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Manslaughter conviction and sentencing for 2021 fatal stabbing in Whistler
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS AFTER A MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION IN THE FATAL 2021 STABBING OF A MAN IN WHISTLER. DEDAAR JHOOTY OF DELTA PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER. ON AUGUST 14, 2021, AT AROUND 2:09 A.M., THE SEA-TO-SKY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE WHISTLER MEDICAL CLINIC
Legendary Sikh Marathoner Fauja Singh Killed By Careless Driver From Canada At The Age Of 114
__ _OLD AGE COULDN’T TAKE LEGENDARY SIKH MARATHONER FAUJA SINGH, NICKNAMED THE TURBANED TORPEDO WHO WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE WORLD'S OLDEST MARATHON RUNNER, AND THAT DIRTY TRAGIC DEED WAS LEFT TO A CARELESS DRIVER FROM CANADA WHO MOWED DOWN THE VENERABLE ATHLETE AT THE RIPE AGE OF 114. AMRITPAL S
21-Year-Old Indian Woman Charged With Beating Five Children At Edmonton Daycare
_A 21-YEAR-OLD INDIAN STUDENT OR IMMIGRANT FROM INDIA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING FIVE CHILDREN AT AN EDMONTON DAYCARE WHERE SHE WORKED. NAVAM SHARMA, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERWOOD PARK DAYCARE, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF ASSAULT. SHE HAS BEEN RELEASED ON CONDITIONS AND IS SCHEDULED
NEO-CON: PM Carney’s Strong Borders Act (Bill C-2) Is An Attack On Human Rights And Asylum Seekers
BY HARINDER MAHIL The “Strong Borders Act” introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government on June 4, 2025, is an attack on refugees’ right to seek asylum. The bill would not only restrict access to asylum but would give intelligence agencies the ability to collect data and share i
Renowned Indo-Canadian Gangster Charged With September 2024 Langley Shooting That Left One Dead
__ _A WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER AND THE ONLY SURVIVING DHALIWAL BROTHER HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2024 SHOOTING IN LANGLEY. ON JUNE 3, IHIT ARRESTED 41-YEAR-OLD BARINDER SINGH DHALIWAL OF LANGLEY FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE DEAD. THE DECEASED WAS IDEN
WSO Says Stephen Harper’s Comments Echo Indian Propaganda, Fuel Anti-Sikh Hate
__ _THE WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA (WSO) STRONGLY CONDEMNED FORMER PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER’S RECENT COMMENTS, IN WHICH HE ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO VILIFY SIKH CANADIANS AND MINIMIZE INDIA’S ROLE IN UNDERMINING CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY. SPEAKING AT THE IMPACT MEDIA & EVENTS CORPORATION
Prince George Sikhs Celebrated Vaisakhi With RCMP Officers On Saturday
__ _PRINCE GEORGE SIKHS CELEBRATED VAISAKHI LAST SATURDAY WITH A JOYOUS GET TOGETHER AT THE TEMPLE PREMISES WHICH WAS JOINED BY RCMP OFFICERS WHO WERE EXCITED TO BE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL SIKH VAISAKHI PARADE, WHICH TOOK PLACE SATURDAY, MAY 17._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF PRINCE GEORG
Sri Akal Takht Sahib Ji Gives A Spiritual Call To Unity To The Sikh Diaspora
__ _'KHUAAR HO‘E SABH MILEGE': ON APRIL 30, 2025, THE SACRED GROUNDS OF SRI AKAL TAKHT SAHIB JI, THE TEMPORAL THRONE OF SIKH SOVEREIGNTY, A POWERFUL CALL TO SPIRITUAL AND COMMUNAL UNITY IS GAINING GLOBAL MOMENTUM. THE INITIATIVE, TITLED “KHUAAR HO‘E SABH MILEGE” (ALL WILL UNITE IN HUMILIT
Yuvraj Singh Is Second Man Charged With December 2024 Newton Shooting
__ _THE RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT’S SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT (SPOSU SCU) IS CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO A NEWTON AREA SHOOTING INCIDENT FROM DECEMBER WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ARRESTS AND CHARGES LAID AGAINST TWO INDIVIDUALS. THE SPOSU SCU TEAM TOOK CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGAT
Gurtaj Singh Charged In December 2024 Guildford Homicide As Investigation Continues
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DECEMBER 2024 MURDER IN THE GUILDFORD AREA OF SURREY AS POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION. POLICE LOCATED TWO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. DESPITE LIFE SAVING MEASURES, ONE WOMAN SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES AT THE SCENE. ON
SACH South Asian Community Hub To Host 2nd annual Fundraising Gala On May 2
_FOLLOWING THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF LAST YEAR’S INAUGURAL EVENT, THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY HUB (SACH) ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE HOLDING THEIR 2ND ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA ON MAY 2ND AT THE CROWN PALACE BANQUET HALL. CONTINUING WITH THE TITLE, “SACH A WORTHY CAUSE”, THE GALA WILL ONCE AGAI
Sikhs’ Largest Gathering Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan To Take Place On April 19
__ _THE SIKHS’ LARGEST GATHERING IN THE WORLD – THE ANNUAL KHALSA DAY VAISKAHI NAGAR KIRTAN IN SURREY WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19. SURREY’S KHALSA DAY VAISAKHI PARADE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST VAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF PUNJAB, INDIA. THE PARADE IS A MAJOR ATTRACTIO
Canadians Headed To Polls On April 28 As Liberals Surge With Mark Carney’s
__ _WITH THE ELECTION BEING CALLED ON SUNDAY AND CANADIANS HEADED TO THE POLLS ON APRIL 28, THE FEDERAL LIBERALS FIND THEMSELVES IN GOOD STEAD WITH NEW LEADER MARK CARNEY AND DONALD TRUMP’S IDIOCY HELPING THE PARTY SURGE IN THE POLLS THAT RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING TO PRODUCE A LIBERAL MAJORITY BUT D
Who’s Targeting Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara With Anti-Sikh Attacks And Violence
__ _IS THERE A CONCERTED EFFORT ON THE PART OF ANTI-SIKH FORCES OR HATEFUL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIRECTED ATTACKS AND VIOLENCE WITHIN THE SURREY-BASED DASHMESH DARBAR GURDWARA PREMISES. THERE WAS AN ATTACK BY A VIOLENT HINDU MAN WHO CAME INTO THE GURDWARA AND REFUSED TO COVER HIS HEAD AND
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
Two Indo-Canadian Men Plead Guilty In Fatal 2024 Crash That Killed One Person
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE PLEADED GUILTY IN A CRASH ON JANUARY 27 THAT KILLED ONE PERSON IN SURREY. GAGANPREET SINGH AND JAGDEEP SINGH HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO SEVERAL OFFENCES FOLLOWING A FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION IN JANUARY 2024 AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY THE RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL
International Mother Language Day To Be Celebrated On February 23
SURREY - International Mother Language Day is celebrated around the globe in February. It was designated as such by UNESCO about 25 years ago. Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) has been celebrating this special occasion for 19 years. This is the 20th year of PLEA’s celebration of th
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
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
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
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
BoC Rate Cuts Have Little Impact On Sales As New listings At 10-Year High In 2024 In Fraser Valley
__ _BANK OF CANADA INTEREST RATE CUTS THAT BEGAN MID-YEAR WERE NOT ENOUGH TO EASE THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS FOR MANY HOME BUYERS IN THE FRASER VALLEY IN 2024, LEADING TO A DECLINE IN ANNUAL SALES. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD REPORTED NEW LISTINGS OF 35,698 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2
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
Police Investigate First Shooting Of 2025 In Surrey-Newton
__ _SURREY SAW ITS FIRST SHOOTING OF 2025 OVERNIGHT SUNDAY IN THE NEWTON AREA OF THE CITY. SURREY POLICE SERVICE AND BC RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNIT (BC RCMP SPOSU) OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE IN NEWTON THAT HAS RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. T
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
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
Chetna Association Demands “Sikh-Killer” Indian Minister Amit Shah Retract Remarks About Dr. Ambedkar
__ _CHETNA ASSOCIATION CANADA IS DEMANDING THAT INDIAN HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH, ACCUSED OF ORDERING THE KILLING OF SIKHS IN CANADA, RETRACT HIS STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT REGARDING BABA SAHIB DR. AMBEDKAR. ON DECEMBER 18, 2024, SHAH SAID IN RAJ SABHA: "IT HAS BECOME A FASHION TO SAY AMBEDKAR, AMBEDK
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
Why Are Some Canadians Deprived Of $250 Cheques By Trudeau Government?
BY HARINDER MAHIL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a statement on November 21, 2024, in Toronto and stated that the federal government will remove the goods and services tax on several items for two months, starting Dec. 14, 2024. The government also plans to send $250 cheques to Canadians who
Delta Appoints Its First Sikh-Canadian Police Chief Harjinder Singh Sidhu
__ _THE CITY OF DELTA HAS APPOINTED ITS FIRST SIKH-CANADIAN CHIEF OF POLICE. THE DELTA POLICE BOARD ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF HARJINDER (HARJ) SINGH SIDHU AS THE NEW CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DPD). "WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE HARJ SIDHU AS OUR NEW C
Indian PM Modi’s Billionaire Bagman Gautam Adani Charged In Massive $250 Million Bribes Scheme In US
_BILLIONAIRE CHAIRMAN OF CONGLOMERATE ADANI AND SEVEN OTHER SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH SCHEME TO PAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BRIBES AND CONCEAL BRIBERY SCHEME FROM US INVESTORS, ALLEGES US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE!_ __ _INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI AND HO
Police Charge Hindu Couple In Canadian Sikh’s Murder After Communal Tensions In Brampton
__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED A HINDU COUPLE IN THE MURDER OF A SIKH CANADIAN FOLLOWING COMMUNAL TENSIONS BETWEEN HINDUS AND SIKHS IN BRAMPTON ON NOVEMBER 3. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ARRESTED 47-YEAR-OLD RAJINDER KUMAR OF CALEDON AND CHARGED HIM WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER OF 52-YEAR-OLD RABINDER MALHI OF BRAM
Surrey Presents 2024 Civic Distinction Awards To Outstanding Community Leaders
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY PRESENTED THE 2024 CIVIC DISTINCTION AWARDS ON NOVEMBER 14 AT SURREY CITY HALL – THE FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT FOR THE AWARDS SINCE 2017. THE CITY RECOGNIZED 27 RECIPIENTS INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES, AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIO
CANADIAN SIKHS PROTEST: No Indian Government “Consular Camps” At Gurdwaras After Committing Murders Of Sikhs
_KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY EXECUTIVE CALLED OUT FOR ALLOWING INDIAN REGIME TO USE ROSS STREET GURDWARA FOR SERVICES!_ __ _LOCAL SIKHS CAME OUT TO PROTEST AND CALL OUT THE KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY VANCOUVER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO HOST “CONSULAR CAMPS” AT THE ROSS STREET
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah Accused Of “Gestapo Like Tactics” In Murderous Rampage Of Sikhs
_CANADA ALLEGES SHAH DIRECTLY AUTHORIZED MURDER PLOTS AGAINST SIKHS!_ _THE KILLER: INDIAN HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER AMITBHAI ANILCHANDRA “AMIT” SHAH HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF “GESTAPO LIKE TACTICS” IN HIS WORLDWIDE MURDEROUS RAMPAGE OF SIKHS, INCLUDING MURDER OF HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR AND MURDER PLOT
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
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
Sikh-Canadians Upset With Surrey Hindu Temple Head Satish Kumar’s “Divisive Letter” To Conservative Leader
KUMAR WROTE TO PIERRE POILIEVRE THAT TEMPLE PREFERRED HINDU, JEWISH CONSERVATIVE MPS AND NOT SIKH MPS WHO ARE “IDEOLOGICALLY OPPOSED” TO HINDUS! __ _DESPITE THE FLIMSY APOLOGY ON PUNJABI RADIO STATION FROM SATISH KUMAR, PRESIDENT OF VEDIC HINDU CULTURAL SOCIETY, SURREY, SIKH-CANADIANS ARE VE
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
Dr. Satpreet Singh Recognized As "Most Iconic Business Leader Of 2024"
__ _DR. SATPREET SINGH, THE VISIONARY CEO OF ARDASS INC., HAS BEEN BESTOWED WITH THE ESTEEMED TITLE OF "MOST ICONIC BUSINESS LEADER OF 2024" BY THE ENTERPRISE WIRED MAGAZINE. THIS DISTINGUISHED HONOR CELEBRATES DR. SATPREET SINGH'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES, AND PROFOUND CONTR
Dedaar Jhooty Pleads Guilty In 2021 Whistler Stabbing, To Be Sentenced
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN THE 2021 STABBING IN WHISTLER. ON JULY 16, 2024, JHOOTY APPEARED IN NORTH VANCOUVER PROVINCIAL COURT WHERE HE PLED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER. THE SENTENCING HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE NEAR FUTURE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF NORTH V
SIKH GENEROSITY: Guru Nanak Food Bank Collects 384.5 Tonnes Of Donations In A Single Day
__ _THE GENEROSITY OF THE LOCAL SIKH COMMUNITY WAS IN FULL DISPLAY AS THE GURU NANAK FOOD BANK CELEBRATED ITS FOURTH ANNIVERSARY IN SURREY BY COLLECTING A RECORD BREAKING FOOD DONATIONS. THE INITIAL AIM FOR THEIR MEGA-FOOD DRIVE ON A RECENT SUNDAY WAS 313 TONNES IN A SINGLE DAY, WHICH ORGANIZERS
Man Charged With First Degree Murder In 2021 Shooting Of Yasin Khan
__ _CHARGES OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER HAVE BEEN LAID IN CONNECTION TO A MAY 2021 SHOOTING OF A SOUTH ASIAN MAN. FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD RONALD JOSEPH CAMPBELL HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH THE FIRST-DEGREE MURDER OF YASIN KHAN. THE SHOOTING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM ON MAY 20, 2021 IN THE PARKING LOT
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
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
Record 29 Indo-British MPs Elected In Last Week’s Election That Saw Labour Win Huge Majority
__ _A TOTAL OF 29 INDO-BRITISH MPS WERE ELECTED IN LAST WEEK’S ELECTION THAT SAW LABOUR SWEEP TO A MASSIVE MAJORITY WHILE THE RISHI SUNAK-LED CONSERVATIVES REDUCED TO JUST OVER A 100 SEATS AFTER APPALLING GOVERNMENT RECORD AND SCANDALS. THE 29 MPS, WHO WILL BE ENTERING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AFTE
SIKH CHANCELLOR: UK’s Aston University Appoints Dr. Jason Wouhra As Its First Asian Chancellor
__ _UK’S ASTON UNIVERSITY HAS APPOINTED ESTEEMED BIRMINGHAM ENTREPRENEUR AND BUSINESS LEADER DR. JASON WOUHRA OBE AS ITS NEW CHANCELLOR, THE FIRST ASIAN AND SIKH TO SERVE AT ASTON UNIVERSITY. WOUHRA, WHO WAS AWARDED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEV
20-Year-Old Indo-Canadian Man Arrested And Charged After Recovery Of Stolen Vehicle
__ _SURREY RCMP HAS ARRESTED A 20-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN ON SEVERAL CHARGES RELATING TO A STOLEN VEHICLE. GURJOT BHATTI REMAINS IN CUSTODY UNTIL HIS NEXT APPEARANCE IN COURT. ON JUNE 11 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE SURREY RCMP CONDUCTED
Canadian-Sikh Leader “Killer” India Drops Big Time In Canada’s Favourability Of Nations
_NEW ANGUS REID POLL SAYS US HAS REBOUNDED WHILE CHINA REMAINS HISTORICALLY LOW!_ __ _CANADIAN-SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR’S “KILLER” INDIA HAS DROPPED BIG TIME ON CANADA’S FAVOURABILITY OF NATIONS, SAYS POLL. NEW DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS CANADIANS OFFERIN
Higher Voter Turnout In 2024 A Rejection Of Modi's Policies In Kashmir, Says World Kashmir Awareness Forum
BY DR. GHULAM NABI FAI Secretary General - World Kashmir Awareness Forum While the hullabaloo over Parliamentary elections in Indian occupied Kashmir has been on the verge of being a circus, with all the elephants of election sloganeering on parade, like, Prime Minister Modi's tweet, "The abr
CROWNED: Sikh-Canadian Woman From Vancouver Crowned Miss Canada 2024
__ _IN A FIRST OF ITS KIND, A SIKH-CANADIAN WOMAN FROM VANCOUVER HAS BEEN CROWNED MISS CANADA 2024. TANPREET PARMAR SAID SHE IS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO REPRESENT CANADA ON AN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM AFTER RECENTLY WINNING THE MISS CANADA PAGEANT, HELD IN MONTREAL SINCE 1946. THE BEAUTY PAGEANT IS RE
South Asian Man Convicted In 2001 Sexual Assault And Break And Enter Sentenced To Five Years Jail
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN CONVICTED IN 2001 SEXUAL ASSAULT FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER TO A RESIDENCE IN RICHMOND HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO A LENGTHY PRISON TERMS THANKS TO DNA AND THE CRIMINAL’S PENCHANT FOR CRIME. CHRISTOPHER SHARAFI, ALSO KNOWN AS MOHAMMED MENDI SHARAFI, WAS FOUND GUILTY IN OCTOBER OF
Slain Controversial Sikh Businessman Ripudaman Malik’s Son Warned Of Threat To His Life
_WAS INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BEHIND SENIOR MALIK’S MURDER SIMILAR TO THEIR HAND IN CANADIAN SIKH LEADER HARDEEP NIJJAR’S MURDER?_ _THE SON OF SLAIN CONTROVERSIAL SIKH BUSINESSMAN RIPUDAMAN MALIK, WHO WAS ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY IN THE AIR INDIA BOMBING,
GINO, CHILD OF WAR: Italian WWII Film Featuring Sikh Actors To Be Screened On June 2
_VANCOUVER PREMIERE TO SERVE AS FUNDRAISER FOR ARMY CADET LEAGUE OF CANADA – SO GET YOUR TICKETS!_ GINO, A CHILD OF WAR TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/863331998 _THE ACCLAIMED ITALIAN WORLD WAR II FILM GINO: CHILD OF WAR, FEATURING SIKH ACTORS, WILL PREMIERE IN VANCOUVER ON JUNE 2ND AND SERVE AS A
Two Ontario Indo-Canadian Men Charged In $250,000 Bank Fraud
__ _CRIME WAVES INVOLVING INDO-CANADIANS AND INDIAN CRIMINALS WHO CAME TO CANADA POSING AS STUDENTS CONTINUES UNABATED WITH THE LATEST ARREST OF TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN IN OVER $250,000 BANK FRAUD WHILE A THIRD SUSPECT IS BEING SOUGHT ON A NATION-WIDE WARRANT. TWO SUSPECTS, HARKOMAL GREWAL, 35, OF
Surrey To Host 2024 Junior Pan American Field Hockey Championships In July
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY WILL HOST THE UPCOMING 2024 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, ORGANIZED BY FIELD HOCKEY CANADA, FROM JULY 3 TO 12 AT TAMANAWIS PARK. THIS PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE TOP-TIER TALENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN THE JUNIOR WOMEN’S AND MEN’S DIVISIONS. THIS MARKS CAN
Komagata Maru Day of Remembrance To Be Observed On May 23
__ _BC GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED AND PROCLAIMED MAY 23, 2024 , AS A “ KOMAGATA MARU DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ON MY REQUEST OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, SAID SPOKESPERSON RAJ SINGH TOOR, THE GRANDSON OF ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ON THE KOMAGATA MARU
Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Man From Surrey For Sohi Killing On White Rock Pier
__ _POLICE ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT THEY HAVE ARRESTED A 28-YEAR-OLD SURREY MAN FOR THE BRUTAL STABBING MURDER OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN ON THE WHITE ROCK PIER LAST WEEK. POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT BUT EARLIER THEY DESCRIBED HIM AS A BLACK MAN. ON APRIL 23 AT 9:26 P.M., THE WHITE ROCK RCMP
Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Sikh Man in Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING 87-YEAR-OLD SIKH MAN. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, JUJHAR AULAKH WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE POLICE. HE WAS LAST SEEN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM IN THE 7000 BLOCK OF 144TH STREET. HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD
POLL HAS NDP AHEAD IN BC: NDP’s Brazen Near $4 Billion Deficit And 20 Percent Real-Estate Investors Tax In Election Year Shows That It Clearly Sees Rightwing Opposition Divided
_WILL FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES CARBON TAX FIGHT MAKE IMPACT DURING OCTOBER 19 BC ELECTION – CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC BENEFITTING ALREADY!_ _ _ _IN THE FACE OF HEAVY CRITICISM ON KEY ISSUES LIKE NEAR $4 BILLION DEFICIT AND 20 PERCENT TAX ON REAL-ESTATE INVESTORS, BC NDP STILL TOP CHOICE AHEAD OF O
SIDHU MOOSEWALA #2: Parents Of Slain Punjabi Gangster Rapper Welcome Baby Boy
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__ _HAPPINESS WELLNESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY (HWCRS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS ATI VANCOUVER AND MANASVINI HINDI CULTURAL SOCIETY CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY. THE EVENT WAS TITLED UNIQUEYOU 2023, AND IT PROMOTED THE IWD 2023 THEME OF ‘EMBRACE EQU
Sikh Student From India Brutally Assaulted, His Turban Knocked Off By Racists In Kelowna
__ _A SIKH STUDENT FROM INDIA SUFFERED A VIOLENT ASSAULT AT THE HANDS OF RACISTS IN KELOWNA, WHO WAS BRUTALIZED AND HAD HIS TURBAN RIPPED OFF ON THE NIGHT OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS. AND THE SIKH COMMUNITY IS CALLING FOR THE INCIDENT TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A HATE CRIME._ BY DESIBUZZCANAD
Punjab’s Heavy-Handed Crackdown On Sikh Activists Condemned By Canadian MPs Of All Parties
__ _CANADIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM ALL PARTIES CAME OUT UNANIMOUS IN CONDEMNING THE HEAVY-HANDED POLICE ACTION OF PUNJAB AND INDIAN POLICE FORCES IN ILLEGALLY TAKING DOWN SIKH ACTIVIST SEEKING AN INDEPENDENT SIKH STATE OF KHALISTAN. A CROSS-SECTION OF CANADIAN MPS ARE CALLING OUT AN INDIAN G
BUDGET 2023: BC Government Targeting Housing, Mental Health And Inflation In New Budget
__ _BC GOVERNMENT IS TARGETING HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND INFLATION IN BUDGET 2023 AS IT INVESTS IN IMPROVING HEALTH AND MENTAL-HEALTH CARE, CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, GROWING A CLEAN ECONOMY AND DELIVERING MORE HELP WITH COSTS - ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES AND BRITISH COLUMBIANS MOST AFFECTED
MISSING: Police Seek Help In Locating 42-Year-Old Kamaljit Tiwana Of Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A 42-YEAR-OLD MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2023, KAMALJIT TIWANA WAS REPORTED MISSING. SHE WAS LAST SEEN BY FAMILY FEBRUARY 11, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PM IN THE 7000-BLOCK OF 123B STREET IN SURREY._ BY DE
Sikh-American Governor Eyeing 2024 Presidential Campaign Opposite Favored Trump
__ _FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY, A SIKH-AMERICAN WHO SERVED AS AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS DURING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION, WILL JOIN TRUMP IN THE RACE FOR THE 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. MULTIPLE SOURCES CONFIRM TO FOX NEWS DIGITAL THAT HA
The Disney Empire Strikes Back: MMA Legend Gina Carano Becomes A Victim of McCarthyism 2.0
By Jugraj Singh _“HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, FIRST AS TRAGEDY, SECOND AS FARCE.”-KARL MARX_ Gina “Conviction” Carano’s conscience and political awareness are threatening to destroy her glamorous career. For those who may not know, the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees f
Crime Stoppers Helps Arrest Criminals, Seize Weapons And Recover More Than $1 Million In Property And Drugs In 2022
_MORE THAN 500 ANONYMOUS TIPS ABOUT GANG-CRIME ACTIVITIES AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS WERE AMONG THE MORE THAN 4,000 TIPS GIVEN ANONYMOUSLY TO METRO VANCOUVER CRIME STOPPERS IN 2022, ACCORDING TO ITS LATEST STATISTICS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER - More than 500 anonymous tips about gang-crime a
Toxic-Drugs Kills Nearly 2,300 British Columbians In 2022, Says BC Coroners Service
__ _TOXIC DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL CONTINUE KILLING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.THE PROVINCE SAID THE DRUG TOXICITY PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY CONTINUES INTO ITS EIGHTH YEAR WITH AT LEAST 2,272 BRITISH COLUMBIANS LOST THEIR LIVES TO TOXIC DRUGS IN 2022._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –
Over $125,000 in expenses mysteriously disappear off Falcon campaign disclosure
__ _NDP IS ASKING WHY DID $125,000 IN BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP EXPENSES SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR FROM LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON’S FINANCIALLY OVERBLOWN CAMPAIGN WHICH HE WON. IN HIS ORIGINAL LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, FALCON REPORTED $1,078,220 IN EXPENSES - EXCEEDING THE BC LIBERAL PAR
Two South Asian Students From Surrey Shortlisted For 2023 Loran Award Worth $100,000
__ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR A PRESTIGIOUS AND HEFTY SCHOLARSHIP. GRADE 12 STUDENTS SONYA CHATTERJEE OF SEMIAHMOO SECONDARY AND MUHADDISA SARWARI OF FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS TWO OF THIS YEAR'S 2023 LORAN FINALISTS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY
Music And Film Superstar Diljit Dosanjh To Perform At Coachella 2023
__ _THE PUNJABI STAR JOINS HEADLINERS LIKE BAD BUNNY, BLACKPINK AND FRANK OCEAN, PLUS SOUTH ASIAN-ORIGIN ARTISTS SUCH AS PAKISTANI SINGER ALI SETHI, BANGLADESHI-ORIGIN DJ-PRODUCER JAI WOLF AND INDO-BRIT ARTIST JAI PAUL._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FILES LOS ANGELES – Music and film sup
FIFA 2022: Liberte, Egalite, Africanite: Desperate France Plays The Race Card and Still Loses
BY JUGRAJ SINGH There is a saying about the exploitation of black slaves in the US, "the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice." A similar saying can be made regarding FIFA 2022, "the blacker the team, the higher the probability of winning." Unfortunately, this saying mostly only applies to
Sikh-Canadian Mom Designs “Gutta” Helmet For Her Sons
__ _ A Sikh-Canadian mother has designed a “Gutta” (a bun atop the head of observant Sikh boys who never cut their hair) helmet for her sons so they safely ride bikes and play sports. Tina Singh, a Toronto mom, was determined to find a safe and well-fitting helmet for her sons to wear while r
$250,000 Lottery Win For Surrey’s Palwinder Sidhu
__ _HE THOUGHT IT WAS $250 BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE $250,000 FOR SURREY RESIDENT PALWINDER SIDHU, WHO WAS STUCK AT WORK ON A SNOWY DAY, BUT FOR HIM, IT HAD A “SILVER LINING.” HE DISCOVERED HE HAD WON THE DEC. 19 DAILY GRAND PRIZE WORTH $250,000. “I DIDN’T BELIEVE IT,” HE TOLD THE BCLC OF
New Rules Protect Homebuyers But At A Cost Of 0.25 Percent Of Selling Price
__ _NEW RULES FOR HOMEBUYERS AND SELLERS ARE NOW IN EFFECT THAT PROVIDE A WAY OUT FOR BUYERS BUT AT A COST OF 0.25 PERCENT OF THE SELLING PRICE. THE HOMEBUYER PROTECTION PERIOD, ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE HOMEBUYER RESCISSION PERIOD, INCLUDES A RESCISSION OR CANCELLATION FEE OF 0.25%
2022 Brought Dramatic Political Change For Punjab And New Premier For BC
By Balwant Sanghera Well, 2022 is finally over. Now we can welcome 2023 with a lot of expectations. A closer look at 2022 indicates that it may be one of the most unusual ones in a long time. Let us start with the unprecedented victory of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Punjab. For the first time in
Farm workers To Get 2.8 Percent Rate Increase On January 1
__ _BC ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT FARM WORKERS AND PRODUCERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR AGRICULTURAL PIECE RATES WILL INCREASE BY 2.8% ON SUNDAY, JAN. 1, 2023. THE INCREASE APPLIES TO 15 AGRICULTURAL CROPS THAT ARE HARVESTED BY HAND, AS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS REGULATION, I
Surrey Youth Known To Police Arrested After Shots Fired At 3:25am In Tsawwassen
__ _A SURREY YOUTH KNOWN TO POLICE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT A TSAWWASSEN HOUSE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ON DECEMBER 29TH AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 AM, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 5300 BLOCK OF 4A AVENUE, TSAWWASSEN. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS CONF
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s Year End Message Highlights Keeping The RCMP And Saving $235 Million
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE DELIVERED HER YEAR-END MESSAGE THURSDAY AND KEEPING THE RCMP AS THE MAIN POLICE FORCE IN THE CITY AND SAVING $235 MILLION IN THE PROCESS WAS THE CENTRAL MESSAGE. “POLICING IN SURREY HAS BEEN IN FLUX OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND THE NEW CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ACTION
HOUSING BUST: Indo-Canadian Uber Driver Bought $2 Million Ontario Home That He Can’t Close On
__ _NO ONE SAW THE HOUSING BUST COMING WHEN BUYERS WERE DRUNK ON HIGH PRICED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES, PUTTING DOWN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN DEPOSITS, HOPING TO CLOSE ON THEIR DREAM HOMES WITH ALL TIME LOW INTEREST RATES WITH SOME HOPING TO FLIP THEM FOR BIG PROFITS. WELL MANY CANADIANS ARE NOW
Record 2,500 Kilogram Of Opium Seized By CBSA From Shipping Pallets
__ _A RECORD 2,500 KG OF OPIUM HAS BEEN SEIZED BY THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY AT THE VANCOUVER SHIPPING YARD IN WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS A HISTORIC DRUG BUST IN VANCOUVER. THE BIG OPIUM HAUL WAS SEIZED FROM 247 SHIPPING PALLETS, MARKING THE LARGEST DRUG BUST OF ITS KIND BY THE CBSA._ VAN
Over 2500 Toys Collected By The 16th Annual Victor Ghirra Toy Drive
__ _THE 16TH ANNUAL VICTOR GHIRRA TOY DRIVE COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF TOYS AS SANTA’S HELPERS FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE LOWER MAINLAND MERRILY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE GRAND TOY COUNT IN RICHMOND ON SATURDAY. WITH FAMILIES IN THE PROVINCE STILL CHALLENGED BY COVID AND INCREASING INFLATION, THERE WA
NO BRAINER: It Would Cost $235.4 Million Less To Keep RCMP In Surrey, Report Say
__ _MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE’S FIGHT TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY JUST GOT A $235.4 MILLION BOOST AS IT WOULD COST HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS LESS TO CONTINUE ON WITH SURREY POLICE. A DRAFT REPORT BY SURREY CITY STAFF PROJECTS THAT, FROM 2023 TO 2027, IT WOULD COST JUST UNDER $1.2 BILLION TO KEEP THE FLEDGLI
Third Man Pleads Guilty In 2017 Abbotsford Homicide In Which A South Asian Man Also Pleaded Guilty
__ _A THIRD SUSPECT HAS ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA IN THE 2017 HOMICIDE OF ALEXANDER BLANAROU AFTER TWO EARLIER GUILTY PLEAS INCLUDING ONE BY A SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECT. ON DECEMBER 28, 2017, JUST BEFORE 2:30 P.M., 24-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER BLANAROU WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN THE 5300-BLOCK OF BATES ROAD IN ABBOTSFO
7th HIKE: Bank Of Canada Raises Another 50 Basis Points With Rates Highest Since 2008
__ _HOME OWNERS CONTINUE TO BE HAMMERED BY THE BANK OF CANADA WITH ANOTHER .5 PERCENT HIKE EVEN THOUGH THE BANK GOVERNOR TOLD CANADIANS THAT HE SAW LOW INTEREST RATES WELL INTO 2023. WHILE THE BANK OF CANADA SIGNALED IT MIGHT BE READY TO PAUSE ITS AGGRESSIVE RATE HIKE CYCLE BUT THE LATEST HIKE BR
Delta Police Investigates Three Gang Related Incidents In 72 Hours
__ _DELTA POLICE INVESTIGATORS WERE KEPT BUSY WITH THREE INCIDENTS WITHIN A 72-HOUR PERIOD CONNECTED TO THE BC GANG CONFLICT. STARTING LAST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF 92A AVE AND 117 STREET IN NORTH DELTA. UPON ARRIVAL, O
Blood Donation Drive By Sikh Nation Begins In November
__ _BLOOD DONATION BY SIKH NATION, WHICH IS THE LARGEST LIVES SAVING CAMPAIGN WITH OVER 165,000 LIVES SAVED, WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER BUT THEY ARE ALREADY TAKING BOOKINGS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Blood Donation by Sikh Nation, which is the largest Lives Saving Campaign with over 165,0
DRUG SMUGGLING: Four South Asian Men Among Five Caught In $25 Million Drug Bust In Ontario
__ _FOUR SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE AMONG THE FIVE CAUGHT IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DRUG BUST IN ONTARIO, POLICE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAID THEY HAVE SEIZED MORE THAN $25 MILLION WORTH OF NARCOTICS FOLLOWING A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION INTO A CRIMINAL GROUP THAT ALLEGEDLY USED COMMER
Sales Continue To Slow In Fraser Valley With Market Down Over 50 Percent From 2021
__ _CONTINUED SLOWING SALES AND A SLIGHT RISE IN INVENTORY IN SEPTEMBER COMBINED TO CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THE FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET. IN SEPTEMBER, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 897 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), A DECREASE OF 11.8 PER CENT COMPARED TO LA
BC Celebrates October As Islamic Heritage Month 2022
__ _BC PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES RACHNA SINGH SAID THE PROVINCE IS CELEBRATING OCTOBER AS ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH. "OCTOBER IS ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH - A TIME TO HONOUR AND REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSLIM CANADIANS AND LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ISLAM IN CANADA._
Housing Sales In Fraser Valley Continue Double Digit Monthly Declines From 2021
__ _ DESPITE ROBUST ACTIVE LISTINGS, HOUSING SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY CONTINUED THEIR DOUBLE DIGIT DECLINES FROM 2021. IN AUGUST, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 1,017 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 2.4 PER CENT COMPARED TO LAST MONTH AND A 51
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
KHOJ: Firehall Presents A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza From Sept. 21-24
__ _THE FIREHALL KICKS OFF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH KHOJ – A CONTEMPORARY KATHAK DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA, BY EDMONTON’S USHA GUPTA DANCE ENTOURAGE, FROM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – The Firehall kicks off its 40th anniversary s
DIDAR SINGH BAINS: Sikh-American Pioneer Dubbed “Peach King” Passes Away
__ _PIONEERING SIKH-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN DUBBED THE “PEACH KING” DIDAR SINGH BAINS HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84. BAINS, A WELL KNOWN SIKH LEADER IN YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, EARNED HIS NAME BY FARMING THOUSANDS OF ACRES. HE ALSO HELPED RAISE VOICE FOR SIKHS RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELEVAT
BC's Economy Recovered Faster Than Expected |In 2021-22, Says Government
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT SAYS PROVINCE'S YEAR-END PUBLIC ACCOUNTS SHOW BC HAD A STRONG FISCAL RESULT LAST YEAR, BOLSTERED BY A FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS GOVERNMENT MADE RECORD INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT BRITISH COLUMBIANS. DESPITE UNPRECEDENTED SPENDING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES,
Indo-Canadian Man From Surrey Win $2 Million BC/49 Jackpot
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN AND HIS FAMILY ARE $2 MILLION RICHER BUT AFTER MANDEEP MAAN FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS BC/49 LOTTERY WIN, HE SAID HIS WHOLE FAMILY CRIED. BUT THOSE WERE TEARS OF JOY. SURREY RESIDENT MAAN JOINED THAT LUCKY GROUP LAST WEEK WHEN HE WON THE $2-MILLION JACKPOT ON AUGUST 17. _ BY D
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
India Plays Bad Host With Emmy-Winning Sikh-American Journalist Angad Singh
__ _INDIA GAVE EMMY-WINNING SIKH-AMERICAN JOURNALIST ANGAD SINGH THE STEP-MOTHERLY TREATMENT BY REFUSING ENTRY WHEN HE LANDED IN NEW DELHI. SINGH’S FAMILY ALLEGED THAT HE WAS DEPORTED TO NEW YORK SOON AFTER HE LANDED IN DELHI ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SINGH, WHO PRODUCES DOCUMENTARIES FOR VICE NEWS,
BAD SPIES: Wrongly Imprisoned British-Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal Did In By UK Government Agencies
__ _WRONGLY IMPRISONED BRITISH-SIKH JAGTAR SINGH JOHAL WAS DONE IN BY HIS OWN UK GOVERNMENT AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AS THEY WERE THE ONES WHO TIPPED OFF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH ARRESTED HIM WITHOUT EVIDENCE DURING HIS TRIP TO INDIA TO GET MARRIED AND HAS SINCE TORTURED HIM AND KEPT HIM IN
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
Community Raises $20,000 For Dr. Amedkar Room At Surrey Centre Library
__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, LARGELY THE DALIT COMMUNITY OF THE LOWER MAINLAND, HAS RAISED $20,000 FOR THE DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROOM AS THE SURREY CENTRE LIBRARY, “FIRSTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO YOU FOR RAISING MORE THAN $20,000 F
Nine South Asians Among The Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Recipients
__ _NINE SOUTH ASIAN WERE SELECTED AMONG THE ANNUAL TOP 25 IMMIGRANT AWARDS RECIPIENTS WHICH INCLUDES CHIEF STATISTICIAN OF CANADA, AN ONTARIO MPP AND AWARD-WINNING PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION PHYSICIAN. CANADA’S CHIEF STATISTICIAN ANIL ARORA, ONTARIO MPP BHUTILA KARPOCHE AND DR. SIVAK
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive Author Bestowed With Distinguished Indologist 2021 Award
__ _A CANADIAN SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA COMES ALIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE DISTINGUISHED INDOLOGIST 2021 AWARD BY THE INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR). IN A CEREMONY HELD IN VANCOUVER, INDIA’S CONSUL-GENERAL PRESENTED THE AWARD TO JEFFREY ARMSTRONG, FOUNDER OF THE VEDIC A
Annual ART4Peace Art And Literary Contest 2022 Is Now Waiting For Your Entries!
SURREY - Global Peace Alliance BC Society’s mission is to bring mutual understanding, respect and acceptance among all the diverse people of British Columbia. Our educational and advocacy activities promote respect and love for one another. Our literary (prose, poetry, drama) and visual arts (d
Police-Reported Hate Crimes Increased By 27 Percent In 2021
__ _POLICE-REPORTED HATE CRIMES ROSE IN THE PANDEMIC YEAR 2021 WHICH IS VERY DISHEARTENING SAYS RACHNA SINGH, BC’S PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES. "IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF HATE CRIMES REPORTED TO POLICE INCREASE AGAIN IN 2021. ACROSS CANADA, POLICE-REPORTE
No. Road Sikh Gurdwara Honours Volunteer And Veteran Paramedic Chain Batth
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Volunteers are the backbone of every community. They put in countless volunteer hours to help and serve others without expecting anything in return. Long-time Richmond resident, a veteran paramedic and a proud member of the South Asian community, Chain Batth is one such indiv
WHO KILLED MALIK? Police Arrest Hired Killers But Now Should Force Them To Reveal Who’s Behind Notorious Sikh Leader’s Murder
__ _POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE HIRED KILLERS OF CONTROVERSIAL SIKH LEADER RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK, WHO WAS SHOT DEAD IN A GANGLAND STYLE KILLING IN SURREY ON THURSDAY, JULY 14. TANNER FOX, 21, AND JOSE LOPEZ, 23, HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER BUT THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY HIRED GUNS AND NOW POL
Sikh-Canadian Trucking Company From Brampton Pledges $10 Million To Ontario’s Osler Health Network
__ _A SIKH-CANADIAN FAMILY-OWNED BRAMPTON FIRM THAT SERVES THE NORTH AMERICAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY HAS DONATED $10 MILLION TO HELP IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN THE CITY AND ETOBICOKE FOR YEARS TO COME. THE DONATION FROM BVD GROUP, WHICH IS LED BY CEO BIKRAM DHILLON, WILL GO TO THE WILLIAM OSLER HEALTH SYS
Toronto Mayor Tory Apologizes To Sikh Community For Discriminatory Policy Against Sikhs
BY HARINDER MAHIL Toronto’s mayor, John Tory, has formally apologized to Sikhs for the latest policy that required Sikh security guards to shave their beards to wear N-95 masks or take lower-paying jobs. The mayor apologized for any delay in addressing this issue and ensuring security contract
Police Seek Help In Locating 20-Year-Old Indo-Canadian Woman
__ _SIMRANJIT KAUR WAS LAST SEEN AT 9:00 PM ON JULY 1, 2022 IN THE 13500 BLOCK OF 89 AVENUE IN SURREY. SHE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. SIMRANJIT IS DESCRIBED AS, 5’5”, 180 LBS, WITH LONG BLACK HAIR AND DARK EYES. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO). SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING BLACK LEGGINGS
UK PM Boris Johnson Finally Addresses Jaggi Johal Case, Saying India Arbitrarily Detaining British Sikh Activist
__ _LETTER FROM PM BORIS JOHNSON SAYS JAGTAR SINGH JOHAL IS BEING ARBITRARILY HELD COMES FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER JOHAL’S ARREST. JOHNSON HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME SAID THAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IS ARBITRARILY DETAINING JOHAL, THE BRITISH SIKH ACTIVIST HELD IN AN INDIAN JAIL FOR FOUR AND A HAL
Dedaar Jhooty Arrested In 2021 Whistler Stabbing Death
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IN A 2021 STABBING THAT LEFT THE VICTIM DEAD. IHIT INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED 22-YEAR-OLD DEDAAR JHOOTY ON WEDNESDAY AND CHARGES ARE NOW BEING LAID BY THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE (BCPS) IN THE STABBING DEATH OF
Sikh-American Gas Station Providing Huge Discount To Customers Says: “We Don’t Go By Money”
__ _A SIKH-AMERICAN GAS STATION OWNER IN PHOENIX IS SELLING GAS AT NEARLY A HALF DOLLAR LESS A GALLON THAN OTHER STATIONS IN THE CITY AS PRICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HIT RECORD HIGHS. JASWINDER SINGH, WHO OWNS A VALERO FOOD MART, WAS SELLING REGULAR GAS FOR $5.19 A GALLON AS RECENTLY AS ON MONDAY.
Vancouver Named FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Host City
__ _SOCCER FANS REJOICE AS FIFA HAS CONFIRMED THAT VANCOUVER HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS AN OFFICIAL HOST CITY FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT FIFA MEN'S WORLD CUP MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON CANADIAN SOIL, AND THE TOURNAMENT IS WATCHED BY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. "BRITI
DEBT OVERLOAD: New Survey Finds Nearly 25 Percent Homeowners Would Have To Sell If Interest Rates Rise Further
__ _A NEW SURVEY ON DEBT OVERLOAD FINDS THAT NEARLY ONE IN FOUR HOMEOWNERS WILL HAVE TO SELL IF INTEREST RATES KEEP RISING. THE MANULIFE BANK OF CANADA SURVEY, CONDUCTED BETWEEN APRIL 14 AND APRIL 20, ALSO FOUND THAT 18 PERCENT OF HOMEOWNERS POLLED ARE ALREADY AT A STAGE WHERE THEY CAN'T AFFORD T
Haters Call In False Bomb Threat To Disrupt Sikh Rally Commemorating 1984 Massacre Of Golden Temple
_WSO SAYS OTTAWA BOMB HOAX TARGETING PEACEFUL SIKH RALLY DEEPLY CONCERNING! _ __ _HATERS IN OTTAWA CALLED IN A FALSE BOMB THREAT TO DISRUPT A PEACEFUL SIKH RALLY COMMEMORATING THE ATROCITIES BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND ARMY AT THE SIKHS’ HOLIEST SHRINE THE GOLDEN TEMPLE IN 1984. ON SATURDAY,
Indo-Canadian Cop Charged With Assault Causing Bodily Harm From June 2021 Incident
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN COP WITH THE SURREY RCMP HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM FROM AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 4, 2021. THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICES HAS APPROVED A CHARGE AGAINST CONST. JAGJEET BASSAN, WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM CONTR
RICH EXITING INDIA: New Study Says Nearly 8,000 Rich Indian Planning To Leave Homeland In 2022
__ _A NEW STUDY SAYS AS MANY AS 8,000 HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPECTED TO MIGRATE OUT OF INDIA IN 2022. STRINGENT TAX RULES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN INDIA ALONG WITH THE DESIRE FOR STRONGER PASSPORTS REMAIN THE BIGGEST DRIVERS FOR THE MIGRATION, SAID THE LATEST HENLEY GLOBAL CITIZENS
Many Property Taxes Are Higher Than 2.9 Percent, Says Councilor Linda Annis
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS WE’RE SEEING MANY PROPERTY TAX BILLS THAT ARE COMING IN 20 PER CENT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. “PROPERTY TAX BILLS LAST YEAR WERE ALSO HIGHER THAN DOUG MCCALLUM’S PROMISED 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE AND WE’RE SEEING ANOTHER GIANT INCREASE THIS YEAR,” SA
Surrey Mayor’s 2022 State Of The City Address Stresses Achievements While Public And Opposition Councillors Call For Him To Step Down
__ _IN THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM STRESSED HIS AND HIS PARTY’S ACHIEVEMENTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE PROGRESS THE CITY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS BUT THE PUBLIC AND OPPOSITION COUNCILORS CONTINUE TO CALL FOR HIM TO STEP DOWN DUE TO HIS MISCHIEF CHARGE STEMMING FROM
DIVERSEcity CEO Neelam Sahota Awarded Nonprofit Leader At 2022 Women Of The Year Awards
__ _DIVERSECITY COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY CEO NEELAM SAHOTA HAS BEEN AWARDED NONPROFIT LEADER AT THE 2022 WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS. "WE ARE IN UNPRECEDENTED TERRITORY TO BE BRINGING HALF A MILLION NEW PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE YEAR INTO CANADA IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,” SAYS SAHOTA, CEO OF DIVERSECITY
Fraser Valley Housing Market Slides Over 50 Percent In May From 2021 Figures
__ _FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET SAW AN OVER 50 PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR DECLINE IN MAY. THE FORMERLY HOT MARKET SAW PROPERTY SALES CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE FRASER VALLEY AND ACTIVE LISTINGS CONTINUE TO GROW. SALES OF ALL PROPERTY TYPES IN MAY WERE 1,360, DOWN 16.9 PERCENT FROM APRIL’S 1,637; AND
AVENGING THE MOOSE: "Result In 2 Days", Says Gangster In Revenge Warning For Sidhu Moosewala’s Murder
__ _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
THE LAST RIDE: Sidhu Moosewala Gunned Down On 29/5 The Number On His Last Album
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Indo-Canadian Nearly Ripped-Off By Travel Agency Fights Back To Recover $5200 In Canceled Tickets
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO WAS DENIED COMPENSATION FOR CANCELED TICKETS TO INDIA BECAUSE THE TRAVEL AGENCY TRIED TO RIP HIM OFF BY USING THE TRAVEL VOUCHERS RECEIVED FROM AIR CANADA TO PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE’S FARES FOUGHT BACK TO RECOVER HIS $5200 HE PAID FOR THE TICKETS. AIR CANADA GAVE SURIN
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__ _THE CITY OF VANCOUVER PROCLAIMS AND DECLARES MAY 23, 2022 AS “KOMAGATA MARU DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER AFTER A REQUEST FROM MEMBERS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU . THE PROCLAMATION READS: “PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT MAY 23 , 2022 AS KOMAGATA MARU DAY OF REME
CANNES 2022: India Announces 30 Percent Production Incentive For Foreign Films Shoots In India
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BC Proclaims May 23rd Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
__ _THE PROCLAMATION READS: “PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT MAY 23 , 2022 SHALL BE KNOWN AS KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND REMIND US OF HOW UNIQUE CANADA’S AND BRITISH COLUMBIA A DIVERSE MAKEUP IS. WE ARE ALL RICHER WHEN WE R
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
MILLIONS GONE: Crypto-Currency Frauds Cost Richmond Residents Over $2.6 Million Already This Year
__ _RICHMOND RCMP HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 22 REPORTS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUDS IN 2022 WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOSSES REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION. “WE HAVE ONE INVESTIGATION WHERE THE VICTIM WAS REPORTEDLY DEFRAUDED OF $ 550,000.00. IN THIS CASE THE VICTIM MADE A SERIES OF INVESTMENTS IN
HAPPY VAISAKHI: The Biggest Celebration On The Sikh Calendar Has Already Begun
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__ _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
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Guru Nanaki Niwas To Celebrate Vaisakhi-National Sikh Day On April 14
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Vaisakhi has now become a very popular international celebration. It signifies the beginning of the harvesting season in the Punjab and creation of the Khalsa Panth in April, 1699. Creation (Sirjana) of the Khalsa was culmination of the teachings of the founder of Sikhism,
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__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS SLOWED DOWN BUT REMAINS STEADY OVER 200 WEDNESDAY WHILE HOSPITALIZATION HAS RISEN TO OVER 300 SINCE THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE 329 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 37 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – The spread of COVID-19 has slo
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain In Mid 200s On Tuesday With Hospitalization Over 300
__ _WHILE THE PROVINCE WILL NOT BE RELEASING THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TILL THURSDAY, THE CASES REMAINED IN THE MID 200S ON TUESDAY WITH HOSPITALIZATION OVER 300. THERE ARE 334 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 35 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –
VAISAKHI TIME: BC Politicians Send Greeting At Sikh Heritage Month Begins
__ _APRIL IS SIKH HERITAGE MONTH WHEN THERE ARE LOADS OF VAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING THE TWO BIG NAGAR KIRTANS IN SURREY AND VANCOUVER, WHICH AGAIN WERE CANCELLED THIS YEAR. BC POLITICIANS SENT OUT THE GREETINGS OF THIS SPECIAL MONTH FOR SIKHS WITH RACHNA SINGH, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR AN
Canada Has Granted Permanent Residency To 108,000 Individuals In First Three Months Of 2022
__ _IMMIGRATION CANADA IS WORKING OVERTIME TO GRANT PERMANENT RESIDENCY TO INDIVIDUALS LINED UP IN THE QUEUE. SEAN FRASER, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED THAT IRCC SURPASSED ITS GOAL TO MAKE 147,000 PERMANENT RESIDENCE FINAL DECISIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022?DOU
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday As Hospitalizations Continue To Slide
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Two Deaths And Over 200 Cases Ends The Week
__ _EVERYTHING FROM DECREASED HOSPITALIZATION AND DECREASING CASES AND EVEN DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 IS A GOOD SIGN THAT THE WIDER OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE MASK MANDATE WAS THE RIGHT MOVE AND ABOVE 90 PERCENT VACCINATION IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE VIRUS. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES AND TWO NEW DE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Death And |Over 200 Cases Reported Thursday
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
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NO GAS NEEDED: Surrey’s EV Charging Network Expected To Hit 100 Stations By End Of 2022
__ _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
BIG DEAL: NDP-Liberals Agreement To Deliver Dental And Pharmacare To Canadians While Keeping Trudeau In Power Till 2025
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT NDP AND TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN PARLIAMENT TO HELP STRUGGLING CANADIANS AND TO DELIVER SINGH’S PARTY’S PROGRESSIVE AGENDA OF DENTAL CARE AND PHARMACARE TO CANADIANS. “VOTERS HAVE GIVEN THIS PARLIAMENT A CLEAR MANDATE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases But No New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _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
Surrey Announces $428 Million capital Infrastructure Program That McCallum And Team May Not Be There See Through
__ _SURREY ANNOUNCED AN AMBITIOUS $428 MILLION CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM THAT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS TEAM OF FOUR COUNCILORS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH AS THIS ELECTION MAY OUST THE MAYOR AND MOST OF HIS TEAM. AT MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, SURREY CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Dip Below 200 With Six Deaths To End The Week
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DIPPED BELOW 200 ON FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE STILL SIX NEW DEATHS AS EVERYTHING OPENS UP AND BEING VACCINATED IS THE KEY TO PLAYING SAFE IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD. THERE ARE 290 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 46 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAF
Premier Horgan Celebrates Hola Mohalla And Holi With BC Sikh And Hindu Communities
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Seven Deaths And over 200 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS AND OVER 200 CASES. THERE ARE 298 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 49 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Deaths related to COVID-19 remained steady for the second
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
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Fraser Valley Home Sales Decrease Over 35 Percent From 2021 But Remain Above 10 Year Average
__ _BROUGHT ON BY EXPECTED INTEREST RATE HIKES (FIRST INCREASE RECENTLY WAS 0.25 PERCENT) AND INFLATION, HOME SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY CONTINUE TO SEE SIGNIFICANT DECLINES FROM 2021. FEBRUARY SAW OVER 35 PERCENT DECLINE YEAR OVER YEAR. BUT THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) RECEIVED 3,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Mask Mandate Now Officially Over But Pandemic Continues With Over 200 Cases And Three Deaths
__ _WHILE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS WITH BC’S MASK MANDATE OFFICIALLY LIFTED TODAY BUT THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES BUT SAFETY NOW RESTS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AS TO HOW HE WANTS TO CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THOSE WHO WANT TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS CAN
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
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Sikh-Canadian Boxer Chakria Keeps Middleweight Crown After Saturday’s Big Win
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Richmond Sikh Gurdwara Donates Kidney Dialysis Machines To Punjab Hospital
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 22 Deaths As Cases Decrease Significantly
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUE TO SOAR AS THERE WERE 22 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE RAPIDLY WITH LESS THAN 1000 SINCE FRIDAY. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 974 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 348,305 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: FEB. 25
Sikh-American Student Wins $250K Prize In College Jeopardy Contest
__ _SIKH-AMERICAN STUDENT JASKARAN SINGH HAS WON THE PREMIERE QUIZ TOURNAMENT FOR STUDENTS, THE NATIONAL COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP JEOPARDY WITH A PRIZE OF $250,000. THE 22-YEAR-OLD RED-TURBANED SIKH STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ON TUESDAY BEAT OUT 35 OTHER STUDENTS SELECTED FROM ABOU
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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
SOCIAL BUDGET: NDP Focuses On Its Base With Budget 2022 Investing In Environmental And Social Strengths
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT IS FOCUSING ON ITS BASE OF THE WORKING MAN BY INVESTING IN B.C.'S ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRENGTHS. BC FEDERATION OF LABOUR CONCURRED, SAYING THAT TUESDAY’S PROVINCIAL BUDGET SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES THE CENTRAL ROLE OF WORKING PEOPLE IN REBUILDING OUR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Long Weekend Sees 44 Deaths And Over 2100 Cases
__ _THE LONG WEEKEND WAS A DEADLY ONE WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS THERE WERE 44 OVER THE FOUR DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WHILE CASES CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITH JUST OVER 2100. WHILE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN RELAXED NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED OVER THE COMING MONTHS, IT REMAINS TO BE S
Canada’s New Immigration Plan Focuses On Labour Market Shortages With Over 1.3 Million Permanent Residents Expected By 2024
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 17 Deaths And over 2700 Cases As Spread Contracts
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS CONTRACTING AS CASES ARE CONTINUING TO DECREASE WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD SEEING OVER 600 CASES WHILE THE WEEKEND SAW JUST OVER 2700 CASES SINCE FRIDAY. THERE WERE 17 NEW DEATHS OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH REMAIN A CONCERN AS MANY PROVINCES LOOK TO LIFT PANDEMIC
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Deadly Week Comes To An End With 17 Deaths And Over 1200 Cases Friday
__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK CAME TO AN END WITH 17 NEW COVID-17 DEATHS AND OVER 1200 CASES ON FRIDAY. THERE ARE 846 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 136 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Another deadly week came to an end with 17 new COVID-17 deaths and over 120
DRUG DEATHS: Illicit Drugs Claim The Lives Of Over 2200 British Columbians In 2021
__ _LAST YEAR WAS A DEADLY ONE WHEN IT COMES TO ILLICIT DRUG DEATHS LIKE FENTANYL OVERDOSES AND OTHER DRUG RELATED FATALITIES. THE TOXIC ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY CLAIMED THE LIVES OF AT LEAST 2,224 BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN 2021, ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA RELEASED BY THE BC CORONERS SERVICE. "OVER THE
January Sees A Huge Decline In Home Sales In Fraser Valley From Same Month In 2021
__ _WITH THE HYPE OF INTEREST RATES RISING OR JUST PLAIN OVERHEATED MARKET, THE FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET SAW A HUGE DECLINE IN SALES FROM THE SAME MONTH IN 2021. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 1,310 SALES OF ALL PROPERTY TYPES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Cases Declining But Deaths Rise To 32 Over Three Days
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW A THREE SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DECLINING COVID-19 CASES BUT DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE AS THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 32 OVER THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,287 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 333,925 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: FEB.
QUEEN OF MELODIES: India’s Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar Passes Away At 92
_MANGESHKAR’S NATIVE STATE MAHARASHTRA DECLARED A PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON MONDAY TO MOURN HER PASSING!_ __ _INDIA’S GREATEST SINGER LATA MANGESHKAR, THE FOREVER QUEEN OF MELODIES AND INDIA’S NIGHTINGALE, HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 92 IN ONE OF THE LONGEST AND MOST STELLAR CAREER OF ANY ARTIST
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1200 Cases And Nine Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH WITH NINE MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES FROM THE VIRUS ON TUESDAY WITH OVER 1200 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,236 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 325,851 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. TH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With High Hospitalization, Over 2100 Cases And Nine Deaths
__ _HOSPITALIZATION RELATED TO COVIDD-19 INCREASED FURTHER FRIDAY WHILE CASES CLIMBED UP ABOVE 2100 WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,137 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 321,043 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 30,515 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 286,134 PEOPLE WHO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 13 Deaths And Over 2000 Cases Reported Thursday As Hospitalization Rises
__ _COVID-19 RELATED HOSPITALIZATION HAS HIT A HIGH POINT OF NEAR 1000 AS DEATHS ALSO REMAIN HIGH WITH 13 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 2000 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,033 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 318,906 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 29,556 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2000 Cases Reported Wednesday With 21 Deaths
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUED TO STAY HIGH WITH THE LAST 24 HOURS SEEING 21 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 2000 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,086 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 316,873 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 30,058 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 282,189 PEOPLE WHO TES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Nearly 5000 Cases And 24 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO STAY HIGH OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NEARLY 5000 CASES SINCE FRIDAY WITH 24 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 4,997 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 313,076 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JAN. 21-22: 2,163 NEW CASES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 2000 Cases Reported Tuesday With Two Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE STILL HOVERING AROUND THE 2000 MARK WITH OVER 1900 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO DEATHS. BC IS REPORTING 1,975 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 301,121 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 37,167 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 258,417 PEOPLE WHO TESTED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2300 Cases Reported Friday With Nine Deaths
__ _DAILY COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AS THE LAST THREE DAYS HAVE SEEN A TOTAL OF 37 DEATHS. CASES ALSO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 AS THERE WERE OVER 2300 CASES FRIDAY WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,364 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 308,079 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE AR
Surrey Man Found Guilty In 2020 Shooting Death Of Pritpal Singh
__ _A SURREY MAN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IN 2020. ON APRIL 7, 2020 AT 12:43 A.M., THE SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED AT THE 8800-BLOCK OF 138A STREET. ON ARRIVAL THEY FOUND 21-YEAR-OLD PRITPAL SINGH SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND. ON JANUARY 20,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 2000 With 15 Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, THERE HAS BEEN 28 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS CASES HAVE BEGUN TO SLOW SOMEWHAT. OVER 2100 CASES WERE REPORTED THURSDAY WITH 15 NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 305,715 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 34,835 ACTIVE CASES OF COVI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Wednesday To Above 2300 With 13 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AND DEATHS BOTH ROSE WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 2300 CASES AND A WHOPPING 13 NEW VIRUS RELATED DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,387 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 303,565 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 35,770 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 5600 Cases With Declining Trend But Whopping 22 Deaths
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 SAW A DECLINING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OVER 5600 CASES SINCE FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE A WHOPPING 22 DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 5,625 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 299,146 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JAN. 14-1
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue Downward Trend With Over 2200 Friday With Six Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED THEIR DOWNWARD TREND ON FRIDAY WITH JUST OVER 2200 WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. OMICRON IS EXPECTED TO LEVEL OFF MID FEBRUARY. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,275 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 293,521 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 35,943 ACT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2500 Cases Reported Thursday With Seven Deaths
_CASES OF COVID-19 ARE MODERATING SLIGHTLY FROM THEIR HIGHS WITH OVER 2500 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS. BC IS REPORTING 2,554 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 291,246 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 36,049 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PRO
2021 Sees Record Number Of New BC Home Starts
__ _NEW DATA RELEASED BY BC HOUSING SHOWS A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW HOMES REGISTERED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 2021. REGISTERED NEW HOMES DATA IS COLLECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF A PROJECT, BEFORE BUILDING PERMITS ARE ISSUED, MAKING IT A LEADING INDICATOR OF HOUSING ACTIVITY IN B.C._ BY MUSKAAN DHILLON
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2200 Cases Reported Tuesday With Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE LEVELING OFF AFTER REACHING HIGHS OF 3000 PLUS WITH TUESDAY SEEING ABOVE 2200 CASES AND THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,239 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 286,080 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 36,087 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 3200 Cases Reported Thursday And Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH AS MORE THAN 3200 WERE REPORTED THURSDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,223 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 273,731 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 31,817 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 238,524 PE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2500 Cases Reported Tuesday With Four Deaths Since Friday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO COME FROM THEIR DAILY HIGHS BUT STILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH WITH OVER 2500 REPORTED TUESDAY AND FOUR DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,542 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 266,710 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 27,106 ACTIVE
Longshoremen From Local ILWU 502 Hold Prayer-Langat At Sukh Sagar Gurdwara
Longshore workers from local ILWU 502, located in Surrey, held an annual Sahej Patth followed by Langar last weekend at the New Westminster Sukh Sagar Gurdwara. The prayer for all Longshore workers is an annual event to which everyone was invited. The union has been involved with many charita
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit An All Time Record Wednesday With Over 2900
__ _OMICRON IS WREAKING HAVOC IN BC WITH COVID-19 CASES REACHING A RECORD HIGH ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 2900 AND FIVE DEATHS. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,944 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 246,671 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 16,014 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINC
Global Pandemic And Rise Of Extreme Right Have Dominated 2020-2021 But Will There Be Change As We Enter 2022
By Promod Puri If the circa 2020 and 2021 get merged, we clock an era of a worldwide pandemic, the planetary threat to global climate change, and the sharp and clear emergence of political far-Right. The impromptu eruption of extreme conservatism, as seen during the last US presidential electio
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 6200 Case
_OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE DAILY CASES HAVE REACHED NEW RECORDS WITH OVER 6200 CASES REPORTED OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD SINCE FRIDAY. DEATHS WERE NOT REPORTED IN THIS MINI UPDATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 6,288 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 241,946 CASES IN THE PRO
Two Indians Jailed 27 Months For Defrauding Elderly American Citizens
__ _ZEESHAN KHAN AND MAAZ AHMED SHAMSI WERE EACH SENTENCED ON TUESDAY TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON BY US DISTRICT JUDGE JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ IN A FEDERAL COURT IN NEW JERSEY._ WASHINGTON - Two Indians have been sentenced by a US court for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illeg
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Touch Nearly 2500 On Friday With Four Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE FAST OMICRON SPREAD AS FRIDAY SEES NEARLY 2500 CASES AND FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,441 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 235,658 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10,415 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 222,604
BUDGET 2022: Surrey Residents Not Happy With Mayor’s Late Budget Or 2.9 Percent Tax Increase
__ _SURREY RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY CAMPERS WITH MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S LATE BUDGET OR THE 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES. THE BUDGET REPORT STATES A “PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $63 FOR THE AVERAGE ASSESSED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THAT WILL PREDOMINATELY BE USED TO OFFSE
Trudeau Government Boasts Of Record In-Take Of Immigrants With 401000 In 2021
__ _THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT IS BOASTING OF RECORD IN-TAKE OF IMMIGRANTS IN 2021 WITH 401,000 IN TOTAL, THE MOST IMMIGRANTS CANADA HAS EVER WELCOMED IN ITS HISTORY. TO SUPPORT CANADA’S POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY AND CHART A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SET A TARGET OF WELCO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Shoot Up Above 2000 Thursday
__ _OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE PROVINCE SAW CASES OF COVID-19 SHOOT UP ABOVE 2000 THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,046 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 233,217 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8,739 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN
PUNJABI BEAUTY: India’s Harnaaz Sandhu Takes The 2021 Miss Universe Crown
__ _PUNJABI BEAUTY HARNAAZ SANDHU HAS TAKEN THE MISS UNIVERSE 2021 CROWN, ENDING INDIA’S 21 YEAR DROUGHT WHEN MODEL-ACTRESS LARA DUTTA WON IT IN 2000. HARNAAZ IS A 21-YEAR-OLD MODEL FROM CHANDIGARH WHO FINISHED HER SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IN THE CITY. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS AND
Constitution Day Celebration - 2021
Zile Singh November 26th is a red-letter day in Indian history. An unparalleled living document known as the ‘Constitution of India’ was adopted on this day in 1949 and enacted two months later on January 26, 1950. It is unparalleled because it enshrines as many provisio
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
Constitution Day Celebrations - 2021
ZILE SINGH November 26th is a red-letter day in Indian history. An unparalleled living document known as the ‘Constitution of India’ was adopted on this day in 1949 and enacted two months later on January 26, 1950. It is unparalleled because it enshrines as many prov
First Turbaned-Sikh BC MLA Aman Singh Undergoing Cancer Treatment, Remains Upbeat
__ _THE FIRST TURBANED-SIKH MLA AMAN SINGH (RICHMOND-QUEENSBOROUGH) IS UNDERGOING TREATMENT TO FIGHT COLON CANCER AND REMAINS OPTIMISTIC THAT HE WILL TRIUMPH OVER IT. SINGH SAID HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER AFTER UNDERGOING THE ROUTINE SCREENING RECOMMENDED BY THE BC CANCER AGENCY FOR PEOPL
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
CONSTITUTION DAY: India Celebrates Law Day On November 26
BY ZILE SINGH Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) of India– November 26. ---------------- November 26is the Indian Consti
Sikhs To The Rescue!
The local Sikh community quickly mobilized to help BC flood victims with Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib and Guru Nanak Food Bank of Surrey BC making food packets and other items and sending them to the flood relief areas via private chartered helicopters from November 16. The organizations are als
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: Weekend Sees 16 Deaths And Over 1200 Cases
_WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO DIP SLIGHTLY, DEATHS ARE REMAINING STEADY WITH 16 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY AND OVER 1200 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,270 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,020 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 12-13:
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 New Deaths And Nearly A 1000 Cases Over Last Two Days
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE LAST 48 HOURS SEEING 23 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 1000 CASES. OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 992 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 211,750 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 10-11: 519 NEW CASES AND NOV. 11-1
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 COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Moderate But Weekend Sees Whopping 25 Deaths
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A WHOPPING 25 NEW DEATHS AS CASES MODERATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,370 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,284 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: OCT. 29-30: 568 NEW CASES, OCT. 30-31:
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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1800 Cases And 26 Deaths
__ _WEEKEND SAW A RISING TIDE OF COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS WITH OVER 1800 SINCE FRIDAY AND 26 NEW DEATHS. DESPITE THE RISING VACCINE RATES IN THE PROVINCE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOAD OF DEATHS OVER THE LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,846 N
Dilpreet Sandhu Gets 21 Months In Negligent Driving Death Of Indo-Canadian Soccer Prodigy
SURREY – An Indo-Canadian man has been sentenced to 21 months in the negligent driving causing death of a soccer prodigy Brandon Bassi. Dilpreet Sandhu, 20, has been sentenced for crash that killed Bassi, 19, of North Delta and left his own cousin in vegetative state The sentencing hearing wa
Global Debt Jumps To A New High Of USD 226 Trillion: IMF
WASHINGTON - Due to the Covid-19 and policies put in place to respond to it, the global debt has jumped to a new high of USD 226 trillion with India’s dues projected to rise to 90.6 per cent in 2021, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. Advanced economies and China contributed mo
Basant Motors Provides $32,000 Scholarships To Top Students
SURREY - Basant Motors has awarded $32,000 in scholarships to top school children on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. During a function held in the yard of Basant Motors, President Baldev Singh Bath welcomed the guests and the children receiving scholarships for higher education. Giving i
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decline Significantly Over Last Two Days But 28 Deaths Over Long Weekend
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS WITH MONDAY-TUESDAY PERIOD SEEING LESS THAN 400 BUT THE LONG WEEKEND SAW OVER 2000 CASES AND A WHOPPING 28 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,090 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR
VPD Cop Jagraj “Roger” Berar Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault Of Fellow Cop At 2019 Whistler Party
__ _JAGRAJ “ROGER” BERAR, 55, WAS FOUND GUILTY AT THE NORTH VANCOUVER PROVINCIAL COURT ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING A TRIAL WHICH HEARD THAT A VANCOUVER POLICE PARTY IN WHISTLER ENDED WITH BERAR’S SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A FELLOW OFFICER, INCLUDING ORAL SEX WITHOUT THE FEMALE COP’S PERMISSION. THE IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 2000 Cases And 10 New Deaths Over The Weekend
__ _IT WAS ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 WEEKEND AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 2000 CASES SINCE FRIDAY. FRASER HEALTH REGION CONTINUES TO BE THE SORE SPOT WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,986 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 189,680 CASES IN T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 2200 Cases And 18 New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING OVER 2200 CASES AND A WHOPPING 18 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,239 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 184,780 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: SEPT. 24-25: 876 NEW CASES, SEPT. 25-26: 657 NEW CASES
India’s Extradition Case Against Three British Sikhs Collapses In Huge Embarrassment To Priti Patel
_BRITISH SIKHS CALL FOR HOME SECRETARY TO RESIGN!_ _AT THE START OF THE INITIAL TRIAL TO ESTABLISH IF THERE WAS A PRIMA FACIA CASE AGAINST THE THREE BRITISH SIKHS DANIEL STERNBERG, REPRESENTING THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, ADMITTED TO DISTRICT JUDGE MICHAEL SNOW THAT THE EVIDENCE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO
IT'S COVID-19 STUPID: Is The 2021 Federal Election About The Pandemic, Trudeau Or The Economy?
__ _"IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID" IS THE FAMOUS QUOTE COINED BY JAMES CARVILLE, ONE OF FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN ADVISORS, TO HAMMER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMY TO THE AMERICAN VOTERS WHILE BUSH WAS TRYING TO CASH IN ON HIS POPULARITY OF THE KUWAIT WAR. THE EXPRESSION, IT'S
SARAGARHI MONUMENT: Historic New British Memorial To Sikh Soldiers Officially Unveiled
__ _THE FIRST UK MEMORIAL OF ITS KIND COMMEMORATING THE BRAVERY OF 19TH CENTURY SIKH SOLDIERS HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY UNVEILED IN WOLVERHAMPTON (SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER, 2021). THE NEW SARAGARHI MONUMENT, WHICH STANDS IN WELL LANE IN WEDNESFIELD, IS THE FIRST STATUE IN THE COUNTRY TO SPECIFICALLY HONOR T
DEAD-LOCKED: Liberals, Conservatives In Bitter Two Way Race In Election That Mirrors 2019 Version, Says Pollster
__ _WITH ONE WEEK LEFT IN THE CAMPAIGN, CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS LOCKED IN A TWO-WAY RACE, MIRRORING 2019, SAYS THE LATEST ANGUS REID POLL. THE TWO FRONT-RUNNING PARTIES ARE DEAD-LOCKED IN A TIGHT RACE THAT COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER MINORITY GOVERNMENT BUT WILL IT BE JUSTIN TRUDEAU HOLDING ON TO PO
Trudeau And O'Toole's Reaction To Racist Bill 21 Debate Question Truly Outrageous, Says WSO
__ _DEBATE MODERATOR SHACHI KURL, IN ENGAGING BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS LEADER YVES-FRANÇOIS BLANCHET SAID, "YOU DENIED THAT QUEBEC HAS PROBLEMS WITH RACISM YET YOU DEFEND LEGISLATION SUCH AS BILLS 96 AND 21 WHICH MARGINALIZE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, ANGLOPHONES AND ALLOPHONES. QUEBEC IS RECOGNIZED AS A DIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Nearly 2000 Cases And Nine New Deaths
__ _WEEKEND SEES NEARLY 2000 CASES AND NINE DEATHS AS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC IN BC AS THE PROVINCE BRINGS IN VACCINE CARDS TO INCREASE VACCINATION AND ONCE AND FOR ALL BURY THE SPREAD. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,984 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 175,142 CASES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine New Deaths And 820 Cases Reported Friday
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF RISING COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH NINE NEW DEATHS FRIDAY, ONE OF THE HIGHEST DAILY TOTALS IN A LONG WHILE. B.C. IS REPORTING 820 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 173,158 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,850 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE P
Real Estate Part Of Ongoing Economic Recovery That Drove Q2 CLI Higher
__ _IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THE ECONOMY IS POSTING A VERY STRONG RECOVERY, WE ARE STILL IN A VERY ABNORMAL AND UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. NORMALLY, THE TYPE OF GROWTH WE SEE REFLECTED IN THE CLI WOULD IMPLY AN IMPROVEMENT IN DEMAND FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE. HO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Long Weekend Sees Nearly 2500 Cases And 15 Deaths
__ _THE LONG WEEKEND TOOK A TOLL ON THE VULNERABLE AS 15 PEOPLE DIED FROM COVID-19 RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WHILE NEARLY 2500 TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE CRITICAL FALL SEASON. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,425 NEW CASES OF
Racists Target Edmonton Sikh Gurdwara With Threatening Phone Calls, Racial Slurs And Deliveries Of Meat Pizzas
__ _LEADERS AT THE SINGH SABHA GURDWARA IN THE MILL WOODS AREA OF SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT MONTHS OF TARGETED HARASSMENT. SINCE MARCH, THE GURDWARA — WHERE THOUSANDS OF SIKH EDMONTONIANS WORSHIP — HAS RECEIVED DAILY MULTIPLE THREATENING PHONE CALLS. VOICES ON THE OTHER END HU
BC Housing Market Activity Sees 7 Percent Decrease From July 2020
__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTED A TOTAL OF 9,663 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN JULY 2021, A DECREASE OF 7.2 PER CENT OVER JULY 2020. THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $891,687, A 17.1 PERCENT INCREASE FR
Surrey Golf Club, Sikh Gurdwara And Aria Banquet Hall Cited For COVID-19 Exposure
__ _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
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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Unvaccinated Driving Up Daily Cases As Thursday Sees 402
__ _HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE URGING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED AS COVID-19 CASES SURGED ABOVE 400 THURSDAY WITH THE SPREAD LARGELY AMONG THE UNVACCINATED. B.C. IS REPORTING 402 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 151,375 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2,066 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN T
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Bad Week Of Rising Cases Ends With 243 On Friday
__ _THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE WORST SINCE THE RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED WITH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 STEADILY RISING WITH A FRIDAY TOTAL BEING 243. THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR A BIG INCREASE IN CASES WITH 131 REPORTED FOR INTERIOR HEALTH BUT FRASER HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES SURREY, ALSO SAW CAS
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: 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
Global Peace Alliance’s ART4Peace Arts and Literary Contest 2021 Is Now Open
__ _THE THEME THIS YEAR IS TOWARDS A BETTER WORLD. WE WANT EVERYONE TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS ON HOW TO WEATHER THIS PANDEMIC, HEAL OUR PLANET AND CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER. LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, FORGIVENESS, KINDNESS, EQUALITY, ANTIRACISM, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION. DEMILITARIZATION, ALL ARE ESSENTIAL F
Sikh Truck Driver Roughed Up In Surrey After Fender-Bender
__ _JAGDEEP SINGH IS FROM SASKATCHEWAN AND WAS DRIVING HIS SEMI NEAR THE AREA OF 128 STREET AND 80TH AVENUE, WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER. HE SAYS HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO EXCHANGE INSURANCE INFORMATION WITH THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA S
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
Canada Not Taking Chance With Delta Variant By Extending India flight Ban Until August 21
__ _FEDERAL TRANSPORT MINISTER OMAR ALGHABRA, ANNOUNCED THE EXTENDED BAN MONDAY ON FLIGHTS ARRIVING FROM INDIA. THE BAN IS NOW SCHEDULED TO END ON AUG. 21 BUT REALISTICALLY, THE BAN WILL EXTEND INTO SEPTEMBER AND MANY EXPERTS SAY WON’T BE LIFTED UNTIL AFTER THE FEDERAL ELECTION WHICH COULD BE A
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
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
Racist Anti-Vaxxer Outside Kelowna Vaccine Clinic Tells Sikh Security To Go Back To India
__ _RACIST ANTI-VACCINE PROTESTOR WASN’T JUST VENTING AT THE COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC IN KELOWNA BUT DECIDED TO GO AFTER A SIKH SECURITY GUARD TRYING TO KEEP THE PEACE, TELLING HIM TO GO BACK TO INDIA. “YOU ARE NOT A CANADIAN, YOU ARE DISGUSTING,” BRUCE ORYDZUK, A WELL KNOWN CONSPIRACY
DOWNTOWN TRAGEDY: 23-Month Child Killed In Car Crash That Also Injures One Man
__ _A BLACK FORD ESCAPE COLLIDED WITH A BLACK MCLAREN IN THE INTERSECTION OF SMITHE AND HORNBY STREETS JUST AFTER 6 P.M. ON JULY 6. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, ONE OF THE VEHICLES MOUNTED THE SIDEWALK AND STRUCK A MAN WHO WAS CARRYING HIS 11-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. THE CHILD DIED IMMEDIATELY ON SCE
Canada Extends Flight Ban On India Till July 21
__ _DR. THERESA TAM, CANADA’S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, HAD SAID THAT THE VARIANT IN INDIA SHOWS INCREASED TRANSMISSIBILITY. THE INITIAL TRAVEL BAN WAS DUE TO END ON MAY 22, BUT WAS EXTENDED ANOTHER 30 DAYS UNTIL JUNE 21. THE TRAVEL BAN WAS NOT EXTENDED FOR PAKISTAN._ OTTAWA - Canada again
CORRUPTION: Anil Ambani Announced Reliance Defence 12 Days Before PM Modi Announced Rafale Deal With France
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__ _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
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__ _WHILE DEATHS REMAINED MODERATE, DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED THEIR 500 PLUS PACE DURING THE WEEKEND BUT SAW A DROP IN THE LAST 24 HOURS TO 385 CASES. MEANWHILE THE MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS ARE ALSO ON THE RISE WITH 144 NEW CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCI
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__ _BEGINNING MARCH 8, 2021, SENIORS AGED 80+ AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AGED 65+ WHO ARE NOT LIVING IN INDEPENDENT LIVING OR SENIORS' SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CAN MAKE ONE CALL TO BOOK THEIR APPOINTMENT THROUGH THEIR LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY CALL CENTRE ACCORDING TO A STAGGERED SCHEDULE. THIS IS TO AVOID LO
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
OBITUARY: Sikh Community Pioneer Bikar Singh Dhillon Passes Away
__ _THE VANCOUVER-BASED SIKH LEADER BIKAR SINGH DHILLON WAS BORN OCTOBER 17, 1924 IN VILLAGE PANDORI, LADHA SINGH DIST. HOSHIARPUR. DHILLON CAME TO CANADA AT THE AGE OF 34 IN 1958 WHERE HE WORKED HARD AT THE LOCAL SAWMILL, CARING FOR HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. _ VANCOUVER - Well known Indo-Canadian c
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
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 1428 Cases And Eight Deaths
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECREASE BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400 PLUS CASES A DAY. DELAY IN ROLLING OUT THE VACCINE HAS REALLY HURT CANADA BUT THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Extended Weekend Sees 26 Deaths And 1533 Cases
__ _EVEN WITH RESTRICTIONS, THE COVID-19 SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STEADY WHILE DEATHS ARE DECLINING BUT STILL AVERAGING SIX A DAY. THE LONG WEEKEND CONTINUED NEAR 400 A DAY CASES WHILE THERE WERE 26 DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH,
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 -
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
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__ _ACTIVE CASES AND THE DAILY SPREAD ARE SLOWING AND SO ARE DEATHS, WHICH FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS AVERAGED LESS THAN 5 A DAY. CONTINUED RESTRICTIONS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINE WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO LOOSENING OF THE RESTRICTIONS BUT DON’T EXPECT ANYTHING TILL MAY AT THE EARLIEST. DR.
INDIA BUDGET 2021: Focus Is On Health, Agriculture And Disinvestment
NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2021-22, that aims to shore up an economy badly-hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The economy is projected to contract 7.7% in the current fiscal year, although the government forecasts growth of 11% fo
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 8 Deaths And 429 Cases Announced Tuesday
__ _AFTER FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY, THE ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 HAS SHOT UP TO ABOVE 4500 WHILE THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400-500 RANGE AND DEATHS CONTINUE ON A DAILY BASIS. SLOW VACCINE ROLLOUT HAS ALSO NOT HELPED AND THIS TREND OF THE VIRUS’S SPREAD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNTIL THE VACCINE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 21 Deaths And Over 1100 Cases Since Friday
__ _THIS WEEKEND SAW THE DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS DECLINE SIGNIFICANTLY TO AVERAGE OF ABOUT 375 A DAY WHILE DEATHS CONTINUED WITH 21 MORE DYING SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE PERIODS: FROM JAN. 29 TO 30, BC HA
THE ROCKING SIKH: Tributes Paid After Welsh Music Legend Peter Singh Passes Away
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 New Deaths And Over 500 Cases Announced Thursday
__ _THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MUCH RELIEF FROM COVID-19 AS DAILY CASES REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 LEVEL WITH DEATHS CONTINUING TO MOUNT WITH ANOTHER 12 ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 546 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FIVE
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__ _ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH DATA ANALYZED AND PUBLISHED BY FINARIA , THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE INDUSTRY REVENUE DROPPED BY $31 BILLION IN 2020. THE MARKET’S REVENUE SANK BELOW $13 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO DECADES. COMPARED TO THE $42.5 BILLION GENERATED IN 2019, THERE WAS A 71.5% YEAR-OV
ANTI SIKH MP: Ramesh Sangha Kicked Out Of Liberal Party For Making “Baseless And Dangerous” Accusations Against Former Minister Bains
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 26 Deaths And 1344 Cases
__ _THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE COVID-19 SPREAD SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN THE SAME GEAR BUT BOTH CASES AND DEATHS ARE BEGINNING TO SLOW AS 26 DEATHS WERE REPORTED FOR THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WITH OVER 1300 CASES. AS VACCINE SLOWLY MAKES IT’S WAY INTO THE PROVINCE, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THE SPREA
SINGHS ARE KINGS: Canada’s Harnarayan Singh and US’s Varinder Singh Hit Milestones For Sikhs
HARNARAYAN SINGH Harnarayan Singh Does Community Proud By Accomplishing Personal Dream Of Doing English Language Hockey Night In Canada Harnarayan Singh, a long time play-by-play man on Hockey Night In Canada Punjabi, achieved a person milestone and made the community proud by doing the English
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_ _ _THE GOLDEN TEMPLE COMPLEX WAS ADORNED WITH LIGHTS TO MARK THE OCCASION OF THE 355TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 10TH SIKH GURU GOBIND SINGH JI, IN AMRITSAR. _ CHANDIGARH - Thousands of devotees paid obeisance at gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh on Wednesday to commemo
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 Deaths And 465 Cases Announced Tuesday
__ _WHILE THE SPREAD IS BEGINNING TO SLOW AND ACTIVE CASES ARE DECREASING, DEATHS REMAIN HIGH WITH ANOTHER 12 REPORTED TUESDAY ALONG WITH OVER 450 CASES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 465 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 13 EPI-LINKED CASES,
Surrey Says 2020 Building Permit Value Of $1.46 Billion Exceeded 10-Year Average
__ _RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO BE RESILIENT, MAKING UP FOR $1.1 BILLION OF THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE. INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PERMITS WERE JUST SHY OF THE RECORD-BREAKING 2019 REVENUE, MAKING UP FOR $238 MILLION OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – According to the City of
Diljit Dosanjh Tops World’s Top 100 Sikhs List
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 New Deaths And 519 Cases Announced Wednesday
__ _ACTIVE CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE BUT THE SPREAD STILL REMAINS STRONG WITH OVER 500 CASES ON WEDNESDAY AND 12 NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 519 NEW CASES, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 59,072 CAS
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__ _MEMBERS OF THE FIJI DISASTER RELIEF SOCIETY (FDRS) OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WORKED TIRELESSLY LAST SUNDAY, BRAVING CANADIAN JANUARY COLD WEATHER STANDING OUTSIDE COLLECTING THE FUNDS AND ISSUING RECEIPTS TO THE GENEROUS DONORS, WHILE VANCOUVER RADIO FIJI MIRCHI THROUGHOUT THE DAY WAS MAKING ANNO
VPD Cop Charged With On And Off Duty Drug Offences Had A 20-Year-Old Indo-Canadian As Drug Dealing Associate
_ _ _VPD CONSTABLE NEIL LOGAN WAS CHARGED WITH THE OFFENCES RELATED TO THEFT, BREACH OF TRUST AND DRUGS AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BY VANCOUVER POLICE DETECTIVES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION INTO LOGAN, POLICE ALSO BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION INTO ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES. AS A RESULT, 20-YEAR-OLD SUR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Eight New Deaths And 428 Cases Announced Tuesday
__ _THERE SEEMS TO BE A STEADY STREAM OF DEATHS AND CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC WITH DAILY COUNT NEITHER COMING DOWN TO THE LOWS THE PROVINCE ONCE HAD OR TROUBLING VERY HIGH CASES AS SEEN IN OTHER PROVINCES. DEATHS STILL REMAIN A PROBLEM BUT THE SECOND WAVE WAS EXPECTED TO BE DEADLIER THAN THE INITIA
New Report Says BC Housing Market To Remain Vibrant Throughout 2021
__ _THE REPORT FROM CENTRAL 1, THE ORGANIZATION THAT HANDLES FINANCIAL SERVICES, DIGITAL BANKING AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR MORE THAN 250 CREDIT UNIONS, SAYS B.C. HAS SEEN A “SPECTACULAR” REBOUND IN HOUSING DEMAND SINCE PANDEMIC-INDUCED LOWS IN THE SPRING._ VANCOUVER -- A report from Central 1,
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO PILE UP WITH ANOTHER 45 PEOPLE DEAD SINCE THURSDAY WHILE CASES CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN THE MID 500 LEVEL ON A DAILY BASIS. VACCINE CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH AS THE SPREAD SEEMS TO BE CONTINUOUS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH O
SIKH TO THE CORE: Toronto “Superfan” Nav Bhatia Turns Down Global Indian Award After Criticism
__ _TORONTO RAPTORS “SUPERFAN” NAV BHATIA, WHO CAME UNDER CRITICISM FOR ACCEPTING THE GLOBAL INDIAN AWARD FROM THE CANADA-INDIA FOUNDATION, A PRO-INDIA GROUP, SAYS MY HEART CANNOT ACCEPT THIS AWARD, NOT WHILE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ACROSS INDIA ARE IN PAIN. BHATIA INITIALLY ACCEPTED THE AWAR
BC Liberals Ask Why Is NDP Delaying ICBC Insurance Renewals Going Online Till May 2022
__ _GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT WHEN ICBC'S ONLINE INSURANCE MODEL LAUNCHES, CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO RENEW PERSONAL INSURANCE AND GET TEMPORARY OPERATION PERMITS, WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS. MORE PRODUCTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – The
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__ _WHILE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECREASE, THE DEATH CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH WITH ANOTHER 72 PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS SINCE THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON NEW CASES OF COVID
Sikhs For Justice Sue Sikh-Hater Terry Milewski And Macdonald-Laurier Institute For Defamation
_ _ _THE SIKHS FOR JUSTICE, WHICH IS USING PEACEFUL MEANS IN TRYING TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT SIKH HOMELAND CALLED KHALISTAN, FILED THE LAWSUIT AGAINST MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE AND SIKH-HATER, HACK REPORTER TERRY MILEWSKI FOR DEFAMATION, SAYING THE ONE-SIDED INDIA-FUNDED ANTI-SIKH REPORT PUT OU
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__ _DAILY DEATH RATE FROM COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH ANOTHER 12 DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 582 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 48,609 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZ
AJAY BANGA – Fortune’s Businessperson Of The Year 2020
__ _MASTERCARD HAS AMBITIOUSLY SUPPORTED INITIATIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND IS WORKING TO GET A BILLION UNBANKED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ONTO THE FINANCIAL GRID—A LEGACY THAT ENSURES THAT AJAY BANGA, WHO PASSES THE CEO BATON TO MASTERCARD PRESIDENT MICHAEL MIEBACH ON JAN. 1, WILL B
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Decrease To 444 But Another 12 Deaths
__ _THE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH MID 400 BUT DEATHS CONTINUE UNABATED WITH ANOTHER 12 ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. HOPEFULLY, THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CUT DOWN THE SPREAD AS AUTHORITIES GET THE VACCINE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE FRONT LINE WORKERS AND ELDERLY. DR. BO
Pakistani Activist Who Fled To Canada In 2015 Found Dead In Toronto
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Anther Deadly Week Ends With 11 Deaths And 624 Cases
__ _HOPEFULLY, THE TOUGH COVID-19 MEASURES INTRODUCED BY THE PROVINCE WHICH WILL BE VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED WILL LOWER THE DAILY CASE COUNT AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE RISING TIDE OF DEATHS DURING THE SECOND WAVE OF THE VIRUS IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another 21 Deaths And 673 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _THERE SEEMS TO BE NO LET UP ON THE MOUNTING COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WITH ANOTHER 21 ANNOUNCED THURSDAY WHILE CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN THE HIGH 600S. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 673 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING S
Two South Asian Men Among Three Charged In 2017 Gangland Murder
__ _ISLAM NAGEM AND EDRICK RAJU HAVE EACH BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND MICHAEL SCHWEIGER WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF ALEXANDER BLANAROU AFTER AN EXTENSIVE THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION. ON DECEMBER 28, 2017, JUST BEFORE 2:30 P.M., 24-YEAR-OLD BLANAROU WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN THE 5300-BLOCK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 21 More Deaths But Cases Slide To Just Above 500
__ _THE HIGH DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO CONCERN AUTHORITIES AS BC RECORDED 21 MORE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TUESDAY WHILE THE DAILY CASE COUNT WENT DOWN TO JUST ABOVE 500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 522 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLU
Despite Vaccine Rollout – 2021 Will Begin On A Bumpy Note, Says Bank Of Canada
OTTAWA -- Positive news about vaccine delivery won't be enough to give the economy a shot in the arm to start 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold and warned rising COVID-19 cases in Canada will weigh on near-term growth, reported Canadian Press. The c
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Alarming 28 Deaths As Cases Again Jump Over 700
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS HITTING BC HARD WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS BUT THURSDAY’S 28 DEATHS IS ALARMING AS DAILY CASE NUMBERS AGAIN GO ABOVE 700. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 723 NEW CASES OF COVID-
PM Justin Trudeau Joins Punjabi Canadian And British-Sikh Politicians In Backing Indian Farmers Protest And Calls Out Indian Government Brutality
__ _NRI PUNJABI POLITICIANS FROM CANADA AND THE UK AS WELL AS PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND VICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT KAMALA HARRIS SHOWED GREAT SUPPORT FOR THE FARMERS PROTESTING IN INDIA AND CONDEMNED THE VIOLENCE PERPETRATED BY THE INDIAN STATE ON THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER THE NATIONAL NAREND
SIKH INVENTOR: Father of Fibre Optics Narinder Singh Kapany Passes Away At 94F
__ _ FATHER OF FIBER OPTICS: Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany passed away on Thursday at the age of 94. It was Kapany’s path-breaking research in the 1950s on fibre optics which paved the way for high-speed broadband internet, laser surgeries, and endoscopy, among others. It was during his Ph.D. at th
CDI College Allows Indian Student To Openly Insult And Attack Sikh Student On Zoom Meeting
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VIRTUAL PEACE FEST: Global Peace Alliance To Celebrate “Shaping Peace Together” On November 27-29
__ _‘SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER” VIRTUAL FESTIVAL, THE FIFTH OF GPA’S PEACE FESTIVALS, WILL BE CELEBRATED THROUGH FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE TAKING PLACE ON NOVEMBER 27TH 7PM, NOVEMBER 28TH AND 29TH 2PM. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - The Global Peace Alliance, now a BC Society (GPA) is please
BUDGET 2020: Surrey Increasing Taxes By Nearly 3 Percent As Well As $200 Parcel Tax
_THE TAX INCREASES ARE WELL ABOVE THE 2.9 PERCENT PROMISED BY SURREY MAYOR MCCALLUM AND ARE DESIGNED TO PAY FOR UNNECESSARY POLICING TRANSITION COSTS WHICH HAVE BALLOONED TO $184 MILLION!_ _ _ _SURREY IS RAISING TAXES BY NEARLY 3 PERCENT AS WELL AS ADDING ON A $200 PARCEL TAX PER HOME TO COVER R
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
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: New Records Set As Weekend Cases Reach 2000 With Nine New Deaths
_ _ _BC KEEPS SETTING NEW RECORDS FOR THE DAILY COUNT OF THE COVID-19 AS CASES KEEP RISING WITH THE WEEKEND SETTING A NUMBER OF DAILY HIGHS AS A TOTAL THREE DAY COUNT SINCE FRIDAY REACHED NEARLY 2000 WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINIS
Indo-Canadian-Owned Gym Linked To 42 Infections Had COVID-19 Positive Patrons Not Giving A Damn
__ _ON FRIDAY, FRASER HEALTH OFFICIALLY DECLARED AN OUTBREAK AT THE PLATINUM ATHLETIC CLUB AT 7653 KING GEORGE BLVD. AFTER IT WAS LINKED TO 42 CASES. AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING THAT ANYONE WHO ATTENDED THE FACILITY BETWEEN OCT. 21 AND NOV. 7 MUST SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS FROM THE LAST TIME THEY WERE
Surrey Proclaims November 2020 As 1984 Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month
COUNCILOR JACK HUNDIAL SAYS MAYOR HOGGED THE PROCLAMATION READING BY REFUSING TO LET SIKH COUNCILORS TO READ IT! __ _THE CITY OF SURREY HAS DECLARED THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE MONTH. A PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THIS REGARD BY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, WHO DECIDED TO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Total Cases Nearing 20,000 With Deaths Closing In On 300
__ _THE 500 PLUS CASES OF COVID-19 OVER THE PAST WEEK AND QUICKLY DRIVING UP THE TOTAL NUMBER CASES TOWARDS THE 20,000 MARK AND DEATHS ARE ALSO CLIMBING AND QUICKLY APPROACHING 300. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 525 NEW CASES OF C
Sikh-Canadians Hold Vigil To Mark 36th Anniversary Of 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs
__ _MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY HELD A VIGIL TO MARK THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 MASSACRE OF SIKHS AT HOLLAND PARK IN SURREY IN CANADA ON SUNDAY. THEY CARRIED PLACARDS WITH SLOGANS “1984 NEVER FORGET”, “1984 YES IT’S GENOCIDE”. AMONG THOSE WHO ADDRESSED THE GATHERING WERE MEMBER
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Spread In BC Is Very Strong As Thursday Sees 425 New Cases
__ _THE SECOND WAVE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS EXTREMELY STRONG AS THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD HIGH OF 425 CASES WITH ACTIVE CASES NEARING 3500 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING OVER 7500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 425 NEW CA
FACEBOOK CENSORSHIP: Is The Social Media Giant Doing India’s Dirty Work By Removing Posts Highlighting Sikh Genocide
_ _ _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
AN END TO FREE MONEY: Government Dole Out Not Infinite, Says Finance Minister As Central Bank Targets 2022 For Recovery
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the last recession a decade ago, reported Canadian Press. The federal government has spent unprecedent
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__ _GURLEENA SUKHIJA WON FIRST PRIZES IN BOTH THE JUNIOR SHORT STORY AND JUNIOR POETRY CATEGORIES WHILE AKASH RANU WON FIRST PLACE IN THE SENIOR SHORTY STORY. THE WINNERS WERE ACKNOWLEDGED AT A VIRTUAL AWARDS GALA ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED BY THE DYNAMIC YOUTH LI
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_ _ _THE SECOND WAVE IS THREATENING TO SHOOT CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC SKY HIGH AS ANOTHER BAD WEEK COMES TO AN END WITH OVER 250 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH. WITH THE NDP GOVERNMENT RE-ELECTED AND A NUMBER OF NEW ORDERS IN EFFECT, MUCH WILL NEED TO BE DONE IF BC WANTS TO AVOID ANOTHER LOCKDOWN. DR. BO
Is Trudeau Government Being Responsible By Announcing That Canada Will Take In 1.2 Million New Immigrants?
__ _CANADA ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE 2021 TO 2023 LEVELS PLAN AIMS TO CONTINUE WELCOMING IMMIGRANTS AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1% OF THE POPULATION OF CANADA, INCLUDING 401,000 PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN 2021, 411,000 IN 2022 AND 421,000 IN 2023. THE PREVIOUS PLAN SET TARGETS OF 351,000 IN 2021 AND 361,000 I
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And The Daily Count Remains Above 200
__ _ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE NEARING 2500 INCLUDING A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR THE VIRUS AS THE SECOND WAVE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE A DEEP IMPACT WITH DAILY CASES REMAINING ABOVE 200 AND DEATHS ON A NEAR DAILY BASIS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Death And 287 Cases Continue The High Spread Rate
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT DAY AS THE HIGH SPREAD RATE CONTINUES IN THE SECOND WAVE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER SHUTDOWN IN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 200 For Sixth Straight Day As Second Wave Sets In
_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 ELECTION RESULTS: All Riding Results As Of Oct. 25
_THE 2020 PANDEMIC ELECTION ENDED WITH NDP CRUSHING THE BC LIBERAL RED BY LEADING OR WINNING IN 55 SEATS. ALTHOUGH MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE STILL BE TO COUNTED, IT’S A SIZEABLE MAJORITY FOR THE NDP LED BY JOHN HORGAN, WHICH HAD MADE A REAL BREAKTHROUGH WITH THE ELECTORATE BY WINNING SAFE BC LIBERAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Hitting BC Hard As Daily Cases Jump Above 200
__ __ _SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS HITTING BC HARD AS ANOTHER WEEK ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE WITH NOW THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 200 PLUS CASES INCLUDING RECORD BREAKING 274 ON THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED
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
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
TEMPLE HOOLIGANISM: infighting At Washington State Sikh Gurdwara Sends Five People To Hospital As Police Investigates
__ __ _RENTON POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO A SIKH TEMPLE CALLED GURUDWARA SINGH SABHA OF WASHINGTON AT 2:48 P.M., AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS OF A LARGE FIGHT BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLE, SAID CYNDIE MORRIS, A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR RENTON POLICE. POLICE DESCRIBED THE VIOLENCE AS “MUTUAL CO
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
SANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL: Memorial Held For First Sikh-American Deputy Sheriff
__ __ _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
Conservative Garnett Genuis And Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal Top MPs Speaking About Sikh-Canadian Issues
WSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SIKH-CANADIAN MP CAUCUS IN OTTAWA LIKE THE UK! __ __ _DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 17 SIKH MPS (12 LIBERAL, 4 CPC AND 1 NDP), THE MOST VOCAL MP WITH RESPECT TO SIKH ISSUES IS CONSERVATIVE GARNETT GENUIS (EDMONTON SHERWOOD PARK). GARNETT HAS RAISED A VARIETY OF ISSUE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Thursday’s 142 Cases Keeps The Daily Count Steady Above 100
__ __ _DAILY CASES REMAIN STUCK IN THE MID 100S AS THE TOTAL BC COVID-19 TALLY REACHED ABOVE 11,000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 142 NEW CASES, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 11,034 CASES IN BRITI
IMMIGRATION LOTTERY: Federal Government Announces Opening Of 2020 Parents And Grandparents Program
__ __ _OVER A 3-WEEK PERIOD, FROM 12 P.M. EDT ON OCTOBER 13, 2020, TO 12 P.M. EST ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020, CANADIANS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO SPONSOR THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO COME TO CANADA WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT AN INTEREST TO SPONSOR FORM ONLINE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 125 New Cases Announced Wednesday As Spread Remains Strong
__ __ _THERE WERE 125 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY AS DAILY CASES REMAIN ABOVE 100 AND THE SPREAD OF VIRUS IN BC REMAINS STRONG. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 125 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR
KHALISTAN IS A SIKH PROJECT: Milewski And His Gang Get Most Of It’s Drivel Wrong In A 20-Page Anti-Sikh Propaganda
BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR Three Canadian members of parliament and I, in January1992, stood in the early morning cold of Chandigarh, Punjab, in front of a long table loaded with rifles and pistols. All that our host, Punjab Police Chief K.P.S. Gill, was trying to do was try to convince us was that
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
Surrey’s Harsh Thakkar Among This Year’s RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants
_HARSH THAKKAR OVERSEES A TEAM OF MORE THAN 300 INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS WHO HELP CLIENTS COMMUNICATE, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH CARE AND COURT SYSTEMS, IN MORE THAN 88 LANGUAGES. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, HE HAS GROWN THE BUSINESS TO INCLUDE RARE LANGUAGES, INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES AND EVEN AMERICAN
LONG TRIP: Will You Shove Out $20,00 From A Bus Trip From Delhi To London?
__ __ _THE BUS WILL CROSS 18 COUNTRIES OVER A PERIOD OF 70 DAYS, WITH PASSENGERS HOPPING OFF TO MARVEL AT THE PAGODAS OF MYANMAR, HIKE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND WANDER HISTORIC CITIES INCLUDING MOSCOW AND PRAGUE. THE IMAGE ABOVE IS AN ILLUSTRATION FROM ADVENTURES OVERLAND, DEPICTING WHAT THE B
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
THE LAST PICTURE: The Deadly Act Of Trying To Get That Picture Of A Lifetime Has Claimed Over 250 People
_ _ __ _WHETHER IT’S ON TOP OF A TREE WHILE DIVING, OR FLYING, SCALING SKYSCRAPERS, BRIDGES, CLIFFS, EDGES OF GRAND CANYON OR ANY OTHER PRECARIOUSLY PLACED LOCATION THAT ATTEMPT TO GET JUST ONE PICTURE TO REMEMBER FOR A LIFETIME HAS BEEN A DEADLY ONE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE THEIR LAST PICTURE. I
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Tallies Remain 100 Plus But Last 24 Hour Shows Big Decrease
__ __ _WEEKEND SAW CODI-19 DAILY CASES IN BC REMAIN 100 PLUS BUT THE LAST 24 HOUR PERIOD SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CASES BUT WILL THE LOWER TREND HOLD AS THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE SPIKE OF CASES OVER THE LAST FOUR WEEKS THAT HAS SEEN ACTIVE CASES SHOOT UP TO NEARLY 1600 FROM AS LOW AS 275 A FEW
Sikh-Canadian Group Wants UN To Declare September 6th As “Jaswant Singh Khalra” Day
_ _ __ _“AS THE WORLD IS MARKING THE 25TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRUSADER JASWANT SINGH KHALRA THIS WEEK, WE CALL UPON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS IN A LETTER SENT TO THE COUNCIL TO DECLARE SEPTEMBER 6TH AS “JASWANT SINGH KHALRA DAY”. WE ALSO REQUEST TO BRING
NO LOVE FOR DOUG PAAJI: New Poll Says 72 Percent Surrey Residents Wouldn’t Vote For Mayor McCallum
58 PERCENT WANT TO KEEP RCMP IN SURREY INSTEAD OF COSTLY LOCAL POLICE! __ __ _SURREY RESIDENTS ARE CLEAR ON TWO THINGS IN A NEW POLLARA POLL COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF): THEY DO NOT WANT A NEW SURREY POLICE SERVICE OR SUPPORT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM. VOTERS FILLED ALL BUT
Global COVID-19 Cases Top 24 Million
__ __ _MODERNA INC. PRESENTED NEW SAFETY DATA FROM AN EARLY TRIAL THAT PROVIDES THE FIRST EVIDENCE THAT ITS VACCINE STIMULATES THE IMMUNE SYSTEMS OF OLDER PEOPLE. ABBOTT LABORATORIES WON U.S. CLEARANCE FOR A 15-MINUTE COVID TEST THAT WILL BE PRICED AT JUST $5._ LONDON - The World Economic Forum
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
Two Indo-Canadian Halls Fined $2300 As Surrey Gets Aggressive With COVID-19 Restrictions
_ _ __ _BUT DINESH KHANNA OF KHANNA BANQUET HALL, ONE OF TWO HALLS THAT WERE FINED (THE OTHER IS RUMOURED TO BE DHALIWAL), TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT HE TAKES OFFENCE TO THE CITY AND SURREY RCMP’S CHARACTERIZATION THAT HIS BUSINESS IS A REPEAT OFFENDER AS HE’S HAD NO ISSUE FROM ANY OF THE AUTH
Trial Begins Of Indian Who Spied On Sikhs, Kashmiris In Germany
__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS ACCUSED OF WORKING FOR THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING (RAW), INDIA'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, FROM 2015._ FRANKFURT - An Indian national accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities in Germany for New Delhi's secret services went on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday.
Sikh-American Filmmaker Satinder Kaur Among Prestigious Universal Writers Program 2020 Participants
_ _ __ _FORMER U.S. ARMY VETERAN SATINDER KAUR, A WRITER, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER FROM BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, JOINS JENNIFER COATES, ANGELA DELGADO, SATINDER KAUR AND LARRY SANTANA AMONG THE WRITERS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIO'S 2020 WRITERS PROGRAM. KAUR IS THE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN WR
Indo-Canadian Banquet Halls Get $2000 Fines And Now They Want The Government To Shut Them Down
_ _ __ _KHANNA BANQUET HALL PROPRIETOR DINESH KHANNA GOT HIS $2300 TICKET SATURDAY NIGHT BY CITY OF SURREY OFFICIALS WHO TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD 57 PEOPLE IN THE HALL EVEN THOUGH HE DISPUTED, SAYING THAT INCLUDES STAFF MEMBERS AND A COUPLE OF KIDS. THE CITY OFFICIALS REFUSED TO LISTEN TO HIS PLEADI
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
Sikh-Canadian Man On His Way Home From Gurdwara Killed In Brampton
_ _ __ _SURAJDEEP SINGH IS BEING REMEMBERED BY LOVED ONES AS “A GEM OF A PERSON.” THE 22-YEAR-OLD SIKH-CANADIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON, ONT. WAS KILLED IN AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK WHILE ON HIS WAY HOME FROM GURDWARA LAST WEEK. ON FRIDAY, INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED AN ARREST HAD BEEN MADE IN THE “UNPRO
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
Eight South Asians Among 21 Criminals Charged In Ontario Car Theft Crime Spree
__ __ _EIGHT SOUTH ASIANS ARE AMONG A LARGE CRIME GROUP OF 21 CRIMINALS BUSTED IN A CAR THEFT RING THAT STOLE MILLIONS WORTH OF VEHICLES. TO DATE, INVESTIGATORS HAVE ARRESTED 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING PARAMJIT NIRWAN, A 55-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAMPTON, JANVIER SIDHU, A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAMPTON, S
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
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
Sikh-American Man Who Died Trying To Save Drowning Kids Hailed A Hero
_THE SELFLESS HERO WHO TRIED TO SAVE THREE KIDS HE NEVER MET WAS 29-YEAR-OLD MANJEET SINGH. HE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES TWO YEARS AGO FROM INDIA AND RECENTLY MOVED TO FRESNO TO START A TRUCKING BUSINESS. SINGH CAME TO THE U.S. TWO YEARS AGO FROM INDIA._ REEDLEY – A Sikh-American who died tryi
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
BC Making Plans To Get K-12 Students Back To Class Full Time This Fall
_THE GOVERNMENT SAID ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL ENABLE MOST STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 TO RETURN TO SCHOOL ON SEPT. 8, 2020, WITH FULL-TIME IN-CLASS LEARNING AS THE PROVINCE MOVES TO STAGE 2 OF B.C.'S EDUCATION RESTART PLAN._ VICTORIA – The BC government is making plan
Two Young Indo-Canadians Charged In Serious 2019 Crash In Newton
_NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD VIKRAM SINGH GREWAL OF SURREY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD PAVANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL OF SURREY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSING BODILY HARM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Two you
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
ANOTHER DROWNING: Sikh-Canadian Man Drowns In Banff National Park In Freak Accident
__ _“I AM DEEPLY SADDENED TO SHARE THAT OUR FRIEND GAGANDEEP SINGH IS NO LONG HERE WITH US,” SINGH’S FRIEND PARMEET SINGH WROTE ON FACEBOOK WITH PICTURES OF GAGANDEEP. “HE WAS A CARING, BRIGHT SOUL THAT WILL BE MISSED. HE CAME TO CANADA IN 2016 AS A STUDENT WITH A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS
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
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
Desi TikToker From Surrey With Fake Guns Arrested And Fined $200 Each
_ _ __ _A GROUP OF 12 YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 30 YEARS OLD WERE ARRESTED AT MUD BAY PARK. THE GROUP INFORMED THE OFFICERS THEY WERE FILMING A TIKTOK VIDEO AND HAD TWO PISTOL-STYLE AIRSOFT GUNS IN THE BUSHES. POLICE SEARCHED THE AREA AND FOUND TWO AIRSOFT PISTOLS, ONE BASEBALL BAT, O
LEMON "TOONA": Needled Lemons Similar To The Ones In Coquitlam Were Found In Wolverhampton, England In 2016
URBAN VOODO: ARE NEEDLED LEMONS BEING HANGED ALONG COQUITLAM TRAILS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS OR PEOPLE? __ __ _ARE NEEDLED LEMONS FOUND HANGING ON TREES ALONG PORT COQUITLAM TRAILS “TOONA-TAANA” – CURSE OFFERING AND ARE THEY BEING HANGED BY LOCAL INDO-CANADIANS OR OTHERS. AND ARE THEY SUPPOS
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
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._
Ravinderpaul Gill Of Calgary Facing 29 Firearms And Drug Charges
__ __ _CALGARY POLICE HAVE CHARGED RAVINDERPAUL GILL AFTER MULTIPLE FIREARMS AND DRUGS WERE SEIZED FROM A RESIDENCE IN SOUTHEAST CALGARY. GILL WILL NEXT APPEAR IN COURT ON AUG. 7, 2020._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF CALGARY – An Indo-Canadian man from Calgary is facing a slew of gun and drug ch
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
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
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
42-Year-Old Man Charged In Death Of Young Indo-Canadian Woman
_ _ __ _TWENTY-THREE-YEAR OLD SAMANDEEP JHINGER WAS FOUND DEAD IN A RESIDENCE IN THE SMALL CITY ON JULY 3. WARMAN RCMP SAY THE VICTIM WAS REPORTED MISSING ON JULY 2 AND FOUND DEAD ON JULY 3._ WARMAN, SASKATCHEWAN – A 42-year-old man has been charged in the murder of a young Indo-Canadian wom
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 24 Cases Over The Last Two Days Keeps Daily Average Below 15
_ _ __ _DESPITE INCREASED ACTIVITY IN BC, THE COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW AS MOVIE THEATRES OPEN ON FRIDAY FOR FILM LOVERS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS. IN THE FIRST REPORTING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Deaths And New Cases Hit The 20 Daily Mark In A Long While
__ __ _THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FROM COVID-19 ON THURSDAY AND DAILY CASES ALSO SHOT UP TO 20 AFTER A LONG WHILE OF DAILY CASES AVERAGING BELOW 15 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THE NEW CASES WITH THE TOTAL NOW STANDI
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
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
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
First Observant Sikh-American Woman Cadet Graduates From West Point Military Academy
__ __ _SECOND LT. ANMOL NARANG, A GEORGIA NATIVE, BECAME THE FIRST OBSERVANT WOMAN SIKH CADET TO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE FROM THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY ACADEMY._ WASHINGTON - The United States Military Academy at West Point graduated its first observant Sikh cadet last Saturday. Second Lt. Anmol Na
Chinese Forces Kill 20 Indian Troops At Ladakh Border Fighting
__ __ _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
COVID-19 AND SIKH DEATH RITUALS: Soul’s Journey To Next Life Becoming Marred By The Pandemic
_WITH COVID – 19, DEAD BODIES ARE PILING UP IN THE MORTUARIES, FUNERAL HOMES AND EVEN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS. IN INDIA RELATIVES ARE NOT EVEN CLAIMING THE DEAD BODIES. FUNERALS ARE BEING HELD BY THE ADMINISTRATION WITHOUT ANY RITUALS. IT IS TIME TO THINK THAT DO WE ACTUALLY NEED THESE EXPENSIVE RI
British Sikh MP Calls For Operation Bluestar inquiry In UK Parliament
__ __ _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
Admired Sikh-Canadian Community Educationist Gurdial Singh Neel Passes Away
__ __ _A FEW YEARS AGO, NEEL WAS ASKED “IF YOU WERE GRANTED ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?” HIS RESPONSE WAS “MAY THIS JOURNEY OF LIFE CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF CONTENTMENT AND SATISFACTION. MAY I ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR ALL MY BLESSINGS AND LIVE ACCORDING TO THE SIKH WAY OF LIFE AND PRACTICE NA
SIKH GENOCIDE: Did Indira Gandhi Plan The Golden Temple Attack Years Before?
KANWAL JIT SINGH GILL Indian ruling Governments, media and Hindutava forces have always justified the 1984 army attack on Darbar Sahib as an effort to get rid of terrorists led by Sant Bhindrawale and to protect India from Pakistan army attack to help those terrorists. Even many so-called secula
THE SECRET TO LIVING LONG: 102-Year-Old Mr. Singh Listens To His Body And That What You Should Do During Pandemic
__ __ _MR. SINGH STILL GOES FOR WALKS AND WAITS FOR THE SUMMER WEATHER WHEN HE WILL HIT THE GOLF COURSE. THE TESTIMONY TO HIS EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AT THIS SENIOR GOLDEN AGE IS THAT HE DOES NOT TAKE ANY OF THOSE MEDICINES OFTEN RELATED TO OLD AGE. CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, KNEE PROBLEMS, ETC. HAVE BYP
Pro-Independence Group Sikhs For Justice Empowered By Akal Takht Jathedar’s “All Sikhs Want Khalistan” Comments
_ _ GIANI HARPREET SINGH SAID EVERY SIKH WANTS KHALISTAN AND THEY WILL ACCEPT IT IF GOVERNMENT OFFERS IT! _ASKED ABOUT SLOGANEERING AT AKAL TAKHT IN FAVOUR OF KHALISTAN BY SIKH HARDLINERS, GIANI HARPREET SINGH SAID, “THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IF SLOGANS ARE RAISED AFTER THE FUNCTION. IF THE GOVER
Facebook And Instagram Unblocks Sikh hashtag After Nearly Three Months
_ _ __ _ON MARCH 7, FACEBOOK ADMITTED THAT THE HASHTAG WAS MISTAKENLY BLOCKED. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELEASED BY INSTAGRAM COMMUNICATION ON THEIR TWITTER HANDLE (@INSTAGRAMCOMMS) SAID: “WE HAVE UNBLOCKED THE HASHTAG #SIKH ON INSTAGRAM AND ARE WORKING TO UNBLOCK #SIKH ON FACEBOOK. WE’RE INVES
Young Indo-Canadian Man Charged In 2019 Fatal Collision That Killed Soccer Star Brandon Bassi
_ _ __ _ON JUNE 1, EIGHT CHARGES WERE LAID AGAINST THE ALLEGED DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, DILPREET SANDHU, INCLUDING DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH, AND FAILING TO REMAIN CAUSING DEATH. “THIS COLLISION HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY DUE TO THE TRAGIC LOSS OF A YOUNG PERSON’S LIFE,”
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Cases Jump Up to 22 On Wednesday But Daily Average Remain Below 15
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES IN BC JUMPED ABOVE 20 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO WEEKS BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS UNDER 15 FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 22 NEW INFECTIONS AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 2,623 CASES IN BRIT
BC DAILY COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Registers 24 Cases Keeping The Average Well Below 15 Per Day
__ __ _THE WEEKEND AGAIN SAW LOW DAILY CASES BUT THIS WEEK WILL BE THE BIG TEST AS THE 14 DAY PERIOD OF THE PHASE TWO REOPENING COMES UP ON TUESDAY AND CASES FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARDS WILL TELL THE REAL STORY IF THERE ARE ANY MAJOR SPIKES SINCE THE REOPENING AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE NEXT PHASE OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 New Cases For The Weekend Continues Spelling Good News
__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATE FOR THE TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 23 TO MAY 24, AND MAY 24 TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 24, BC HAD FIVE NEW INFECTIONS AND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 18 New Cases Friday Keeps Daily Tally Well Below 20
THE REOPENING WEEK IS COMING TO A GOOD END WITH DAILY COVID-19 INFECTIONS REMAINING LOW DESPITE THE INCREASED ACTIVITY UNDER PHASE TWO OF BC’S GETTING BACK TO OUR NEW NORMAL UNDER THE VIRUS.HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 18 NEW INFEC
BC Government Proclaims May 23rd As Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
THE BC GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PROCLAIMING MAY 23RD AS KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. RAJ TOOR, WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE IN GETTING THIS RECOGNITION, WAS CONTACTED BY THE BC GOVERNMENT WHICH SENT HIM THE OFFICIAL KOMAGATA MARU PROCLAMATION SI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Reopening Day Sees A Slight Surge To 21 New Infections
__ __ _BC WENT FROM 2 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED TUESDAY TO 21 ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, THE DAY AFTER THE REOPENING OF THE PROVINCE’S PHASE TWO, WHICH SAW MANY RESTAURANTS AND HAIR SALONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES REOPEN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Infections Over The Last 24 Hours Is Great News For BC Reopening
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Low Week Ends With 21 New Cases As BC Heads For Reopening
VICTORIA – Another week of low daily cases ended with 21 new infections for the 24 hour period from Friday to Saturday which bodes well for BC as the province heads for a reopening next week. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, reported one new de
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Average Daily Cases For This Week Remain Below 20 But Five New Deaths Troubling
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For This Week Remains Below 20
__ __ _THE DAILY AVERAGE OF NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS REMAINED BELOW 30 THIS WEEK WITH 16 NEW CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 2,376 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAF
BC Extends State Of Emergency Till May 26
__ __ _BC GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE PROVINCE'S RESTART PLAN, LAYING OUT A SERIES OF STEPS AND PRINCIPLES THAT EVERYONE IN B.C. WILL TAKE TOGETHER TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND ENSURE THAT THE PROVINCE CAN COME BACK FROM COVID-19 STRONGER THAN BEFORE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – BC is
Port Coquitlam Also Proclaims May 23rd As Komagata Maru Day
_RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA ON WEDNESDAY OF COQUITLAM’S DECISION TO JOIN IN HONOURING THE MEMORY AND LEGACY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU PASSENGERS WHO ENDURED CANADA’S RACIST LAWS AS THEIR SHIP WAS FORCED OUT OF THE VANCOUVER H
BC COVID-19 DALY UPDATE: New Cases For The Weekend Average Less Than 20 Daily
__ __ _HEALTH ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 9 TO MAY 10, AND MAY 10 TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 10, BC HAD NINE NEW CASES. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE PROVINCE HAVE HAD A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Friday’s 29 New Cases Keeps Daily Average Below 30 For This Week
__ __ _“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
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: 25 New Cases And Two New Deaths Take BC’s Numbers To 2112
VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 25 new cases and two new deaths for a total of 2,112 cases in British Columbia. "Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 815 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health r
END DATE: BC Extends State Of Emergency To May 12 When Economy Will Look To Open Slowly
__ __ _MIKE FARNWORTH, MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, HAS OFFICIALLY EXTENDED THE STATE OF EMERGENCY THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON MAY 12. "BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE SHOWN GREAT LEADERSHIP IN OUR EFFORTS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, BUT WE CAN'T TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS NOW," SAID PREM
Sikh-Canadian Dr. Kochhar Appointed Canada’s Associate Deputy Minister Of Health
__ __ _DR. HARPREET S. KOCHHAR, WHO WAS ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER, OPERATIONS SECTOR, IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA, WAS ELEVATED TO ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, IN EARLY APRIL._ OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently made an important announcement regarding the
NDP Says Govt Should Help Afghan Sikhs And Hindus Resettle In Canada
__ __ _“IT IS CLEAR THAT SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE NOT SAFE AND CONTINUE TO FACE EXTREME PERSECUTION AND WIDESPREAD DISCRIMINATION. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO PROTECT THESE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE FACED SEVERE PERSECUTION FOR FAR TOO LONG,” SAID NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH. “THE GOVERN
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
‘You’re Stepping Up When People Need Help Most’, Trudeau Tells Sikh-Canadians As Part Of Vaisakhi Message
__ __ _SIKHS IN CANADA CANCELLED THE VAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, KEEPING IN MIND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. SIKHS IN CANADA, NUMBERING NEARLY 600,000, OBSERVE VAISAKHI WITH LARGE EVENTS LIKE KHALSA DAY PARADES AND NAGAR KIRTANS. IN HIS GREETING TO THE COMMUNITY TO MARK
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
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
Prince Charles Lauds British-Sikhs’ Role In Covid-19 Fight In Vaisakhi Message
_ _ __ _THE 71-YEAR-OLD HEIR TO THE BRITISH THRONE, WHO RECOVERED FROM HIS COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS LAST MONTH, SAID HE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE “GREAT SADNESS” AS THE EVENT CANNOT BE CELEBRATED IN THE USUAL WAY AS HE LAUDED THE VITAL ROLE BEING PLAYED BY THE COMMUNITY ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE CRISIS.
BC Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Till April 28
__ __ _"THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING TIME, BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE LEADING THE WAY IN OUR EFFORTS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR SACRIFICE, DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO KEEP O
NO CRICKET: Indian Premier League 2020 Suspended Indefinitely
__ __ _THE TOURNAMENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE MARCH 29 THROUGH MAY 24. LAST MONTH, PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ANNOUNCED A THREE-WEEK COUNTRYWIDE LOCKDOWN CAUSING THE IPL TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 15. ON TUESDAY, MODI EXTENDED THE LOCKDOWN TO MAY 3._ MUMBAI - The Board of Cont
Massive House Fire In Surrey Shuts Down Area Between 125 and 128 Street
_ _ _POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE IN THE 7900 BLOCK OF 126A STREET IN SURREY ON SUNDAY AT ABOUT 1130 AM, WHICH CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF TWO ADJACENT HOMES. NO ONE IS HURT AND ALL THE OCCUPANTS ARE SAFE. THE HOME THAT CAUGHT FIRE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME.
BC Sikhs Come To The Rescue With Emergency Blood-Donation Campaign
__ __ _B.C. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX SAYS IT'S 'REALLY HEARTENING TO SEE' MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO ORGANIZE A BLOOD DONATION DRIVE. SIKH COMMUNITY TRADITIONALLY ORGANIZES A LARGE BLOOD DRIVE EVERY NOVEMBER, BUT THIS YEAR BROUGHT IT FORWARD AFTER A SPIKE IN CANCELLED APPOI
CELEBRATING VAISAKHI: BC Sikhs' Initiative Virtual Vaisakhi To Raise Funds For Community Support
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – BC Sikhs have come up with a unique way of celebrating Vaisakhi and raising money for good causes. The concept is called Virtual Vaisakhi, which plans to raise funds and give back during COVID-19 pandemic and Sikh Heritage Month. As the world is faced with th
Sikhs Around The World Send Meals To Thousands Of People In Coronavirus Isolation
__ __ _THE GROUP, 'TURBANS OF AUSTRALIA', HAVE SO FAR DONATED MORE THAN 1.5 TONS OF FOOD._ __ NEW YORK - The Sikh community of Sydney has spent over $4,000 Australian dollars on a food donation program for elderly folks stuck in self-isolation. The group—“Turbans of Australia”—have so
BC COVID-19 UPDATE SATURDAY: BC Ends Good Week Of Moderately Rising Cases With 29 New Infections
__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THREE NEW DEATHS AND 29 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,203 INFECTED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON SATURDAY, SIGNALING THAT ISOLATION AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS WORKING IN BC AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO FLATTEN THE
STAYING STRANDED: Not Many Takers For Canada’s $2900 Return Ticket Out Of India
_ _ _AN ESTIMATED 25,000 CANADIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS AND PRS REMAINED IN INDIA AT THE TIME THE LOCKDOWN TO HELP CURB SPREAD OF COVID-19 WAS IMPOSED AND AS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS PETERED OUT, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO RETURN TO CANADA. BUT CANADA’S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FIRST 6 FLIGHTS AT A
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Trudeau Applauds The Canadian Sikh Community’s Efforts Against COVID-19 Fight
__ __ _SURREY-NEWTON MP SUKH DHALIWAL’S PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL C-376 TO DESIGNATE APRIL AS SIKH HERITAGE MONTH ALSO PASSED IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND RECEIVED ROYAL ASSENT INTO LAW. “TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAVE MADE TO CANADA, FROM THE EARLY PIONEERS WOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE THURSDAY: 55 New Cases Takes BC Total To 1121 With Six More Dead
__ __ _"IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, WE ARE SADDENED TO REPORT SIX DEATHS IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL, FRASER AND ISLAND HEALTH REGIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN 31 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE. WE OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST THE
Surrey Sikh Gurdwara Offers Free Delivery Of Groceries And Meals During COVID-19 Isolation
__ __ _GURDWARA DUKH NIVARAN SAHIB IN SURREY WILL ALSO BE OFFERING DRIVE-THROUGH LANGAR, OR DRIVE THROUGH MEAL SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED. THE LANGAR WILL BE HELD FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EVERY DAY, SINCE DINING AT THE TEMPLES HAS BEEN BANNED._ __ SURREY - The Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey is
STRANDED: When Will Indo-Canadians Make It Home From India After Modi’s 21-Day Lockdown
__ _MORE THAN 17,500 CANADIAN CITIZENS, MOSTLY INDO-CANADIANS FROM THE PUNJAB REGION, HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AS BEING STRANDED IN INDIA, AND AS OF TUESDAY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD NO REPATRIATION FLIGHTS SCHEDULED TO GET THEM OUT. AND WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER N
Indian National Among Kabul Gurdwara Attackers Who Killed 25 Innocent Sikhs
_ISLAMIC STATE NAMED ONE OF THE THREE TERRORISTS WHO ATTACKED GURDWARA AS ABU KHALID AL-HINDI, AN INDIAN NATIONAL. THREE ATTACKERS WERE KILLED AND 80 HOSTAGES WERE FREED_ NEW DELHI - An Indian national was one of the suicide bombers who attacked a gurdwara killing 25 Sikh worshippers in Kabul on
BC COVID-19 UPDATE SATURDAY: 92 More Cases Takes BC total To 884 As The Spread Continues
_OF THE TOTAL COVID-19 CASES, 81 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED, 52 OF THOSE IN HOSPITAL ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE, AND THE REMAINING PEOPLE WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ARE RECOVERING AT HOME IN SELF-ISOLATION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – The COVID-19 spread in BC contin
CANADA COVID-19 UPDATE FRIDAY: BC Records Another 67 Cases While Canada-Wide Total Expands To 4726
_THE COVID-19 COUNT IN BC GREW BY ANOTHER 67 CASES TO 792 TOTAL WITH CANADA’S TOTAL COUNT NEARING 5000 CASES. TOTAL CANADA-WIDE CASED CURRENTLY STAND AT 4726 AS OF FRIDAY WITH 55 DEATHS AND 350 RECOVERED. WORLDWIDE TOTAL COUNT OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS HIT 596,021 WITH 27,341 DEATHS AND 133,057 HA
Bank of Canada Slashes Key Interest Rate To 0.25 In Latest Relief To Depressed Markets
_IT WAS THE DOUBLE SHOCK FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND A SHARP DROP IN OIL PRICES THAT SPURRED THE BANK OF CANADA'S SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT -- ITS SECOND UNSCHEDULED CUT THIS MONTH AND THIRD OVERALL THIS MONTH -- TO LOWER ITS RATE BY HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT TO 0.25 PER CENT AFTER IT STARTED THE MO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE THURSDAY: BC’s Total Virus Cases Rise By Another 66 To 725 With Every Health Region Now Having Patients
_"EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 359 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 241 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 52 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 62 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 11 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION.” _ BY DESIBUZ
EVIL STRIKE: ISIS Terrorists Kill 25 Innocent Sikhs Including Children In Afghanistan
CANADA’S WSO CALLS FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO AFGHAN SIKHS AFTER KABUL TERRORIST ATTACK! _KABUL IS HOME TO THE LAST REMAINING SIKHS IN AFGHANISTAN. SIKH AND HINDU AFGHANS CURRENTLY FACE A DIFFICULT, IF NOT UNLIVABLE, SITUATION IN MANY PARTS OF AFGHANISTAN. THE SIKH AND HINDU COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE WEDNESDAY: 42 New Cases Of The Virus Reported With Another Residential Care Home Hit
__ _"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
SAD-Amritsar Overseas Committee Calls On Worldwide Sikhs To Observe ARDAAS Diwas To Rid The World Of COVID-19
__ _“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
Canadian Sikhs Open Food Bank In Toronto To Tackle Coronavirus-Triggered Shortage
__ _UNITED SIKHS, A UN-AFFILIATED NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION, SAID THE FOOD BANKS AIM TO HELP DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE GROUPS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, CITIZENS AND CHILDREN._ TORONTO - A Sikh-Canadian non-profit organisation has opened emergency food banks in Canada to cater to th
Modi Puts 1.3 Billion Indians On A Full Lockdown For 21 Days Without Any Plan
_IN HIS TELEVISED ADDRESS, — INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI EXPLAINED THAT FOR 21 DAYS, PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STEP OUT OF THEIR HOMES BUT IT COMES WITHOUT A PLAN TO FEED AND TREAT THE BILLIONS BEING LOCKED DOWN._ MUMBAI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the g
Karnvir Garcha Charged In 2019 Surrey Stabbing At Violence-Filled Sidhu Moosewala Concert
_FOLLOWING A FULSOME INVESTIGATION BY THE SURREY RCMP GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, KARNVIR GARCHA, A SURREY RESIDENT, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, AND ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM. GARCHA IS CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. THE STAB
Venture Capitalist David Sidoo To Serve 90 Days In Jail And Pay $250,000 Fine In College Admissions Scheme Plea Deal
_PROMINENT VANCOUVER-BASED INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN DAVID SIDOO PLEADED GUILTY TO A SINGLE CHARGE OF MAIL FRAUD CONSPIRACY FRIDAY IN BOSTON FEDERAL COURT WITH ALL OTHER CHARGES AGAINST HIM BEING DROPPED BY PROSECUTORS AS PART OF THE PLEA DEAL. HE WILL BE GIVEN A 90 DAY JAIL TERM AND A $250,000 F
More Than One Million New Immigrants Expected In Canada Between 2020-2022
__ _IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO MENDICINO LAID OUT HIS VISION FOR CANADA’S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THIS WEEK IN TORONTO. IT WAS HIS FIRST MAJOR POLICY SPEECH SINCE HIS NOVEMBER 2019 APPOINTMENT AS MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP. MENDICINO WAS APPOINTED AFTER THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CA
Indo-Canadian Landlord Ordered To Pay $23,300 After Losing Human Rights Case
_BRITISH COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL MEMBER PAMELA MURRAY, IN FINDING THE COMPLAINT “JUSTIFIED,” ORDERED PARMINDER MOHAN TO PAY CRYSTAL SMITH AN ADDITIONAL $1,500 TO COVER LOST WAGES FOR TIME SHE MISSED FROM WORK FOR HAVING TO MOVE, “BECAUSE OF STRESS FROM THE SITUATION,” AND $1,800 FO
Indo-Canadian Man Returning To India after 22 Years Arrested For Immigration Fraud
_LUCK FINALLY RAN OUT FOR ROORH RAM, WHO WAS LEADING A COMFORTABLE LIFE IN CANADA AFTER MIGRATING THERE IN 1998 ALLEGEDLY USING FAKE DOCUMENTS TO GET A VISA, AS THE CBI ARRESTED HIM ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OFFICIALS SAID._ NEW DELHI – An Indo-Canadian man tho
Ontario NDP MPP Gurratan Singh Tables Sikh Genocide Awareness Week Bill
_WSO PRESIDENT TEJINDER SINGH SIDHU SAID, "WE WELCOME THE TABLING OF AN ACT TO PROCLAIM SIKH GENOCIDE AWARENESS WEEK BY BRAMPTON EAST MPP GURRATAN SINGH. THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE SIKH GENOCIDE AND PASSING OF THIS BILL WILL BE DEEPLY IMPORTANT TO THE SIKH COMMUNITY. THIS BILL WILL CREATE AN OPP
Trump White House Officials Meets With Pro-Khalistani Group Sikhs For Justice Ahead of President's Visit To India
_'SIKHS FOR JUSTICE' (SFJ), WHICH HAS BEEN BANNED BY INDIA OVER BASELESS ALLEGATIONS OF SUPPORTING SECESSION IN PUNJAB WHICH IS COMPLETELY LEGAL ACTIVITY INTERNATIONALLY, MET WITH WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S VISIT TO INDIA ON MONDAY._ WASHINGTON – Trum
BE A SAYMH AMBASSADOR: Youth Aged Between 16 And 29 From Fiji OR Caribbean Community Sought
This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for personal and professional growth, skill building, and community service. SAYMH trainees will participate in a Mental Health Ambassadors retreat in May, featuring the Canadian Mental Health Commission's Mental Health First Aid certification course, overdose
Strong Start To BC Housing Markets In 2020 As January Sales Up Nearly 24 Percent
_THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $725,370, A 9.1 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $664,633 RECORDED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. TOTAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME IN JANUARY WAS $3.2 BILLION, A 35 PER CENT INCREASE OVER 2019. “HOUSING MARKETS IN BC ARE OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2020,” SAID BCREA CHIEF ECONOMIS
SNACKABLE: Lizzo Literally Looked Like A Hershey Bar At The Brit Awards 2020
_LIZZO ARRIVED AT THE 2020 BRIT AWARDS AND DID NOT FAIL TO AMAZE US AND STUNS IN A BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE BAR INSPIRED DRESS. _ LONDON -- Lizzo walked in the red carpet in chocolate inspired dress designed by Moschino and even a candy bar inspired clutch. Lizzo while flaunting her dress in fron
MASS MURDERER: Former Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar Sentenced To Life In 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs
_FORMER CONGRESS LEADER SAJJAN KUMAR WAS CONVICTED IN THE 1984 MASSACRE OF SIKHS IN DELHI AND IS SERVING A LIFE TERM IN A CASE RELATING TO THE KILLING OF FIVE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY IN RAJ NAGAR FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF INDIRA GANDHI ON OCTOBER 31, 1984._ NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Frid
Dev Patel Goes Medieval In A24’s “Green Knight” Trailer
_INDO-BRITISH HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR DEV PATEL STARS AS SIR GAWAIN, THE NEPHEW OF KING ARTHUR PLAYED BY SEAN HARRIS, IN WHAT DISTRIBUTOR-PRODUCER A24 FILMS DESCRIBES AS AN “EPIC TAKE ON THE CLASSIC ARTHURIAN LEGEND”. _ LOS ANGELES – The moody trailer of Indo-British Hollywood superstar Dev P
SIKH GENEROSITY: Ravi And Jacquie Singh’s 'Share-A-Meal" Truck Feeds LA’s Homeless
_RAVI SINGH AND HIS WIFE JACQUIE’S FOOD TRUCKS, CALLED ‘SHARE A MEAL’, RUN ACROSS VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND LOS ANGELES TO SERVE VEGETARIAN BURRITOS AND WATER TO THE POOR AND NEEDY IN THE AREA FOR FREE, THE AMERICAN BAZAAR REPORT SAID ON THURSDAY._ LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-based Sikh-Ame
RCMP Pays Final $56,000 To Aga Khan To Resolve PM Trudeau’s $271,000 Trip Costs To Ismaili Leader’s Island
_THE $56,000 PAYMENT BRINGS THE RCMP'S COST FOR THE TRIP TO $209,504 AND THE OVERALL COST TO CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FOR PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S BAHAMAS VACATION TO $271,000. THE RCMP'S CHEQUE TO LEGAL COUNSEL FOR BELL ISLAND IS THE LATEST TWIST IN A SAGA THAT HAS DOGGED TRUDEAU EVER SINCE HE
Rolling Stones’ “No Filter” World Tour To Hit Vancouver On May 12
_“IT’S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA AND PLAY FOR SOME OF BIGGEST AND BEST CROWDS IN THE WORLD!” – MICK JAGGER_ VANCOUVER -– The Rolling Stones announced Thursday their critically acclaimed NO FILTER tour will return to North America for a 15 city run in 2020 and will ma
ARRESTED; Police Arrest Noah Didhra Wanted In 2017 Newton Shooting
_POLICE ARRESTED NOAH DIDHRA, DESCRIBED AS A 21-YEAR-OLD, SOUTH ASIAN MAN, 5’10” TALL, 230 LBS., WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, WHO WAS WANTED IN RELATION TO THE 2017 SURREY NEWTON SHOOTING. “PROJECTS OF THIS SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, RESOURCES AND SPECIALIZED
Another Turbaned Sikh-American Cop Suffers Hate-Crime 'Ambush' Attack But Survives
Santa Clara County sheriff’s officials said one of their own, Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, is lucky to be alive after an ambush attack that led to shots fired. MORGAN HILL, CALIF. – After the racist killing of Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Dhaliwal last year, another Sikh policeman, this time
NDP Tops In 2019 Fundraising With $3.7 Million While BC Liberals Raise $2.9 Million
_IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2019, BRITISH COLUMBIANS GAVE $1.3 MILLION TO THE BC NDP, $828,000 TO THE BC LIBERALS, AND $207,000 TO THE GREEN PARTY. THE BC NDP RAISED $652,000 FROM SMALL DONATIONS UNDER $250, WHILE THE BC LIBERALS RAISED ONLY $293,000 IN SMALL DONATIONS IN THAT TIME._ BY DESIBUZZCAN
Indo-Canadian Trucker Wins Sweet $2 Million – Set To Make Daughter’s Dream Wedding A Reality
_BALJIT SINGH GILL HAS SPENT MONTHS BUDGETING HOW TO MAKE HIS DAUGHTER’S UPCOMING WEDDING SPECIAL. HE NOW HAS TWO-MILLION EXTRA WAYS TO DO THAT AFTER MATCHING ALL SIX NUMBERS IN THE BC49 DRAW ON JANUARY 25._ __ VANCOUVER — Surrey Indo-Canadian father wins big in BC49 Draw, which will help t
AN OCEAN OF PEACE: Sukh Sagar Centennial Exhibition At New Westminster Museum Features Rare Sikh Historical Artefacts
_THE HISTORY OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN NEW WESTMINSTER IS AS RICH AND DIVERSE AS THIS EXHIBITION. THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAS BEEN CONGREGATING IN NEW WESTMINSTER SINCE AS EARLY AS 1911. IN 1913, THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB WAS INSTALLED IN THE HOME OF COMMUNITY LEADER AND DEVOUT SIKH BHAI BISHAN SINGH JI WH
BC Real Estate Association Releases Upbeat 2020 First Quarter Housing Forecast
_MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE RESIDENTIAL SALES IN THE PROVINCE ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE 10.3 PER CENT TO 85,290 UNITS THIS YEAR, AFTER RECORDING 77,349 RESIDENTIAL SALES IN 2019. MLS RESIDENTIAL SALES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE 6.3 PER CENT TO 90,700 UNITS IN 2021._ VANCOUVER - The British Columbia R
JUSTICE DENIED: India Continues To Insult Memory Of Victims Of 1984 Sikh Genocide With Another Dead-End Report, Says WSO
_“THERE IS VERY LITTLE HAPPENING IN INDIA TO GIVE THE VICTIMS OF THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE HOPE. KAMAL NATH, WHO IS ACCUSED OF LEADING A MOB THAT BURNT SIKHS ALIVE, IS TODAY THE CHIEF MINISTER OF MADHYA PRADESH. JUST THIS WEEK IT WAS REPORTED THAT ADVOCATE HS PHOOLKA, WHO HAS PURSUED MANY OF THE
Priyanka Chopra Pulls A J.Lo Neckline on The Grammys 2020 Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES - Priyanka Chopra Jonas steps out onto Grammy 2020 red carpet in a very similar dress to Jennifer Lopez iconic 2000’s Grammy Awards dress. Since that time Jennifer Lopez stepped onto the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in 2000, the plunging neckline on her now-iconic Versace dress
Nominations Open For The 12th Annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards
TORONTO – With around 350,000 immigrants coming to Canada annually, Canada stands as an extraordinary example for welcoming immigrants and refugees. Immigrants increasingly make-up a large portion of our population and have made – and continue to make – immeasurable contributions to the
KHALISTAN REFERENDUM 2020: Sikhs For Justice Try To Drum Up Support In Canada In The Name Of Talwinder Singh Parmar But Are There Many Takers?
_“IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2020, SFJ IS GOING TO HOLD VOTING FOR ITS UNOFFICIAL PUNJAB INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM IN 20 CANADIAN CITIES WITH A SIZEABLE SIKH POPULATION INCLUDING VANCOUVER, TORONTO, MONTREAL, CALGARY AND EDMONTON,” STATED ATTORNEY GURPATWANT SINGH PANNUN, LEGAL ADVISOR TO SIKHS F
A REAL WANKER: UK Sikhs Demand Apology From British Actor Laurence Fox After Bigoted Views On Oscar Nominated Film 1917’s Portrayal Of Sikhs
_MORE THAN 83,000 SIKHS DIED FOR BRITAIN, SAYS FIRST TURBANED SIKH-BRITISH MP TAN DHESI! RACISM SPEWING LAWRENCE FOX HAS APOLOGIZED FOR HIS REMARKS IN A CONTRITE SOCIAL MEDIA POST WHERE HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SIKHS TO WORLD WAR I._ LONDON –British actor and star of Lewis Laurence
UK MP Preet K. Gill Re-elected Chair Of influential Parliamentary Group Dealing With Sikh Issues
LONDON - Preet Kaur Gill the Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston was re-elected unopposedas the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Sikhs yesterdayat its well-attended Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Sikh Federation (UK) set up the APPG in 2005 and hasbeen providing se
Oxfam Study Says 2,153 Billionaires Richer Than 4.6 Billion People
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BC Housing Markets Stay Flat In 2019 After Downturn Thanks To Strong Second Half
_“HOUSING MARKETS ACROSS THE PROVINCE STAGED A STRONG RECOVERY IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2019,” SAID BCREA CHIEF ECONOMIST BRENDON OGMUNDSON. “THIS SETS UP 2020 TO BE A MUCH MORE TYPICAL YEAR THAN WHAT MARKETS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY.”_ VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Associat
Sikh-Canadian Poet Rupi Kaur To Be Honoured With “Writer Of The Decade” Award By US Publication
_RUPI KAUR’S FIRST BOOK, MILK AND HONEY, BECAME A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SELLING OVER THREE MILLION COPIES AND TRANSLATED INTO 35 LANGUAGES. HER SECOND BOOK, THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS, ALSO MET WITH ACCLAIM. INSTAGRAM POETRY, OR INSTAPOETRY, WHICH HAS FOCUSED ON ESTHETICS AND BREVITY, HAS BEE
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_PRESIDENT OF THE SIKH SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO BALJEET SINGH SAID THE SIKH COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS HAVE COME TO FRUITION. "THIS HAS PAVED THE WAY FORWARD NATIONALLY NOT ONLY FOR THE SIKH COMMUNITY BUT ALSO FOR OTHER ETHNICITIES IN THE UNITED STATES," HE SAID._ WASHINGTON – While Sikhs in Britain are
BUILDERS OVERJOYED: “Doug Paaji” Floods Surrey With Over $2 Billion Worth Of Building Permits
__ __ _WHILE MOST SURREY-ITES ARE UNHAPPY WITH MAYOR DOUG “PAAJI” MCCALLUM’S HIGH-HANDEDNESS WITH THE CITY POLICE TRANSITION AND GIVING RISE TO A FOUR-COUNCIL OPPOSITION, BUILDERS IN SURREY ARE OVERJOYED WITH “DOUG PAAJI” FLOODING THE CITY WITH OVER $2 BILLION IN BUILDING PERMITS. THE
WALLY OPPAL: Surrey Police Transition Update On Feb. 26
Surrey Board of Trade will host Surrey Police Transition Update with Keynote Speaker, Wally Oppal on February 26. Last year, the Surrey Board of Trade held one of their most popular Hot Topic Dialogues on Surrey’s public safety infrastructure. Now, with a Provincial Task Force in charge of the
Criminals Paint Racist Graffiti On California Sikh Gurdwara
__ _CRIMINALS SPRAY-PAINTED SWASTIKAS AND THE WORDS “WHITE POWER” ON THE STONE MARKING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GURU MANEYO GRANTH GURDWARA SAHIB SIKH CENTER ON WALNUT AVENUE IN ORANGEVALE._ ORANGEVALE, CALIF. —A new Sikh Gurdwara in Sacramento County was defaced with racist graffiti. Crimina
Badals’ PTC Channel Criticized For Trying To Monopolize Sikh Prayers From Golden Temple
__ _THE BADALS’ OWNED PTC CHANNEL, WHICH CLAIMED TO HAVE ITS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, HAD SENT NOTICES TO SIKH WEB CHANNELS, FORBIDDING THEM TO CARRY GURBANI AND HUKUMNAMA. THE CHANNEL REPORTEDLY GOT THE CONTENT BLOCKED THROUGH FACEBOOK. SIKH SIYASAT EDITOR PARAMJEET SINGH HAS APPROACHED THE SGPC AGA
SEX DOLL RENTAL: Do You Really Want To Have Sex With A Doll For $250 When You Can Get A Real Escort For That Price
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
Trial Of Indo-Canadian Man Charged With Killing His Cousin At A 2017 Wedding At Fraserview Hall Begins On Monday
_VICTIM: PARDEEP “TERRY” DULAY / PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON_ _THE TRIAL OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM RICHMOND, ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS COUSIN, WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 13, DESIBUZZCANADA HAS LEARNED. VANCOUVER POLICE DETECTIVES FROM THE VPD’S MAJOR CRIME ARRESTED ANEIL SANGHE
American Sikhs Shine At Rose Parade 2020 With A float That Sows Seeds Of hope, Generosity And Harmony
Los Angeles area American Sikhs see the annual Rose Parade as an educational opportunity. For the sixth year, they created a dazzling float to highlight their faith and to promote ideas of “freedom, equality, compassion and service.” LOS ANGELES - For the sixth year in a row, the Sikh America
SOCIAL MEDIA: Be The Kind Of Influencer The World Needs In 2020
SEVEN SIMPLE CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE TO START INFLUENCING OTHERS ON A HIGHER LEVEL! _PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE BAD KIND OF INFLUENCER LEADS US DOWN A PATH OF UNHAPPINESS. THE GOOD NEWS IS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THIS. THEY ARE READY FOR A NEW KIND OF INFLUENCER, ONE WHO CREATES GOO
2020 POLAR BEAR SWIM: Vancouver Putting Out A Splashing Welcome For It’s 100th New Year’s Dip At English Bay
_THE VANCOUVER PARK BOARD IS PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THIS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY WITH THE LARGEST EVENT EVER. WITH THE ADDITION OF BOTH FAMILY AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AREAS, ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE. FESTIVITIES WILL RUN FROM NOON TO 4 PM WITH LIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, ROVING PERFORMERS, AND FO
AN OCEAN OF PEACE: Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar And New Westminster To Celebrate 100 Years Of Sikhs In The Royal City
NEW WESTMINSTER – On Wednesday January 15, the New Westminster Museum and Archives will open its latest exhibition, An Ocean of Peace: 100 Years of Sikhs in New Westminster. This new exhibition was developed in partnership with Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster. In March 2019, Queensbor
RESOLUTION 2020: Improving My Social Media Etiquette My Top Resolution For 2020 And It Applies To You Too
_WRITE THE FOLLOWING 100 TIMES ON YOUR FACEBOOK WALL ON JANUARY 1: I WILL MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO IMPROVE MY ONLINE ETIQUETTE IN 2020. COPY AND PASTE IS NOT ALLOWED. A FEW OF YOU NEED TO STOP WORKING YOURSELF UP INTO SUCH A LATHER OVER EVERY TWEET FROM GLOBAL B.C.'S KEITH BALDREY. IT'S NOT GOO
Bc Liberal Insiders Dump $125,000 Of The $200,000 They Received From Christy Clark Government To Non-profit Diversecity
_THE NON-PROFIT AGENCY DIVERSECITY__ __COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY RECEIVED $125,000 DONATION FROM SATNAM JOHAL AND JAGMOHAN SINGH FRONTED NEW HORIZONS VILLAGE SOCIETY, WHICH RECEIVED THE CONTROVERSIAL $200,000 FUNDING FROM THE CHRISTY CLARK BC LIBERAL GOVERNMENT JUST BEFORE THE 2017 PROVINC
Sikh-canadian Businessman Bob Hans And Family Donate $125,000 To Surrey Hospital To Honour Guru Nanak’s 550 Year Legacy
_AS 27 MILLION SIKHS AROUND THE WORLD PREPARE FOR THE 550TH CELEBRATIONS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF GURU NANAK, THE FOUNDER OF THEIR FAITH, SURREY’S HANS FAMILY ARE PLANNING A UNIQUE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN HIS NAME TO HELP SICK CHILDREN AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. BOB
The Original Sikh Lumber Mogul: Author Didn’t Get To Write The Asa Johal Book She Wanted But She’s Happy With The Final Results Of The Book
_FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCER AND AUTHOR JINDER OUJLA-CHALMERS SAID WHILE THE BOOK COVERS MUCH ABOUT EARLY SIKH-CANADIAN HISTORY IN BC AS IT DOES ABOUT ASA JOHAL AND HIS BUSINESS AND FAMILY LIFE, THE FINAL RESULT IS NOT THE BOOK SHE WROTE AS HER VERSION HAD THE REALLY JUICY BI
Vancouver Indo-canadian Man Arrested For 2017 Killing
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Business, Canada, Main, News, Politics, World October 18, 2019 No Majority: Minority Government Expected Today With Possible Liberal-ndp Coalition
Latest _ANGUS REID POLL SAYS THREE-WAY RACE IN BC WITH BQ AND LIBERALS DEADLOCKED IN QUEBEC AND LIBERALS, CPC TIED IN ONTARIO. WHILE THE LAST MONTH HAS FEATURED TWISTS AND TURNS ON THE HUSTINGS, IT HAS DONE LITTLE TO ENABLE EITHER OF THE FRONT-RUNNING PARTIES TO PICK
Mission Native’s Portrait Pays Respect To Trailblazing Sikh-american Deputy Sheriff And To All Who Stand In The Line Of Fire
_ALAN VAN PATTER, WHO GREW UP IN MISSION AND A GRADUATE FROM MISSION SENIOR SECONDARY IN 2000, TEACHES AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE HOUSTON AREA WHERE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN DEPUTY SHERIFF SANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL WAS GUNNED DOWN. HE WAS SADDENED BY THE SENSELESS LOSS, AS HE DESCR
Tight Election: Who Forms Minority Government May Come Down To The Ridings That Were The Closest In 2015
_POLLSTER ANGUS REID’S STUDY LOOKS AT 67 RIDINGS DECIDED BY FIVE OR FEWER PERCENTAGE POINTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION. THE LIBERALS DEFEATED THE CONSERVATIVES BY FIVE OR FEWER POINTS IN 20 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS IN 2015, WITH AN AGGREGATE VOTE ADVANTAG
Hero Cop: Houston Pays A Fitting Tribute To Slain Sikh-american Police Officer Who Won Many Hearts
_SANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL, THE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN POLICE OFFICER IN TEXAS, MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES WHEN HE WAS ALLOWED TO GROW A BEARD AND WEAR A TURBAN ON THE JOB. OVER USD 600,000 HAVE BEEN RAISED AND DONATED TO THE DECEASED OFFICER’S FAMILY FOR UNFORESEEN EXPENSES AND TO HELP
Youtuber Lilly Singh Makes History As First Sikh-canadian-ethnic Woman To Host Us Network Talkshow
A LITLLE LATE WITH LILLY SINGH -- ?"Mindy Kaling?" Episode 105 -- Pictured: Lilly Singh -- (Photo by: Scott Angelheart/NBC) _I WAS ONE OF THE DOUBTERS OF HER SOCIAL MEDIA-YOUTUBE SCHTICK AND COULDN’T REALLY GET INTO HER BUT I NEVER DOUBTED HER AMBITION AND SINGH OVERCAME
2019 Federal Election Is Expected To Produce A Minority Government But Who Will It Be?
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Sikh-canadian Volunteer Among 44 Sovereign’s Medal Recipients
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 _MANJIT SINGH OF RICHMOND, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED WITH THE CANADIAN RED CROSS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, RECEIVED THE MEDAL FOR HIS VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY WORK. SINGH IS A SOUGHT-AFTER FIR
Trudeau Liberals To Drop Election Writ Wednesday To Kick Start Election 2019
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FEDERAL ELECTION 2019: New Poll Finds Trudeau Liberals Have Clawed Back Lost Support To Get Into A Tight Race With Conservatives
_NEW ANGUS REID POLL FINDS SNC-LAVALIN ETHICS VIOLATION HAS NOT HAMPERED LIBERAL ENTHUSIASM AS PARTY CONTINUES SUMMER RISE. CASTING AHEAD TO AN EXPECTED OCTOBER VOTE, 36 PER CENT OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CANDIDATE IN THEIR RIDING. MEANWHILE, THE LIBERALS GARNER 3
Indo-canadian Community In Bc Has Come A Long Way In The Last 120 Years
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 22, 2019 _THE ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS THE LATEST SORE POINT HITTING OUR COMMUNITY. THE ARRIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ESPECIALLY FROM THE PUNJAB IN LARGE NUMBERS HAS CAUSED OUR COMMUNITY
Shadda Tops In Canada: Diljit Dosanjh Starer Shadaa Beats All Bollywood And Punjabi Films To Become The Top Money-maker In Canada For 2019
_SHADAA HAS BECOME THE HIGHEST GROSSING INDIAN FILM IN CANADA FOR 2019 WITH GROSSES OF AROUND $1.4 MILLION AFTER 31 DAYS OF RELEASE. THE FILM HAS BEATEN ALL THE HINDI RELEASES OF 2019 BY A DECENT MARGIN AS THE SECOND BEST FILM IS GULLY BOY AT $1.15 MILLION. SHAADA IS ALSO THE HIGHEST PUNJ
Gateway Pizza Owner Jawahar Singh Padda Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 4, 2019 _GATEWAY PIZZA, JAWAHAR PADDA WAS SENTENCED TO 29 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS IN PRISON IN SURREY AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED OF A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING POINTING A FIREARM, UTTERING THREATS, FORCIBLE CONFI
Cricket Canada: Vancouver Knights And Toronto Nationals To Faceoff At Global T20 Cricket Second Season On July 26
_THE LEAGUE’S STAGE OF THE SECOND GT20 IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY, JULY 25TH, WITH DEFENDING CHAMPIONS VANCOUVER KNIGHTS TAKING ON THE HOME TEAM, TORONTO NATIONALS, IN WHAT PROMISES TO BE A THRILLING OPENING ENCOUNTER, SAID THE ORGANIZERS. THE TOURNAMENT WILL COMPRISE A TOTAL OF
128th And 96th Tops Surrey Rcmp’s 10 Worst Vehicle Collision Locations
_SURREY RCMP IS RELEASING THESE FIGURES TO THE PUBLIC TO HIGHLIGHT THE SERIOUS IMPACT THAT COLLISIONS HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO URGE ALL ROADWAY USERS TO FOLLOW BC’S TRAFFIC LAWS. THIS MAY, THERE WAS A COLLISION RELATED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY EVERY WEEK._ SURREY – The intersect
Respected Surgeon Dr. Kimit Rai Among 2019 Order Of B.c. Recipients As The Highest Provincial Honour Celebrates 30 Years
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Judge Calls Satinder Dhillon’s Lawsuit Over People’s Party Of Canada Name “nonsensical” And Awards Maxime Bernier Led Party $20,000 In Costs
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“doug Paaji” Announces His New Surrey Police Should Be Ready By July 2020 While Opposition Councilor Say Who’s Gonna Pay The Unknown Extra Costs
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 __ _OPPOSITION COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAID THE TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT ON DECALLING A CITY VEHICLE TO LOOK LIKE A POLICE CAR AND MAKING A VIDEO WITH STOCK PHOTOS OF AMERICAN POLICE OFFICERS DIGITALLY A
Did The Justin Trudeau Government Put Parvkar Singh “parry” Dulai, Bhagat Singh Brar And Another Sikh-canadian Man On The No-fly List To Appease India?
TWO SIKH-CANADIAN MEN FILE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO CANADA’S SECRET NO-FLY LIST! _WHY IS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT UNDER PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, WHICH HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SIKH-CANADIAN MPS AND CABINET MINISTERS EXECUTING ANTI-SIKH AGENDA BY PUTTING SIKHS ON NO-FLY LIST AND FOR TH
Former Ontario Pc Leader Patrick Brown Was Pressured To Drop Sikh Candidate By Indian Consulate Officials
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Musical Firecracker Neha Kakkar To Blow The Roof Off Queen Elizabeth Theatre This Sunday As Kvp Entertainers’ Celebrate Their Landmark 25th Silver Jubilee
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 11, 2019 __ _NEHA KAKKAR HAS REACHED THE HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY ALL OVER THE WORLD IN A VERY SHORT TIME BUT WHAT DISTINGUISHES HER FROM OTHERS IS HER HUMBLENESS AND CONNECTIVITY WITH THE AUDIENCE AND THAT P
Budget 2019: Ndp Delivers Balanced Budget Aimed At Families And Working People
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE NEW BC CHILD OPPORTUNITY BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN TILL AGE 18! _TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES AND HELP EVERY CHILD REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, BUDGET 2019 INTRODU
British Sikh Billionaire Famous For Matching Rolls Royce With Turbans Goes Viral With Splashy New Fleet
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Surrey Rcmp Issues Warrant Against South Asian Man Wanted In December 2018 Stabbing
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 30, 2019 __ _THE SURREY RCMP GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT ADVANCED THE INVESTIGATION AND ON JANUARY 25, 2019, THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE APPROVED CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER, AGAINST 21-YEAR OLD AN
Bc Liberals Shared Cosy Relationship With Legislature “moocher” Craig James Accused Of Taking An “illicit” $258,000 Payout Among Other Hefty Expenses On Taxpayers’ Tab
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2019 NEITHER FORMER PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK, NOR CURRENT LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON OR FORMER BC LIBERAL SPEAKER LINDA REID CALLED OUT JAMES ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTRAVAGANT EXPENSES AND THE PAYOUT! _SUS
Evm Hacking: ‘cyber Expert’ Who Got Asylum In Us Makes Bombshell Allegations That 2014 General Elections Were Rigged And People Murdered To Keep Quiet
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 25, 2019 _SYED SHUJA, WHO SPOKE TO THE PRESS IN LONDON VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING, ALLEGED THAT BJP LEADER GOPINATH MUNDE WAS KILLED BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT EVMS HAD BEEN HACKED._ LONDON – A United States-bas
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
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _MORE THAN 120 KABADDI PLAYERS WHO CAME TO CANADA FOR THE ANNUAL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS BETWEEN 2014-2017 HAVE EITHER VANISHED, APPLIED FOR REFUGEE STATUS OR SOMEHOW OBTAINED A CANADIAN WORK VISA, AC
Year 2018 Marks The Rise Of The East And Decline Of The West
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 2, 2019 _VLADIMIR PUTIN GOT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA FOR THE FOURTH TERM. I FEEL THAT PUTIN CAN BE EASILY CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL LEADER IN THE WORLD BECAUSE HE IS INFLUENCING WORLD EVENTS MORE TH
Canadian Sikhs Organizations Hold Meeting Regarding “extremism” Wording In Public Safety Canada Report
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 2, 2019 TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE BEEN IN DAMAGE CONTROL OVER THE ISSUE BUT HAVE THEY ALREADY LOST SIKH VOTES IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION? _THE PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA REPORT WAS A BIG BOO-BOO BY THE JUSTIN TRUDE
Veteran Mp Sukh Dhaliwal Vows To Continue Being A Strong Voice For Newton As He Seeks Re-election In 2019
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 12, 2018 _"SURREY-NEWTON IS A DIVERSE AND GROWING COMMUNITY, AS THE MP FOR THIS AREA OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY STOOD SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND VOICED THEIR NEEDS IN OTTAWA" SAID SUKH
Give Peace A Chance Surrey Festival 2018 To Be Held This Saturday, Nov. 17
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 15, 2018 _THE 2018 ‘GIVE PEACE A CHANCE’ SURREY FESTIVAL WILL HAVE AMPLE FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUNG, SUCH AS FACE-PAINTING, ORIGAMI PEACE DOVES AND POETRY. THIS FREE EVENT, WHICH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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
Hopscotch Festival: The 23rd Annual Event Celebrating The Art Of The Libation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GQ9-YISaw _FROM NOVEMBER 19-25: OVER 60% SOLD OUT FROM “FRIENDS OF HOPSCOTCH“ PRE-SALE._ VANCOUVER – Between November 19th – 25th, Vancouver will pl
Killer Limo: Pakistani-american Owned Limousine Which Killed 20 People Cited For 22 Violations Over 2 Years
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 9, 2018 _FBI INFORMANT?__ OFFICIAL RECORDS ALSO SHOW PRESTIGE LIMOUSINES, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE LIMO, HAS BEEN CITED FOR 22 VIOLATIONS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS, CBS NEWS REPORTED. IT IS OWNED BY SHAHED
Veteran Indo-canadian Policewoman Named 2018 Police Officer Of The Year
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 8, 2018 _INSPECTOR MEHAT HAS OVER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE RCMP. SHE HAS WORKED IN FEDERAL ORGANIZED CRIME UNITS AND WITH THE SURREY RCMP’S PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT, BEFORE COMING BACK TO A
Investigative Journalist Pj Randhawa First Sikh-canadian Woman To Win Emmy Award
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 _THE RARE SIKH REPORTER WAS AWARDED THE HONOR IN THE HEALTH & SCIENCE CATEGORY FOR HER INVESTIGATIVE ON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS ERRORS. HER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LARGE CHAIN PHARMACIES A
Vostok 2018: Russia Reasserts Itself And Regains Military Supremacy
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 _HISTORY WAS JUST CREATED WHEN THE LARGEST MILITARY EXERCISES EVER WERE CONDUCTED IN SIBERIA AND RUSSIA’S FAR EAST FROM SEPTEMBER 11 TO 18. MORE THAN 300,000 TROOPS, 36,000 VEHICLES, 1000 AIR
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
Film Festival: Viff 2018 To Open With The Hummingbird Project
_37TH VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – SEPTEMBER 27 – OCTOBER 12, 2018_ VANCOUVER –The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will kick off its 16-day run on September 27 with Kim Nguyen’s story of high-frequency stock trading, The Hummingbird Project. The film stars Jesse
Abby Sikh Nagar Kirtan!
_ABBOTSFORD;S GURDWARA SAHIB KALGIDHAR DARBAR HOSTED THE ANNUAL NAGAR KIRTAN (SIKH PARADE) SUNDAY MORNING. THE EVENT IS A SIKH RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL __CITIZENS TO COME AND ENJOY. THE CELEBRATION BRINGS OUT A CROWD OF THOUSANDS ATTEND FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES, INCLUDIN
Game On: Dota 2 – The International Will Hand Out Over $10 Million Usd To Winner This Saturday In Vancouver!
_THE INTERNATIONAL 2018 FINALS ARE BEING HELD FROM AUGUST 15- 25TH AUGUST AND THE PRIZE POOL CURRENTLY STANDS AT $24,246,140 USD WITH THE WINNER BRINGING HOME 44% OF THE TOTAL POOL. ($10,668,302 USD).THE WINNER WILL BE CROWNED THIS SATURDAY AT THE ROGERS ARENA AFTER LONG PROCESS OF OPEN QUALIFERS
Summer 2018 Home Sales Slow To A Simmer With Sales Across The Province Down 24 Percent In July
_HOME SALES IN VANCOUVER HAVE FALLEN TO THEIR LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2000, THE REAL ESTATE BOARD OF GREATER VANCOUVER (REBGV) REPORTED THURSDAY, WITH ALL HOUSING TYPES REGISTERING DECLINES. THAT MEANS SALES ARE EVEN LOWER NOW THAN THEY WERE DURING THE 2008-09 FINANCIAL CRISIS, WHEN CANADA'S HOUSING M
Trudeau Liberals Wasted $17,044.21 On “no Name” Celebrity Chef Vikram Vij During India Trip
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 26, 2018 AND THE FULL BILL FOR THE FULL "BEHZTI" (DISGRACE) INDIA WELCOMED TRUDEAU WITH COST MORE THAN $1.5-MILLION, DOCUMENTS SHOW! _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S TRIP WAS DERAILED BY ROGUE INDIAN GOVE
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Arrested In 2017 Homicide
[desibuzzcanada] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 22, 2018 VANCOUVER – An INDO-CANADIAN man from Surrey [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/indo-canadian-gangster-loses-appeal-for-deportation/] has been arrested in the 2017 murder in the d
Pot Will Be Legal As Of Oct. 17, 2018, Says Pm Trudeau!
[Justin Trudeau] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the date during question period in the House of Commons, saying Canadians will be able to consume marijuana recreationally without criminal penalties starting on Oct. 17, 2018. “We work in partnership with the provinces, and since we’ve
Gadhri Mela Founder Helps Uk Sikhs Push For Uk Apology For Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sahib] _GADHRI BABEYAN DA MELA FOUNDER SAHIB THIND RECENTLY MET WITH CORBYN RECENTLY IN THE UK AFTER HE WAS APPROACHED BY PEOPLE IN INDIA TO MAKE THE DIRECT CONTA
Canada India Networking Initiative 2018 Will Hold Third Conference In Surrey On June 8-10
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-banner] [CINI-PMD AKG 2011] _CANADA INDIA NETWORK SOCIETY'S THIRD CONFERENCE CINI 2018 WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 8 TO 10 IN SURREY. AS EARLIER 2 IT IS ORGANISED BY CINS AND COHOSTED BY SI
India Telling Canada To Curtail Freedom Of Expression As It Has Done In Attempt To Silence Canadian Sikhs
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 11, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Trudeau-Golden Temple12] _WHILE INDIA CLAIMS IT TOLD THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS NOT MISUSED TO INCITE VIOLENCE AND TO G
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
South Asian Driver Charged In Drinking-driving 2016 Crash That Killed Two Men In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 19, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MAY 22, 2016, SURREY RCMP BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION OF A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION AT THE INTERSECTION OF 88 AVENUE AND 152 S
Canada’s Wanna-be First Sikh Billionaire Donates A Generous $10 Million To Alberta University
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bob-Dhillon-donation2] _BOB DHILLON 'GIVES BACK' WITH $10 MILLION DONATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE. THE GIFT, THE LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSI
American Sikh Woman-led Campaign Pays Homage To Legendary Sikh Women
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 14, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [American Sikh Woman17] _IN A FACEBOOK POST, SONIA DHAMI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE US-BASED SIKH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL, WROTE: “MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY
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
Conservatives Attempt To Continue Anti-canadian Sikh Propaganda With A Racist, Divisive Resolution
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] PM TRUDEAU SAYS HE AGREES WITH CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE THAT INDIAN AGENTS BEHIND PRE-PLANNED ANTI-CANADA PROPAGANDA! “HINDU CONSERVATIVE MP” DEEPAK OBHRAI SHOUL
Nhl’s Annual Draft Headed To Vancouver In 2019
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _DESIBUZZCANADA PHOTO-JOURNALIST SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON WAS ON HAND TO RECORD THE ACTION AS NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN ALONGSIDE VANCOUVER CANUCKS PRESID
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
Ndp To Push Up Minimum Wage To $12.65 An Hour In June, $15 In 2021
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
“political Flu” Killed Bc Liberal Party Leader In Less Than 24 Hours
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Hollywood Harv Fronted Outrageous Desi Comedy Bakwaas’ Tickles The Funny Bone On Jan. 27
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 18, 2018 [TFG-banners website -F] _THE INAUGURAL EVENT FEATURES RICHMOND’S VERY OWN STAND-UP COMIC HOLLYWOOD HARV, HEADLINING IN HIS HOMETOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALONGSIDE A GREAT LINE-UP OF SOUTH ASIA
SINGH IS ENGAGED: First Sikh-Canadian To Lead A National Political Party Gets “YES” From Girlfriend
[TFG-banners website -F] [NDP-leader-Singh-fiance] _FEDERAL NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, THE FIRST SIKH-CANADIAN TO LEAD A NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY, POPPED THE QUESTION TO HIS LONG-TIME GIRLFRIEND GURKIRAN KAUR SIDHU, WHO HAPPILY SAID Y"YES!" SINGH SURPRISED SIDHU, AN ENTREPRENEUR AND FASHION DESI
Miss Fiji-canada Manisha Singh Resigns From Title She Won In 2017
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] FIRST RUNNER UP ASHLEY REDDY IS THE NEW MISS FIJI-CANADA! [Miss-Fiji-Canada-Ashly] _DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES MANISHA K. SINGH HAS RESIGNED FROM THE TI
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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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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [BC Home Sales3] _ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS MUST APPLY FOR THE HOMEOWNER GRANT EACH YEAR. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, THE HOME MUST BE USED AS THE OWNER'S PRINCIPAL R
Elite Young Indo-canadian Boxer From Surrey Named To Canada’s 2018 Commonwealth Games Team
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Eric-Basran-Commonwealth-Games] _ERIC BASRAN, 19 WAS ONE OF SEVEN BOXERS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, CAPPING AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR
Indo-canadian Trucker From Calgary Busted With Trying To Bring 21 Kg Of Cocaine Across U.s. Border
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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
First Turbaned Sikh Mountie And Air India Cop Appointed To Worksafebc Board Of Directors
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 8, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Worksafe-Baltej Dhillon V2] _BALTEJ DHILLON, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE RCMP AND HAS SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO A T
Eisha Marjara Wins Awfj Best Female-directed Narrative Feature Award For Venus As Whistler Film Festival Announced It’s 2017 Winners
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Sikh-canadian Pioneer Son Wallace Taru Oppal Awarded Order Of Bc
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
Liberal Mps Sarai And Grewal Issue Joint Letter To Indian High Commissioner On Alleged “tortured” Uk-sikh Jagtar Singh Johal
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 17, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sarai-DETENTION OF JAGTAR SINGH JOHAL2] _LIBERAL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, RANDEEP S. SARAI AND RAJ GREWAL HAVE ISSUED A JOINT LETTER TO THE HIGH COMMISSIONER O
American Sikh Politician Overcomes ‘terrorist’ Propaganda To Win Mayoral Election
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
Transport Canada Gives Green Light To Small Kirpan Accommodation For Sikhs In Domestic And International Flights
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [WSO-Kirpan2] _TRANSPORT CANADA HAS AMENDED THE PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST SO THAT “VERY SMALL KNIFE BLADES (6 CM OR LESS—ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE PAPER CLIP)
Ndp Government Goes After Bc Liberal Insiders Satnam Johal And Jagmohan Singh Over$200,000 Pre-election Grant
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NDP SAYS $200,000 CHRISTY CLARK GOVERNMENT GRANT TO B.C. LIBERAL INSIDERS JOHAL AND SINGH RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS! [ravi-kahlon] _NDP SENT OUT A PRESS RELEAS
Federal Ndp Remembers 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs In Delhi With “genocide” Declaration
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [NDP-1984 SIKH GENOCIDE] BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY (IN WHITE JACKET) AT THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO MARK THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 RIOTS IN THE SUBURB O
Police Say Rightwing Militant Hindu Leaders Being Gunned Down Because They Disrespect Sikhism By Not Seeing It As A Separate Religion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _PUNJAB POLICE SAID THE ATTACKS COULD BE THE WORK OF MILITANT SIKH GROUPS WHO WANT TO SEND THEIR MILITANT COUNTERPARTS FROM THE RSS AND OTHER RIGHTWING HINDU GR
Wso Launches Sikh Family Helpline Across Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 17, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _THE SIKH FAMILY HELPLINE IS A PEER-TO-PEER NON-EMERGENCY HELPLINE SERVICING THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN CANADA IN PUNJABI AND ENGLISH. RECOGNIZING A LACK OF RESOUR
“it Has Been Accomplished”: Jagmeet Singh Makes History As First Sikh-canadian To Win The Leadership Of Major Canadian Political Party
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 2, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jagmeet Singh-NDP leader] _IT'S TRULY AN HISTORIC DAY FOR SIKH-CANADIANS TO HAVE A BRIGHT, QUALIFIED AND AN ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION TO ALL ONTARIO MPP AND DEPUTY
Extraordinary Hero: Darpan Awards 2017 Honours Khalsa Aid Founder Ravi Singh
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [DARPAN Awards Winners 2017] SURREY – Darpan Magazine, hosted its 8th Annual Awards in the company of esteemed social, business and political elites by honouring
Bhai Ghanaiya A Great Exemplary Sikh Who Served Humanity With Selfless Love And Is The Forerunner Of Red Cross
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PUNJAB GOVERNMENT'S RECOGNITION OF BHAI GHANAIYA THROUGH MANAV SEWA DIWAS VERY COMMENDABLE! [B.-Sanghera-Bhai Ghanaiya2] _THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF BHAI
250 Years Of Heer Featuring Madan Gopal Singh And Chaar Yaar This Saturday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] Last year marked the 250th anniversary since the creation of Waris Shah’s epic “Heer”. A timeless story of tragic love, and a metaphor for humanity’s quest fo
Rising Star Sikh-canadian Politician Jagmeet Singh The Perfect Choice For Progressive Ndp
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Jagmeet Singh & Helene Laverdiere] _ONTARIO MPP JAGMEET SINGH, WHO IS CLEARLY THE FRONT-RUNNER IN THE NDP LEADERSHIP RACE AND IS EXPECTED TO WIN IT ALL, SHOWED HIS
Letter To The Editor: Politicians Need To Show Accountability And Stop Partying With Convicted Gunmen 2017
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Letter-Convicted Gunmen2] _PHOTOS RECENTLY APPEARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SHOWING CONVICTED GUNMAN MANINDER GILL IS IN THE CENTRE, SUR
Arjan Bhullar Makes Sikhs-punjabis-canadians-indians Proud With Historic Ufc Win
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] FORMER COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLD MEDALIST DOMINATES TOUGH BRAZILIAN OPPONENT IN SUCCESSFUL UFC DEBUT! [Arjan-UFC] [Arjan-UFC-Front-page] _MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE, INCL
Us Ambassador Nikki Haley Among Five Indo-americans In 2017 Politico 50 List
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Nikki-Haley4] _LED BY US AMBASSADOR TO THE UN NIKKI HALEY, THE LIST ALSO COMPRISES SEEMA VERMA WHO HEADS A TOP HEALTH CARE POSITION IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, LAWY
Sikhs Of Oliver: Hardworking, Proud To Be Part Of Bc Wine Country’s Flourishing Community
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
Criminal Supporters Of The Rapist “godman” Gurmeet Ram Rahim Run Amok Leading To 30 Killed And 200 Injured In Haryana!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Rapist-Baba-guilty3] _AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WERE KILLED ON FRIDAY AFTER FOLLOWERS OF CONTROVERSIAL RAPIST-CRIMINAL "GODMAN" GURMEET RAM RAHIM SINGH RAMPAGED ACROSS HARYAN
Surrey Chiropractor Maninder Singh Badyal Ordered To Pay Nearly $20,000 For Committing Fraud
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _DOCTOR MANINDER SINGH BADYAL, OWNER ABSOLUTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC IN SURREY, WAS CONVICTED ON JUNE 8, 2017 AFTER A FOUR-WEEK TRIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR. EVIDENCE PRE
Take In The Spirit Of India At Pne On August 26-27
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _SPIRIT OF INDIA IS HAPPENING AT THE PNE, AUG 26-27 DURING THE FAIR. COME WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SHOP THE BAZAAR, CELEBRATE CULTURE, PLAY GAMES, WIN PRIZES, TASTE
Troubled Indo-canadian Cop Charged In 2005 Victoria Sex Assault
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 2, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [INDO-COP-SEX-ASSAULT3] _POLICE IN VICTORIA ARRESTED CONST. SUKHWINDER "VINNIE" DOSANJH ON TUESDAY. DOSAJNH HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE ALLEGE
Alvin Randhawa Of Richmond Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Jail In $120 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 31, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Alvin-Randhawa3] _ALVIN RANDHAWA , WHO'S OLDER BROTHER ALEXIE RANDHAWA WAS ALSO IN US PRISON IN ANOTHER COCAINE SMUGGLING OPERATION, PLEADED GUILTY LAST AUGUST TO CONSPI
Indo-canadian Philanthropist Stephen Sander Donates $2 Million To Vgh And Ubc
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Group Shot] _INDO-CANADIAN PHILANTHROPIST STEPHEN SANDER AND FAMILY HAVE MADE A $2 MILLION DONATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AT THE AT VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (VGH) AN
A New World Order Emerges In Trump Era From Recent Group Of 20 Meetings In Germany
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Bhupinder-G20] _A NEW WORLD ORDER EMERGED AT THE GROUP OF 20 (G20) WORLD LEADERS MEETING IN HAMBURG, LAST WEEK. G20 REPRESENTS TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION A
Accused Killer Of Young Indo-canadian Arrested In 2011 Fatal Shooting In South Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Killer-charged-Indo-murder] _HARPREET SINGH SANDHU, 21, WAS GUNNED DOWN ON JULY 25, 2011 IN VANCOUVER'S CHAMPLAIN HEIGHTS NEIGHBOURHOOD. TWENTY-FIVE- YEAR-OLD HEVAL HISHY
Wso Calls For Sikhs To Reject The Italian “modification” Of The Kirpan
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [WSO] _THE WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA HAS CALLED ON THE SIKH COMMUNITY AND SIKH AUTHORITIES TO REJECT THE PROPOSED ITALIAN "MODIFICATION" OF THE KIRPAN. ACCORDING T
Sikh-canadian Lawyer Appointed To Bc Supreme Court
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 23, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PALBINDER KAUR SHERGILL BECOMES FIRST TURBANED SIKH WOMAN TO BE APPOINTED TO THE JUDICIARY IN CANADA! [Palbinder-Shergill] _JUSTICE PALBINDER KAUR SHERGILL IS THE FIR
Bc Home Sales Set To Decline In 2017
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [BC Home Sales2] _MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE RESIDENTIAL SALES IN THE PROVINCE ARE FORECAST TO DECLINE 10 PER CENT TO 101,000 UNITS THIS YEAR, AFTER REACHING A RECORD 112,2
Turban Wearing Sikhs Press For Rule Changes In Bc For Hard Hat Exemption
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-banner-FB-metrics] [Turban-rights-Avtar-Dhillon2] _THE COMMITTEE TO DEFEND RIGHTS OF TURBAN WEARING SIKHS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IS PRESSING THE VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE CURRENT EL
New Immigrant Brides And Grooms Can Run Away From Their Canadian Partners If They Want After Government Removes 2-year Live-in Condition
[banners website 2] [Immigrant-Spouses and Partners2] _THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IS GIVING NEW IMMIGRANT BRIDES AND GROOMS THE FREEDOM TO RUN AWAY IF THEY LIKE FROM THEIR NEW CANADIAN PARTNERS BY REMOVING THE CONTROVERSIAL CONDITION THAT SOME SPOUSES OR PARTNERS OF CANADIAN CITIZENS AND PERMANENT
Baahubali 2 Shatters All India And Overseas Box Office Records For Indian Films With $81 Million Debut
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 2, 2017 [banners website 1] [Bahubali-box-office-records] _IN INDIA, THE FILM’S GROSS IS ESTIMATED AT $60.8 MILLION. THE TELUGU, TAMIL AND MALAYALAM LANGUAGE VERSIONS TOGETHER GROSSED $32.6 MILLION, THE H
Bc Liberal Government To Fork Over $2 Million To Toronto-based Indo-canadian Film Company Making Komagata Maru Film And Mini-series
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 7, 2017 [TFG-banner] _MINISTER OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND CITIZENS' SERVICES AMRIK VIRK ANNOUNCED FRIDAY A $2 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE NETWORK FOR THE MAKING OF LIONS OF THE SEA, A FEATURE FILM
Are The Only Way To Make History For Sikhs Is To Have A Turban On?
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
44-year-olf Woman From Punjab Marries Her 27-year-old Same-sex Partner
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2017 [banners website 2] MANJIT SANDHU, WHO TIED THE KNOT WITH HER 27-YEAR-OLD SAME-SEX PARTNER, DENIED SOME OF THE FACTS THAT HAD BEEN CIRCULATING IN THE MEDIA ABOUT HER AND HER LOVER'S UNION, SAYING
Super Singh: Sajjan Helps Launch Poster Of First Sikh Superhero Film With Star Diljit Dosanjh
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 27, 2017 [banners website 1] [Super-Singh3] _THE SUPERHERO, CO-WRITTEN BY DIRECTOR ANURAG SINGH AND TOP SCREENWRITER DHEERAJ RATTAN, FILM WAS TRENDING ON TWITTER ALL INDIA AT NO 3 ON THE DAY OF THE LAUNC
Corrections Canada Appoints First Turbaned Sikh Warden
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 24, 2017 [banners website 2] [Sav-Bains2] _SAWINDER (SAV) SINGH BAINS WAS APPOINTED AS THE WARDEN OF FRASER VALLEY INSTITUTION IN ABBOTSFORD ON LAST JULY. BAINS GOT INTO CORRECTIONS BY CHANCE. HIS WIFE WA
DESIBUZZCanada Founder R. Paul Dhillon Meets With Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh And Punjab’s Number #2 Man Brahm Mohindra
__ _PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH AND DESIBUZZCANADA-DESIBUZZBC DHILLON HAD A SHORT FIVE-MINUTE CHAT WHERE THE FIRST THING HE SAID WHEN DHILLON’S COUSIN SAHIBJIT SINGH SANDHU AND SENIOR CABINET MINISTER BRAHM MOHINDRA INTRODUCED HIM TO MAHARAJA AND SAID HE IS FROM VANCOUVER WAS
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”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 17, 2017 [banners website 2] [Amarinder Singh-Sajjan] _IS THE VETERAN PUNJAB CONGRESS LEADER CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH, WHO JUST SWEPT INTO POWER IN THE STATE WITH A 77 SEAT SWEEP AFTER A 10 YEAR AKALI-BJP GO
Honeymoon Finally Ends For Pm Trudeau As Liberal Support Slides To Lowest Level Since 2015 Election
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 4, 2017 [header] [Liberal support slides2] _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S LIBERALS HAVE DROPPED 6.8 POINTS OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS IN NATIONAL VOTING INTENTIONS. THE LIBERALS HAVE AVERAGED 40.5 PER C
Devout Sikh Woman From Surrey Sues Abbotsford Cops For Pulling A Gun, Assaulting Her And Calling Her A “fat Bitch”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 24, 2017 [header] [Indo-woman-lawsuit] _MALKEET KAUR DHALIWAL’S ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN REBUKED BY THE DEFENDANT COPS CLAIM SHE WAS “LAWFULLY ARRESTED” AND “SUFFERED NO LOSS, INJURY, DAMAGE, OR E
Grammy-winning Sikh Band: White Sun Singer Gurujas Says She Wanted To Bring Gurbani To A Larger Audience
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2017 [header-1] [Sikh Band-WHITE SUN2] _LOS ANGELES-BASED BAND WHITE SUN BECAME THE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN BAND TO WIN A GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM AT THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS ON SUNDAY, FEBRU
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 14, 2017 [header-1] MANINDER BRAICH MAY HAVE DIED FROM ALTERCATION AT DRINKING PARTY, ACCORDING TO SOURCES! [South-Van-Murder3] _VANCOUVER POLICE HAS IDENTIFIED MANINDER SINGH BRAICH AS THE VICTIM OF
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 11, 2017 [header] [Folk-N-Funky 2-Jazzy2] _JUDGING BY THE OPENING TRACK LONDON PATOLA RELOADED, WHICH WAS RELEASED THIS WEEK WORLDWIDE WITH A SUPER-JAZZY VIDEO, FOLK N FUNKY 2 LOOKS TO BE A WICKED AL
Gursimar Bedi Given 22 Months Jail For Being Accessory To Murder Of Maple Batalia
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 27, 2017 [header-1] [Batalia-killer] _GURSIMAR BEDI, THE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF BEING AN ACCESSORY IN THE MURDER OF SFU STUDENT MAPLE BATALIA, HAS BEEN HANDED 22 MONTHS IN JAIL. MAPLE BATALIA WAS JUST 19 W
Telus To Invest $250 Million To Connect Surrey Homes And Businesses To Advanced Fibre Optic Network
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 20, 2017 [header-1]DIRECT FIBRE CONNECTION WILL DRAMATICALLY BOOST DATA CAPACITY, PROVIDING LOCAL HOMES ACCESS TO THE GIGABIT-ENABLED TELUS PUREFIBRE NETWORK! [TELUS Media3] _TELUS IS INVESTING $250 MIL
Sex Scandal: Indo-canadian Sisters Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Release Sex Photos Of Nigerian Billionaire 206
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
Powerful: Russia’s Putin Most Powerful Followed By Trump As Number 2 – India’s Modi At Number 9
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 14, 2016 [header-1] [most-powerful-people] FORBES MAGAZINE SAID RUSSIA’S 64-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT HAS EXERTED HIS COUNTRY’S INFLUENCE IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE; FROM THE MOTHERLAND TO SYRIA
Badman, Moe Sihota: Feared And Desired, Jagjit Singh: Kagaaz Ki Kasti And Wrong Time Raju Among 7 Films To Watch At Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2016
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 25, 2016 MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED BC-CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY) BADMAN PRESS CONFERENCE: BOLLYWOOD LEGEND GULSHAN GROVER IS IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND TO PRESENT HIS NEW FILM BADMAN AT THE VANCOUVER INTER
Golden Recognition: New Stop Of Interest Sign Celebrates Sikh Community's Heritage
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 18, 2016 _“WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE GURDWARA IN GOLDEN AS THE FIRST IN B.C., AND QUITE LIKELY THE FIRST IN NORTH AMERICA,” SAID PYARA LOTAY, ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL SIKH COMMUNITY. “WE THANK THE B.C. GOVERN
Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Documentary Moe Sihota: Feared And Desired To Be Shown At Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival On Nov. 27
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 14, 2016 VISAFF TO PREMIER BOLLYWOOD LEGEND GULSHAN GROVER’S NEW FILM BADMAN AS OPENING NIGHT FILM! _MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED, PRODUCED BY WRITER-DIRECTOR R. PAUL DHILLON AND HIS MMM FILMS BANNER,
Trudeau Liberals Pick Sikh-canadian Banker Over Long-time Party-man Prem Vinning For Senate Post
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 4, 2016 CONTROVERSY OVER VINNING’S $28,000 CONSULTING CONTRACT WITH CITY OF SURREY MIGHT HAVE HURT HIS SENATE CHANCES! _FORMER SCOTIABANK’S VICE CHAIRMAN SARABJIT SINGH “SABI” MARWAH HAS BECOME TH
Canadian Sikh Community Icon Dr. Raghbir Singh Bains Passes Away
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 3, 2016 DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON REMEMBERS THE GREAT LEGACY OF HIS DEPARTED FRIEND! _“DR. BAIN’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANADIAN SIKH COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD SIKH DIASPORA IS IMMEASURABLE AND
Massive 200kg Cocaine Seized From Alberta-us Border Involving Five Indo-canadian Truckers
_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
Big Time Drug Deal: Legalized Pot Expected To Be A $22 Billion Industry In Canada
A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary, on the fourth of July, or Independence Day, in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014 where organizer's of t
Bc, Ontario Real-estate Tax Cheats Fork Out $240 Million To Cra After Audits
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2016 [header-1] [Record home sales2] _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONDUCTED MORE THAN 13,400 AUDITS BETWEEN APRIL 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 2016 IN ITS PROBE OF TAX FRAUD ON REAL ESTATE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
Remains Of South Asian Student Missing For More Than 20 Years Found In Property Being Developed For Housing
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 21, 2016 [header-1] [ad-lakeeran-10x15-ad-revised-001] [indo-man-found-dead] _POLICE IDENTITY REMAINS OF SHAFIQ VISRAM, WHO WENT MISSING MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE, VI
Killer Storm: $20,000 Raised For South Asian Teen Killed By Falling Tree In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2016 [header-1] [ad-lakeeran-10x15-ad-revised-001] _SURREY TEEN SHAKIR SALAAM IS BEING MOURNED BY THE CLAYTON COMMUNITY IN SURREY. HE DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A FALLING TREE DURING LAST FRIDAY'S STOR
Wonderland Productions’ Family, Fun-filled Romantic Drama Lakeeran To Release Worldwide On October 21st
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2016 [header] LAKEERAN TO BE RELEASED IN CANADA BY FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY CSS RELEASING! [csslogo4] [csslogo] _LAKEERAN (LIFE LINES) STARS HARMAN VIRK AND YUVIKA CHAUDHARY (STAR OF A VERY POPULA
British Sikhs Tell Their Pm He Should Follow Trudeau’s Lead And Give Apology In Parliament For The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Before 100 Year Anniversary
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 [header] [Members of the Sikh Caucus surround Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he was presented with a sword during a Vaisakhi Celebration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, April 11, 20
Fu*k Your Turban: Racists In Calgary Target Sikhs With Hateful Posters
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 [header] WSO CONDEMNS THE RACIST POSTERS AND ORGANIZES TURBAN EH! EVENT IN RESPONSE TO THE HATE MONGERING [wso-racists] “SIMILAR POSTERS APPEARED TWO YEARS AGO IN ONTARIO AND ARE A PATHETI
Sikh ‘hero’ Helps New York Police Arrest Terror Bombing Suspect
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 [header] [sikh-hero-desi] HARINDER BAINS, THE OWNER OF A BAR IN LINDEN FOUND 28-YEAR-OLD AHMAD KHAN RAHAMI SLEEPING IN THE DOORWAY OF A BAR HE OWNS. BAINS SAID HE WAS WATCHING NEWS ON TV ON H
Back To The Drawing Board For Sikh Sangat Who Lose Again With Joga Singh
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 [header] MODERATES WIN A TIGHT ROSS STREET GURDWARA ELECTION! [moderates-win3] _THE MALKIT SINGH DHAMI SLATE GOT A TOTAL VOTE OF 4370 WHILE THE JOGA SINGH SANGHA SLATE GOT 3685 WITH A TOTAL
Ross Street Election Underway: Will The Ghost Of Murdered Sikh Sangat Leader Amar Sandhu Haunt The Moderates?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 [HEADER] VOTING FOR SIKHS' OLDEST SOCIETY IN NORTH AMERICA CLOSES AT 8PM TODAY IN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A CLOSE RACE! [ross-street-election2] _DESIBUZZBC PHOTOGRAPHER SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON
Oldest Sikh Gurdwara In North America Suffer Damage In Suspicious Fire
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 28, 2016 [header] THE TEMPLE IS CURRENTLY LOCKED IN A FIERCE ELECTION BATTLE BETWEEN MODERATE INCUMBENTS AND SIKH SANGAT GROUP, WHO’S LEADER AMAR SANDHU WAS MURDERED RECENTLY! [Ross-Street-temple fire3
Visitors From India To Bc Up 20.9 Percent In First Half Of 2016
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 23, 2016 [header] [BC-visitors] VICTORIA – The number of visitors from India to BC is up 20.9 percent in the first half of 2016 with overnight international visitors having surpassed the two-million m
Gay British-sikh Man And Mother Become The Voice Of Marginalised Lgbt People Everywhere
[header] [British-Sikh-Mother-Son2] _MANJINDER SINGH SIDHU, WHO HAS A MASTERS IN HUMAN RIGHTS FROM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, HAS MADE SEVERAL YOU TUBE VIDEOS, A FEW WITH HIS MOTHER, IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES OFFERING ADVICE TO THE LGBTI AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. SIDHU SAID HE HAD DISCOVERED THAT
Delta Sikh-canadian Student Selected For Arctic Expedition
[header] [Delta Sikh-Student-Arctic3] _ABHAYJEET SINGH SACHAL WILL TRAVEL ALONG WITH A TEAM OF OVER A 100 HIGH-SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON JULY 21. THE EXPEDITION, WHICH WILL TAKE THEM TO THE EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC AND WESTERN GREENLAND, WILL CONTINUE UP TO AUGUST 5
Kamloops Sikh Farmer Uses His Turban To Save Drowning Girl
[Kamloops Sikh Farmer2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _KAMLOOPS FARMER AVTAR HOTHI QUICKLY SPRANG TO ACTION WHEN HE NOTICED A TEENAGE GIRL STRUGGLING IN THE RIVER NEAR HIS PROPERTY. "SHE WAS JUST IN SHOCK AT THE MOMENT WE PULLED HER OUT OF THE WATER. SHE WAS FREEZING BASICALLY," HOTHI SAID_ KAMLOOPS
Ross Street Gurdwara Membership Registration Comes To End Sunday As Spirit Of Murdered Sikh Sangat Society Leader Amar Sandhu Watches Over
YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW TO SIGN UP TO VOTE FOR THE UPCOMING ROSS STREET GURDWARA ELECTIONS! [New Ross] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE ROSS STREET GURDWARA (KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY, VANCOUVER) MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION COME TO AN END ON SUNDAY, JULY 3, WHICH WILL BE THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP TO VOTE IN THE
First Sikh-canadian Army Cadet Corp’s Simran Gillar Attends The Three Amigos Summit
[MWO Gillar_RSM of 3300 Corps_Minister of National Defence] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MWO) SIMRAN GILLAR, THE TOP RANKING CADET OF THE 3300 RCACC, AND OTHER SELECT CADETS AND YOUTH LEADERS, WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH DIGNITARIES IN THE VIP LOUNGE. IN AN EMAIL TO HER COMMANDI
British Pm Cameron To Resign As British Sikhs Call For Mature Political Leadership To Unite A Divided Country After It Votes To Leave Eu
[Sikhs-EU5] _“ALTHOUGH WE SUPPORTED ‘REMAIN’ IN THE EU CAMPAIGN, RECOGNISING OUR WIDER RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF SIKHS IN MAINLAND EUROPE WHO FACE INCREASING DISCRIMINATION WE RESPECT THE OVERALL RESULT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC HAS TAKEN THAT THE UK S
Five Sikhs Among Ww I Heroes Hailed In Uk Digital Archive
[Sikh-WW I Heroes2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _ACCORDING TO THE ARCHIVE CREATED BY THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE SIX INDIAN, AMONG THEM FIVE SIKHS, VC RECIPIENTS AND THEIR LOCATION OF ACTION WERE: BADLU SINGH (PALESTINE), CHATTA SINGH (MESOPOTAMIA), DARWAN SINGH NEGI (FRANCE), GABAR SINGH
Police Release Suspect Vehicle In The Murder Of Vancouver Sikh Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) PUBLISHED PHOTOS OF A GOLD OR SILVER SUV ON FRIDAY, ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY ITS DRIVER. IHIT SAID THEY WISH TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER._
Police Release Suspect Vehicle In The Murder Of Vancouver Sikh Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu 2016
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) PUBLISHED PHOTOS OF A GOLD OR SILVER SUV ON FRIDAY, ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY ITS DRIVER. IHIT SAID THEY WISH TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER._
Sikh Sangat Society Vancouver Remember Their Fearless Leader Amar Sandhu As A Proud Sikh Who Envisioned Change At Ross Street Gurdwara
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] AMAR SINGH SANDHU WAS KNEE DEEP IN THE CURRENT ROSS ST. GURDWARA ELECTION, WHEN HE WAS KILLED, AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK THAT HIS MURDER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH GURDWARA POLITICS AND UPCOMING ELECTION AT ROSS STREET TEMPLE. SOUTH VANCOUVER
History-making Sikh Mps Add To Record Indo-british Politicians Elected To House Of Commons
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 15, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] [British-Sikh-MPs4] _BRITAIN’S HOUSE OF COMMONS WILL HAVE 12 INDO-BRITISH MPS, SURPASSING THE RECORD OF 10 IN THE LAST PARLIAMENT. PREET KAUR GILL BECAME THE FIRST SIKH
Wso Says It’s Deeply Disappointed By Defeat Of Ontario Sikh Genocide Motion
SIKH LIBERAL MPPS VOTED AGAINST THE MOTION! [WSO-Sikh-genocide2] _DESPITE RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE NDP AND PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUSES, ONTARIO'S LIBERAL GOVERNMENT DEFEATED THE MOTION RECOGNIZING THE NOVEMBER 1984 ATTACKS ON SIKHS AS A GENOCIDE. FOUR LIBERAL SIKH MPPS INCLUDING VI
Arjan Bhullar To Make His Ufc Debut This September In Edmonton At Ufc 216
Arjan Bhullar with Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel, who heads the top Hollywood talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WMC) and UFC. Bhullar was invited to UFC headquarters in Las Vegas for their annual Athletes Retreat Conference and Showcase. POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcan
Prominent Vancouver Sikh Youth Slate Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu Shot Dead In Richmond
[Amar-Sandhu5] _AMAJIT S_ _[DESIBUZZBC (1)-RED]_ _INGH “AMAR” SANDHU, WHO BACKED VANCOUVER SIKH YOUTH SLATE WHICH HAS BEEN LOCKED IN A FIERCE FIGHT WITH THE MODERATE INCUMBENTS AT KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AT ROSS STREET, VANCOUVER, WAS SHOT DEAD SATURDAY NEAR A TIM HORTON'S AT THE IRON HEAD PL
After More Than $1 Million In Food Donations – Bc Sikh Community Sends Volunteer Team To Help Alberta Fire Victims
[Sikh-community] _“WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR FELLOW CANADIANS IN A TIME OF NEED. IN ADDITION TO THE FOOD AND CLOTHING WE WANT TO OFFER OUR HEARTS. WE WANT THE RESIDENTS OF FORT MCMURRAY TO KNOW THAT WE STAND WITH THEM AND WE SUPPORT THEM NOW AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM. IT’S TRULY
Pm Trudeau Points To Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan An Example Of How Far Canada Has Come In 102 Years As He Rights Komagata Maru Wrong
SAME CANADIAN REGIMENT THAT GOVERNMENT USED TO KEEP KOMAGATA MARU FROM DOCKING WAS COMMANDED BY SAJJAN IN 2011! [Komagata Maru apology-Trudeau4][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _INTERESTING, IT WAS A B.C. REGIMENT (DUKE OF CONNAUGHT’S OWN) WHICH THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT USED THAT DAY TO REINFORCE ITS RACI
Komagata Maru Apology: After 102 Years We Are Finally Smiling, Rejoicing And Celebrating!
[pmkomagatamaruapology1][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _JULY 1914 WAS A MONTH OF TERRIBLE PAIN, MISERY, AGONY, GRIEF AND ANGUISH FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WHEN 376 PASSENGERS OF KOMAGATA MARU – GURU NANAK JAHAZ WERE REFUSED TO LAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THE THEN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND NOT ALLOWED
Comics: Desibuzzbc Presents Off My Meds By Les Taha 2016
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Doctors Raise Concerns After 72-year-old Punjab Woman Gives Birth
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Lower Mainland Sikh Community Sends 3 Trailers Full Of Supplies To Fire Victims In Fort Mcmurray
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [Sikh-community-donations2][Sikh Community-Wildfires In Alberta3] _THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITHIN 48HRS WITH CANNED FOOD, DIAPERS, BABY FORMULAE AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE SENDING OFF THESE THREE TRUCKS MONDAY AT 1PM._ BY R. PAU
Open-heart Surgery Survivor Hans Rana Gabriel To Host Fundraising Gala Swagat On May 20
[GCF-H. G. Rana07] _HANS RANA GABRIEL, WHO WAS BORN WITH A RARE HEART DEFECT, IS HOSTING A FUNDRAISING GALA ON MAY 20 AT ROYAL KING PALACE BANQUET HALL CALLED SWAGAT – AN EVENING OF GIVING. THE EVENT IS BOUND TO BE ONE FILLED WITH HEART, COMMUNITY AND GIVING-BACK, NOT TO MENTION A PROMISE OF B
Cycling4diversity Ready To Put Pedal To Medal From May 22-28
WE WOULD LIKE TO DEARLY THANK SAVE ON FOODS OF ABBOTSFORD STORE MANAGER DAWN HAIG FOR THE GIFT CARDS, CINEPLEX FOR THE MOVIE TICKETS AND CYCLING4DIVERSITY FOR THE SHIRTS. HAIG SHARED HER EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO THE QUESTION: "DIVERSITY HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE IN MANY WAYS. WORKING FOR A COMPANY
Celebrating 250 Years Of Waris Shah’s Heer – But Is It The Original?
[HEER-Waris Shah4] [HEER-Waris Shah] _EVEN AS THE PUNJABI LITERATI FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE SET TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF COMPILATION OF WARIS SHAH’S HEER, FINDINGS BY A US-BASED RESEARCHER HAVE SPARKED A DEBATE ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE MANUSCRIPT AND ITS PERIOD OF COMPILATION. MOHAMMAD
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Could Garner 30 Million Subscribers And $1 Billion In Revenues In 2016-17
[Mukesh Ambani-Jio3][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _IN A POST-RESULTS ANALYSIS, MORGAN STANLEY SAID IT EXPECTS JIO TO HAVE MORE THAN 30 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS BY THE END OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR DOUBLING TO 60 MILLION BY THE NEXT, WITH AN AVERAGE REVENUE PER USER THAT WILL BE 1.3 TIMES TO 1.8 TIMES HIGHER THAN
Wso Condemns The Killing Of Pakistan’s Only Sikh Legislator
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Surrey Rcmp To Celebrate With Sikh Community At Vaisakhi Day Tomorrow
ROAD CLOSURES ALONG THE NAGAR KIRTAN ROUTE WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 7:30AM TO 5PM! [Surrey-Vaisakhi Day Parade]_“SURREY RCMP IS INVOLVED WITH THE VAISAKHI PARADE NOT ONLY FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT TO TAKE PART IN ALL THE FESTIVITIES THE EVENT HAS TO OFFER,” SAYS CORPORAL SCOTTY
Top 2016 Pulitzer Winning Photograph!
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Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Aims Big At 2016 Olympics After Qualifying
__ _ASIDE FROM BEING THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS IN GYMNASTICS, DIPA KARMAKAR WILL ALSO BE QUALIFYING FOR THE QUADRENNIAL EXTRAVAGANZA AFTER 52 LONG YEARS. THE 22-YEAR-OLD GARNERED A TOTAL SCORE OF 52.698 POINTS IN THE OLYMPICS QUALIFYING EVENT ON MONDAY TO BOOK A BERT
Portrait Of Flying Sikh Milkha Singh By Artist Jarnail Singh Fetches $13000
A PORTRAIT OF FLYING SIKH MILKHA SINGH, WHO WAS IN VANCOUVER RECENTLY FOR A ROTARY CLUB FUNDRAISER, PAINTED BY RENOWNED INDO CANADIAN PAINTER JARNAIL SINGH WAS SOLD FOR $ 13000 AT A CHARITY AUCTION. THE BIDS STARTED FROM A BASE PRICE OF $ 5000 WITH THE FINAL BID OF $13000 BY SURREY BUSINESSMAN MA
Indo-american Kids Dominate White House Science Fair 2016
__ _NEARLY A THIRD OF THE PROJECTS, DEMOS, AND EXPERIMENTS IN THE JAMBOREE INVOLVE KIDS OF INDO-AMERICAN, AND THEY PROVIDE A WINDOW INTO HOW THIS ETHNIC GROUP, ALONG WITH OTHER ASIAN-AMERICANS, HAS COME TO DOMINATE SCHOOL-LEVEL STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH) COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING
Will Christy Clark Gift-wrap Millions More For Toifa To Hold Another Pre-election Bollywood Party In 2017?
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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Party On Dasaundha 2016
[/../../storage/247/5dc285a21f6f4_RPD-Dilshad-Pastakia-777x437.jpg] PARTY TOWN WITH R. PAUL DHILLON _WE ALL SEEK A GOOD PARTY FROM TIME TO TIME BUT PARTY PEOPLE ARE OUT AND ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND TRYING TO LIVE IT UP AND BRING SOME JUICE IN THEIR LIVES. WE IN THE MEDIA WHO ATTEND A LOT OF PARTIES
Russian President Putin Blames Us For Leak Of Panama Papers 2016
_THE PAPERS REVEALED THAT PUTIN’S ASSOCIATES, NOTABLY CELLIST SERGEI ROLDUGIN, “SECRETLY SHUFFLED AS MUCH AS $2 BILLION THROUGH BANKS AND SHADOW COMPANIES,” ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS (ICIJ)._ MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thurs
Shah Rukh Khan Floored By The Talent Of Surrey-based Jugpreet Bajwa 2016
_BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR SHAH RUKH KHAN WAS ASTONISHED BY THE SINGING TALENT OF A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONTESTANT FROM CANADA, OUR VERY OWN JUGPREET BAJWA FROM SURREY. BAJWA IS STEALING HEARTS IN INDIA, INCLUDING SHAH RUKH KHAN'S, WITH HIS MESMERIZING AND SOULFUL VOICE. BAJWA WAS RECENTLY FEATURED ON
Indo-canadian Deputy Calgary Police Chief Under Investigation For Falsifying Documents 2016
_DEPUTY CHIEF SAT PARHAR IS IN CHARGE OF THE BUREAU OF SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS, WHICH IS THE AREA RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZED CRIME, INTELLIGENCE, AND ANTI-CORRUPTION._ CALGARY – The Indo-Canadian Deputy Chief of Police in Calgary is under investigation for falsifying court documents and oth
Canadians Call For A More Competitive, Less Expensive Cell Phone Industry, Poll Says 2016
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 “A GOOD DEAL” ON THEIR WIRELESS SERVICE, ACCORDING TO A NEW PUBLIC OPINION POLL FROM THE ANGUS REID INSTITUTE. MORE THAN HALF SAY THERE
Hinduism Book Launch On April 24 In Surrey
SURREY – The Global Hindu Foundation of Canada is organizing a book launch of journalist and writer Promod Puri’s book titled “Hinduism beyond rituals, customs and traditions” on April 24 at 7399-122 St, Strawberry Hill Public Library in Surrey. The program will commence at 1.30 PM. Spe
Former Indo-canadian Soccer Coach From Surrey Sentenced To 7 Years For Seeking Sex With 12-year-old Girl
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Op-ed: Celebrating South Vancouver’s Revitalization And New Year Prosperity 2016
BY GREGOR ROBERTSON – VANCOUVER MAYOR For many communities and cultures, spring symbolizes renewal and prosperity – a time to reflect on community achievements and look ahead to where we can grow together. This spring, City Council has spurred community renewal by implementing severa
Former Indo-canadian Soccer Coach From Surrey Sentenced To 7 Years For Seeking Sex With 12-year-old Girl 2016
_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 TO 7 YEARS IN JAIL FOR SEEKING SEX WITH A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL._ SEATTLE – Following a guilty plea by Surrey-based ex-soccer coach Kuldip
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
Canadian Dollar Powers It’s Way Past 78 Cents 2016
_THE LOONIE TRADED IN A RANGE OF 77.4 CENTS U.S. AND 78.4 CENTS, THE LATTER WELL UP FROM YESTERDAY’S CLOSE AT 77.5 CENTS, REPORTED GLOBE AND MAIL NEWSPAPER._ TORONTO – The Canadian dollar powered it’s way past the 78-cent mark Tuesday, buoyed by higher crude prices among new talk of a dea
Indo-canadian Scientist And His Team Aim To Create “smart Cement“ 20016
DR. RISHI GUPTA OF UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA AIMS TO EXTEND LIFESPAN OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES! [Brand-D-Logo] CIVIL ENGINEERING PROF. RISHI GUPTA SAYS HIS RESEARCH HAS TWO PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS WHEN IT COMES TO CONCRETE: MAKING IT CRACK FREE AND MONITORING THE LIFE SPAN OF INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT
Loblaws Announces It Will Invest $1.3 Billion In Canada To Create 20,000 Jobs In
Exteriors of the Loblaws Real Canadian Superstore at Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. East. MAY.26.2004 photo by Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail DIGITAL IMAGE _LOBLAW REMAINS CANADA'S LARGEST NETWORK OF CORPORATE AND INDEPENDENTLY OWNED RETAIL STORES, EACH EMPLOYING BETWEEN 20 AND 300 EMPLOYEES. THIS
Surrey Rcmp To Host Community Forum On Youth, Drugs And Violence 2016
_“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
Loblaws Announces It Will Invest $1.3 Billion In Canada To Create 20,000 Jobs In 2016
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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
Do Record Home Sales And Rising Prices Making You Want To Sell Or Buy? 2016
VANCOUVER, BC., February 29, 2016 -- For Sale signs on Grandview Highway to illustrate any real estate story in Vancouver, BC., February 29, 2016. (Nick Procaylo/PNG) 00041980A ROBBY TOOR OF ENVISION FINANCIAL HAS SOME ANSWERS! _SO WHAT DO THESE RECORD-BREAKING INCREASES MEAN TO THE AVERAGE FRA
Entertainment: Karan Soni To Be Seen In Deadpool 2016
VANCOUVER – The recently released Hollywood film Dead pool has become a global hit, and for Indian origin actor Karan Soni, plays the role of Dopinder — an Indian cab driver — in the film. the flick is one of the biggest highlights of his career. This movie will give you goosebumps in te
Infamous Indo-canadian Gangster Mani Buttar In Trouble Again 2016
RICHMOND – Indo-Canadian gangster Manjit Mani Buttar was in trouble again after being charged for loaded firearm and two other gun counts. Buttar, 41, was arrested Feb. 11 just after 4:30 a.m. at a house in the 12000-block of No. 5 Road in Richmond. Richmond RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said Butt
Superwoman’s Amazing Journey Takes Her From Toronto To Glittering Los Angeles 2016
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
Bridal Fashion Week Makes It’s Timid Debut 2016
FASHION FILE WITH R. PAUL DHILLON Designers Parvesh-Jai fronted Bridal Fashion Week made a timid debut this weekend that brought some top designers from India and locally together for a three day shindig. DESIBUZZbc attended the VIP reception and fashion show Saturday at the Vancouver Conventio
Vancouver Fashion Week Rocked! 2016
FASHION FILE WITH R. PAUL DHILLLON _SPRING OR FALL, VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK HAS YOU COVERED. CHECKING OUT THE FESTIVITIES LAST WEEK, IT WAS ANOTHER FASHION FRIENDLY AND CHIC NIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. TOO BAD THE INDIAN DESIGNERS ON DISPLAY TONIGHT DIDN'T MAKE TO THE CITY DUE TO SOME VISA PROBLEM
Trials Of Alleged Killers Of Surrey Indo-canadian Woman Delayed Yet Again 2016
_AMANPREET BAHIA, THE 33–YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF THREE, WAS MURDERED IN SURREY IN 2007. HER HUSBAND AND TWO OTHERS ARE CHARGED IN HER KILLING, BUT HAVE YET TO FACE TRIAL, NINE YEARS AFTER HER DEATH._ SURREY – The trial of the alleged killers of an Indo-Canadian woman from Surrey has been delayed
The Science Of Cocktails! 2016
_THE SCIENCE OF COCKTAILS PARTY AT SCIENCE WORLD LAST WEEK WAS A REALLY HAPPENING EVENT. IT WAS A LIQUOR CONNOISSEUR’S DREAM WITH EVERY VARIETY OF LIQUOR AND MAGICAL SCIENTISTS MIXING THEM FOR THEIR PLEASURE. ALSO JOINING FESTIVITIES WAS THE ORIGINAL TRESSPASSER GURVI D AND HIS BUDDY PAUL M
Breaking News: Vancouver’s Housing Market On A Downfall 2016
The Real Estate Council of B.C. is appointing an independent advisory group to investigate on flipping in Vancouver’s housing market. VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Council of B.C. says it’s appointing an independent advisory group to investigate allegations of shadow flipping in Vancouver
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
Indo-canadian Gangster Looking To Avoid Deportation Loses Appeal 2016
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
__ _“BALBIR SINGH IS MY HERO, AND I HOPE THAT THIS INDO-CANADIAN HOCKEY LEGEND BECOMES A HERO TO MANY MORE PEOPLE,” AN AWARD-WINNING LOCAL JOURNALIST PATRICK BLENNERHASSETT SAID ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF HIS NEW BOOK A FORGOTTEN LEGEND: BALBIR SINGH SR., TRIPLE OLYMPIC GOLD & MODI’S NEW INDIA.
