUNJAB GANGSTERS, THEY ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAR RAPPER’S KILLING AVENGED WITH KILLING OF HIGH RANKING GANGSTERS LIKE GOLDY BRAR OR LAWRENCE BISHNOI, WHO HAVE TAKE
Doug Ford Wins An Even Bigger Majority As Both NDP-Liberal Support Collapses And Both Party Leaders Resign
__ _INCUMBENT ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD WON AN EVEN BIGGER MAJORITY ON THURSDAY AS OPPOSITION PARTIES’ SUPPORT COLLAPSES, FORCING BOTH NDP AND LIBERAL LEADERS RESIGN FORD’S PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES LANDSLIDE WIN IN CANADA’S LARGEST PROVINCE BY POPULATION. FORD HAS SECURED A SECOND MAJORITY
DYSFUNCTIONAL: Surrey Council Decorum Hits Rock Bottom Monday, Says Councillor Annis
_“IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE, THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS AT SURREY CITY COUNCIL WILL BE WASTED”!_ _SURREY COUNCIL HIT ROCK BOTTOM MONDAY EVENING, IT'S COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL, SAID OUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. THIS WAS HER SUMMATION AFTER MONDAY NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AFTER ONLY SEVEN MINUT
KIDSPLAY SPORTS SAY: Over 700 Youngsters Attend The Big Sports Day At BC Place Stadium On Monday from Vancouver’s eastside to fulfill once in a lifetime experience
__ _OVER 700 YOUNGSTERS ATTENDED THE BIG KIDSPLAY SPORTS DAY AT BC PLACE STADIUM ON MONDAY AFTER TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ON VANCOUVER’S EASTSIDE, SURREY, LANGLEY AND ABBOTSFORD GOT A CHANCE TO SET FOOT ONTO THE FIELD AT BC PLACE STADIUM AND MEET THE LIKES OF VAN
NDP Welcomes Falcon To Legislature By Telling Him About The Time He Called Surrey Land “Surplus” And Sold It Off To Liberal Party Donors
__ _BC NDP GOVERNMENT SIDE WELCOMED LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON TO LEGISLATURE BY TELLING HIM ABOUT THE TIME HE CALLED SURREY LAND “SURPLUS” AND SOLD IT OFF TO LIBERAL PARTY DONORS. IN MONDAY’S QUESTION PERIOD, HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX RAISED KEVIN FALCON’S DECISION TO SELL LAND THAT HA
MOOSEWALA KILLER? Why Is Canada-Based Punjabi Gangster Goldy Brar Who Claimed Responsibility For Star Rapper’s Murder Not Being Arrested
__ _IS SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S ALLEGED KILLER GOLDY BRAR, WHO OPENLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STAR PUNJABI RAPPER’S MURDER ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NOT ARRESTED BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES AS HE SUPPOSEDLY RESIDES IN TORONTO. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MOOSEWALA’S MURDER SUNDAY EVENING, BRAR TOOK RESPONSIBILIT
BC Minimum Wage Increases To $15.65 June 1 For Lowest Paid Workers
__ _AS OF JUNE 1, 2022, B.C.'S LOWEST PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY BOOST AS THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES FROM $15.20 TO $15.65 PER HOUR, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST OF ANY PROVINCE. THIS INCREASE IS PART OF A COMMITMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 2018 TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FIVE YEARS OF MEA
Gurdwara Nanak Niwasn Raises $30,000 For Ukraine Support Effort
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It is a very tragic development when one country attacks another sovereign country without any valid reason or provocation. Since February 24 of this year, Ukraine and its citizens have been devastated by the attack on them by Russia. A lush green and thriving country is most
CELEBRATING 100TH: Three Women Celebrate Their 100+ Birthday At PICS Seniors Housing Facility
__ _IT’S PRETTY RARE TO SEE SOMEONE CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH BIRTHDAY BUT AT PICS SENIORS HOUSING FACILITY THEY CELEBRATED THREE 100 PLUS BIRTHDAYS OF THREE WOMEN RESIDENTS THURSDAY. PICS SENIORS HOUSING FACILITY. IN A SPECIAL POST-COVID CELEBRATION, THREE RESIDENTS OF GURU NANAK NIWAS - VRAJKUVAR
Councillors Must Decide Who Comes First - 600,000 Surrey Residents Or Scandal-Ridden Mayor, Says Annis
__ _EVERY SURREY CITY COUNCILLOR NEEDS TO DECIDE WHO COMES FIRST, DOUG MCCALLUM, OR THE PEOPLE OF SURREY, SAYS COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. "BY ANY MEASURE, DOUG MCCALLUM SHOULD STEP ASIDE FROM THE MAYOR'S CHAIR, THE POLICE BOARD AND METRO VANCOUVER, AS THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST HIM IS HEARD," SAID AN
Racist Anti-Trudeau Protestors Force PM To Cancel Appearance At South Asian Community Fundraiser
_[PHOTOS BY AZIZ LADHA]_ _RACIST PROTESTORS HURLED RACIAL SLURS AT THE SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY ATTENDEES OUTSIDE THE ARIA CONVENTION CENTRE WHERE PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU WAS TO APPEAR BUT WAS FORCED TO CANCEL ON TUESDAY EVENING. TRUDEAU MADE THE DECISION AFTER TWO SPEAKERS AT THE EVE
Surrey Connect Says Scandal-Ridden Mayor McCallum Must Step Down His Mischief Bombshells
_WHEN BILL 20 BECOMES LAW, A POLITICIAN IN MCCALLUM’S POSITION WOULD BE FORCED TO STEP DOWN UNTIL MATTER IS RESOLVED!_ _SURREY CONNECT HAS CALLED ON MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO STEP DOWN AFTER BOMBSHELL REVEALS ABOUT HIS MISCHIEF CASE WHERE EVIDENCE POINTS TO MCCALLUM NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. SURREY C
GOUGED: NDP Says Liberals And Conservatives Stand Up For Rich Oil Corporations And Not For Canadians
__ _NDP SAID TUESDAY WHILE CANADIANS ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUMPS WITH RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES – IN VANCOUVER GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED TO OVER 2 DOLLARS PER LITRE, THE LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES ARE STANDING FIRM WITH RICH OIL COMPANIES. “PEOPLE IN VANCOUVER ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUM
Premier Horgan Remembers Komagata Maru On Its 108th Anniversary
__ _"IN 2008, THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMALLY APOLOGIZED IN THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE KOMAGATA MARU TRAGEDY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED RESOURCES BY THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS SOUTH ASIAN CANADI
International Jurists Union Expresses Solidarity With The Oppressed People Of The World At Conclusion Of Its Conference
__ _INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BETWEEN MAY 19-22, 2022, AT KONYA, TURKEY ON THE SUBJECT, “VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.” JURISTS, ACADEMICS AND SCHOLARS FROM 40 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSS
IS DOUG PAAJI DONE? Video Evidence Clearly Shows Surrey Mayor “Not Pinned” Against Vehicle As He Claimed, According To Unsealed Documents
_WILL DOUG MCCALLUM STILL RUN IN OCTOBER GIVEN OUTRAGE OVER HIS LEGAL BILLS COVERED BY SURREY TAXPAYERS!_ __ _IS DOUG PAAJI, AKA SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM DONE AFTER NEW DETAILS EMERGED THAT VIDEO EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM THE SAVE-ON-FOODS PARKING LOT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT HE WAS “NOT PINNED” A
BOYCOTTS AND SANCTIONS: Russia Is Suffering Along With Rest Of The World But Sheikhs, Oil And War Industry Laughing With Skyrocketing Profits
BY PROMOD PURI Yes, the boycott is working! Since February, it has deprived Russians of their choice of burgers at MacDonald; they miss Pepsi too. The absence of Burger King, Starbucks, Kit Kat, Snickers, Mars, and M&M poses a challenging time that downsizes their snacking freedom. So are Carlsb
CANNES 2022: India Announces 30 Percent Production Incentive For Foreign Films Shoots In India
__ _INDIA’S MINISTER FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ANURAG THAKUR ANNOUNCED A 30 PERCENT PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FOR FOREIGN FILMS THAT SHOOT IN INDIA AS HE INAUGURATED THE INDIA PAVILION AT CANNES FILM MARKET ‘MARCHE DU FILM’. OFFICIAL CO-PRODUCTIONS, INTERNATIONAL FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES
NEPOTISM OR STAR POWER: The Next Generation Of Bollywood Royalty To Debut In The Archies Comics
There was much talk about nepotism and star power in Bollywood in 2020 when rising young star Sushant Rajput died in an apparent suicide with criticism about star sons and daughters getting ahead of everyone in getting great lift-offs in movies by established production houses and directors. Wel
Pacific Gateway Hotel Workers Receive Community Support In Their Year-long Strike
BY HARINDER MAHIL Last Thursday, a number of unions and community organizations participated in a rally in support of Pacific Gateway hotel workers who have been on strike since May 3, 2021. Workers, represented by UNITE HERE, Local 40, have been on the picket line every day to fight back agai
Punjab Police Seek Foreign-fled Gangsters Who Continue To Be A Headache
__ _PUNJAB POLICE CONTINUE TO PURSUE GANGSTERS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR NATIVE OF PUNJAB BUT CONTINUE TO WREAK HAVOC FROM ABROAD. ONE SUCH ALLEGED GANGSTER IS CANADA-BASED LAKHBIR SINGH LANDA, WHO THEY SAY HAS AROUND 20 CRIMINAL CASES, INCLUDING MURDER, ATTEMPT TO MURDER, FIRING AND NDPS ACT, REGIST
Rally For Reproductive Rights and Justice To Be Held In Vancouver On Saturday
__ _A NETWORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS GROUPS HAS COME TOGETHER TO SAY NEVER AGAIN AND NOT HERE IN RELATION TO CHANGES AFOOT TO ABORTION ACCESS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE GROUP WILL HOLD REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & JUSTICE RALLY ON SATURDAY, MAY 14 AT 1PM A ŠXʷƛ̓EXƏN XWTL’A7S
Indo-Canadian Pilot Who Died With Notorious Passengers Including Alleged Killer Of Gangster Jimi Sandhu Was Reported To Transport Canada For Running Unlicensed Air Taxi
__ _ INDO-CANADIAN PILOT FROM RICHMOND WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NOTORIOUS PASSENGERS INCLUDING AN ALLEGED KILLER OF GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU AFTER CRASHING HIS PLANE IN ONTARIO HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO TRANSPORT CANADA BY ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN PILOT FOR RUNNING AN UNLICENSED AIR TAXI. ABHINAV HA
More Incidents Of South Asian Man Scamming People With Fake Taxi-Debit Card Fraud
__ _RICHMOND RCMP IS AGAIN WARNING THE PUBLIC OF A DEBIT CARD FRAUD SCAM INVOLVING A FAKE TAXI, A FAKE DRIVER, AND A FAKE PASSENGER, ALLEGEDLY OPERATED BY A SOUTH ASIAN/FIJIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN MEN. SINCE APRIL 22ND, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 8 REPORTS OF A YOUNG MAN APPROACHING PEOPLE IN BUSY PA
VAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS: Queensborough Middle School Celebrates Creation Of Khalsa
Queensborough Middle School (QMS) has been a good model for Punjabi. For many years, the Punjabi classes there have been flourishing at a fast pace. This has been possible only with the support and co-operation of the school board, district administration, school administration, staff, students a
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Celebrates World Press Freedom Day And Commends Journalists And The Work They Do
__ _FEDERAL NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH CELEBRATED WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY AND COMMENDED THE WORK JOURNALISTS DO, SAYING IT IS CRITICAL TO BUILDING A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD. "TODAY, ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ROLE JOURNALISTS PLAY IN BUIL
Police Seize Smorgasbord Of Drugs And Hundreds Of Thousands In Cash And Gold
__ _POLICE HIT THE MOTHER LODE OF DRUGS AND MONEY FROM CRIMINALS IN A RECENT BUST IN METRO VANCOUVER WITH THE HELP OF THE FBI FROM THEIR LOS ANGELES BUREAU. A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION BY BC RCMP FEDERAL POLICING INVESTIGATORS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF LOS ANGELES,
BC Files Civil Forfeiture Lawsuit To Seize Properties Of Indo-Canadian Immigration Consultants Who Allegedly Committed Fraud Following CBSA Investigation
_ IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT VIPAN DATTA, HIS WIFE, RITU, CONSULTANT KULDEEP KAUR AND HER HUSBAND, HARNEK SINGH PANNU ARE ACCUSED OF “PAYROLL CYCLING SCHEMES” OF COLLECTING PAYMENTS FROM FOREIGN WORKERS FOR FAKE JOBS!_ __ _THE BC GOVERNMENT HAS FILED A CIVIL FORFEITURE LAWSUIT TO SEIZE PROPERTI
Correction Officer Bikramdeep Randhawa’s Murder Was Result Of Mistaken Identity, Says Delta Police
__ _DELTA POLICE SAID TUESDAY THAT AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT BC CORRECTIONS OFFICER BIKRAMDEEP RANDHAWA’S MURDER IN A DELTA SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT LAST MAY WAS DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY. AS A RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE SECURED TO DATE, INVESTIGATORS ARE CONFIDENT THAT
RedFM And Host Harjinder Thind Apologize For “Abandoning Babies” Fiasco
__ _AFTER VETERAN PUNJABI RADIO TALK SHOW HOST HARJINDER THIND CAME UNDER CRITICISM AFTER ARTIST JAG NAGRA MADE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIND’S MISOGYNIST USE OF THE TERM “ABANDONING BABIES” IN REGARDS TO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN ALLEGEDLY LEAVING BEHIND BABIES AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BOTH THIN
VPD Appeals For Help To ID “Dark Skinned” Suspect In Langara Exposings
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE RELEASED IMAGES OF A MAN FRIDAY WHO ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED AN INDECENT ACT AT LANGARA COLLEGE. “INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THIS MAN IS A SUSPECT IN THREE INDECENT ACTS AT THE COLLEGE SINCE LAST MONTH,” SAYS CONSTABLE TANIA VISINTIN. “WE’RE WORKING TO DETERMINE IF THIS MAN I
Manasvini Hindi Cultural Society Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Launch Of Neelam Batra-Verma’s Book 1971: A War Story
__ _VANCOUVER-BASED LITERARY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION MANASVINI CELEBRATED THEIR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY LAST SATURDAY IN SURREY WITH THE LAUNCH OF AUTHOR NEELAM BATRA-VERMA, 1971: A WAR STORY BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF THE MISSING 54 MISSING PRISONERS OF WAR FROM THE 1971 INDIA PAKISTAN WAR. FOUR EMINEN
PUNJABI CONCERTS GALORE: Sharry Mann To Perform At Surrey’s Bell Centre On May 8
__ _THE PARADE OF PUNJABI SINGERS PERFORMING CONCERTS IN METRO VANCOUVER AND FRASER VALLEY CONTINUES WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT POPULAR AND OUTSPOKEN PUNJABI SINGING STAR SHARRY MANN WILL PERFORM AT SURREY’S BELL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE ON MAY 8. MANN, AKA SURINDER SINGH MANN WHO RECENTLY ROASTE
Surrey Offers Free Gang Prevention Workshops To Parents This Spring
__ _REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE POPULAR EMPOWER SURREY PARENT WORKSHOPS TAKING PLACE APRIL THROUGH JUNE AT NINE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH, THE FREE TWO-HOUR WORKSHOPS WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH TIPS AND TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE
BOLO: $100,000 Reward Offered For The Fugitive Killer Of Former BC-Based Gangster Jimi Sandhu
__ _POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD FOR THE FUGITIVE KILLER OF FORMER BC-BASED GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU WHO WAS KILLED IN THAILAND IN EARLY FEBRUARY THIS YEAR. GENE KARL LARHRKAMP, WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING SANDHU WITH ANOTHER MAN, IS AMONG TWO FUGITIVES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE ON A LIST OF C
NDP Seeks Immediate Action On Systemic Racism In Canada’s Military After Years Of Ignored Reports
__ _NDP CRITIC FOR NATIONAL DEFENCE, LINDSAY MATHYSSEN SAID ACTION AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM IN CANADA’S MILITARY IS LONG OVERDUE AFTER YEARS OF IGNORED REPORTS. “CANADIANS DESERVE A MILITARY THAT MAKES ALL SERVICE MEMBERS FEEL SAFE AND RESPECTED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CULTURE OR GENDER,”
BC Ombudsman Critical Of Mayor Doug And Team’s Changes To Ethics Commissioner Investigations
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS A THREE-PAGE LETTER FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA’S OMBUDSPERSON, JAY CHALKE, REINFORCES EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CHANGES AND INVESTIGATION LIMITATIONS IMPOSED ON SURREY’S ETHICS COMMISSIONER BY DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS FOUR SAFE SURREY COUNCILLORS.
MYTH OF REALITY: The Kashmir Files Is An Islamophobic Morality Tale That Is Palatable And Profitable To Hindutva India, Says Kashmiri Pandit
__ _‘EARLY REVIEWS IN THE INDIAN MEDIA HAD FOUND THE FILM DEEPLY ISLAMOPHOBIC, DISHONEST, AND A PROVOCATION, SAYS SANJAY KAK, KASHMIRI PANDIT FILMMAKER AND WRITER. THIS MOVIE FEEDS INTO CYCLES OF HATE AND REVENGE. IT COLLAPSES KASHMIR’S HISTORY AND POLITICS INTO AN ISLAMOPHOBIC MORALITY TALE
Indo-Canadian Speedskater Prabhnoor Grewal Wins Multiple Medals At 2022 Canadian Youth Short Track Championships
__ _YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN SPEEDSKATERS FROM BC AND ALBERTA DID WELL AT THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED CANADIAN YOUTH SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SELKIRK, MANITOBA WITH FORMER SURREY-BASED PRABHNOOR GREWAL WINNING MULTIPLE MEDALS INCLUDING GOLD IN TEAM RELAY EVENT. ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN SKATER FROM KAMLOOP
Trade unions And Community Activists Support Locked Out Hilton Metrotown Workers
BY HARINDER MAHIL I attended a rally in Burnaby in support of locked out Hilton Metrotown workers on Thursday, April 14. These workers, primarily women of colour including South Asians, were locked out by Hilton on April 15, 2021.More than 400 trade unionists and community representatives turned
Surrey Memorial Hospital Gets BC’s First Digitally-Assisted 3D Visualization Eye Surgery Technology
__ _SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS GETTING BC’S FIRST 3D VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AFTER INVESTING $290,000 FOR TWO DIGITALLY-ASSISTED 3D VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS FOR VITREORETINAL SURGERY, A STATE-OF-THE-ART SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENABLE EYE SURGEONS TO BETTER PERFORM HIGHLY SPECIALIZED RETINAL S
Indo-Canadian Man Among Five Thieves Arrested For Two Stolen Work Vans
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IS AMONG FIVE THIEVES ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF WORK VANS IN SURREY. SURREY RCMP ARRESTED FIVE THIEVES INSIDE TWO SEPARATE STOLEN WORK VANS. AMONG THEM WAS 38-YEAR-OLD RUPINDER SOOCH AND 25-YEAR-OLD DEVIN WILKINSON BUT POLICE DID NOT NAME THE OTHER THREE PEOPLE ARRESTED._ BY
SGPC Sues Prime Asia TV for Defamation, Seeking Strict Action Against Canada-Based Channel
__ _SHIROMANI GURDWARA PARBANDHAK COMMITTEE (SGPC) HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMRITSAR COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AGAINST PRIME ASIA TV CHANNEL OWNER AMAN KHATKAR, ITS JOURNALISTS JATINDER PANNU, GURPREET SANDHAWALIA, CAMERAMAN AND TELECASTER FOR DELIBERATELY DEFAMING THE SGPC THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AN
NDP Says Islamophobia And All Forms Of Racism From Canadian Systems Of Government
__ _NDP CRITIC FOR NATIONAL REVENUE (TAX FAIRNESS AND INEQUALITY) NIKI ASHTON SAYS RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA SHOULD BE ELIMINATED IN ALL FORMS FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. “NEW DEMOCRATS ARE APPALLED BY HOW THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (CRA) IN PARTICULAR IS REPO
Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum’s Halloween Trial A Nightmare For Surrey Taxpayers And Voters
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS IS CALLING DOUG MCCALLUM'S HALLOWEEN DAY TRIAL IA NIGHTMARE FOR SURREY VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS, SINCE IT COMES TWO WEEKS AFTER THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 15. "SURREY VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS ARE REALLY SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING," SAID AN
KGF Chapter Smashes Box Office Records Grossing Over $70 Million Worldwide Over Weekend
__ _THE SOUTH INDIAN FILM K.G.F: CHAPTER 2, A SEQUEL TO AN EARLIER SUPER-HIT FILM, SMASHED BOX OFFICE RECORDS WORLDWIDE WITH AN EASTER WEEKEND GROSS OF OVER $70 MILLION USD. DIRECTOR PRASHANTH NEEL’S SECOND K. G. F. FILM STARRING SUPERSTAR YASH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING FILM WORLDWIDE OVE
SEARCH STILL ON: Burnaby RCMP Appeal For Information In Historical Missing South Asian Person Investigation
__ _EVEN THOUGH IT’S BEEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS SINCE ALIM FEASAL HASAN WENT MISSING BUT BURNABY RCMP IS STILL TRYING TO FIND HIM. BURNABY RCMP IS APPEALING FOR INFORMATION IN THE 1990 DISAPPEARANCE OF HASAN, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING TO BURNABY RCMP 32 YEARS AGO, ON APRIL 12, 1990._ BY DESIBUZZCA
South Asian Activist Among British Columbians Honoured For Standing Against Hatred
__ _SOUTH ASIAN ACTIVIST FROM VANCOUVER IS AMONG MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THIS YEAR'S B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO FIGHT RACISM AND STRENGTHEN DIVERSITY. IMTIAZ POPAT WAS HONOURED WITH THE INTERCULTURAL TRUST AWARDS,
CELEBRATING DR. AMBEDKAR: Author Of India’s Constitution Remains A Figure Of High Ideals
BY ZILE SINGH DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR JAYANTI (April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956) --------------------- Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, a military cantonment town in the Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh). He was the 14th and the last child of Ramji Sakp
Robert Tomljenovic sentenced for the shooting of Pritpal Singh
__ _THE MAN WHO MURDERED AN INDO-CANADIAN IN APRIL 2020 HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN A DECADE IN PRISON ROBERT TOMLJENOVIC, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF PRITPAL SINGH, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER
Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum’s Changes To Ethics Commissioner Investigations Threatens Transparency
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE WAY INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY’S ETHICS COMMISSIONER INTERFERE WITH THE COMMISSIONER’S WORK AND WILL LEAD TO LESS TRANSPARENCY. KEY AMONG THE CHANGES, SURREY ETHICS COMMISSIONER REECE HARDING WOULD BE PREVENTED
Canada Expands Simplified Renewal Process For Passports
__ _BEGINNING MARCH 31, CANADIANS IN CANADA AND ABROAD CAN NOW USE THE SIMPLIFIED PROCESS TO RENEW AN EXPIRED PASSPORT AS LONG AS IT WAS ISSUED WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THE SIMPLIFIED PROCESS IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD THEIR PASSPORT LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY, THE SIMPLIF
Another Indo-Canadian Shot Dead In Targeted Shooting In Maple Ridge But Police Say Darr Khunkhun Didn’t Have Criminal Record
__ _ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT POLICE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS LINKED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT AS THE DEAD MAN DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 41-YEAR-OLD DARR KHUNKHUN FROM MAPLE RIDGE. THEY SAID KHUNKHUN DOES
Over 100,000 People Migrate To BC In 2021, Breaking A 60 Year Old Record
__ _BC RECEIVED A RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANTS IN 2021. THE YEAR-END DATA SHOWS THAT B.C.'S NET MIGRATION REACHED 100,797 PEOPLE IN 2021, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ANNUAL TOTAL SINCE 1961. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO EXPAND THE PROVINCE'S WORKFORCE AND ADDRESS LABOUR SHORTAGES. NET MIGRATION IS THE NUMB
NDP’s Deal With Trudeau Liberals Secures Dental Care For Canadians In Federal budget
__ _ THE JAGMEET SINGH LED NDP’S DEAL WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE SECURED DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT. IN THURSDAY'S FEDERAL BUDGET, THE NDP USED THEIR POWER TO FIGHT FOR CANADIANS AND SECURE HISTORIC RESULTS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES IN B.C._
We All Need To Work Together To Eradicate Racism And Hate Motivated Crimes
BY HARINDER MAHIL – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA As I sit down to write this column on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I note that according to the United Nations the theme this year is “VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM”. The aim of the theme is to highligh
GUNNED DOWN: Indian Student Brutally Murdered At Toronto Subway Station
__ _AN INDIAN STUDENT WHO ARRIVED IN CANADA IN JANUARY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN BRUTALLY MURDERED AT A TORONTO SUBWAY STATION KARTIK VASUDEV, A 21-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT SENECA COLLEGE, WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AT 5 PM FRIDAY WHEN HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES OUTSIDE OF THE GLEN ROAD ENTRANCE TO SHERBOURNE STA
NO MORE RESTRICTIONS? BC To Lift Vaccination Card Requirements This Friday
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
FEDERAL BUDGET 2022: Biggest Takeaway Is Two-Year Ban On Foreign Home Buyers
_ ON THURSDAY, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND TABLED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S 2022 BUDGET AND THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY WAS THE TWO-YEAR BAN ON FOREIGN HOME BUYERS AS THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT TRIES TO DEAL WITH RUNAWAY DEBT AND DEFICIT WHICH IS PROJECTED TO BE $14.5 BILL
COVID-19 OVER? BC Shifts To Weekly Reporting Of Pandemic Data
__ _THE PROVINCE IS SHIFTING TO WEEKLY REPORTS OF COVID-19 DATE IN BC FROM THEIR PANDEMIC TIME DAILY REPORTS. THE GOVERNMENT SAID BEGINNING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7, COVID-19 DASHBOARDS AND REPORTS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL WILL BE UPDATED ON WEEKLY BASIS HERE: HTTP:/
NDP Makes Collective Bargaining More Accessible With Single-Step Certification To Join A Union
__ _NDP IS FULFILLING ITS MANDATE TO WORKERS BY BRINGING IN CHANGES THAT MAKE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND WHICH THEY SAY WILL HELP PROTECT WORKERS WHO WANT MORE SAY ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE NEW SINGLE-STEP CERTIFICATION PROCESS WILL ENABLE WORKERS TO JO
NO MORE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS? BC To Lift Vaccination Card Requirements This Friday
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
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__ _ARTIST JAG NAGRA HAS RELEASED AN ILLUSTRATED SERIES ENTITLED LOST VAISAKHI TO COMMEMORATE THE VANCOUVER AND SURREY NAGAR KIRTANS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR DUE TO COVID-19. THE SERIES INCLUDES 10 ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURING SCENES THAT WOULD BE SEEN DURING THE
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And Two Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS LOOKING GOOD AFTER THE WIDER OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE MASK MANDATE. THERE ARE 281 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 42 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Da
Honours For Film Artist
Well known Punjabi film make-up artist Atinder Kaur was honoured for her achievements at the annual Gadhrey Babeyan Da Mela in village Cheema in Punjab.
Indo-Canadian Man Identified By Punjab Police Behind Kabaddi Star Sandeep Ambia’s Killing Is A Former Conservative And Convicted Fraudster
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 300 Cases And Six Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY BUT STILL REMAINED BELOW 300 BUT THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE 276 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 43 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 rose slightly on Wednesday but still remained b
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__ _COVID-19 IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US BUT VACCINATION IS HAVING THE DESIRED EFFECT OF KEEPING HOSPITALIZATIONS DOWN. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED TUESDAY. THERE ARE 273 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 46 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTOR
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__ _BC GOVERNMENT WILL FURTHER HELP TO COOL THE HOT BC HOUSING MARKET WITH BRINGING IN “RETHINK” PERIOD FOR HOME BUYERS BY THIS SUMMER. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPERTY LAW ACT INTRODUCED ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, WILL ENABLE THE CREATION OF A NEW HOMEBUYER PROTECTION PERIOD TO PROTECT PEOPLE BUYING A H
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__ _BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THAT PROVINCE'S PUBLIC AUTO INSURER WILL PROVIDE A ONE-TIME RELIEF REBATE OF $110 TO CUSTOMERS TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF INCREASED GAS PRICES THEY SAID IS CAUSED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIAN FORCES. THIS REBATE WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $395 MI
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__ _FORMER NDP MP JASBIR SANDHU IS MULLING A RUN A FOR SURREY CITY COUNCIL. SANDHU TOLD SURREY NOW-LEADER NEWSPAPER HE’S THINKING “VERY SERIOUSLY” ABOUT RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AFTER HIS TELEPHONE HAS BEEN RINGING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH SUPPORTERS ASKING HIM TO RUN. HE SAID HE HASN
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY WITH OVER 200 ON THURSDAY BUT DEATHS ROSE AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THERE ARE 255 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 52 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained steady with over 200 on Thu
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS SEEKING INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DASH CAMERA FOOTAGE AFTER A SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED IN GUILDFORD OVERNIGHT, LEAVING A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN INJURED WHO FLED THE AREA AND WAS FOUND IN NEWTON BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. ON MARCH 23, AT 9:30 P.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED SEVERA
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__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DEFACED A MEMORIAL TO PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU LAST SUMMER. VPD OFFICERS LOCATED AND ARRESTED YUNIAR KURNIAWAN IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT. KURNIAWAN WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MISCHIEF IN JANUARY, AND HAD BEEN WANTED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
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__ _THE CITY OF SURREY’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK IS SET TO HIT NEARLY 100 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE NETWORK HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY SINCE ITS FIRST HALF DOZEN PORTS WERE INSTALLED IN 2013. AS ADOPTION OF EVS HAS GROWN, SO TOO HAS UTILIZATION OF THE CITY’S NETWORK. IN 2021, SURREY
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 200 AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF BELOW 200 BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS TUESDAY. THERE ARE 254 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 48 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 again rose above 200 after two cons
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__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THURSDAY (MARCH 17) THAT IT'S DROPPING THE PRE-ARRIVAL COVID-19 TEST REQUIREMENT AT AIRPORTS AND LAND BORDER CROSSINGS, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, ACCORDING TO THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE. “WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE DETAILS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TOMO
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Indo-American Doctor Killed By Thieves Who Stole His Mercedes Benz
__ _POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT ENTERED RAKESH PATEL'S CAR WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE IT AND HIT HIM WHILE FLEEING IN THE VEHICLE_ NEW YORK - An Indian-origin doctor has been killed by persons who allegedly stole his Mercedes Benz and hit him with the car, according to Washington police. Police said that t
WHY I RESIGNED: Merritt Councilor Mike Bhangu Clarifies His Stance
__ _MERRITT COUNCILOR MIKE, WHO RESIGNED RECENTLY FROM HIS POSITION, HAS CLARIFIED HIS STANCE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY HE RESIGNED. BHANGU TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HE MEANT BY MY RESIGNATION STATEMENT, SUGGESTING THAT HE NO LONGER HAS CONFIDENCE IN TH
Thief Cuts A Hole In The Ceiling Of A Surrey Grocery Store To Rob The ATM
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A BREAK AND ENTER INTO A GROCERY STORE WHERE A THIEF CLIMBED TO THE ROOF AND CUT A HOLE IN THE CEILING BEFORE CLIMBING DOWN ON A LARGE LADDER TO STEAL A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CASH FROM AN ATM MACHINE. ON FEBRUARY 2, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A GROCERY STO
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECLINE AND HOPEFULLY DEATHS AS WELL. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY. THERE ARE 345 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 50 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continue to decline an
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__ _A MAN POLICE DESCRIBED AS A WELL KNOWN GANGSTER IS DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BUSY GROCERY RETAIL CHAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING THE DEAD MAN AS 34-YEAR-OLD MILAD RAHIMI. NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP RELEASED THE VICTIM’S NAME AND PHOTO SATURDAY AS WELL AS PHOTOS
BOOK REVIEW: Author M.L. Sood Looks At Life After 65 In This Eye-Opening Book
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High Scoring Young Indo-Canadian Hockey Phenom From Surrey Signed By Vancouver Canucks
__ _A YOUNG ICE HOCKEY PHENOM FROM SURREY HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE VANCOUVER CANUCK OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. CANUCKS GENERAL MANAGER PATRIK ALLVIN ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE CLUB HAS SIGNED ARSHDEEP BAINS TO AN ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT. BAINS, 21, HAS APPEARED IN 55 GAMES FOR THE RED DEER REBELS O
BC RESTRICTIONS: No More Masks Required Starting From Friday But Vaccination Cards To Stay Till April
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA IS ENDING IT’S MASK MANDATE WITH MASKS NOT REQUIRED STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BUT INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES CAN STILL ASK FOR THEM IF THEY CHOOSE TO. AS OF FRIDAY, MARCH 11, B.C.'S INDOOR MASK ORDER IS BEING REPEALED ALONG WITH EASED RESTRICTIONS ON LONG
REVOLUTIONARY: AAP Crushes Congress And Destroys Akali With 92 Seat Majority As CM-Elect Bhagwant Mann And Ministers Set To Take Oath On March 16
_BHAGWANT MANN SAYS CHANGE WILL BE VISIBLE IN A MONTH IN PUNJAB!_ __ _THE AAM AADMI PARTY’S “BROOM” (CHARU) SWEPT PUNJAB CLEAN WITH AN ASTOUNDING 92 SEAT MAJORITY ON MARCH 10, CRUSHING PUNJAB CONGRESS AND DECIMATING THE SHIROMANI AKALI DAL, WHO WAS LEFT WITH A MEASLY THREE SEATS WITH ALL O
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases And Four Deaths Reported Thursday
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HISTORIC WIN: The “Broom” Sweeps Punjab Clean As AAP Headed For Landslide Win
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BC RCMP Shut Down Numerous Bogus Online Cryptocurrency Investment Platforms
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
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Research Participants Wanted For South Asian Pregnant Women Study!
__ _BROCK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE UNDERTAKING A STUDY TO UNDERSTAND BODY IMAGE IN SOUTH ASIAN PREGNANT WOMEN _ WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT? * We’re interested in understanding body image experiences in South Asian women who are currently pregnant WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? * Women from the Sout
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__ _SOUTH ASIAN GAY ORGANIZATION SHER VANCOUVER SAID FRIDAY THAT THEY FULLY SUPPORTS JAG NAGRA IN “HER COURAGE TO STAND UP TO MALE PRIVILEGE, PATRIARCHY, AND BLATANT SEXISM” BY HARJINDER THIND OF RED-FM. VETERAN PUNJABI RADIO TALK SHOW HOST THIND CAME UNDER CRITICISM AFTER NAGRA, WHO WAS FEAT
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WOMEN’S ROLES: The Importance Of Indian Women In The Vedic Age
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MAHA SHIVRATRI: Celebrating Lord Shiva
Mythically, over 15,000 years ago, a Being, 9 - feet tall appeared in the upper peaks of the Himalayas. It was a Full Moon Day after the Summer solstice. This Being was Lord Shiva, the Adi-Yogi at Mount Kailash. Kailash is considered the laboratory of human consciousness. Shiva was the fi
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__ _AFTER NO DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, THERE WERE 10 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 400 CASES. THERE ARE 517 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 73 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – After no deaths were reported Tuesday, there were 10 new C
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Indian Student Who Worked At UBC Okanagan As Security Guard Killed By Mentally Unstable Man
__ _INDIAN STUDENT WHO WAS CLOSE TO REALIZING HER CANADIAN DREAM OF BECOMING A PERMANENT RESIDENT WAS KILLED LAST WEEKEND BY A MENTALLY UNSTABLE MAN ALSO APPARENTLY WORKED AT THE UBC OKANAGAN CAMPUS ALONGSIDE THE VICTIM WHO WAS A SECURITY GUARD ON THE CAMPUS HARMANDEEP KAUR WAS FATALLY ASSAULTED
India’s Praggnanandhaa Beats World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH AS 12 MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS ON FRIDAY AND THERE WERE OVER 500 CASES. THERE ARE 599 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 96 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – COVID-19 related deaths continue to remain
Vancouver’s Punjabi Market Collective Looking For New Board Members
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__ _EVEN AS COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATION AND CASES DECREASE, DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH. NINE MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS WHILE NEARLY 600 CASES WERE REPORTED THURSDAY. THERE ARE 612 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 102 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY TO NEARLY 800 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. THERE ARE 653 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 IN B.C., AND 108 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 rose slightly Wednesday to nearly 800 with one new death. As of W
TARGETED KILLINGS: Two Asian Women Found Shot To Death Sunday Morning In Vancouver
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__ _CANADA IS LOOKING TO FOCUS ITS IMMIGRATION PLAN ON LABOUR MARKET SHORTAGES WHICH MEANS IT IS READY TO ACCEPT OVER 1.3 MILLION PERMANENT RESIDENTS BY 2024. IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER RECENTLY TABLED THE 2022‒2024 IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLAN, WHICH CHARTS AN AMBITIOUS BUT RESPONSIBLE PATH F
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Five Deaths And Over 700 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _HOSPITALIZATIONS AND CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE LEADING TO WHAT MANY HOPE WILL BE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC AS RESTRICTIONS FINALLY BEGIN BEING LIFTED. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS AND OVER 700 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Hospitalizations and cases continue to
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__ _SIX OF THE SEVEN INDIAN NATIONALS WERE PLACED UNDER AN ORDER OF SUPERVISION AND ONE WAS RELEASED ON AN ORDER OF RECOGNISANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES. A FAMILY OF FOUR WHO WAS PART OF THE GROUP CROSSING ILLEGALLY FROM CANADA TO THE US WERE FROZEN TO DEATH._ NEW YORK - Seven Indian nationals
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Alberta Businessman Bob Dhillon And Scientist VI Lucky Lakshmanan Honoured With Order Of Canada
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENCES FOLLOWING A 20-MONTH INVESTIGATION. ON DECEMBER 13, 70-YEAR-OLD SANT MANGAT OF SURREY, BC WAS OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH, ONE COUNT OF TELECOMMUNICATE TO LURE A CHILD UNDER 16, AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESS
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__ _STATE CONGRESS CHIEF NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU, WHO LONG SOUGHT ACTION AGAINST MAJITHIA, ANNOUNCED ON TWITTER THAT A CASE HAD BEEN REGISTERED AT THE CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION. SIDHU WROTE: “AN FIR HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN PUNJAB POLICE CRIME BRANCH AGAINST THE MAIN CULPRITS OF DRUG TRADE ON BASIS
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__ _THE PROSECUTORS WHO SECURED THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER ABBOTSFORD HINDU TEMPLE PRESIDENT AND CABBIE DEEPAK SHARMA WANT HIM JAILED 6-8 MONTHS AND TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR THE CRIME WHICH OCCURRED IN 2019._ WEST VANCOUVER – The prosecutors who secured the sexual assault conv
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 223,661 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,171 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 218,001 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITI
British-Punjabi Powerlifter Karenjeet Kaur Bains Wants To Inspire Women To Take Up Strength Sports
__ _KARENJEET KAUR BAINS STARTED HER SPORTING LIFE AS A SPRINTER, BUT WHEN SHE TOOK UP POWERLIFTING AT THE AGE OF 17 -- INITIALLY TO GET FASTER AND MORE EXPLOSIVE FOR ATHLETICS -- HER FOCUS SOON CHANGED. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HER FATHER, A FORMER BODYBUILDER AND POWERLIFTER, SHE QUICKLY DISPLAYED
DOUG PAAJI CHARGED: Surrey Mayor Charged With Public Mischief, Set To Appear In Court January 25
_OPPOSITION COUNCILOR BRENDA LOCKE ASKS MCCALLUM TO DO THE “HONOURABLE THING” AND RESIGN!_ __ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, AKA DOUG PAAJI, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH PUBLIC MISCHIEF AND WITH CHANCES OF GETTING RE-ELECTED NEXT YEAR ALREADY IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY, WILL HE EVEN RUN WITH HIS SAFE SURR
Eight South Asian Men Among Nine Charged In Cross-Provincial Drug Trafficking Network
__ _CHARGED ARE AMANDEEP SAGGU, 31, OF CALGARY, RAVNEET GILL, 25, OF CALGARY, PRABHJYOT BHATTI, 22, OF CALGARY, JARMANJIT DATEWAS, 23, OF CALGARY, JASKARAN SIDHU, 22, OF CALGARY, JASMAN DHALIWAL, 19, OF CALGARY, STEVEN WHYTE WHYTE 27, OF CALGARY, SAFWAN RIA, 22, OF CALGARY, AND IRKHAM FAROFF, 23,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
_THERE WERE NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AND OVER 300 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY AS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,576 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE PROVISIONAL DUE TO A DELAYED DATA REFRES
Surrey Makes It Into One Of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures
__ _ “THIS AWARD IS A TRIBUTE TO THE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS AT THE CITY OF SURREY WHO MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. CULTURE IS DRIVEN BY THE POSITIVE ACTIONS OF OUR PROUD WORKERS. THE TENACITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESILIENCE THEY HAVE SHOWN, ESPECIALLY DURING CHALLENGING TIMES HAS BEEN TRULY IM
DESI GRINCH: Indo-American CEO Fires 900 People On Zoom Call, Accused 100s Of Stealing For Doing Little Work
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN CEO OF BETTER.COM, A DIGITAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, FIRED MORE THAN 900 PEOPLE ON A ZOOM CALL LAST WEEK, ACCUSING HUNDREDS OF STEALING FOR ONLY WORKING HOURS A DAY. "YOU GUYS KNOW THAT AT LEAST 250 OF THE PEOPLE TERMINATED WERE WORKING AN AVERAGE OF 2 HOURS A DAY WHILE CLOCKING IN
Conspiracy Theories Flood Social Media As India’s Defence Chief General Bipin Rawat Dies In Another Tragic Helicopter Crash
__ _CONSPIRACY THEORIES AS WHETHER THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED CHIEF OF DEFENCE GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT WAS AN ACCIDENT OF A CONSPIRACY FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY AS INDIA SAW ANOTHER TRAGIC CRASH THAT KILLED A HIGH PROFILE ARMY MAN. RAWAT DIED AFTER THE AIR FORCE HELICOPTER CARRYING HIM AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 300 Cases Reported Tuesday With One Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON TUESDAY WITH JUST OVER 300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 326 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 220,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,814 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,577 PEOPLE WHO TES
BC Expands Financial Assistance For People Affected By Flooding
__ _BC HAS EXPANDED DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DFA) ELIGIBILITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FROM NOV. 14 TO DEC. 2, 2021, AND NOW INCLUDES BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN THE NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST AREAS OF THE PROVINCE AND ON VANCOUVER ISLAND._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
SUPERFAN: Newly-Outed Gay Actor Kal Penn To Portray Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia In Bio-Pic
__ _INDO-AMERICAN ACTOR KAL PENN, WHO RECENTLY CAME OUT GAY IN LATER AGE, WILL PLAY TORONTO RAPTORS’ SUPERFAN – THE TURBANED SINGH NAV BHATIA IN A BIO-PIC, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES THURSDAY. "SUPERFAN IS GOING HOLLYWOOD," BHATIA SAID ON TWITTER. "EXCITED TO HAVE KAL PENN SAY YES TO PLA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Five Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED RELATIVELY LOW WITH OVER 300 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 368 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,180 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,020 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
Newly-Appointed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Joins Growing List Of Indian Origin Tech Titans
__ _TWITTER'S OUTGOING CEO JACK DORSEY ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT 37-YEAR OLD PARAG AGRAWAL, AN IIT MUMBAI AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS, WILL BE THE COMPANY'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER 16 YEARS AT THE COMPANY THAT HE CO-FOUNDED AND HELMED. A REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES SAID A
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__ _MISSION COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR IS ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT ROSS AT 6PM ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN VANCOUVER, WHERE A CHRISTMAS THEMED FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF ROSS IS BEING HELD. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $60 AT WWW.ELLISROSSCAMPAIGN.COM/CHRISTMAS OR BY REACHING OUT T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW, HOVERING NEAR THE MID 300 RANGE ON TUESDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 358 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,426 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,889 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
WHERE IS SURREY'S 2022 BUDGET? Councillor Annis Says Why Is The Budget Being Pushed To May
__ _NEW BUDGET YEAR STARTS JAN. 1, BUT COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY HAVE SEEN NOTHING YET, SAID COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. ANNIS SAID MONDAY THAT THE STATEMENT FROM SURREY CITY HALL THAT THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET ISN'T DUE UNTIL MID-MAY IS A "SLOPPY TECHNICALITY" THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF GOOD FISCAL
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Two Injured, One Critical After Three Shootings In Surrey
__ _ SURREY RCMP SAID MONDAY THREE SEPARATE SHOOTINGS THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE A MOTIVE, ALL THREE SHOOTINGS APPEAR TO BE TARGETED, AND INVESTIGATORS ARE EXPLORING LINKS TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND THE DRUG TRADE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SUR
Men Using Escort Services In Surrey Are Being Robbed
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THEY HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A FEW INSTANCES OF MEN HIRING AN ESCORT, MEETING AT A PREARRANGED LOCATION FOR A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER AND THEN BEING ROBBED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BUT HAVE NOT COME FORWARD TO POLICE. SURREY RCMP ARE ENCOURAGING ANY ADDITIONAL
NDP Moving Ahead With New Surrey Hospital With Call For Procurement
_NDP GOVERNMENT’S PROMISED NEW SURREY HOSPITAL AND CANCER CENTRE IS CLOSER TO REALITY WITH THE ISSUING OF THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ). "OUR GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING ON ITS COMMITMENT OF A NEW HOSPITAL FOR PEOPLE IN SURREY AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH PROCUREMENT NOW UNDERWAY," SAID A
BC Cap On Surrey Police Recruitment Has Many Seeing Ballooning Costs With Mayor McCallum’s Pet Project
__ _SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS THE CAP IS NO SURPRISE, BUT IT’S NOT GOOD NEWS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN SURREY WHICH IS GETTING MURKY AND CONFUSING. ANNIS SAID THE CAP ON RECRUITMENT IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF WHY SURREY RESIDENTS DESERVE THE FINAL SAY ON POLICING IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH RE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Above 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW AS THERE WERE JUST OVER 300 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,012 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,047 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 210,478 PEO
Indo-Canadian Doctor-Turned Stock Promoter Charged In US With $1 Billion Fraud Scheme Has November 30 To Respond
__ _AVTAR SINGH DHILLON, A SURREY-BASED PHYSICIAN WHO NOW RESIDES IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA IN A $12 MILLION, 9,300-SQUARE-FOOT, YACHT-LINED WATERFRONT HOME— ONCE ADVERTISED AS ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST EXPENSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, WAS ARRESTED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION
Fruitucana’s Tony Singh And Staff Raise More Than Half Million Dollars For PICS Telethon
__ _FRUITICANA’S TONY SINGH AND HIS STAFF RAISED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR PICS SOCIETY’S GURPURAB DAY RADIOTHON & TV-TELETHON THAT RAISED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE PROJECT. PICS HAS BEEN RAISING FUNDING FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE, A 125-
BC Government Warning North Coast To Get Ready For Heavy Rain And Strong Winds Saturday Through Tuesday
__ _THE PROVINCE IS URGING PEOPLE ON B.C.'S NORTH COAST TO PREPARE AND BE DILIGENT AS ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA HAS ISSUED WEATHER ALERTS FOR HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY, NOV. 20 AND LAST UNTIL TUESDAY, NOV. 23. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMA
GURPURAB GIFT: Modi Feeling The Bite Of Farmers Does The Right Thing By Withdrawing All Three Anti-Farmer Reform Bills
__ _INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FOUND THE GENEROSITY OF THE SPIRIT OF GURU NANAK’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TO FINALLY DO THE RIGHT THING AND WITHDRAW THE ANTI-FARMER REFORM BILLS WHICH HAS CREATED A MODERN REVOLUTION IN INDIA WITH FARMERS LAYING DOWN IN THEIR LIVES IN ALL OUT FIGHT AGAINST TH
Federal Government To Remove Expensive COVID-19 Tests For Day Trippers And Short Term Visitors Abroad
__ _FULLY VACCINATED CANADIANS TAKING SHORT TRIPS ABROAD WILL SOON NO LONGER NEED PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19 MOLECULAR TEST TO RETURN HOME, SAY SOURCES. GOVERNMENT SOURCES SAID THEY ARE ONLY DROPPING THE TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIANS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS FOR TRIPS LASTING LESS THAN 72 HO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday While Cases Decline
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY TO OVER 300 BUT THERE WAS A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS TO SEVEN FROM ONE TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,682 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,380 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19
Is India’s Aggressive Push Against Canadian Sikhs Behind Ranjit Singh Khalsa’s Deportation Battle Even Though He’s Been In Canada 32 Years
__ _WHY IS CANADA TRYING TO DEPORT A FORMER INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN IN CANADA FOR 32 YEARS AND WAS GIVEN PERMANENT RESIDENCY DECADES AGO? COULD THE REASON BEHIND BE INDIA’S BULLYING OF CANADIAN POLITICIANS AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO GO AFTER OUTSPOKEN AND FORMER
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO DECLINE AND LET’S HOPE DEATHS STOP AS OVER 300 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH WAS REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 338 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,358 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,568 ACTIVE CASES OF
MISSING: Police Searching For Bhavneet Singh Of Surrey
__ _BHAVNEET SINGH WAS REPORTED MISSING ON REMEMBRANCE DAY, NOVEMBER 11. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON NOVEMBER 09 AT 7:00 A.M., IN THE 7300-BLOCK OF 146A STREET IN SURREY. IT IS OUT OF CHARACTER FOR SINGH TO NOT CONTACT FAMILY FOR THIS LONG. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR HIS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING._
Anti-Surrey Police Initiative Organizers Claim Referendum Victory With Over 42,000 Signatures But SPS Say They Didn’t Get 10 Percent Province-wide
__ _SURREY POLICE VOTE CITIZENS INITIATIVE REFERENDUM GROUP CLAIMED VICTORY, SAYING SURREY VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR. AND THEY ARE CALLING ON THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO HOLD A DEMOCRATIC REFERENDUM ON POLICING IN SURREY AFTER THEIR CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE COLLECTED 42,942 SIGNATURES F
Indo-American Victim Of The Astroworld Concert Tragedy Dies With The Dead Totaling 9
__ _BHARTI SHAHANI, THE 22-YEAR-OLD TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SENIOR WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER THE ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL, HAS DIED, BECOMING THE NINTH CONCERTGOER TO LOSE HIS OR HER LIFE FROM THE TRAVIS SCOTT SHOW SIX DAYS AGO. THE ATTORNEY OF SHAHANI'S FAMILY ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY THAT SHE SUCCUM
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 New Deaths And Over 500 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A RAPID PACE WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES AND OVER 500 CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 555 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 210,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,321 ACTIVE C
Dr. Kala Singh Addresses Parliament Of World Religions
SURREY - 8th Parliament of World Religions (PoWR) this year was held virtually from October 16 to 18. The theme of the conference was “Opening Our Hearts to the World: Compassion in Action''. Thousands of participants from various religions took part. It was a novel experience for me participat
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 500 Cases And Five New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH AS EXACTLY 500 WERE REPORTED TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,301 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 203,375 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 426 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 124
NARINDER SINGH KAPANY: Father Of Fibre Optics’s Autography Explores A Remarkable Life
_BOOK TITLE: THE MAN WHO BENT LIGHT: FATHER OF FIBRE OPTICS BY NARINDER SINGH KAPANY_ BY ROOPINDER SINGH “After a hundred, you stop counting,” said Dr Narinder Singh Kapany when I asked him, at the beginning of this millennium, how many patents he had. He coined the term ‘fibre optics’,
Sikhs For Justice Gets Go Ahead From Canadian Court To Continue Defamation Case Against “Sikh-Hater” Milewski
_THE ACTIVIST SIKHS FOR JUSTICE (SFJ) GROUP WON A MAJOR VICTORY AGAINST FORMER CBC REPORTER TERRY MILEWSKI AS A CANADIAN COURT GAVE THE GO-GO AHEAD TO THE GROUP TO CONTINUE THEIR DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST THE TAINTED JOURNALIST WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A “SIKH-HATER” BY HIS CRITICS,_ TORONTO
BC Preparing For Province-wide Booster Dose In January As Next Step In COVID-19 Immunization Plan
__ _MORE PEOPLE IN B.C. WILL START TO RECEIVE INVITATIONS FOR A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES ITS COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION PLAN, PRIORITIZING B.C.'S ELDERLY AND MOST AT-RISK THROUGH TO THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY. THE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS 12+ BEGINNING IN JANUARY
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Eight New Deaths And Nearly 600 Cases Reported On Thursday
__ _COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT DESPITE VACCINE RATES REACHING NEAR THE 90 PERCENT RANGE. THURSDAY SAW EIGHT NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 596 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,716 CASES IN THE PROVINCE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 400 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS FROM COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY PERIOD WITH OVER 400 CASES REPORTED. B.C. IS REPORTING 430 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,120 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,373 ACTIVE CASES OF
University of British Columbia acquires $70M in land near Surrey Memorial Hospital
_UBC MAKING INROADS TO SURREY WITH ACQUISITION OF HUGE PARCEL OF LAND WORTH $70 MILLION_ __ _THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS MAKING A BIG MOVE TO EXPAND IN SURREY, WITH THE PURCHASE OF 3 ACRES OF LAND NEAR SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, VALUED AT $70-MILLION, THE CITY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 400 Cases And Five Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _THE NUMBER OF DAILY DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE HIGH AS FIVE MORE WERE REPORTED ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH OVER 400 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 406 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,690 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,694 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
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__ _MORE AND MORE INDIANS ARE BECOMING CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WITH CANADA AND AUSTRALIA LEADING THE WAY. INDIANS TOPPED THE LIST OF NATURALISED CITIZENS OF THE ORGANISATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) COUNTRIES IN 2019, FOLLOWING A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIANS G
Hotel Workers File Human Rights Complaint Against The Pan Pacific Hotel Citing Discrimination
__ _ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, WOMEN WERE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY PAN PACIFIC HOTEL’S ACTIONS. THE UNION SAYS THAT THE LUXURY DOWNTOWN HOTEL LOCATED AT CANADA PLACE FIRED AROUND 100 LONG-TERM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN FIRED SINCE JUNE 2020, 94% ARE WOMEN
Federal Proof Of Vaccination For International Travel Now Available
__ _STARTING SATURDAY, OCT. 30 THIS PROOF OF VACCINATION WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN TRAVELLING IN CANADA BY AIR, RAIL OR CRUISE SHIP. THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS SAID THE FEDERAL PROOF OF VACCINATION CAN ALSO BE USED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. BEFORE LEAVING, ALL TRAVELLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE
India Arrests Muslims For Cheering Pakistan Cricket Team’s ICC T20 World Cup Win
NEW DELHI - Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh arrested three Kashmiri students for allegedly celebrating Pakistan's win over India in Sunday's T20 World Cup cricket game. Police said they shouted "anti-India and pro-Pakistan" slogans during the match and were charged with "pro
South Asian Mother-Daughter Make History After Being Recognized As Two Of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
__ _FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANADIAN HISTORY, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM HAS WON THEIR RESPECTIVE WXN CATEGORIES. SURREY-BASED AZRA HUSSAIN AND HEBAH HUSSAINA WERE PRESENTED WITH THE KPMG C-SUITE EXECUTIVES AND THE RBC FUTURE LAUNCH FUTURE LEADERS AWARDS RESPECTIVELY. THE TOP 100 AWARDS SPAN THE PR
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ARE BEGINNING TO PILE UP AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY WITH OVER 700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 758 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 204,330 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,961 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
Premier Horgan Gets Health Scare, Surgery Scheduled For Friday
__ _"AFTER NOTICING A LUMP IN MY NECK, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO GET A NUMBER OF TESTS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THOSE TESTS HAVE REVEALED A GROWTH IN MY THROAT THAT REQUIRES SURGERY TOMORROW. ANY FURTHER TREATMENT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE SURGERY,” BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REVEALED THURSDAY. "W
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 600 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 WENT ABOVE 600 AGAIN WEDNESDAY WHICH SAW SIX NEW DEATHS AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THE DEADLY VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 609 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 203,582 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,748 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
Record-Low Supply Keeps Housing Market Conditions Tight In September
__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 9,164 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER 2021, A DECREASE OF 19.9 PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2020. THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $913,471, A 14 PER CENT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees More Than 1600 Cases And 20 New Deaths
_AS VACCINE RATES REACH 90 PERCENT OF BOTH DOSES, IT’S GETTING SAFER TO LIVE WITH COVID-19 BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THE CASES TO DISAPPEAR AS THEY CONTINUE TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 PLUS LEVEL WITH MORE THAN 1600 REPORTED FOR THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WITH 20 NEW DEATH
Demand For Fraser Valley Real-Estate Remains Robust While Sales Soften
__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 1,866 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER, A DECREASE OF 10.6 PER CENT COMPARED TO AUGUST AND A 16.4 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. LARRY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, SAID, “WHILE WE’VE SEEN A SOLID
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__ _A NEW STUDY FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THAT TWO-IN-FIVE CANADIANS (41%) SAY NOW IS THE TIME FOR SUCH PROGRAMS TO COME TO AN END – INCLUDING ALMOST THREE-IN-TEN (29%) WHO RECEIVED BENEFITS THEMSELVES. NINE-IN-TEN IDENTIFY RISING COST OF LIVING AS A GREATER CONCERN THAN JO
Elite powerlifter Sumeet Sharma Adds To His Triumphs With Another Gold At North American Powerlifting Championships
__ _TOP INDO-CANADIAN POWERLIFTER SUMEET SHARMA ADDED TO HIS MEDAL HAUL BY TAKING GOLD AT THE NORTH AMERICAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COSTA RICA LAST WEEKEND. SHARMA, WHO WAS ONLY ONE OF THREE LIFTERS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CANADA, TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FROM COSTA RICA THAT HE’S EXCITED TO HAVE
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS WITH FRASER HEALTH CONTINUING TO BE A PROBLEM AREA WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 560 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 198,838 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE A
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__ _FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER IN THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT AMARJEET SOHI WAS ELECTED EDMONTON’S NEXT MAYOR, MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOUR AND FIRST INDO-CANADIAN TO BE ELECTED AS EDMONTON’S MAYOR. SOHI SAID EVERY PUBLIC INSTITUTION SHOULD REFLECT THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES AND C
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__ _CALGARY HAS MADE HISTORY BY ELECTING NOT ONLY THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR BUT SUCCESSIVELY ELECTING IT’S SECOND SOUTH ASIAN MAYOR IN JYOTI GONDEK. SHE SERVED ONE TERM AS THE WARD 3 COUNCILLOR BEFORE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. PRIOR TO HER TIME ON CITY COUNCIL, GONDEK VOLUNTEERED WITH THE NORTHERN HILLS
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__ _NEW LISTINGS IN SEPTEMBER WERE 1.2 PER CENT BELOW THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THAT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE REBGV SAYS SALES LAST MONTH WERE MORE THAN 20 PER CENT ABOVE THE DECADE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER._ VANCOUVER – House prices have gone up across the Lower Mainland region again, and demand contin
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__ _JASKIRAT SIDHU, AKA "THE HUMBOLDT DRIVER," SAID IN HIS FIRST NATIONAL TELEVISION INTERVIEW THAT HE’S SORRY FOR THE PAIN HIS ACTIONS CAUSED IN THE MASSIVE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED 13 YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS WHILE INJURING 16. "I AM SO SORRY FOR THE PAIN I HAVE CAUSED BECAUSE IT WAS MY MISTAKE. AND
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__ _IT’S BEEN A DEADLY WEEK OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS THERE WERE NINE WERE REPORTED ON THURSDAY WITH CASES OVER 500. BC IS REPORTING 580 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,766 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,348 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
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__ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM ASSURED PICS SOCIETY THAT HE WILL ASK THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY PLANNERS TO FAST-TRACK THE BP AND DP APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT THE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECT IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND OUR SENIORS CAN AVAIL THE SERVICES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY- Mayor Doug M
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__ _MAJORITY OF THE CASES CONTINUE TO COME FROM UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AS MORE THAN 600 WERE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 624 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 191,748 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,929 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 I
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__ _A DAY AFTER A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE REVEALED THAT OZY MEDIA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAMIR RAO IMPERSONATED A YOUTUBE EXECUTIVE ON A CALL WITH POTENTIAL GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTORS, THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE EXEC WILL TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE. WITHIN DAYS, THE MEDIA COMPANY HAS SHUT DOWN
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__ _VANCOUVER’S TOP BARTENDER SABRINE DHALIWAL KNOWS SHE’S HIT GOLD WITH A NEW CREATION, THAT’S USUALLY EASY TO TELL FROM THE REACTION OF THE PERSON ON THE BARSTOOL. EVEN MORE GRATIFYING IS THE FEEDBACK SHE RECEIVED FROM HER PEERS. “THERE’S NOT ONE TELLTALE SIGN WHEN YOU’VE MADE SOMET
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__ _THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK DEADLY HAVOC AS FRIDAY SAW A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS CASES REMAINED ABOVE 700. B.C. IS REPORTING 714 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 187,694 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,317 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 178,980 PEOP
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__ _ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT THE OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL, WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN ATTENDANCE, MAYOR JONATHAN X. COTE READ THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER’S OFFICIAL APOLOGY TO THE COMMUNITY, FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO WERE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY ACTIONS AND
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__ _FRASER HEALTH REGION HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER AS TOP SPOT FOR COVID-19 CASES WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 525 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 180,178 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 5,282 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 172,62
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__ _KEVINDEEP SINGH BRATCH, KNOWN AS KEVIN BRATCH, OF BRATCH REALTY LTD., WAS ORDERED TO PAY A $45,000 PENALTY WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER AND AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 IN ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER. ON NOV. 14, 2017, THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF B.
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__ _THE EVENT WAS MEANT TO HONOUR CHANTEL MOORE, A VANCOUVER ISLAND WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED BY NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE LAST YEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE BLANKETING CEREMONY A WOMAN CAME UP BEHIND DEL MANAK AND POURED SOME SORT OF LIQUID ON HIM. FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT._ VICTOR
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__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH MORE THAN 750 AND A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO REMAIN DEADLY. B.C. IS REPORTING 768 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 19 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 177,954 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6,031 ACTIVE CASES OF
SARAGARHI MONUMENT: Historic New British Memorial To Sikh Soldiers Officially Unveiled
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Liberal candidate Raj Saini Forced Out Of Federal Election After Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Surface
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 671 Cases Reported Friday With Three New Deaths
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__ _PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS SOLD AT LEAST 41 PROPERTIES SINCE 2005 AND MADE NEARLY $5 MILLION. AS PRICES RAPIDLY INCREASED IN SIX YEARS UNDER TRUDEAU, THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE HAS SOLD 17 HOMES AND MADE $3.7 MILLION. NDP CANDIDATES ANJALI APPADURAI AND PETER JUL
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 801 Cases Reported Thursday With Six New Deaths
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 650 Cases Reported Tuesday With Two Deaths
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__ _CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE MICHAEL BARRETT SAID BAKSHISH SIDHU IS WANTED BY THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) FOR CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONEY. SIDHU ALLEGEDLY LAUNDERED MONEY FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKERS, INCLUDING THE NOTORIOUS SINALOA CARTEL IN MEXICO THAT WAS RUN BY EL CHAP
Three South Asian Men From Brampton Charged With Human Sex Trafficking While Police Search For Fourth Suspect
__ _AMRITPAL SINGH, HARKUWAR SINGH AND SUKHMANPREET SINGH HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE FACING EIGHT CHARGES, INCLUDING PROCURING PERSONS UNDER 18-YEARS, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
Trudeau Could Be Back With Another Minority As Liberal Lead Fizzles, Says New Poll
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NDP Says Liberal Candidate Taleeb Noormohamed Broke Trudeau’s Own Home Flipping Rules
__ _LIBERAL CANDIDATE TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS MADE $600,000 FLIPPING VANCOUVER CONDOS SINCE 2017. JAGMEET SINGH SAYS: “FOR SIX YEARS, JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS LET SPECULATORS AND HOME FLIPPERS OFF THE HOOK WHILE PRICES SKYROCKETED FOR REGULAR PEOPLE. HE SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS
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__ _ON AUGUST 12, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A CALL THAT A MAN HAD BEEN SHOT INSIDE A RESIDENCE IN THE 9100-BLOCK OF 148 STREET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SUSPECTS WERE SEEN LEAVING IN A VEHICLE. SURREY RCMP OFFICERS CONVERGED IN THE AREA AND THE SUSPECT VEHICLE RAMMED A POLICE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY SPREAD INCREASING IN THE INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH REGIONS. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 553 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 157,567 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CU
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__ _NATASHA PERI HAS BEEN HONOURED FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE ON THE SAT, ACT TAKEN AS PART OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTRE FOR TALENTED YOUTH TALENT SEARCH_ WASHINGTON - An Indo-American girl has been declared one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university. Natasha Peri, 11
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__ _ARIA BANQUET HALL AND CONVENTION CENTRE, LOCATED AT 2350 PATTULLO PLACE HAD POSSIBLE EXPOSURE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 12 AM ON JULY 31. SURREY GOLF CLUB, LOCATED AT 7700 168 STREET HAD POSSIBLE EXPOSURE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM ON JULY 30. GURU NANAK SIKH TEMPLE, LOCATED AT 7050 120 STREET HAD POSSIBLE EX
Sajjan Announces Government Support For New Recreation Centre For seniors In South Vancouver
__ _DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR A NEW SENIORS CENTRE TO MEET THE NEIGHBOURHOOD’S GROWING NEEDS FOR A FACILITY DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS IN SOUTH VANCOUVER ON BEHALF OF CATHERINE MCKENNA, MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIE
Canadians Headed To Polls On September 20 As Trudeau Seeks Majority Government
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID CANADIANS HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE: “KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND BUILD A BETTER CANADA FOR EVERYONE, OR LET ERIN O’TOOLE TAKE US BACKWARD WITH CUTS TO SERVICES THAT PEOPLE RELY ON TO GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.” BUT NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH CALLED THE ELECTION WA
Olympic Glory For Golden Coach!
Olympic soccer Gold Medal winning Canadian team coaching member Jasmine Mander of North Delta arrived home from Tokyo and was greeted by proud papa Didar Singh Mander and North Delta MLA Ravi Kahlon. Soccer prodigy Mander was on the coaching staff of the Canadian Women’s soccer team that won th
Fraser Valley Home Sales Soften In July While Supply At Lowest Level In Forty Years
__ _MARKET ACTIVITY IN THE FRASER VALLEY – BOTH SALES AND NEW LISTINGS – SOFTENED IN JULY, HOWEVER BUYERS CONTINUED TO SIGNIFICANTLY OUTNUMBER SELLERS RESULTING IN INVENTORY REACHING THE LOWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 1981. THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,006 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTI
Remaining Brother Of The Kang Gang Receives 14 Year Jail For Drug Trafficking
_ _ _SAMEET KANG, WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO DRUG-TRAFFICKING OFFENCES THAT TOOK PLACE WHILE HE WAS ALREADY IN CUSTODY, LEARNED THE PENALTY MAY 19 IN B.C. SUPREME COURT IN VANCOUVER, ACCORDING TO ORAL REASONS FOR SENTENCE POSTED ONLINE FRIDAY (JULY 23)._ SURREY – The brother of dead Indo-Canadian g
House Prices Up More Than 22 Percent As Market Cools
__ _THE SLOW DOWN IN THE REAL-ESTATE MARKET HASN’T COOLED DOWN PRICES, WHICH SAW A 22 PER CENT JUMP TO $910,445 LAST MONTH, COMPARED TO THE $745,194 RECORDED IN JUNE 2020._ VANCOUVER – While the BC real estate market is starting to cool but prices are still up above 20 percent from last year
INSPECTOR KASSAM: South Asian Cop Introduced As North Vancouver RCMP’s Newest Operations Officer
__ _INSPECTOR KASSAM HAS A VARIED AND DIVERSE BACKGROUND, HAVING SERVED IN NUMEROUS POSTINGS IN THE RCMP. FOR INSPECTOR KASSAM, HOWEVER, HIS ADDITION TO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE DETACHMENT REPRESENTS A HOMECOMING; NORTH VANCOUVER WAS WHERE HE GOT HIS START IN THE FORCE. "I WAS SWORN IN AS A MEM
Poll Says Canadians Divided On Immigration Target Levels As Canada Readies For Post-Pandemic Rush
__ _AS OTTAWA PREPARES TO RAMP UP IMMIGRATION POST PANDEMIC, CANADIANS ARE DIVIDED OVER TARGET LEVELS. NEW DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FINDS CANADIANS DIVIDED ALONG AGE, GENDER, AND POLITICAL LINES ABOUT WHETHER THAT NUMBER
RCMP Consider Charges After Surrey Couple Apologizes For Racist And Insensitive Remarks At Aspen Park
_A SURREY-NEWTON COUPLE ACCUSED OF SHOUTING RACIST COMMENTS AT A GROUP OF PUNJABI-CANADIAN SENIORS AND CHILDREN IN ASPEN PARK HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING BY OFFERING AN APOLOGY. THE COUPLE’S OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO WEDNESDAY AT THE PARK IN THE NEWTON NEIGHBOURHOOD. “WE’RE IN C
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__ _THE BC INTERIOR REMAINED A HOT BED OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH HAD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CASES THAN BOTH COASTAL AND FRASER HEALTH, WHICH ARE MUCH MORE DENSELY POPULATED. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 742 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES
Businessman Ajay Dilawri Among 16 British Columbians Appointed To Order Of BC
SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ELITE INCLUDING RATANA STEPHENS AND HUBBY ARRAN JOIN COVID-19 HERO DR. BONNIE HENRY AMONG OTHER LUMINARIES BEING HONOURED WITH BC'S HIGHEST HONOUR! __ _SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR AJAY DILAWARI OF THE AUTOMOTIVE GIANT DILAWRI GROUP AND HUSBAND-WIFE ARRAN AND RATANA STE
Judge Orders New Trial For Indo-Canadian Charged With Unlawful Confinement, Extortion And Other Offences
__ _JIM SINGH KANDA WAS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT, ASSAULT AND NUMEROUS FIREARMS OFFENCES ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON OCT. 1, 2016 BUT A JUDGE IN THE CASE HAD STAYED THE CHARGES BECAUSE OF “UNREASONABLE” DELAY. THE TRIAL JUDGE DIRECTED A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON ACCOUNT OF
Two Sikh Priests From India Jailed For Rape Of Glasgow Prostitute
__ _GURNAM SINGH WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS AND SUKHDEV SINGH TO FIVE. BOTH WILL BE PLACED ON THE SEX OFFENDERS REGISTER INDEFINITELY. THEY WILL ALSO BE DEPORTED TO INDIA AT THE END OF THEIR PRISON TERMS. SINGHS, BOTH MARRIED AND WITH THREE CHILDREN EACH STILL LIVING IN INDIA, HAD BEEN IN SCOTL
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Indo-Canadian Lottery Retailer Scoops Up BC’s Second Largest Seller’s Prize Ever For Selling $35 Million Winning Lotto Max Ticket
__ _SANJEEV AGGERWAL, WHO HAS BEEN SELLING LOTTERY PRODUCTS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AT HIS FAMILY-RUN KAMLOOPS BUSINESS, MCGOO’S SMOKES N STUFF, RECEIVED $35,000 FROM BCLC AS PART OF ITS SELLER’S PRIZE PROGRAM. DESIGNED TO ENGAGE RETAILERS IN THE EXCITEMENT OF LOTTERY WINNERS, THE PROGRAM AWAR
Sikh Motorcycle Club Rides To Support Diabetes Canada
__ _TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN, THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF CANADA IS HOSTING A MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN VARIOUS CITIES AND LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA ON JULY 31. THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STARTED THEIR RIDE AT 9:30 AM FROM GUR SIKH TEMPLE 33089 S
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 150 Cases Reported Tuesday As Daily Cases Trend Upward
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO STEADILY RISE WITH 150 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,259 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 783 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,700 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Big Trouble Spot As Cases Shoot Above 200
__ _THE BC INTERIOR IS A BIG COVID-19 TROUBLE SPOT AS CASES SHOOT PAST 200 ON THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 204 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,648 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 1,055 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,810 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. NOTE
NDP Urging The Liberals To Reverse The $800 CRB Cut For Millions Of Struggling Canadians
__ _“ALTHOUGH WE ARE HOPEFULLY NEARING THE END OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT OVER IT YET. BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY AND PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE STILL UNDER RESTRICTIONS, MAKING IT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO WORK IN SOME INDUSTRIES,” NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Below 100 For The Weekend But Remain On High Side
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 AVERAGED BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT WERE ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH TWO DAYS OF 94 CASES. OVERALL THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SIDE WITH MOST OF THE NEW CASES AMONG THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 267 NEW CASES OF C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 100 For First Time In Weeks
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 100 FRIDAY AFTER WEEKS OF CONTINUED DECREASES. THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 112 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,842 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 603 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVI
Canadian Sikh Organizations Renew Calls For Special Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
__ _IN 2015, MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR TOOK ON THE CAUSE OF HELPING SIKH AND HINDU MINORITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. SINCE HIS PASSING THE MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR FOUNDATION HAS WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING 60 REFUGEES TO CANADA WITH 120 REMAINING IN THE QUEUE TO ARRIVE
Recent PR Residency Applicant Can Now Get Open Work Permit While Waiting For Decision
__ _ THE PATHWAY TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE WAS OPENED TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM A CANADIAN INSTITUTION, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE IN OTHER DESIGNATED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS ON MAY 6, 2021. TO QUALIFY FOR THE PATHWAY, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE LEGALLY WORKING IN CANADA AT THE TIME OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain 70 Plus For Second Straight Day
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 70 FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, SHOWING A SLIGHT UPTICK IN DAILY CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 78 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,641 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 729 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,142 PEOPLE WHO TESTED PO
Housing Market Getting Back To Normal After Super Hot Market In Early 2021
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $910,445, A 22.2 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $745,194 RECORDED IN JUNE 2020. TOTAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS $10.1 BILLION, A 64.6 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. “AS EXPECTED, HOUSING MARKET ACTIVITY IS CALMING TO START THE SECOND HALF OF 2021,” SAID
Surrey Board Of Trade Accuses Mayor McCallum And His Safe Surrey Of Bullying On Skytrain Criticism
__ _“WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED BY TODAY’S SAFE SURREY COALITION SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT DEPICTED THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE AND ITS CEO AS BEING WRONG TO HAVE QUESTIONED THE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) VERSUS SKYTRAIN IN 2018. SPECIFICALLY, THAT THE PROMISED
Canada To Accept Record Number Of Applications For The 2021 Parents And Grandparents Program
_ _ _MARCO E. L. MENDICINO, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IRCC) WILL INVITE A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO APPLY UNDER THE 2021 INTAKE OF THE PROGRAM. IRCC WILL ACCEPT UP TO 30,000 ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS, GIV
Former BC Liberal MLA Dave Hayer Gets Conservative Nod To Run Against Liberal MP Ken Hardie In Fleetwood—Port Kells
__ _ THE CONSERVATIVE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED FORMER BC LIBERAL MLA DAVE HAYER AS THEIR CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST INCUMBENT FLEETWOOD—PORT KELLS MP KEN HARDIE IN THE SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED FEDERAL ELECTION. HAYER IS A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND REPRESENTED THE PROVINCIAL RIDING AS THE MEMBER
TOUR DE CURE: Support Narasimhareddy Metta For Ride To Cure Cancer
THIS AUGUST NARASIMHAREDDY METTA, WHO RUNS THE LITTLE DONKEY RESTAURANT IN FORT LANGLEY, WILL BE EMBARKING ON A CYCLING CHALLENGE. HE AND HIS PEDAL BEYOND TEAM HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOUR DE CURE PRESENTED BY WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS TO HELP THE BC CANCER FOUNDATION BREAK DOWN CANC
Jaspreet Sandhu Of Abbotsford Wins $1 Million Maxmillions Prize
__ _JASPREET SANDHU IS STILL TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIS FEELINGS AFTER WINNING A $1-MILLION MAXMILLIONS PRIZE DURING THE JUNE 15, 2021 LOTTO MAX DRAW. THE ABBOTSFORD RESIDENT, WHO PURCHASED HIS TICKET AT THE REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE IN CHILLIWACK, SCANNED HIS TICKET RECENTLY AND DIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 45 New Cases Reported Friday With No New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH A LOW CASE OF COVID-19 AS THE RESTART IS HOLDING UP WELL IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY. B.C. IS REPORTING 45 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,331 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 652 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,908 PEOPLE WHO T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 54 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW BUT THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES BEING IN COASTAL HEALTH. B.C. IS REPORTING 54 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,282 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 650 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 41 Cases Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths Over Last Seven Days
__ _BC’S COVID-19 SUCCESS STORY IS HOLDING STEADY WITH LOW CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS FOR A WEEK. B.C. IS REPORTING 41 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,228 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.THERE ARE 639 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,817 PEOPLE WHO
LOOKING FOR NEW LOVE: Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan And Wife Kiran Rao End Their 15-Year Marriage
__ _IT LOOKS LIKE BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN IS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW LOVER AS HE ENDS HIS 15-YEAR MARRIAGE WITH WIFE KIRAN RAO, WHO HAS BEEN HIS PRODUCING PARTNER AND SUPPOSEDLY SOUL-MATE ON AN INTELLECTUAL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH MANY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THE GREAT ACTOR. KHAN AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 33 Cases Reported Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _VACCINE SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS JOB AS CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW BUT DEATHS HAVE ALSO DECLINED STEEPLY AS THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED OVER THE LAST FIVE DAYS. B.C. IS REPORTING 33 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,187 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 639 A
Biden Nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India
_ _ _ASSUMING HE IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, ERIC GARCETTI WILL LEAVE CITY HALL WITH MORE THAN A YEAR LEFT ON HIS TERM. THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY OR CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. GARCETTI WAS ELECTED IN 2013, AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. HE
Canadian Government Needs To Do More To Root Out Racism And Islamophobia
Dear Editor: As a proud Canadian who immigrated to Canada in 1970 with my family, I am mourning the deaths of the Afzaal family of London, Ontario. The five members of this family were mowed down on June 6th, 2021, at the hands of a terrorist who’s sole purpose was to kill them due to t
SkyTrain Investment From Trudeau Government Good But Doesn’t Serve All of Surrey’s Transportation Needs, Says SBOT
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE PROVIDING $1.3 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE SURREY-LANGLEY SKYTRAIN EXPANSION PROJECT TO GET IT FROM KING GEORGE STATION TO LANGLEY. THE FUNDING WILL CREATE 16 KILOMETRES OF SKYTRAIN LINE, 8 STATIONS, AND 30 SKYT
South Asian Gangsters Dominate Conviction List Of Vancouver Police-Led Taskforce Arrests
_ _ _INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN GANGSTERS DOMINATE THE LIST OF THOSE CONVICTED AFTER AN EXTENSIVE JOINT INVESTIGATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER POLICE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT METRO VANCOUVER LED TO THE ARRESTS AND NOW CONVICTIONS OF 27 PEOPLE. VANCOUVER POLICE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THE CONVICTIONS AGAINST NUMEROU
CORRUPTION: Anil Ambani Announced Reliance Defence 12 Days Before PM Modi Announced Rafale Deal With France
__ _ANIL AMBANI FLOATED HIS DEFENCE VENTURE, RELIANCE DEFENCE LIMITED, JUST 12 DAYS BEFORE PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED FRANCE IN APRIL 2015, SHOWS THE RECORD WITH THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS. THE MINISTRY’S WEBSITE ALSO SHOWS THAT RELIANCE DEFENCE LIMITED WAS STARTED WITH A PAID-
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 59 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,915 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 649 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,491 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 74 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 19 ARE IN INTENS
New Surrey RCMP Inspector!
Surrey RCMP welcomed Bal Hansra as their new Inspector, overseeing the Serious Crime Unit and the General Investigation Unit. Inspector Hansra has 17 years of policing experience and has worked for the past 10 years with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. “With his extensive experience
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 59 New Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 624 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,455 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 86 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 20 ARE IN INTENS
Reverse Mortgage May Be An Answer To Your Money Woes But It Will Cost You
As homeowners age and live longer, their income sources may no longer be enough to cover expenses, especially for those on fixed incomes. Many homeowners in this phase of life look to the market value their homes have built since they purchased it, also known as equity, to help cover these expen
Respected Former Supreme Court Justice Wally Oppal Among SFU’s 2021 Honorary Degree Recipients
BURNABY – Respected former Supreme Court Justice Wally Oppal is among the 13 distinguished individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Simon Fraser University in 2021 which includes a world-renowned climate and human-rights activist, two public-health champions, and an Emmy-winning telev
RACISM: Canada Needs To Right The Wrongs Of Government Backed Catholic Church’s Indian Residential School Horrors
__ _THE UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS OF THOUSANDS OF UNMARKED GRAVES OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN FROM THE GROUNDS OF A FORMER INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ACROSS CANADA HAS BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. THIS HAS BEEN A RECKONING FOR CANADA’S
BAD CHRISTIAN? “White” Surrey Pastor Uses Thick Indian Accent To Describe How His South Asian Friend Sounds Like
_ _ _IT SEEMS LIKE SOUTH ASIANS CAN GO SEEK THE LORD JESUS BUT THOSE HAWKING HIS MESSAGE ARE GONNA STILL TREAT THEM AS SECOND CLASS FAITHFUL AND MOCK THEIR THICK ACCENTS. THAT’S WHAT A WHITE SURREY PASTOR WHOSE LAST NAME IS ALSO APPARENTLY “WHITE” DID THIS WEEK AS HE WAS CAUGHT USING A TH
Trudeau-Liberals Announce Veteran South Asian Party Man As Their New Campaign Director As Election Looms
__ _BORN AND RAISED IN CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUÉBEC, AZAM ISHMAEL HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF LEADERSHIP ON CAMPAIGNS AND IN GOVERNMENT ACROSS CANADA. HE HAS SERVED AS NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA SINCE 2017, THE PARTY SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE. ISHMAEL WAS ALSO THE GET-OUT-THE-VOTE DIRECTO
Many Indo-Americans Say They Face Bias And Discrimination Even As Many Import Their Own Prejudices
__ _A NEW 2020 INDIAN AMERICAN ATTITUDES SURVEY RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY REVEALS THAT ONE IN TWO INDIAN AMERICANS REPORT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THE PAST YEAR (DURING THE TRUMP TERM), WITH PREJUDICE BASED ON SKIN COLOR IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF BIAS. SOMEWHAT SURPRISINGLY, THE REP
RACISM IN POLICING: NDP Calls For Bold Changes To Address Racism In Policing
__ _THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY RELEASED THEIR REPORT THURSDAY ON RACISM IN POLICING IN CANADA. “CANADIANS ARE COMING TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE THAT THE RCMP AND POLICING HAS AND CONTINUES TO PLAY IN PERPETUATING SYSTEMIC RACISM AGAINST INDIGENOUS AND BLACK COMMUNITIE
Sikh Philosophy Can Be A Great Guide For Solving Problems And Challenges Facing Modern Society
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH What are the main challenges and problems of modern man? I feel that these are: Fear, Anxiety and Insecurity. What is the root cause of these? Alienation from one's true self caused by capitalist consumer culture is the main cause of the challenges and problems faced by mo
Majority Of Indians Oppose Interfaith Marriage, Says New Survey
__ _ACCORDING TO THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER SURVEY, 80% OF THE MUSLIMS WHO WERE INTERVIEWED FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO STOP PEOPLE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY FROM MARRYING INTO ANOTHER RELIGION. AROUND 65% OF HINDUS FELT THE SAME. PEW INTERVIEWED 30,000 PEOPLE ACROSS INDIA IN 17 LANGUAGES FOR THE STUDY. THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 44 Cases Reported Wednesday With No Deaths On Consecutive Days
__ _BC MOVES TO THE NEXT PHASE OF RESTART ON CANADA DAY WITH MANY RESTRICTIONS LIFTED AND CASES CONTINUE TO SLOW AS WELL AS DEATHS WITH NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. BC HAD 44 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,621 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROV
STEP 3: BC Plans To Lift More Restrictions On Canada Day Including No More Mandatory Masks Indoors
__ _WITH BRITISH COLUMBIANS ACHIEVING NEARLY 80% ADULT DOSE 1 VACCINE COVERAGE AND COVID-19 CASE COUNTS CONTINUING TO DECLINE, THE PROVINCE IS SAFELY MOVING TO STEP 3 OF ITS FOUR-STEP RESTART PLAN ON THURSDAY, JULY 1 WHICH WILL MEAN 50 PERCENT CAPACITY FOR LARGE BANQUET HALL GATHERINGS AND NO MOR
16 Punjabi Men From Brampton, Mississauga And York Region Charged For Mail Theft
__ _ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 AND 17, 2021, TWO SEARCH WARRANTS WERE CONDUCTED AT RESIDENCES IN BRAMPTON, WHERE OFFICERS LOCATED HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF MAIL, STOLEN/ALTERED CHEQUES, PRINTERS, SCANNERS, AND OTHER TOOLS USED TO FORGE DOCUMENTS. SIXTEEN SOUTH ASIAN MEN (SOME COULD BE INDIAN STUDENTS OR V
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Just 29 Cases Reported Tuesday As BC Ready To Lift Restrictions Under Restart Plan
__ _CASES CONTINUE TO SLIDE AS DOES EVERY OTHER COVID-19 STATISTIC LEADING TO THE LIFTING OF MORE RESTRICTIONS AND NO MORE MASKS INDOORS AS BC GETS READY TO START STEP 3 OF ITS RESTART PLAN. THERE WERE 29 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ON TUESDAY, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,578 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. DR. BONN
DON’T FEAR DEATH: It’s The Beginning Of A New Journey For The Soul
BY ZILE SINGH “DEATH IS NOT THE OPPOSITE OF LIFE, BUT A PART OF IT’- HARUKI MURAKAMI Death is a true phenomenon in the universe. All other things are untrue. Any happening may or may not occur. But death is the surest thing to happen. God may be or may not be, but death is everywh
Police Search For Violent South Asian Suspects Involved In A Mississauga Assault
__ _OFFICERS FROM THE 12 DIVISION CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE PEEL POLICE IN ONTARIO ARE SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC, TO IDENTIFY MULTIPLE VIOLENT SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN A VICIOUS ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED AT WESTWOOD MALL. POLICE SAID THE ACTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED
FOR LOST SOULS: Sikh-Canadian Bikers Remember And Honour Aboriginal Children With A Ride To Kamloops
With the lifting of travel restrictions in BC, Sikh Motorcycle Club members organized the ‘Lost Souls Memorial Ride” to remember and honour the aboriginal children who suffered abuse and death at the hands of Canadian government backed Catholic Church run Residential Schools. Sikh bikers said
Racist Murderer Of Muslim Family In Ontario Charged With Terrorism
__ _NATHANIEL VELTMAN WAS ALREADY FACING FIRST-DEGREE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES IN THE KILLING OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM FAMILY OUT ON A WALK SUNDAY MORNING AND ATTEMPTING TO KILL A FIFTH MEMBER WHO SURVIVED. NEW CHARGES ALLEGING THE ATTACK WAS AN ACT OF TERRORISM WERE UNVEILED MONDAY._ T
Todd Stone Throws Support Behind Kevin Falcon Who May Have Difficulty Becoming BC Liberal Leader
__ _KAMLOOPS-SOUTH THOMPSON MLA TODD STONE HAD RECENTLY TOLD SUPPORTERS THAT HE WAS STILL MULLING WHETHER TO RUN AS FALCON HAS COME UNDER CRITICISM INCLUDING SUPPORTING RIGHTWING “RACIST” FEDERAL POLITICIAN MAXIME BERNIER IN THE PAST AND HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET HIS LEADERSHIP BID MOVING. B
Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Found At Former Residential School In Saskatchewan
__ _LAST MONTH THE REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN WERE FOUND BURIED ON THE SITE OF WHAT WAS ONCE CANADA’S LARGEST INDIGENOUS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL NEAR KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF BOBBY CAMERON OF THE FEDERATION OF SOVEREIGN INDIGENOUS FIRST NATIONS SAID HE EXPECTS MORE GRAVES WILL BE FOUND ON RESI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 75 Cases And Three New Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK’S CANADA DAY, BC IS LOOKING GOOD WITH LOW DAILY CASE COUNTS AND RECEDING NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 77.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN B.C. AND 76.0% OF THOSE 12
Kwantlen University Instructor Balbir Gurm Recognized With Community Award
__ _KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY NURSING INSTRUCTOR DR. BALBIR GURM HAS BEEN NAMED A RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 BC ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION COMMUNITY AWARD. THE BC ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION SAYS THE AWARD HONOURS EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO BUILD B
BC Brings In More Resources To Prevent And Respond To Sexual Violence On Campus
__ _THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING SERIES, DEVELOPED BY BCCAMPUS IN COLLABORATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE, IS AN OPENLY LICENCED EDUCATION RESOURCE NOW AVAILABLE TO ANY POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN B.C._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
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__ _AN INVESTIGATION BY SURREY RCMP HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST 37-YEAR-OLD, ABUL WASEEM AND 33-YEAR-OLD, TYROY MALCOLM FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE, FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE IN THE SURREY CITY CENTER AREA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – South Asian drug dealer is among two men
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__ _MAHMUD JAMAL, WHO HAS BEEN A JUDGE ON ONTARIO'S COURT OF APPEAL SINCE 2019, TRAINED AS A LAWYER AND APPEARED BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT IN 35 APPEALS ADDRESSING A RANGE OF CIVIL, CONSTITUTIONAL, CRIMINAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES. HE IS THE FIRST JUDGE OF COLOR AND A FIRST MUSLIM TO SIT ON THE COUN
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__ _PREMIER’ S PERFORMANCE: WHILE BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REMAINS AT THE TOP IN ENGLISH CANADA WITH HIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, ONTARIO AND ALBERTA PREMIERS SEE DECLINES IN LEADERSHIP APPROVAL WHILE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THOSE PROVINCES GAIN._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER
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__ _IN MAY, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 2,951 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 267 PER CENT COMPARED TO MAY 2020 AND A 2 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO APRIL. (NOTE THAT LAST YEAR, THE MARKET WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN.) TH
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Indo-Canadian Among Two Men Charged With Buying Guns For Criminals And Gangsters
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Five-year-old Sikh boy Traumatized After Bullies Cut His 'Sacred Hair” With Scissors At London School
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Widow Of Murdered Surrey Man Launches Petition Campaign For Binding Referendum On Surrey Policing Choice
__ _THE SURREY POLICE VOTE CAMPAIGN, LAUNCHED BY DARLENE BENNETT, THE WIDOW OF PAUL BENNETT, WHO WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THEIR SURREY HOME AND FAMILY IN 2018 IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, IS BASED ON B.C. LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS VOTERS TO SIGN A CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE PROCESS ON ANY ISSUE OF CON
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MMA World Champ Arjan Singh Bhullar Honoured At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Slide With 250 Reported Wednesday With Three New Deaths
__ _WITH THE RESTART OF BC ALREADY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO SLIDE WITH MID 200 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. IT’S ALL GOOD NEWS FOR A GREAT SUMMER AND A BACK TO NORMAL BEYOND STARTING HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER
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__ _BC IS GOING TO ROAR BACK TO FULLY NORMAL WITH A FOUR STEP PLAN THAT WILL GRADUALLY OPEN UP ALL SECTORS WITH TOTAL FREEDOM FROM MASKS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS BY SEPTEMBER 2021. BC ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT WITH MORE THAN 60% OF ADULTS VACCINATED WITH THEIR FIRST DOSE AND COVID-19 CASE COUNTS AND H
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__ _IN APRIL, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 3,016 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 338 PER CENT COMPARED TO APRIL 2020 AND A 9 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO MARCH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR SALES IN APRIL WAS 2,969 IN 2016._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
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Three Indo-Canadian Men Arrested For Scamming $10,000 From Elderly Woman In Toronto
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__ _VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY APOLOGIZED TUESDAY FOR HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 376 PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON BOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU STEAMSHIP FROM BRITISH INDIA IN 1914. COUNCIL ALSO DECLARED SUNDAY, MAY 23, AS THE FIRST KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY TO BE MARKED BY THE CITY OF VANC
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__ _FORMER CANADIAN WRESTLING GREAT TURNED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) FIGHTER ARJAN SINGH BHULLAR IS PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE THIS WEEK TO BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN, INDO-CANADIAN MMA WORLD CHAMPION WHEN HE TAKES ON REIGNING ONE CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT BRANDON “THE TRUTH” VERA ON SATURDAY
BC Housing Market On A Record-Setting Pace
__ _MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) RESIDENTIAL SALES IN THE PROVINCE ARE FORECAST TO RISE 33.6 PER CENT TO 125,600 UNITS THIS YEAR, AFTER RECORDING 94,013 SALES IN 2020. IN 2022, MLS® RESIDENTIAL SALES ARE FORECAST TO PULL BACK 20.3 PERCENT TO 100,150 UNITS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER
MOST EXPENSIVE: New Surrey Police Paying Officers More Than RCMP And Other Police Forces And Taxpayers Will Be Footing The Bill
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAID AFTER ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, AN RCMP CONSTABLE IS PAID $74,916. MEANWHILE THE SALARY OF A FIRST YEAR SPS CONSTABLE IS $80,880, $6,000 MORE. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES RCMP SALARIES IN SURREY, WHICH MEANS THE CITY SAVES 10 PER
MODI FAILED INDIA: Scientists Say Indian Government Completely Ignored Their Warnings Amid Worsening COVID-19 Surge
__ _DESPITE THE WARNING, FOUR OF THE SCIENTISTS SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT SEEK TO IMPOSE MAJOR RESTRICTIONS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. MILLIONS OF LARGELY UNMASKED PEOPLE ATTENDED RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND POLITICAL RALLIES THAT WERE HELD BY PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, LEADERS OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Averages Below 600 Cases But 20 More People Died
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW MORE CONTINUED DECLINE OF COVID-19 CASES WITHIN THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY AVERAGING BELOW 600 CASES A DAY BUT DEATHS WERE ON THE UPTICK AS ANOTHER 20 PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THE SHORT-TERM AND THE LONG-TERM OUTLOOK IS GOOD FOR BC AND CURRENT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE LIFTED AT
OUT OF CONTROL: Hapless Police Fired Upon By Gangsters After Killing Of Karman Grewal Outside Vancouver Airport’s Domestic Terminal
SUNDAY’S KILLING OF UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER FOLLOWS ANOTHER KILLING SATURDAY IN BURNABY! __ _THE KILLING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT INVOLVES ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER, WHOM THE POLICE HAD WARNED THE PUBLIC AGAINST A FEW YEARS AGO. SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER SAID IT IS KARMAN GREWAL, WHO WAS FEATURED
BC To Create Racist Incident Hotline For Reporting Of Racism And Hate Crimes
__ _THE HOTLINE IS INTENDED TO BE A MULTILINGUAL SERVICE, NOT DELIVERED BY POLICE, FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO REPORT RACIST INCIDENTS AND RECEIVE SUPPORT AND REFERRALS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province will consult with community stakeholders to develop a racist incident hotline
GANGLAND KILLING: Popular Corrections Officer Bikramjeet Randhawa Remembered At Special Service
__ _BIKRAMJEET SINGH RANDHAWA, A POPULAR CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT FRASER REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN MAPLE RIDGE WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT LAST SATURDAY, WAS REMEMBERED AT A SPECIAL SERVICE FRIDAY WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE INDO-CANA
Indo-Canadian Woman Sentenced To 30 Months In Jail For $80,000 Credit Card Fraud
__ _RIPY JUBBAL WAS RECENTLY SENTENCED IN B.C. SUPREME COURT IN NEW WESTMINSTER AFTER PREVIOUSLY PLEADING GUILTY TO SIX COUNTS RELATED TO THE FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARDS AND CREDIT CARD DATA. JUBBAL AND HER SPOUSE, KARMJIT TIWANA, 48, INITIALLY EACH FACED 22 CHARGES, ALL IN ABBOTSFORD. TIWANA
GET YOUR SHOT: Premier, Community Leaders Urge Everyone To Get Registered For Vaccination
__ _WITH A MILLION DOSES OF PFIZER COMING IN IT’S IMPORTANT THAT ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO WISH TO BE VACCINATED, REGISTER FOR THEIR VACCINATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. “WE’RE EXPECTING TO GET OVER ONE MILLION DOSES OF PFIZER IN MAY AND WE NEED EVERYONE IN B.C. TO REGISTER TODAY SO THEY’RE R
Vancouver Police Appeals For Witnesses To 2019 Kitsilano Killing Of Manoj Kumar
__ _“VPD HOMICIDE DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS FILE, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS SOLVING THIS CRIME,” SAYS CONSTABLE TANIA VISINTIN, VPD. “AS TODAY MARKS TWO YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE DEATH OF KUMAR, INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING TO ACQUIRE MORE LEADS TO HELP SOLVE TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise More Than 100 From Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 FROM WEDNESDAY’S 572 AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. DESPITE THE RISE, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 700 CASES WHICH IS ENCOURAGING AND SHOWS BC IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Downward Case Trend Continues With Less Than 600 Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BC AS THE PROVINCE SAW A FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF COVID-19 CASES LESS THAN 700 AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE CASE COUNT DIPPED BELOW 600 WITH NO NEW DEATHS. THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR THE LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE KEY TO CURBING SPREAD. DR. BONNI
Applications For Permanent Residency For Over 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates From Canadian Institutions Opens Thursday
__ _THIS SPECIAL PUBLIC POLICY WILL GRANT PERMANENT STATUS TO TEMPORARY WORKERS AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES OF A CANADIAN INSTITUTION WHO ARE ALREADY IN CANADA AND WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE NEED TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC AND ACCELERATE OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPECIA
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Latest Shooting Victim A Woman Dies As Police Under-Fire For Out Of Control Gangsters
__ _ON SATURDAY, CORRECTIONS OFFICER BIKRAMEET RANDHAWA WAS MURDERED IN A STRIP MALL IN NORTH DELTA AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A SHOOTING EVERYDAY THIS WEEK WITH THE LATEST BEING TUESDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 8:52 PM, WHEN SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A DROPPED 911 CALL IN THE 9700 BLOCK OF 1
Province Bringing In $500 Million Investment Fund To Support BC Businesses
__ _THE B.C. GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF INBC INVESTMENT CORP. (INBC), A NEW $500-MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND. DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SECTORS, INBC WILL FOCUS ON DRIVING INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS I
FVREB elects 2021/2022 Board Of Directors
__ _BALDEV GILL, FVREB CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ADDED, “I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND INNOVATE AS AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.”_ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - The Fraser Val
INNOCENT VICTIM? Latest Gangland Killing Targets Popular Indo-Canadian Corrections Officer
_ _ _THE MURDER OF BIKRAMJEET RANDHAWA, 29, IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCOTTSDALE SHOPPING CENTRE IN DELTA. AS JORDAN ARMSTRONG REPORTS, IT’S JUST THE LATEST COMMUNITY LEFT SHAKEN BY RECENT GUN VIOLENCE. RANDHAWA, WHO WAS NOT KNOWN TO POLICE, WAS S
COVIDIOT: Irresponsible Punjabi Singer-Actor Gippy Grewal Arrested For Disobeying COVID Curbs
_ _ _WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN DROVES IN INDIA FROM COVID-19 WITH THE VIRUS DEVASTATING INDIA, PUNJABI ACTOR-SINGER GIPPY GREWAL, WHOSE HUNGER TO SHOOT MORE FILMS IS MATCHED BY HIS EGO AND IRRESPONSIBILITY, WAS ARRESTED MAKING YET ANOTHER PUNJABI FILM THAT NO ONE CAN SEE FOR A LONG WHILE FOR DISO
REAL HEROES: All Workers Deserve Paid Sick Leave
BY HARINDER MAHIL There has been a lot of discussion these days about paid sick leave for workers. There is a general agreement that workers should not go to work while they are sick and that they deserve paid sick leave. Most provinces were waiting for the federal government to introduce a prog
BAD COP: Indo-Canadian Cop Previously Convicted Of Uttering Threats Being Investigated Again For More Bad Behaviour
__ _CONST. DEEPAK SOOD, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF UTTERING THREATS TO CAUSE DEATH OR BODILY HARM TO A COQUITLAM FURNITURE STORE OWNER, WAS RECORDED LAST WEEK SAYING “I’LL SMACK YOU’ AND “GO BACK TO SELLING DRUGS’ TO A HARM REDUCTION ADVOCATE._ VANCOUVER – An Indo-Canadian cop
Actor Jimmy Shergill Booked In Punjab For COVID-19 Violations
__ _ACTOR JIMMY SHERGILL AND NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR EESHWAR NIVAS WERE AMONG 35 BOOKED FOR FLOUTING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN RULES WHILE SHOOTING IN PUNJAB’S LUDHIANA, POLICE SAID ON WEDNESDAY. A CREW OF 150 MEMBERS WAS SHOOTING AT A SET AT AROUND 8 PM, TWO HOURS AFTER THE CURFEW, WHEN THE PO
SUPER SPREADER: Indian Medical Association Says Incompetent Modi Responsible For Rampant Spread Of Coronavirus
__ _HOLDING PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19, NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (IMA) DR NAVJOT DAHIYA CALLED HIM A ‘SUPER SPREADER’ AND BLAMED HIM FOR IRRESPONSIBLY ORGANISING BIG POLITICAL RALLIES IN POLL-BOUND STATES
VPD Sees Dramatic Increase In Distraction Thefts Targeting Ethnic Seniors
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE SAYS IT HAS SEEN A FIVE-FOLD, OR 400 PER CENT, INCREASE IN JEWELRY SCAMS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2021. THE SCAMMERS TYPICALLY USE SLEIGHT-OF-HAND DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES TO STEAL VALUABLES FROM UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS, OR BY TRADING FAKE AND WORTHLESS JEWELRY IN EXCHANGE FOR CASH.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Steady At 800 Plus With Five New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED OVER 800 AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTER TWO STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 800 WITH FIVE NEWS DEATHS. THIS WEEK IS CRUCIAL IN BC GOVERNMENT DETERMINING WHETHER THE INDOOR DINING BAN AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS POSED WILL CONTINUE PAST MAY 3RD. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
NDP Say RCMP Documents Show Pornhub Given Free Pass On Child Porn Allegations
__ _ THE HEAVILY REDACTED BRIEFING NOTE SHOWS THAT THE RCMP SHRUGGED OFF THE ALLEGATIONS BEING RAISED BY SURVIVORS CLAIMING THE ISSUE WAS ONE OF UNCLEAR JURISDICTION. THE BRIEFING NOTE SAYS THE RCMP PREFERS TO WORK ON THE PRINCIPLE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WITH PORN GIANTS LIKE PORNHUB. NDP MP CH
Canada-US Agree To Extend Land Border Restrictions As COVID-19 Rages
__ _THE LAND-BORDER RESTRICTIONS, IMPOSED IN MARCH 2020, HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 21. NOW IN PLACE FOR 13 MONTHS, THEY ARE BEING RENEWED MONTH BY MONTH. MEXICO SAID LATE ON MONDAY IT WAS MAINTAINING SOME OF ITS BORDER RESTRICTIONS, TOO._ OTTAWA - Canada and the United States on Tuesday extended
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 800 For Second Straight Day With No New Deaths
__ _ There may be hope on the horizon as daily COVID-19 cases dip below 800 for the second straight day with no new deaths. The restrictions combined with vaccinations may finally be bearing fruit as the numbers have been coming down. The downward trend in cases will not be enough to end restaura
March Another Record-Setting Month For BC Homes Sales
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $947,707, A 20.4 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $787,032 RECORDED IN MARCH 2020. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AVERAGE PRICES ACROSS THE PROVINCE ARE BEING SKEWED HIGHER AS MORE EXPENSIVE SINGLE-DETACHED HOMES REMAIN A HIGHER SHARE OF DOLLAR VOLUME DURING THE PAND
Asa Singh Johal, His Wife Kashmir And Balbir Jawanda Honoured For Their Immense Service To No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - Our pioneers set foot on Canadian soil more than 130 years ago. Since then they have worked very hard in the growth and development of the South Asian community and their adopted country, Canada. As a result of their struggles and sacrifices, our community has ac
India's Ultra Rich Fleeing COVID-19 Stricken Homeland On Private Jets As Country Set Another Global Single Day Record With 350,000 Infections
__ _WITH THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND ALL MIRACLE CURES OF CORONAVIRUS SUDDENLY DISAPPEARING, AS HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER, BEING A MYTH, INDIA IS NOW FACING THE WORST OF COVID-19 WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES DAILY AND THOUSANDS OF DAILY DEA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 1000 Plus Cases And Four New Deaths Reported Friday
__ _WHILE ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION OF COVID-19 DECLINED SLIGHTLY FRIDAY, BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG WITH 1000 PLUS NEW CASES AND FOUR DEATHS. VACCINE ROLLOUT HOLDS OUT HOPE BUT UNTIL THE CASES GO DOWN, THE RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AN
ON THE RED LIST: Canada Suspends All Flights From India And Pakistan For 30 Days
OTTAWA – India and Pakistan are on Canada’s “Red List” as the federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says because there are so many people arrivi
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Taper Off To Mid 800s But Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID 800S BUT THURSDAY SAW SEVEN DEATHS RELATED TO THE VIRUS. HOSPITALIZATION IS WAY UP, NEARING 500 AND ICUS ARE PACKED WHICH IS A VERY WORRYING SIGN DURING THIS THIRD WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
Four Indo-Canadians From Ontario Charged In over $100K Worth Of Cheques, IDs And Drug Bust
__ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ONTARIO POLICE SEIZED OVER $100,000 WORTH OF STOLEN CHEQUES, IDENTIFICATIONS AND DRUGS IN A BUST AT A BOLTON HOTEL IN CALEDON. GURPREET SINGH OF MISSISSAUGA, GURDEEP BAINS OF BRAMPTON, PARDEEP SINGH OF BRAMPTON AND NIRMAL DHILLON OF CALEDON ARE
Notorious Gangster “Harb” Dhaliwal Of Brothers Keepers’ Crew Gunned Down
__ _NOTORIOUS ABBOTSFORD-BASED GANGSTER HARPREET SINGH “HARB” DHALIWAL WAS GUNNED DOWN IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE CITY’S FIFTH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR. DHALIWAL, THE MIDDLE BROTHER OF THE BARINDER “SHREK” DHALIWAL AND YOUNGEST MENINDER DHALIWAL, WAS SHOT AT CLOSE RANG
VACCINE FOR EVERYONE: People Aged 50 And Below Can Now Register For COVID-19 Vaccine
_ _ _REGISTERING ONLINE TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. PEOPLE NEED THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH NUMBER (FOUND ON THEIR CARECARD OR ON THE BACK OF THEIR DRIVER'S LICENCE OR BC SERVICES CARD), POSTAL CODE, FIRST AND LAST NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT GETS CHECKED REGULARLY OR A PHONE NUM
Another Month, Another Record For Property Sales In The Fraser Valley
__ _BALDEV GILL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD, ADDED, “WE KNOW MORE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO MOVE TO THE FRASER VALLEY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY’RE SEEKING MORE USABLE SPACE, A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR HOUSING DOLLAR GOES FURTHER. THE CHALLENGE IS SELECTION. WE
Radiothon For Guru Nanak Diversity Village Raises $470,965
__ _INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY DONATED $470,965 TO THE PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY’S VAISAKHI RADIOTHON ON TUE, 13TH TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE (GNDV), AN UPCOMING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY THAT WOULD PROVIDE CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE CARE FOR OUR SENI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Over 1000 Cases For Friday With Six New Deaths
_ _ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK OF COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH OVER 1000 CASES FOR FRIDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. WHILE NO NEW RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, IT IS CRUCIAL FOR BC TO REDUCE THE SPREAD WHILE VACCINATION CONTINUES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise For Second Straight Day, Hitting Above 1200
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, AGAINST HITTING ABOVE 1200 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY. ACTIVE CASES HAVE NOW HIT ABOVE 400 FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH OVER 10,000 ACTIVE CASES AND MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C
PERMANENT RESIDENCY: Canada Giving 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates Pathway To Become Permanent Residents
__ _TO BE ELIGIBLE, WORKERS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF CANADIAN WORK EXPERIENCE IN A HEALTH-CARE PROFESSION OR ANOTHER PRE-APPROVED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATION. INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES MUST HAVE COMPLETED AN ELIGIBLE CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS, AND NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY
Indo-Canadian Trucker From Brampton Busted For Smuggling $3.5 Million Cocaine Into Canada
__ _THE CBSA ARRESTED THE DRIVER, HARVINDER SINGH, 25, OF BRAMPTON AND TRANSFERRED HIM TO THE CUSTODY OF RCMP OFFICERS FROM THE WINDSOR DETACHMENT WHO ARE CONTINUING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. HE WILL APPEAR AT THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN SARNIA ON APRIL 20._ BRAMPTON - A Brampton truck driver
Punjabi Music Star Balvir Boparai Continues His Entertainment Journey With Foray Into Films
__ MODEL: RAMAN KHOSA WITH BALVIR BOPARAI CELEBRATING VAISAKHI IN SURREY. PHOTOS BY JASVIR _BE IT HIS ALL TIME PARTY FAVORITE SONGS LIKE DE DE GHERA, OR THE HEART-FELT AND TOUCHING LIKE VE SHUDAIYA, BOPARIA HAS WRITTEN AND SUNG NUMEROUS HIT SONGS. HE WAS A SUPERSTAR WHEN DILJIT DOSANJH, A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Trend Down For Last Two Days With Two New Deaths
__ _THE TREND OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS IS ENCOURAGING AS THERE WAS NEARLY A 100 CASE DECLINE FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY WHICH SAW OVER 800 CASES BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THIS NUMBER MAY NOT BE FINAL DUE TO DELAY IN DATA REPORTING.. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
Surrey Mayor McCallum To Bring Forth Motion In Support Of Farmers In India
__ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM SAID MANY RESIDENTS OF SURREY HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN INDIA WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE FARMING BILLS PASSED IN THEIR ANCESTRAL LAND. THE CHANGES AFFECTING THE FARMERS IN INDIA THREATEN THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND THEIR PROTESTS HAVE BEEN MET WITH A HEAVY HA
US Drug Sleuths Are Hunting For Bakshish “Zira” Sidhu In Mexican Drug Cartel Money Laundering Case But Sidhu Is Roaming Free In Surrey
_TOP U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) SLEUTHS ARE REPORTEDLY HUNTING FOR BAKSHISH SINGH “ZIRA” SIDHU, A SURREY-BASED MONEY EXCHANGE OPERATOR WHO THEY CLAIM IS A KEY MONEY LAUNDERER LINKED WITH THE DREADED SINALOA DRUG CARTEL OF MEXICO. THEY ARE ALSO HUNTING FOR HIS TWO AIDES, BALWAN
Navdeep Bains And Mélanie Joly To Serve As Liberal National Campaign Committee Co-Chairs For Election 2021
_LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL LIBERAL NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND!_ __ _THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT RACHEL BENDAYAN, M.P. FOR OUTREMONT, MARCI IEN, M.P. FOR TORONTO CENTRE, TERRY BEECH, M.P. FOR BURNABY NORTH—SEYMOUR, AND THE MONA FORTIER, M.P. FOR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 1200 During One Of The Worst Weeks Of The Pandemic
__ _THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS IN TERMS OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC AND IT COMES TO AN END WITH 1200 PLUS CASES AND TWO NE W DEATHS. THE NEW VARIANTS ARE HELPING TO SPREAD THE VIRUS FASTER BUT BLAME HAS TO GO TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CARELESS DURING THIS PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY,
BC Premier, Lieutenant Governor Send Condolences On The Passing Of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
__ _"PRINCE PHILIP'S LONG LIFE WAS DEFINED BY HIS DEDICATION TO THE QUEEN, HIS STEADFAST DEVOTION TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS PEOPLE, AS WELL AS HIS STRONG SUPPORT FOR MILITARY REGIMENTS AND CHARITIES, AND HIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT,” PREMIER JOHN HORGAN SAID. "HE LEFT
Canadian Panel Recommends AstraZeneca Pause For Under 55
__ _CANADA'S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNISATION IS RECOMMENDING A PAUSE ON ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR PEOPLE UNDER 55 FOR SAFETY REASONS. CANADA IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 1.5 MILLION DOES OF ASTRAZENECA FROM THE U.S. THIS WEEK. _ TORONTO - Canada's National Advisory Committee o
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Hits Another Record With 1293 Cases On Thursday
__ _COULD BC BE HEADED TOWARDS ANOTHER LOCK DOWN AS CASES HIT THE MOTHER LODE OF NEARLY 1300 ON THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. THE SPREAD IS NOW SUPER STRONG IN THE PROVINCE AND THE NEW VARIANTS AND COVIDIOTS ARE NOT HELPING THE SITUATION AS ACTIVE CASES ARE CLOSING IN ON 10,000 DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Government Says ICBC Legal Costs To Be Reduced And Motor Vehicle Claims Sped Up
__ _LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE MADE TO THE EVIDENCE ACT IN 2020, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF EXPERTS AND EXPERT REPORTS THAT CAN BE USED IN COURT ON THE ISSUE OF DAMAGES IN A VEHICLE INJURY CASE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL EXPERT REPORTS IN APPROPRIATE CASES. THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Near 1000 And Two New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED NEAR 1000 WEDNESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO WRESTLE WITH THE INCREASING SPREAD. DESPITE THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, DAILY CASES HAVE RISEN TO RECORD HIGHS AS VACCINE ROLL OUT IS PICKING UP STEAM. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFI
BCREA’s Commercial Indicator Reaches High In Q4 2020
__ _ALTHOUGH THE CLI IS RESPONDING TO A SHARP REBOUND IN ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, THERE IS MORE HERE THAN MEETS THE EYE. GROWTH IN THESE CONDITIONS WOULD NORMALLY IMPLY AN IMPROVEMENT IN DEMAND FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE. HOWEVER, THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Climb Above 1000 For Tuesday With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS SUPER STRONG AS CASES AGAIN CLIMBED ABOVE 1000 ON TUESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE GOING UP WITH THE ONLY HOPE BEING VACCINATION WHICH IS STILL ROLLING OUT SLOWLY AND WILL NOT HELP CURB THE SPREAD UNLESS PEOPLE TAKE PRECAUTIO
COVID-19 POSITIVE: Akshay Kumar Hospitalized, His Film ‘Sooryavanshi’ Postponed As COVID-19 Devastates Bollywood
__ _BOLLYWOOD STAR AKSHAY KUMAR, WHO HAS COME UNDER THE WRATH OF INDIA’S FARMERS FOR BEING PM NARENDRA MODI’S LACKEY AND NOT SUPPORTING THEIR CAUSE, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 ON SUNDAY AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON MONDAY. ACCORDING TO INDIAN MEDIA REPORTS, ALONG WITH KUMAR, 45 PEOPLE WORKING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High As 23 More People Die Since Thursday
__ _COVID-19 IS RAVAGING BC WITH THE THIRD WAVE AS DAILY CASES REMAIN HIGH WITH THE LAST FOUR DAYS SEEING MORE THAN 4000 CASES AND 23 NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES ARE NOW WELL ABOVE 8000 AND THE MORE DANGEROUS VARIANTS ARE ALSO RISING. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DI
FRAUDULENT CRIMES: Extortion Tops The List Of Canada’s Top 10 Frauds
__ _CANADIANS LOST $106.4 MILLION TO FRAUD IN 2020, $62.6 MILLION OF WHICH WAS RELATED TO ONLINE FRAUD. 11,789 CANADIANS HAVE LOST $7.2 MILLION TO COVID-19 RELATED FRAUD SINCE MARCH LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FRAUD CASES REPORTED EACH YEAR, MANY MORE GO UNREPORTED. METRO V
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Wave Hitting BC Hard As Daily Cases Break Another Record
__ _BC HAS SEEN ANOTHER RECORD HIGH DAY OF COVID-19 AS THE LAST TWO DAYS SAW NEARLY 2100 CASES, INCLUDING 1072 CASES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THE THIRD WAVE IS HITTING BC HARD AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE AUTHORITIES SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING AND BROUGHT IN MANDATORY MASKS IN SCHOOLS TO CUR
APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Being A Fool Has It’s Advantages As Life Is Too Important To Be Taken Seriously
BY PROMOD PURI Looking at the Annual International Days lineup, almost every day of every month, there is one dedicated day that highlights a campaign, promoting a cause, or marking an occasion to forge fun and celebration with an underlined message. From Women's Day and Zero Discrimination Day
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High While No New Deaths For Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES REMAINED ABOVE 800 FOR TUESDAY WHILE THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. BUT ACTIVE CASES WENT ABOVE 7000 AND VARIANTS WERE ALSO UP ABOVE 300. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 840 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FO
Ambedkar International Centre Asks California Court To Join Caste Discrimination Case
__ _THE AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL CENTER (AIC), A US-BASED ORGANIZATION FIGHTING AGAINST CASTE DISCRIMINATION ON TUESDAY APPROACHED THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO BE ADMITTED AS AN AMICUS CURIAE IN A CASE THAT INVOLVES CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYM
Surge In Daily COVID-19 Cases Leads To Shutdown Of All Indoor Restaurant Dining Till April 19
__ _BC SAID IN A PRESS THAT TO ADDRESS RISING COVID-19 CASE COUNTS, PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AND HELP BREAK THE CHAIN OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, THE PROVINCE IS AMENDING THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT MONDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, SAID: "
NDP Calls For Action Against Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism
__ _“IN THE WAKE OF THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA, WHICH TOOK THE LIVES OF SIX ASIAN-AMERICANS AND EIGHT PEOPLE ALL TOGETHER, CANADIANS ARE REMINDED OF THE RACISM AND HATE CRIMES THAT HAPPEN HERE IN CANADA AGAINST ASIAN CANADIANS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND RACIALIZED PEOPLE,” NDP LEADER
Sunday Night Shooting In Surrey-Guildford Area Leaves Woman Seriously Injured
_ _ _POLICE SAID THE INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SHOOTING IS BETWEEN PARTIES KNOWN TO ONE ANOTHER WITH NO CONTINUED RISK TO THE PUBLIC. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT; HOWEVER, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE LINKS TO THE DRUG TRADE. RESIDE
MURDER AND MAYHEM: Yannick Bandaogo Charged In North Vancouver Killing And Stabbings
__ _YANNICK BANDAOGO WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING AND STABBINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN NORTH VANCOUVER SATURDAY. BANDAOGO’S BACKGROUND, HISTORY IN BC AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIMS, IF ANY, IS STILL BEING DETERMINED._ NORTH VANCOUVER – The man who went on a killing and s
Surrey School District Makes Masks Mandatory Inside School For Grades 4-12
__ _IN A LETTER TO PARENTS ON SATURDAY, THE SURREY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT SAID EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, MARCH 27 THE DISTRICT WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ORDER OF THE MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, SPECIFIC TO FACE COVERINGS IN SURREY SCHOOLS. “THIS ORDER IS SPECIFIC TO OUR DISTRICT AND REQUIR
Three Surrey Recreation Centres To Serve As Mass Immunization Clinics For Fraser Health Authority
__ _IN SUPPORT OF FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY’S (FHA) COVID-19 VACCINATION ROLLOUT, GYMNASIUMS AT THE CLOVERDALE RECREATION CENTRE, SOUTH SURREY RECREATION & ARTS CENTRE, AND GUILDFORD RECREATION CENTRE WILL SERVE AS SITES FOR MASS IMMUNIZATION CLINICS._ SURREY – In support of Fraser Health Auth
BC More Than Doubling Fines For COVID-19 Offences To Further Enforce Public Safety
__ _EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AN AMENDMENT TO THE VIOLATION TICKET ADMINISTRATION AND FINE REGULATION RAISES THE FINE FOR PROMOTING AND FOR ATTENDING A NON-COMPLIANT GATHERING OR EVENT FROM $230 TO $575. THE CURRENT FINE FOR THOSE WHO ORGANIZE OR HOST A PROHIBITED EVENT REMAINS THE SAME AT $2,300._
West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) Condemns Politicians' Tolerance for Continuing RCMP Mistreatment of Canada's First Nations People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) strongly condemns the RCMP for its discriminatory treatment of the Boushie family in the course of its investigation of the murder of their son. In addition, the Coalition is outraged by our politicians' continued tolerance of such beh
COVID-19 OVERLOAD FROM INDIA: Delhi-To-Toronto Flights Bringing Most COVID-19 Cases To Canada
__PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON /SINGH VIDEO _THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 3-19 SHOWS THAT ALMOST ALL THE NEW DELHI-TORONTO FLIGHTS CARRIED COVID-19-POSITIVE PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS IN THE THREE-ROW RANGE OF EACH COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSON ON THE FLIGHT ARE DEEMED AS IMPACTED. AS MANY AS 30 COVID-19-I
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 600 With One New Death Reported Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH WITH NEARLY 700 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. VARIANTS ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN STRONG WITH 144 NEW CASES. VACCINE IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD BUT THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX,
Roaring BC Housing Market Continues At A Record Pace
_ _ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 10,918 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN FEBRUARY 2021, AN INCREASE OF 89.1 PER CENT OVER FEBRUARY 2020 AND OVER A THOUSAND SALES HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEBRUARY RECORD,
Property Tax Grant Program Streamlined For Quicker Service
__ _STARTING IN 2021, B.C. HOMEOWNERS WILL APPLY FOR THEIR HOMEOWNER GRANT THROUGH THE PROVINCE, NOT THEIR MUNICIPALITY, WHICH WILL MAKE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT QUICKER AND EASIER._ VICTORIA - Starting in 2021, B.C. homeowners will apply for their homeowner grant through the Province, not their m
Indo-Canadian Man Found Badly Hurt In Early March In Abbotsford Has Died As Investigators Appeal For Witnesses
__ _JEEVAN SINGH SULL WAS FOUND BADLY HURT MARCH 3, 2021 AND HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY THAT THE 61-YEAR-OLD SULL DIED OF HIS INJURIES MARCH 14. ANYONE WITH INFO WHO WAS AT SLOCAN DRIVE NEAR TRETHEWEY STREET MARCH 3 BETWEEN 10:30 A.M. AND 1 P.M. URGED TO CALL IHIT_ ABBOTSFORD – An
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Friday Cases Hit Over 700 For First Time In Months
__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE FOR REAL? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS WHICH HIT ABOVE 700 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, THERE IS HUGE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS AND 68 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
India Now Officially Only “Partly Free” Under Rightwing Indian PM Modi, Says Global Report
__ _CIVIL LIBERTIES IN INDIA HAVE BEEN IN DECLINE SINCE PM NARENDRA MODI CAME TO POWER IN 2014, SAID FREEDOM HOUSE IN ITS REPORT DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE. IT SAID THE CHANGE IN INDIA'S STATUS IS PART OF A GLOBAL SHIFT IN THE BALANCE BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND AUTHORITARIANISM. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE RESP
PROUD MISSION SON: Ken Herar Dedicates His Stint As Acting Mayor To Pioneering South Asian Businessman-Politician Naranjan Grewall
__ _DISTRICT OF MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE ACTING MAYOR FOR THE DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, DEDICATING HIS SHORT STINT TO A PIONEERING INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN-POLITICIAN NARANJAN GREWALL. “MY FATHER KNEW ALL THE LEGENDARY PEOPLE OF OUR AREA DU
New Book Examines Long History Of Racist Policies In BC
__ _CHALLENGING RACIST BRITISH COLUMBIA BOOKLET WEAVES TOGETHER HISTORY AND PRESENT DAY ANTI-RACIST WORK DURING PROVINCE’S 150TH YEAR._ VANCOUVER —A new book that examines a history of racist policies in BC arrives as the province nears 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Canada an
BC Financial Services Authority To Become The Single Regulator For Real Estate
__ _BCFSA CURRENTLY REGULATES B.C.'S FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKET, INCLUDING CREDIT UNIONS, TRUST COMPANIES, REGISTERED PENSION PLANS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND MORTGAGE BROKERS. THE AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED TO THE REAL ESTATE SERVICES ACT WILL GIVE BCFSA AUTHORITY WITH ALL ISSUES REGARDING REAL ESTATE._
FLYING SIKH: Britain To Memorialize World War-l Sikh Fighter Pilot Hardit Singh Malik
__ _ Hardit Singh Malik first arrived in the UK in 1908 as a 14-year-old to Balliol College at the University of Oxford and went on to become a member of the Royal Flying Corps during the World War-I. As the first Indian and turbaned pilot with a specialised helmet, he became famous as ‘Flying
Surrey’s Khalsa Day Parade Canceled For Second Straight Year Due To Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
__ _GURDWARA SAHIB DASMESH DARBAR, ORGANIZERS OF THE PARADE WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 24TH IN SURREY, SAID THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE AND IN ADHERENCE WITH PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19, HAVE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Pandemic Is Very Much Still With Us, Say Health Authorities
__ _BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAID CURRENT MODELLING SHOWS US HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS PROGRESSED IN THE PROVINCE OVER THE PAST YEAR. “WHAT WE HAVE SEEN VERY CLEARLY IS NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE VIRUS OR THE IMPACTS THAT COME WITH IT. THE PANDEMIC IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US.” THEY SAID. DR. BO
NASA’S indo-American Engineer Says Perseverance Rover’s Exciting Work To Happen In Coming Weeks
__ _VISHNU SRIDHAR, WHO IS FROM QUEENS, NEW YORK, IS A LEAD SYSTEM ENGINEER AT NASA’S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FOR SUPERCAM ON THE MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE ROVER, WHICH IS ON A MISSION TO SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF PAST LIFE ON THE RED PLANET._ HOUSTON - Vishnu Sridhar, a
PANDEMIC: 2020 Was Deadliest Year For Drug Overdose Deaths In BC
__ _THERE WERE 1,716 DEATHS DUE TO ILLICIT DRUGS IN 2020 IN B.C., REPRESENTING A 74% INCREASE OVER THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RECORDED IN 2019 (984). THE NUMBER OF ILLICIT DRUG TOXICITY DEATHS IN 2020 EQUATES TO ABOUT 4.7 DEATHS PER DAY, WHICH IS TWO DEATHS PER DAY HIGHER THAN IN 2019 (2.7)._ BY DESIB
Surrey Gets Tree City Designation For Second Consecutive Year
__ _THE TREE CITIES OF THE WORLD PROGRAM IS AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE CITIES AND TOWNS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THEIR URBAN FORESTS ARE CELEBRATED, PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGED. TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A “TREE CITY”, A COMMUNITY MUST MEET FIVE CORE STA
Australia Warns Indian “Goons” Of Deportation Following Attacks On Sikhs
__ _THE POLICE HAVE PROMISED TO “COME DOWN AS HARD AS WE NEED TO” BUT AMAR SINGH OF TURBANS FOR AUSTRALIA SAID: “THEY ARE TARGETING OUR COMMUNITY.” THE AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST HATE AND VIOLENCE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE THREAT THAT HINDU FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM POSES._ SYDNEY -The
Indo-Canadian Party Host Among Two Arrested By VPD For Health Order Violations
__ _MANJINDER SAGOO IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. SANAD RAYES IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBL
Linda Annis Says Councillors Shouldn’t Be Voting For Their Own Pay Raises
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS DOESN’T BELIEVE THE CITY’S MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS SHOULD BE VOTING ON THEIR OWN PAY RAISES. ANNIS SAID THE IN CAMERA VOTE TO INCREASE THE PAY OF THE MAYOR AND EACH CITY COUNCILLOR IS NO WAY TO TREAT SURREY’S TAXPAYERS._ SURREY - Surrey First Council
Gurdeep Singh Becomes First Minority Leader To Win Senate Post In Pakistan Province
__ _GURDEEP SINGH OF THE RULING PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAF PARTY ON WEDNESDAY SECURED 103 VOTES IN THE HOUSE OF 145 WHEREAS JAMIAT ULEMA-E ISLAM (FAZLUR) CANDIDATE RANJEET SINGH SECURED JUST 25 VOTES AND ASIF BHATTI OF THE AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY RECEIVED 12._ ISLAMABAD - Gurdeep Singh of the ruling
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 600 As Four More Deaths Reported Friday
__ _THE ONGOING SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS AT A STEADY PACE OF MID 500 ON A DAILY BASIS AS SEEN FROM FRIDAY NUMBERS WHICH HIT 600 AGAIN AFTER A LONG WHILE. THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 634 NEW CA
New Westminster To Commemorate Komagata Maru By Renaming Ferry Docks
__ _NEW WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RENAME THE Q TO Q FERRY DOCKS TO REMEMBER THE 1914 INCIDENT, FOLLOWING OTHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY. THE JAPANESE STEAMSHIP CARRYING 376 INDIAN IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED OFF THE COAST OF B.C., ONLY TO BE DENIED ENTRY INTO
BC’s Red Hot Housing Market Has A Record-Setting Start To 2021
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $845,169, A 16.1 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $728,269 RECORDED IN JANUARY 2020. TOTAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS $6.1 BILLION, AN 89.6 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. “IT WAS ONCE AGAIN A RECORD-SETTING MONTH FOR THE PROVINCIAL HOUSING MARKET,” SAID BCR
Former Politician, Businessman Herb Dhaliwal Ordered To Pay $75,000 More To Ex-Wife
_ _ _IN A FEBRUARY 19 RULING, JUSTICES HARVEY GROBERMAN, SUSAN GRIFFIN, AND JOYCE DEWITT–VAN OOSTEN ORDERED FORMER LIBERAL CABINET MINISTER HERB DHALIWAL TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $75,000 TO HIS EX-WIFE, NEELU KANG. DHALIWAL HAD ALREADY COMMITTED TO PAY $450,000 AS PART OF HIS PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT
SARDOOL SIKANDER: Punjabi Music Legend Remembered As Humble Artist Who’s Legacy Will Live On Forever
SARDOOL SIKANDER DIES AT 60 FROM COVID-19 AND KIDNEY DAMAGE! __ _SARDOOL SIKANDER WAS UNDER TREATMENT FOR KIDNEY DAMAGE, AND HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL OFFICIALS. BORN AT KHERI NAUDH SINGH IN FATEHGARH SAHIB, SIKANDER BELONGED TO THE PATIALA GHARANA OF MUSIC AND HAD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Deaths And 456 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO RUN BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PLUS A DAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THE SPREAD TO GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY? IT COULD BE A VACCINE OR IT COULD JUST BE MORE TIME WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL THE VIRUS FADES AWAY. DR. BONNIE HE
200 Indian Origin Persons Occupy Leadership Positions In 15 Countries, 60 Hold Cabinet Ranks
__ _THE OFFICIALS ON THE 2021 INDIASPORA GOVERNMENT LEADERS LIST COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT MORE THAN 587 MILLION CONSTITUENTS._ WASHINGTON - More than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15 countries including the United States and United Kingdom. Of these, 60 hold C
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Only One Death Reported Tuesday But Cases Remain Above 500
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO DECREASE WITH JUST ONE DEATH REPORTED TUESDAY BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG AS CASES HAVE AGAIN SHOT UP PAST 500 FOR CONTINUOUS DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 559 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 2
New Restrictions Including $2000 Hotel Isolation For Air Travelers Now In Effect
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED STRICTER RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED ON NON-ESSENTIAL AIR TRAVELERS IN RESPONSE TO NEW, LIKELY MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS._ TORONTO - Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting February 22 as they await the result of a coron
Son Arrested After Indo-Canadian Man Killed In Surrey Panorama Ridge
__ _SOURCES TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THE DECEASED IS DAVINDER SINGH BASRA, THE FATHER OF THE MAN ARRESTED BY POLICE THURSDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO B.C. ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY RECORDS, THE HOUSE IS OWNED BY NARINDER KAUR BASRA AND DAVINDER SINGH BASRA, WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 2006. SOURCES S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Dramatically Thursday To Above 600 For First Time In Over A Month
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY TO ABOVE 600 IN OVER A MONTH WHILE DEATHS REMAINED LOW AT FOUR BUT THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 617 NEW CAS
US Army's 1st Female Muslim Chaplain Graduates From Air Force College
_ _ _SALEHA JABEEN WAS COMMISSIONED IN DECEMBER AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT AT THE CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION IN CHICAGO, BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE MUSLIM CHAPLAIN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE._ WASHINGTON - Saleha Jabeen, US military's first female Muslim chaplain, has graduated from Air Force Basic
Fraser Valley Sees Record-setting January Home Sales
VANCOUVER – There is no let up for home sales in the Fraser Valley which saw more homes sold in the Fraser Valley real estate region last month than any previous January. Total sales of 1,718 across all residential property types is 76 per cent higher than January 2020 and 72 per cent above th
Indo-Canadian Man From Calgary Fined $4000 And Ordered To Pay $6000 For Being A Fake Immigration Consultant
__ _IN AUGUST 2019, MANJIT SINGH PIASA OF ABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD. WAS CHARGED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT ALONG WITH SIX COUNTS OF FRAUD. HE PLEADED GUILTY ON DEC. 2, 2020 AND WAS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS PROBATION AND A $4,000 FINE. PIASA WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY MORE T
Delhi Police’s Wacky “Greta Toolkit” Conspiracy Theories Lands Local Activist Mo Dhaliwal In Hot Water
__ _MO DHALIWAL ALONG WITH ORGANIZATION POETIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION (PJF) IS ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY TO DIVIDE INDIA. IT WAS REPORTED MONDAY THAT DELHI POLICE HAS WRITTEN TO VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM ZOOM SEEKING DETAILS OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
HOUSING FORECAST 2021: Sales Expected To Rise By 15.5 Percent
__ _MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) RESIDENTIAL SALES IN THE PROVINCE ARE FORECAST TO RISE 15.6 PER CENT TO 108,680 UNITS THIS YEAR, AFTER RECORDING 94,021 SALES IN 2020. IN 2022, MLS^® RESIDENTIAL SALES ARE FORECAST TO PULL BACK 9 PER CENT TO 98,850 UNITS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER -
Former Soccer Star Jasmine Mander Hired National Team Performance Analyst
__ _JASMINE MANDER OF DELTA, BC EARNED HER CANADA SOCCER B LICENCE IN 2015 AND IS CURRENTLY A CANADA SOCCER A LICENCE CANDIDATE. MANDER MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS A COACH IN THE VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC BMO ACADEMY SYSTEM, WHICH IS PART OF THE REGIONAL EXCEL CENTRES PROGRAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, SINCE
Trudeau And Modi Talk Vaccines, Farmers’ Protest And Importance Of Resolving Issues Through Dialogue
__ _THE SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA HAS A CONTRACT WITH ASTRAZENECA TO PRODUCE DOSES OF ITS VACCINE, TO “SUPPLY INDIA BUT ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,” AND HEALTH CANADA IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE FACILITIES—DESCRIBED BY ASTRAZENECA AS THE WORLD’S LARGEST VACCINE MANUFA
DO YOU SUPPORT FARMERS? Protesters Clash At Protests At Indian Consulate!
_A GROUP OF PRO-INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND ANTI-FARMERS SUPPORTERS TOOK TO THE INDIAN CONSULATE IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER TO SING THE PRAISES OF THE NARENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BROUGHT UNJUST AND DIRE FARM LAWS LEADING TO ONGOING PROTESTS ALL OVER INDIA BY FARMERS’ GROUPS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS. B
Daughter Of UK Bhangra Music Legend Malkit Singh Jailed For Sex With 16-Year-Old Student
__ _AMARDIP BOPARAI WAS ACCUSED OF PERFORMING A SEX ACT ON THE PUPIL IN AN ART ROOM AFTER SENDING AN X-RATED TEXT MESSAGE. THE PAIR LATER HAD SEX IN HER CAR AND HOME AND ON AN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEAR THE SCHOOL, WHICH CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. BOPARAI’S FAMOUS FATHER MALKIT SINGH WAS A BHANGRA SUP
NDP And NCCM Call For Action To Tackle Hate In Canada
__ _ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 29TH, 2017, A GUNMAN KILLED SIX AND INJURED 19 OTHERS AT THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE OF QUEBEC CITY. PEOPLE DIED JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE MUSLIM. TO MARK THIS DAY, NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH WAS JOINED BY MUSTAFA FAROOQ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
South Asian Man From Mississauga Arrested For Allegedly Scamming Family And Friends
__ _AMRITPAL DHILLON OF MISSISSAUGA IS FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS OF FRAUD AFTER BEING INVESTIGATED BY TORONTO POLICE. IT’S ALLEGED THAT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2018 AND JANUARY 2020, DHILLON CONVINCED FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO INVEST IN HIS BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH PROMISED A 45 PERCENT RETURN IN INTEREST._ T
American Sikhs From California Put Up Funds To Air Super Bowl Ad Supporting Indian Farmers
__ _AMERICAN SIKHS GAVE A BIG BOOST TO THE INDIAN FARMERS’ ONGOING FIGHT TO WIN JUSTICE AGAINST DIRE LAWS BROUGHT IN BY THE RIGHTWING NARENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT BY AIRING A SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL FEATURING THE PLIGHT OF THE FARMERS. “THE THREE LAWS ARE REALLY GOING TO CHANGE AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Continue To Decline With Four Reported Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN BC ARE CONTINUING TO DECLINE WITH FOUR REPORTED ON TUESDAY AFTER A SIMILAR TREND OVER THE WEEKEND. CASES REMAINED IN THE 400S AS WORRIES MOUNTED ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE MORE DANGEROUS VARIANT OF THE DEADLY VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
NDP’s Fight To Stop Federal Government From Enforcing Repayment Of CERB Benefits Bears Fruit
_ _ _THE NDP’S CRITIC FOR EMPLOYMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY INCLUSION, MP DANIEL BLAIKIE SAID THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT DID THE RIGHT THING EVEN IF IT TOOK THEM THIS LONG. “TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT CAME MUCH LATER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. IN FACT, THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD
After Rihanna Causes Stir, Greta Thunberg, Ex-Porn Star Mia Khalifa And Others Take Farmers' Protest Global
SINGERS JAY SEAN, DR ZEUS, HOLLYWOOD STAR JOHN CUSACK AND TOP ATHLETES COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF FARMERS! __ _HOLLYWOOD STAR JOHN CUSACK, WHO PREVIOUSLY VOICED SUPPORT TO ANTI-CAA PROTESTORS IN FEBRUARY 2020, RETWEETED A POST BY VANESSA NAKATE, A UGANDAN CLIMATE ACTIVIST, READING, "LET US TALK ABOU
Councilor Annis Says Surrey Mayor McCallum’s Police Department Is A Costly Vanity Project
__ _SURREY TAXPAYERS SHOULD GET READY FOR SERIOUS STICKER SHOCK, SAID SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. "DOUG MCCALLUM PROMISED THAT THE COST OF HIS PROPOSED POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE JUST 10 PER CENT MORE THAN THE COST OF THE RCMP, BUT IN FACT THAT'S NOT EVEN GOING TO COME CLOSE TO THE REAL COST,"
Diljit Dosanjh Dedicates Song To Rihanna After She Tweets To Support Indian Farmers
__ _THE SONG COMES LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER RIHANNA LENT HER SUPPORT TO THE ONGOING FARMERS' PROTEST IN INDIA. DILJIT DOSANJH HAS BEEN A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF THE PROTESTS._ NEW DELHI - Diljit Dosanjh has shown his appreciation for global popstar Rihanna by releasing a new song titled RiRi in her h
INDIA'S DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN: WSO Releases Report On How India Targets Sikhs in Canada
__ _THE REPORT ENTITLED “EXPOSED: INDIA’S DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST CANADA’S SIKHS” LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF INDIAN INTERFERENCE AND DISINFORMATION IN CANADA, INCLUDING AFTER THE RECENT RESIGNATION OF MP NAVDEEP BAINS FROM HIS ROLE AS MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. L
PASSING OF A LABOUR LEGEND: Charan Gill Leaves A Great Legacy Of Activism And Fighting For The Working Man
__ _I ALWAYS ENJOYED MY TALKS WITH CHARAN AND APPRECIATED HIS CANDOU IN ALL MATTERS. HE APPEARED IN SEVERAL OF MY DOCUMENTARY FILMS, FROM THE AWARD-WINNING GONE ARE THE DAYS, AN INDICTMENT OF RACISM IN CANADA AGAINST SOUTH ASIAN VETERINARIANS, TO THE POPULAR DOCUMENTARY ON MOE SIHOTA. I’M GOI
CAUGHT: Indo-American Man Lived At Chicago’s O’Hare Airport For 3 Months Because He Was ‘Scared’ Of COVID-19
_ADITYA SINGH ARRIVED AT O’HARE FROM LOS ANGELES ON OCT. 19, 2020, AND LIVED AT THE AIRPORT UNTIL HE WAS DISCOVERED ON SATURDAY, AUTHORITIES SAY. HE ALLEGEDLY SNATCHED AN OPERATIONS MANAGER’S BADGE ON OCT. 26 AND SPENT MUCH OF HIS TIME INSIDE THE AIRPORT’S SECURE ZONE, WHERE HE LIVED OFF FO
BC Taxi Companies Lose Final Ditch Effort To Stop Uber, Lyft
__ _THE CAB COMPANIES ARGUED THAT THE BOARD'S DECISIONS WERE "PATENTLY UNREASONABLE," IN PART BECAUSE THEY ALLOWED UBER AND LYFT AN UNLIMITED FLEET SIZE WHILE THE NUMBER OF TAXIS IS CAPPED. HOWEVER, JUSTICE SANDRA WILKINSON SAYS IN A WRITTEN RULING THIS WEEK THAT THE BOARD CAREFULLY CONSIDERED FL
Kamloops Councilor Arjun Singh Among New Members Appointed To CleanBC
__ _ASIDE FROM KAMLOOPS COUNCILOR ARJUN SINGH, THE OTHER NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE TONI BOOT, MAYOR, SUMMERLAND AND SCOTT MALONEY, VICE-PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENT, TECK RESOURCES LIMITED. "CLIMATE ACTION HAS BEEN A CRITICAL PART OF MY WORK AT THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS AND THROUGH MY ROLE AS A PAS
Record-Shattering December Caps Unexpected Year In Fraser Valley Real Estate
SURREY -- In a year when the real estate market was at a standstill for months due to COVID-19, total annual sales in the Fraser Valley still finished 12.4 per cent above the 10-year average due to unrelenting, pent-up consumer demand during the second half of 2020. In December, the Board’s Mu
Sean Desai Becomes First Indo-American To Be NFL Defensive Coordinator
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MASKS AND COVID-19: One Of The Important Layers To Protect Yourself And Your Community
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OVERWHELMING SUPPORT: Car Rallies, Protests Outside Indian Consulates Mark Great Show Of Support For Hero Farmers
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__ _MURDERED INDO-CANADIAN DRUG SMUGGLER KARMJIT “JAZZY” SRAN’S WIFE CINDY SRAN AND SISTER-IN-LAW RAJNI KAUSHAL HAVE BEEN NAMED IN A B.C. GOVERNMENT LAWSUIT THAT SEEKS TO SEIZE THE MONEY AND VEHICLES, WHICH THEY CLAIM IS PROCEEDS OF CRIME. SRAN, WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN JULY AT HIS ABBOTSFO
Alberta’s Kenny And Manitoba’s Pallister Rated The Two Worst Premiers As COVID-19 Draws To A Close
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CONSTITUTION DAY: India Needs To Pay More Heed To The Constitution If It Hopes To Make Progress As A Nation
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Nelson Holds A Special Place For Me As It’s Where I Attended Notre Dame University
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South Asian Man From Edmonton Charged For Allegedly Luring 6 Teens Over Snapchat
__ _NOOR SULTAN WAS ARRESTED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ON OCT. 21. ALBERTA IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN CHILD LURING CASES AND POLICE BELIEVE THE FACT KIDS ARE AT HOME AND ONLINE MORE THESE DAYS COULD BE A FACTOR. _ EDMONTON - Edmonton police have charged a 26-year-old South Asian
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Canada To Regulate Immigration Consultants, Especially “Dishonest Actors Who Take Advantage Of Vulnerable People”
__ _IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT THE COLLEGE OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP CONSULTANTS ACT IS NOW IN FORCE. THIS ACT PROVIDES A STATUTORY FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP CONSULTANTS, AND WILL MAKE THE FORTHCOMING COLLEGE OF IMMIGRATION AND
Indian Government Should Be Ashamed Of Itself For Brutality Against Farmers Who Are Standing Up For Their Rights
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Surrey RCMP Arrest Man Who Threatened Surrey Councilor Jack Hundial
_ _ _JACK HUNDIAL, A FORMER SURREY MOUNTIE, SAID HE GOT THE “SINGLE THREAT” MESSAGE ABOUT 6:30 AM MONDAY. THE MESSENGER HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE CONTAINING THEIR NAME AND THREATENED TO SHOOT BOTH HUNDIAL AND PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU. SURREY RCMP ARRESTED THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN CONNECT
IN CONVERSATION: DESIBUZZCanada Founder-Editor Interviews Human Rights Champion Dr. Hakam Bhullar For Aaj TV
__ _DESIBUZZCANADA EDITOR-FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON MADE HIS AAJ TELEVISION DEBUT WITH A SERIES OF POWERFUL INTERVIEWS WITH DR. HAKAM BHULLAR, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION, WHO WAS SUCCESSFUL IN A LONG FIGHT AGAINST THE RACIST AND ABUSIVE BC VETERINARY MEDICAL COLLEGE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURRE
PROCEEDS OF CRIME: BC Seizes $840,000 And Tractor-Trailer From Indo-Canadian Trucker Without Any Criminal Charges
__ _INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER RANJIT SINGH DHANDA WAS ARRESTED BY RCMP THIS SUMMER FOR DRUG POSSESSION AND POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, BUT NOT CHARGED CRIMINALLY. BC IS SEEKING TO HAVE THE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND THE $840,000 IN CASH FORFEITED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO DRUG TRAFF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Despite The Misreporting Of Record 941 Cases Tuesday, The Spread Remains Super Strong
__ _DESPITE THE ADMISSION BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT TUESDAY’S NUMBERS WERE NOT THE RECORD BREAKING 941, THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS SUPER STRONG WITH AUTHORITIES BRINGING IN STRICT NEW RULES TO CURB THE SPREAD BEFORE THE VACCINE ARRIVES EARLY NEXT YEAR. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 887 New Cases And 13 New Deaths In Rising Pandemic Horror
__ _ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 DAY IN BC WITH 13 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 900 CASES WHICH IS BEGINNING TO DEEPLY IMPACT THE SPREAD AS WE HEAD INTO DECEMBER, GLAD TO LEAVE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST MONTHS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEAL
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC In Big Trouble As Another Record Shattered With 900 Plus Cases
__ _BC’S SPREAD IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY AS BC SET A NEW RECORD HIGH OF COVID-19 CASES AND 10 NEW DEATHS IN ONE OF THE DEADLIEST MONTHS SINCE THE VIRUS OUTBREAK BACK IN MARCH. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 941 NEW CASES OF CO
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__ _ANYONE WITHOUT A MASK IN AN INDOOR PUBLIC PLACE OR WHO REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTION OF AN ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, INCLUDING THE DIRECTION TO LEAVE THE SPACE, OR WHO RESPONDS WITH ABUSIVE OR BELLIGERENT BEHAVIOUR, MAY BE SUBJECT TO A $230 FINE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – BC i
Punjab CM’s Much Hyped Terrorist t List Presented To Prime Minister Trudeau Leaks Hot Air
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BC Housing Market Continues Record Pace In October
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC SET A RECORD OF $812,960, A 12.5 PER CENT INCREASE FROM $722,333 RECORDED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. TOTAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME IN AUGUST WAS $8.98 BILLION, A 61.8 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2019. “THE PROVINCIAL HOUSING MARKET SUSTAINED ITS BLISTERING PACE OF ACTI
NEW WORLD: We Must Temper Our Celebrations And Rethink Our Spiritual Dimension
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Premier Horgan Urges Faith Leaders To Celebrate Gurpurab, Chanukah, Christmas Virtually
__ _"THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE CHALLENGED OUR PROVINCE IN WAYS WE NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED," PREMIER - PREMIER JOHN HORGAN SAID. "WHETHER IT'S GURPURAB, CHANUKAH, CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR'S DAY, CELEBRATING WILL HAVE TO LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. BUT DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, PEOPLE IN DIVERSE COMM
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__ _NORM LIPINSKI’S APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE SURREY POLICE SERVICE BYPASSES ANOTHER TOP COP STEVE RAI, WHO WAS THE FIRST CHOICE OF MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S CRONIES. BUT THERE WERE LOT OF ISSUES WITH RAI’S APPOINTMENT INCLUDING POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH MAY HAVE LED THE B
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Decrease By More Than 200 From Wednesday As BC Brings In Mandatory Mask Policy
__ _WEDNESDAY SAW A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN COVID-19 CASES FROM RECORD SETTING THURSDAY AS BC BROUGHT IN NEW RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING MANDATORY MASKS INDOORS TO HALT THE INCREASED RECENT SPREAD. BC IS HOPING TO AVOID ANOTHER LOCKDOWN AND IS PREPARING LIKE IN OTHER CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS TO DO EVERYTHIN
IMMIGRANTS’ STORY: From Economic Struggle To Cultural Deprivation To Poor Health In Land Of Dreams
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UNTOLD STORIES BOOK: AAJ Media Group CEO Suki Pangalia And Team Produces Beautiful Gift Of History Of South Asian Pioneers
AAJ LEGACY ANNOUNCES SECOND EDITION OF THE SOUTH ASIAN PIONEER EXPERIENCE IN BC! _“WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO MAKE THE STORIES OF PIONEER AND A COLLECTION OF OUR HISTORY IN BC AND CANADA A BIG SUCCESS,” SAID SUKI PANGALIA, THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Inflicting Damage As Another Record Setting Day Of Over 750 Cases
__ _THE DAILY COVID-19 CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE IN BC AS THIS WEEK HAS TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS O F RECORD SETTING CASES ABOVE THE 700 MARK AND 10 MORE DEATHS, MAKING IT 21 OVER TWO DAYS. MORE RESTRICTIONS ARE TO FOLLOW BUT THERE IS RISING CONSENSUS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMPOSE A LOCK
Abbotsford’s Gur Sikh Temple Receives National Historic Places Award
__ _THE GUR SIKH TEMPLE, LOCATED AT 333089 SOUTH FRASER WAY, WAS ONE OF SIX PROJECTS ACROSS CANADA THIS YEAR TO RECEIVE THE 2020 ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE CORNERSTONE AWARD (RESILIENT HISTORIC PLACES) HONOUR FOR RESILIENT HISTORIC PLACES._ ABBOTSFORD - One of the oldest Sikh temples in BC – t
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Record Set With 700 Plus Cases And 11 new Deaths
__ _IT HAS BEEN DEADLY LAST FEW DAYS BUT WITH ANOTHER RECORD SETTING 700 PLUS CASES TUESDAY AND 11 NEW DEATHS SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE COVID-19 DENIERS AND THOSE NOT BEING CAREFUL IN PUBLIC OR TAKING PRECAUTIONS AS ONE INDO-CANADIAN-OWNED GYM WAS ACCUSED OF DOING AFTER 42 INFECTIONS FROM CARELESS C
Former Punjab Agriculture Minister and Senior Congress Leader Mohinder Singh Gill Passes Away
__ _MOHINDER SINGH GILL SERVED AS THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FROM 1971 TO 1977 AND PUNJAB PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE (PPCC) CHIEF FROM 1976 TO 1979. HE WAS ALSO ELECTED AS AN MLA FROM FEROZEPUR CANTT IN 1967. CM CAPT AMARINDER SINGH DESCRIBED GILL AS A GENTLEMAN POLITICIAN, WHO WORKED RELENTLESSLY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Records Set As Weekend Cases Reach 2000 With Nine New Deaths
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Indo-Canadian Trucker Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail For Fatal Collision With School Bus In Edmonton
__ _GRAVEL TRUCK DRIVER SUKHDEEP DEOL, WHO WAS CHARGED IN A DEADLY SCHOOL BUS CRASH NORTH OF EDMONTON NEAR THORHILD TWO YEARS AGO, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL. _ EDMONTON – An Indo-Canadian trucker has been sentenced to six months in jail after a semi-truck he was driving rear-en
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Rise Steeply As Friday’s 600 Plus Sets Another Record
__ _RECORDS KEEP BREAKING IN BC AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO HIT NEW HIGHS, REACHING 600 PLUS A DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROVINCE WITH ACTIVE CASES HEADING TOWARDS 6000 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING REACHING ABOVE 12,000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
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__ _THE NEW TICKETING MEASURES UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT APPLY TO PARTY BUSES AND LIMOUSINES. THE MEASURES ALLOW POLICE AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL FINES. PEOPLE WHO OPERATE OR PERMIT OPERATION OF PERIMETER-SEATING VEHICLES OR PERIMETER-SEATING BUSES IN CONTRAVENTION
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__ _VIVEK MURTHY, WHO WAS THE NATION’S TOP DOCTOR WHEN BIDEN WAS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS ALONG WITH FORMER FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER DAVID KESSLER._ NEW YORK - President-elect Joe Biden has already named the heads of his co
COVIDIOT: Indo-Canadian Conspiracy Nut Mak Parhar Arrested For Breaking Quarantine Rules
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FIRST WOMAN: Kamala Harris Makes History As First Black Woman, South Asian To Be Elected US Vice President
__ _THE 56-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA SENATOR REPRESENTS THE MULTICULTURALISM THAT DEFINES AMERICA BUT IS LARGELY ABSENT FROM WASHINGTON’S POWER CENTRES. HER BLACK IDENTITY HAS ALLOWED HER TO SPEAK IN PERSONAL TERMS IN A YEAR OF RECKONING OVER POLICE BRUTALITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. AS THE HIGHEST-RANKI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Is Big Trouble Brewing For BC As Daily Caseload Hits Near 600 For The First Time
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO WREAK HAVOC IN BC AS FOR THE FIRST TIME, DAILY CASES HIT ABOVE 500 AND VERY CLOSE TO 600 ON FRIDAY. THE SPREAD IS STRONGEST IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION AND AUTHORITIES MAY DECIDE TO LOCKDOWN FRASER AND COASTAL HEALTH AREAS FOR A MONTH TO GET IT UN
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__ _FRED PINNOCK, FORMER COMMANDER OF B.C.’S ANTI-ILLEGAL GAMING UNIT, DESCRIBED TO THE CULLEN COMMISSION ON THURSDAY HIS RECOLLECTION OF ALLEGATIONS THAT HE SAID THEN-SOLICITOR GENERAL KASH HEED MADE AGAINST FORMER BC LIBERAL MINISTER RICH COLEMAN DURING A PRIVATE MEETING IN 2009._ VANCOUVER
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Indo-American lawyer Becomes First South Asian Woman To Be Elected To New York State Assembly
_ _ _JENNIFER RAJKUMAR, A STANFORD-EDUCATED LAWYER AND AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATE, WILL REPRESENT NEW YORK CITY IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, REPRESENTING THE 38TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT._ NEW YORK - A 38-year-old Indo-American lawyer has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the Ne
Punjabi Trucker Involved In Death Of Busload Of Hockey Players Fighting To Avoid Deportation To India
__ _JASKIRAT SINGH SIDHU WAS SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO 29 COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE CRASH THAT KILLED 16 AND INJURED 13 OTHERS. SIDHU’S I LAWYER MICHAEL GREENE SAYS CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY NEEDS TO LOOK AT ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS CLIENT’S CASE IN DE
New York Street Named Punjab To Honour South Asians In Richmond Hill
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_ _ _DOZENS OF SIKH SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND POSTS HAVE BEEN CENSORED ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS CENSORSHIP CAMPAIGN COINCIDES WITH THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE. AN EARLIER CAMPAIGN TO CENSOR SIKH CONTENT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2020, AS SIKHS COMMEMORATED
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__ _ONE PROMINENT PUNJABI FILM PRODUCER TOLD PUNJABIFILMWORLD THE MINIMUM PUNJABI FILM INDUSTRY SHOULD HAVE DONE IS WAITED TILL NEXT SPRING TO START PRODUCTION AS THE INDUSTRY HAS NO OUTLETS OTHER THAN CINEMAS TO RELEASE THEIR FILMS AND SINCE CINEMAS ARE BASICALLY STILL CLOSED, THERE IS NO REASON
DEPORT BELLIGERENT INDIAN STUDENTS:VPD Officers Swarmed By Out Of Control Indian Students In Downtown
__ _MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING INDO-CANADIANS TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO LAMBAST THE INDIAN STUDENTS AS WELL AS FEDERAL POLITICIANS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR NOT CALLING OUT THEIR CONDUCT AND UNNECESSARILY LETTING IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. “THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING SHOW OF
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__ _OUT OF A FIELD OF 22 INDO-CANADIAN CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE 87 SEATS OF THE BC LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY, EIGHT INDO-CANADIANS WERE ELECTED AS MLAS, ALL FOR THE BC NDP, WHICH SAW AN HISTORIC WIN WITH A TOTAL OF 55 SEATS WON ON ELECTION NIGHT BUT THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MAIL-IN-BAL
AN END TO FREE MONEY: Government Dole Out Not Infinite, Says Finance Minister As Central Bank Targets 2022 For Recovery
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NDP’s John Horgan Rewarded Big For Running A Competent Government
BY HARINDER MAHIL Premier Horgan has been rewarded by the people of British Columbia for running a clean and competent government. Although not all ballots have been counted as I write this piece, Horgan is likely to have 55 NDP MLA’s in the next Legislative Assembly. With 45 per cent of the p
Indo-Canadian Man With History Of Sexual Assaults Arrested Posing As Phony Uber Driver During Latest Assault
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Indo-American Girl Named America’s Top Young Scientist For COVID Cure Work
__ _ANIKA CHEBROLU TAKES HOME TOP PRIZE AND IMPROVING LIVES AWARD AT THIS YEAR’S 3M YOUNG SCIENTIST CHALLENGE. CHEBROLU, 14, RESEARCHED SPIKE PROTEIN OF SARS-COV-2 VIRUS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL ANTIVIRAL DRUG TO COMBAT SPREAD OF COVID-19. CHEBROLU HAS WON A US $25,000 YOUNG SCIENTIST CHALLENGE FOR
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BY JEET SINGH Jaise Gati Vaise Mati is a popular saying in India. It means that your mind will work the way your destiny is. That is why the wise and the enlightened said: Don’t judge others. They never explained why not Judge others. The reason you don’t judge others is that each one of u
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_PREMIER JOHN HORGAN AND THE NDP WON A LANDSLIDE VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT, INCLUDING SEVEN SEATS IN SURREY. WHEN DECIDING ON HIS CABINET CHOICES, HORGAN SHOULD NOT FORGET ONE PERSON WHO DESERVES TO BE IN THE INNER CIRCLE: THE VETERAN MLA JAGRUP BRAR, WHO AGAIN HANDILY BEAT HIS OPPONENT IN SURREY-FL
Surrey Puts Out A Hearty Welcome For The New Consul General Of India
BY ZILE SINGH On October 26, 2020, the Chetna Association of Canada in association with Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha, Burnaby and Ambedkar International Association, Vancouver arranged a welcome dinner in honour of His Excellency Mr. Manish, the newly arrived Consul-General of India in Vancouver. M
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_THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 IS LEADING TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DAILY CASES IN BC WITH THE NUMBERS HITTING ABOVE 200 FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 217 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Hit Above 300 For The First Time As Weekend Numbers Go Through The Roof
_BC IS NOT EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST RATE OF COVID-19 SPREAD SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN AS THE PROVINCE HIT ABOVE 300 A DAY OVER THE WEEKEND THAT SAW OVER 800 CASE FOR THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY AS WELL AS THREE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINI
NDP Crushes BC Liberals In Historic Landslide Win
__ _ALTHOUGH THE FINAL NUMBERS WILL STILL TAKE DAYS TO COME DUE TO A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS, THE NDP HAS WON A MAJORITY MANDATE GIVEN THAT THEY ARE LEADING OR WON IN OVER 50 RIDINGS. IS THIS THE WAY THE NDP INTENDED IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY CALLED THE ELECTION THAT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED
Fruiticana Raises $100,000 for Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Children’s Health Centre Campaign
SURREY – Fruiticana, one of Western Canada's largest grocery chains, has raised $100,000 for the Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Children’s Health Centre renewal campaign. Fruiticana raised the money from two in-store fundraising campaigns throughout the year in celebration of Diwali and Vais
THE KHALISTAN CONSPIRACY: Former R&AW Agent Says Congress Gave Rise To Sikh Insurgency And Then Crushed It For Political Mileage
__ __ _THE UPCOMING BOOK `THE KHALISTAN CONSPIRACY’, IS A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT, WRITTEN BY GBS SIDHU, A FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WITH THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING (R&AW), THAT BRINGS OUT LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE KHALISTAN MOVEMENT AND THE ROLE OF SENIOR POLITICIANS OF THE TIME "IN CRE
Record BC Housing Sales Continued In September
_THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 11,368 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER 2020, AN INCREASE OF 63.3 PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2019. “THE PROVINCIAL HOUSING MARKET HAD A RECORD-SETTING SEPTEMBER,” S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Hitting Like A Brick With Single Day Record So Far Of 274 Cases
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS HITTING BC LIKE A BRICK WITH RECORD BREAKING SINGLE DAY CASES OF 274 A DAY AFTER BC GOT IT’S FIRST DAY OF 200 PLUS CASES WEDNESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 274 NEW CASES, INCL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: More New Deaths And Daily Cases Reach Above 200 For The First Time
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE HIT HARD THIS WEEK AS WEDNESDAY SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES AND THE DAILY PROVINCIAL TOTAL HIT ABOVE 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS AS ACTIVE CASES HIT ABOVE 1700 AGAIN AND ACTIVE CASES HIT NEARLY 4300. DR. BONNIE HEN
Surrey Museum Wins Two Awards For Punjabi Exhibition
SURREY – The Museum of Surrey was honoured with two prestigious awards during the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA)'s first ever virtual conference on October 8. In addition to being the recipient of the 'Excellence in Community Engagement Award' for the collaborative community exhib
Winery Man Toor And Developer Singla Quiet About Charges Related To immigration Fraud Network
_ _ __ _TWO PROMINENT SOUTH OKANAGAN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN ARE REMAINING QUIET AFTER BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN AN IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME, INCLUDING FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT. SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, FOUNDER OF SINGLA BROTHERS HOLD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And Cases Remain Above 150 For Consecutive Days
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 HAS HIT BC BUT HOW HIGH THE DAILY CASES WILL GO REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 150 CASES DAILY FOR OVER A WEEK WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A RECORD DAILY NUMBER OF 174. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Dreaded Second Wave Underway As BC Records Nearly 500 Cases Over Three Days
__ __ _THE DREADED SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 SPREAD IS NOW UNDERWAY, ACCORDING TO BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES. THE WEEKEND SAW TWO DAYS OF 170 PLUS CASES WITH THE THREE DAYS TOTAL OF NEARLY 500 CASES SINCE FRIDAY INCLUDING TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPH
NDP Holds Comfortable Lead With Less Than A Week To Go Before Election Day, Says Latest Poll
_ _ __ _NDP MAINTAINS COMFORTABLE LEAD BUT BC GREENS MAY BE THE PARTY TO WATCH IN FINAL WEEK AS VOTERS DIVIDED BETWEEN PICKING THE PARTY THEY WANT, BLOCKING THE PARTY THEY DON’T. WITH A WEEK TO GO BEFORE THE FINAL DAY OF VOTING ON OCTOBER 24, THE BC NDP CONTINUES TO HOLD A DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD (4
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_CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST AN INDO-AMERICAN MOTHER WHO ALLEGEDLY THREW HER NEWBORN BOY OUT A BATHROOM WINDOW, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE NEWBORN'S CONDITION IS IMPROVING. SABITA DOOKRAM, 23, WAS EVALUATED AT JAMAICA HOSPITAL. SHE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE THROWN HER NEWBORN BOY OUT THE WINDOW OF HER HOM
Punjabi Community In Fort St. James Donates $24 000 To Local Hospital
__ __ _OFFICIALS FROM THE SINGH SAHIB ZORAWAR SINGH GURSIKH TEMPLE RECENTLY HANDED A CHEQUE FOR $24,000 TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO FUND THE NEW HOSPITAL IN FORT ST. JAMES._ FORT SAINT JAMES – The Fort St. James Punjabi community has donated $24 000 to the Stuart Lake Hospital. Of
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__ __ _HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTY SANDEEP DHALIWALL WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHILE MAKING A TRAFFIC STOP FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2019 NEAR HOUSTON. ROBERT SOLIS, 47, OF HOUSTON, WAS CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER IN THE SLAYING. _ HOUSTON - It's been a year since Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhal
Top Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature Goes To Novel Zanani Paud By Kesra Ram
VANCOUVER – The annual Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature 2020 winners were announced with the top $25,000 prize going to Zanani Paud By Kesra Ram. Chilliwack-based author Harkirat Kaur Chahal won the $10,000 Finalist in Gurmukhi script and Zubair Ahmed won the $10,000 Finalist prize in Shahmu
Delta-North Green Party Candidate Decries Vandalism Against Signs
__ __ _NEEMA MANRAL, WHO'S ALSO SECRETARY AND SPOKESPERSON OF FRIENDS OF CANADA-INDIA, RECENTLY CAME UNDER ATTACK FOR BEING A PRO-INDIA AND PRO-MODI STOOGE. GEORGIA STRAIGHT ARTICLE WRITTEN BY GURPREET SINGH, THE HUSBAND OF NDP CANDIDATE RACHNA SINGH, SAID MANRAL HELPED ORGANIZE 73RD-ANNIVERSARY
Old And Young Indo-Canadian Men Sought In Suspected Sexual Assaults In Abbotsford
__ __ _POLICE ALSO SEARCHING FOR AN OLDER INDO-CANADIAN MAN LINKED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT IN CENTRAL ABBOTSFORD ON A BUS ON OCTOBER 3RD AND THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING A YOUNGER INDO-CANADIAN MAN (BOTH MEN ARE DESCRIBED OFFICIAL AS SOUTH ASIAN) FOR AN ASSAULT THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN MID AUGUST THIS YE
COSTLY SURREY POLICE TRANSITION: Mayor McCallum’s Pet Police Project Costs To Balloon After Feds Refuse Shared Services
NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION SAY EXPLOSIVE NEW SWORN AFFIDAVIT AGAINST DOUG PAAJI’S MAN EXPOSES SHAM POLICE CHIEF SEARCH AND RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ROLE OF SURREY POLICE BOARD! __ _THE CITY OF SURREY’S POLICE FORCE TRANSITION COSTS COULD NEARLY DOUBLE IF AN ASSUMPTION – THAT THE NEW MUNICIPAL
Trudeau Says Canada-U.S. Border Staying Closed Until US Can Control COVID-19 Spread
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF EASING BORDER RESTRICTIONS ANYTIME SOON, SAYING AS U.S. COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO RISE, THE BORDER RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE LAND BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE MID-MARCH TO NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL._ SURREY
SACHI KURL: Indo-Canadian Debate Moderator Shined While BC Leaders Swung Dirt At Each Other
__ __ _THE PROVINCIAL LEADERS’ FIRST TELEVISED ELECTION DEBATE TUESDAY NIGHT PRODUCED ONE CLEAR WINNER – INDO-CANADIAN MODERATOR SHACHI KURL, WHO RECEIVED MUCH PRAISE FOR HER HANDLING OF THE ONLY TELEVISED DEBATE OF THE PANDEMIC BC ELECTION. KURL, WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF LOCAL ACTIVIST AND DE
Nobel Peace Prize win is a ‘proud moment’: World Food Programme spokesman
__ __ NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2020: _THE NOBEL COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS ADDED TO THE HUNGER FACED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLED ON GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WFP AND OTHER AID ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO FEED THEM. “THIS IS HUM
Fraser Valley Housing Market Activity Reaches Historic Levels In September
__ __ _THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD PROCESSED 2,231 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER, AN INCREASE OF 66.1 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR AND AN INCREASE OF 9.4 PER CENT COMPARED TO AUGUST 2020. THIS IS THE HIGHEST RECORDED SALES FOR SEPTEMBER IN THE
Indo-Canadian Man Extradited For His Part In His Wife’s Murder Gets Five Years Jail
__ __ _IN COURT LAST THURSDAY, FIFTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD PARAMJIT SINGH BOGARH ADMITTED TO HIS PART IN THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE IN VERNON MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO ADMITTED TO PLAYING A PART IN THE AFTERMATH OF HER KILLING. BOGARH WAS EXTRADITED FROM THE U.S. AND CHARGED WITH MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMI
Independent Candidate Megan Knight Calls Surrey Board Of Trade “Out Of Step With Voters” For Not Inviting Her To All Candidates Debate
__ _“IT’S VERY CLEAR THAT MY INDEPENDENCE IS RESONATING LOUDLY WITH PEOPLE AROUND SURREY-WHITE ROCK WHO ARE TIRED OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,” MEGAN KNIGHT TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FRIDAY. “IT’S UNFORTUNATE THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZERS ARE OUT OF STEP WITH WHAT THE VOTERS OF SURREY-
FREE VACCINE: NDP’s Horgan Commits To Providing Free COVID-19 Vaccine
__ __ _“WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC,” SAID NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN. “THE DIFFICULT TIMES ARE NOT OVER YET, BECAUSE THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BUT ONCE THERE IS A SAFE AND APPROVED VACCINE, WE WILL ENSURE EVERY BRITISH C
Murdered Indo-Canadian Man’s Family Appeals For Public’s Help To Catch His Killers
__ __ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS ALSO REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2018 MURDER OF SUMEET RANDHAWA. “WE BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP US. WE ARE APPEALING TO THOSE PEOPLE, AND TO THE FRIENDS AND CL
EASY MONEY: Four Indo-Canadian Businessmen Including Winery Man Randy Toor Charged As Part Of Crackdown On Immigration Fraud
_ _ __ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN - RANDHIR (RANDY) TOOR, SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, VED KALER AND GURTAJ GREWAL - EACH FACE MULTIPLE COUNTS OF COUNSELLING OR ATTEMPTING TO COUNSEL MISREPRESENTATION OR HELPING PEOPLE MISREPRESENT FACTS RELATED TO THEIR IMMIGRATION. THE ONGOING CHARGES ARE PART O
EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS: Developer Bob Cheema’s Defamation Suit Against Brian Young Draws More Alleged Dirt About Backroom Dealings On Hand-Picked Police Chief And Skytrain Push
__ __ _WHEN INDO-CANADIAN DEVELOPER BOB CHEEMA FILED THE DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST FORMER SURREY CIVIC CANDIDATE BRIAN YOUNG LAST YEAR, CLAIMING THAT YOUNG FALSELY AND MALICIOUSLY PUBLISHED A SERIES OF TWEETS IN APRIL AND MAY 2019 THAT SUGGESTED CHEEMA SURREPTITIOUSLY WIELDS POWER AND INFLUENCE OV
Indo-Canadian Who Drowned In Maple Ridge Was Owner Of Phatboy Fireworks
_ _ __ _BOBBY AUJLA WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 1ST AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SEA-DOO ON ALOUETTE LAKE. BUT RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR AUJLA, CITING DIFFICULT UNDERWATER TERRAIN AND A LACK OF RESULTS FROM A SONAR SCAN OF ALOUETTE LAKE. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FI
Komagata Maru Storyboard In Surrey Park Honours Victims Of The Doomed Voyage
__ (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, SURREY COUNCILLOR MANDEEP NAGRA, AND MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM HONOUR VICTIMS OF KOMAGATA MARU WITH THE NEW HERITAGE STORYBOARD. __ _IN 2019, SURREY COUNCIL SUPPORTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SU
STILL LICENSED: Rupinder And Navdeep Batth Not Disciplined By Immigration Consultants’ Regulator Despite 69 Charges Of Immigration Fraud
INDO-CANADIAN CBSA LED THE COMPLEX INVESTIGATION THAT BUSTED THE BATTHS ALLEGED FRAUD! _ _ __ _THE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN (ITO) DOCUMENT, WHICH WAS FILED IN 2017 TO OBTAIN WARRANTS TO SEARCH CAN-ASIA IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS, RUPINDER AND NAVDEEP BATTH’S LANGLEY HOME, AND MULTIPLE SAFETY DEPOSI
DONALD, BC: My Canadian Work Journey Began At A Saw Mill Where It Was One Big Family
BY BALWANT SANGHERA – SECOND IN A SERIES ON MY LIFE Working in lumber-saw mills was one of the major sources of employment for Indo-Canadians especially till the 1980s. In addition to a large number of saw mills in Metro Vancouver there were also a lot of lumber mills on Vancouver Island and t
BC Liberals Take Anti-Surrey Police Gamble For Votes While NDP Accuses Wilkinson Of Interference In Civic Politics
_ _ __ _BC LIBERALS VOW TO PUSH PAUSE ON SURREY POLICE! “THE PEOPLE OF SURREY DESERVE BETTER. FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH THOUSANDS OF VOTERS IN THIS CAMPAIGN, IT’S CLEAR THAT SURREY RESIDENTS WANT A VOICE IN THE PATH FORWARD,” BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE SUNDAY.
US Man Looking To Score With Canadian Girlfriend Fined $1000 And Boat Seized For Quarantine Act Violation
__ __ _A US MAN LOOKING FOR A LOVE TRYST WITH HIS CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND HAS FOUND THE HARD WAY THAT LOVE DOESN’T COME CHEAP AS HE WAS FINED $1000 AND HIS BOAT SEIZED AFTER FAILING TO REPORT HIS CROSSING INTO CANADIAN WATERS. HE WAS SENT BACK BUT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 TO GET HIS BOAT
Princess Diana Award For Young South Asian Woman From Surrey
__ __ _ROCHELLE PRASAD, A 21-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT, IS A RECIPIENT OF THE DIANA AWARD. THE AWARD, IN HONOUR OF PRINCESS DIANA, IS FOR YOUTH AGED NINE TO 25 FOR THEIR SOCIAL ACTION OR HUMANITARIAN WORK._ SURREY – A young South Asian woman from Surrey is the recipient of the Princess Diana A
ANGRY WORLD: Anger Is Like Cancer So Keep Calm In The New COVID-19 World
_DURING COVID-19, MAN HAS BEEN QUARANTINED IN INVISIBLE CELLS. SOCIAL DISTANCING, RESTRICTION ON THE FREE FLOW OF BREATH AND CLEAR SPEECH (MASK), CROSSING ONE ANOTHER’S PATH, LOOKING AT EACH OTHER WITH SUSPICION AND TOUCHING THINGS RANDOMLY HAVE CAUSED EMOTIONAL UPHEAVALS. MAN IS A BUNDLE O
Unlicensed Indo-Canadian Driving School Instructor Charged With Sexual Assault Of 16-Year-Old Girl
_ _ __ _THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 61-YEAR-OLD SUKHBINDER “SUNNY” SAINI, A RESIDENT OF BRAMPTON. POLICE ALLEGE A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL, WHO WAS A STUDENT AT SUNNY’S DRIVING SCHOOL, WAS VICTIMIZED BY SAINI DURING AN IN-CAR DRIVING LESSON. THE GIRL DID NOT SUFFER ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES, PO
Horgan, NDP Out Front With Big Lead As BC Heads To Election Day On October 24
__ __ _A NEW IPSOS POLL CONDUCTED FOR GLOBAL NEWS SUGGESTS THE BC NDP HAS SUBSTANTIAL LEADS IN VOTER PREFERENCE AND LEADERSHIP, AND IN EVERY REGION IN THE PROVINCE. THE NDP HAS AN 18-POINT LEAD OVER THE BC LIBERALS JUST ONE WEEK INTO THE CAMPAIGN, THE POLL SUGGESTS. BUT THE RACE IS FAR FROM OVER
Amnesty International India Halts Human Rights Work After Reprisal From Indian Government
__ __ _“THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS AND SHAMEFUL ACT BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH FORCES US TO CEASE THE CRUCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS WORK OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA FOR NOW. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MARK THE END OF OUR FIRM COMMITMENT TO, AND ENGAGEMENT IN, THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA. WE WI
Gunfire Exchanged In Brazen Shooting Near North Delta Superstore
_OFFICERS RESPONDED MONDAY AFTERNOON TO A BRAZEN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR SUPERSTORE IN NORTH DELTA. MULTIPLE REPORTS CAME IN AROUND 2:30 P.M. OF A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR SCOTT ROAD AND 82ND AVENUE, READS A RELEASE FROM DELTA POLICE. SPOKESPERSON CRIS LEYKAUF SAYS SHOTS WERE APPARENTLY EXCHANGED BE
Transit Police Searching For A South Asian Man Who Assaulted Fellow Bus Passenger
__ __ _THE BUS ASSAULT OCCURRED AFTER THE ASSAILANT, DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, BECAME ANGRY AND PUNCHED THE VICTIM, WHEN THE VICTIM OFFERED HIM A MASK, AS MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED ON TRANSIT VEHICLES. THE VICTIM ASKED IF THE ASSAILANT HAD A MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO WHICH THE ASSAILANT ALLEGEDLY
PANDEMIC ELECTION: Did The NDP Gamble Right Or Will BC End Up With Another Minority Government?
_ _ __ _THE LAST ELECTION, THREE YEARS AGO, RESULTED IN NDP SECURING 41 SEATS AGAINST THE B.C. LIBERAL PARTY, WINNING 43 SEATS. THE THEN-LIBERAL PREMIER, CHRISTY CLARK, TRIED HER BEST TO CLAIM HER RIGHT TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT. BUT HORGAN’S MANEUVERABILITY WITH THE GREEN PARTY WITH ITS THREE-SE
Retired Indo-Canadian Businessman Thanks MP Sukh Dhaliwal For Helping To Speed Up Spousal Visa Processing
_ _ __ _INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN GREG KULAR IS BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE SPEEDING UP OF SPOUSAL VISA PROCESSING ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK. HE’S THANKFUL TO LOCAL MP SUKH DHALIWAL, WHO HAS BEEN PUSHING THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO TO SPEED UP THE SPOUSAL VI
NDP Calls Out Trudeau Liberals For Putting Out Welcome Mat For Trump Crony’s Company Despite Human Rights Controversy
_PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES WAS REPRESENTED IN OTTAWA BY FORMER AMBASSADOR TO THE US AND LIBERAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR DAVID MCNAUGHTON. LAST WEEK, THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER FOUND MCNAUGHTON GUILTY OF BREACHING HIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST OBLIGATION WHILE PROMOTING PALANTIR. “THIS IS A MASSIVE DATA SURVEILLA
LIGHT SENTENCE? Family Outraged At Two-Year Sentence For Terry Dulay’s Killer
__ __ _PARDEEP TERRY DULAY’S RELATIVE ANEIL SANGHERA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS LESS A DAY IN JAIL AND 18 MONTHS PROBATION FOR THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A 41-YEAR-OLD RICHMOND MAN, WHO DIED DURING A WEDDING CEREMONY AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER IN 2017. DULAY’S FAMILY TOOK TO FAC
BC State Of Emergency Extended Again As Virus Spread Worsens
__ __ _ON AUG. 21, POLICE AND OTHER PROVINCIAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO ISSUE $2,000 VIOLATION TICKETS FOR OWNERS OR ORGANIZERS CONTRAVENING THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER'S (PHO) ORDER ON GATHERINGS AND EVENTS. BETWEEN AUG. 21 AND SEPT. 12, 14 VIOLATION TICKETS WERE ISSUED,
DOCTOR BY CHANCE MYSTIC BY CHOICE: Memoir Of Dr. Jagessar Das’s Journey From Medicine To Spirituality
BY ACHARYA DWIVEDI SURREY - The Memoir: Doctor by Chance Mystic by Choice is written by a distinguished spiritual person and scholar Dr. Jagessar Das. The title of the book is exceptionally fascinating and exciting as the subject himself. I have known Dr. Das for twenty-five years. Together w
SWAMI AGNIVESH: A Progressive Hindu Crusader Who Campaigned Against Female Foeticide And For Dalit Rights
__ __ _SWAMI AGNIVESH, 81, WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 11, 2020, IN DELHI, WAS A MULTI-CRUSADER SOCIAL ACTIVIST BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK AGAINST BONDED LABOUR. HE ALSO CAMPAIGNED AGAINST FEMALE FOETICIDE AND DALIT RIGHTS. A MAN WITH A WORLD VISION OF ONE-HUMANITY, HE ARGUED THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED F
Jinny Sims Seeking Re-Election In Surrey-Panorama
__ __ _“UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JOHN HORGAN, I WANT TO CONTINUE THE WORK WE’RE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OF SURREY-PANORAMA, BECAUSE THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE TO DO,” NDP MLA JINNY SIMS SAID. “THE BC LIBERALS WANT TO GO BACK TO CUTTING PROGRAMS RATHER THAN INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE — THAT’S
SFU Professor Says Favorable Election Timing Is Encouraged Behavior In Politics But Pandemic Could Present A Challenge To NDP
__ __ _“I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT POLITICAL TIMING FOR THE NDP, BUT THIS IS ENCOURAGING BEHAVIOR OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY IN OUR CURRENT FIRST PAST THE POST ELECTORAL SYSTEM,” POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR CARA CAMCASTLE TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA. “PARTIES WANT TO RETAIN POWER, WIN A MAJORITY, AND NO
SURREY'S NEXT MAYOR: Sukh Dhaliwal Tied Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum In Recent Poll That Had Dianne Watts In Lead
__ __ DESIBUZZCANADA EXCLUSIVE:_ WHILE THE NEW POLL CONDUCTED BY POLLARA FOUND SURREY RESIDENTS WOULD CHOOSE FORMER SURREY MAYOR DIANNE WATTS OVER MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM ON A BALLOT BY MORE THAN TWO-TO-ONE MARGIN, IT ALSO REVEALED THAT LIBERAL MP SUKH DHALIWAL TIED WITH MCCALLUM FOR SUPPORT. WATT
WSO Says Khalistan Report By Rightwing Canadian Think Tank Parrots Indian Government Propaganda Against Sikhs
_FIFTY SCHOLARS FROM LEADING INSTITUTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK CALLED FOR THE REPORT TO BE RETRACTED AS IT “MALIGNS ALL SIKH-CANADIANS ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY AS EXTREMIST AND FOREIGN INFLUENCED ACTORS.” IN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE, THE SCHOLARS ALSO STATE
BC Commits Millions In Funding For PICS Diversity Village Culturally Safe Long Term Care
_ _ __ _THE TOTAL CAPITAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE $58 MILLION, WITH PICS PROVIDING $5 MILLION IN FUNDRAISING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. ONCE OPEN, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, THROUGH FRASER HEALTH, WILL PROVIDE OPERATIONAL FUNDING ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR CARE SERVICES. CONSTRUCTION OF THE
Surrey Wrestler Jason Bains Banned For Four Years After Testing Positive For Banned Steriod
__ __ _SURREY RESIDENT JASON BAINS HAS RECEIVED A FOUR-YEAR BAN FROM WRESTLING COMPETITION AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BANNED SUBSTANCE. THE SURREY NATIVE BAINS WILL BE STRIPPED OF HIS SILVER NATIONAL MEDAL AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR ORAL STEROID TURINABOL. AT A DISPUTE HEARING, BAINS TESTIFIED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking Cases Thursday Shows Worsening Virus Situation
__ __ _THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC, INDICATING THAT ANOTHER LOCKDOWN MAY BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER SPREAD WIDENS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 165 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKE
NEW WORLD POWERS: Should India Join The New NATO?
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH America wants a new military alliance. This alliance can be called a new NATO. First, America formed a quadrilateral alliance that has Japan, Australia and India besides America to contain China. However, now America wants to convert this alliance into a
NPF Says Surrey Police Board Must Account For Millions In Hidden Costs For Taxpayers
_"DESPITE THESE CONCERNS BEING RAISED BY RESIDENTS IN NUMEROUS SURVEYS, THE NPF AND MANY OF SURREY'S OWN CITY COUNCILLORS, THE PUBLIC STILL DOES NOT HAVE A CLEAR ACCOUNTING OF THE MILLIONS IN MISSING COSTS FOR THIS UNPOPULAR PLAN," SAID NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF) PRESIDENT BRIAN SAUVÉ. "WE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases And Those Under Active Exposure Monitoring Continue To Rise
__ __ _THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW THE WORST IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS, A TOTAL OF SIX, BUT THE VIRUS SPREAD CAN BE BETTER ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEARLY 1600 ACTIVE CASES AND OVER 3000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING, WHICH IS A REAL CONCERN AS WE HEAD INTO THE FLU
SIKH HATERS: Terry Milewski, Ujjal Dosanjh And A Conservative Lackey Team Up For A Pile Of Trash And Bucket Full Of Dollars To Malign Sikhs
THE USUAL SUSPECTS: SIKH ACADEMICS SHRED BIASED, ANTI-SIKH PROPAGANDA BY RIGHTWING CANADIAN THINK TANK _WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE THAT THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE IS GIVING STAMP OF APPROVAL TO THE USUAL SUSPECTS OF SIKH HATERS MADE UP OF A WASHED-UP AND DISGRACEFUL JOURNALIST, WASHED UP POLI
Mission Councillor Ken Herar Seeks Union Of BC Municipalities Board Position
__ __ _MISSION COUNCILOR KEN HERAR ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO RUN FOR A DIRECTOR’S POSITION WITH THE UNION, WHICH WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION FROM SEPT. 22-24. THE CONVENTION WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. HE ALSO WANTS TO BRING UP THE ISSUE OF SUPPORTING DIVERSITY. “TODAY, WITH A LOT OF RACIAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking 100 Plus Daily Cases Ends Another Bad Week
__ __ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK FOR BC CAME TO AN END WITH RECORD-SETTING DAILY NUMBERS THAT HIT ABOVE 130 FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE WIDENING OF THE EXPOSURE IS BAD NEWS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE DREADED WINTER FLU SEASON. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal Charged With Breach of Trust and Fraud
__ _THE RCMP'S NATIONAL DIVISION SENSITIVE AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS CHARGED RAJVINDER SINGH GREWAL, A FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE FEDERAL RIDING OF BRAMPTON-EAST, WITH FOUR (4) COUNTS OF BREACH OF TRUST CONTRARY TO SECTION 122 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE, AND ONE (1) COUNT OF FRAUD OVER
Record Sales And Listings Continue In The Fraser Valley
__ __ _THE FVREB PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,039 SALES IN AUGUST, A DECREASE OF 2.9 PER CENT COMPARED TO SALES IN JULY, BUT AN INCREASE OF 57.2 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE 1,297 SALES DURING AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. LAST MONTH’S SALES WERE 39 PER CENT ABOVE THE TEN-YEAR AVERAGE FOR AUGUST, REPRESENTING TH
Angry Indo-Canadian Hall Owners Ban All NDP Functions For Not Listening Or Consulting On Closures
__ _GRAND TAJ BANQUET HALL’S KIRPAL SINGH SOOCH TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA PHOTOJOURNALIST SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON THAT THE NDP DIDN’T LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS AND REFUSED TO SET UP A MEETING WITH DR. HENRY SO THEY DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO BAN THE PARTY FROM HOLDING ANY FUNCTION
Ontario Premier Ford Again Singles Out South Asian Dominated Brampton Amid COVID-19 Spike
_“I’M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BRAMPTON,” ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD TOLD REPORTERS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ON SEPT. 4 IN BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. “SOMETHING IS BROKEN WHEN YOU HAVE THREE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WITH 40 PERCENT OF THE CASES.” IN JULY, FORD LAMBASTED THE H
Punjabi Film Star Mandy Takhar Files FIR Against Culprits Who Made And Distributed A Morphed Fake Porn Video
__ __ _MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATCHING A MORPHED FAKE X-RATED PORN VIDEO OF PUNJABI FILM STAR MANDY TAKHAR ON WHATSAPP AND WHILE LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM REALIZED THAT IT WAS MADE USING A FACE-TRANSPLANTING SOFTWARE BY CRIMINALS AND MISCREANTS, AS OTHER SIMILAR VIDEOS HAVE APPEARED ON WHATSAPP AND
BC Says Plans In Place For Kids’ Safe Return To School But Critics Say Concerns Remain
__ __ _"THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN IN-CLASS LEARNING. WITH THESE PLANS NOW IN PLACE, PARENTS CAN FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT SENDING THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL AND ASSURED THAT STRICT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF," SAID ROB FLEMING, MINISTER OF EDUCATION.
Writer-Director R. Paul Dhillon’s Film “Gone Are The Days” Wins Impact DOCS Award
_ _ __ _WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER R. PAUL DHILLON’S FEATURE DOCUMENTARY GONE ARE THE DAYS, WHICH IS A POWERFUL INDICTMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN CANADA, WON AN AWARD OF RECOGNITION AT THE IMPACT DOCS AWARDS, A DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL FILM AWARDS (GFA) FAMILY OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Shoot Past 100 For Friday As Another Bad Week Comes To An End
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 REMAIN HIGH IN BC AS SPREAD WIDENS AND ACTIVE CASES HEAD TOWARDS 1500 WITH A NUMBER OF NEW DEATHS RECORDED THIS WEEK. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AS BC IS TESTING LESS THAN ALBERTA (10,000 TESTS A DAY COMPARED TO BC’S 4000 A DAY) SO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH
With Election On The Horizon, NDP Announces New Project To Showcase Punjabi Canadian History In BC
__ __ _"THE PUNJABI COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND UNIQUE HISTORY THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE STRENGTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR PROVINCE," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "THE PUNJABI CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT WILL SHARE THESE STORIES WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS, WHILE HONOURING THE RESILIENCE AND DIVERSI
NO LOVE FOR DOUG PAAJI: New Poll Says 72 Percent Surrey Residents Wouldn’t Vote For Mayor McCallum
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Spread Remain High As BC Records Over 6000 Cases And One New Death
__ __ _BC’S SPREAD CONTINUES TO WIDEN AS TOTAL COVID-19 CASES REACH ABOVE 6000 AND THE PROVINCE RECORDS ONE NEW DEATH. OFFICIALS SAY THAT BC IS AT A TIPPING POINT AND IT IS TIME FOR THE CITIZENS TO HELP DECREASE THE SPREAD. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEA
Amazon CEO’s Ex-Wife Becomes The world's Richest Woman Thanks To Billion Dollar Divorce
__ __ _THE EX-WIFE OF AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS MACKENZIE SCOTT — A PHILANTHROPIST AND AUTHOR HAS NOW BECOME THE WEALTHIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD THANKS TO A BILLION DOLLAR DIVORCE PAYOUT. SCOTT'S NET WORTH IS NOW US$68 BILLION, PROPELLING HER PAST L'ORÉAL HEIRESS FRANCOISE BETTENCOURT MEYERS, ACCOR
BC Woman And Her Indo-American Mother Jailed In US For Plot To Burn Down Own Business To Collect Insurance Money
__ __ _INSURANCE FRAUD: INDO-AMERICAN MOTHER MANJIT SINGH AND DAUGHTER HARPNEET BATH, A RESIDENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, WERE SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT IN KENTUCKY TO 18 MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS IN PRISON, RESPECTIVELY FOR BY US DISTRICT COURT JUDGE._ NEW YORK - An Indo-American woman and h
John Horgan Continues To Be Top Rated Premier In Canada, Says Poll
__ __ _B.C. PREMIER JOHN HORGAN'S POPULARITY HAS SKYROCKETED FROM PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS OF 46 PER CENT APPROVAL IN FEBRUARY. HORGAN EDGED OUT HIS COUNTERPARTS IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC IN THE TOP THREE SPOTS, RESPECTIVELY, ACCORDING TO AN ANGUS REID INSTITUTE POLL THAT PUTS THE B.C. PREMIER'S CURRENT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 100 Plus Cases Over Last Two Days Makes For Another Miserable Weekend
__ __ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC CONTINUES TO WIDEN AS CASES OVER THE WEEKEND SHOW THAT UNLESS PEOPLE REMAIN VIGILANT AND TAKE PRECAUTION, THE SPREAD WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN AS THE LAST TWO DAYS SAW 100 PLUS CASES A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALT
UNITY IN DIVERSITY: Secularism-Nonalignment Still The Best Policies For India
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Since independence, there have been two pillars of India's domestic and foreign policies: Secularism and Nonalignment. However, now India seems to be retreating from both of these. The main reason for this phenomenon is that the BJP feels that these polici
Five Indo-Canadian Men Arrested For Gun Offences Had Threatened Sikh Independence Activists, Say Witnesses
WHO’S BEHIND THE PERPETRATORS WITH A LOADED GUN AT SIKHS FOR JUSTICE RALLY IN BRAMPTON? __ __ _SIKH INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS SAY THERE WAS A REAL CHANCE FOR BLOODSHED AFTER FIVE INDO-CANADIAN MEN (SOME COULD BE INDIAN STUDENTS BUT THAT PART HAS NOT BEEN CLARIFIED) WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN BRA
Ripudaman Malik Says He’s Ready To Face Punishment For Illegal Printing Of "Birs" Of Guru Granth Sahib In Surrey
__ __ _THE CONTROVERSIAL SATNAM EDUCATION TRUST HEAD RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK SPOKE LIKE THE SIKH HE IS IN A VIDEO INTERVIEW THAT YES INDEED HIS ORGANIZATION, WHICH INCLUDES BALWANT SINGH PANDHER, HAS BEEN PRINTING THE “SAROOPS” OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF AKAL TAKHT OR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The COVID Cork Pops With Record Number Of Single Day Cases Ahead Of Labour Day Weekend
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH DAILY COVID-19 CASES ENDS WITH THE OTHER RECORD SETTING CASES FOR A SINGLE DAY AS BRITISH COLUMBIANS HEAD INTO THE “SUMMER IS OVER” LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND AND KIDS GET READY TO HEAD TO SCHOOL WITH THE PANDEMIC SITUATION NOT LOOKING SO GOOD. THERE IS REAL CONCER
BCREA’s Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update Sees 6.5 percent Increase
__ __ _“THE OUTLOOK FOR THE BC HOUSING MARKET IS MUCH BRIGHTER FOLLOWING A SURPRISINGLY STRONG RECOVERY,” SAID BRENDON OGMUNDSON, BCREA CHIEF ECONOMIST. “WE EXPECT HOME SALES WILL SUSTAIN THIS MOMENTUM INTO 2021, AIDED BY RECORD-LOW MORTGAGE RATES AND A RECOVERING ECONOMY.”_ BY DESIBUZZ
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average Remains Above 50 For The Week As Active Cases Back Above 900
__ __ _BC HAD ANOTHER COVID-19 RELATED DEATH AS THE ACTIVE CASES AGAIN WENT ABOVE 900 THURSDAY WITH THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK WELL ABOVE 50 AS SCHOOLS GET READY TO OPEN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 68 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FOUR
Freedom Is The Inherent Right Of Every Human On Earth And It’s Worth Fighting For
ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR (RETD.) FREEDOM IS THE OXYGEN OF THE SOUL.-- MOSHE DAYAN The dictionary meaning of Freedom is 'the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.' It is the absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government. Its synony
TALKING POLITICS: From New Conservative Leader To WE Scandal, DESIBUZZCanada Editor Gives His Take On Channel Punjabi
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF DESIBUIZZCanada founder and editor R. Paul Dhillon appears regularly on Channel Punjabi with host Jas Karan Sahota to talk about political and other issues happening in BC and across Canada. On Tuesday, Dhillon discussed everything from new Conservative leader Erin O’T
POEM: Through The Eyes Of Hildegard Von Bingen As She Watches The Migrant Farm Workers Of The Fraser Valley
_ _ __ _BY SUSAN MCCASLIN_ The following poem is from an unpublished sequence in progress about the 12th-century German mystic, Hildegard of Bingen – visionary, artist, nun, theologian, musician, composer, natural scientist, herbalist, and cosmologist. In the sequence, I imagine Hildegard bei
FENTANYL PANDEMIC: Overdose Deaths Hit Sky High In The Age Of Corona
_ _ __ _THE BC CORONERS SERVICE REPORTED 175 DEATHS RELATED TO ILLICIT DRUG TOXICITY AND FENTANYL-DETECTED DRUG DEATHS TO THE END OF JULY 2020. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH MORE THAN 170 SUSPECTED ILLICIT DRUG DEATHS REPORTED TO THE BC CORONERS SERVICE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VIC
Free Cooker Giveaway Leads To Chaos As Shoppers Rush Doors Of New Indo-Canadian Grocery Store
__ __ _WHILE A PANDEMIC IS RAGING WITH LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES, A NEW INDO-CANADIAN GROCERY STORE IN CALGARY HAD TO STUPIDITY TO ANNOUNCE A FREE COOKER GIVEAWAY FOR THEIR GRAND OPENING LEADING TO CHAOS AS HUNDREDS OF SHOPPERS RUSHED THE DOORS AND POLICE WERE FORCED TO SHUT DOWN THE OPENING
OUTBREAK: Employees At Loblaws Surrey Distribution Centre Test Positive For COVID-19
__ __ _TO DATE, NINE EMPLOYEES OF THE FACILITY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. FRASER HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH IS SCREENING ALL EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY, AND CASE AND CONTACT MANAGEMENT IS ONGOING. THOSE IDENTIFIED AS CASES AND CLOSE CONTACTS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SELF-ISOLATE._ BY DESIBUZZCA
Five Indo-Canadian Men Arrested For Firearms Offences After Citizen’s Keen Eye
__ __ _THE FIVE MEN CHARGED WITH GUN RELATED OFFENCES ARE SIMERJIT SINGH, 23-YEARS-OLD, FROM GEORGETOWN, ARUNDEEP SOOD, 40-YEARS-OLD, FROM BRAMPTON, MANPREET SINGH, 21-YEARS-OLD, OF NO FIXED ADDRESS, SHIVAMPREET SINGH, 21-YEARS-OLD, FROM BRAMPTON AND MEHAKDEEP MAAN, 22-YEARS-OLD, FROM BRAMPTON.
Alleged Turkey Misconduct Leads To $2 Million Lawsuit Against Brampton Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon
_THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN ALSO BRAMPTON IS SEEKING MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN DAMAGES FOR AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT SHE SAID OCCURRED WHILE BRAMPTON COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON WAS TRAVELLING ON OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE WOMAN WAS ACCOMPANYING DHILLON OR HAD TRAVELED THE
Finance Minister Bill Morneau Jumps Trudeau’s Capsized Ship After Nearly Sinking It With WE Scandal
__ __ _FINANCE MINISTER BILL MORNEAU ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS STEPPING DOWN AMID THE ONGOING SCANDAL OF ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM WE CHARITY AND RUMOURS OF A GROWING RIFT WITH TRUDEAU. MORNEAU, WHO HAS HELD THE POST FOR FIVE YEARS, ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION MONDAY EVENING IN A PRESS CONFERENCE FROM OTTAW
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steeply Rising Daily Cases Going From Bad To Worse
__ __ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CASES IN BC ARE RISING STEEPLY EVEN BEFORE THE SECOND WAVE WITH THE SITUATION GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE WITH FRIDAY TO SATURDAY 24 HOUR PERIOD SEEING A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH
FAKE YOUTUBE VIEWS: Bollywood Rapper Confesses To Paying Thousands For Fake Views And Likes
__ __ _OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT DURING QUESTIONING, BADSHAH CONFESSED THAT HE’D PURCHASED AROUND 7.2 CRORE (72 MILLION) VIEWS FOR RS 72 LAKH ($144,000 CAD), IN ORDER TO SET A WORLD RECORD FOR MOST YOUTUBE VIEWS IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS. HE HAD CLAIMED THAT THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR PAGAL HAI HAD BEEN WAT
MORTGAGE FRAUD: Police Say Indo-Canadian Mortgage Broker From Ontario Collected $8 Million Over 25 Years
__ __ _GUELPH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED 73-YEAR-OLD CHARN GHUMAN AS PART OF A MORTGAGE FRAUD INVESTIGATION. POLICE ALLEGE THAT BETWEEN 1995 AND 2014, GHUMAN COLLECTED $8 MILLION THROUGH A SERIES OF MORTGAGE FRAUDS AND PAID JUST OVER $1 MILLION IN INTEREST BACK BY USING FUNDS FROM OTHER INVESTORS._ T
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Rise In Daily Cases Could Be Bad News For An Expected Second Wave
__ __ _BC SAW THE WORST WEEK OF RISING COVID-19 CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN WITH THIS WEEK EASILY AVERAGING ABOVE 80 CASES A DAY AND ACTIVE CASES RISING STEADILY TO 629 FROM LESS THAN 300 A FEW MONTHS AGO. JULY AND AUGUST HAVE SEEN THE SPREAD INCREASE AND WHILE OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING PEOPLE
Man Banned From Flying And Ordered Deported To India After Smoking And Refusing To Wear A Mask On WestJet Flight From Vancouver To Toronto
__ __ _ON A TORONTO-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER, 59-YEAR-OLD BALVIR SINGH CAUSED A SCENE AFTER SMOKING IN HIS SEAT AND REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WINNIPEG. ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT CANADA, IT’S THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN C
Indo-Canadian Doctor Pushing Trump’s Favorite Drug Hydroxychloroquine Subject Of Complaints
__ __ _DR. KULVINDER GILL IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW DOCTORS WHO ACCUSE HER OF SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 ON TWITTER. GILL SAYS SHE IS BEING DEFAMED AND CENSORED. GILL HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY FELLOW PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS AFTER A SERIES OF TWEETS THAT THEY SAY SPREAD M
Fraser Valley Home Sales Hit Record-Setting Numbers In July
__ __ _THE FVREB PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,100 SALES IN JULY, AN INCREASE OF 22.2 PER CENT COMPARED TO SALES IN JUNE AND AN INCREASE OF 44 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE 1,458 SALES DURING JULY OF LAST YEAR. LAST MONTH’S SALES WERE 25.5 PER CENT ABOVE THE TEN-YEAR AVERAGE FOR JULY AND SECOND ONLY TO JU
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cause For Alarm As 85 New Cases Announced Wednesday
__ __ _THERE’S CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS BC SPREAD OF COVID-19 WIDENS WITH THE THIRD HIGHEST TALLY OF CASES SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN TO BE TABULATED IN THE PROVINCE WITH BIGGEST TROUBLE SPOT BEING COASTAL REGION WHICH SAW MAJORITY OF THE NEW CASES DUE TO THE ONGOING SPREAD AT PARTIES. ALSO THE HIGH NU
Indo-American Trucking School Owner Sentenced For selling Commercial Driver’s Licenses To Unqualified Drivers
__ __ _PARAMJIT SINGH MANGAT WAS SENTENCED TO 14 MONTHS IN PRISON AND A $10,000 FINE AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED ON A CHARGE OF UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OF AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND AIDING AND ABETTING, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA._ LOS ANGELES - Last wee
HUMAN RIGHTS: British-Sikh MP Says Demand For Khalistan Protected In UN Charter Of Rights
__ __ _CRITICIZING THIS STATEMENT, THE UK SIKH FEDERATION LASHED OUT AT LORD RAMINDER RANGER IN A PUBLIC STATEMENT WHICH STATED: "THIS GUY (LORD RANGER) IS THE BIGGEST JOKE & EMBARRASSMENT IN UK POLITICS! COMPLETE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (GOI) CHAMCHA & A LAUGHING STOCK IN THE @CONSERVATIVES! SELF-D
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT MURDER? Top Forensic Expert Dr. Dinesh Rao Says Crime Scene Was Contaminated
_ _ __ _“OF COURSE THE CRIME SCENE WAS CONTAMINATED. EVEN I HAVE SEEN VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF CURIOUS NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS WALKING AROUND. THIS INDICATES THE INEXPERIENCE AND INCOMPETENCY OF THE POLICE WHO MADE SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENTS THAT MR SUSHANT HAD COMMITTED SU
Canadian Parliament Plans For MP’s To Vote Virtually To Pass Legislation
__ __ _THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAS ASKED THE CHAMBER’S ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP A SECURE PLATFORM THAT CAN BE USED BY MPS TO VOTE REMOTELY._ OTTAWA - The House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee is looking to develop virtual voting to pass leg
TRIAL BY SOCIAL MEDIA: Was Sushant Singh Rajput Murdered Or Committed Suicide – Fans Have Already Made Their Mind
BY _DR NEELAM BATRA-VERM_A A lot many years ago, I used to write stories on trial by media. This is 2020, and trial by media is obsolete. It has been taken over by trial by social media, and try as much as you can, you cannot reign in the common man on the platform. Trial by social media today o
Canada Makes Deal With Pfizer, Moderna For 2 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
_CANADA’S MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT ANITA ANAND SAID THAT AFTER REVIEW BY THE COVID-19 VACCINE TASK FORCE THE GOVERNMENT HAD SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH THE COMPANIES PFIZER AND MODERNA FOR THE VACCINE CANDIDATES. ANAND DID NOT DISCLOSE THE EXACT NUMBER OF DOSES THAT HAVE BEEN ORDE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Remain high For The Week With Two New Deaths
__ __ _THE LONG STRING OF NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CAME TO AN END AS TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AS THE DAILY CASES REMAINED HIGH, HOVERING WELL ABOVE 40 A DAY FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 47 NEW CASES, INCLUDING O
NPF Says Lack of Transparency, Real Costs And Timing Key Issues For New Surrey Police Board
SURREY COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS NEW SURREY POLICE BOARD NO SUBSTITUTE FOR REFERENDUM AND PUBLIC INPUT __ __ _“AS PREMIER JOHN HORGAN, SOLICITOR GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH AND POLICING EXPERTS HAVE CONFIRMED, THIS TRANSITION IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING A DONE DEAL: NOT ONLY FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTI
North Delta Track And Field Facility Project Receives $5.8 Million In Funding
_THE NORTH DELTA TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY WILL BE WORLD ATHLETICS COMPLIANT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN DELTA, ALLOWING TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES THE ABILITY TO TRAIN LOCALLY WHILE SUPPORTING THE BROADER COMMUNITY WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW COMMUNITY RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Up For The Weekend, Averaging Well Above 30 A Day
RAKHRI FUN: THIS PICTURE OF ESTEEMED DR. BONNIE HENRY WAS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHATSAPP, CALLING FOR THE CANCELLATION OF RAKHRI, THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BROTHER-SISTER LOVE IN THE INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS INTENDED AS A JOKE AS THE OCCASSION WITH BROTHERS GIVE MONEY TO
SHASHI ASSANAND: Tireless Fighter For Immigrant Women Among 2020 Order Of BC Recipients
_VANCOUVER AND LOWER MAINLAND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY (VLMFSS) FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHASHI ASSANAND, WHO RETIRED A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER 26 YEARS AT THE HELM OF THE IMMIGRANT SERVICES ORGANIZATION, IS AMONG A GROUP THAT INCLUDES REVERED POLITICIAN CAROLE TAYLOR, BUSINESSMAN
BASSI IN TROUBLE? Punjabi Talk-Show Host Under-Fire For Calling Indian Female International Students “Whores And HomeWreckers”
_POPULAR TORONTO-BASED PUNJABI TELEVISION AND RADIO HOST JOGINDER BASSI HAS INCREASED HIS SHOW’S POPULARITY WITH HIS ONGOING DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN GENERAL, MANY OF WHOM, MOSTLY MALE, WHO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN CRIMINAL AND UNSOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN CANADA BUT IT’S WHAT
Brampton Indo-Canadian Councillor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Denies The Allegations, Calls It Politically Motivated
_BRAMPTON CITY COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND HARASSING A WOMAN, ACCORDING TO A CITY REPORT. "I COMPLETELY DENY THE ALLEGATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS MADE IN THIS REPORT," DHILLON SAID FRIDAY. THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DHILLON CAME TO LIGHT AFTER A SEXUA
25 Canadian MPs Write To Immigration Minister For Special Refugee Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
_THE LETTER, SIGNED BY 16 CPC, 6 NDP AND 3 GREEN MPS, ASKS THE CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION TO USE HIS POWERS UNDER SECTION 25.2 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE LESS THAN 800 REMAINING SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN._ OTTAWA - Twenty-five Ca
Man From India Banned From Flying And Ordered Deported After Smoking And Refusing To Wear A Mask On WestJet Flight From Vancouver-Toronto
_ON A TORONTO-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER, 59-YEAR-OLD BALVIR SINGH CAUSED A SCENE AFTER SMOKING IN HIS SEAT AND REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WINNIPEG. ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT CANADA, IT’S THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN CHARGED
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 CASES OF THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – This week is again averaging n
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 PUBLICATION, AND IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 13 INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE EXPERIENCE AN
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 PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED FROM THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –Summer
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 OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT._ SINGAPORE – Veteran Politician Pritam Singh was on Tues
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, FILED IN FEDERAL COURT IN SAN JOSE, DOES NOT NAME THE ALLEGED VICTIM, WHO WAS A PRINCIPAL ENGI
Changes To Workers' Compensation Designed To Better Support Workers While Keeping Premiums Low
__ __ _"FOR TOO MANY YEARS, WE HAVE HEARD FROM INJURED WORKERS IN B.C. THAT THE SYSTEM LACKS FAIRNESS AND DOESN'T WORK FOR THEM OR SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THEIR INJURIES," SAID HARRY BAINS, MINISTER OF LABOUR. "TODAY'S CHANGES ARE AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MODERNIZING THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT, ENSUR
MUKUND MOHAN: Ex- Microsoft Exec Who Works For Vancouver-Based Tech Company Arrested And Charged With $5.5 Million Fraud In US COVID-19 Relief Fund Program
_ _ __ _MUKUND MOHAN, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF VANCOUVER-BASED BUILDDIRECT, WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN WASHINGTON STATE, WHERE HE LIVES, AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF WIRE FRAUD AND ONE COUNT OF MONEY LAUNDERING. IN ONE APPLICATION, MOHAN SAID ONE OF HIS COMPANIES PAID MORE THAN $2.3 MILLI
OPPRESSION: WSO Releases Report On Indian Government’s Crackdown On Sikh Social Media
__ __ _THE REPORT ENTITLED “ENFORCING SILENCE: INDIA’S WAR ON SIKH SOCIAL MEDIA” EXAMINES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WITH RESPECT TO SIKH CONTENT. IN RECENT WEEKS, INDIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SILENCE SIKH VOICES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TO TA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Slight Drop In Daily Cases Ends Another Worrisome Week
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC DIPPED SLIGHTLY TO END ANOTHER WORRISOME WEEK THAT SAW CASES AVERAGE ABOVE 30 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 27 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,419 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Indo-Canadian Businessman’s Ordeal Comes To An End With 90 Days In Jail And $250,000 Fine
__ __ _“THERE ARE MANY DEGREES OF ETHICAL LAPSES AND SOMETIMES YOU DON’T EVER SEE THEM BECOMING CRIMES AND WHEN THEY DO IT’S A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM,” SAID A FRIEND OF SIDOO’S. “DAVID EXPERIENCED THIS SHOCK FROM WHICH HE WILL DEFINITELY LEARN. IT’S SIMILAR TO THE WAY PANDEMIC WILL CR
RACISM: Surrey Mayor Needs To Re-Establish Both The Diversity Advisory Committee And Establish A Race Relations Accountability Committee, Says Surrey Resident
__ __ _IN AN OPEN LETTER, SURREY RESIDENT PAULINE GREAVES TELLS SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO RE-ESTABLISH BOTH THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH A RACE RELATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE._ DEAR EDITOR: Mr. Mayor; I find your statements and actions conflicting. On the one hand
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep Climbing But Should There Be A Cause For Concern Yet?
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC KEEP CLIMBING AND THIS WEEK THE AVERAGE IS ALREADY ABOVE 30 BUT SHOULD THE RISE IN CASES BE A CONCERN AS THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW DEATHS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DESPITE THE RISE OF INFECTIONS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Daily COVID-19 cases in BC keep climbi
Canada Makes Changes For International Students To Study Through Online Learning
__ __ _AS THE FALL SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO HAS ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEGINNING A NEW PROGRAM ONLINE THIS FALL WITH A CANADIAN LEARNING INSTITUTION, IF THEIR INSTITUTION IS OFFERING THE PROGRAM ONLINE, SO THA
POWER PLAY: Iran China Deal Should Make India Reconsider Its Foreign Policy
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Iran and China are working on a deal worth 400 billion dollars. Iran will sell its oil at a concession price for the next 25 years. In return, China will develop Iran's infrastructure such as building roads, railway lines, airports, seaports and developing
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steep Rise Of Daily Cases Over The Weekend See 51 For Saturday
_ LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE SEEN A STEADY RISE OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC BUT THE WEEKEND TALLY SINCE FRIDAY IS A REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS SATURDAY SAW A WHOPPING 51 CASES WITH THE AVERAGE OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BEING ABOVE 30 PER DAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Last two weeks have
BC Housing Markets Bounces Back To Pre-COVID-19 Normal With 16 Percent Increase Year Over Year In June
__ __ _YEAR-TO-DATE, BC RESIDENTIAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS UP 0.6 PER CENT TO $24.7 BILLION, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE DOWN 8 PER CENT TO 32,875 UNITS, WHILE THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE WAS UP 9.4 PER CENT TO $751,722._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VA
HORGAN FLYING HIGH: BC Premier’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time High Amid COVID-19 Response
__ __ _“PREMIER HORGAN REALLY LEADS THE CHARGE,” SAID STEVE MOSSOP WITH INSIGHTS WEST POLLING AGENCY. “WE HAVE APPROVAL RATINGS ROCKETING BY 17 POINTS IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS TO 68 PER CENT, WHICH IS REALLY HIGHER THAN WE’VE EVER SEEN FOR NOT ONLY HORGAN BUT ANY OTHER POLITICAL LEADER THAT
NDP Says Andrew Wilkinson Tried To Block John Horgan’s 20% Car Insurance Rate Cut But NDP Didn’t Let Him
__ __ _THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS PASSED WEDNESDAY, OVERHAULS ICBC WITH AN ENHANCED CARE MODEL THAT WILL SAVE DRIVERS AN AVERAGE OF $400 PER YEAR BY ELIMINATING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL COSTS FROM THE SYSTEM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkin
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_ _ _A RECENT UPTICK IN REPORTED DAILY COVID-19 CASES IS A CONCERN FOR HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN BC ESPECIALLY AFTER A NEW STUDY THAT SUGGESTS EIGHT TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE IN METRO VANCOUVER HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAN THE RATE OF REPORTED CASES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
SRAN GANGLAND MURDER: Police Release Photos Of Suspect Vehicle In Abbotsford Killing
____ _AN EXTENSIVE CANVASS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE HAS PRODUCED IMAGES OF A BLACK 2019 MITSUBISHI RVR, WITH SOME NOTICEABLE DAMAGE, BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE TARGETED SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED AROUND 7:49 P.M. ON JULY 10, 2020._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF ABBOTSFORD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Hit Above 20 For Tuesday But No New Deaths
__ __ _ COVID-19 CASES AGAIN JUMPED OVER 20 FOR TUESDAY AS INFECTION HOTSPOTS CONTINUE AROUND THE PROVINCE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 21 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,149 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
Property Sales In The Fraser Valley More Than Double In One Month As Buyers Return To The Market
__ __ _SURREY_ -- The Fraser Valley real estate market saw a resurgence in activity in June as the industry and consumers continue to successfully adapt to doing business during a pandemic. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed a total of 1,718 sales on its Multiple Listing Serv
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average Goes Above 20 For Last Week With Two More Deaths Over The Weekend
_FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE, BC’S DAILY AVERAGE OF COVID-19 CASES WENT ABOVE 20 FOR LAST WEEK WITH TWO NEW DEATHS IN THE LAST THREE DAYS. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JULY 10 TO JULY 11, BC HAD 21 NEW CASES. FROM JULY 11 TO JULY 12, THERE WERE 20 NEW CASES AND IN THE LAST 24 HOU
MLA Begg Calls For A “More Inclusive Province” As He Champions Anti-Racism Motion
__ __ _SURREY_ - Surrey-Guildford MLA Garry Begg, who is also the BC Government Whip introduced a Motion in the Legislature on Monday calling for a “more inclusive province”. The Motion reads “Be it resolved that this House unanimously condemns racism in all its forms and commit to buildi
Alleged "Cocaine Smuggler" Karmjit "Jazzy" Sran Shot Dead In Gangland Slaying In Abbotsford
_ALLEGED "COCAINE SMUGGLER" KARMJIT "JAZZY" SRAN, WHO WAS OUT ON BAIL, WAS G__UNNED DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT IN ABBOTSFORD. HE WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS AT HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. IHIT WAS CALLED OUT TO TAKE CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION. IHIT IS CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY
National Police Federation To Hold Roundtable On Proposed Surrey Police Transition Monday Morning
The National Police Federation is hosting a media roundtable regarding the proposed Surrey police transition Monday morning. The roundtable will be moderated by Parm Bains, Community Liaison, who will joined by Brian Sauvé, President and Trevor Dinwoodie, Regional Director. Date:
Third Indian Trucker Arrested In US For Marijuana Smuggling From Canada
__ __ _PRABJOT NAGRA WAS ARRESTED WHILE BRINGING IN 4,296 KG OF MARIJUANA VALUED AT $20 MILLION IN A COMMERCIAL TRUCK ACROSS THE PEACE BRIDGE CONNECTING THE TWO COUNTRIES NEAR THE NIAGRA FALLS, OFFICIALS SAID ON MONDAY. EARLIER, ARSHDEEP SINGH WAS CAUGHT SMUGGLING 816 KG OF MARIJUANA VALUED
RIGHTWINGERS GUN FOR PM: Man Caught Outside Trudeau’s Residence Was Packing An Arsenal
NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAYS POLICE HAVE DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO TREATMENT OF WHITE AND NON-WHITE SUSPECTS _THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MEMBER COREY HURREN HAD MULTIPLE FIREARMS WHEN HE TRIED TO RAM INTO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S RESIDENCE. HURREN IS ALSO ACCUSED OF UTTERING A THREAT TO 'CAUS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Day Of Rising Daily Cases A Cause For Concern
_BC SAW A THIRD DAY OF STEADILY RISING CASES OF COVID-19 TO END THE WEEK ON A NOTE OF CONCERN AS FRIDAY’S 25 CASES WAS A BIG UPTICK OF DAILY CASES SINCE MAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 25 NEW CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL
Is Canada Doing India’s Dirty Work By Putting Two Sikh-Canadians On The “No Fly” List Without Any Credible Evidence
_BEFORE MAY 17, 2018, BOTH BHAGAT SINGH BRAR AND PARVKAR SINGH DULAI WERE FREE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CRIMINAL RECORD AND WERE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS IN CANADA. DULAI EVEN WORKED ON THE AIR INDIA DEFENCE TEAM AS AN INVESTIGATOR YEARS AGO AND HE WAS WELL KNOWN TO BOTH CS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Consecutive Days Of Climbing Daily Cases Shouldn’t Be Worry Yet
__ __ _THE COVID-19 DAILY CASES IN BC HAVE BEEN CLIMBING FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND SHOULD WE WORRY THAT INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPOTTED AT POPULAR RESTAURANTS LIKE BURGER PLACES AND STRIP JOINTS? SEEING HOW IT IS TAKING ITS TOLL IN THE US, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORRIED BUT GIVEN HOW THE AUTHO
IS INDIA TRYING TO SILENCE SIKHS? SFJ Leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Among Nine Sikhs Put On India’s “Terrorist List”
__ __ _SIKH GROUPS HAVE SAID THIS IS ANOTHER MOVE BY A FASCIST AND OPPRESSIVE STATE THAT IS USING PROPAGANDA AND LIES TO TRY TO SUPPRESS SIKHS BUT THAT THIS MOVE WILL BACKFIRE AS IT’S ANOTHER VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNDEMOCRATIC. _ NEW DELHI – Many Sikhs are seeing India’s arbitrar
Brampton Resident Suresh Kumar Ratnani Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls
__ __ _ON MONDAY JULY 6TH, SURESH KUMAR RATNANI (ALSO KNOWN AS JOE) WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HE IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN BRAMPTON ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. RATNANI IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN, 5’9, WITH A HEAVY BUILD, SHORT BLACK
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__ __ _ THE BUILDERS LIEN ACT IS A MAJOR CORNERSTONE OF CONSTRUCTION LAW. THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EASIER AND FASTER PROCEDURES TO CLEAR LIENS FROM THE OWNER’S TITLE, AND TO CURB THE TENDENCY OF THE ACT TO CAUSE INTERRUPTIONS IN THE FLOW OF FUNDS IN A BUILDING PROJECT. IT WOULD ALSO BE EA
Two South Asian Women Wanted By Island Police For Stealing $3000 Worth Of Beauty Products
__ __ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN ARE WANTED BY POLICE AFTER BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA STEALING $3,000 OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM LANGFORD STORE. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS DESCRIBED AS IN HER EARLY 40’S WHILE THE OTHER LOOKS TO BE IN HER 20S. THE OLDER SUSPECT STANDS 5’6″ TALL, HAS A MEDIUM BUILD, LONG
BC Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Again For Another Two Weeks
__ __ _"WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME RESTRICTIONS LIFTING, BUT THERE ARE MEASURES WE NEED TO KEEP IN PLACE TO CONTINUE BATTLING COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE SURE BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE SAFE AND THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE PROTEC
AN UPRISING: Is The Turmoil In Western Capitalist Countries A Revolution Or Anarchy?
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Many western capitalist countries are passing through a period of turmoil. America is going through one of the worst turmoil in recent history. The death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of police precipitated this turmoil. However, the causes of
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VICTORIA – BC is reducing the annual fee the taxi industry pays. Taxi and limousine operators will pay less to keep their vehicles on the road as part of the Province's ongoing work to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We've heard from operators and drivers about the impact
HAVAN 2020 Award For “The Stanton”
_RICHMOND-BASED AREA3 DESIGN STUDIO HAS WON THE HAVAN 2020 AWARD FOR THEIR PROJECT "THE STANTON". THE AWARD IS ANOTHER ACCOLADE FOR THE WELL-RECOGNIZED INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM. THE PROJECT TEAM OF LANDMARK PREMIERE PROPERTIES LTD. AND AREA3 DESIGN STUDIO IS AMONG THE AWARDEES OF HAVAN AWARDS 2020 FO
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__ __ _AS COVID-19 REWRITES PLAYBOOKS ON THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET, MAJORITIES SUPPORT THE IDEA OF BASIC INCOME OF UP TO 30K. BUT WHO WILL PAY? TWO-THIRDS REJECT INCREASE IN THEIR OWN TAXES, MOST FEEL WEALTHY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE_ VANCOUVER – As the federal government extends the Canadian Emerge
Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Kim Baird To Become KPU’s Next Chancellor
SURREY - Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Kim Baird will be the next chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey. Baird’s three-year term will begin on Oct. 5, 2020. The chancellor’s role is to serve as the ceremonial head of the university, which most notably includes presidi
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__ __ _LABELS HAVE CAUSED ME A LOT OF DISCRIMINATION, OPPRESSION, AND STIGMATIZATION. I HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE PSYCHIATRIST SETTLED ON BIPOLAR DISORDER. FURTHERMORE, I CANNOT EVEN COUNT HOW MANY WEIGHT GAINING MEDICATIONS I HAVE BEEN PUT ON. I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF
PM Trudeau Appoints Canada's First Muslim Lieutenant Governor In Alberta
__ __ _COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND BUSINESS OWNER SALMA LAKHANI WAS NAMED ALBERTA'S 19TH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30. AS AN IMMIGRANT TO CANADA FROM HER HOME COUNTRY OF UGANDA, LAKHANI'S FAMILY WAS EXPELLED IN 1972, ACCORDING TO A BIOGRAPHY ON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WEBSITE._ EDMONTON
DECLINE OF THE WEST: Russia's Role Is Vital In A Crisis-Ridden World
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The world is passing through a very serious crisis. The main reason for the crisis is the decline of the western capitalist system. This crisis is not only economic, but is global and has social, familial, moral, ethical and cultural aspects. The bitter truth is that the we
Prime Minister Announces Support For Students Serving Their Communities And Opportunities To Gain Paid Work Experience
OTTAWA -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the launch of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), which will support post-secondary students and recent graduates as they volunteer to serve in their communities’ COVID-19 response and gain valuable experience at the same time. “Canadian
Abbotsford-Based Music Video Maker Sukh Sanghera Accused Of Sexual Harassment
PUNJABI #ME-TOO: MORE MODELS LEVEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST SANGHERA! __ __ _LOCAL MODEL-ACTRESS RACHELLE MICHELLE TOLD SIKH WOMEN FORUM KAUR MOVEMENT ABOUT HER BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE PUNJABI MUSIC INDUSTRY ALLEGING THAT SHE WAS HARASSED BY SUKH SANGHERA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSIC
Surrey Councillor Annis Accuses Mayor McCallum Of Abusing In Camera Meeting To Avoid Transparency
__ __ _SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS IS ASKING “WHERE IS THE INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSIONER WE AGREED TO IN JUNE 2019?” "HE [MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM] KNOWS THAT ONCE WE ARE IN CAMERA, OUR HANDS ARE TIED AND WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING PUBLICLY. FRANKLY, HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND ABUSING
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__ __ _THE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MARCH 30, 2020. AS THE PROVINCE MOVES FORWARD WITH BC'S RESTART PLAN, THE BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN LATE PAYMENT OR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED._ VICTORIA – The Province is maintaining the moratorium on rent
South Asian Realtor Dies In Kelowna Trying To Save Daughter During Father’s Day Trip
__ __ _KASHIF SHEIKH, A LOCAL REALTOR, DIED AFTER RESCUING HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FROM A WATERFALL NEAR KELOWNA._ KELOWNA — A Pakistani-Canadian father died on Father’s Day in Kelowna trying to save his daughter. Kashif Sheikh, 46, a local realtor, died after rescuing his 13-year-old dau
TOTAL IDIOTS: Police Search For Punjabi Men Riding In Chrysler 300 With Personalized Plate “SUUBEDAR”
_SOMETIME BETWEEN SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 AND MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020, TWO MEN WERE OBSERVED ENTERING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS OF A BLACK CHRYSLER 300, WITH ONTARIO PERSONALIZED LICENCE PLATE, “SUUBEDAR”. THE CAR THEY GOT INTO PURPOSELY DID BURN-OUTS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT DAMAGED
Vancouver Mayor Calls For An End To All Street Checks By VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced that he wants to end the practice of street checks in Vancouver. The Mayor will introduce a motion calling on Council to affirm this priority and ask the Vancouver Police Board to begin this work. “Thanks to the actions of the Province and
Sikh-American CEO Ajay Banga Named Top Ethnic Minority Executive In The World
__ __ _THE EMPOWER ETHNIC MINORITY ROLE MODEL LISTS, RELEASED BY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION NETWORK INVOLVE, CELEBRATE THE TOP 100 ETHNIC MINORITY SENIOR EXECUTIVES, THE TOP 50 FUTURE ETHNIC MINORITY LEADERS, AND 15 ADVOCATE WHITE LEADERS. AJAY BANGA, WHO HAS SERVED AS MASTERCARD’S CHIEF EXECUTIV
Canadian Sikh Group Says Canada Needs To Bring Air India Perpetrators To Justice
_ _ __ _ “TODAY, AS WE REFLECT ON THIS HORRIFIC EVENT AND SENSELESS LOSS OF LIVES, IT LEAVES US TO BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IS LEAST INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT THE PERPETRATORS OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182,” SAID SHIROMANI AKALI DAL AMRITSAR (CANADA) SPOKESMAN SUKHMINDER SINGH HANSR
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__ __ _WHILE BC LIBERALS CLAIMED THAT A FALL ELECTION MIGHT BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A POSSIBLE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BUT THEIR REAL WORRY IS THAT WITH NDP SURGING IN THE POLLS – IT COULD BE A WASHOUT FOR THEM. ACCORDING TO THE BC LIBERALS, THEY GOT HOLD OF RECORDING FROM A JUN
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__ __ _DESPITE THE 14 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK SO FAR REMAINS BELOW 15 AS PHASE 3 WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY WHICH REALLY MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN ALLOWING BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO TAKE IN-PROVINCE VACATIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Longshoremen Union Donates $25,773 To Children’s Hospital Despite COVID-19
SURREY – Despite the obstacles caused by the current COVID-19 crises, Longshoremen union Local 502 moved ahead with the annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. They donated $25,773 and the ten-year total is now $359,291. Instead of a two-day Telethon, a four-hour Telethon was held this year
New Survey Says WCB Should Cover Workers Who Contract COVID-19 At Work
__ __ _ASKED IF THE WCB SHOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS ON THE JOB, FOUR OUT OF EVERY FIVE RESPONDENTS AGREED. AND 76.4 PERCENT SUPPORTED BETTER COMPENSATION FOR WORKERS WHO ARE INJURED OR GET SICK ON THE JOB. THE SURVEY OF 2,003 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WAS CONDUCTED FROM
NOT FOR PROFIT: Seniors Care Homes Should Be Operated By The Government And Not Private-For-Profit Sector
__ __ _BRITISH COLUMBIA’S SENIORS ADVOCATE ISOBEL MACKENZIE REPORTED THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CARE HOMES GENERATED $1.4 BILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE OF WHICH $1.3 BILLION COMES FROM PUBLIC FUNDING. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT LESS THAN HALF OF CARE HOME OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THEIR AUDITED
Five Indo-American Men Among 18 Suspects Arrested In ‘To Catch a Predator’-Style Sting Operation In California
__ __ _SHER RANDHAWA, RONEEL SINGH, SARBJIT SHERGILL, SIMRAN SINGH AND VISHAL SINGH WERE THE FIVE FROM THE LOCAL INDO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO BE BUSTED IN THE TWO-WEEK OPERATION INVOLVING INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT MINORS FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES, ACCORDING TO
No Firings Or Discipline So Far Of BC Health Officials Involved In Playing “Racist Games” Targeting Indigenous People
INDIGENOUS HEALTH LEADERS SAY RACISM BY HOSPITAL STAFF IN BRITISH COLUMBIA UNACCEPTABLE! __ __ _IN A RECENT TRAINING SESSION, A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT DISCLOSED A COMMON GAME PLAYED WITHIN B.C. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS, WHERE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF TRY TO GUESS THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCEN
Worshipper At Abbotsford’s Kalidhar Gurdwara May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
_IN A LETTER DATED JUNE 14, FRASER HEALTH SAID ANYONE WHO VISITED ABBOTSFORD’S GURDWARA SAHIB KALIDHAR DARBAR SAHIB ON JUNE 7 AND 8 BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 NOON SHOULD CHECK FOR SIGNS FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE AS ONE PERSON AT THE TEMPLE HAS THE VIRUS._ BY R. PAUL DHILLON ABBOTSFORD – Fraser Health
Indian National Arrested Smuggling $2.5 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Canada To US
__ __ _ARSHDEEP SINGH FACES A MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE YEARS IN PRISON OR A MAXIMUM OF 40 YEARS AND A US$ 500,000 FINE IF HE IS CONVICTED. SINGH WAS CARRYING CANADIAN WEED WITH MARKET VALUE OF US $2.5 MILLION._ WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old Indian national, who used to drive a commercial
Basant Sweets And Dosa Hut Chef Tested Positive For COVID-19 But Owner Says Restaurant Safe For Customers
_ _ _“IF YOU WORKED AT BASANT SWEETS AND DOSA HOUSE, SURREY ON THE DATES JUNE 4, 5, 6 AND 7 FROM 10AM TO 7PM, PLEASE MONITOR YOUR HEALTH FOR SIGNS OF COVID-19, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WORSENING OF CONDITIONS LIKE COUGH, FEVER, HEADACHES, FATIGUE AND OTHER SIGNS,” SAID A FRASER HEALTH WARNING LE
Indo-Canadian Businessman, Philanthropist David Sidoo Stripped Of Order Of BC For His Role In US College Admissions Scandal
CONVICTED PREMIERS GORDON CAMPBELL AND BILL BENNETT CAN KEEP THEIR OBCS BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARDED OBC AFTER THEIR CRIMES BUT DAVID SIDOO FORCED TO RETURN HIS! _WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN PHILANTHROPIST AND BUSINESSMAN DAVID SIDOO'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WAS TERMINATED LAST F
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__ __ _THE INDIAN ARMY INITIALLY SAID THREE OF ITS SOLDIERS HAD BEEN KILLED, ADDING THAT BOTH SIDES SUFFERED CASUALTIES, REPORTED BBC NEWS. BUT LATER ON TUESDAY, OFFICIALS SAID A NUMBER OF CRITICALLY INJURED SOLDIERS HAD DIED OF THEIR WOUNDS._ LADAKH - At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in
South Asian Men And Veteran Toronto Cop Among 10 Charged Sexual Exploitation Of 16-Year-Old Girl
__ __ _ARYAN KHEMKA, 19, MOHAMMAD AHMADI, 35, SAYAD JALAI, 27, FEIYA LIU, 29, PAUL POCHMURSKI, 45, ANGEL PINA SANCHEZ, 36, DRAGOMIR POPOVIC, 41, AUSTIN MORDEN, 27, AND MICHAEL YIMER, 29, ARE CHARGED WITH THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL._ TORONTO -A number of South Asian men and a
Brampton Private School Principal Sanjiv Kumar Arrested For Sexual Assault
_ _ __ _ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 54-YEAR-OLD SANJIV KUMAR WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. ACCORDING TO POLICE, KUMAR SOMETIMES GOES BY THE ALIAS “SANJIV DHAWAN.” THEY SAY THE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVE A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO ATTENDS THE SCHOOL IN BRAMPTON._ BRAMPTO
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__ __ _“MR. IAN PATON HAS SHOWN THAT HE DOES NOT APPRECIATE THE EXPERTISE AND VALUE OF OUR PROVINCE’S BERRY FARMERS,” SAID SURREY-FLEETWOOD MLA JAGRUP BRAR. “THEY ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ECONOMY AND THEIR EXPERTISE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OTHER TYPES OF FARMERS.”_ VICTORIA - Surre
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__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES REMAINED LOW FOR ANOTHER WEEK AS BC LOOKS TO ACCELERATE REOPENING TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 16 NEW CASES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TO
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__ __ _HE RAISED THE ISSUE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THURSDAY TO MARK 36 YEARS SINCE THE ARMY'S OPERATION AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE IN AMRITSAR._ LONDON - British Sikh Opposition Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi called for an independent inquiry into the extent of the involvement of the then
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__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN OR MIDDLE EASTERN MAN, WITH SHORT DARK HAIR, DARK FACIAL HAIR, IN HIS 20’S, MEDIUM BUILD, AND WEARING GLASSES._ SURREY - Surrey RCMP is looking for the public’s help to identify a man, possibly a South Asian or Middle Eastern, who is a suspec
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_THAT COUNCIL FORMALLY APOLOGIZES FOR THE INJUSTICE OF THE MOTION OF THE JUNE 1914 COUNCIL THAT PASSED A RESOLUTION SAYING IT WAS “UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO THE ADMITTANCE OF HINDUS AND OTHER ASIATIC RACES INTO THIS COUNTRY…" AND THAT "... THESE PEOPLE WOULD PROVE A SERIOUS MENACE TO OUR CIVILIZ
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_ _ _GURJIT PUREWAL FACES CHARGES OF TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME. HIS WIFE MANJEET PUREWAL FACES CHARGES OF TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME. FENCING OPERATIO
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__ __ _"PEOPLE ALL ACROSS B.C. HAVE BEEN SACRIFICING TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND NOW AS THEY HEAD BACK TO WORK, THEY'RE LEARNING THAT THE AGENCY IN CHARGE OF ENSURING THEY'RE SAFE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HELP BUY GLOVES OR MASKS," SAID ANDREW WILKINSON, OFFICIAL OPPOSITION
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__ __ _THIS YEAR'S B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS WERE PRESENTED THROUGH A LIVESTREAM EVENT ON THE B.C. GOVERNMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE. PREMIER HORGAN AND ANNE KANG, MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTICULTURALISM, PRESENTED THE AWARDS THAT WERE CO-HOSTED BY MELANIE
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__ _FIELD HOCKEY LEGEND BALBIR SINGH SR., WHO CAPTAINED THE 1956 INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM AND WAS THE COACH OF THE 1975 WORLD CUP WINNING TEAM, DIED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INDIA TIME AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED IN MOHALI, PUNJAB ON MAY 8. “BALBIR SINGH IS MY HERO, AND I HOPE THAT THIS INDO-CANADIAN HOCKEY
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__ __ _FROM THE LOW DAILY NEW COVID-19 CASES LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUE TO DROP THIS WEEK, BC HAS NOT ONLY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE VIRUS MAY BE ON IT’S WAY OUT IN OUR PROVINCE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED JUST TWO
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__ __ _TO PROTECT FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE HAS OUTLINED A SERIES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FARMS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT EMPLOY SEASONAL LABOUR AND TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – BC government announced suppo
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__ __ _AS BC HEADS FOR THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY, OUR LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE VERY ENCOURAGING BUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF DEATH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY IS TROUBLESOME. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 15 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE NEW DEAT
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__ __ _ANOTHER DAY OF LOW COVID-19 CASES IS GOOD NEWS AS BC HEADS FOR REOPENING NEXT WEEK AND THE CURRENT EMERGENCY TO BE LIFTED ON MAY 27. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 15 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,392 CASE
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__ __ _“OUR GO-FORWARD PRINCIPLES ARE OUR PLAYBOOK FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THEY ARE THE RULES TO HELP US DECIDE WHAT IS SAFE FOR OURSELVES, OUR LOVED ONES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL COVID-19 IS NO LONGER A RISK TO ANY OF US,” HEAL
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__ __ _LOW DAILY INFECTIONS CONTINUED WEDNESDAY BUT SO DID THE DEATHS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF COVID-19. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,255 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
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__ __ _UNDER B.C. 'S RESTART PLAN, GOVERNMENT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, BUSINESSES AND LABOUR ORGANIZATIONS TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS IN PHASES, GRADUALLY ALLOWING FOR MORE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, WHILE CLOSELY MONITORING HEALTH INFORMATION TO MINIMIZE THE RISK TO THE PUBL
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__ __ _BC HAS DONE IT’S BEST IN FLATTENING THE CURVE AND IT’S SHOWING BY NUMBERS THAT HAVE HIT SINGLE DIGIT ON TUESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 BUT FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,232 CASES IN B
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__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE COME TOGETHER AND AGREED TO A SET OF COMMON PRINCIPLES FOR RESTARTING THE CANADIAN ECONOMY, BASED ON SHARED UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF WHAT SCIENCE AND EXPERTS ARE TELLI
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Sikh Nation’s COVID-19 Blood Drive Breaks Records
__ __ __ _IN ONE OF THE LARGEST BLOOD DRIVES EARLIER T IN APRIL TO MARK SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, SIKH NATION PARTNERED WITH CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED THAT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CANADA HAS BEEN FACING DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF BLOOD IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS._ SURREY –
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: After Poultry Flare Up, New Daily Numbers Back To Normal
__ __ _THERE ARE 52 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT SUPERIOR POULTRY IN COQUITLAM, AND 35 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT UNITED POULTRY IN VANCOUVER. OF NOTE, THE UNITED POULTRY CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN DECREASED, CORRECTING A REPORTING ERROR IN THURSDAY'S REPORT._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORI
Legendary Rishi Kapoor Dies After A Long Career That Began With The Iconic Bobby
__ _LEGENDARY ACTOR RISHI KAPOOR HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 67. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY HIS ELDER BROTHER RANDHIR KAPOOR THAT THE LEGENDARY STAR OF ICONIC FILMS LIKE BOBBY AND AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY HAS DIED AFTER A TWO YEAR FIGHT WITH CANCER. KAPOOR’S DEATH IS A DOUBLE WHAMMY TO THE FILM WORLD IN INDI A
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 $1,250 PER MONTH FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS OR $1,750 PER MONTH FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WITH DEPENDE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Tally Of New Cases Remains Below 30 But Four More Deaths Take BC Total Close To 100
__ __ _FRIDAY NUMBERS AGAIN SAW LESS THAN 30 NEW CASES BUT FOUR MORE DEATHS ARE TAKING BC’S NUMBER CLOSE TO 100 AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TOWARDS AN EASE OF RESTRICTIONS AND RESTARTING NORMAL LIFE WITH MANY CONDITIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Caseload Goes Below 30 Again Even Though More Poultry Positive Spread
__ __ _BC’S DAILY CASELOAD AGAIN WENT BELOW 30 CASES ON THURSDAY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT POULTRY PROCESSING PLAN THAT ADDED TO WEDNESDAY’S HIGH OF 71 CASES HAD MORE SPREAD TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER PROCESSING PLANTS AFTER NEGLIGENCE AT THE VANCOUVER PLANT. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AN
PM Trudeau Hits A High Note On Support In COVID-19 Crisis Poll
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS LIFTS HIS APPROVAL TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2017. WHILE AN ELECTION CALL IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, LIBERALS LEAD CPC BY 3 POINTS AMONG DECIDED VOTERS. THE LATEST STUDY FROM POLLSTER ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 25 New Infections And One More Death Continue Low Daily Numbers
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 25 new cases and one new dfeath for a total of 1,724 cases in British Columbia. "Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 707 are in the V
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Numbers Continue Optimism For BC To Return To Normal Early
__ __ _IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH APRIL 19, BC HAD 29 NEW CASES AND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THERE WERE A FURTHER 23 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,699 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW A TOTAL OF 52 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE MORE DEATHS._ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
Trump Using COVID-19 To Temporarily Suspend Immigration To U.S.
_IN LIGHT OF THE ATTACK FROM THE INVISIBLE ENEMY, AS WELL AS THE NEED TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF OUR GREAT AMERICAN CITIZENS, I WILL BE SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES!_ WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday night that he will sign
Police Given Powers To Fine Businesses And Individuals $2000 For Price Gouging
__ __ _MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH HAS GIVEN POLICE AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE ABILITY TO ISSUE $2,000 VIOLATION TICKETS FOR PRICE GOUGING AND THE RESELLING OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL GOODS DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC._ BY DESIBUZ
Corona-Virus Pandemic May Help Revive Traditional Human Values
__ __ _THE WESTERN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE VIRTUE OF SHARING. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO TAKE FROM OTHERS RATHER THAN GIVE SOMETHING TO OTHERS. RUSSIA, CHINA AND CUBA SHARED THEIR RESOURCES WITH ITALY, THE WORST AFFECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRY. AMERICA HAS FORCED INDIA TO GIVE IT THE DRU
BC COVID 19 WEEKEND UPDATE: Good Signs For BC As Week Ends With 29 New Cases But Three More Deaths
__ __ _BC ENDED ANOTHER GOOD WEEK WITH LOW TO MODERATE RISING CASES AS THE PROVINCE LOOKS TO EASE RESTRICTIONS MOST LIKELY IN MID MAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 29 NEW INFECTIONS, THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,647 CASES OF C
Janitors Launch Campaign Demanding Better Pay And Work Conditions During COVID-19
__ __ _THE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE $2 PER HOUR RAISE; KEEPING CLEANERS EMPLOYED DURING THE CRISIS; AND ENSURING ALL CLEANERS ARE WORKING SAFELY WITH THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND PERSONAL PROTECT EQUIPMENT (PPE)._ __ VANCOUVER - The Service Employees International Union Local 2, whic
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Mid Week Sees 44 New Cases And Three More Deaths With Total Of 1561 Infections
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__ _EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 476 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 348 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 67 ARE IN THE ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 107 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 15 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STA
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__ _"ONE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME NOW HAS A CONFIRMED CASE - A HEALTH-CARE WORKER AT THE BROADWAY PENTECOSTAL LODGE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT OUTBREAK PROTOCOLS.”_ __ VICTORIA – Forty-two new COVID-19 cases wer
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__ _“WE NEED WORLDWIDE SIKHS TO PRAY TO AKAL PURAKH TO CONTROL THE DEADLY OUTBREAK OF COVID-19. ARDAAS IS PART OF SIKH DAILY PRAYER TWICE A DAY, MEANING A REQUEST, A SUPPLICATION, A PRAYER, A PETITION OR AN ADDRESS TO A SUPERIOR AUTHORITY. THE ARDAS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF SIKH FAITH,” THE O
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__ _VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE ON MONDAY FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO VOTE ON AN AMENDMENT TO VANCOUVER'S EMERGENCY POWERS BYLAW THAT WILL INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS. AS DIRECTED BY THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ALL BUSINESSES THAT REMAIN OPEN MUST ENSURE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTA
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Overseas Immigration And Trident Immigration Services To Provide Free Support Services To Students, Temporary Residents, Visitors And Supervisa Holders
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AFTER HOURS: The Weeknd Has Dropped His Newest Album Just In Time For The Weekend
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Indo-Canadian Woman Killed In Scarborough Shooting
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BC Declares State Of Emergency For 14 Days To Curb COVID-19 Spread
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COVID-19 SHUTS DOWN CANADA: Canada Bans Entry To All Non-Citizens With Some Exceptions As It Moves To Contain The Coronavirus Pandemic
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China Government Official Blames US Army For Coronavirus Pandemic
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_CELEBRATED SINCE 1926, WORLD THINKING DAY IS A DAY OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND BE CONNECTED TO ALL 10 MILLION GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS IN 150 COUNTRIES._ __ SURREY - February 22 is a very special day for Girl
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__ BCCLA HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FTER AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS THEY ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN HARSHA WALIA. VANCOUVER – Well known Indo-Canadian activist has joined the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) as it’s new
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__ _------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------_ _DESIBUZZCANADA’S VIEW: IF WHAT IRANIAN GENERAL QASEM SOLEIMANI WAS DOING IS LABELLED TERRORISM THEN THE
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Judge Archana Rao has been appointed to the Criminal Court while Judge Deepa Ambekar was reappointed to the Civil Court in New York. NEW YORK - Two Indo-American women have been appointed as judges to the criminal and civil courts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Judge Archana Rao has been
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Natrl, which was launched this week in Vancouver (located in Langley) after debuting last year in Calgary by a father-son duo, delivers the sex dolls to people's homes for short-term for as much as $250 for an overnight. But the question is does one really want to spend that much to have sex with
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__ __ _A LEADING INDO-CANADIAN ENGINEER DR. R. MOHAN MATHUR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS A MEMBER TO THE ORDER OF CANADA. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MATHUR AND 119 OTHER CANADIANS HONOURED WITH THE ORDER OF CANADA BY MADE BY JULIE PAYETTE, GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA, LAST WEEK. ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN WAS ALSO HO
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The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit has taken conduct of the investigation. They released a composite sketch of the suspect, who is described as a South Asian male, 6ft tall, medium build, wearing a black hoodie. By DESIBUZZCanada Staff SURREY – Police are seeking a South Asian suspect
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In addition to the humongous top prize, there are an estimated 25 Maxmillion prizes available, giving players a chance to vie for $95 million in total prizes. VANCOUVER — Are you feeling lucky? Buy a ticket if you do. Canada’s largest-ever single prize is still up for grabs as the Lotto Ma
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While the report doesn’t distinguish between English and third language ethnic media, but from our own analysis and coverage in our news publications, we can say that the English language ethnic media does a much more thorough examination of election issues, debates and over all coverage than t
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_TRANSPORT CANADA OFFICIALS ALLEGEDLY SHARED RACIST SONG WITH THE FOLLOWING LYRICS: “STRANGERS ON MY FLIGHT, TURBANS THEY’RE PACKIN’. WONDERING IF THEY MIGHT, PLAN A HIJACKING … WHAT’S THAT IN THEIR HANDS? LOOKS LIKE BOX CUTTERS … TWO SMELLY PEOPLE, AND THEY’RE NOT TALKING R
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WHY ARE POLICE FORCES NOT TAKING BREAK-AND ENTER PROPERTY CRIME SERIOUSLY AFTER INDO-CANADIAN HOME IN RICHMOND AND BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER TARGETED _THE RICHMOND INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY SAW A SECOND ATTACK ON NOVEMBER 18 AT THEIR HOME WITH CRIMINALS POSING AS BY-LAW OFFICERS. WHILE WELL KNOWN PHO
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_MUHAMMAD NADEEM IRSHAD IS WANTED BY POLICE AFTER FAILING TO SHOW UP FOR A SENTENCING HEARING FRIDAY. IRSHAD WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EARLIER THIS YEAR. IRSHAD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF PASSED-OUT PASSENGER. PROSECUTOR MELISSA BOND SAID THAT NOT ONLY HAD IRSHAD MISSED A PRE-SENTE
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Forrest Singh: Aamir Khan Is Laal Singh Chaddha In Bollywood Remake Of Hollywood Blockbuster Forrest Gump
_BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN, WHO HAS ALWAYS SURPRISED HIS FANS AND THE AUDIENCE WITH HIS DIFFERENT LOOKS AND CHARACTERS IN HIT FILMS, IS STARRING AS A SIMPLE SIKH MAN WHO HAS AN UNCANNY ABILITY TO BE PRESENT AT HISTORY-CHANGING EVENTS. KHAN STARS IN THIS WIDE SCOPE FILM WITH
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_DIVERSITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CINEMA AND THE STORIES THAT GET MADE. IN CANADA, I’VE ADVOCATED FOR AN ETHNIC FILM FUND TO BE SET UP BY TELEFILM CANADA AND CANADA MEDIA FUND SO THAT MORE DIVERSE STORIES GET MADE INTO FEATURES AND TV SHOWS. THE CANADIAN HERITAGE MINISTER LIKED MY PRO
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SEEKING ULTIMATE GLORY: Wrestling Great-turned MMA Fighter Arjan Bhullar Seeks The Championship Belt After His Domination In One Championship Debut
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Business, Canada, Main, News, Politics, World October 18, 2019 No Majority: Minority Government Expected Today With Possible Liberal-ndp Coalition
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Home News Canada Federal Liberal Power Broker Prem Vinning Says He’s Not Doing It For The Money
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BY PAARULL BAKSHI Today! I am going to share a heartbreaking story about a girl who moved to Canada from Punjab in the search of love with an Indo-Canadian businessman. But the only thing that she received is pain and a Gay husband. This story was like a nightmare for me. How you will react to t
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Scandal: Ndp Minister Jinny Sims Steps Down As Special Prosecutor Appointed To Investigate
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Tight Election: Who Forms Minority Government May Come Down To The Ridings That Were The Closest In 2015
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Bad-ass Maan: Vancouver Is The Death Knell For Big Punjabi Artists
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Indo-canadian Entertainer Lilly Singh Apologises For Turban Joke On Her New Late Night Talkshow
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POLL: While Trudeau’s “blackface” Darkens Liberal Prospects, Sheer’s Support Remains Stuck
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2019 Federal Election Is Expected To Produce A Minority Government But Who Will It Be?
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Punjabi Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh Forced To Cancel Us Show Over Pakistani Promoter Connection
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__ _DESI ANGREJ: THE FUSION GENERATION_ _STARRING: GULSHAN GROVER, SITARA HEWITT, MUNISH SHARMA, THUGPUN, BALINDER JOHAL, DASAUNDHA KALER, B. K. SINGH RAKHRA, NIKKI SHAUNA, GELSEA MAE, RAJ KUMAR TOORA, STEVE DHILLON, CHARLES RAAHUL SINGH, RASHI GREWAL, SID BHULLAR, SUNEE DHALIWAL, ASH DHAWAN, JA
FEDERAL ELECTION 2019: New Poll Finds Trudeau Liberals Have Clawed Back Lost Support To Get Into A Tight Race With Conservatives
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_“KNOWING THAT OUR STAFF CALL SIMPSON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES A GREAT PLACE TO WORK IS EXTREMELY GRATIFYING. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND BELIEVE THAT IF WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF THEN THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR CLIENTS. WE ARE HONOURED TO RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION FROM GREAT PLACE
“doug Paaji” Only Puts Councillors Loyal To Him On His New Police Transition Committee
_SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, AKA “DOUG PAAJI” HAS CHOSEN TO PUT ONLY COUNCILLORS LOYAL TO HIM ON THE NEW POLICE TRANSITION COMMITTEE, WHICH CRITICS SAY SMELLS OF BAD OPTICS FOR THE MAYOR WHO HAS COME UNDER HEAVY CRITICISM FROM HIS OWN TEAM MEMBERS, THREE OF WHICH, INCLUDING FORMER COP
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_RICHBERRY GROUP’S PETER DHILLON AND FORMER UBC PRESIDENT ARVIND GUPTA ARE AMONG APPOINTEES TO THE NEWLY CREATED BC FOOD SECURITY TASK FORCE, WHICH IS TASKED WITH FINDING NEW WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO STRENGTHEN B.C.’S AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND GROW THE ECONOMY BY HELPING FARMERS
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Donald Trump’s Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘little Black Book’ To Open Up Pandora’s Box Of Rich “abusers”
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a news conference, in New York, Monday, July 8, 2019. Federal prosecutors announced sex trafficking and conspiracy charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents unsealed Monday
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Harpreet Gill Of Surrey Arrested For Drunk Driving After Nearly Hitting Pedestrians In Downtown Vancouver
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hannah Taylor/BAFTA/Shutterstock (9908178ak) Krishnendu Majumdar (Chair, BAFTA Television Committee) This Morning' 30th Anniversary Gala, BAFTA, London, UK - 01 Oct 2018 POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 23, 2019 _
Cricket Canada: Vancouver Knights And Toronto Nationals To Faceoff At Global T20 Cricket Second Season On July 26
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POLL: Trudeau Liberals Appear To Have Stopped Bleeding Support But Can The Conservatives Be Bloodied?
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Accused Indian Corporate Fraudster Exposed In Bc’s Dirty Money Probe
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Hungry For Abroad: Punjab Suffering From Ielts Epidemic
Exodus from Punjab is reaching new levels mainly because of the IELTS. Last year about 700,000 students took the test. The year before the number was about 400,000. There was a 66% increase in the number of people applying for Visa in Punjab last year. Canada is the number one destination f
128th And 96th Tops Surrey Rcmp’s 10 Worst Vehicle Collision Locations
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Punjabi Gangster-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala Forced Out From South Asian 5x Festival After Rcmp Deems His History Of Concert Violence A Risk
_WHY DID THE ORGANIZERS OF METRO VANCOUVER’S 5X FESTIVAL BOOK THE PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA IN THE FIRST PLACE GIVEN THE SINGER’S HISTORY OF CONCERT VIOLENCE BUT THE RCMP HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO SHUT THE DOOR ON MOOSEWALA, DENYING PERMISSION TO THE NEW FESTIVAL FROM THE
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“I DON’T DRINK. I DON’T SMOKE. I DON’T WOMANIZE, BUT I RAPTORIZE… I ONLY RAPTORIZE”- SUPERFAN NAV BHARTIA! _WELL KNOWN SIKH-CANADIAN CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER AND TORONTO RAPTORS “SUPERFAN” NAV BHATIA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE ULTIMATE GLORY WHICH HAS FINALLY COME FOR THE AFFAB
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Bc Government Gives $1 Million Grant For Upgrades To Victoria Gurdwara
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Singh Takes His Place In Parliament: Jagmeet Singh Offcially Sworn In The House Of Commons
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South Asian Man From Surrey Sought For Newton Sexual Assault
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Indo-Canadian Journalist Neelam Verma’s Debut Novel 1971 – A War Story Examines The Missing And Presumed Dead 54 Indian Soldiers Inside Pakistan
__ _LEST WE FORGET THAT THE 54 INDIAN DEFENCE PERSONNEL WHO HAD GONE TO 1971 INDIA PAKISTAN WAR, NEVER CAME BACK DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF EVIDENCE OF THEM BEING ALIVE. BASED ON THIS TRUE STORY, CANADIAN WRITER DR NEELAM BATRA-VERMA’S DEBUT NOVEL WAS RELEASED BY HIGH COMMISSIONER OF BANGLADESH IN
Metro Vancouver Taskforce Announce Conspiracy To Murder Charges Against Two South Asian Gang Members Wanted On Canada-wide Warrants
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British Sikh Billionaire Famous For Matching Rolls Royce With Turbans Goes Viral With Splashy New Fleet
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Poetry: Do Perceptions Really Matter Or Are They A Figment Of One’s Imagination?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 18, 2019 By Paarull JS Bakshi Perceptions were hard to shatter For all we know, they rarely matter They are mostly just a figment of one’s imagination For all we know that this is merely our false f
WSO Gets Vancouver Sun To Remove “Sikh” From Controversial Reporter Douglas Todd’s Kabaddi Story
_“IT IS APPARENT THAT MR. [DOUGLAS] TODD IS CONFUSING AND CONFLATING RELIGION AND CULTURE WITHOUT DISCRETION. HE REFERS TO “SIKHS” BEING UNHAPPY WITH “PUNJABI ATHLETES” AND STATES THAT “SIKHS” ARE PLEASED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A KABADDI FIELD AND “SOME PUNJABIS” SAY IT IS
Surrey Lawyer-businessman Baldev Ghag Fined Over $418,000 And Sentenced To House Arrest For Tax Evasion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (CRA) ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT BALDEV SINGH GHAG OF SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WAS SENTENCED ON JANUARY 10, 2019 TO A 22-MONTH CONDITIONAL SENTENCE, INCLUDING 8 MONTHS OF H
Kabaddi Kabooters: Will Trudeau Government Get Tough After Immigration Report Says Half Of Kabaddi Players Who Came To Canada Between 2014-2017 Didn’t Go Back To India
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Surrey Museum Invites Community Input For Punjabi Exhibition
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _THE MUSEUM IS ASKING THE PUNJABI COMMUNITY IN SURREY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, PERSONAL OBJECTS, PHOTOS AT UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS STARTING JANUARY 15._ SURREY – Museum of Surrey is gear
Canadian Sikhs Organizations Hold Meeting Regarding “extremism” Wording In Public Safety Canada Report
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500 Crore Election Fund For Madhya Pradesh Paved The Way For Kamal Nath Getting Cm Post
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Xoom Your Money: Paypal Launches A Fast And Secure International Money Transfer Service For Canadian Immigrants
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Targets Community Premiere @ Kidsplay Gang Forum!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2018 _AFTER A YEAR OF HARD WORK BY EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE VERY IMPORTANT ANTI-GANG MUSIC VIDEO PROJECT, TARGETS, WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY WELL KNOWN FILMMAKER AND AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST
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Canada, Crime, Indo-canadian, Local, Main, News, World November 9, 2018 Police Notified About Sikh Priest Who Ran Away From New Westminster Gurdwara
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2018 _THE KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY, NEW WESTMINSTER HAS NOTIFIED POLICE THAT A PRIEST NAMED BHAI HARVINDER SINGH, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING AT THE TEMPLE FOR THE LAST FIVE TO SIX MONTHS, SUDDENLY WENT MISSING
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 2, 2018 INVITE ONLY: GET INVITED FOR NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IFFSA VANCOUVER 2018 FROM NOV 8-11 – JUST GO TO THEIR WEBISTE AND REGISTER FOR PASSES! _I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY AND F
Three Indo-canadians Win In Brampton Where Community Helps Elect Controversial Former Ontario Conservative Leader As Mayor
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Doug Paaji Rides Anti-lrt Sentiment And Vote Split To A Return To Mayor’s Chair In Surrey
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Bc Introduces Legislation To Better Protect Temporary Foreign Workers From Exploitation
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Surrey Votes: Will Tom Gill Ride The Lrt To Victory Or “doug Paaji” Sneak In On The Skytrain?
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#ME TOO: My Own Story As A Journalist In India And The Rogue Gallery Of Dirty Old Men Like Aziz Barney Of Rashtriya Sahara Magazine
_THOUGH I CANNOT FORGET THE SUFFERING I HAD ENDURED THAT TIME, YET YEARS LATER, I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS ETHICAL ENOUGH TO TAKE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HARMED ME AS I HOPE, SOME “MAY BE” LEADING A QUIET LIFE SOMEWHERE NOW. QUIET POSSIBLE, THEY “MAY” HAVE DAUGHTERS OF THEIR OWN, AND “MAY
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Don’t Let The Fear Of Minority Government Stop You For Voting Yes On Proportional Representation
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How Safe Is Your Neighborhood Intersection?
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George Harvie, Param Grewal’s Achieving For Delta Slate Gets Boost With Mayor Lois Jackson Joining As Council Candidate
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Surrey Firefighters Endorse Tom Gill!
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Rcmp Say No Party Or Candidate Involved In Attempted Voter Fraud In Surrey
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Was Cknw, Global Tv News Duped Into Reporting “fake News” About Surrey Election Fraud?
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 5, 2018 _KAL RANGI'S FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 7TH, 2018, 3 PM AT FIVE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME DELTA. BHOG WILL FOLLOW AT 5:00PM AT #5 ROAD GURDWARA RICHMOND._ RICHMOND – Well kn
Lrt For Surrey: Tom Gill Says Flip Flop On Lrt With Cost Surrey The Largest Transit Investment In 30 Years
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Arijit Singh: Don’t Miss The Biggest Bollywood Music Show To Come To Vancouver With Full Orchestra?
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 _TOM GILL AND HIS TEAM ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT THEY WILL CREATE A MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IF THEY ARE ELECTED OCTOBER 20, ENSURING SURREY'S YOUTH HAVE A "REAL SAY" IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR CITY. GILL
Will Dianne Watts Endorsement Secure The “white Vote” For Surrey First Mayoral Candidate Tom Gill
WATTS BURNS FORMER COUNCIL COLLEAGUE BRUCE HAYNE BY NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING HIM AS A MAYORAL CANDIDATE! _FORMER SURREY MAYOR DIANNE WATTS FINALLY ENDORSED SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOM GILL IN A COLUMN PUBLISHED IN A VANCOUVER DAILY ON FRIDAY BUT WILL HER ENDORSEMENT SECURE THE TRADITIO
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 _SURREY BASED THRIFT STORE TO DONATE $20,000 ON THEIR SECOND ANNIVERSARY THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 FROM 1PM TO 3PM._ SURREY – SEVA Thrift Store Society will be making a donation of $20,000
Winner For Life: Surrey’s Sukhwinder Sidhu Is All Smiles After Winning $25,000 A Year For Life
_SURREY RESIDENT SUKHWINDER SIDHU HAS BEEN ON CLOUD NINE SINCE LEARNING HE WON $25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE AS PART OF THE SEPTEMBER 17TH DAILY GRAND BONUS DRAW PROMOTION. “I WILL BE TREATING MY FAMILY TO A NICE DINNER AND SURPRISING MY KIDS WITH SOME NEW TOYS AND GAMES,” SIDHU SAID. ADDITIO
Bollywood Director Anurag Kashyap’s New Film ‘manmarziyaan’ Hurts Sikhs Sentiments, Say Sikh Organizations
SGPC SUES THE MAKERS OF THE FILM WHICH IT SAYS PURPOSELY HURTS SIKH COMMUNITY BY UNNECESSARILY SHOWING TURBANED SIKHS SMOKING! _DELHI MINORITIES COMMISSION HAS ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION, SAYING THAT THE FILM PURPOSELY HURTS SIKH SENTIMENT BY SHOWING TURB
Gurmant Grewal Gambles His Struggling Political Career On Controversial Former Mp Bernier’s New Party
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Us Threatening To Bar Entry To Canadians Who Use Or Invest In Marijuana As Legalization Date Approaches
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Zindagi Ka Safar: Kishore Kumar Night In Surrey On Oct. 6
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New Bc Child Care Benefit To Helps 60,000 More Families
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Why? Badal Akalis Man Manjit Singh Gk Beaten Up By Group Of Men Outside California Gurdwara
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Leadership? Tom Gill’s Failure To Consult Leads Veteran Councillor Dave Woods Out The Door
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TASK FORCE TOURNIQUET BUSTED A NUMBER OF INDO-CANADIAN GANGS INCLUDING HEER/DHILLON/SAMRA, GREWAL/DHALIWAL AND KANG FAMILY CRIME GROUPS! _TASK FORCE TOURNIQUET BUSTED A NUMBER OF INDO-CANADIAN GANGS INCLUDING HEER/DHILLON/SAMRA, GREWAL/DHALIWAL AND KANG FAMILY CRIME GROUPS SINCE THE SPECIAL
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_CELEBRATED INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHER, THE LATE RAGHUBIR SINGH, IS BEING RECOGNISED WITH A MAJOR SHOWING AT TORONTO’S LEADING MUSEUM. BUT JUST AS HIS WORK IS ON DISPLAY, ANOTHER EXHIBIT IS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY, THIS ONE TRIGGERED BY ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY THE MASTER LENSMAN IN THE 19
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Darpan Magazine’s Extraordinary Achievement Awards To Be Held September 14
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Targets: The Anti-gang Storyline!
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Mayor’s Task Force On Gang Violence Prevention Launches “inadmissible Patrons Program” Among The Same Old Cries For More Funding
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Not A Terrorist: Sanju An Indictment Of Corrupt Indian Media And An Emotionally Riveting And Satisfying Bio-pic
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The Full Bill For The Full “behzti” (disgrace) India Welcomed Trudeau With Cost Canadians More Than $1.5-million, Documents Show!
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Congress Playing Dirty Politics With Bjp For “black Money”
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Record Seven Indo-canadians Elected MPPs Thursday Night In Ontario Election
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Surrey Rcmp Investigators Say Single Predator Described As A South Asian Man Behind Newton Sex Assaults
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Founder Of Gay South Asian Group Sher Vancouver To Receive Governor General’s Medal
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Police Forces Take Down Violent Lower Mainland “gill Crime Group”
DLK POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [DLK] _POLICE SEIZED FOUR GUNS, ARRESTED SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, AND RECOMMENDED 20 CRIMINAL CHARGES AS PART OF PROJECT TEMPER – A COMBINED EFFORT TO TACKLE AN INC
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NIJJAR'S NAME WAS ON THE LIST THAT PUNJAB CM CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH HANDED TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU DURING THE LATTER'S TROUBLED INDIA VISIT! [Nijjar-blacklist2] _HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR DENIES THAT INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S LIES ARE ALL AS FABRICATION, SAYING THAT HE IS SIMPLY INVOLVED IN THE SIKH STRUGGLE
Bc Government Unveils Full Fee Disclosure Rules For Mortgage Brokers
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Liberal Mla Coleman Puts Fake Rumours About Him Running As Surrey Mayor To Rest As Surrey First Set To Decide Mayoral Candidate On Monday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 30, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Rich Coleman-No-mayor] _WHILE "NO-CHANCE" RICH COLEMAN WAS DENYING MADE-UP NEWS OF HIS POTENTIAL SURREY MAYORAL CANDIDACY – THE CITY'S GOVERNING TEAM OF SURRE
South Asian Woman Among Victims Of Deadly Toronto Van Attack
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South-Asian-victim-TO-massacre] _RENUKA AMARASINGHA’S USUAL ROUTINE WAS TO GET HER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON READY FOR SCHOOL BEFORE THE SUBWAY RIDE TO WORK. FROM HE
Indo-canadian Developer Rajinder Singh Mann Sentenced To House Arrest And Fined $462,000 For Tax Evasion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _RAJINDER SINGH MANN IS SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS HOUSE ARREST, 150 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS IN FINES FOR TAX EVASION._ SURRE
Khalsa Credit Union To Provide Free Sugarcane Plates For Vaisakhi Celebrations
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 20, 2018 [cropped-Desibuzzbc-banner-1-1.jpg] _IN KEEPING WITH THEIR HISTORICAL AGRICULTURE ROOTS IN THE PUNJAB REGION OF INDIA AND THE DONATING FOOD AS IS THEIR CUSTOM, BUT ALSO PROVIDING 100,000 FREE PLAT
Vigil For Asifa!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Asifa-vigil2] _OVER 500 PEOPLE INCLUDING KIDS, TEENS, YOUNG AND OLD OF ALL RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS JOINED THE EMOTIONAL AND SOLEMN GATHERING OF CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL
Senior Canadian Government Official Tells National Media That Atwal Met Regularly With Indian Government Officials
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] BUT ATWAL HAS DENIED HE’S SPYING FOR INDIA OR WERE PART OF A CONSPIRACY TO EMBARRASS PM TRUDEAU DURING INDIA VISIT! [Jaspal Atwal-Extremist] _THE SENIOR GOVER
Councillor Bruce Hayne The Top Contender To Seek Surrey Mayorship After Hepner Forced Out
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bruce Hayne] _TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SURREY MAYOR LINDA HEPNER WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION TO SURREY'S TOP JOB IN THE FALL WAS LONG COMING AS PRESSURE HAD
Indo-canadian Trucker From Brampton Sentenced To 15 Years In U.s. Prison For Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 4, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-trucker-sentended] _PARMINDER SIDHU, WHO OWNED A BRAMPTON TRUCKING COMPANY CALLED PRIME 9, WAS SENTENCED IN A BUFFALO COURT THIS WEEK. HE WAS THE LAST O
“kingmaker” Bhela Taints Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer Who Appointed Him Community Coordinator
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 10, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bhela-Taints-Andrew-Scheer3] _THE NATIONAL POST REVEALED LAST FRIDAY THAT FEDERAL CONSERVATIVE AND BC LIBERAL CAMPAIGNER RAJINDER SINGH "RAJ" BHELA, WHO HAS CLO
Richmond Farmland Owners Association Condemn “racist” Councillor Harold Steves
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Richmond-racist-council] _THE RICHMOND FARMLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION STRONGLY CONDEMNED RICHMOND CITY COUNCILLOR HAROLD STEVES, WHO PUT OUT AN INSENSITIVE AND RAC
Meddling Indian Consulate Staff Tried To Ban Punjab Pavilion At Toronto’s Carabram Festival
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] Canadian Foreign Minister Calls Out Indian Diplomats For Interfering In Ontario Cultural Festival! [Indian diplomats-interfering] _BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY F
Conspiracy? What Is Behind Kejriwal’s “sorry Plea” To Majithia As Punjab Aap On The Verge Of Collapse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] KEJRIWAL HAS 'MURDERED' AAP IN PUNJAB, SAYS CONGRESS MINISTER SIDHU! [AAP-collapse12] _IS THERE SOME CONSPIRACY OR SHADY DEALINGS BEHIND DELHI CHIEF MINISTER AR
Jaspal Atwal Accepts Responsibility For His Actions 32 Years Ago And Says His Past Has Been Long Dead
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 9, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] ATWAL’S LAWYER SCHOOLS “UNETHICAL” AND RACIST MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOR ANTI-SIKH COMMUNITY PROPAGANDA AND SAYS THE “USUAL SUSPECTS” SHOULD STOP THEIR ANTI-SI
Pakoras And Chai With Andrew Wilkinson!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Andrew Wilkinson-Chai9-] _NEW BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON CAME TO SURREY FOR HIS FIRST MEET AND GREET WITH THE SOUTH ASIAN MEET. THAT HE CAME TO SEE US AF
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 _AS OUR COMMUNITIES ESTABLISH THEIR ROOTS IN THEIR ADOPTED HOME IN CANADA, SEVA IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT. IT IS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH COMMUNITIES RECONNECT AND BUILD NEW RELATIONSHIPS
Indian Pm Narendra Modi’s Canada-india Framework Very Troubling, Says Wso
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Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Facing Child Pornography Charges After Being Caught At Ontario-us Border
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bachra-Arrested] _IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW SURGIT SINGH BACHRA WAS CAUGHT OR HIS PHONE OR COMPUTER WAS SEIZED THAT CONTAINED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BUT THERE IS SOME CHATT
Pink Shirt Day: Anti-bullying Mob Shines In North Delta
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Stop-bullying] [Stop-bullying2] _ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS FROM SIX SCHOOLS IN DELTA, BC (CHALMERS ELEMENTARY, ANNIEVILLE ELEMENTA
Iconic Bollywood Superstar Sridevi Kapoor Dies At 54
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2018 [TFG-banners website -F] [Sridevi Kapoor-dies2] _THE BBC REPORTS THAT THE ACTRESS DIED IN DUBAI, WHERE SHE WAS IN TOWN FOR A WEDDING. HER HUSBAND BONEY KAPOOR AND DAUGHTER KHUSHI WERE WITH HER
Padmaavat Stereotypes Muslims And Glorifies Immolation Custom
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2018 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Padmavat-PP3] _CONTRARILY, IT HAS OVERSTEPPED IN GLORIFYING RAJPUTS’ IDENTITY. THEIR ETHICAL CHARACTER, BESIDES AS A WARRIOR COMMUNITY, HAS BEEN INTENTLY PRIORITIZ
FILM REVIEW: Controversial Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali Serves Up Cinematic Propaganda And Dishonest Portrayal Of History In Padmavat
_THE GREAT BUT CONTROVERSIAL BOLLYWOOD WRITER-DIRECTOR SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI HAS BASICALLY PUT HIMSELF IN THE GUTTER WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS RAJPUT HINDU PROPAGANDA THAT GLORIFIED THE INDIVIDUAL SUICIDE THE SATI (MASS SUICIDE AS IN PADMAVAT CALLED JAUHAR)._ CAST: RANVEER SINGH, DEEPIKA PADUKONE, SH
Family Makes Appeal For Information A Year After Their Son Satkar Singh Sidhu Was Murdered
FAMILY MAKES APPEAL FOR INFORMATION A YEAR AFTER THEIR SON SATKAR SINGH SIDHU WAS MURDERED POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 23, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sidhu-family-homicide2] _TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD SATKAR SIDHU WAS S
Sean Bindra Organized Anti-bullying Flash Mob To Take Place On Feb. 27 In North Delta
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _ON FEBRUARY 27, MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS FROM SIX SCHOOLS IN DELTA, BC (CHALMERS ELEMENTARY, ANNIEVILLE ELEMENTARY, JARVIS TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY, MCCLOSKEY E
Former Mp Dhaliwal Says Indian Media And Government’s Preoccupation With Khalistan Has Derailed Focus Of Justin Trudeau’s Visit
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Herb-Dhaliwal-BC-Libs2] _HERB DHALIWAL, WHO SERVED AS CANADA’S MINISTER FOR REVENUE AND NATURAL RESOURCES FROM 1997 TO 2003, SAID THE STICKING ISSUE BETWEE
Surrey Realtor Kaminder Rai Latest To Be Killed In Escalation Of Gang Violence
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] RAI KILLED IN FRONT OF WESTSIDE VANCOUVER OWNED BY WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN! [Khanna-shooting-Rai] _SURREY REALTOR KAMINDER "KAM" RAI IS THE LATE
Indo-canadian From Brampton Among Four Charged With Forcing Teen Girls Into Sex Trade
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-PIMP] _FORTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED PIMP SUKHMINDER LOTA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF A PERSON UNDER 18 BY EXERCISING CON
Indo-british Drug Dealer Daljinder Bassi Jailed For 13 Years For Drugs And Money Laundering
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Brit-Drug-Dealer2] _POLICE RECOVERED $1.3 MILLION AND 22 KILOS OF HIGH-QUALITY DRUGS FROM DALJINDER BASSI, INCLUDING HEROIN AND COCAINE FROM HIS HOME AF
Two South Asian Sfu Alumni Fast Track Their Way To Techstars Accelerator
Lukas-Karim Mehri (l) and Gautam Sadarangani, of BioInteractive Technologies, have developed a gesture recognition wristband - the device has drawn the attention of Techstars, a major U.S.-based accelerator. [PNG Merlin Archive] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/Des
Wso Calls For Full Investigation Of “murderer” Tytler’s Recordings
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 9, 2018 [WSO-Kirpan2] _THE DELHI SIKH GURDWARA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DSGMC) RELEASED VIDEO CLIPS THIS WEEK AND TRANSCRIPTS OF SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER JAGDISH TYTLER, IN WHICH HE IS PURPORTED TO ADMIT
Ndp Puts The Taps On Icbc Payouts In An Effort To Fix Bc Liberals’ Billion Dollars In The Hole Mess
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 9, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Christy-cling-to-power2] _THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE, SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN APRIL 2019, IS A $5,500 CAP ON PAIN AND SUFFERING PAYOUTS FOR MINOR INJURY CLAIMS. THE
Indo-canadians In North Delta Protest Second Class Treatment By Delta Mayor, Council
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 7, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Delta-second-class3-] _SPEAKERS OVERWHELMINGLY EMPHASIZED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED HOUSING CAP SET IN NORTH DELTA ONLY AND CHOPPING OF THE FRONT WALL
Political Ignorance Or Lazy Politician?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jas Johal2] _WHILE MANY THINK THE DESI POLITICIANS RUNNING IN SURREY ARE OUT TO LUNCH WITH NOT REMOVING THEIR SIGNS BUT EVEN FORMER CHRISTY-CLARK LNG PITCHMAN
Well Known Hells Angels Crime Boss Larry Ronald Amero Arrested For The Murders Of Indo-canadian Ogs Sandip Duhre And Sukhveer Dhak
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Dhak-Duhre-murder-arrest-Dhak] _DHAK AND DUHRE, WHO WERE KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN GANG KINGPINS OR OGS (ORIGINAL GANGSTERS), WERE KILLED IN 2012._ VANCOUVER
Aisro Canada Accuses Vancouver Indian Consulate Officials And Hindi Divas Organzers Of Racism Against Dalits
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DEAR EDITOR, [Brand-D-Media-new-001] This is regarding a write-up in your esteemed weekly The LINK of January 13 by Acharya Dwivedi about the celebration of
Jagmohan Singh And Satnam Johal Sue Sukhi Sandhu And Punjabi Radio Station For Defamation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jagmohan-Satnam-lawsuit-Sukhi-Sandhu] _BC LIBERAL INSIDERS SATNAM JOHAL AND JAGMOHAN SINGH, WHOSE NEW HORIZONS VILLAGE SOCIETY RECEIVED A $200,000 GRANT DURIN
Harj Nagra-deep Jandu Collaboration “kyon” Tops The Charts Across Continents
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 19, 2018 [TFG-banners website -F] [Harj-Nagra] _MUSIC PRODUCER-SINGER HARJ NAGRA AND ANOTHER RISING YOUNG MUSIC PRODUCER-SINGER DEEP JANDU’S SINGLE KYON HAS TOPPED THE CHARTS AND HAS BEEN TRENDING HIG
Canadian Agency Report Says Harsh Economic, Environment Conditions Forcing More Indians To Seek Migration To Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2019 __ _“ORGANISED HUMAN SMUGGLING: INDIA IS A KNOWN SOURCE, DESTINATION AND TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INSURGENCY; OVERPOPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION (I.E. DANGEROUS LEVELS
Fijian-canadian Woman Shastina Kumar Mistaken For “criminal “shashtina Sherena Kumar”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 15, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [shastina-kumar] _TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHASTINA KUMAR STARTED GETTING THREATS ON MONDAY BECAUSE HER FIRST AND LAST NAME ARE IDENTICAL TO THAT OF A 21-YEAER-OLD
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Calls It Quits
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 12, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Op-Ed-Van-Mayor] VANCOUVER – Critics of Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson must be reeling after the popular and oft-criticized civic politician announced th
Comedian-actor Aziz Ansari Becomes First Indo-american, Asian To Win Golden Globe
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 10, 2018 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Comedian-Aziz-Ansari] _AZIZ ANSARI, WHO IS NO LESS POLITICAL, WON THE AWARD FOR COMEDY SERIES 'MASTER OF NONE' IN WHICH HE PLAYS THE ROLE OF 30-YEAR-OLD ACTOR DEV SHA
Ndp Asks Bc Liberal Insiders To Give Progress Report On The $200,000 They Received In The Dying Days Of The Christy Clark Regime
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 6, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Satnam-Jagmohan] _DELTA-NORTH MLA KAHLON BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE MYSTERIOUS GRANT THE PREVIOUS LIBERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE NEW HORIZONS VILLAGE SOCIETY HEADED BY S
Uk Sikh Federation Calls For Worldwide Ban After Canadian Gurdwaras Ban Entry Of All Official Visits By Indian Government Personnel
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Conservative Leader Removes Party-appointed Senator Who Refused To Remove Racist Letter From Her Website
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Hillaryous: “fake News” Donald Trump Says He Will Hand Out Most ‘dishonest And Corrupt’ Media Awards
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Indo-canadian Baby Girl Takes The “first Baby Born In 2018” Crown
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Homeowner Grant Threshold Set At $1.65 Million For 2018
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Targeted Indo-canadian Gangster Found Dead In North Vancouver On Friday Night
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-man-dead-Gavinder GREWAL] _POLICE ANNOUNCED THAT GAVINDER GREWAL WAS THE VICTIM OF A TARGETED HIT AND THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM HAS TAK
Democracy Watch Going After Aga Khan As He Could Face Lobbying Probe For Trudeau Vacation
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Ndp Government Announces New Surrey Hospital For A Growing City
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 22, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _"SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELIVERS FIRST-CLASS HEALTH CARE, BUT WE RECOGNIZE WITH A RAPIDLY GROWING COMMUNITY THAT ACCESS TO THIS CARE IS BECOMING DIFFICULT F
Indo-canadian Trucker From Calgary Busted With Trying To Bring 21 Kg Of Cocaine Across U.s. Border
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 22, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] KULDEEP SINGH'S ARREST COMES AFTER INDO-AMERICAN COUPLE GURMINDER SINGH AND KIRANDEEP KAUR TOOR WERE NABBED WITH THE BIGGEST COCAINE SEIZURE IN ALBERTA HISTORY
South Asian Elementary School Teacher Suspended After Porn Images Popped Up On His Laptop
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Abbotsford-based Punjabi Newspaper Publisher Andy Sidhu Named New Chancellor Of Ufv
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Andy Sidhu-Chancellor of UFV2] _A LONG-TIME PROPONENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION, ANDY SIDHU WILL TAKE OVER FROM DR. GWEN POINT, WHO SERVED AS U
Indo-canadian Woman Awarded $1.3 Million In Divorce Settlement After Husband Tried To Hide Millions
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DALBIR SINGH SANGHA'S DECEIT AND LIES WERE EXPOSED WHEN HIS OWN BROTHER SUED THE FAMILY, LAYING BARE THE SANGHA FAMILY FINANCES! [Indo-Husband-divorce-settlem
First Sikh-american Nominated As State Attorney General In New Jersey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _GURBIR S GREWAL HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS LEGAL CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND IS CURRENTLY THE BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR. WITH THIS NOMINATION, GREWAL WILL BECOME T
Next Bc Lt. Governor Could Possibly Be A South Asian?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PREMIER JOHN HORGAN TELLS SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE LIBERAL FIXER PREM VINNING'S NAME NOT ON THE LIST! [New-BC-Gov-General-Ethnic-Prem] _EVER SINCE THE POLITICAL R
Canadian Actress Shiva Negar Talks Ethnic Actors And Empowering Roles At WFF
_CANADIAN ACTRESS SHIVA NEGAR TOLD WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL PANEL THAT AS A YOUNG WOMAN GROWING UP IN A MIDDLE EASTERN FAMILY SHE WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME A LAWYER, DOCTOR OR ENGINEER AND HER CAREER CHOICE OF ACTING WAS SOMETHING HER FAMILY INITIALLY HAD DIFFICULTY WITH. MOREOVER, IN THOSE PERIODS W
First Turbaned Sikh Mountie And Air India Cop Appointed To Worksafebc Board Of Directors
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 1, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Wallace Taru-Oppal4] _THE CELEBRATED LEGAL BEAGLE WALLACE TARU "WALLY" OPPAL, QC OF VANCOUVER, IS A RETIRED SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE WHO HAS DE
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Visiting-Scholar2] _SFU VISITING SCHOLAR KANIKA TANDON BHAL TOOK HER PASSION FOR BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO THE WORKPLACE AND HAS BEEN MAKING HER MARK ON THE
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDO-AMERICANS OVERCOME RACIST BACKLASH TO WIN IN US POLLS! [Sikh-American-Mayor] _IN THE END, THE RACIST, HATE-FILLED FLYERS AND POSTERS WEREN’T ENOUGH TO
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Wef, India Joins Forces With Visaff To Hold Inaugural Canadian Session Of Women’s Economic Forum In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Women's-Economic-Forum-Vicki-Shernjeet-Gill] THE WEF, CHAIRED BY VICKI SHERNJEET GILL, SHELINA MAWANI AND MANNU SANDHU, IS HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER FROM NOVEMBER 16TH -
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Gangster-Dead] _THE MALE VICTIM OF THE 2:10 A.M SHOOTING EARLY MONDAY IS 28-YEAR-OLD, NICHOLAS KHABRA OF SURREY, WHO WAS FOUND BY POLICE SUFFERING FROM G
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 26, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Gurmant-Editorial2] _FORMER CONSERVATIVE MP GURMANT GREWAL, AKA THE "IRONMAN OF FEDERAL POLITICS", HAS RETURNED FROM POLITICAL EXILE TO SEEK THE LEADERSHIP OF
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [AD-Sunil-Grover-Show-Final-001] _AFTER RECEIVING GREAT SUCCESS AND IMMENSE LOVE FROM THE SOUTH-ASIAN COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE, GROVER WILL BRING HIS LAUGHTER THERA
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No Brown Horse: Herb Dhaliwal Decides Not To Seek The Bc Liberal Leadership Bid
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _"I HAVE COME TO THE DIFFICULT DECISION…THAT MY SEEKING TO LEAD THE LIBERAL PARTY OF B.C. AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE IS JUST NOT A FIT. ANYONE SEEKING TO CHAMPIO
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 19, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sawraj-Singh-China Gives Dim Mak2] _IN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES, WE HAVE SEEN WESTERN DOMINATION NOT ONLY IN ECONOMIC FIELD, BUT ALSO IN POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGIC
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 17, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Chandra3] _ON MAY 24 2017 THE CANADIAN FLAG GRACEFULLY FLEW OVER THE PEACE TOWER AT PARLIAMENT HILL IN OTTAWA, CANADA AND LIKE EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING THE F
Indo-canadian Trucking Company Fined $350,000 After Underpaying Foreign Workers
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Indo-canadian Man Charged In Unusual Kidnapping And Sexual Assault Case In Prince George
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-sex-assault2] _THE ACCUSED, SUKHJINDER SINGH, MADE A FIRST APPEARANCE ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGES THAT HAS PROMPTED POLICE TO WAR
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Las Vegas Massacre: God Won’t Save Americans From Guns But Will He Have Mercy On Visitors?
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DHILLON SINGH SAHOTA IS WANTED BY CHILLIWACK RCMP! _ACCORDING TO POLICE, A BRITISH COLUMBIA WIDE WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DHILLON SINGH SAHOTA, 18, OF CHILLI
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [View-From-Valley-Ian-Mc-Donald2] _“GANG VIOLENCE IS NOT A SOUTH ASIAN PROBLEM, IT’S AN ABBOTSFORD PROBLEM," SAID ABBOTSFORD POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IA
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jassi-Murder-Uncle-Mom-extradition] [>Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, mother and uncle respectively of Jaswinder Kaur ‘Jassi' Sidhu, who was k
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Letter To The Editor: Politicians Need To Show Accountability And Stop Partying With Convicted Gunmen 2017
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 29, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Sikhs-of-Oliver-Mayor] _OLIVER’S POPULATION OF 5,000 IS MADE UP OF ABOUT 1,000 SIKHS. IF ONE DRIVES ALONG THE TOWN’S MAIN STREET, ONE IS BOUND TO SEE A TURBANED SI
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White Extremist Racism Need To Be Fought Vigorously But So Does A Milder Form Of Racism Among And Within Ethnic Communities
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Indo-canadian Banker Tochi Sandhu Gets Commemorative Medal From Pm Trudeau
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Mr. Trump Don’t Be A Chump On North Korea – Do Something You Never Do – “think” Before You Act!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2][sawraj-singh-us-election]_I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN YOU GOT ELECTED. I FELT THAT IF HILLARY VCLINTON WOULD HAVE WON THE ELECTION THEN SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE AMERICA TO A WAR W
Anarkali Immortalized!
New Delhi: The newly unveiled wax-statue of legendary actress Madhubala at Madame Tussauds Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh (PTI8_10_2017_000111A) POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Wax statue
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Troubled Indo-canadian Cop Charged In 2005 Victoria Sex Assault
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Bollywood Chanteuse Shreya Ghoshal To Perform With Symphony Orchestra Live In Vancouver
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Premier John Horgan Unveiled Gender Balanced Cabinet Tuesday In Victoria Which Includes Two Indo-canadian Ministers
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Who Will Be In Premier John Horgan’s Cabinet Tuesday?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] INDO-CANADIANS WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED IN JOHN HORGAN’S CABINET _——————————————————————————————————
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 14, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] WAS GREWALL MURDERED AND IF YES THEN BY WHO? [View-Grewall article] [View-Grewall article2] _NARANJAN GREWALL’S DEATH WHICH OCCURRED ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO SEATTLE WAS
A New World Order Emerges In Trump Era From Recent Group Of 20 Meetings In Germany
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Wso Calls For Sikhs To Reject The Italian “modification” Of The Kirpan
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OPINION: Premier-designate John Horgan Says Help Is On The Way For British Columbians
_WE ARE GOING TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, TO ADDRESS THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE’RE GOING TO ACT TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS. THAT MEANS GETTING RID OF UNFAIR TOLLS THAT PUNISH PEOPLE FOR LIVING IN SURREY AND OTHER SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES. AND WE
It’s Time Canada Appointed An Indigenous Governor General
EDS. NOTE A DEC.12, 2013 FILE PHOTO Governor General David Johnston oversees a ceremony giving royal assent to government legislation in the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Johnston is sending a special holiday message to the families of military personnel copi
A Memo To John Horgan: First Order Of Business Should Be To Get Big Money Out Of Politics
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Palki Restaurant In North Vancouver Continues To Reach New Heights
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 30, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _TODAY, A RESTAURANT BHUPINDER MROKE ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 2000, IS AMONG THE TOP THREE RESTAURANTS IN NORTH VANCOUVER. HIS IS THE ONLY INDIAN CUISINE RESTAURANT AMON
150 Year Legacy Honours For Bruce Kehler
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Canada’s 150 Year Celebrations Is Joyous For “white Canadians” But Most Indigenous Canadians Frown Upon It
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 29, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Canada-150-] _MOST WHITE CANADIANS (FOR LACK OF ANY OTHER TERM) ARE GEARED UP FOR “150 YEARS OF CELEBRATION”, ON JULY 1. THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, HOWEVER, FROWN UPON T
3 Tips For Making Big Bucks Through Forex Trading
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 25, 2017 [TFG--BANNERS WEBSITE-F2] [FOREX-TRADING] _NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DAY JOB, YOU MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED VENTURING INTO FOREX TRADING. WHAT CAN START AS A HOBBY CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO A GREAT WAY TO MAKE
Acclaimed Actor-writer-director Rana Ranbir Brings The Laughs With “good Man Di Laaltan”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 23, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Rana-Ranbir-Good Man di laaltan] _“GOOD MAN DI LAALTAN” IS A PLAY ABOUT A COMMON MAN, WHO IS VERY FRUSTRATED AND HOPELESS AND WANTS TO END HIS LIFE. BUT LIFE BRING
Sfu Professor Who Travelled To India To Study Bhopal Gas Disaster Says Victims Still Suffering
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Kylie Kithe Aa: Diljit Dosanjh Professes His Love For Kylie Jenner On Social Media
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Diljit-KYLIE KITHE AA4] _DILJIT DOSANJH’S OBSESSION FOR KYLIE JENNER WAS CONFIRMED IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WHERE HE DECLARED HIS LOVE FOR THE YOUNGER HALF SIBLING OF THE
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 16, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Surrey high school Kabaddi league] THE TRADITIONAL PUNJABI-INDIAN SPORT OF KABADDI INVOLVES TAGGING AND GETTING AWAY OR TAGGING AND GETTING WRESTLER DOWN AND IT
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Victoria Gets First Ever Indo-canadian Police Chief To Replace Scandal-ridden Former Top Cop
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 14, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Del-Manak-Victoria-top-cop3] _DEL MANAK REPLACES FRANK ELSNER, WHO RESIGNED AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO INAPPROPRIATE TWITTER MESSAGES LAST YEAR. MANAK HAS BEEN ACTING AS H
Connoisseurs Of Hindi Tv Serials Launch A Podcast For Drama Addicts
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 14, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] _AMRITA G AND EMAN K HAVE LAUNCHED A POD-CAST UNDER THE NAME THE SERIAL ACTIVISTS, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AND DISSECTING HINDI SERIALS._ SURREY – Amrita G and
Canada May Be Heaven On Earth But Punjabis Looking For Heaven In All The Wrong Places
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BC Government Which Supported CVBC’s Racist Abuse Also Need To Apologize To Indo-Canadian Veterinarians
BC VETERINARIANS REGULATOR FINALLY SAYS 'SORRY" TO INDO-CANADIAN VETERINARIANS IT ABUSED AND PUT THROUGH "HELL" FOR MORE THAN A DECADE! POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [/../../../author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 9, 2017 "HERO" DR. HAKAM BHULLAR SAYS THE APOLOGY WAS LONG OVERDUE AND WISHES TO RE
Golden Globes Presenter Hfpa Elects Mumbai Born Indian Woman As President
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] MEHER TATNA ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION! [meher_tatna_hfpa] TATNA WAS BORN IN MUMBAI, INDIA, AND MOVED TO THE U.S., WHERE SHE RECE
Brain Stimulation: Sex, Drugs And Rock N’ Roll – Whatever Your Kink – Get It As That’s Food For The Brain!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 8, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Brain-stimulation2] _THE BRAIN-CHEMICAL SYSTEM THAT IS STIMULATED BY LISTENING TO OUR FAVOURITE MUSIC ALSO MEDIATES THE FEELINGS OF PLEASURE FROM SEX, RECREATIONA
Who Came First? Is It Man Who Created God Or Is It Really God Who Created Man?
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Operation Bluestar: Why Was This Murderous Reign Of Terror Carried Out On Martyrdom Of Guru Arjan Dev’s Anniversary?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 6, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDIRA GANDHI PLANNED THE GOLDEN TEMPLE ATTACK TWO YEAR EARLIER AND ATTACKED ON THE MOST AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR SIKHS TO MURDER MAXIMUM INNOCENT WORSHIPPERS! [June-198
Disturbing Video Shows Bullying Of Chinese Senior Who Supports Chinatown Development Project
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 6, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] https://youtu.be/Th7pTPfMMa0 [Chinatown-Bullying2] VANCOUVER – DesibuzzCanada has uncovered very disturbing footage posted online at YouTube from a recent publi
Ndp-greens To Form Next Government By Demand Of Majority Of Bc Voters
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Senior Warriors: Aging Is No Barrier For Super Seniors
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 2, 2017 "GROW OLD WITH ME. THE BEST IS YET TO BE." – ROBERT BROWNING [Zile-Singh-Fauja-Singh2] _THERE ARE MANY SUPER SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE BUSY IN LITERATURE AND OTHER PURSUITS. MR. KHUSHI R
Exceptional Indo-canadian Ravneet Dhaliwal Among Two Surrey Cpa Students Recognized For Top Marks
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Surrey Superstore Manager Don Godard Tells Desibuzzcanada Ethnic Food Market Is Growing
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Former Indian Cop Turned Back From Vancouver Airport Over India’s Systematic “police Human Rights Abuses”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indian Cop Turned Back] _TEJINDER SINGH DHILLON, WHO RETIRED AS CRPF POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE IN 2010, WAS DENIED ENTRY AT VANCOUVER AIRPORT AS HE HAD
Indo-canadian Actress-choreographer Krystal Kiran Starring In Stage Production Of Hit Mira Nair Film Monsoon Wedding
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Creep-catchers’ Ryan Laforge After Charges Of Assault Involving Takedowns Of Child Luring Suspects
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Turban Wearing Sikhs Press For Rule Changes In Bc For Hard Hat Exemption
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Baahubali 2 Shatters All India And Overseas Box Office Records For Indian Films With $81 Million Debut
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Two Indo-canadian Men Responsible For The Murder Of An “innocent Man” Sentenced
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 14, 2017 [banners website 1] PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN AND BHABJIT SINGH AUJLA WERE SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS IN THE KILLING OF AMANDEEP BATH! [amandeep-bath] _PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN PLEADED GUILTY
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Bc Liberal Government To Fork Over $2 Million To Toronto-based Indo-canadian Film Company Making Komagata Maru Film And Mini-series
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Diljit Dosanjh-anushka Sharma Starrer ‘phillauri’ Collects Over 15 Crore In First Weekend
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2017 [banners website 2] _I'M WRITING IN RESPONSE TO THE APRIL 25TH EDITION IN THE PROVINCE NEWSPAPER ‘ SIKHS LOOK TO MAKE HISTORY IN LEGISLATURE’. IS THIS THE ONLY WAY SIKHS CAN MAKE HISTORY? I HA
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Corrections Canada Appoints First Turbaned Sikh Warden
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Campaign Reform Law Needs Teeth If Bc Wants To Get Big Money Out Of Politics
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Is Punjab Cm Amarinder Singh Misinformed, Has Bad Advisors Or Just Trying To Play “sikh Genocide In India” Politics By Shunning Sajjan And Calling Him “a Khalistani Sympathiser”
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Indian National Given 15-years In Jail In Us For Supporting Terrorist Activities
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Historic Agreement: Working With Greens And British Columbians To Make Life Better For People
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 2, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [NDP-Green-deal3] WE’RE GOING TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE. WE’RE GOING TO FIX THE SERVICES PEOPLE COUNT ON. AND WE’RE GOING TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY T
Devout Sikh Woman From Surrey Sues Abbotsford Cops For Pulling A Gun, Assaulting Her And Calling Her A “fat Bitch”
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Ndp Delivers A Budget For The Common Man While “fat Cat” Bc Liberals Decry Tax Hikes
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2017 [header-1] [Vikas Swarup-new-high-commish4] _VIKAS SWARUP, WHO WAS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY AS INDIA’S NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA, SHOT TO FAME WHEN HIS NOVEL Q&A WAS MADE INTO A HOLLYWOOD MO
Tantric Orgasm: The Ultimate Orgasm May Have Nothing To Do With Sex!
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Gursimar Bedi Given 22 Months Jail For Being Accessory To Murder Of Maple Batalia
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Bansal Billionaires: Indo-american Techie Founded Appdynamics Sells To Cisco For $3.7 Billion
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Telus To Invest $250 Million To Connect Surrey Homes And Businesses To Advanced Fibre Optic Network
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Vine Stars From Around The World To Gather At 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival
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Superstar Aamir Khan Beats His Own Record As ‘dangal’ Overtakes ‘pk’ To Become The Highest Bollywood Grosser Of All Time In India
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Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Romantic Comedy-party Film The Fusion Generation Completes Rough Cut
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Sex Scandal: Indo-canadian Sisters Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Release Sex Photos Of Nigerian Billionaire
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 27, 2016 [header-1] JYOTI AND KIRAN MATHAROO HAVE BEEN DETAINED FOLLOWING EXTORTION ALLEGATIONS BY BUSINESSMAN FEMI OTEDOLA WHO IS WORTH $1.8 BILLION! [matharoo-sisters-arrested4] _NIGERIAN NEWS SITES
Sex Scandal: Indo-canadian Sisters Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Release Sex Photos Of Nigerian Billionaire 206
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Sports Drama Dangal Breaks Single Day Box Office Record Grossing Over Rs. 41 Crore
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 26, 2016 [header-1] SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN STARRER MAKES OVER RS. 104 CRORE IN HUGE WEEKEND! _BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN’S SPORTS DRAMA DANGAL HAD A RECORD BREAKING WEEKEND WITH A SINGLE DAY BOX OF
Bc College Of Veterinarians Denies “tainted” Indo-canadian Veterinarian Dilbag Rana From Running For Council
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 16, 2016 [header-1] AKSHAY AND VINDU DARA SINGH RELEASE BOOK ON DARA SINGH'S LIFE "DEEDARA"! [akshay-kumar-vindu] _WHILE RELEASING THE BOOK, AKSHAY KUMAR STATED THAT HE HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
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Vancouver Police Appoints Indo-canadian Woman As Director Of Public Affairs
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Lost Lions: The Incredible True Story Of An Indian Family Reunited Through Technology
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_TRUCKERS GURPREET SINGH CHEEMA, GURPREET SINGH AND TEJINDERPAL SINGH SANDHU OF ALBERTA AND , JASMAIL SINGH SANDER OF B.C., AND PARMJEET SINGH SANDHU OF ONTARIO, WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING AND IMPORTING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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VANCOUVER July 08 2016. A house for sale with a sold sign in Vancouver, July 08 2016. ( Gerry Kahrmann / PNG staff photo) ( Prov / Sun News ) For Real estate stories 00044106A [PNG Merlin Archive] Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 1, 2016 V
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Facebook Launches Marketplace For Members To Buy And Sell Goods
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SIMPLE MEHTA OF SIMI MAGIC SPA FACES THREE CHARGES INCLUDING PROCURING A PERSON TO OFFER OR PROVIDE SEXUAL SERVICES! [header] [Indo-sex-spa] _SIMPLE MEHTA WILL APPEARED IN COURT LAST FRIDAY ON THREE NEW CHARGES — ONE COUNT EACH OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, RECEIVING A FINANCIAL OR OTHER MA
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Celebrity Physician Sanjay Gupta Is Second Most Popular Doctor In The Us, According To Twitter
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[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE POLICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A 34 YEAR-OLD NORTH VANCOUVER MAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 20. JASTINDER ATHWAL WAS LAST SEEN IN LYNN VALLEY IN NORTH VANCOUVER._ NORTH VANCOUVER – Have you seen Jastinder Athwal? The North Vancouver
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DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER AND AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST R. PAUL DHILLON AND PUNJABI MUSIC IMPRESARIO BOBBY NAGRA NOMINATED JAZZY B. FOR THIS GREAT HONOUR! [Jazzy B-Star-Walk] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _“THIS IS A GREAT HONOUR FOR JAZZY WHO IS WELL DESERVING BUT IT’S AN EVEN BIGGER HONOUR FOR THE WIDER
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[Breads-India-Cancer][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _MORE THAN 80% OF 38 POPULAR BRANDS OF BREADS, BUNS AND READY-TO-EAT BURGER AND PIZZA TESTED POSITIVE FOR POTASSIUM BROMATE AND IODATE, A STUDY BY THE DELHI-BASED CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT SAYS. THE FIRST OF THE TWO CHEMICALS IS A CATEGORY 2B CA
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[2016-59655 composite sketch][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE IN HIS LATE 20’S TO MID 40’S, 5’5” TO 5’8” TALL, WITH BROWN EYES AND A DARK BROWN WELL-GROOMED BEARD. HE WAS WEARING DARK COLOURED PANTS, A LIGHT COLOURED SHIRT, A LIGHT GREY JACKET, A W
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Is Capitalism Unsuitable For Pluralistic India?
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Indo-canadian Suspect Sought In Surrey Sex Assault Of Realtor At Open House
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[UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 02: The Queen and the Duke of EDINBURGH wave from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace to the vast crowds massed outside the Palace on June 2 1953 upon their return from Westminster Abbey after the coronation of the Queen. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Get
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__ _ACCORDING TO POLICE, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:24 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SHOTS FIRED IN THE 16000 BLOCK OF 93 AVENUE. DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER AND SENIOR JOURNALIST R. PAUL DHILLON PASSED BY THE AREA HEADING HOME ON 160 AND WITNESSED THE POLICE IN ACTION AFTER A
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BC SHOVELLED $11 MILLION TO THE AWARDS ORGANIZERS IN 2013! _TOIFA WAS HELD IN APRIL 2013 WITH MUCH FANFARE AND BROUGHT THE LIKES OF BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR SHAH RUKH KHAN AND OTHER STARS AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT ELECTION, WHICH BROUGHT CHRISTY CLARK AND THE BC LIBERALS A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT DESPITE THE
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HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/112/5DA9DB7262F03_CELL-PHONE-SADNESS.JPG [/../../storage/112/5da9db7262f03_Cell-Phone-Sadness.jpg] FEW AWARE OF RECENT CRTC DECISION ON MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORKS! ANGUS REID INSTITUTE POLL FOUND THAT FEWER THAN ONE-IN-TEN CANADIANS BELIEVE THEY’RE GETTING
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Is There An Evolutionary Course Correction For All Dalits In India?
DALITS IN INDIA HAVE BEEN OPPRESSED FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS! BY RAMESHWAR M PASWAN Members of various student organisations express solidarity after the Dalit student Rohith Vemula committed suicide, January 25. Time and again, reservation for backward castes as well as Dalits (scheduled castes a
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_HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/109/5DA9DA9A789D6_INDO-COACH-JAILED.JPG [/../../storage/109/5da9da9a789d6_Indo-coach-jailed.jpg]_ _FOLLOWING A GUILTY PLEA BY SURREY-BASED EX-SOCCER COACH KULDIP “KELLY” SINGH MAHAL IN EARLY JANUARY IN SEATTLE DISTRICT COURT, MAHAL WAS SENTENCED TUESDAY
History Of Vaisakhi Celebrations On Parliament Hill
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_DATA WITH THE FIRM, PORNHUB, SHOWS THE "TOP RELATIVE CATEGORY" IN DELHI IS "ASS", WHICH THE CITY IS 46 PER CENT MORE LIKELY TO WATCH THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THE "SCHOOL" CATEGORY IS ALSO VERY POPULAR, TAKING THIRD PLACE._ NEW DELHI – Indians like porn, and they like it “desi,” acco
History Of Vaisakhi Celebrations On Parliament Hill 2016
_THE FIRST VAISAKHI RECEPTION ON PARLIAMENT HILL, IN OTTAWA, WAS HELD IN 1987, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN 1988 AND 1989, ORGANIZED BY BHUPINDER SINGH LIDDAR, A RESEARCH ASSISTANT TO ONE OF THE MPS AT THE TIME._ OTTAWA – Long before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government cabinet and caucus
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_“PARENTS AND THOSE WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE OUR CLOSEST ALLIES WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF YOUTH, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE,” SAYS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BILL FORDY. “THE DRUG TRADE IS NOT JUST A POLICE ISSUE AND IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER T
Surrey Rcmp To Host Community Forum On Youth, Drugs And Violence
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Trudeau-liberals Offer Vaisakhi Gift In Form Of Full Apology For 1914 Komagata Maru Incident In House Of Commons 2016
PM TRUDEAU AND HIS LARGE CONTINGENT OF SIKH MPS MAKE CANADA PROUD WITH UNIQUE VAISAKHI CELEBRATONS! _“GREAT TO BE AT VAISAKHI ON THE HILL TODAY! I’M PROUD TO CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SIKH CANADIANS,|” PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU WROTE ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE._ BY R. PAUL DHILLON WITH
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LAST YEAR, LILLY SINGH WAS LISTED NO. 8 ON FORBES LIST OF YOUTUBE MILLIONAIRES AND MORE RECENTLY LANDED ON ITS INFLUENTIAL 30 UNDER 30 LIST OF EMERGING STARS. SHE VISITED 31 SHOWS IN 27 CITIES IN 2015 DURING HER WORLD TOUR. _SCARBOROUGH NATIVE LILLY SINGH, YOUTUBE SUPERSTAR, HAS MOVED TO L.A., H
Kafi Or Main Is A Full Packed Entertainment Thrill Which Gives A Glimpse Into The Life Of A Great Artist
A great art and music evening which is filled with entertainment packed house at the Kaifi Aur Main. This is a unique storytelling theater which features the most popular Bollywood artist Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. The music as accompanied by Jaswinder Singh and his band. The story is abou
Trudeau-liberals Offer Vaisakhi Gift In Form Of Full Apology For 1914 Komagata Maru Incident In House Of Commons!
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Do Record Home Sales And Rising Prices Making You Want To Sell Or Buy?
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Superwoman’s Amazing Journey Takes Her From Toronto To Glittering Los Angeles
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Actor Vir Das Interview
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Federal Liberal Power Broker Prem Vinning Says He’s Not Doing It For The Money
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Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Series Reflections: South Asian Stories Concludes On Omni Television With Story Of Supercop Kal Dosanjh 20016
_THIS WEEK’S FILM’S FEATURES WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY YOUTH VOLUNTEER AND SUPER-COP KALWINDER “KAL DOSANJH IN THE FILM TITLED KAL DOSANJH: THE PERSONIFICATION OF INTEGRITY, TRUTH AND JUSTICE, WHICH AIRS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 27 AT 3PM. DOSANJH’S STORY IS UNIQUE AND THE FILM WILL GIV
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JIMI SANDHU AN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER, WHO HAS LIVED IN CANADA SINCE AGE 7, TOLD AN IMMIGRATION HEARING LATE LAST YEAR THAT HE HAS LEFT BEHIND HIS CRIMINAL LIFESTYLE AND SHOULD BE NOT BE DEPORTED TO HIS NATIVE INDIA. BUT THIS WEEK, SANDHU LOST AN APPEAL OF THE REMOVAL ORDER BY THE IMMIGRATION AND
Local Journalist Tells Story Of Forgotten Indo-canadian Hockey Legend 2016
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South Asian Women Sought For Canadian Women Voters Congress Event On May
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Russian President Putin Blames Us For Leak Of Panama Papers
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Indo-canadian Deputy Calgary Police Chief Under Investigation For Falsifying Documents
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