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Suspected Drunk Driver Who Killed 6-Year-Old Girl Arrested After He Fled The Accident Scene
__ _AN ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER WHO KILLED A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND INJURED HER SIBLINGS SUNDAY IN FRASER HEIGHTS AREA OF SURREY WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE FLED THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE RCMP SURREY POLICE OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT’S CRIMINAL COLLISION INVESTIGATION TEAM (SPOSU CCIT), AND THE LOWER MAIN
City of Surrey Says It Continues To Take Action Against Illegal Construction
__ _CITY OF SURREY SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THIS WEEK THAT COUNCIL HAVE DIRECTED STAFF TO FILE A NOTICE ON TITLE TO TWO PROPERTIES AT 6718 140A STREET AND 9040 SKYE PLACE, WHERE THE OWNERS HAVE ILLEGALLY CONSTRUCTED AND OCCUPIED THE BUILDINGS WITHOUT PERMITS AND IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY'S BUILDING
OPINION: Why Social Democracy Beats Capitalism Hands Down
BY ALEX SANGHA In an era of rising inequality, unaffordable healthcare, and political disillusionment, it's fair to ask: What kind of economic and political system actually delivers a good life for the average person? While capitalism—particularly the American model—is often praised for its
Dr. Hari Sharma Foundations Commemorates South Asian Community Winning The Right To Vote In BC
__ _DR. HARI SHARMA FOUNDATION HELD AN EVENT ON APRIL 5 IN SURREY TO COMMEMORATE THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WINNING THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON APRIL 2, 1947. _ BY HARINDER MAHIL SURREY - Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation held an event on April 5 in Surrey to commemorate the South Asian community winning t
Vancouver NDP Candidate And Others Condemns Racist Comments By Saskatchewan Party MLA Racquel Hilbert Against Leader Jagmeet Singh
__ _SASKATCHEWAN PARTY MLA RACQUEL HILBERT MADE DESPICABLE, UNEDUCATED AND RACIST COMMENTS AGAINST NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, CALLING HIM A TERRORIST IN AN ATTEMPT TO SUCK UP TO THE FASCIST LEADERSHIP OF INDIA’S NARENDRA MODI AND HIS RIGHTWING BJP PARTY, TELLING THE USUAL LIES SPEWED BY LAP-DOGS
Surrey Police Seek Help With Possible Abduction Of South Asian Woman
__ _SURREY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE ABDUCTION OF A SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN IN SURREY LAST FRIDAY. SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) ARE REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 4, NEAR KING GEORGE BOULEVAR
Toronto Man Kanav Bhatia Arrested For Sexual Assault And Child Luring Investigation
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM TORONTO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ARREST AND CHILD LURING. REGION OF PEEL INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT HAVE CHARGED KANAV BHATIA FOLLOWING A CHILD LURING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. BETWEEN MARCH 23 AND APRIL 1, IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE ACCUSED LUR
International Cinema Legend Kabir Bedi Visits Surrey
__ _LEGENDARY BOLLYWOOD AND INTERNATIONAL ICON AND FILM STAR KABIR BEDI WAS IN SURREY RECENTLY TO ATTEND A FUNCTION FOR INDUS, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT GROUP, IN CELEBRATION OF APRIL AS SIKH HERITAGE MONTH. BEDI ALSO APPEARED IN A SHORT FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY STEVEN PUREWAL OF INDUS ABOUT A SIKH
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory And Legally Blonde The Musical On The Menu At Theatre Under The Stars This Year
__ _THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (TUTS) ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT ITS MAGICAL 2025 SEASON WILL FEATURE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, ON STAGE JUNE 27-AUGUST 16 AT STANLEY PARK’S ICONIC MALKIN BOWL. FROM WILLY WONKA’S WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION TO THE PERFECTLY PIN
Canada Is A Proud Sovereign Country Despite Trump Nonsense
BY BALWANT SANGHERA During the past few weeks Canadians, peace loving, compassionate and caring people have been subjected to a lot of aggravation, anxiety and uncertainty created by the White House in Washington ,D.C. For centuries, we have been reinforced with the belief that Americans and Can
Latest Poll Still Has Carney Ahead On Issues And Poilievre Suffering Concern Over Foreign Interference Remains
__ _ AS THE FEDERAL ELECTION ENTERS INTO THIRD WEEK, CANADIANS ARE STILL PREFERRING LIBERAL LEADER MARK CARNEY ON KEY ISSUES LIKE THE ECONOMY, TARIFF FIGHT WITH THE US WHILE CONSERVATIVE CHIEF PIERRE POILIEVRE IS SUFFERING FROM A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING HIS REFUSAL TO GET A SECURITY CLEARANC
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
Indo-Canadian Tailor’s Suspicious Death Turns Into Murder Investigation
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TAILOR WHO DIED SUSPICIOUSLY IN AN ONTARIO TOWN IS NOW A MURDER INVESTIGATION. HALTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF 43-YEAR-OLD BALJEET 'BALLY' TOKI, OF OAKVILLE, AS A HOMICIDE. IN A RELEASE ISSUED ON TUESDAY, POLICE SAY TOKI WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE MONTAGIO CUSTOM TAIL
Edmonton Police Make Arrests In The Killing Of Sukhvir Singh
_POLICE BELIEVE FOURTH ALLEGED KILLER LOVEPREET SIDHU FLED TO INDIA!_ __ _POLICE IN EDMONTON HAVE ARRESTED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INCLUDING A THIRD MAN RECENTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF 32-YEAR-OLD SUKHVIR SINGH, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED AND THEN DROWNED BY FOUR INDIAN MEN. SINGH WAS FOUND DEAD NEA
NO APRIL FOOLS DAY: BC Says It’s Completely Removing Carbon Tax As Of April 1
__ _NO IT’S NOT APRIL FOOLS DAY AS BC ANNOUNCES THAT IT IS COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE CARBON TAX ON APRIL 1, SAYING PEOPLE WILL SEE IMMEDIATE SAVINGS THROUGH THE ELIMINATION OF THE CONSUMER CARBON TAX IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REMOVING THE FEDERAL CARBON TAX ON CONSUMERS,
North Delta House Fire Now Being Investigated As Arson
__ _A NORTH DELTA HOUSE FIRE ON THURSDAY IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS ARSON BY THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DPD). ON APRIL 3RD AT 3:56 AM, THE DPD ATTENDED A FULLY ENGULFED HOUSE FIRE IN THE 11500 BLOCK OF 84A AVE, NORTH DELTA. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS LEARNED THAT ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE WERE
Police In Prince George Seek Missing Surrey Man Ravinder Singh
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY IS MISSING IN THE BC TOWN OF PRINCE GEORGE. PRINCE GEORGE RCMP IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP A WATCH OUT FOR 20-YEAR-OLD RAVINDER SINGH. RAVINDER WAS LAST SEEN ON NORTHWOOD PULPMILL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 P.M. ON APRIL 2, 2025. IT IS BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE IN
TIGHT RACE: Federal Election Much Closer Than Polls Say
__ _SAMOSA CANDIDATE: PIERRE POILIEVRE STILL HAS NO SECURITY CLEARANCE AND THERE ARE STRONG ALLEGATIONS THAT HE’S A “SAMOSA CANDIDATE” (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE) FOR INDIA. GLOBE AND MAIL JUST CAME OUT WITH A STORY THIS WEEK ON CSIS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POILIEVRE THAT HE WAS HELPED BY INDIA
The Untold Story Of Lutyens’ Delhi
BY AMBASSADOR VIDYA BHUSHAN SONI & ZILE SINGH March 7, 2025, was an auspicious day. Ambassadors V.B Soni and R.P. Singh invited me to play in a golf tournament organized by the Centre for International Relations and Community Well-being at the Delhi Golf Course (Peacock). For me it was the
Trudeau Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Compassion And Humanism
BY PROMOD PURI As the new year begins, the spotlight falls on Justin Trudeau's announcement to step down as Canada’s prime minister once the Liberal Party elects a new leader. While this marks the end of an era, it is equally important to reflect on his legacy—a legacy marked by compassion,
Calgary Trucker Arshdeep Singh Arrested Trying To Smuggle 108 kg Of Cocaine Into Canada
_AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER HAS BEEN ARRESTED WITH A TRUCK LOAD OF DRUGS AFTER TRYING TO SMUGGLE IT INTO CANADA. ARSHDEEP SINGH, 26, HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) CAUGHT HIM ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE 108 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE INTO CANADA FROM THE U.S. SINGH WAS ARRESTED
Punjabi Language Making Big Strides In Canada
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) has been actively promoting Punjabi language in Canada and BC for more than 30 years. Every year, it celebrates International Mother Language Day to create more awareness about out mother tongue in the community. This year's celeb
Police Investigating White Supremacy Stickers In North Vancouver
__ _NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP IS INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS OF STICKERS PROMOTING WHITE SUPREMACY BEING POSTED IN THE COMMUNITY. ON JANUARY 27, NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP WERE MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL LARGE WHITE STICKERS POSTED ON POLES, FENCES AND SIGNS COVERED WITH ENGLISH TEXT THAT REPRESENTS AN IGNORANT AND
Aren Bahia Who Turned His Criminal Life Around Dies Tragically In Bali
__ _AREN (ARENJIT SINGH) BAHIA, THE OWNER AND FOUNDER OF A CONSCIOUS ARTS TATTOO SHOP, WHO TURNED HIS FORMER CRIMINAL LIFE AROUND TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR HAS TRAGICALLY DIED FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION WHILE IN BALI. FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS THE VANCOUVER TATTOO COMMUNITY IS MOURNIN
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
New Leader Carney Helps Liberals Surge Past Conservatives Into Majority Territory In Latest Poll
__ _CONSERVATIVES CRUMBLE: FEDERAL LIBERALS UNDER NEW LEADER MARK CARNEY ARE SURGING PAST THE STALE CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE AND HIS CHILDISH AXE THE TAX NONSENSE NOW THAT CARNEY HAS ALREADY ELIMINATED THE DREADED CARBON TAX. ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THE GOVERNING LIBERAL PARTY –
BC To Follow Feds Lead In Eliminating Carbon Tax From April 1
__ _HOPE IT’S NOT APRIL FOOLS DAY PLAY BUT BC PREMIER DAVID EBY SAID THE PROVINCE WILL ELIMINATE THE CARBON TAX AND ITS INCREASE ON APRIL 1. "PEOPLE IN B.C. ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AFFORDABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION
Contemporary Global Fiction Is A Luminous Collection Of Stories
BY RAVINDER SINGH SODHI Edited by the distinguished Sushminder Jeet Kaur, Contemporary Global Fiction stands as a luminous collection of stories that traverse borders, cultures, and human experiences. It is not merely a book to be reviewed in passing but rather a work deserving of in-depth criti
Fraser health Warns Of Unauthorized Ayurvedic products Sold By All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry In Surrey
__ _LEAD POISONING: FRASER HEALTH IS WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UNAUTHORIZED AYURVEDIC MEDICINE SOLD BY ALL IN ONE WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY IN SURREY. THE PRODUCTS MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS LEAD, MERCURY, ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS. FRASER H
Trump Idiocy Leads To Political Boon For Federal Liberals As They Usher In Carney
BY PROMOD PURI Thanks to US President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior and idiocy, Canadian politics has dramatically shifted to the benefit of one major political party which was on the verge of total disaster at the upcoming federal election. But Trump’s tariffs and threats to Canada’s
More Than 10,000 Music Lovers Take In Surrey Junos Plaza Party
__ _LAST SATURDAY, 10,000 MUSIC LOVERS FROM ACROSS THE LOWER MAINLAND CAME TOGETHER AT SURREY CIVIC PLAZA TO ATTEND THE LET'S HEAR IT BC JUNOS PLAZA PARTY. THE FREE, ONE-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOWCASED LIVE MUSIC FROM OVER 30 ARTISTS ACROSS SIX STAGES, INCLUDING JUNIO AWARD NOMINEES, TYLER JOE MILLE
Indo-Canadian Filmmaker’s Boxing Drama Dil Rakh–Gloves Of Kin Hits Amazon
__ _INDO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER DALJ BRAR’S BOXING DRAMA DIL RAKH–GLOVES OF KIN HIT AMAZON PRIME IN CANADA IN JANUARY AND CAN BE SEEN ON THE PAY-PER-VIEW SERVICE. THE FILM IS ABOUT AN EX-BOXER WHO AFTER SPENDING TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON, ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE WITH HIS ESTRANGED SON WHILE THEY BATTL
Latest Shooting In Surrey Leads To Two Arrests After One Injured
_LATEST SHOOTING IN SURREY HAS LEFT ONE INJURED AND TWO MEN ARRESTED, WHO REMAIN IN CUSTODY. RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT (SPOSU) MEMBERS ARE INVESTIGATING FOLLOWING A SHOOTING LATE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11 THAT RESULTED IN INJURIES TO A MAN IN SOUTH SURREY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAF
Gajinder Shokeen Arrested And Charged With Threatening Bystander With A Weapon
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREATENING A BYSTANDER WITH A WEAPON IN SURREY CITY CENTRE. GAJINDER SHOKEEN HAS HAD CHARGES APPROVED AGAINST HIM FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 IN SURREY’S CITY CENTRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED BYSTANDER
Surrey Police Seek Help To Identify South Asian Shooting Suspect Who Injured Two People
__ _SURREY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING A SHOOTING SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A LATE DECEMBER INCIDENT WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION LED BY THE SERIOUS CRIME UNIT OF THE SPOSU SINCE IT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 29, 2024. FRON
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
Liberals Have Overwhelmingly Elected Mark Carney As Their New Election-Ready Leader
__ _LIBERALS HAVE ELECTED THEIR ELECTION-READY LEADER MARK CARNEY WITH A HUGE LANDSLIDE WIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE NEWLY ELECTED CARNEY WASTED NO TIME DELIVERING A RALLYING SPEECH VOWING TO TAKE ON U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE WITH NO-HOLDS BARRED.
Brampton Hindu Mandir Priest Ashok Kumar Charged With Sexual Assault
_AN ELDERLY HINDU PRIEST AT A TEMPLE IN BRAMPTON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT. POLICE IN PEEL REGION HAVE CHARGED 69-YEAR-OLD ASHOK KUMAR IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAID KUMAR ATTENDED A RESIDENCE MONDAY TO PERFORM A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. DURING
Buyers Market In Fraser Valley Netting Good Deals As Sales Increase In Four Months
_FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR MONTHS, HOME SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY HAVE INCREASED AS BUYERS CAPITALIZE ON MORE SELECTION AND WEAKENING PRICES. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 920 SALES IN FEBRUARY, UP 13 PER CENT FROM JANUARY, BUT 26 PER CENT BELOW SALES RECORDED IN FEBRUARY 2024._
Punjabi Cinema Takes Groundbreaking Turn With The Well Made And Entertaining ILTI
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Rising Punjabi film star Jagjeet Sandhu’s new film ILTI (Lovable Troublemaker) is one of the best and original films to come out of the Punjabi film industry and marks a new beginning for Punjabi cinema that has been for too long giving lame, boring
OBITUARY – Kamla Rani Sharma
October 8, 1938 – March 4, 2025 It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Kamla Rani Sharma, the matriarch of our extended family – a cherished mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to everyone. Born in Punjab, India in the village Chokran, District Jalamdher, she came
Young Indo-Canadian Athlete, DJ Gunned Down In Surrey
_A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN ATHLETE, DJ WAS GUNNED DOWN IN A GANGLAND STYLE KILLING IN SURREY ON MONDAY THAT HAS LIT UP SOCIAL MEDIA WITH VIDEOS OF POLICE TRYING TO SAVE THE YOUNG MAN, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JASKARAN MINHAS. ON MARCH 3 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:25 PM, SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) FRONTLIN
NDP Says Rustad And His MLAs Must Denounce Racist Comments From Former Staffer
__ _NDP SAID FRIDAY A NEWS STORY FROM THE TYEE HAS REVEALED THAT BC CONSERVATIVE STAFFER AND ORGANIZER ADAM BEATTIE HAS BEEN POSTING RACIST VIDEOS TARGETING THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY. POSTING VIDEOS UNDER A FAKE NAME, BEATTIE HAS ACCUSED SOUTH ASIAN MEN OF MAKING WOMEN FEEL UNSAFE, CLAIMING "SOME
BADNAM: Punjabi Copy Of Pushpa Is Too Long But Is Saved By Thrilling Action And Star Cast
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA The new Punjabi actioner Badnam (Badass) opened last Friday worldwide and is billing itself as a big budget thrill-fest but it’s basically a 3-hour plus copy of the mega-hit South Indian extravaganza Pushpa. Just as Pushpa used the lucrative red sa
Latest Angus Reid Poll Has Liberals-Conservatives Neck To Neck Going Into Spring Election
__ _FEDERAL VOTE INTENTION TIGHTENS TO NEAR-TIE AS LIBERALS AND NEW DEMOCRATS RALLY AROUND MARK CARNEY, WHO HOLDS SIGNIFICANT FAVOURABILITY ADVANTAGE OVER CHRYSTIA FREELAND AMONG 2021 LIBERAL AND NDP VOTERS. CARNEY IS STILL ON THE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND ALREADY HE’S TURNING THE PARTY’S
Acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts Returns To Vancouver In April With A Magical Show
The globally acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts is returning to Vancouver once again with an all-new program, playing six shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from April 9–13. Based in New York, Shen Yun’s mission is to revive China’s authentic, divinely inspired 5,000-year-old culture thr
Former Air India Investigator And First Turbaned Sikh RCMP Cop Appointed Senator
_FORMER AIR INDIA INVESTIGATOR AND FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ DHILLON WAS APPOINTED TO THE SENATE BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RECENTLY AND THIS WEEK HE WAS SWORN INTO THE SENATE, A POSITION THAT CAN BE HELD TILL THE AGE OF 75. “TODAY IS A PROFOUNDLY HUMBLING MILESTONE—I HAVE
Top Canadian Boxing Prospect Eric Basran To Compete In WBC Boxing Grand Prix In Saudi Arabia
_UNDEFEATED SURREY-BASED CANADIAN JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT ERIC BASRAN (7-0, 3 KOS) HAS BEEN SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE INAUGURAL RIYADH SEASON/WORLD BOXING COUNCIL (WBC) GRAND PRIX SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MONTH IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. “THIS IS THE DREAM OF EVERY UPCOMING BOXER,” AN ECST
Judge Reserves Decision In Councillor Herar Vs. City Of Mission, Saying Case Complicated
__ _WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR'S PETITION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF BC TO CLEAR HIS NAME AND SET ASIDE A CENSURE FROM 2023 HAS BEEN HEARD BY A JUDGE EARLIER IN FEBRUARY. AFTER LAWYERS FOR HERAR AND THE CITY MADE SUBMISSIONS DURING A FOUR-DAY JUDICIAL REVIEW AT ABBOTS
Man Who Killed Jordan Krishna And Robeen Soreni Found Guilty
__ _THE MAN WHO KILLED TWO YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN MEN AND ATTEMPTED TO KILL ANOTHER HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF THE CRIMES. TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT BRYCE DALLAS CAMPBELL PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING JORDAN KRISHNA, AND ROBEEN SORENI, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HARBIR KHOSA. ON JULY 30, 2022 AT 2:4
Charges Approved Against Gurdeep Dhanoaa And Chin Tung Cheung In Serious Hit And Run Case In Coquitlam
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN AND CHINESE CANADIAN DRIVER HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN A SERIOUS HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT EARLIER LAST YEAR THAT CAUSED MAJOR INJURIES TO ONE PEDESTRIAN. AFTER AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION, THE COQUITLAM RCMP ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE A
Canada’s Trump Wannabe Ruby Dhalla Unceremoniously Booted After Irregularities And Foreign Interference
__ _AS LIBERAL LEADERSHIP DATE OF MARCH 9 APPROACHES, THE PARTY IS CLEANING HOUSE BY BOOTING A HAS-BEEN POLITICAL OPERATIVE THE FORMER PARTY MP RUBY DHALLA, WHO WITH ALLEGEDLY NEFARIOUS BACKING STYLED HERSELF AS A FEMALE CANADIAN DONALD TRUMP, MIMICKING MANY OF THE US PRESIDENT’S EXTREME POLICI
PICS Surrey Mega Job Fair sets new standards for employment opportunities
Another successful chapter in its history, attracting a diverse crowd of job seekers and exhibitors. The event, organized by the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, saw participation from over 60 exhibitors and continued its tradition of fostering connections between pote
Great Punjabi Artist Jarnail Singh Passes Away In The Motherland
__ _THE GREAT PUNJABI ARTIST JARNAIL SINGH, WHO MADE CANADA HOME AND DISPLAYED HIS ART OF PAINTING IN BC TO GREAT HEIGHTS, WINNING ACCOLADES AND ART LOVERS, PASSED AWAY BACK IN HIS MOTHERLAND OF PUNJAB, INDIA AT THE AGE OF 70. BORN INTO AN ARTIST FATHER S. KARNAIL SINGH, JARNAIL SINGH GREW UP IN
Parmvir Dhaliwal Of Surrey Convicted Of Drug Trafficking In Campbell River
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES IN CAMPBELL RIVER. ON FEBRUARY 12TH, PARMVIR DHALIWAL WAS CONVICTED IN CAMPBELL RIVER COURTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING AND OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER. . HIS CONVICTIO
Trudeau And Canada Get Big Win Over Big Bad USA And Trump With Four Nations Cup Hockey Victory
_“YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR COUNTRY — AND YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR GAME,” PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU!_ BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Canada retained superiority over Our Game by defeating the big bad USA, sorry soon to be our 11th province, at the Four Nations Cup hockey tourney
Three Indo-Canadian Youngsters Killed In Horrific Crash On Patullo Bridge
_RACING MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS A WHITE VEHICLE IS SEEN CRASHING INTO A TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED!_ __ _IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HUGE TRAGEDY FOR INDO-CANADIAN FAMILIES AS THREE YOUNG MEN DIED IN A HORRIFIC CRASH ON THE PATULLO BRIDGE ON VALENTINE’S DAY LAST FRIDAY. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEA
Indo-Canadian Man Sought In Unprovoked Stranger Assaults Arrested And Charged
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN EARLIER SOUGHT BY POLICE FOR UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULTS HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED. ALTHOUGH HE HASN’T BEEN NAMED YET, THE ALLEGED SUSPECT IN TWO UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULTS THAT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 9 HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) AND CHARGED B
Ricky Singh Gill Among Four People Charged In Alberta In Drug Trafficking Investigation
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IS AMONG FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED IN A DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION AFTER OUR GUN VIOLENCE ENFORCEMENT TEAM (GVET) BECAME AWARE OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY OF CASTLERIDGE, ALBERTA. RICKY SINGH GILL, 36, OF CHESTERMERE, ALTA, IS AMONG THE ALLEG
PICS Launches #LoyalCanadian Campaign On National Flag of Canada Day
__ _PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY HAS LAUNCHED THE #LOYALCANADIAN CAMPAIGN, A GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA. “PICS PLEDGES TO BUY LOCAL CANADIAN PRODUCTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, STARTING TODAY. OUR WO
Additional Charges Laid Against Jatinder Singh Who’s Facing Ongoing Sexual Assault Investigation
__ _ADDITIONAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID AGAINST AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN ALREADY FACING AN ONGOING SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. NEW CHARGES INCLUDE SECRETLY RECORDING NUDITY AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. SURREY POLICE SERVICE AND THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT OF THE RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT
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
Fraser Valley Sales Decrease As Inventory Shoots Up, Signaling Buyers Market
__ _HOME SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY SLID 18 PERCENT IN JANUARY FROM PREVIOUS YEAR BUT LISTING SHOT UP DRAMATICALLY, SIGNALING A BUYERS’ MARKET. EXPERTS SAID GROWING INVENTORY AND STABLE PRICES COULD LEAD TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUYERS IN THE FRASER VALLEY MARKET THIS WINTER DESPITE UNCERTAIN ECONO
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
TRUMP TARIFFS: We Must Turn Our Attention Away From US As A Friend And Ally
BY HARINDER MAHIL It has become clear that we in Canada can never count on the US to be our friend and ally. It seems obvious that the US announced 25% tariffs on Canadian exports so that the commander in chief would look tough. Punishing 25% levies on imports from America’s neighbours were
Surrey Police Looking For A South Asian Man In Unprovoked Assaults
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UK Anti-Immigrant Riots Driven By Misinformation, Hate And Gaslighting By The Far Right
BY HARINDER MAHIL England is going through the worst disorder it has seen in more than a decade, after outbreaks of far-right, anti-immigrant violence swept the country. The fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the town of Southport, has been followed by the worst unrest the U
Former BC Attorney General Oppal Raises Concerns Following Financial Regulator’s Punitive Action
__ _BC’S FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT A RECENT DECISION BY THE PROVINCE’S FINANCIAL REGULATOR THAT HE BELIEVES COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS ACROSS THE SECTOR. ACTING AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RENT IT FURNISHED, WALLY OPPAL SAID THE BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (BCFSA) SUS
COVID-19 Mandate Officially Ended By BC Government
__ _THE BC GOVERNMENT AND ITS COVID-19 LEAD DR. BONNIE HENRY, BC'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER (PHO), HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED THE PANDEMIC MANDATE. "AS BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, I AM ISSUING AN ORDER TO END THE PUBLIC-HEALTH EMERGENCY FOR COVID-19 AND RESCINDING ALL RELATED ORDERS,
Baylis Medical Technology Head Meets Members Of Indo-Canadian Community
Members of the local Indo-Canadian community met Frank Baylis, Executive Chairperson of the Baylis Medical Technologies in Surrey, and discussed issues related to health care, education, justice, immigration, and economy. Baylis was on a personal trip to the lower mainland of British Columbia. Du
IDIOTS: Gun-Totting Indo-Canadian Party-Goers Get Their Weapons Seized By Surrey RCMP
__ _IDIOTIC INDO-CANADIAN PARTY-GOERS WHO WERE SEEN IN A VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HOLDING BIG GUNS HAD THEIR WEAPONS SEIZED BY SURREY RCMP AND COULD FACE CHARGES AND JAIL TIME. SURREY RCMP SAID SEVERAL FIREARMS HAVE BEEN SEIZED AFTER A VIDEO SURFACED ONLINE SHOWING A GROUP OF PEOPLE
City Of Surrey To Deal With Unlawful Construction By Putting Notice On Property Title To Make It Harder To Sell
__ _CITY OF SURREY HAS DECIDED TO HIT HOMEOWNERS WHO UNLAWFULLY CONSTRUCT UNITS ON THEIR PROPERTY A DIFFERENT WAY, SO RATHER THAN TO FORCE THEM TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES, THEY ARE NOW PUTTING LEGAL NOTICES ON THE TITLE OF THE PROPERTY TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE OWNER TO SELL THE PROPERTY OR EARN
More Than 1100 People Have Died In BC From Illicit Drugs
__ _AT LEAST 1,158 BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO UNREGULATED DRUG TOXICITY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024, ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE BC CORONERS SERVICE (BCCS). THE FINDINGS SHOW THERE WERE 181 AND 185 SUSPECTED UNREGULATED DRUG DEATHS IN MAY AND JUNE 2024, RESPECTIVELY. THO
Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Resignation Is A Victory To The People
__ _SHEIKH HASINA’S RESIGNATION AND DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY FOLLOWS A WAVE OF STUDENT PROTESTS ACROSS BANGLADESH._ BY HARINDER MAHIL On August 5, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following months of violence and protests against her government. She had ruled the co
Lawyer Anita Atwal Appointed Integrity Commissioner In Maple Ridge
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER HAS BEEN APPOINTED INDEPENDENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER IN MAPLE RIDGE TO POLICE THE ACTIONS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE APPOINTMENT OF ANITA KAUR ATWAL COMES AFTER COUNCIL ADOPTED A NEW CODE OF CONDUCT BYLAW IN JANUARY 2024, WHICH OUTLINES EXPECTATIONS FOR ETHICAL BEHAVIO
Vancouver Police's Media Officer Sued For Discrimination, Bullying And Harassment By South Asian Civilian Employee
__ _ACCUSATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND BULLYING ARE BEING LEVELLED AGAINST A HIGH-PROFILE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) OFFICER, WHO A FORMER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE IS SUING. MONIKA GUL HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CIVIL CLAIM FILED IN COURT._ BY MIKE LLOYD POSTED JULY 30, 2024 7:18 AM. LA
Jatt And Juliet 3 Dethrones Carry On Jatta 3 To Become The Highest Grossing Punjabi Film Worldwide Grosser Ever
_SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH ADDS ANOTHER FEATHER TO HIS TURBAN WITH RECORD GROSSING TOP PUNJABI FILM EVER!_ __ _SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH STARRING JATT AND JULIET 3 HAS BECOME THE HIGHEST GROSSING PUNJABI FILM WORLDWIDE, DETHRONING THE GIPPY GREWAL STARRING CARRY ON JATTA 3 WITH DOSANJH TAKING THE
Shame On Canada For Making A ‘Mockery’ Of A Treaty Deal With First Nations
__ _SUPREME COURT OF CANADA URGES CANADIAN AND ONTARIO GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE PAYOUTS AFTER ‘DISHONOURABLY’ NEGLECTING 1850 DEAL._ BY HARINDER MAHIL In a scathing decision released last week, the Supreme Court of Canada criticized both the federal and Ontario governments for their “dishonour
Elon Musk Praises Indo-Americans For Leading The Way In Succeeding Beautifully In America
__ _TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK RECENTLY IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X PRAISED INDO-AMERICANS FOR SUCCEEDING BEAUTIFULLY IN AMERICA AND POINTED OUT HOW IMMIGRANTS HAVE FARED WELL IN THE US BY SHARING A STATISTIC THAT SHOWED MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS THAT HAVE MIGRATED TO THE U
Province, Surrey Reach Agreement On Police Transition With Province Covering Excess Costs
__ _THE BC GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY OF SURREY HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL COMPLETE THE TRANSITION TO THE SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) BY PROVIDING OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COST MITIGATION FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN SURREY, BOTH PARTIES ANNOUNCED RECENTLY AFTER A BITTER FIGHT THAT
HITKARAN JOHAL: Another Indo-Canadian Gangster Killed In Vancouver
__ _ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER HAS BEEN KILLED IN GANGLAND VIOLENCE AS VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATE AN OVERNIGHT HOMICIDE IN THE CITY’S SUNSET NEIGHBOURHOOD, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH SLOPE. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO EAST 63RD AVENUE AND INVERNESS STREET JUST BEFORE 9 P.M. ON JULY 26 FOR REPORTS OF
MISSION HILL CONCERTS: Wine And Concert Go Together!
__ _THE MISSION HILL WINERY’S LEGENDARY SUMMER CONCERTS ARE BACK ON AND A RECENT ONE AT THEIR BEAUTIFUL WINERY IN KELOWNA ON JULY 15 FEATURES TWO TOP ACTS JEWEL AND MELISSA ETHERIDGE. BUT BEFORE THOSE GREAT ROCKING LADIES TAKE THE STAGE, SELECTED CONCERT GOERS LIKE YOURS TRULY WERE TREATED TO A
Six “Criminals” Involved In The Ongoing Extortion Of Indo-Canadian Businesses Arrested In Edmonton
__ _POLICE IN EDMONTON HAVE ARRESTED SIX MORE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ONGOING EXTORTION OF INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSES AND TARGETING LOCAL SOUTH ASIAN HOMEBUILDERS. POLICE SAY THEY ARE NOW INVESTIGATING 40 INCIDENTS – INCLUDING FIRES, ARSON ATTEMPTS AND SHOOTINGS – RELATED TO THE SERIES, K
Dentist Sunilkumar Patel Charged For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Patient In Ajax
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN DENTIST HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING PATIENTS AT HIS CLINIC IN AJAX, ONTARIO. DR. SUNILKUMAR PATEL, 36, OF AJAX IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. PATEL HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A PATIENT DURING HER APPOINTMENTS. POLICE ARE CONCERNED THAT
South Asian Suspect Wanted In Stranger Sexual Assault In Newton
__ _SURREY RCMP IS LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN A STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE BEAR CREEK AREA. THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION. ON JULY 20 AT 03:15 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE 14100-BLOCK OF 91 AVENUE. THE VICT
Immigration Minister Marc Miller Visits PICS Society To Highlight Support For Newcomers
__ _PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY(PICS) WELCOMED IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER AND MP SUKHMINDER SINGH “SUKH” DHALIWAL TO ITS HEAD OFFICE AND THE VISIT EMPHASISED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUPPORTING NEWCOMERS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE SETTLEMENT WORK, LEADING
Malkit Singh Entertains At Surrey Fusion Festival
__ _THE EVER-GREEN MALKIT SINGH, THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN STAR, ENTERTAINED A LARGE CROWD AT THE ANNUAL FREE SURREY FUSION FESTIVAL LAST SATURDAY. ATTENDEES ALSO ENJOYED A WEEKEND OF FOOD, MUSIC AND CULTURE AT THE FREE, AWARD-WINNING, MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – The
Jesse Sunner And Amna Shah Chosen To Replace Outgoing BC NDP MLAs Harry Bains And Bruce Ralston
__ _BC NDP ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY THAT IT IS BRINGING IN TWO WOMEN CANDIDATES IN SURREY RIDINGS VACATED BY VETERAN MLAS AND MINISTERS HARRY BAINS AND BRUCE RALSTON. JESSIE SUNNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO REPLACE BAINS IN SURREY-NEWTON AND AMNA SHAH WILL REPLACE RALSTON IN SURREY CITY CENTRE. _ BY DESI
Jason Gill Identified As Man Who Died In Fatal Surrey Stabbing
__ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT), WHICH TOOK OVER THE CONDUCT OF STABBING INVESTIGATION IN SURREY, HAS IDENTIFIED JASON RICHARD GILL AS THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED FOLLOWING A FATAL STABBING IN SURREY ON TUESDAY. ON JULY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A C
Is The Campaign Against Mission Councilor Ken Herar A “Political Hit Job” To Smear His Reputation?
_COUNCILOR HERAR HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO AN EXPENSIVE CODE OF CONDUCT INVESTIGATION WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AMICABLY AS HERAR SAYS HE DID NOTHING WRONG AND HAS NOW FILED A LAWSUIT!_ __ _WELL RESPECTED AND MUCH LOVED MISSION COUNCILOR KEN HERAR, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS COMMUNITY WORK INCLUDIN
Indo-Canadian Trucker Dies From Injuries In Last Week’s Tractor-Trailer Collision
__ _THE INDO-CANADIAN DRIVER IN LAST WEEK’S TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLISION HAS SUCCUMBS TO HIS INJURIES, POLICE SAID MONDAY. ALTHOUGH POLICE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED HIM, HE WAS REVEALED ON WHATSAPP AS SANDEEP SINGH AND A GO-FUND-ME FUNDRAISING EFFORT WAS ADVERTISED TO HELP HIS FAMILY. ON JULY 16 AT APPRO
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
VPD Brings Charges Against Six People In Three-Year Investigation Into Organized Crime Group
__ _A THREE-YEAR-LONG VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO ARRESTS AND CHARGES OF SIX PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH A SOPHISTICATED ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP, VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY. PROJECT TORQUE BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2021, FOCUSING ON A KILOGRAM LEVEL DRUG-TR
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
RMCS And Gurdwara Nanak Niwas’s Program Chai Chaupal For Indo-Canadian Seniors Is Back
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Richmond Multicultural Community Services (RMCS) has been serving the people of Richmond area for 40 years. It provides services for newcomers to Canada and other needy people. RMCS also hosts a range of programs and community events. In this process it facilitates and promot
REVIEW WITH SPOILERS: Was Longlegs Behind Trump Assassination Attempt?
__ _WAS THE FICTIONAL SERIAL KILLER FROM THE JUST RELEASED (OPENED FRIDAY JULY 12) SUPER-HIT HORROR FILM LONGLEGS BEHIND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF FORMER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP? THE OCCULTIST SERIAL KILLER, PLAYED WITH TRUMP-LIKE HILARIOUS VIGOUR BY NICOLAS CAGE (HIS DEMENTED ROLE EVER) I
PLATINUM JUBILEE: Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society Celebrate The Dhillons
BY ZILE SINGH Winning an award is always a special moment. It is more special when a super senior wins it. Here is an extraordinary example when a super senior couple made it. Who says that Seniors are not Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum? In fact, they are all-in-one. It was prov
PICS’ Raj Brar’s Appointed To Board Of Directors Of The Women’s Economic Council Of Canada
__ _PICS SOCIETY’S RAJ BRAR, DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF CANADA. PICS SAID THIS PRESTIGIOUS APPOINTMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO RAJ’S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACROSS THE
Walk, Run, Bike Raises $65,000 For Guru Nanak Free Kitchen
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Sunday, July14 was ideal for walking and running in Metro Vancouver. Volunteers and well wishers of Guru Nanak Free Kitchen (GNFK) were in full force to raise money for this well deserving charity. More than 300 people turned out to walk, run and bike to raise more than $65,0
Canadian-US South Asian Diaspora Organizations Condemn Indian Government Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy And Prof. Showkat Hussain
__ _THE HISTORIC ELECTION RESULTS LAST MONTH LEFT THE MODI REGIME WITH A MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT NEEDING TO ENTER A COALITION TO BE ABLE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A DIMINUTION OF THE REGIME'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS DISSIDENTS. BUT, AS THE OLD
Jatinder Singh Of Langley Identified As Man Gunned Down At Surrey Strawberry Hill Parking Lot
_IHIT TAKES OVER INVESTIGATION AFTER SINGH DIES IN HOSPITAL!_ __ _SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY THAT THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAVE TAKEN CONDUCT OF THE STRAWBERRY HILLS SHOOTING WHICH OCCURRED MONDAY IN THE HOME DEPOT-CINEPLEX CINEMAS PARKING LOT AFTER AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO
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
Global Kashmiri Diaspora Will Observe July 13th As Martyrs Day
BY DR. GHULAM NABIFAI WASHINGTON - Dr. Imtiaz Khan, Kashmiri American scholar said that on 13 July 1931, thousands of Kashmiris flocked to the central jail in Srinagar to see the trial of Abdul Qadeer. As the time for obligatory Zuhr prayer approached, a Kashmiri stood up to deliver the sermon t
Four Indo-Canadians Killed In Tragic Highway Accident
__ _FOUR MEMBER OF AN INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY ARE DEAD AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH CLOSED HIGHWAY 3 FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE DECEASED, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS HAVE LISTED THEM AS CLOSELY RELATED MEMBERS OF AN EXTENDED INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY FROM ABB
Criticism Of Premier David Eby Unfair Over Resignations Of Senior NDP Ministers
BY HARINDER MAHIL Sometimes both the public and press make unfair criticism of our elected officials. I have been guilty of it as well. The Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughan Plamer wrote a column last Saturday in which he was critical of Premier David Eby. The caption of the column reads: “Prem
In A Historic Move, Largest Group Of Farmworkers Join Union UFCW 1518
__ _IN A HISTORIC MOVE, NEARLY 400 WORKERS AT FIVE HIGHLINE MUSHROOMS FARMS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE JOINED UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS 1518. ON JULY 8, THE B.C. LABOUR BOARD CERTIFIED THE LATEST GROUP OF WORKERS TO JOIN THE UNION: 210 WORKERS AT THE LANGLEY MUSHROOM FARM ARE JOINING THE R
Local Music Legend Devinder Singh Hundle Passes Away
__ _LOCAL MUSIC LEGEND DEVINDER SINGH HUNDLE, WHO FOR YEARS SHAPED THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE AND MENTORED SOME GREAT SINGERS WHO WENT ON TO INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM, PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY. HUNDLE WAS A LEGENDARY MUSICIAN , SINGER AND TEACHER ON JULY 10TH AT THE AGE OF 89 AT THE EAGLE RIDGE HOSPITAL I
Former Toronto Uber Driver Taneem Aziz Sentenced To 5 years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 3 Female Riders
__ _FORMER TORONTO UBER DRIVER IN THE TORONTO AREA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE-AND-A-HALF YEARS BEHIND BARS IN CONNECTION WITH THREE SEPARATE SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF WOMEN IN HIS VEHICLE. THE SENTENCE WAS HANDED DOWN TO 38-YEAR-OLD TANEEM AZIZ BY ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE ANNE MOLLOY IN A DOWNTOWN
Conservatives Accuse Trudeau Of Turning Canada Into Safe Haven For Extortionists
__ _THE PIERRE POILIEVRE-LED CONSERVATIVES ARE ACCUSING THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT OF MAKING CANADA A SAFE HAVEN FOR EXTORTIONISTS, SOMETHING MANY IN THE INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY AGREE ON AS MOST IF NEARLY ALL THE ARRESTED AND CHARGED EXTORTIONISTS HAVE COME FROM INDIA, WHO CAME HERE ON LIBERAL
UK Sikhs Celebrate Historic Achievement With 10 British Sikhs Elected MPs
__ _SIKHS IN THE UK ARE CELEBRATING AN HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT SAW 10 BRITISH SIKHS ELECTED AS MPS IN LAST WEEK’S ELECTION THAT SAW THE LABOUR PARTY SWEEP TO POWER WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF MPS IN A HUGE MAJORITY GOVERNMENT. “WE ARE THRILLED TO SHARE A MOMENTOUS MILESTONE FOR THE SIKH COMMUNI
Friday Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Man Seriously Injured
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED NEWTON AREA AND ONE MAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ON JULY 5 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A MALE SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND IN A PARKING LOT NEAR THE 7300 BLOCK
Inderjit Sandhu Of Abbotsford Jailed For Life For Killing Wife After Guilty Plea
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM ABBOTSFORD HAS NOW BEEN SENTENCED IN RELATION TO A 2022 MURDER OF HIS WIFE. ON JULY 4, INDERJIT SINGH SANDHU WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR 13 YEARS FOR KILLING HIS WIFE KAMALJIT KAUR SANDHU. ON JULY 28, 2022, THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEP
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
Pharmacist Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu Suspended After Alleged 'Inappropriate' Dispensing Of Narcotics
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN PHARMACIST MANAGING A SOUTH VANCOUVER PHARMACY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AFTER QUESTIONABLE CONDUCT THE SECOND TIME. HEALTH HUB PHARMACY MANAGER SUKHPREET SINGH SIDHU'S PHARMACIST REGISTRATION WAS SUSPENDED, MEANING HE CAN'T PRACTICE PHARMACY OR WORK AS A PHARMACY MANAGER ANYWHERE I
Bank Of Canada Rate Cut Has No Affect On Fraser Valley Home Sales As They Continue To Decline
__ _THE BANK OF CANADA’S MEASLY RATE CUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON LOCAL HOME SALES AS FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) REPORTED THAT SALES DECLINED DESPITE THE RATE CUT. FVREB SAID POLICY RATE CUT OF 25 BASIS POINTS BY THE BANK OF CANADA ON JUNE 5 WAS NOT ENOUGH TO RALLY HOME SALES IN THE
Three Indo-Canadians Among Five Men Arrested For Extortion In Toronto
__ _THREE INDO-CANADIANS AMONG FIVE MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO VIOLENT EXTORTION INCIDENTS IN PEEL REGION AND THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE OFFENCES ARE DUPINDERDEEP CHEEMA, 36, OF BRAMPTON, BEANT DHILLON, 51, OF BRAMPTON, ARUNDEEP THIND, 39-Y
Punjabi Classes At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
June 23 was the last day of Punjabi school classes at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, #5 Road, Richmond. The students were given prizes including certificates, goodie bags and a few other items by Gurdwara's Chairperson Kashmir Kaur Johal. It was a very enjoyable occasion fo
COLLABORATION 4: Sukshinder Shinda Is Back With His Popular And Hit Super Duets
_UK BHANGRA STAR SUKSHINDER SHINDA IS BACK WITH HIS POPULAR AND HIT SUPER DUETS COLLABORATION SERIES COLLABORATION 4 WITH FIRST TRACK BEING A DUET WITH GEET, GHAZAL AND QAWWALI STAR RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN. FOLLOWING THE GLOBAL SUCCESS OF 'GHUM SUM GHUM SUM', SHINDA HAS RELEASED ONE OF THE MOST AN
Indian Students Die In Massive Head-On Crash In West Vancouver
_VICTIMS IN THE MASSIVE HEAD-ON CRASH LAST WEEK IN WEST VANCOUVER HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INDIAN STUDENTS WHO LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS CAME TO STUDY IN CANADA. WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED TWO YOUNG MEN FROM INDIA IN CANADA ON STUDENT VISAS HAPPENED AROUND 11:40
HAPPY CANADA DAY: Canada’s Biggest Strength Is In Its Unity In Diversity
BY ZILE SINGH PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON Canada Day, also called the Canadian National Day, is celebrated on July 1 every year. Its old name was 'Dominion Day', which was renamed as Canada Day in 1947. It is the anniversary of the Constitutional Act, 1867 that joins New Brunswick and Nova
Long Time Surrey Board Of Trade CEO Anita Huberman Announces She’s Leaving On August 30
__ _ON WEDNESDAY, THE LONG-TIME HEAD OF SURREY BOARD OF TRADE (SBOT) ANITA HUBERMAN-PATEL ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL LEAVE SBOT ON AUGUST 30 TO EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HER CAREER. “IT HAS BEEN AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF THIS ESTEEMED CITY-BUILDING ORGANIZATION
Youth Sexually Assaulted In Surrey As Police Investigate Groping
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER A YOUTH WAS GROPED ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL NEAR 94TH AND KING GEORGE. ON JUNE 19 AT 8:20 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN WHICH A YOUTH WAS GROPED WHILE WALKING IN THE 9400-BLOCK OF KING GEORGE BOULEVARD. THE YOUTH WA
SouthVan’s Moberly And Ross Parks Approved For New Amenities
__ _IN A SIGNIFICANT WIN FOR THE SOUTHEAST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY, THE VANCOUVER PARKS BOARD APPROVED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NEW AMENITIES AT MOBERLY AND ROSS PARKS ON TUESDAY EVENING. THIS INITIATIVE, FIRST PROPOSED BY JAS VIRDI IN NOVEMBER 2022, AIMS TO FAST-TRACK MUCH-NEEDED AMENITIES IN AN ARE
Indo-Canadian Man From Surrey Charged In Massive Catalytic Converter Trafficking Investigation
__ _PROJECT E-PAGWA: CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AGAINST A 50-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY BURNABY RCMP’S PROLIFIC OFFENDER SUPPRESSION TEAM (POST), WHICH RESULTED IN THE RECOVERY OF 439 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE BELIEVED TO BE STOLEN AN
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
BC Trade Going Global To Give Small And Large Businesses A Leg Up In The World
__ _THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE (SBOT) HOSTED A TRADE EVENT RECENTLY AT SHERATON GUILDFORD HOTEL IN SURREY TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWING GLOBAL TRADE THAT BC IS PURSUING AND EXPANDING THE SCOPE FOR B.C. BUSINESSES TO INCREASE EXPORT AVENUES AROUND THE WORLD. BC MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE JAGRUP BRAR WA
The History Of Indo-Canadian Businesses On Vancouver’s Main Street
BY PROMOD PURI From its northern tip in Chinatown to its southern stretches, Vancouver's Main Street showcases a vibrant history of South Asian business enterprises spanning from the 1960s to the late 1980s. EARLY CULINARY VENTURES: The Punjab Restaurant, a culinary landmark at the gateway of
TRUDEAU GONE? Conservatives Win Safest Seat In Toronto-St. Paul On Monday
__ _WILL LOSING THE PARTY’S SAFEST SEAT, WHICH THE FEDERAL LIBERALS HAVE HELD FOR 31-YEARS, IN THE RIDING OF TORONTO-ST. PAUL MEAN THE END OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S LONG AND LARGELY DISASTROUS REIGN? JUDGING FROM THE INITIAL COMMENTS BY TRUDEAU ON TUESDAY, IT SEEMS LIKE HE WANTS TO S
BC Premier Eby Visits Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It was a matter of great pleasure for the management committee and the Sangat of India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, Richmond to welcome B.C. Premier David Eby to the Gurdwara on Monday, June 17. On behalf of the management committee, Secretary
ExplorAsian Closing Ceremony Celebrates Asian Heritage Month
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) celebrated another exciting Asian Heritage Month filled with arts and cultural events with a Closing Ceremony and Recognition Awards banquet at the venerable Floata restaurant in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown Sunday evening. VAHMS is made
Alberta NDP Overwhelmingly Chooses Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi As It’s New Leader
__ _ALBERTA NDPERS OVERWHELMINGLY CHOSE FORMER CALGARY MAYOR NAHEED NENSHI AS THEIR NEW LEADER ON SATURDAY AS THE PARTY HOPES NENSHI’S POPULARITY WILL LEAD IT TO POWER IN THE NEXT ELECTION. NENSHI BECOMES THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN AND FIRST FROM CALGARY TO LEAD THE ALBERTA NEW DEMOCRATS, EASILY SEC
NDP MP Don Davies Introduces Motion To Recognize And Prohibit Caste-Based Discrimination
__ _NDP MP DON DAVIES (VANCOUVER KINGSWAY) RECENTLY HELD A MEETING AT HIS OFFICE ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DALIT COMMUNITY TO INTRODUCE A MOTION IN PARLIAMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND PROHIBIT CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN CANADA. THE MOTION CALLS FOR CHANGES TO THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO A
Three Indian Men Face Hundreds Of Fraud Charges Related To Credit Card And Identity Scam
__ _THREE INDIAN MEN FROM BRAMPTON ARE FACING A COMBINED 292 CHARGES AFTER THEY WERE PULLED OVER BY POLICE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, RESULTING IN OFFICERS SEIZING MORE THAN 60 STOLEN CREDIT CARDS AND ILLEGAL DRUGS. THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS 25-YEAR-OLD VISHALDEEP SINGH, 25-YEAR-OLD JASKARAN SINGH AND
Air India Bombing Victims Remembered At 39th Anniversary!
The 39th Anniversary of the bombing of Air India flight 182 on June 23, 1985, off the coast of Ireland which killed 329 people, was observed on Sunday in Vancouver. A second incident at Japan’s Narita airport where an explosion in the luggage meant for another Air India plane on the same day ki
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: Let’s Remember The Innocent Victims Caught In Between Politics And Violence
BY ZILE SINGH Immigration in normal course is an essential economic aspect. In abnormal conditions, it takes the form ofAsylum and Refuge. When immigrants, whether normal, asylees or refugees involve themselves in a systematic use of violence, intimidation and hate-speech to achieve some politic
MARTYRDOM REMEMBRANCE: Shaheedi Purab Of Guru Arjan Dev Ji!
A religious procession was held at New Westminster Gurdwara to commemorate one of the Sikh gurus, honoring the Shaheedi Purab of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji. Thousands of local Sikhs took part in the Nagar Kirtan event which took place at the Gurdwara and behind the Queensborough Community Centre on Su
INDIA-PAK-VISIT: No Trip Is Complete Without “Darshan” Of Nankana Sahib And Sacha Sauda Sahib
BY BALWANT SANGHERA After visiting Kartarpur Sahib , it was time to visit and pay our obeisance at some of other holy places. Next on our list were Gurdwara Sahib Sacha Sauda and Nankana Sahib. After eating a hearty breakfast, we headed towards Gurdwara Sacha Sahib less than two hours drive from
Mental Health Affects Us All But We Need To Band Together To Help Nip It In The Butt
BY ZILE SINGH _“AN ENLIGHTENED MIND IS LIKE HEAVEN; A MIND IN DARKNESS IS LIKE HELL.” – A CHINESE PROVERB._ The mind is the man. Man is a balanced combination of body, mind, and soul. In the absence or even a minor imbalance of one of these three attributes, man is described as incapable,
DESPERATE TRAVELER: Punjabi Man Seeking To Come To Canada Arrested In Delhi Disguised As 67-Year-Old
__ _HOW DESPERATE ARE PUNJABIS IN THEIR HASTE TO IMMIGRATE TO CANADA – HOW ABOUT A YOUNG 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO DISGUISED HIMSELF AS A 67-YEAR-OLD, COMPLETE WITH WHITE BEARD, IN HOPES TO COME TO CANADA, ONLY TO BE ARRESTED BY INDIAN AUTHORITIES AT DELHI AIRPORT THIS WEEK. GURSEWAK SINGH WAS INTERC
Canadian Parliament Pays Tribute To Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar On His Murder Anniversary
_SIKH COMMUNITY ALSO REMEMBERS “SHAHEED” NIJJAR WHO WAS MURDERED BY INDIAN GOVT!_ _ _ _THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT PAID TRIBUTE TO “SHAHEED” (MARTYR) BHAI HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE ON JUNE 18 TO MARK THE DAY HE WAS MURDERED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON CANADIAN SOIL.
Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors Society Proof That Sunset Is Merely A Prelude To Dawn
BY ZILE SINGH SUNSET, a natural phenomenon, and SENIORS are, to a large extent, synonymous. Both are at the fag end of their lives. They are embodiments of joy, peace and introspection. World literature has a lot to describe them. That is why, it has been said, “A man succeeds only in two wa
JATT SHINES: Diljit Dosanjh’s Amazing Year Brings Him To Hollywood Mecca The Tonight Show
_DOSANJH'S ICONIC BHANGRA MOVES LIGHT UP THE TONIGHT SHOW, LEAVING HOST JIMMY FALLON IN AWE!_ __ _MEGA SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH’S AMAZING 2024 COULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN ANY BETTER BUT IT DID AS THE “PUNJABI JATT” BROUGHT HIS MAGIC TO THE HOLLYWOOD MECCA THE TONIGHT SHOW MONDAY, PUTTING ON A H
Surrey Woman Dies Of Her Injuries As Police Investigate What Led To Her Death
_A SURREY WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING FOUND WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AT A HOME IN THE PORT-KELLS NEIGHBOURHOOD SUNDAY EVENING. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS DEPLOYED TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF THE WOMAN WHO IS NOT NAMED YET. POLICE SAIS ON JUNE 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 10
SHOCKER: Falcon’s BCUP Continues Downfall With MLA Elenore Sturko Jumping To Conservative Party Of BC
__ _THE FORTUNES OF BC UNITED PARTY (BCUP) LEADER KEVIN FALCON, WHO ONCE HAD DREAMS OF BECOMING PREMIER, CONTINUES ON A DOWNWARD SLIDE WITH THE LATEST SHOCKER AND DISGRACE OF HAVING HIS SURREY SOUTH MLA ELENORE STURKO JUMPING SHIP TO THE UPSTART CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC. IT IS THE LATEST SETBACK
Guru Nanak Food Bank Doing Great Work Serving Humanity
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Guru Nanak Food Bank in Surrey in the vicinity of Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran has been doing an excellent job in serving the needy. The number of people using this much needed facility has increased steadily. As the cost of living, housing and food etc., have gone up a larg
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
Reah Arora Is Among BC NDP’s Growing Indo-Canadian Candidates For Burnaby East
__ _NDP IS GEARING UP FOR THE FALL ELECTION WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF NEW INDO-CANADIAN CANDIDATES TO ADD TO IT’S MORE THAN HALF DOZEN MLAS AND MINISTERS IN IT’S CURRENT CAUCUS. THE LATEST IS A UNION-OPERATIVE REAH ARORA WHO WAS NOMINATED THIS WEEKEND FOR BURNABY EAST. ARORA IS SECOND INDO-CAN
MAIN & 6TH: The Historical Building In Vancouver Has Seen Prominent Indo-Canadian Business And Cultural Figures Pass Through It’s Corridors
BY PROMOD PURI The grey stucco building at the southeast corner of Main Street and 6th Avenue in Vancouver was once a vibrant hub for the Indo-Canadian community in the early '70s and part of the '80s. It served as a media center and home to several small businesses owned by community members. (
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
Immigration Fraudsters Brijesh Mishra Pleads Guilty And Sentenced To Three Years In Jail
__ _A KNOWN IMMIGRATION FRAUDSTER INVOLVED IN DEFRAUDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, PRIMARILY FROM INDIA, PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES INCLUDING PROVIDING THEM WITH FAKE COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS. BRIJESH MISHRA, WHO WAS ACCUSED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BEING THE MAIN CULPRIT IN THE THOUSANDS
BC To Expand Mental-Health, Addictions Support For South Asian community
__ _BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT EXPANDED SUPPORT IS COMING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL-HEALTH OR ADDICTIONS CHALLENGES IN GREATER VANCOUVER AREA. THOSE AFFECTED CAN NOW HAVE ACCESS TO EXPANDED SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH ASIA
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
Richmond’s Popular “Open Doors Program” Is Back On June 8 &9
BY BALWANT SANGHERA The City of Richmond is also known as the Child of the Fraser. Its Steveston Village and Highway to Heaven (aka #5 Road) are some of the most popular places to visit. Since 2008, the Richmond Museum Society with support from the city has been a very popular Doors Open Program
First Turbaned Mountie Who Was Involved In The Air India Investigation Enters Politics With BC NDP
__ _THE FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP COP WHO WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE AIR INDIA BOMBING INVESTIGATION HAS ENTERED POLITICS AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE BC NDP IN THE COMING FALL PROVINCIAL ELECTION. BALTEJ DHILLON WILL RUN IN THE SURREY-SERPENTINE RIVER AFTER BEING NOMINATED AND PROMISES TO TAKE ON TOU
Three Indo-Canadian Men Among Four Arrested And charged In Murder Of Yuvraj Goyal In Surrey
_ _ _SURREY RCMP HAS NOW NAMED THE FOUR MEN, ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER A SHOOTING FRIDAY MORNING THAT KILLED A VICTIM BELIEVED TO BE AN INDIAN STUDENT. THREE INDO-CANADIANS ARE AMONG THE FOUR BEEN CHARGED WITH WHAT POLICE EARLIER DESCRIBED AS TARGETED MURDER. ON JUNE 7, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:46 A.M., T
Surrey RCMP Work Fast To Arrest Four After Latest Targeted Murder Friday Morning
__ _SURREY RCMP WORKED QUICKLY TO CAPTURE THE ALLEGED KILLERS OF A MAN KILLED IN THE CITY FRIDAY MORNING. ON JUNE 7, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:46 A.M., THE SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A CALL OF A SHOOTING IN THE 900-BLOCK OF 164 STREET, SURREY, BC. SURREY RCMP FRONT LINE OFFICERS ATTENDED AND LOCATED A 29-YEAR
Killer Of 13-Year-Old Girl Ibrahim Ali Sentenced To Life In Prison
__ _THE KILLER OF A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN JAIL FRIDAY. THIRTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD IBRAHIM ALI, WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER EARLIER, RECEIVED MANDATORY 25 YEARS IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. ON JULY 19, 2017, THE CITY OF BURNABY WAS SHAKEN, AFTER THE BODY OF A 13-YEAR OLD
Aging “Golden Star” Malkit Singh To Headline Surrey Fusion Festival
__ _THE 17TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PERFORMER LINEUP, WHICH WILL BE HEADLINED BY AGING “GOLDEN STAR” MALKIT SINGH AND SUDAN ARCHIVES WITH THE 2024 THEME BEING “LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD.” HELD AT HOLLAND PARK ON SATURDAY, JULY 20 AND SUNDAY, JULY 21, THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO FEATURE PERFORM
Another Shooting In Surrey Leaves One Man Dead
__ _ANOTHER SHOOTING IN SURREY FRIDAY MORNING LEAVES ONE DEAD. SURREY RCMP SAID ON JUNE 7, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:46 A.M., THEY RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF 164 STREET AND 10 AVENUE THAT HAS LEFT ONE MAN DECEASED. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY LOCATED AN ADULT MALE V
More Than 14,000 Dead In BC From Toxic Drugs Over 8 Years Of Public Health Crisis
__ _MORE THAN 14,000 BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE DIED FROM TOXIC DRUGS OVER AN EIGHT YEAR PERIOD. AS BC ANNOUNCED THE LATEST DEATH FIGURES FOR APRIL 2024 AT 182 FROM UNREGULATED TOXIC DRUGS, IT SAID MORE THAN 14,500 HAVE DIED IN EIGHT YEARS INTO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT SEEMS TO BE NEVER-ENDING. WHI
South Asian Heritage Game Turns Out To Be A Dominant One For Bandits Who Are First In Their Division
__ _THE VANCOUVER BANDITS OF THE PRO-CANADIAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE CELEBRATED SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE GAME LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A MAGIC ONE AS THE BANDITS DOMINATED THE CALGARY SURGE ON THEIR WAY TO A 100-74 WIN. BEFORE THE GAME, FANS WERE GREETED TO A DHOL-DHAMAKKA AT THE ENTRAN
DIASPORA DYNAMICS: MIREMS Says Ethnic Media Plays A Critical Role In Disseminating Unique Perspective In Regards To Foreign Conflict In Multicultural Canada
__ _A RECENT DISCUSSION PAPER FROM AN ETHNIC MEDIA CONSULTING FIRM MULTILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL ETHNIC MEDIA RESEARCH (MIREMS) DELVES INTO THE REACTIONS OF ETHNIC MEDIA IN CANADA TO FOUR DISTINCT CONFLICTS: THE ALLEGED CHINESE INTERFERENCE IN CANADIAN ELECTIONS, THE ASSASSINATION OF A SIKH LEADER I
Bank Of Canada Finally Begins Cutting Interest Rates With Quarter Point Reduction On Wednesday
__ _THE BANK OF CANADA (BOC) HAS FINALLY BEGUN CUTTING INTEREST RATES AFTER A LONG FOUR YEAR GAP IN WHICH TIME IS HAS JACKED UP THE ECONOMY-KILLING RATES TO 5 PERCENT. AFTER MUCH HYPE, BOC CUT ITS OVERNIGHT RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS, A MOVE NOT SEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, WHICH PUTS T
BHAI HARI NAM SINGH KHALSA: Special Guest At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas!
It was a great honour for us at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada to welcome prominent Sikh Scholar Bhai Hari Nam Singh Khalsa on Sunday, June 2. Mr. Khalsa spoke eloquently about Sikhism and his personal experience and appreciation about Sik
Indian Democracy Shines Through As I.N.D.I.A. Alliance Halts Modi’s Juggernaut
BY PROMOD PURI The sweeping dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, characterized by anti-Muslim rhetoric, anti-secularism, anti-democratic stances, and a cultic authoritarian rule, has been effectively stalled by the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. coalition of opposition parties.
The Coming Together Gala Raises Funds To Fight The “Monster” Of Mental Health
__ _THE KAL DOSANJH FOUNDED KIDSPLAY FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS BECOME A HUGE PART OF THE POSITIVITY MOVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN/INDO-CANADIAN KIDS, PARTNERED WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS LIKE RAJ AND PRIYA JHAJJ AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST FUNDRAISING EVE
BC Lions Go Punjabi!
The BC Lions going Punjabi with their current announcement that they are partnering up with a local Punjabi radio station to add a Punjabi language audio broadcast of Lions Football football games in Punjabi in 2024. Beginning with this Sunday’s regular season opener at the Toronto Argonauts, H
Indo-Canadian Cultural And Broadcasting Pioneer Nizar Dhamji Passes Away
__ _AN ICON OF THE INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN VANCOUVER, NIZAR DHAMJI, PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 5, ACCORDING TO A POST ON FB BY HIS CLOSE FRIEND, HARMINDER MAGON. IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, DHAMJI WAS A PROMINENT CULTURAL AND BROADCASTING FIGURE AFTER HE PARTNERED WITH VETERAN BROADCASTER SUS
FORGET 400: Modi Loses Majority As He Looks To Form Shaky Coalition Which Could Lead To India Alliance Coming To Power With Nitesh Kumar As PM
_2024 INDIA ELECTION RESULTS SHOW BJP’S DIVISIVE REIGN AND MURDEROUS FOREIGN PLOTS COMING TO ABRUPT END!_ __ _WHILE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, WHO’S ENJOYED 10 YEARS OF MAJORITY AND BECOME A SYMBOL OF COMMUNAL DIVISION IN INDIA, SOMETHING HE STARTED IN HIS HOME STATE OF GUJARAT AS
High Inventory And Low Sales Continue In Fraser Valley Housing Market As Prices Dip Slightly
__ _HIGH SPRING INVENTORY OF HOUSING CONTINUED TO PILE UP IN FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE AS SALES REMAIN LOW AND PRICES DIPPED EVER SO SLIGHTLY AS TO NOT HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON THE OVERALL MARKET. ACTIVE LISTINGS INCREASED EIGHT PER CENT FROM APRIL TO MAY TO 7,904 — UP 42 PER CENT OVER MAY 2023 AND
Large Number Of Indo-Canadian Farmers In Okanagan Among Those Fighting Local Co-Op Over “Land Sale”
IS RACE A FACTOR IN CO-OP BOARD IGNORING THEIR CONCERNS – THE MAJORITY OF INDO-CANADIAN MEMBERS FEEL “YES IT IS”! __ _MANY FRUIT GROWERS IN THE OKANAGAN, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF INDO-CANADIAN FARMERS, ARE FIGHTING THE BOARD OF THEIR OWNED CO-OP AFTER WHAT THEY SAID THE BOARD IS MAKING
Some Canadian MPs Willingly Helping With Foreign Interference By India, China, Parliamentary Committee Finds
TRAITORS: TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT REFUSING TO RELEASE MP’S NAMES, SAYING RCMP-CSIS ARE ON THE CASE! __ _A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HAS SHOCKINGLY FOUND INTELLIGENCE THAT SOME CANADIAN MPS ARE 'WILLINGLY' PARTICIPATING IN FOREIGN INTERFERENCE BY INDIA AND CHINA BUT THE PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
While There Has Been Criticism Of The Proposed South Asian Community Museum For Slow Progress It Is A Worthy Project
BY BALWANT SANGHERA When the proposed South Asian community museum was announced it was a great gesture by the Provincial government for our community. But recently it has faced some criticism for it’s slow progress and generated a lot of discussion. But it is a worthy project that has both
DIRTIEST INDIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN: Will Tomorrow’s Results Be Fair Account Of Which Party The Indian Electorate Has Chosen?
__ _THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, SPEARHEADED BY BJP LEADERS NATIONWIDE, WAS NOTABLY CONTENTIOUS. RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS WERE HEAVILY EXPLOITED TO GARNER VOTES, LEADING TO AN ATMOSPHERE OF EXTREME COMMUNALISM. MUSLIMS, IN PARTICULAR, WERE SINGLED OUT WITH INCENDIARY RHETORIC, LABELING THEM AS INFILTRATORS
END THE BLOODSHED: We Want Peace In Gaza Now!
BY HARINDER MAHIL _I don’t know how many have died__ __Or how many died before war flared up.__ __There must be a way to listen to all__ __The pain that burns in a people__ __Must be a way to hear all that anguish._ (An excerpt from a poem written by Ben Okri, a Booker prize-winning p
WHERE IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE? Surrey Councillor Annis Says BC Govt Needs To Support More Schools, Hospitals, Transit And Sewers If They Want More Housing Built
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT'S DEMAND FOR MORE HOUSING FROM MUNICIPALITIES HAS TO INCLUDE PROVINCIAL SUPPORT FOR MORE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. “WE ALREADY HAVE 400 SCHOOL PORTABLES IN SURREY, AND MORE HOUSING WITHOUT SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, TRANSIT, AND SEW
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
Surrey RCMP Seek Help In Armed Robbery Involving South Asian Suspect
__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN A RECENT ROBBERY INVESTIGATION WHERE THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECT. SURREY RCMP WANTS HELP TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS AND A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ARMED ROBBERY. THE FIRST SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, AP
New Angus Reid Polls Says Despite BC NDP Maintains Double-Digit Lead Recent Surge By BC Conservative Party
__ _DESPITE RECENT POLLS SHOWING THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC SURGING, SOME NO-NAME POLLS SHOWED THEM AHEAD OF THE BC NDP BY A SINGLE POINT, A NEW ANGUS REID POLL SAYS IT ISN’T THE CASE AS THE PARTY IN POWER MAINTAINS A DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD GOING INTO THIS FALL’S PROVINCIAL ELECTION. THE POLLSTE
Indo-Canadian Family’s Desperate Search For Their Young Daughter Ends Tragically
_SIMRAN KHATTRA’S BODY FOUND AND DESPITE FAMILY’S SUSPICIONS AFTER HER PHONE WAS TURNED IN RECENTLY, POLICE SAID NO FOUL PLAY!_ __ _AN INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY’S DESPERATE SEARCH FOR THEIR YOUNG DAUGHTER HAS ENDED TRAGICALLY WITH POLICE FINDING THE BODY OF 19-YEAR-OLD SIMRAN KHATTRA TUESDAY. P
Two Indo-Canadian Doctors Among BC College of Family Physicians’ Excellence In Family Medicine Awards
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN DOCTORS ARE AMONG THE HONOUREES IN THE BC COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS’ EXCELLENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE AWARDS. DR. PRAVJOT NIJJAR WAS AWARDED THE MY FAMILY DOCTOR AWARD (BURNABY) WHILE DR. DALE DHILLON WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING HONOUR. THE BC COLLEGE OF F
BC Minimum Wage Increases To $17.40 An Hour On June 1
__ _WORKERS IN BC ARE GETTING A 65 CENT JUMP ON JUNE 1 WHEN THE GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE FROM $16.75 TO $17.40 AN HOUR. THE 3.9% INCREASE, WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR, ALSO APPLIES TO MINIMUM-WAGE RATES FOR RESIDENT CARETAKERS, LIVE-IN HOME-SUPPORT WORKERS AND LIVE-IN CAMP LEA
North Vancouver RCMP Seek Public Help To Locate Missing Parwinder Singh
__ _POLICE IN NORTH VANCOUVER ARE REACHING OUT FOR HELP TO LOCATE A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN MAN. NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP SAID MONDAY PARWINDER SINGH WAS REPORTED MISSING ON SUNDAY, MAY 26TH AND THEY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC'S HELP TO LOCAL HIM. PARWINDER WAS LAST SEEN ON MAY 26TH AT HIS PLACE OF WORK LO
Conservatives Want Speaker Greg Fergus To Step Down After Deputy Speaker Ruled Fergus Used Partisan Language
__ _THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES WANT SPEAKER GREG FERGUS TO IMMEDIATELY RESIGN OR BE FIRED BY A PARLIAMENTARY VOTE AFTER THE CONSERVATIVES CHARGED THAT HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF LIBERAL PARTISANSHIP. CONSERVATIVES HAD MOVED A MOTION AFTER DEPUTY SPEAKER CHRIS D'ENTREMONT RULED THAT THE USE OF PARTISAN
NDP Nominates SUCCESS Veteran Sunita Dhir in Former BC Stronghold Of Vancouver-Langara
__ _WITH THE FALL ELECTION DATE ALREADY SCHEDULED, THE BC NDP HAS BEEN BUSY NOMINATING CANDIDATES WITH THE LATEST BEING SUCCESS NON-PROFIT VETERAN SUNITA DHIR, WHO WAS NOMINATED SATURDAY IN THE FORMER BC LIBERAL STRONGHOLD OF VANCOUVER-LANGARA RIDING, WHICH SHOULD BE UP FOR GRABS BY ALL THREE MAJ
Veteran NDPer Jinny Sims Nominated In Her Stronghold Of Surrey-Panorama But Will She Be Back In Cabinet If She Wins
__ _FEDERAL AND BC NDP VETERAN JINNY SIMS WAS NOMINATED BACK IN APRIL FROM HER STRONGHOLD OF SURREY-PANORAMA BUT WILL SHE BE BACK IN CABINET IF SHE WINS WHICH IS MOST LIKELY AS VOTE SPLIT BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC AND BC UNITED PARTY IN MOST NDP-HELD RIDINGS IN SURREY WILL MEAN RE-ELECTION
Dangerous Offender Arandeep Gill Arrested By Surrey RCMP
__ _POLICE IN SURREY HAVE ARRESTED A DANGEROUS OFFENDER WHO WAS WANTED ON A WHOLE HOST OF CHARGES INCLUDING ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. SURREY RCMP SAID MONDAY THEY ARRESTED ARANDEEP GILL ON SUNDAY AND HE IS CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN SURREY. ON FEBRUARY 9, GILL, 34, FAILED TO ATTEND
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
EXTORTION: Indo-Canadian Immigration Consultant Robbed By Two Men With Guns
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT, WHO ALLEGEDLY IGNORED CALLS TO EXTORT, GOT A RUDE SURPRISE WHEN THE CRIMINALS CONNECTED TO THE EXTORTION BOSS SHOWED UP TO HIS OFFICE WITH BIG GUNS AND ROBBED HIM AT GUN POINT. SURREY RCMP SAID SATURDAY THAT ON FRIDAY, MAY 24 AT 5:30 PM THEY RECEIVED A
NO UNITE THE RIGHT: Riding High In Polls, BC Conservative Leader Says “NO” To Merger With Dying Falcon Led BCUP
__ _RIDING HIGH IN THE POLLS, BC CONSERVATIVE LEADER, JOHN RUSTAD SAID HE OR HIS PARTY HAS NO INTEREST IN UNITING THE RIGHT AND PUT WATER ON RUMOURS OF A POTENTIAL MERGER BETWEEN HIS PARTY AND KEVIN FALCON’S DYING BC UNITED (BCUP). IN A LENGTHY — SINCE-DELETED — POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA, RUSTAD
BUDDHA PURNIMA: An Apostle Of Logic, Reason, Equality, Liberty, Fraternity, Love And Compassion
BY ZILE SINGH “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it meets with logic and common sense.” - The Budha Buddha Purnima, (Full Moon Day) marking the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama the Buddha is celebrated worldwide.
Bandits Steal Home Limelight With A 95-75 Win In Opener Against Alliance
__ _THE NEWLY-BRANDED VANCOUVER BANDITS DIDN’T DISAPPOINT HOMETOWN FANS WITH A DOMINANT FIRST HALF ON THEIR WAY TO A 95-75 WIN AT HOME OPENER AGAINST THE MONTREAL ALLIANCE. KOBY MCEWEN EMATCHED HIS CEBL CAREER-HIGH WITH FIVE MADE THREES TO LEAD THE VANCOUVER BANDITS TO 1-0) ON THURSDAY NIGHT
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__ _HEILTSUK NATION MEMBERS SEEK A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE APOLOGY FROM VPD CONSTABLES’ FAILURE AND ASK THE CONSTABLES TO APOLOGIZE IN A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE WAY IS SYSTEMIC RACISM IN ACTION AND IS PREVENTING PROGRESS ON A LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS SETTLEMENT WITH THE POLICE BOARD. _ BY DESIBUZZ
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__ _DESPITE CANADA’S INFLATION RATE HITTING 2.9 PERCENT IN JANUARY, RATE CUTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TILL JUNE THIS YEAR. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN MONTHS THAT HEADLINE INFLATION HAS DIPPED BELOW 3%. THAT PROMPTED MONEY MARKETS TO HIKE BETS FOR A RATE CUT IN APRIL TO AS MUCH AS A 58% CHANCE FROM
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CSIS Report Says Indian Consulate Was Actively Involved In Conservative Leadership That Produced Pierre Poilievre As Winner
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__ _IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER ANNOUNCED THAT THE FIRST ROUND OF INVITATIONS FOR TRANSPORT OCCUPATIONS THROUGH CATEGORY-BASED SELECTION IN EXPRESS ENTRY WILL OCCUR THIS WEEK. THIS FOCUS ON CANDIDATES WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR—INCLUDING COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS, PILOTS AND AI
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RECEIVED MORE FROSTY RECEPTION AND COLD SHOULDERS AND CRITICISM FROM THE USUAL ANTI-SIKH ELEMENTS AFTER HE BROUGHT UP FOREIGN INTERFERENCE BY INDIA WITH HIS MEETING WITH INDIA’S PM NARENDRA MODI AT THE G20 SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI. TRUDEAU ALSO TOLD THE MEDIA THAT I
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__ _FAMILY OF AN INDO-CANADIAN CORRECTIONS OFFICER KILLED IN MISTAKEN IDENTITY IS PUSHING FOR JUSTICE TWO YEARS AFTER 29-YEAR-OLD BIKRAMDEEP RANDHAWA WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN SURREY. RANDHAWA WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL IN NORTH DELTA IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. STRUGGLING TO
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__ _BC NDP IS RUBBING SALT INTO BC UNITED PARTY LEADER KEVIN FALCON’S WOUNDS BY BREAKING GROUND ON SECOND SURREY HOSPITAL THAT THE GOVERNING PARTY SAID FALCON CANCELLED. BC NDP PREMIER DAVID EBY BROKE GROUND ON A SECOND SURREY TUESDAY, A PROJECT THAT KEVIN FALCON SAID WAS “SURPLUS” AS HE SO
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__ _TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND SIX INJURED WHEN A SHOOTER OR SHOOTERS FIRED AT A CROWD OF PEOPLE ATTENDING A SOUTH ASIAN WEDDING RECEPTION IN OTTAWA. THE SHOOTING OUTSIDE THE INFINITI INFINITY CONVENTION CENTRE LEFT TWO MEN DEAD AND SIX MORE INJURED IN WHAT POLICE IS NOW SAYING THAT THE SHOOTING W
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__ _A COMBINATION OF SEASONAL TRENDS AND CAUTIOUS ANTICIPATION OF THE NEXT RATE ANNOUNCEMENT SAW THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE MARKET SLOW IN AUGUST AS SALES FELL SLIGHTLY FOR THE SECOND MONTH, AFTER REACHING A 15-MONTH HIGH IN JUNE. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 1,273 SALES ON ITS
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__ _THE EPS FINANCIAL CRIMES SECTION HAS CHARGED A MAN AND A WOMAN IN A $7.8 MILLION ALLEGED PONZI SCHEME TARGETING INVESTORS IN ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. IN EARLY 2020, POLICE BECAME AWARE OF A PONZI SCHEME REPORTEDLY BEING RUN BY A MAN AND A WOMAN OPERATING PRIMARILY OUT OF KELOWNA, BC AND
Surrey Police Constable Rajbir Thaper Caught Driving Drunk, Tried To Weasel Out Of It By Telling Delta Police He’s SPS Cop
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC THAT TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOLLOWING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED RECENTLY IN WHALLEY. ON AUGUST 19, PARMINDER SINGH BRAR AND SIMARPAL SINGH WERE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. BOTH MEN REMAIN IN CUSTODY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF
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__ _CANADA IS TEARING AT THE STREAMS OF IMMIGRATION INTAKE AS TOO MANY STUDENTS USING THE PROGRAM ARE BASICALLY USING IT TO IMMIGRATE TO CANADA, TAKING OVER PRACTICALLY ALL BEGINNER JOBS FROM CANADIAN YOUNGSTERS AND THREATENING TO MAKE HOUSING AND OTHER ILLS FACING CANADA WORST AT A TIME WHEN ECO
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR FROM BRAMPTON WILL BE SERVING A SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY DEPORTATION, FOR IMPORTING OPIUM AFTER SECURITY PERSONNEL AT PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOUND THE DRUGS INSIDE HIS LUGGAGE WHEN HE RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA. ACCORDING TO A JUDGMENT RECENTLY
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__ _THE PAKISTAN WESTERN CANADA TRADE ASSOCIATION (PWCTA), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF PAKISTAN IN VANCOUVER, ORGANIZED THE PAKISTAN EXPO VANCOUVER 2023, A MOMENTOUS EVENT AIMED AT ENHANCING BILATERAL TRADE TIES BETWEEN CANADA AND PAKISTAN. THIS PIONEERING INITIATIVE WITNESSED
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN ER PHYSICIAN WILL LEAD A RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 9TH FOR HEALTHCARE NOW - BRIDGING THE EQUALITY GAP SOUTH OF THE FRASER. IN A RESOUNDING DISPLAY OF UNITY AND CONCERN FOR THEIR COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING, CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WILL COME TOGETHER TO STAGE A RALLY TO OVERCOME
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BY BALWANT SANGHERA The pandemic and global warming have turned our world upside down. We see drastic changes all around us. The devastating wildfires in BC, North West Territories and other parts of Canada and the world, the raging floods in some parts of the world and the on-going war in Ukr
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__ _VEERJI FISH & GRILL, WHICH IS THE FIRST INDIAN RESTAURANT FRANCHISE IN CANADA, WAS RECENTLY AWARDED FOR THEIR SUCCESS. SONIA GULATI WAS AWARDED FOR HER SUCCESS IN THE CATEGORY OF ESTABLISHED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (1-19 EMPLOYEES) AWARD AT THE 26TH ANNUAL ABBOTSFORD BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS H
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__ _AN INDIAN MAN, POSSIBLY A FOREIGN STUDENT, IS WANTED FOR EXPOSING HIMSELF TO AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN BRAMPTON. POLICE HAVE PUT OUT A WARRANT AND RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE 33-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY EXPOSED HIMSELF TO A GIRL WHILE SELLING SUNGLASSES IN BRAMPTON. LAST WEEK, POLICE IDENTIFIED THE
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BY ZILE SINGH The Society celebrated India’s Independence Day on August 17, from noon to 2.30 PM. About one hundred members and non-members participated. Adozen speakers spoke about various aspects of freedom. The programme started with the singing of the National Anthem and observing a on
NDP Condemns Meta-Facebook For Blocking Lifesaving Information Online Amid Devastating Fires
__ _THE FEDERAL NDP CONDEMNED THE UNETHICAL AND MORALLY BANKRUPT CONDUCT OF META, THE PARENT COMPANY OF SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT FACEBOOK, FOR BLOCKING ALL CANADIAN MEDIA FROM SHARING NEWS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION AMID DEVASTATING FIRES ACROSS CANADA. NDP CRITIC FOR CANADIAN HERITAGE PETER JULIAN SAID
South Asian Man Who Identifies As Woman Named “Jenny” Missing
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO IDENTIFIES AS A WOMAN NAMED “JENNY” IS MISSING, ACCORDING TO RICHMOND POLICE. THE RICHMOND RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING JENNINE “JENNY” CHAND. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF RICHMOND – A South Asian man who identifies as a woman named “Jen
Ismaili-Canadian Arif Virani Becomes Minister Of Justice And Attorney General of Canada
__ _THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA ARIF VIRANI WAS FIRST ELECTED AS THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR PARKDALE—HIGH PARK IN 2015. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, EXPORT PROMOTION, SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS PARLIAMENTAR
Sikh-Canadian Businessman Who Donated $10 Million To Healthcare Projects Honoured With Brampton’s Citizen Of The Year
__ _A SIKH-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN WHO DONATED $10 MILLION TO HEALTHCARE PROJECTS IN BRAMPTON WAS HONOURED WITH CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. PHILANTHROPIST AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER BIKRAM DHILLON STARTED WITH A SINGLE GAS STATION IN BRANTFORD BACK IN 1999, DHILLON HAS GROWN HIS COMPANY BVD GROUP TO 16 TRUCK
IHIT Release Identity Of Suspect Vehicle Involved In The Political Murer Of Surrey Gurdwara President Hardeep Singh Nijjar
__ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) RELEASED PHOTO OF SUSPECT VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING OF SURREY GURDWARA LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR’S MURDER, WHICH MANY SIKHS BELIEVE WAS ORCHESTRATED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN AN EFFORT TO SILENCE SIKHS ABROAD WHO SEEK AN INDE
Activist Darshan Singh Canadian Honoured For Trade Union Movement And Voting Rights For South Asians
BY HARINDER MAHIL Darshan Singh Sangha also known as Darshan Singh Canadian was honoured by the BC Labour Heritage Centre and Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation for his contribution to the trade union movement in British Columbia and South Asians winning the right to vote in a ceremony held on August 15
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN IS AMONG 14 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY VET DALIJIT THIND WILL BE AMONG THE 14 WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE PROVINCE'S HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNIT
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__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WANTED CANADA-WIDE. HARJOT SINGH SAMRA WAS TO REPORT TO HIS HALFWAY HOUSE IN VANCOUVER ONCE HE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON THURSDAY, BUT FAILED TO DO SO. SAMRA IS 5’9”, WEIGHS 252 POUNDS, AND HAS A HEAVY BUILD. HE HAS BROWN/BLACK HAIR W
Indo-American Doctor Arrested By The FBI For Allegedly Masturbating In Front Of A Minor On A Flight
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN DOCTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF MASTURBATING IN FRONT OF A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON A FLIGHT FROM HAWAII TO BOSTON LAST YEAR. IN A TWEET, OFFICIAL FBI BOSTON ACCOUNT TWEETED ABOUT THE ARREST, STATING DR. SUDIPTA MOHANTY, AGED 33, WAS ALLEGEDLY COMMITTING LEWD ACTS IN
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BY HARINDER MAHIL It was a shock for me to see and read news reports this week that asylum seekers are sleeping on the street in Toronto. It is something I expected to see in some European countries where right wing politicians are feeling threatened by brown and black faces coming to their shor
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__ _THE FEDERAL NDP IS PUSHING THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR REPAYMENT OF THE CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT (CEBA) LOAN. THE MOVE COMES AFTER THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES ASKED THE GOVERNMENT FOR AN EXTENSION. IN A LETTER SENT BY OVER 250 CANADIAN CHAMBERS OF COM
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Ex-Kraft Mortgage Employee Ravinder Biln Fined $50,000 For Submitting Fake Documents On Behalf Of Five Mortgage Clients
__ _AN EX-KRAFT MORTGAGE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FINED $50,000 FOR SUBMITTING FAKE DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF FIVE CLIENTS. BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY SAID A FORMER SUB-MORTGAGE BROKER RAVINDER BILN ADMITTED TO FAKING INCOME DOCUMENTS FOR SEVERAL CLIENTS. IN A CONSENT ORDER POSTED ON THE BCFSA'S WEBSI
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IS A MILLIONAIRE THANKS TO IMPULSE PURCHASE AT A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE WHICH LED TO A COOL $1 MILLION LOTTO WIN. JASWINDER BASSI BOUGHT A LOTTO MAX TICKET AT 7-ELEVEN ON SCOTT ROAD AT 64TH AVENUE IN NORTH DELTA WITH THE HOPE OF “TRAVELLING A LITTLE MORE” IF HE WON.
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__ _AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF SUCCESSIVE INCREASES, REAL ESTATE SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY DROPPED NEARLY 30 PERCENT IN RESPONSE TO A COMBINATION OF CONTINUED RISING INTEREST RATES AND THE SUMMER SALES CYCLE. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD PROCESSED 1,368 SALES IN JULY ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SER
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__ _“EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE._ _MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND WISE.”_ _ ---BENJAMIN FRANKLIN _ BY ZILE SINGH In the above quote, health comes firs
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN KILLED IN A HUGE VANCOUVER CRASH THAT INJURED SEVEN PEOPLE. A GOFUNDME HAS BEEN SET UP TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY OF AN UBER DRIVER DILPREET SINGH WHO WAS LAST MONDAY SENT SEVEN PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. POLICE SAID THE CRASH HAPPENED EARLY JULY 31ST, AND A 17-YEAR-OLD
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__ _FIVE INDO-CANADIAN MEN ARE AMONG SIX WHO ARE FACING STOCK MARKET FRAUD CHARGES WHICH ACCORDING TO THE BC SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS NETTED THEM A TOTAL OF $46 MILLION IN ALLEGED ILL-GOTTEN GAINS. CENTRAL TO THE FRAUD SCHEME ARE BROTHERS KAMALDEEP THINDAL, A LANGLEY RESIDENT, AND AMANDEEP THIND
Indo-Canadian Among Three Facing Murder Charges ln Execution-Style Killing In Mississauga
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IS AMONG THREE FACING CHARGES IN AN EXECUTION-STYLE KILLING IN MISSISSAUGA IN 2021. MOHAMED ABDIRAHMAN WAS GUNNED DOWN AS HE SAT IN HIS CAR OUTSIDE AN EAST MISSISSAUGA RESTAURANT. NIGEL GUTU, 20, OF STONEY CREEK, IS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. WHILE PARTEEK GHUMAN,
Indo-Canadian Trucker Arrested Carrying 63 kg Of Cocaine Worth $6 Million
__ _ AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK CARRYING A LOAD OF DRUGS WORTH $6 MILLION AT THE EMERSON, MANITOBA BORDER WITH US. THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (RCMP) SAID THEY ARRESTED VARINDER KAUSHIK, A RESIDENT OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA._ B
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__ _NOTORIOUS INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER RAVINDER SAMRA WAS GUNNED DOWN THURSDAY IN RICHMOND, ONLY MONTHS AFTER HIS YOUNGER BROTHER AMARPREET SAMRA, AKA “CHUCKY”, WAS SHOT TO DEATH OUTSIDE THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER WHERE HE WAS A WEDDING GUEST SHORTLY BEFORE BEING KILLED. BOTH SAMRA
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BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The way President Vladimir Putin has handled the situation arising from the Wagner rebellion, once again proves that he is one of the greatest leaders of the century. He not only outsmarted western leaders, but he also turned the tables on them. The we
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__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED AFTER A ROBBERY AT VAUGHAN LIQUOR STORE THAT NETTED A BAG OF ALCOHOL AT GUNPOINT. HARMONJOT SINGH, OF TORONTO, IS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME OVER $5,000 AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. INDERJI
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SHOWED NO LOVE FOR SURREY MPS SUKH DHALIWAL AND RANDEEP SARAI AS HE CONTINUED TO KEEP THEM OUT EVEN THOUGH HE ADDED SEVEN NEW MPS TO CABINET RANK IN WHAT COULD BE HIS GOVERNMENT’S FINAL SHUFFLE AS POLL OUT THURSDAY SHOWS CONSERVATIVES UNDER PIERRE POILIEVRE RIS
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__ _IN JUNE, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 1,935 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 51.1 PER CENT COMPARED TO JUNE 2022 AND A 13.1 PER CENT INCREASE COMPARED TO MAY. “AS SEEN IN RECENT MONTHS, PRICES CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD, WITH LACK OF SUPPLY
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__ _AS WAS EXPECTED SINCE MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE AND HER TEAM WAS ELECTED ON THE PLATFORM TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, THE SURREY COUNCIL VOTED TO KEEP THE RCMP AND GET RID OF SURREY POLICE AFTER MUCH DELAY DUE TO DRAMA BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CONDITIONS TO KEEPING THE RCMP EVEN THOUGH T
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__ _AFTER THE SUCCESS OF SPIRIT OF BOLLYWOOD AND SPIRIT OF INDIA, SHIAMAK VANCOUVER’S BOLLYWOOD DIVAS WILL PAY A DANCE TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN OF INDIAN CINEMA. KNOWN FOR CREATING STUNNING VISUALS WITH BREATHTAKING CHOREOGRAPHY, COSTUMES, PROPS AND LIGHTING DESIGN, VANCOUVER’S LEADING ENTERTAINM
Diplomats Visit!
Richmond's Highway to Heaven (aka #5 Road) is home to almost 25 places of worship representing nearly every major religion of the world. Consequently, it is a favourite place to visit by various groups. On Thursday, June 8, 12 diplomats representing most of the countries in South East Asia, visit
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__ _A SOUTH ASIAN FILMMAKER FORM TORONTO WHO’S FIRST BIG FEATURE FILM IS IN POST-PRODUCTION WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. TORONTO POLICE HAVE OPENED A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION INTO REEYAZ HABIB, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A DUMPSTER ON JUNE 8. THE 53 YEAR-OLD TORONTO FILMMAKER AND USC
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__ _ POLICE SAID THURSDAY THAT A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE 2022 STABBING OF 18-YEAR OLD MAHEKPREET SETHI OF SURREY. POLICE HAVE NOT YET IDENTIFIED THE ARRESTED MAN BY NAME AND CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Police said Thursday that a man ha
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OPEN LETTERTO MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE AND SURREY COUNCIL! Dear Her Worship Mayor Brenda Locke and Esteemed City Council, I hope this message finds you in good health. I am writing to implore the City of Surrey to embark upon a journey of electoral reform that will strengthen our local governance and
Second Missing South Asian Man’s Body Recovered From False Creek
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Punjabi Film Industry Needs A Wake Up Call!
__ _KUDOS TO RISING PUNJABI FILM STAR JAYY RANDHAWA FOR CALLING OUT “CHORS” OF THE PUNJABI FILM INDUSTRY AND ONE PARTICULAR FILM DISTRIBUTOR WHICH HAS AGAIN AND AGAIN BEEN ACCUSED BY FILM PRODUCERS OF RIPPING THEM OFF, INCLUDING SEVERAL VANCOUVER-BASED PUNJABI FILM PRODUCERS. _ BY R. PAUL D
Canada’s Economic Immigration Streams Seeks Skilled Refugees And Other Displaced People
__ _REFUGEES AND OTHER DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS CAN NOW GET A NEW RESTART TO THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY FLEE THEIR HOME COUNTRY AS CANADA IS MAKING SPECIAL ROOM FOR THEM UNDER THE NEW ECONOMIC IMMIGRATION STREAMS PROGRAM. THE GOVERNMENT SAID THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH, PARTICULARLY WHEN I
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__ _ON BEHALF OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE DR. AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EMANCIPATION, ONE OF THE SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS JAI BIRDI MET JAGRUP BRAR, MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE AND PRESENTED AN APPRECIATION AWARD FOR HIS SUPPORT TO THE SYMPOSIUM HOSTED IN APRIL 2023. _ BY DESIBUZZ
Increase In New Supply Leads To Increased Housing Sales In Fraser Valley
__ _THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE MARKET SAW AN INJECTION OF SUPPLY IN MAY AS NEW LISTINGS SURGED BY MORE THAN 40 PER CENT OVER APRIL. AT 3,533, NEW LISTINGS WERE JUST BELOW MAY 2022 LEVELS (3,631) BUT SLIGHTLY HIGHER (2.7 PER CENT) THAN THE TEN-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THE REGION. IT IS A WELCOME TREND
Richmond’s Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Hosts Leprosy Mission Of Canada
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Disease of any kind is always very painful not only for the patient but also for the entire family. However, a skin disease can sometimes be devastating for all concerned. Fortunately there are wonderful human beings and professionals who do everything to help such patients.
FAKE UNION: Rumour of Diljit Dosanjh And Taylor Swift Get Together Just Hot Air But What About His Tweet?
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WHO NEEDS DOCTORS? Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drugs To Treat 21 Minor Ailments
__ _STARTING JUNE 1, 2023, PEOPLE IN B.C. CAN GET PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THEIR PHARMACIST FOR CONTRACEPTIVES AND MEDICATIONS TO TREAT 21 MINOR AILMENTS, SUCH AS ALLERGIES, SHINGLES, COLD SORES, PINK EYE AND UNCOMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. "WE ARE DELIVERING ON OUR COMMITMENT TO GIVE PHARMACIS
Indo-Canadian Father-Son Arrested And Charged With Assaulting And Exploiting Teen Girls
__ _CALGARY POLICE HAVE APPREHENDED AN INDO-CANADIAN FATHER AND SON FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, ASSAULT, AND EXTORTION OF MULTIPLE TEENAGE GIRLS. FIFTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD GURPARTAP SINGH WALIA AND HIS 24-YEAR-OLD SON SUMRIT WALIA, BOTH OF WHOM OWN AND RUN BUSINESSES IN A S
Niagara Police Say Indian Student Who Died Committed Suicide By Jumping Into The Falls
__ _THE NIAGARA POLICE SAY THE DEATH OF A 21-YEAR-OLD INDIAN STUDENT WHO PLUNGED OVER NIAGARA FALLS ON JUNE 1 WAS INTENTIONAL. POONAMDEEP KAUR, A JALANDHAR NATIVE, HAD GONE TO CANADA ON A STUDY VISA AND WAS STAYING THERE FOR THE PAST ONE AND A HALF YEARS. ACCORDING TO POLICE, KAUR COMMITTED SUICI
Lumber Mogul Asa Johal Inducted Posthumously Into The Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame
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Vancouver Names Canada Place Street As Komagata Maru Place In Memory Passengers
__ _THE CITY OF VANCOUVER HAS NAMED CANADA PLACE AS THE SECONDARY NAME KOMAGATA MARU PLACE IN MEMORY OF THE SHIP’S PASSENGERS. THE MOTION BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY BY RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE PRESIDENT AND SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NON-PROFIT DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, WAS APPROVED UNAN
South Asian Man Facing Charges Of Masturbation, Urination And Making Threats From Vancouver To Victoria
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IS FACING CHARGES OF PUBLIC MASTURBATION, URINATION AND MAKING THREATS RELATING TO INCIDENTS IN VANCOUVER, VICTORIA AND SIDNEY. GURMAN SINGH SIDHU REMAINS IN CUSTODY AFTER HIS CASE CAME BEFORE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COURT JUDGE JAMES BEHAN JUNE 1. SIDHU FACES TWO CHARG
ONE Heavyweight Champion Bhullar Takes On Malykhin On June 23 But Has Sights Set On Mega Fight With Ngannou
__ _ONE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ARJAN BHULLAR IS SET TO DEFEND HIS TITLE IN TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT AGAINST ANATOLY MALYKHIN ON JUNE 23 BUT HE HAS SIGHTS SET ON A MEGA FIGHT WITH THAT WOULD PIT HIM AGAINST FORMER UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION FRANCIS NGANNOU, WHO RECENTLY SIGNED WITH RIVAL PFL LEAGUE. BH
BC Minimum Wage Rises To $16.75 An hour On June 1
__ _ON JUNE 1, 2023, B.C.'S LOWEST-PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY BOOST WHEN THE GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES FROM $15.65 TO $16.75 AN HOUR. THE 6.9% INCREASE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023, ALSO APPLIES TO MINIMUM-WAGE RATES FOR RESIDENT CARETAKERS, LIVE-IN HOME-SUPPORT WORKERS AND LIVE-IN CAMP LEADER
PLEA Appeals To Surrey’s Parents To Pick Punjabi Over French
__ _THE PUNJABI LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PLEA) IS URGING PARENTS IN SURREY TO PICK PUNJABI OVER FRENCH. IN A PRESS RELEASE LAST WEEK, PLEA SAID SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SENT NOTES TO PARENTS OF SIX ELEMENTARY AND FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS ASKING THEM TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN PUNJABI AND FRENCH F
PAUL SANDHU: Remembering A Bay Street Legend And Fixed-Income Guru
__ _PAUL SANDHU WAS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TORONTO-BASED MARRET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. AND AMONG THE MOST TALENTED FIXED-INCOME INVESTORS OF THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. HE SUFFERED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AT HIS COTTAGE THE SATURDAY BEFORE LAST AND TRAGICALLY SUCCUMBED TO HIS WOUNDS._ BY DAVID ROSENBERG W
BC Byelections For Vancouver-Mount Pleasant And Langford-Juan de Fuca Scheduled For June 24
__ _PREMIER DAVID EBY HAS CALLED TWO BYELECTIONS FOR THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF VANCOUVER-MOUNT PLEASANT AND LANGFORD-JUAN DE FUCA IN LATE JUNE. FINAL VOTING DAY FOR BOTH ELECTORAL DISTRICTS WILL BE JUNE 24, 2023._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has called two byelections
Another South Asian Man Goes Missing In Downtown Vancouver
__ _ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN MAN HAS GONE MISSING FROM DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER AFTER THE PREVIOUS MISSING MAN’S BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN FALSE CREEK AFTER HE WAS REPORTED MISSING LAST MONTH. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO LOCATE A MISSING 23-YEAR-OLD SULEIMAN KHAWAR, WHO WAS LAST SEEN MAY 25
CHUCKY’S DEAD: UN Gangster Amarpreet Samra Gunned Down Outside Fraserview Hall
__ _THEY GOT CHUCKY! A WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER AMARPREET SAMRA, AKA “CHUCKY”, WHO RECENTLY APPEARED ON A POLICE LIST OF MOST DANGEROUS GANGSTERS, WAS GUNNED DOWN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OUTSIDE THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER WHERE HE WAS A WEDDING GUEST SHORTLY BEFORE BEING KIL
Indo-Canadian Trucker Busted With 60 Bricks Of Cocaine
__ _THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (RCMP) AND THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) BUSTED AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER CARRYING A LARGE LOAD OF COCAINE. ON APRIL 17, 2023, JASBIR SINGH, A CANADIAN RESIDENT, ENTERED THE COUNTRY IN A COMMERCIAL TRUCK AT THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE PORT OF ENTRY IN WIN
Visiting Punjab Post Pandemic: Towns Of Bilga And Nurmahal Hold Historic Importance
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Visiting Punjab in particular and India in generaI is always a great pleasure for this writer. There is so much to see and do. India’s history and historical monuments are just amazing .I remember when I was in college, we used to have our college groups go on organized tou
Indo-Brit-Led Gang Convicted In Multi-Million Dollar People Smuggling Ring
__ _A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PEOPLE SMUGGLING RING LED BY AN INDO-BRITISH GANG WAS BUSTED AND 16 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONVICTED FOLLOWING A MAJOR NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY INVESTIGATION INTO A WEST LONDON-BASED ORGANISED CRIME GROUP INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING AND PEOPLE SMUGGLING. IN NOVEMB
Indo-American Who Praised Hitler And Hindu Extremist Organizations Arrested After Ramming U-Haul Into White House Barriers
__ _INDO-AMERICAN WHO PRAISED HITLER AND HINDU EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS LIKE RSS WAS ARRESTED AFTER CRASHING A U-HAUL TRUCK INTO A SECURITY BARRIER NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY NIGHT. SAI VARSHITH KANDULA, 19, PRAISED ADOLF HITLER TO INVESTIGATORS AFTER HIS ARREST AND SAID THAT HE AIMED TO “KIL
Missing South Asian Man Found Dead In Vancouver
"The Vancouver Police Department extends its sympathies to the family, friends, and community members who helped search for Irshaad after he went missing on April 29," the VPD said in a statement. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking members of the public to donate to its "In Memory of Irsha
Sports Festival Back After Pandemic
The annual Sports Festival of Vancouver's Khalsa Diwan Society in memory of Babbar Martyrs and Gadhri Babas returned after a long pause due to the Pandemic to the delight of Punjabi sports fans who’ve long made a trek to Memorial Park in South Vancouver last weekend. The tournament features num
Is The Exodus Of International Students From Punjab-India A Concern To The Indian Government?
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Indian-Origin Man From Brampton Charged With Killing Wife
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Indo-Canadian Man From Abbotsford Wins $15 Million Settlement From ICBC
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS WON ONE OF THE LARGEST SETTLEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE INJURY IN BC AFTER HE WAS AWARDED $15 MILLION FOLLOWING A DRUNK DRIVER WHO RAN A STOP SIGN AND SMASHED INTO A CAR THEN CARRYING THE VICTIM WHO WAS NINE-YEAR-OLD AT THE TIME AND LEFT HIM PARALYZED. A JUDGE HAS ISSUE
BC Government And City of Vancouver Proclaim May 23 As Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
__ _PREMIER DAVID EBY AND VANCOUVER MAYOR KEN SIM HAVE PROCLAIMED AND DECLARED MAY 23, 2023 KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CITY OF VANCOUVER. “ I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BC GOVERNMENT AND HONOURABLE MINISTER NIKI SHARMA AND CITY OF VANCOUVER R
TARGETING VIOLENT CRIMINALS: BC Creating Dedicated Hubs To Target Repeat Violent Offenders
__ _BC IS CREATING HUBS OF POLICE, DEDICATED PROSECUTORS AND PROBATION OFFICERS FOCUSED ON TACKLING REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDING IN EVERY REGION OF THE PROVINCE. TWELVE HUBS ARE PART OF THE REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDING INTERVENTION INITIATIVE, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON TARGETED ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS ENHANCED
Diverse Indian Subcontinent is Conducive For Multipolar World
BY SAWRAJ SINGH If we take a bird’s eye view of the Indian subcontinent, one thing strikes us as its main feature: Diversity. This region has developed as a geographically, historically, culturally and economically diverse region. Even the geographi
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__ _POLICE IN PEEL REGION HAVE ARRESTED AND CHARGED SEVEN INDIAN-ORIGIN MEN, MANY MOST LIKELY STUDENTS FROM INDIA, WITH VARIOUS OFFENCES FOLLOWING A KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION THAT RESULTED IN A HANDGUN BEING SEIZED. DANISH THAKUR, OF BRAMPTON, IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY, POSSESSION OF A F
THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXODUS: Everyone Wants To Go Abroad But These Journeys Are Paved In Stone
BY BALWANT SANGHERA The phenomenon of students from India in general and Punjab in particular going abroad to study is not something new. It started under the British rule in the early 20th century. A number of prominent lawyers, activists and professionals used to go abroad to study. A few woul
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__ _SIX MALE SUSPECTS BROKE INTO A RICHMOND HOME AND FLED AFTER ASSAULTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME BUT WERE CHASED BY POLICE FORCES IN RICHMOND AND ARRESTED BY VANCOUVER POLICE. SHORTLY AFTER 11:30 P.M. ON MAY 12, FRONTLINE RICHMOND RCMP RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE IN THE 10000 BLOCK OF BLUNDELL R
South Asian Man Arrested In English Bay Sex Assault But Charges Still To Be Approved
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON ENGLISH BAY ON SUNDAY BUT CHARGES ARE STILL TO BE APPROVED. A WOMAN IN HER 40S WAS SUNBATHING AT THE BEACH AROUND 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHED BY THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE A MASSAGE THERAPIST. THE MAN BEGAN TOUCH
City Of Mission Honours Komagata Maru Passengers With Proclamation
__ _THE CITY OF MISSION HAS HONOURED THE MEMORY OF KOMAGATA MARU PASSENGERS WITH A PROCLAMATION, THE LATEST IN A MULTI-CITY EFFORT IN BC TO REMEMBER AND CONDEMN THIS SHAMEFUL CHAPTER IN CANADIAN HISTORY. “I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE RESPECTED MAYOR PAUL HORN AND CITY COUNCIL OF MISSI
“Hardcore” NDPer Harry Lali Joins BC United Bandwagon, Saying NDP Too Urban Now
__ _FORMER NDP CABINET MINISTER HARRY LALI, CONSIDERED A HARDCORE NDPER, HAS JOINED THE CENTRE-RIGHT OPPOSITION BC UNITED, SAYING HIS FORMER PARTY HAS GONE TOO URBAN. HARRY LALI, WHO WAS THE NDP'S TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS MINISTER IN THE LATE 1990S, SAID IN A STATEMENT LAST WEEK THE NEW DEMOCR
BC NDP Nominates School Board Trustee Ravi Parmar To Run Langford-Juan de Fuca By-election
__ _BC NDP HAS CHOSEN SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE RAVI PARMAR TO RUN IN THE UPCOMING BY-ELECTION IN LANGFORD BC. JOINED BY FORMER PREMIER JOHN HORGAN AND SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION, PARMAR WAS OFFICIALLY NOMINATED AS THE PARTY'S CANDIDATE FOR THE LANGFORD-JUAN DE
Accused Murderers Of An Indo-Canadian Man Killed In Maple Ridge Arrested
__ _POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE ACCUSED KILLERS OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN MAPLE RIDGE IN EARLY MARCH 2023. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS ARRESTED A MAN AND A WOMAN IN RELATION TO A MARCH HOMICIDE OF SURINDERJIT “JACK” SINGH IN MAPLE RIDGE._ BY
Surrey RCMP Seek Help In Locating Missing Indo-Canadian Woman
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A 38-YEAR OLD INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN LAST SEEN IN WEST CLOVERDALE. ON MAY 14, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT POOJA SIHOTA WAS MISSING. POOJA WAS LAST SEEN ON MAY 14 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 A.M. IN THE 5800-BLOCK OF 163A STREET IN
Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium on Emancipation and Equality Day Celebrations Held In Vancouver
BY JAI BIRDI AND PARAM KAINTH, co-chairs of the Steering Committee for the Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium on Emanicipation and Equality Day Celebrations VANCOUVER - As the saying goes, "all good things must come to an end", such is the case with the Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium o
BC Auditor General Says Nearly Half of Government Ministries Have Reported Fraud
__ _FORTY-FIVE PER CENT OF BC GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES WERE EXPOSED TO AT LEAST ONE FORM OF FRAUD BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022, ACCORDING TO RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL SENT THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO 22 MINISTRIES IN SEPTEMBER
Housing Sales Hold Steady In Fraser Valley Real Estate Market
__ _DESPITE PERSISTENT INVENTORY SHORTFALLS, HOUSING SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY REMAINED STEADY IN APRIL AS BUYERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE CONTINUED PAUSE IN INTEREST RATE HIKES. IN APRIL, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 1,554 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), VIRTU
Gurudwara Dukh Nivaran Employee Arrested For Alleged One Sexual Assault Of 15-Year-Old Girl
__ _SURREY RCMP HAS ARRESTED A 58-YEAR-OLD MAN, AN EMPLOYEE OF GURUDWARA DUKH NIVARAN ON 152ND AND 68TH AVENUE FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL. ON MAY 4, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE FEMALE YOUTH HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AT OR IN THE AREA OF THE GURUDWARA DUKH NI
Federal Liberals Elect Sanchit Mehra As New President
__ _FEDERAL LIBERALS HAVE ELECTED SACHIT MEHRA AS THE NEW PARTY PRESIDENT AT THEIR WEEKEND CONVENTION. THE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTY MEMBERSHIP, FUNDRAISING AND BUILDING STRUCTURES. IN A RUN-UP FOR HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY, MEHRA DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A COMMUNITY BUILDER, BUSINESS
Gurdwara Nanak Niwas’ Three Wise Men
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KPMG Audit Of PICS Finds Nothing After Baseless Allegations And Propaganda
__ _THE ACCOUNTING FIRM KPMG’S AUDIT OF PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY (PICS) WAS RELEASED MONDAY AND IT FOUND NOTHING AFTER BASELESS ALLEGATIONS AND PROPAGANDA DIRECTED AT PICS CEO SATBIR CHEEMA. “NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND SUPPORTING ANY OF THE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT PICS A
Former Miri Piri Wrestling Club Member Jasmit Singh Phulka Wins Silver At 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships!
__ _JASMIT SINGH PHULKA, FORMER MIRI PIRI WRESTLING CLUB WRESTLER, WON A SILVER MEDAL ON MAY 5 IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, COMPETING AT THE SENIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF ABBOTSFORD - Jasmit Singh Phulka, former Miri Piri Wrestling Club wrestler, won a Silver meda
vandalism: Gang Of Men Destroy Vehicles At Abbotsford House In Targeted Attack
__ _A SHOCKING VIDEO RELEASED BY POLICE SHOWING A GANG OF MEN DESTROYING VEHICLES AT AN ABBOTSFORD HOUSE IN WHAT POLICE SAID WAS A TARGETED ATTACK. ALTHOUGH POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE IDENTITIES OF THE SUSPECTS BUT FROM THE VIDEO, THEY SEEM LIKE INDO-CANADIAN/SOUTH ASIAN MEN, POSSIBLY INDIA
Tabla Teacher At Langley Khalsa School faces Six Counts Of Sexual Interference And Exploitation
__ _A TABLA TEACHER AT THE LANGLEY BRANCH OF THE KHALSA SCHOOL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL OFFENCES. BHUPINDER SINGH SONU, A 40-YEAR-OLD SIKH PRIEST AND TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF SEXUAL INTERFERENCE AND EXPLOITATION OF A PERSON UNDER 16. SONU MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT
Police Seek Help To Identify South Asian Assault Suspects Involved In March Incident In Surrey
__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN AN ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED IN THE 132 STREET AND 85TH AVENUE IN MARCH. THE INCIDENT STEMS FROM A HIGHLY CHARGED EVENT OUTSIDE A BANQUET HALL WHERE A FUNCTION WITH SPECIAL GUEST BEING THE NEW INDIAN HIGH COMMISS
Kabaddi Organizer Shot In Surrey Friday And Sent To Hospital With Serious Injuries
__ _A KABADDI ORGANIZER AND HOME BUILDER HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN SHOT IN SURREY FRIDAY AND SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT AS KAMALJIT SINGH KANG, AKA NITU KANG, A LOCAL KABADDI ORGANIZER AND A H
Man Gunned Down In Surrey On Tuesday Identified As 20-Year-Old Jayden Prasad
__ _THE MAN GUNNED DOWN IN SURREY ON TUESDAY IN THE GUILDFORD AREA OF SURREY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN. THE POLICE HAD EARLIER SAID THE KILLING WAS PART OF THE ONGOING BC GANG CONFLICT AND THE SHOOTING THAT LEFT ANOTHER MAN INJURED WAS TARGETED. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIO
Murder Charge Laid In May 2022 Nightclub Stabbing Of A South Asian Man
__ _MURDER CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID IN THE DEATH OF A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH OUTSIDE A NIGHTCLUB IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER POLICE SAID A SUSPECT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE STABBING OF A 19-YEAR-OLD NASEB FAZIL OUTSIDE A SOUTH VANCOUVER NIGHTCLUB LAST YEA
THE WORST RAPIST: Rightwing Hindu Found Guilty Of Of Rape And Videotaping His Crimes In Australia
__ _AN INDIAN MAN, WHO BOASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF BEING A SUPPORTER OF RIGHTWING EXTREMIST HINDU SUPPORTER OF RSS PARTY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH 39 COUNTS OF RAPE AND VIDEOTAPING HIS CRIMES. BALESH DHANKHAR IS ON TRIAL IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA FACING 39 CHARGES INCLUDING DRUGGING AND RAPING FIVE KOREAN
Latest Surrey Shooting Leaves One Man Dead Another Injured In The Guildford Area
__ _VIOLENCE CONTINUED TO REAR ITS UGLY HEAD IN SURREY FOLLOWING WEEKEND STABBING AND SHOOTING THAT LEFT TWO INJURED BUT A SHOOTING ON TUESDAY IN THE GUILDFORD AREA LEFT THE VICTIM DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS BEEN CALLED AND WILL BE WORKING IN P
Burnaby Council Latest Give Caste Protected Measures Against Hate And Discrimination
__ _THE CASTE SYSTEM IS A RIGID SOUTH ASIAN SOCIAL STRUCTURING SYSTEM THAT HAS EXISTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND SEPARATES PEOPLE INTO DIFFERENT SOCIAL GROUPS BASED ON A HIERARCHY AT BIRTH._ BY SHILPASHREE JAGANNATHAN - LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE Burnaby council has voted to add caste as a p
A Stabbing And Shooting Send Two People To Hospital Following Targeted Incidents In Surrey
__ _APRIL CAME TO AN END OF MORE VIOLENCE IN SURREY WITH TWO SEPARATE TARGETED INCIDENTS THAT SENT TWO MEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SURREY RCMP SAID TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SURREY-WHALLEY AREA ON SUNDAY EVENING LEFT TWO VICTIMS WITH INJURIES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – April came
Vancouver Police Seek Public’s Help In Locating Missing South Asian Man
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO FIND A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO WENT MISSING FROM THE DOWNTOWN CORE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IRSHAAD IKBAL IS SOUTH ASIAN, 5’8” AND 155 POUNDS, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD. HE HAS SHORT BLACK HAIR, HAZEL EYES, AND A BLACK BEARD. HE WAS WEARING A WH
Surrey Woman Is Dead After A Fatal Early Morning Collision Monday
__ _A WOMAN FROM SURREY IS DEAD FOLLOWING A FATAL EARLY MORNING COLLISION MONDAY MORNING ON SCOTT ROAD. ON MAY 1ST, AT JUST AFTER 5 AM, DELTA POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A SERIOUS TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCOTT ROAD AND 84TH AVENUE. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN T
BC Makes It Easier For Landlords-Tenants To Collect Money Awarded Through The Courts
__ _BC IS BRINGING IN NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET MONEY OWED TO THEM FOLLOWING A CIVIL COURT DECISION. METHODS TO COLLECT FUNDS INCLUDE GARNISHING WAGES, GARNISHING FUNDS IN BANK ACCOUNTS, SEIZING AND THEN SELLING PERSONAL GOODS AND PUTTING LIENS ON PERSONAL PROPERT
72nd Anniversary Of Gapyeong Battle Held In Langley
__ _THE BATTLE OF GAPYEONG (AKA KAPYONG) MEMORIAL CEREMONY WAS HELD ON APRIL 21 AT DEREK DOUBLEDAY ARBORETUM IN LANGLEY WHERE THE GAPYEONG STONE IS STANDING. IT MARKED THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF GAPYEONG BATTLE AND 5TH ONE HELD IN LANGLEY. EVEN WITH UNSTABLE WEATHER, ABOUT 110 ATTENDEES INCLUDING 8
Known Gang Figure Shot At Targeted Shooting In North Delta
__ _A SHOOTING IN NORTH DELTA SATURDAY NIGHT HAS LEFT A KNOWN GANG MEMBER INJURED. ON APRIL 28TH AT APPROXIMATELY 7:50 PM, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 911 CALLS REPORTING A SHOOTING THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED IN THE 7800 BLOCK OF 119TH STREET. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS LOCATED ONE MALE WI
South Asian Man At Centre Of Suspicious $4 Million In Casino Buy-Ins
__ _UPDATED: ASOUTH ASIAN MAN IS ACCUSED OF RACKING UP MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS AT SEVERAL TORONTO-AREA CASINOS. BRANAVAN KANAPATHIPILLAI'S MORE THAN $4 MILLION DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS OVER SEVERAL YEARS RAISED FLAGS AT VARIOUS CASINOS, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL LAST FALL THAT A
NDP Tries To Shove Surrey Police Down City’s Throat To Save Their Current Seats But Mayor Locke Says Heck No
_FARNWORTH CONFIRMED THE DECISION TO KEEP THE RCMP IS SURREY’S AS LONG AS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET!_ __ _THE PROVINCIAL NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY (NDP) CAME OUT WITH THEIR REPORT FRIDAY MORNING WHICH BASICALLY TRIED TO SHOVE SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) DOWN THE CITY’S THROAT BUT MAYOR BRENDA LOCK
SAD END OF AN ERA: Will Passing Of Shiromani Akali Dal Punjab Patriarch Mean The End Of His Family’s Control Of The Party
__ _THE FORMER PUNJAB CM PARKASH SINGH BADAL, WHO RULED AS CHIEF MINISTER IN RECORD FIVE TERMS, DIED ON TUESDAY AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 95 WITH 75 OF THOSE YEARS SPENT IN POLITICS FOR THE SHIROMANI AKALI DAL (SAD) BEHEMOTH. BUT BADAL’S END WASN’T PRETTY AT ALL AS HE LOST HIS OWN SEAT IN THE LA
CRYPTO FRAUD: Asian-Canadian Woman Loses Millions In Elaborate Cryptocurrency Scam
__ _AN ASIAN-CANADIAN WOMAN HAS LOST MILLIONS IN AN ELABORATE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAM. BURNABY RCMP ISSUED A PUBLIC WARNING AFTER A RECENT SCAM THAT DEFRAUDED A BURNABY SENIOR OUT OF MORE THAN $7.5 MILLION DOLLARS, IN ONE OF THE LARGEST PERSONAL SCAMS THE DETACHMENT HAS EVER INVESTIGATED._ BY DESIBU
Uber Driver Vikram Lather Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passenger And Using Her Phone To Give Himself 5-Star Review And Tip
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN UBER DRIVER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A PASSENGER AND THEN USING HER PHONE TO GIVE HIMSELF A 5-STAR REVIEW AND TIP. VIKRAM LATHER, 53, OF THE CITY OF BRAMPTON, IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ONE COUNT OF FRAUD UNDER $5,000._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
Indo-Canadian Homeopathic Doctor From Brampton Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Young Patient
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN HOMEOPATHIC DOCTOR IN BRAMPTON HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A YOUNG PATIENT. POLICE ARRESTED 62-YEAR-OLD SUNIL ANAND AND CHARGED HIM WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL INTERFERENCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF BRAMPTON – An Indo-Canadian homeopathic docto
Indian-Origin Men Dominate The “Criminals” List In Toronto Police’s Big Auto Theft Bust
__ _INDIAN-ORIGIN MEN DOMINATE THE “CRIMINALS LIST WHERE TORONTO POLICE’S AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATION GARNERS RECOVERY OF OVER 550 VEHICLES AND OVER 300 CHARGES LAID IN ONGOING PROJECT STALLION. IN NOVEMBER 2022, 22 AND 23 DIVISIONS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OCIS, LAUNCHED AN ONGOING OPERATION TO R
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Visits Richmond’s Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas is a favourite place to visit for people all over. Our Highway to Heaven (aka #5 Road) in Richmond has now become world famous. This has made our place of worship even more attractive. On April 21, Pierre Poili
Surrey’s Taljinder Khangura Wins Cool $500,000 Lotto 6/49 Draw And Now Headed To Mexico With Family
__ _SURREY MOTHER TALJINDER KHANGURA WAS ‘EXTRA’ EXCITED TO VIDEO CALL HER DAUGHTER AFTER WINNING THE $500,000 EXTRA PRIZE FROM THE APRIL 12, 2023 LOTTO 6/49 DRAW._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY — Surrey mother Taljinder Khangura was ‘extra’ excited to video call her daughter after w
Return Of Surrey Khalsa Day Parade Brings Out Over Half Million Sikhs
_SPIRIT OF KHALISTAN EVERYWHERE AT SURREY VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN!_ __ _THE RETURN OF CANADA’S LARGEST KHALSA DAY VAISAKHI PARADE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22 IN SURREY BROUGHT OUT A LARGE CROWD OF OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE, LARGELY THE DOMINANT LOCAL SIKH COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR’S KHALSA PARADE SAW TH
PYAR IS PYAR: Sher Vancouver Launches Peer Support Group in Surrey For Gay South Asian Youth
__ _SOUTH ASIAN GAY SUPPORT GROUP SHER VANCOUVER HAS LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE PYAR IS PYAR, A PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR QUEER SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH AND FRIENDS 19 TO 30 TO FIND SUPPORT, COMMUNITY, AND A PLACE TO BELONG. FOR MANY SOUTH ASIAN QUEER YOUTH, FINDING ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT CAN BE A CHALLENGI
New Amendments Create Six Additional Electoral Districts In BC
__ _BC IS ADDING SIX NEW ELECTORAL DISTRICTS TO THE PROVINCE FOLLOWING NON-PARTISAN RECOMMENDATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION, THE PROVINCE IS INTRODUCING AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ACT TO MAKE SURE VOTES ARE WEIGHTED EVENLY
NO FARMERS NO FOOD: Farmers Agitation In India Was Historic Event That Should Not Be Ignored By Govt And Society
BY BALWANT SANGHERA During the two months I spent in India in general and Punjab in particular, one issue dominated the press. It was an issue affecting farmers in the Punjab. As Punjab is mainly an agricultural province, it is natural that Punjabis are more concerned about issues affecting farm
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_MARCH 2023 SAW THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF GROWTH IN SALES IN THE FRASER VALLEY, AND ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW SEASONAL NORMS, THE TREND IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN THAT THE REGION CONTINUES TO HEAD TOWARDS INCREASED MARKET STABILITY. AT 1,550, PROPERTY SALES POSTED ON THE FVREB’S MULTIPLE LISTINGS
Visiting India After The Pandemic Was A Sight To Behold
By Balwant Sanghera After suffering through the COVID-19 Pandemic, finally it was time again to visit our homeland again after nearly five years. The Turkish Airline proved to be a good choice for our trip with my wife Baldev and some friends. The flight from Vancouver to New Delhi via Istanbul(
White Van Seen Fleeing Following Shooting In Surrey-Newton That Left Man Injured
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE NEWTON AREA OF SURREY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:10 PM SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED AT A VEHICLE NEAR 76 AVENUE AND 148 STREET. A MALE SUFFERING FROM WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES WAS TAKEN TO
US Authorities Arrest 17 People Involved In California Sikh Temple Shootings
__ _AUTHORITIES IN THE US HAVE MADE 17 FELONY ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH TWO MASS SHOOTINGS AT SIKH TEMPLES, ONE IN STOCKTON AND ANOTHER IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA SAID. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAID THE ARRESTS RESULTED FROM “A MONTHS-LONG, MULTI AGENCY INVESTI
Vancouver Celebrates Nagar Kirtan!
Despite the rain and wet-cold weather, Sikhs in Vancouver were out on the streets of South Vancouver to celebrate the first Nagar Kirtan post pandemic. The crowd was lower than usual which has never really matched the largest gathering of Sikhs to celebrate the birth of the Khalsa in North Americ
JATT ROCKS COACHELLA: Punjabi Superstar Diljit Dosanjh Makes His Debut At The Big Show
__ _PUNJABI SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST PUNJABI SINGER TO PERFORM AT THE BIG AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL KNOWN AS COACHELLA. DOSANJH TOOK TO THE STAGE AT THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY IN FRONT OF A LARGE CROWD AND IMPRESSED EVERYONE WITH HIS ENERGY AND SINGING AND MA
Two Indo-American Executives Convicted In $1 Billion Health Tech Fraud
__ _TWO INDO-AMERICAN EXECUTIVES OF A CHICAGO-BASED START-UP HAVE BEEN CONVICTED BY A FEDERAL JURY IN A CASE INVOLVING A $1BILLION HEALTH TECH FRAUD SCHEME THAT TARGETED THE COMPANY’S CLIENTS, LENDERS AND INVESTORS. FOLLOWING A 10-WEEK-LONG TRIAL, JURORS ON TUESDAY FOUND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMPA
Vancouver Police Updates Handcuffing Policy After Criticism Over High-Handed Incidents
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) IS UPDATING IT’S HANDCUFFING POLICY AFTER CRITICISM AND BACKLASH OVER IT’S HIGH HANDEDNESS IN CONTROVERSIAL HANDCUFFING OF CHILDREN AS IT HAPPENED WHEN IT WRONGLY ARRESTED AND ROUGHED UP AN INNOCENT NATIVE CANADIAN GRANDFATHER AND HIS YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER.
NDP Says Kevin Falcon’s New BCUP Logo Gives Toll Nightmares To Surrey Residents
__ _THE FORMER BC LIBERAL PARTY OFFICIALLY CHANGED THEIR NAMES TO BC UNITED PARTY (BCUP) AND UNVEILED A NEW LOGO THAT LOOKS EERILY LIKE THE TREO LOGO THAT BCUP LEADER KEVIN FALCON AND HIS PARTY USED TO COLLECT TOLLS ON THE PORT MANN BRIDGE AND NDP SAYS THE LOGO IS TAKING A “TOLL” ON SURREY RE
Indo-Canadian RCMP Dies In Alberta Crash
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN RCMP OFFICER WITH THE STRATHCONA COUNTY DIED AFTER HIS VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. CONST. HARVINDER SINGH DHAMI, 32, WAS DRIVING TO ASSIST OTHER OFFICERS WITH A NOISE COMPLAINT CALL WHEN HIS CRUISER STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER AROUND 2 A.M._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NE
Police Seek Assistance In Locating Missing South Asian Woman
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN. JOVARIA GHANI WAS LAST SEEN AT NOON ON APRIL 13 IN THE 7800 BLOCK OF 139A STREET IN SURREY. SHE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR HER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING._
Bank of Canada Pushes Another Pause On Rate Hikes But Is Not Sure About Cuts In Upcoming Announcements
__ _THE BANK OF CANADA ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY THAT IT’S DOING ANOTHER PAUSE ON ITS TARGET FOR THE OVERNIGHT RATE AT 4½%, WITH THE BANK RATE AT 4¾% AND THE DEPOSIT RATE AT 4½%. THE BANK SAID IT IS ALSO CONTINUING ITS POLICY OF QUANTITATIVE TIGHTENING. THE BANK IS ALSO NOT EXPECTED TO CUT THE
Indian Man Facing Deportation From Canada Accused Of Smuggling 1000 People To US
__ _AN INDIAN MAN ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING 1000 PEOPLE HAS BEEN EXTRADITED TO THE US TO FACE CHARGES. HE WAS ALREADY FACING DEPORTATION FROM CANADA AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THE UNITED STATES SAY SIMRANJIT (SHALLY) SINGH LIVING IN CANADA WAS PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SMUGGL
BC Speaker Raj Chouhan And Others Honoured On Anniversary Of Right To Vote By South Asian Community
__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WON THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON APRIL 2, 1947. THE DR. HARI SHARMA FOUNDATION COMMEMORATED THIS HISTORIC DAY BY ORGANIZING AN EVENT ON APRIL 1 AND HONOURED RAJ CHOUHAN, SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA; DR. VINOD MUBAYI, CO-EDITOR
BC Minimum Wage Increasing 6.9 Percent To $16.75 An Hour On June 1
__ _BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT ON JUNE 1, 2023, B.C.'S LOWEST-PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY RAISE WITH THE GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASING FROM $15.65 TO $16.75 AN HOUR. "HAVING A MINIMUM WAGE THAT KEEPS UP WITH INFLATION IS A KEY STEP TO PREVENT THE LOWEST PAID WORKERS FROM FALLING BEH
Two “Jatts” Fined Over $9,000 By BC Human Rights Tribunal For Calling Work Colleague “Chamaar”
__ _TWO “JATT” BROTHERS WERE FINED OVER $9,000 BY THE BC HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL FOR CALLING WORK COLLEAGUE A “CHAMAAR”. DURING A FIGHT AT A BC TAXI COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2018, MANOJ BHANGU WAS CALLED 'CHAMAAR' BY HIS TWO WORK COLLEAGUES INDERJIT DHILLON AND AVNINDER DHILLON. CHAMAAR R
Money Exchange Services To Have Greater Oversight With New Regulatory Body
__ _BC GOVERNMENT IS BRINGING GREATER OVERSIGHT ON MONEY SERVICE BUSINESSES TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM MONEY LAUNDERING THROUGH THE BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (BCFSA) AS A NEW PROVINCIAL REGULATOR. MONEY SERVICES BUSINESSES THAT DEAL IN FOREIGN EXCHANGES, WIRE TRANSFERS, MONEY ORDERS, TRAVELLER'
BC Brings In Changes To End Hidden Ownership In Private Businesses
__ _BC GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED AMENDMENTS TO THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT THAT WILL CREATE A NEW, PUBLIC REGISTRY FOR BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO GIVE BRITISH COLUMBIANS MORE CONFIDENCE THAT B.C. PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE NOT BEING USED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING OR OTHER CRIMINAL PURPOSES. "WE'VE ALL HEARD AB
Former Ontario Bureaucrat Sanjay Madan Jailed 10 Years For Stealing $47.4 Million
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN JAILED FOR 10 YEARS AFTER UNDERTAKING THE BIGGEST THEFT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY IN THE PROVINCE. SANJAY MADAN, A FORMER ONTARIO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, PLEADED GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE PROVINCE OF MORE THAN $47 MILLION AN
Humza Yousaf Latest South Asian To Take Over Power Reign In Queen’s Britain
__ _ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN HAS ELEVATED HIMSELF TO TOP OF THE POWER POLE IN ROYAL BRITAIN AFTER IRELAND AND BRITAIN GOT THEIR FIRST EVER INDIAN HEADS OF STATE. HUMZA YOUSAF, THE GRANDSON OF A FACTORY WORKER FROM PAKISTAN, IS SET TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST FIRST MINISTER IN SCOTLAND’S HISTORY AND THE T
Caste Based Discrimination Is A Reality In Canada And The US
__ _INDERJIT AND AVNINDER DHILLON FINED $9000 FOR CASTE SLUR BY BC HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL!_ BY HARINDER MAHIL Those of us who immigrated to Canada from India know all about caste-based discrimination. Dalits face such discrimination almost daily in India. They are victims of caste discrimination
South Asian Philanthropist Rallies Community For Cancer Fundraiser
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN PHILANTHROPIST IS RALLYING THE COMMUNITY AND HIS PEERS TO RAISE FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR CANCER FIGHT. BUSINESSMAN MANJIT LIT, WHO LOST HIS WIFE TO CANCER, IS LEADING A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE FRASER REGION TO COME TOGETHER TO RAISE OVER $260,000 FOR THE BC CANCER FOUNDAT
SMOOTH SEPARATION: Changes To Family Law To Make It Easier For Divorcing Couples To Divide Everything
__ _BC IS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY LAW ACT THAT WILL CLARIFY THE LAW AROUND PETS, PROPERTY AND PENSIONS TO BETTER MEET THE MODERN-DAY NEEDS OF SEPARATING COUPLES. "GOING THROUGH A SEPARATION OR DIVORCE CAN BE AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE," SAID NIKI SHARMA, ATTORNEY GENERAL. "TO H
BC Declares April Sikh Heritage Month
__ _MABLE ELMORE, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES, SAID APRIL IS A SPECIAL MONTH FOR SIKHS, DECLARING IT SIKH HERITAGE MONTH. "APRIL IS SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SIKHS HAVE MADE TO BRITISH COLUMBIA. APRIL IS A PARTICULA
Prosecutors Refuse To Lay Charges In Indo-Canadian Filmmaker’s Death, Citing Lack Of Evidence
__ _THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES LAID IN THE DEATH OF AN INDO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER WHO ALLEGEDLY DIED AFTER A CONFRONTATION WITH A NEIGHBOUR. THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE SAID THEY’RE NOT APPROVING CHARGES IN MANBIR “MANI” AMAR'S DEATH, CITING EVIDENCE THAT DOESN'T MEET STANDARDS. AMAR WAS CRITICAL
Shooters At Sacramento Sikh Temple Taken Into Custody
__ _SHOOTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURING TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE SHOT AT A SIKH TEMPLE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY RECENTLY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, INCLUDING ONE OF THE SHOOTERS WHO FLED. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAID THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT AROUND 2:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 26 AND STARTED AS A FIGH
Gippy Grewal To Headline Inaugural South Asian Family Festival At PNE
__ _PUNJABI FILM AND MUSIC STAR GIPPY GREWAL WILL HEADLINE THE FIRST-ANNUAL SOUTH ASIAN FAMILY FESTIVAL (SAF FESTIVAL), AN ALL-DAY EVENT COMING TO THE PNE FAIRGROUNDS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Punjabi film and music star Gippy Grewal will headline the first-annua
Accused Indo-Canadian Man Involved In Starbucks Killing Charged With Murder
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN INVOLVED IN THE STARBUCKS MURDER RECENTLY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING A STABBING OUTSIDE A DOWNTOWN STARBUCKS, AND VANCOUVER POLICE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL WITNESSES TO THE CRIME. INDERDEEP SINGH GOSAL, 32, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. “WE BEL
Burnaby RCMP Investigating After Gandhi Statue At SFU “Beheaded”
__ _POLICE IN BURNABY ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A STATUE OF MAHATMA GANDHI AT SFU WAS DAMAGED MONDAY. BURNABY RCMP SAID TUESDAY THEY HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A BRONZE STATUE OF GANDHI LOCATED AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DELIBERATE ACT OF
Manveer Dhesi Of Surrey Wanted On BC-Wide Arrest Warrant
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY IS WANTED ON A HOST OF CHARGES. BURNABY RCMP SAID THIS WEEK THEY ARE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 28-YEAR-OLD MANVEER SINGH DHESI WHO IS WANTED ON A BRITISH COLUMBIA WIDE ARREST WARRANT._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA BURNABY – An Ind
Unique You 2023 Celebrates South Asian Women
__ _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
South Asian Ex-Realtor From Saskatoon Facing 17 Mortgage Fraud Charges
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN EX-REALTOR IS FACING 17 MORTGAGE FRAUD CHARGES AFTER A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO HIS CONDUCT. KAMANASHIS DEB, A SO-CALLED FORMER AWARD-WINNING REAL ESTATE AGENT WITH DEEP TIES IN THE CITY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WAS CHARGED AFTER A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION THAT INVOLVED MULTIPLE F
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
PORTAL OF JOY: Bhangra Fanatic Gurdeep Pandher Gets Multimedia Installation At Portrait Gallery Of Canada
__ _THE PORTRAIT GALLERY OF CANADA IS HONOURING BHANGRA FANATIC GURDEEP PANDHER WITH A NEW MULTIMEDIA PORTRAIT - A PORTAL TO JOY. THE EXHIBITION CAN BE EXPERIENCED ONLINE NOW AT WWW.PORTRAITCANADA.CA [http://www.portraitcanada.ca/]. A WHITEHORSE-BASED DANCER, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, PANDHER HAS BE
Amritpal Singh Arrest Protests Cancel India’s High Commissioner To Canada’s Appearance At Surrey Event
__ _IT’S GOOD THAT INDIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO OTTAWA SANJAY KUMAR VERMA CANCELED HIS APPEARANCE AT THE FRIENDS OF INDIA EVENT THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR LAST SUNDAY IN SURREY AS SMALL ANGRY MOB PROTESTING THE ARREST OF NEW YOUTH SIKH LEADER AMRITPAL SINGH IN PUNJAB RAN ROUGHSHOD AT THE TAJ PARK
Businessman, Athlete David Sidoo Honoured At South Asian Sports Awards
__ _BUSINESSMAN AND RENOWNED ATHLETE DAVID SIDDOO WAS HONOURED RECENTLY AT A SOUTH ASIAN SPORTS AWARDS HELD IN SURREY. “I AM REMARKABLY PROUD OF MY GOOD FRIEND, AND KIDSPLAY AMBASSADOR, DAVID SIDOO, WINNING HUGE ACCOLADES AT THE RECENT AMATEUR SPORTS AWARDS GALA IN THE TRAILBLAZER CATEGORY,”
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
TOO MANY: Over 700 Indian Students In Canada Receive Deportation Orders Over Visa Fraud
__ _THERE HAS BEEN CRITICISM THAT CANADA IS TAKING IN WAY TOO MANY STUDENTS FROM INDIA, OVER 50 PERCENT OF ALL FOREIGN STUDENTS, CREATING CHAOS, VIOLENCE IN CITIES LIKE BRAMPTON WHICH HAS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF INDIAN STUDENTS IN CANADA. THIS IS LEADING TO A WHOLE HOST OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS LI
REAL HERO: Well Known Punjabi-Bollywood Actor Aman Dhaliwal Wrestler His Attacker After Being Stabbed
__ _WELL KNOWN PUNJABI-BOLLYWOOD FILM-TV ACTOR AMAN DHALIWAL HAD TO BECOME A REAL LIFE HERO IN TRYING TO STOP A VICIOUS KNIFE AND HATCHET CARRYING ATTACKER, WHO BRUISED AND BLOODIED DHALIWAL BUT IT WAS THE MACHO HERO WHO HIMSELF TOOK THE VIOLENT ATTACKER DOWN WHEN HE THREATENED OTHERS AT A GYM. R
RRR And The Elephant Whisperer Take Home Oscars For India
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RACIST TWIT? Rightwing Columnist Gets Tangled Up In “Turban Tweet” Aimed At Jagmeet Singh
__ _A RIGHTWING COLUMNIST’S “TURBAN TWEET” AGAINST NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH HAS HIM TANGLED UP IN A RACIST MESS OF HIS OWN MAKING WITH SIKH COMMUNITY SAYING WHY DOES BRIAN LILLEY, A POLITICAL COLUMNIST FOR THE TORONTO SUN, HAS TO BE TWIT ON TWITTER. "JAGMEET LOOKS LIKE HE WORE HIS NO NAME T
BC To Bring In New Laws To Protect Against Sharing Of Intimate Images Without Consent
__ _BC IS BRINGING IN NEW LAWS TO PROTECT AGAINST “REVENGE PORN” TO STOP THE UNLAWFUL SHARING OF INTIMATE IMAGES. THE PROVINCE SAID TO BETTER PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF HAVING THEIR INTIMATE IMAGES SHARED WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEX
NDP Says Liberal Leader Falcon Votes Against Premier Eby’s Action To Help People
__ _DESPITE KEVIN FALCON BEING THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION WHOSE JOB IT IS TO TAKE THE NDP GOVERNMENT TO TASK – IT IS THE GOVERNMENT THAT IS KEEPING FALCON ON HIS TOES WITH THE LATEST ACCUSATIONS BEING THAT HE AND HIS BC LIBERALS VOTED AGAINST USING BC’S 2022 SURPLUS TO HELP PEOPLE AND COMMU
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__ _PUNJABI FILM AND MUSIC SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH STARRING IN A BIO-PIC ON LEGENDARY PUNJABI SINGER AMAR SINGH CHAMKILA IS HEADED TO NETFLIX. RENOWNED BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR IMTIAZ ALI IS WORKING WITH DOSANJH AND PARINEETI CHOPRA TO TELL THE DRAMATIC LIFE STORY OF CHAMKILA AND AMARJYOT KAUR. INITIA
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN HEAD OF AN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION IS ONE OF 11 PEOPLE TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME IN JUNE. DR. TARLOK SAHOTA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, IS THE FIRST PERSON FROM THUNDER BAY TO RECEIVE THIS HONOU
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__ _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
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__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THURSDAY ITS INVESTIGATION INTO A DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORK CULMINATED IN A SUBSTANTIAL SEIZURE OF DRUGS, INCLUDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL DOSES OF FENTANYL. SURREY RCMP SOUTH COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT (SCRU) STARTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN LAT
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BC Decriminalizes Small Possession And Consumption Of Hard Drugs
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__ _DELTA POLICE SAY IRATE DRIVERS DIDN’T HELP MATTERS AS THEY TRIED TO DEAL WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT CLOSED THE ALEX FRASER BRIDGE ON MONDAY FOR HOURS AFTER A DISTRAUGHT MAN TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE BUT WAS EVENTUALLY PERSUADED TO NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT. ON JANUARY 23, SHORTLY AFTER NOO
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__ _THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN DOLED OUT NEARLY $750,000 TO HELP PRODUCE THE NEW INDO-CANADIAN TELEVISION SERIES “OUR BIG PUNJABI FAMILY” FEATURING NUMEROUS BC ACTORS LIKE BK SINGH RAKHRA AND OTHERS. OUR BIG PUNJABI FAMILY IS DESCRIBED AS A FEMALE LED, SOUTH ASIAN COMEDY SERIES EXPLORING
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__ _SURREY RCMP SEIZED A LARGE NUMBER OF WEAPONS AS A RESULT OF A SEARCH WARRANTS STEMMING FROM A LONG-TERM PROACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO FIREARMS TRAFFICKING. IN EARLY 2022, SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT, SURREY RCMP GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM, AND SURREY RCMP ROBBERY UNIT INITIATED A COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGAT
Meet The South Asian Press!
Newly-minted Premier David Eby and his rebooted large South Asian cabinet including senior ministers Ravi Kahlon and Harry Bains met with members of the South Asian media Monday morning to discuss issues facing the province and in particular Surrey with Housing, Crime and Surrey police transition
GOOD NEWS: India Restores e-Visa For Canadian Passport Holders
__ _IT’S CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS FOR TRAVELERS HEADING TO INDIA AS THE COUNTRY HAS FINALLY RESTORED E-VISA SERVICES FOR CANADIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS WHO HAVE FACED HUGE DELAYS AND BACKLOG IN PROCESSING THEIR VISAS TO ENTER THEIR HOMELAND WITH MANY OF THEM FORCED TO EITHER CANCEL THEIR VISITS OR REBOOK
Federal Government Must Provide More Funds For Healthcare
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Police Seeks Help To Locate Missing South Asian Man
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WIN: Writers International Network Of Canada Members Gather In Vancouver
ZILE SINGH ---------------- “ Where the Sun reaches not; The writers penetrate” The Writers International Network(WIN), Canada was founded in 2010 by Ashok Bhargava, an Indo-Canad
Surrey’s Annual Recreation Pass Is On Sale With Added Bonus If Purchases Before January 31
__ _ONE OF THE CITY’S MOST POPULAR PASSES–THE ANNUAL RECREATION PASS—IS NOW OFFICIALLY ON SALE. AS OF DECEMBER 1, PATRONS MAY PURCHASE THEIR YEAR-LONG PASS TO ENJOY UNLIMITED DROP-IN ACCESS TO POOLS, ARENAS, FITNESS CENTRES AND GYMNASIUMS AT SURREY RECREATION FACILITIES. AS A BONUS, THOSE W
Surrey Board of Trade Urges Minister Farnworth To Speed Up Approval Of Plan To Retain Surrey RCMP
__ _THE CITY’S MAIN BUSINESS LOBBY GROUP IS URGING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO SPEED UP APPROVAL PLAN TO KEEP THE SURREY RCMP. THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE SAID THIS WEEK THAT THEY ARE URGING MINISTER MIKE FARNWORTH TO EXPEDIENTLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CITY OF SURREY REPORT THAT OUTLINES THE P
Surrey’s Biggest New Year’s Party To Feature Punjabi Music Star Sharry Mann
__ _THE POPULAR PUNJABI MUSIC STAR WHO MADE THIS LINE FAMOUS – “TU DRAKE AA” – WILL BE THE FEATURED ENTERTAINMENT IN WHAT IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE BIGGEST NEW YEAR’S PARTY IN SURREY ON DECEMBER 31ST AT THE REFLECTIONS BANQUET HALL. PRESENTED BY FIREBALL EVENTS, THE NAWA SAAL-2023 WILL FE
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
Three Young Indo-Canadians From Surrey Charged In The Murder Of An Elderly Abbotsford Couple
__ _THREE YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN MEN FROM SURREY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE KILLING OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE FROM ABBOTSFORD BUT POLICE HAVE PROVIDED LITTLE DETAILS OF THE KILLING INCLUDING WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS CHARGED 20-YEAR OLD GURKARAN
SURREY HIT & RUN: Pedestrian Severely Injured As Police Seeks Mint Green Dodge Caravan Suspect Vehicle
__ _SURREY RCMP IS SEEKING A HIT AND RUN DRIVER AFTER A COLLISION INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE, ON DECEMBER 16TH IN THE WHALLEY AREA OF SURREY. ON DECEMBER 16TH AT 1651 HOURS, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A COLLISION BETWEEN A PEDESTRIAN AND A VEHICLE, IN THE 13300 BLOCK OF
Husband Charged In The Killing Of Surrey Woman Harpreet Kaur Gill
__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED THE HUSBAND IN RELATION TO A STABBING OF A SURREY WOMAN HARPREET KAUR GILL THAT LED TO HER DEATH ON DECEMBER 7. ON DECEMBER 15, THE SUSPECT, NOW IDENTIFIED AS 40-YEAR OLD NAVINDER GILL OF SURREY, THE HUSBAND OF THE VICTIM, WAS ONCE AGAIN ARRESTED BY IHIT INVESTIGATORS WITH
Surrey Board of Trade Raises Over $11,000 And 837 Pounds Of Food For Surrey Food Bank
__ _SURREY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY GAVE GENEROUSLY AT THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE'S ANNUAL SEASONAL SIZZLE BUSINESS RECEPTION ON DECEMBER 8. THE EVENT RAISED OVER $11,000 AND 837 LBS OF FOOD FOR THE SURREY FOOD BANK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FULL CUPBOARD. OVER 500 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE
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
Amedkarites To Remember The Father Of India’s Constitution On December 6
BY ZILE SINGH Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956) Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, a town and military cantonment in the Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh) He was the 14th and the last child of Ramji Sakpal, a Subedar in the Briti
PICS Receives Social Innovator At Canada’s Volunteer Awards
__ _PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2021 RECIPIENT OF THE CANADA’S VOLUNTEER AWARDS IN THE SOCIAL INNOVATOR CATEGORY FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE NORTH REGION. THE CANADA’S VOLUNTEER AWARDS CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 5, 2022 IN OTTAW
Sanjay Talwar Is A One-Man Show In The Classic Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
__ _A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS A BLUE BRIDGE REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION DECEMBER 14-24 | FIREHALL ARTS CENTRE| 280 E. CORDOVA OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 7:30PM _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – Renowned stage thespian Sanjay Talwar is a one-man show in the classi
Uncle Vinny’s Toy Drive Donates Over 1500 Toys
SURREY – More than 1500 toys were collected by Uncle Vinny’s Toy Drive, named after an Indo-Canadian man Vinny Maan who passed away. The Salvation Army picked up toy donations on Wednesday from the Maan family home in Surrey on Wednesday to help families who may not be able to afford gifts.
SPS DEAD? Surrey Council Approves Plan To Keep RCMP As Police Of Jurisdiction
_KEEPING THE RCMP IN SURREY WILL SAVE $235M OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, REPORT SAYS!_ __ _SURREY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN TO RETAIN SURREY RCMP AS POLICE OF JURISDICTION DURING ITS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, MAKING IT OFFICIAL THAT SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) IS ALL BUT DEAD. RECENTLY, THE CIT
Why Game Development Is Thriving In Canada
_META: MONTREAL AND QUÉBEC CITY ARE MAJOR GAME DEVELOPMENT HUBS. HERE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WHY GAME DEVELOPMENT IS THRIVING IN CANADA. _ Video game development is currently thriving in Canada, and many leaders in the video game industry are attracted to Canada for a number of reasons. Two of t
BC Making Roads For More internationally Educated Family Doctors
__ _MORE FAMILY DOCTORS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE PATIENTS AND TREAT PEOPLE AS THE PROVINCE EXPANDS A PROGRAM THAT TRAINS INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED DOCTORS, SO THEY CAN GET LICENSED TO PRACTISE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. "THE PANDEMIC HAS EXPOSED UNDERLYING CHALLENGES AND ADDED NEW STRAINS TO OUR PUBLIC
Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas
__ _ONE OF FINANCIAL MARKETS BIGGEST FRAUDSTER IN RECENT TIMES HAS FINALLY BEEN ARRESTED IN THE BAHAMAS. SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, THE COFOUNDER AND FORMER CEO OF BANKRUPT CRYPTO TRADING FIRM FTX, WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SHARED A SEALED INDICTMEN
BC Premier Eby Will Keep ICBC Rates Frozen For Two Years
_ICBC FILES FOR NO INCREASE TO BASIC INSURANCE RATES FOR TWO MORE YEARS_ __ _WITH GOVERNMENT REFORMS TO ICBC PAYING OFF WITH AFFORDABLE, STEADY RATES AND FISCAL STABILITY FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS, NEWLY CROWNED PREMIER DAVID EBY IS PROMISING TO KEEP ICBC RATES FROZEN FOR TWO MORE YEARS. EBY’S GO
Surrey Massage Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault
__ _A MASSAGE THERAPIST IN SURREY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SURREY RCMP OS REQUESTING ANYONE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT POLICE. ON NOVEMBER 14, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED THE REPORT THAT A WOMAN WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY A MASSAGE THERAPIST DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMEN
Lack Of New Listings Continues To Push Fraser Valley Housing Sales Down
__ _WITH SALES DOWN ALMOST SEVEN PER CENT FROM OCTOBER, AND NEW LISTINGS OFF BY MORE THAN 20 PER CENT, THE FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES ITS SLOWING TREND HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. IN NOVEMBER, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 839 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING
JASVIR PARMAR: Missing Surrey Woman Found Dead But No Foul Play Suspected
__ _A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD BUT POLICE SAY THERE IS NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED BUT THEY DID NOT REVEAL HOW SHE DIED. SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY 23-YEAR-OLD JASVIR PARMAR, WHO REPORTED MISSING ON NOVEMBER 22, WAS LOCATED DECEASED._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – A missing
ALBERTA SOVEREIGN ACT: Is Alberta Looking To Separate From Canada Or Just Meaningless Clash With Ottawa?
BY PROMOD PURI My initial feeling, perhaps yours too, was that the Alberta Sovereignty Act was to seek separation from Canada as an independent sovereign nation. However, the Act promises to stay within the United Canada Act. But it "will only be used when Alberta's legislative assembly deba
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
40-Year-Old Woman Stabbed To Death In Surrey Identified As Harpreet Kaur
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH IN SURREY WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HARPREET KAUR. BUT POLICE HAVE NOT YET IDENTIFIED THE MAN ARRESTED FOR HER KILLING. THE SUSPECT, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON SCENE BY SURREY RCMP OFFICERS, WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON DECEMBER 8. IHIT INVESTIG
Immigration Minister Unveils Plan To Benefit Employers And Temporary Workers From Family Work Permits
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID THIS WEEK THAT THE PACE OF CANADA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS MADE IT HARD FOR EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, TO FIND THE WORKERS THEY NEED. IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER, ANNOUNCED THAT CANADA IS EXTENDING WORK PERMITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF TE
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
Woman Dies After Being Stabbed In Surrey-Newton Wednesday Night
__ _A WOMAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A STABBING WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE NEWTON AREA OF SURREY. ON DECEMBER 7 AT 9:22 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE REPORT THAT A PERSON HAD BEEN STABBED IN A RESIDENCE LOCATED IN THE 12700-BLOCK OF 66 AVENUE. POLICE AND BCAS ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES AND IMMEDIATELY BEGA
Premier Eby’s Bloated Cabinet Includes Five Indo-Canadian Ministers
__ _PREMIER DAVID EBY’S NEW BLOATED CABINET INCLUDES AN HISTORIC FIVE INDO-CANADIAN MINISTERS, FINALLY ALLOWING MLAS LIKE JAGRUP BRAR INTO THE INNER CIRCLE. MEANWHILE NDP’S TWO YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN STARS NIKKI SHARMA AND RAVI KAHLON HAVE BEEN GIVEN TOP CABINET POSTS LIKE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND H
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
Dr. Amedkar’s Portrait Formally Gifted To Centre For India At UBC On His Death Anniversary
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Lack Of New Listings Continue To Push Fraser Valley Housing Sales Down
__ _WITH SALES DOWN ALMOST SEVEN PER CENT FROM OCTOBER, AND NEW LISTINGS OFF BY MORE THAN 20 PER CENT, THE FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES ITS SLOWING TREND HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. IN NOVEMBER, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 839 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING
Surrey’s Jasroop Singh Gosal Appointed To BC’s First Accessibility Standards Committee
__ _JASROOP SINGH GOSAL, THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE’S POLICY & RESEARCH MANAGER, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BC GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. THE PROVINCE HAS APPOINTED 30 PEOPLE TO HELP DEVELOP BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST TWO STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY: THE
Dr. Ambedkar Mahaprinirvan Diwas To Be Observed On December 6
__ _MAHAPRINIRVAN DIWAS OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR WILL BE OBSERVED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, AT 6 PM IN THE C. K. CHOI BUILDING FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH, 1855 WEST MALL, UBC, VANCOUVER. DR. AMBEDKAR LEFT A STRONG LEGACY AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MAKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND THOU
Unprepared Drivers Blamed For The Highway And Byway Gridlocks After Big Snowfall Last Week
__ _BAD UNPREPARED DRIVERS AND GENERAL UNPREPAREDNESS IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE HIGHWAY AND BYWAY GRIDLOCKS THAT FORCED DRIVERS TO REACH HOME AS LATE NEXT MORNING LAST WEEK AFTER THE FIRST BIG SNOWFALL THIS WINTER. MAINROAD MANAGER DARREN ELL DOESN’T THINK ANYTHING WENT WRONG ON THEIR END ON TU
Human Rights Activist Harinder Mahil Honoured With Order Of BC
__ _ACTIVIST HARINDER MAHIL, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, WAS HONOURED ALONG WITH THE OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA HONOURS BY PREMIER DAVID EBY AT A CEREMONY IN VICTORIA LAST WEEK. “I AM EXTREMELY HUMBLED BY THIS HONOUR AND BELI
Young Indo-Canadian Woman Killed In Targeted Shooting At Mississauga Gas Station
__ _A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN WAS KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT IN WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A TARGETED SHOOTING AT A MISSISSAUGA GAS STATION. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PAWANPREET KAUR, 21, FROM BRAMPTON. ACCORDING TO PEEL REGIONAL POLICE, PAWANPREET KAUR WAS SHOT REPEATEDLY BY HER KILLER. “WE SAW
Role Of Dr. Ambedkar In Social Engineering And Women Empowerment Through The Constitution Of India
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MOOSEWALA KILLER CAUGHT: Goldy Brar Arrested In California After Lengthy Man-Hunt
__ _THE ALLEGED MASTERMIND BEHIND PUNJABI GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S MURDER HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA AFTER A LONG MANHUNT. GANGSTER GOLDY BRAR, WHO IS ACCUSED IN MOOSEWALA'S MURDER IN MAY, HAS BEEN DETAINED IN THE US, ACCORDING TO SOURCES. A MEMBER OF THE LAWRENCE BISHNOI GANG, GO
Surrey Council Endorses Framework To Keep RCMP With Joint Project Team To Oversee The Final Plan
__ _THE FRAMEWORK TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY WAS ENDORSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY AND NOW THE CITY WILL DEVELOP THE FINAL PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PROVINCE. A JOINT PROJECT TEAM WILL OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL PLAN FOR COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT ON DEC. 12, PRIOR TO BEING FORWARDED TO THE
Indo-Canadian Trucker Convicted Of Driving-Related Charge But Sentencing Held Up Due To Charitable Donation
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER CONVICTED OF A DRIVING RELATED CHARGE HAS HAD HIS SENTENCING HELD UP DUE TO A CHARITABLE DONATION. HARPREET KANG, A SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO TRUCKER, HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CHARGE LINKED TO A CRASH THAT SENT TWO TRANSPORT TRUCK DRIVERS TO HOSPITAL – ONE OF THEM IN CRIT
Premier Eby’s New Housing Affordability Law Passed
__ _PREMIER DAVID EBY'S ACTION TO SPEED UP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY PASSED IN THE B.C. LEGISLATURE AND BECAME LAW. THE HOUSING SUPPLY ACT IS DESIGNED TO KICKSTART NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION BY GIVING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT THE ABILITY TO SET MUNICIPAL HOUSING TARGETS. IT G
Port Moody Commemorates Komagata Maru Tragedy With Heritage Storyboard
__ _ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, AND CITY OF PORT MOODY MAYOR MEGHAN LAHTI UNVEILED A NEW HERITAGE STORYBOARD IN ROCKY POINT PARK COMMEMORATING THE 1914 KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT AND THE EFFORTS OF THE LOCAL SIKH COMMUNITY
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ILWU Local 502 donated $53,502 to the BC Children’s Hospital. The fundraiser started in 2011 and has now totaled over $470,000. The annual live Telethon was stopped because of Covid but the fundraiser continues and the locals have remained committed to this great cause. The local serves Frase
Surrey Police Begins Campaign To Oppose Mayor Brenda Locke’s Plan With An “Officers Pledge”
__ _SURREY POLICE HAS BEGAN THEIR CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE NEW MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE’S PLAN TO KEEP THE RCMP BY HAVING THEIR OFFICERS SIGN A PLEDGE NOT TO WORK FOR THE RCMP. “SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE’S HOPE FOR “MANY OF THE SURREY POLICE SERVICE OFFICERS TO WORK FOR THE RCMP” HAS BEEN DASHED BY
Surrey Wants To Attract More Film Production Work But Studio Space Lacking
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY IS HOPING TO MAKE FILM PRODUCTION WORK PART OF IT’S EXPANDED ECONOMIC AND JOBS PLAN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE FOCUS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AT A FILM PANEL SESSION ORGANIZED BY THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE AND THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL. THE PANEL DISCUS
Missing woman to locate - Traci Johal
__ _SURREY RCMP ARE SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING 56-YEAR-OLD SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN. TRACI JOHAL WAS LAST SEEN TUESDAY NIGHT. ON NOVEMBER 8 AT 11:38 P.M. SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF A MISSING WOMAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING HER RESIDENCE IN THE 6600-BLOCK OF 120TH STREET IN SURREY. FA
Shots Fired At Newton Residence In Surrey Whose Occupants Are Known To Police
__ _SURREY RCMP IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF SHOTS FIRED INTO A RESIDENCE IN NEWTON AREA AND SEEKING PUBLIC HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FOUR-DOOR SEDAN. ON OCTOBER 20, AT 09:13 A.M. SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF BULLET HOLES IN A RESIDENTIAL FENCE
Fraser Valley Housing Prices Remain Soft And Sales Down And flat
__ _FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET SALES FOR OCTOBER REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM LAST MONTH AS PRICES DIPPED SLIGHTLY ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES. IN OCTOBER, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 901 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 0.4 PER CENT COMPARED
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
Mayor Brenda Locke Says Top Priorities Include Keeping RCMP As Police Of Jurisdiction In Surrey
__ _NEWLY SWORN IN SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE SAID MONDAY THAT KEEPING THE SURREY RCMP AS POLICE OF JURISDICTION IS HER TOP PRIORITY. “SURREY DESERVES A COUNCIL THAT VALUES PUBLIC INPUT, DELIVERS ON PROMISES AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, IS ETHICAL AND TRANSPARENT,” SAID MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE. “RESTORING
THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT: Guru Nanak’s 553th Birth Anniversary Is Truly “Dhundh Miti Jag Chanan Hoya”
BY ZILE SINGH In addition to the first Guru of the Sikhs, Nanak is a philosophythat enlightens an individual of the right and the wrong paths. He is a message from the darkness of blind faith to the light of logic. He teaches to shun orthodoxy and to embrace moderation. Let us reflect on his t
Uber Driver Harpreet Brar Of Brampton Charged With Sexual Assault As Police Fear More Victims
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN UBER DRIVER FROM BRAMPTON WAS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AS POLICE FEAR MORE VICTIMS. TORONTO POLICE SAID THEY ARRESTED HARPREET BRAR, 24, WHO ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN DURING AN UBER RIDE AND THEY SAY THERE MAY BE MORE VICTIMS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF TORONTO
Man Brought To Surrey Hospital With Gunshot Wounds Not Expected To Survive
__ _A MAN WHO ARRIVED AT A SURREY HOSPITAL WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS ISN’T EXPECTED TO SURVIVE, POLICE SAY. SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY THAT THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS BEEN CALLED OUT, AFTER POLICE WERE CALLED TO ATTEND AN AREA HOSPITAL FOR A REPORT OF A MAN SUFFERING GUNSHOT W
STREAMED OUT: Inflation Crunch Forcing One-In Three Canadians To Cancel Streaming Services
__ _INFLATION CRUNCH IS FORCING ONE-IN-THREE CANADIANS TO CANCEL THEIR STREAMING SERVICES AS DISPOSABLE INCOME DRIES UP. NEW DATA FROM THE ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS ONE-IN-THREE CANADIANS HAVE CANCELLED AT LEAST ONE SERVICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF TORONTO–Inflation c
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Gunfire In Surrey-Delta Lead To Multiple Victims Sent To Hospital, Some Not Expected To Survive
__ _THERE ARE SHOOTINGS GALORE IN THE SURREY-DELTA AREA WITH THREE RECENT SHOOTINGS LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE VICTIM, SOME OF WHOM ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE, ACCORDING TO POLICE. SURREY RCMP ATTENDED THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED THURSDAY IN THE DISTRICT 1 (WHALLEY) AREA OF
B.C Replaces Mortgage Brokers Act With New Mortgage Services Act To Offer Better Protection
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID IT IS IMPROVING THE REGULATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS, LENDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS BY REPLACING THE OUTDATED MORTGAGE BROKERS ACT WITH THE NEW MORTGAGE SERVICES ACT. THE NEW ACT WILL GIVE B.C.'S FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR REGULATOR, THE BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (BCFSA), TH
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: Popular Pakistani Leader And Former PM Imran Khan Survives After Attempt On His Life
_KHAN’S PARTY PTI BLAMES PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF AND OTHER OFFICIALS FOR THE INCIDENT THAT LEFT ONE DEAD AND MANY INJURED!_ __ _PTI SECRETARY GENERAL ASAD UMAR HAS SAID IN A VIDEO STATEMENT THAT HE BELIEVED PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF, INTERIOR MINISTER RANA SANAULLAHAND AND INTELLIGEN
Free gang Prevention Workshops For Surrey Parents This Fall
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY’S POPULAR EMPOWER SURREY PARENT WORKSHOPS WILL RETURN THIS OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. THE FREE, TWO-HOUR, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS PROVIDE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH TIPS AND TOOLS TO HELP RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO WARNING SIGNS FOR GANG INVOLVEMENT, MINIMIZE THE CHANCE OF GANG RECR
5 Tricks To Be A Poker Star in Canada
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RMCS Finally Celebrates Diwali After Two Years Of Pandemic
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - After more than two years, Richmond Multicultural Community Services (RMCS) celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas in person on Friday,October 28 at Caring Place. It wasa very well organized event. This major South Asian festival, popularly known as the Festival o
VPD Puts Out Photos Of Top 10 Most Wanted Suspects From Breakout Festival Violence
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE 10 MOST WANTED SUSPECTS FROM THIS SUMMER’S BREAKOUT FESTIVAL RIOT AT THE PNE AMPHITHEATRE. “WE PROMISED TO DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING PROPERTY AND PUTTING OTHER CONCERT-GOERS IN DANGER, AND FOR TH
Record Start For BC’s Flu Shot Campaign, Says Province
__ _THE PROVINCE'S EFFORTS TO MAKE IT FREE AND EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET THE BEST PROTECTION POSSIBLE AGAINST INFLUENZA AND COVID-19 ARE PAYING OFF. MORE THAN 630,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED THEIR FLU SHOTS IN THE FIRST 17 DAYS OF B.C.'S INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN, THE HIGHEST NUMBER RECORDED IN THAT
Rising Music Star AP Dhillon Suffers Injury During US Tour, Forced To Delay Shows
__ _RISING PUNJABI MUSIC STAR AP DHILLON, WHO HAS CAPTURED THE YOUNG MUSIC SCENE FROM BOLLYWOOD TO UK TO NORTH AMERICA WITH HIS UNIQUE BRAND OF RAPPING-SINGING THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOLD OUT SHOWS, WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING AN INJURY WHILE ON HIS US TOUR THIS WEEK. ON TUESDAY, THE
Police Seek Help To Find Indo-Canadian Man Missing Since September 13
__ _ON OCTOBER 2, SATPAL LANJI WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER LAST BEING SEEN SEPTEMBER 13, IN THE 11300-BLOCK OF 163 STREET. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR SATPAL TO BE OUT OF CONTACT, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT HAS PASSED IS CONCERNING TO FAMILY AND POLICE. SATPAL LANJI, WHO ALSO GOES BY RAI AND RAY
Controversial Former BC Liberal Elected Councilor In Richmond
__ _CONTROVERSIAL FORMER BC LIBERAL AND FORMER WEST VANCOUVER POLICE CHIEF KASH HEED WAS ELECTED COUNCILOR IN RICHMOND ON OCTOBER 15. THE FORMER SOLICITOR GENERAL AND FORMER VANCOUVER-FRASERVIEW MLA RECEIVED 10,563 VOTES, HEED JUST BEAT HIS RICHMOND RISE RUNNING MATE DEREK DANG BY ABOUT 257 VOTES
REAL SCARY: Watch Out For These Top Five Criminals This Halloween
__ _ POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEIR TOP FIVE WANTED CRIMINALS AND ARE WARNING THE PUBLIC TO WATCH OUT FOR THESE REAL SCARY CHARACTERS THIS HALLOWEEN. “SOMEONE - SOMEWHERE – KNOWS WHERE THESE CRIMINALS ARE, AND HALLOWEEN IS ALREADY SCARY ENOUGH WITHOUT DANGEROUS CRIMINALS ON THE LOOSE TO
How To Know If You’re Ready For Marriage
_MARRIAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS YOU CAN HAVE AS AN ADULT. HOWEVER, IT ALSO COMES WITH A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS THAT MAY NOT BE A GOOD FIT FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED SOON, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU NEED TO CONSIDER FIRST TO MAKE S
Surrey Mayor-Elect Locke Says Ousted Mayor McCallum Will Have To Pay For Damages To City-Owned Vehicle
__ _SURREY’S NEW MAYOR-ELECT BRENDA LOCKE SAID THURSDAY THAT OUSTED MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO A CITY-OWNED VEHICLE THAT HE BROUGHT BACK WITH MAJOR DAMAGES AFTER LOSING THE ELECTION ON OCTOBER 15. LOCKE SAYS THE CITY VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED UNDER MCCALLUM’S PERSONAL IN
Big Donation!
Members of Chetna Association, Ambedkarite International Coordination Society, and Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Vancouver) met Surrey Library board and library staff on October 14 and gifted $20,000 to Surrey Libraries in support of its various literacy and inclusive library programs. To present t
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
NDP Urging Trudeau Government To Help Canadians As Food Prices Hit 41-Year-High
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH IS AGAIN CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT CANADIAN FAMILIES AS THE PRICE OF FOOD HITS A 41-YEAR HIGH. WHILE CANADIANS ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THE GROCERIES THEY NEED, THE COST OF FOOD ROSE AGAIN TO 11.4 PER CENT AND THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE FOR CANADIANS C
KILLER DRUG ALERT: Surrey RCMP Warning Of High Potency Fentanyl Circulating In City
__ _DRUG ADDICTS AND CASUAL SNORTERS ARE BEING WARNED THAT THERE IS A LETHAL VERSION OF FENTANYL CIRCULATING IN SURREY. IT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF SURREY RCMP THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENCY FENTANYL CIRCULATING IN THE NORTH SURREY AREA, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF OVERDOSE. STREET DOSES OF FEN
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
Police Say They Now Have Information That Links Dhindsa Brothers’ Murders To Multiple Lower Mainland Shootings
__ _THIS YEAR HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN GANGLAND VIOLENCE, NOT THAT THE GANGLAND MURDERS HAVE SLOWED BUT THAT POLICE HAVE MORE THAN A HALF DOZEN HITMEN, SOME OF WHOM DID THE KILLINGS, LIKE IN THE CASES OF CONTROVERSIAL SIKH BUSINESSMAN RIPUDAMAN MALIK AND LAST WEEK’S MURDER OF GANG-LINKED BUSINES
Murder Of Mountie Shaelyn Yang Highlights Homelessness And Mental Health Issues
Dear Editor The senseless murder of Constable Shaelyn Yang by a homeless man in a Burnaby park recently has again highlighted the issues of homelessness and mental health. The tragic death of the RCMP Constable is devastating not only for her family but also for the law enforcement community and
KAMPALA TO CANADA: Exhibition Highlights 50 Years Ugandan Asian Resettlement In Canada
__ _THE BC UGANDAN ASIAN RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE’S EXHIBIT KAMPALA TO CANADA, WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH A RECEPTION ON TUESDAY EVENING, WILL HIGHLIGHT 50 YEARS OF UGANDAN ASIAN RESETTLEMENT IN CANADA. “IT’S A COMMEMORATION AND NOT A CELEBRATION,” EXPLAINS THE CURATOR OF THE EXHIBITION, TASLI
Targeted Langley Murder Victim Identified As Bittu Chatchot
__ _THE MAN WHO DIED FROM A TARGETED KILLING IN LANGLEY LAST THURSDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 35-YEAR-OLD BITTU CHATCHOT OF LANGLEY. INVESTIGATORS SAID THEY ARE NOW IDENTIFYING THE VICTIM CHATCHOT IN HOPES OF ADVANCING THEIR INVESTIGATION. “INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO CANVASS THE AREA FOR WITNESSE
Amidst Total Chaos, UK Conservative Party Chooses Rish Sunak To Become First Indo-British Prime Minister
__ _AMIDST TOTAL CHAOS FOLLOWING THEIR LAST CHOICE AS PM IN LIZ TRUSS WHO DISINTEGRATED IN 44 DAYS, THE EMBATTLED CONSERVATIVE PARTY HAS GONE WITH RISHI SUNAK AS BRITAIN'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF COLOUR AND FIRST INDO-BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ON TUESDAY. SUNAK WILL NOW BE TASKED WITH STEERING A DEE
BRIGHT LIGHTS: May Diwali Brighten Everyone’s Life And Bring Immense Hope
BY ZILE SINGH Diwali or Deepavali is one of the most important Hindu festivals of lights celebrated throughout India in the month of October/November, depending on the Calendar. Not only in India, but this festival is celebrated in Fiji, Guyana, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sr
Writer-Director R. Paul Dhillon’s Award-Winning Film “Gone Are The Days” To Make Its Vancouver Debut At VISAFF
__ _WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER R. PAUL DHILLON’S FEATURE DOCUMENTARY GONE ARE THE DAYS, WHICH IS A MULTI-AWARD WINNING FILM THAT IS A POWERFUL INDICTMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN CANADA, WILL MAKE ITS VANCOUVER DEBUT AT VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL (VISAFF), WHICH WILL TAKE
BC To Permanently Cap Delivery Fee To Support Restaurants
__ _RESTAURANT AND BAR OWNERS FACING ONGOING CHALLENGES FROM THE PANDEMIC AND GLOBAL INFLATION CAN LOOK FORWARD TO PERMANENT SUPPORT FOR THE CAP ON FEES CHARGED BY FOOD-DELIVERY COMPANIES. "AS THE COSTS OF FOOD AND LABOUR RISE WORLDWIDE, B.C. RESTAURANTS NEED TO BE SUPPORTED TO ENSURE PRICES ARE
Anonymous Letter From “Lowly Patrol Member” Calls Out VPD Top Brass For Nepotism, Unfairness And Systemic Racism
__ _AN ANONYMOUS LETTER FROM A LOWLY PATROL MEMBER ADDRESSED TO POLICE UNION PRESIDENT RALPH KAISER IS CIRCULATING AMONG VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) MEMBERS IN WHICH, THE MEMBER CONSTABLE, IS MAKING NUMEROUS ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSE AND UNFAIRNESS AGAINST TOP VPD BRASS, SAYING NEPOTISM, UNFAIRN
GANGLAND HIT: Two Indo-Canadian Gangsters Among Three Charged In Vishal Walia’s Murder
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN ASSOCIATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS GANG AND ANOTHER MAN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF VISHAL WALIA, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN MONDAY OUTSIDE THE POSH UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB. THE ALLEGED KILLERS - DEANDRE BAPTISTE, BALRAJ BASRA AND IQBAL KANG – WERE ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER WALI
Vancouver Bandits President Dylan Kular Named Canadian Basketball League’s Executive Of The Year
__ _VANCOUVER BANDITS PRESIDENT DYLAN KULAR, THE SON OF BUSINESSMAN GREG KULAR, HAS BEEN AGAIN NAMED EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR OF THE CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE (CEBL), THE LEAGUE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. THE 2022 AWARD IS DYLAN KULAR’S SECOND CONSECUTIVE TIME EARNING THE DISTINCTION._ BY DESIBUZ
Controversial NDP Leadership Contender Anjali Appadurai Disqualified Over Membership Violations
__ _THE UPSTART NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE ANJALI APPADURAI HAS BEEN THROWN OUT BY THE PARTY OVER MEMBERSHIP VIOLATIONS, LEAVING DAVID EBY, THE FRONTRUNNER AND ONLY CANDIDATE LEFT, TO BE SOON ANOINTED NDP LEADER AND AN INSTANT PREMIER TO REPLACE OUTGOING JOHN HORGAN. IN A STATEMENT ON WEDNESDAY, BC
Gang Enforcement Teams Net Large Seizure Of Drugs, Cash And Weapons
_SURREY RCMP’S GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND COMBINED FORCES SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT’S UNIFORM GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM MADE A HUGE BUST OF DRUGS, CASH AND WEAPONS AS A RESULT OF A TWO MONTH PROJECT. THE TWO MONTH INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT AND INTRADICTIONS, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING
Man Wanted For Previous Offences Charged With Killing Burnaby RCMP Officer Shaelyn Yang
__ _A MAN WHO WAS WANTED ON A COURT ORDER FOR PREVIOUS OFFENCES AFTER HE WAS A NO SHOW HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE TUESDAY KILLING OF A BURNABY RCMP OFFICER THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY THEY ARRESTED 37-YEAR OLD JONGWON HAM, OF BURNABY, IN THE HOMICIDE OF CO
Kiran Dhesi’s Killer Gets 7-Years In Jail For Botched “Accidental” Murder
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO KILLED HIS 19-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND AND THEN TRIED TO BURN HER BODY TO HIDE THE KILLING WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON THIS WEEK. HARJOT SINGH DEO PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING 19-YEAR-OLD BHAVKIRAN "KIRAN" DHESI MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO AND HE WAS SENTENCED IN B.C.
UN Gang Associates Balraj Basra And Iqbal Kang Charged With Arson While Police Ponder Murder Charges In Vishal Walia Slaying
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN ASSOCIATED WITH UNITED NATIONS GANG WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ARSON FOLLOWING THE DAYLIGHT KILLING OF ENTREPRENEUR AND FORMER UN GANG ASSOCIATE VISHAL WALIA, WHO LOVED TO PLAY GOLF AT THE POSH UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB NEAR UBC AND HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A HOLIDAY TRIP T
MORTGAGE FRAUD: CBC’s Expose Sheds Light On The Mortgage Fraud Industry But Is Real Change Possible?
__ _CBC’S RECENT MARKETPLACE PROGRAM ON RAMPANT MORTGAGE IN CANADA WAS NOTHING NEW AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY FOR GREEDY, LAW-BREAKING PUSHERS FOR A LONG TIME WITH COUNTLESS STORIES OF PEOPLE PAYING THE EXTRA FEES TO GET THEIR INCOME UP SO THEY CAN QUA
Indo-Canadian Cop In Toronto Charged With Robbery During Off-Duty Incident
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN COP FROM TORONTO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ROBBERY STEMMING FROM AN OFF-DUTY INCIDENT BACK IN JANUARY. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE CONST. SUKHDEV SANGHA, WHO IS A TWO-YEAR EMPLOYEE WITH THE FORCE, IS FACING A SINGLE COUNT OF ROBBERY. HE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITH PAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA S
THE PEOPLE’S POET: Gurdass Ram Aalam’s Great Poetry Has The Power To Start A Fire
BY ZILE SINGH (October 1912 – September 1989) “Great poetry has the power to start a fire in a person’s life”. We are called ‘human beings. Why? Because we are in the process of ‘becoming’. Knowingly or unkno
GANGLAND MURDER: Latest Gang Turf War Victim Identified As Vishal Walia
__ _WHILE THE BACKDROP WAS A POSH GOLF COURSE NEAR UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IN VANCOUVER AND NOT SURREY, BUT IT WAS ANOTHER GANGLAND SHOOTING THAT CLAIMED ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN CAUGHT IN THE MURDEROUS GAME OF DRUGS AND GANGS. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) SAID TUESDA
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
Ken Sim Makes History As First Chinese-Canadian Mayor As His Party Sweeps Vancouver
__ _DESPITE A NUMBER OF RIGHT-LEANING PARTIES IN THE VANCOUVER ELECTION, ABC’S KEN SIM MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST CHINESE-CANADIAN MAYOR AS HIS PARTY SWEPT THE POLLS IN VANCOUVER SATURDAY WITH MAJORITIES ON COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD AND PARKS BOARD. "ONE-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER THE FIRST
THANKS JINNY & SUKH: Doug “Paaji” Sent Packing Thanks To Veteran Indo-Canadian Politicians Who Split The South Asian Vote
_BRENDA LOCKE’S VICTORY MEANS NO SURREY POLICE AND BACKTRACK ON FAST-TRACKED 50 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS!_ __ _COUNCILOR BRENDA LOCKE PLAYED HER KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION AIMED AT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS SAFE SURREY COALITION JUST RIGHT FOR HER NARROW 973 VOTE VICTORY SATURDA
Canada To Accept 15,000 Family Reunification Applications
_CANADA WILL ACCEPT 15,000 FULL APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SONIA SIDHU, ON BEHALF OF THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER, ALONGSIDE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHAFQAT ALI, ANNOUNCED THAT IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IR
South Asian Publisher Acquires Iconic The Georgia Straight Newspaper And Fires Editor Charlie Smith
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN PUBLISHER’S COMPANY HAS ACQUIRED THE ICONIC VANCOUVER WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT AND FIRED NUMBER OF IT’S TOP EDITORS AND REPORTED INCLUDING CHIEF EDITOR CHARLIE SMITH. OVERSTORY MEDIA GROUP CO-FOUNDER AND CEO FARHAN MOHAMED ANNOUNCED THE PURCHASE OF CANADA'S LARG
GOODBYE DOUG PAAJI? New Poll Says There Will Be A New Surrey Mayor Elected Saturday
_INCUMBENT DOUG MCCALLUM WAY BEHIND SEVERAL CHALLENGERS AT 7 PERCENT SUPPORT, LEGER POLL SAYS!_ __ __ _IS THIS A GOODBYE OR KICK OUT OF THE DOOR OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE IN SURREY FOR INCUMBENT DOUG MCCALLUM, AKA “DOUG PAAJI”, AND EVEN HIS INDO-CANADIAN SUPPORTERS WON’T BE ABLE TO SAVE HIM
United Surrey’s First 100-Days-In-Office Action Plan Offers One Year Tax Freeze Among Other Promises
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY –United Surrey released its first 100-Days-in-Office Action Plan once elected. The Plan contains the following commitments: A one-year tax freeze; 3-day application review time-frame for renovations; Official Ottawa and Victoria meetings with federal and provi
VOTE THIS SATURDAY: Michael Chang Needs Your Vote On Saturday To Make History
__ _NO ONE HAS FOUGHT MORE FIERCELY AND RAN A GUTS-TO-GLORY CAMPAIGN IN LANGLEY TOWNSHIP THAN MICHAEL CHANG, WHO IS LOOKING FOR YOUR VOTE ON SATURDAY TO MAKE HISTORY AS THE FIRST EVER ASIAN COUNCILOR IN THE TOWNSHIP. CHANG HAS BEEN EVERYWHERE IN LANGLEY, KNOCKING ON DOORS, ATTENDING DEBATES, TAKI
Sims’ Says If Doug McCallum Renovated His Home Without Permits Why Should Anyone Else In Surrey?
_JINNY SIMS AND SURREY FORWARD BROUGHT BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS IN THE DYING DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN, SAYING SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE RENOVATED HIS OWN HOME WITHOUT PERMITS. “HOW CAN WE EXPECT THE AVERAGE PROPERTY OWNER IN SURREY TO FOLLOW THE LAWS WHEN THEIR MAYOR DOESN’T,
Will Asha Hayer Make History As First Indo-Canadian Councilor In Vancouver As She Gets Endorsement From Ex-Premier Christy Clark
PROGRESS VANCOUVER GETS BIG ENDORSEMENT FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN _ _ _WILL ENTREPRENEUR ASHA HAYER MAKE HISTORY AS FIRST INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN COUNCILOR IN VANCOUVER AS SHE GETS A ROUSING ENDORSEMENT FROM FORMER BC PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK. CLARK, WHO IS THE EX-WIFE OF PROGRESS VA
Surrey RCMP Seize Illicit Drugs And Firearm
__ _SURREY RCMP’S NORTH COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT SEIZED APPROXIMATELY 200 GRAMS OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND AN ILLEGAL FIREARM THROUGH PROACTIVE POLICING. ON SEPTEMBER 16, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 P.M. OFFICERS FROM SURREY RCMP NORTH COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT (NCRU) OBSERVED A VEHICLE DRIVING ERRATICALLY IN
New Westminster Unveils Komagata Maru Plaque At Ferry Docks
__ _FOLLOWING THE HARD WORK OF RAJ SINGH TOOR OF THE KOMAGATA MARU DESCENDANTS SOCIETY AND CITY COUNCILOR CHINU DAS, NEW WESTMINSTER HAS UNVEILED AN INTERPRETIVE SIGN PLAQUE AT IT’S FERRY DOCKS. THE UNVEILING CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY TOOR AND MAYOR JONATHAN X. COTÉ UNVEILING, COUNCILOR CHINU D
PICS CEO And Staff Fight Back Against Propaganda And Unfounded Allegations
__ _PROGRESSIVE INTER-CULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY (PICS) PRESIDENT AND CEO SATBIR CHEEMA AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED BY ACTIVIST CHARAN GILL, ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST PROPAGANDA AND UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS BY A LOCAL PUNJABI RADIO STATION WHICH THEY SAY CLEARLY HAS AN AGENDA
WCCAR Rally Condemns Vandalism At The Komagata Maru Memorial
BY HARINDER MAHIL The West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WCCAR) held a rally last Saturday to condemn the vandalism that took place last week at the Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver. This was the second incident of vandalism in fourteen months. Back in August 2021, the memorial was defa
Gangster Shot In North Surrey On Sunday Drove Himself To The Hospital
__ _POLICE SAY A MAN KNOWN TO ASSOCIATE WITH LOWER MAINLAND GANGS WAS SHOT IN NORTH SURREY AND DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL. SURREY RCMP’S GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT HAS CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION AND INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WAS A TARGETED INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE OF THE SHOOTIN
Three Finalists For Vancouver-Based $45,000 Global Punjabi Book Prize Announced
__ _THE THREE FINALISTS FOR THE VANCOUVER-BASED GLOBAL PUNJABI BOOK PRIZE WHICH AWARDS A TOTAL OF $45,000 TO PUNJABI WRITERS WAS ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. THE DHAHAN PRIZE FOR PUNJABI LITERATURE PROMOTES PUNJABI LITERATURE ON A GLOBAL SCALE BY AWARDING $25,000 CDN ANNUALLY TO THE BEST BOOK OF FICTIO
Will Surrey Voters Punish Mayor Doug McCallum For Ramming Through 50 Development Approvals
_PUBLIC INQUIRY NEEDED INTO MCCALLUM’S FOUR YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS, SAYS GORDIE HOGG!_ __ _WILL SURREY VOTERS PUNISH INCUMBENT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND SEND HIM PACKING FOR RAMMING THROUGH 50 DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS ALLEGEDLY FOR FRIENDS AND INSIDERS. RECENTLY, IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIA
Two Indo-Canadians Among Those Busted In $67 Million Drug Bust
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIANS ARE AMONG 20 MEN BUSTED IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DRUG BUST IN ONTARIO. RAIDS WERE HELD AT HOMES IN BRAMPTON, MISSISSAUGA, HAMILTON, MILTON, NIAGARA FALLS, THOROLD, AS WELL AS ETOBICOKE, WOODBRIDGE AND RICHMOND HILL, WHICH SAW HARPAL BHANGOO, 42, AND RAGHBIR SHERGILL SINGH,
Global Peace Festival Delights Surreyites With Their Annual Talent Show
__ _THE GLOBAL PEACE FESTIVAL HELD THEIR ANNUAL TALENT SHOW ON OCTOBER 1ST AT THE BELL CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AND TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY. THE DAY BEGAN WAS A MOMENT OF SILENCE, REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – The Glob
Canada Temporarily Lifts Work Hours Restriction On International Students To Help Fill Labour Shortage
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TEMPORARILY LIFTING WORK HOUR RESTRICTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO HELP FILL THE LABOUR SHORTAGE IN CANADA. SEAN FRASER, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THE TEMPORARY LIFTING OF THE 20-HOUR-PER-WEEK CAP ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS
“Genius” Indo-American Student Murdered By Roommate At Purdue University
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN STUDENT DESCRIBED AS A GENIUS WAS MURDERED BY HIS ROOMMATE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ROOMMATE IS IN CUSTODY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAID. VARUN MANISH CHHEDA, 20, A SENIOR MAJORING IN DATA SCIENCE, WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM AT MCCUTCHEON HALL, A RESIDENCE HALL ON THE SCHOOL'S C
Surrey RCMP Arrest One And Look For Two Others In Indian Student Harassing Cop Incident
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY THAT ONE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO A SEPTEMBER INCIDENT IN THE STRAWBERRY HILL BUSINESS COMPLEX, WHERE A GROUP OF ROWDY INDIAN STUDENTS WERE SEEN IN VIDEOS HARASSING A POLICE OFFICER WHICH HAD COME TO INVESTIGATE NOISE COMPLAINT. BOTH SUSPECTS ARE DESCRIBED
HEINOUS: Komagata Maru Memorial Damaged For Second Time By Racist Vandals
_ _ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER THE KOMAGATA MARU MEMORIAL WAS VANDALIZED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 14 MONTHS IN ANOTHER CASE OF RACISM. “DETECTIVES FROM A NUMBER OF VPD SPECIALIZED UNITS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO COLLECT EVIDENCE AND IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT(S) IN THIS TROUBL
Surrey Campaign Getting Dirty With Claims Of Theft And Vandalism Of Surrey Forward Volunteer’s Vehicle
_ _ _THE SURREY ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS GETTING HEATED WITH JUST OVER ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY WITH CLAIMS OF VANDALISM AND THEFT OF JINNY SIMS LED SURREY FORWARD’S VOLUNTEER’S VEHICLE. SURREY FORWARD SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THURSDAY MORNING THAT DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING’S SURREY BOAR
FACEBOOK ROBBERIES: Police Warn Of Selling Goods On Social Media As Many Leading To People Being Robbed
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE WARNING ANYONE TRYING TO SELL OR TRADE MERCHANDISE ONLINE TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN MEETING IN PERSON, AFTER A SERIES OF VIOLENT ROBBERIES THIS WEEK. THE LATEST ROBBERY OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN KERRISDALE, WHEN A MAN PULLED A GUN INSIDE A COFFEE SHOP AFTER CONVINCING S
TEAM PLAYER: Realtor And Home Builder Param Nijjar Bats For Sustainable Growth In Vancouver
__ _REALTOR, HOME BUILDER PARAM NIJJAR SAYS HE JOINED COLLEEN HARDWICK LED TEAM BECAUSE THEIR PRIORITIES AND POLICIES MATCHED HIS OWN WITH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH BEING AT THE TOP. “TEAM BELIEVES IN MANAGING GROWTH” NIJJAR SAID. NIJJAR HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY-MINDED INDIVIDUAL FROM WHEN HE WAS A TE
Guru Nanak Food Bank Doing A Commendable Job In Helping The Needy
BY BALWANT SANGHERA The establishment of Guru Nanak Food Bank, affectionately called the Guru’s Modikhana on July 1, 2020 in Surrey was a very timely and noble move by some of our community’s dedicated volunteers. One of the founders and General Secretary of the Guru Nanak Food Bank is Jay M
Kidnapped Indo-American Family Found Murdered Including 8-Month Baby
__ _MISSING INDO-AMERICAN FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD AFTER THEIR DERANGED MURDERER WAS CAUGHT EARLIER. DEPUTIES SAID 8-MONTH-OLD AROOHI DHERI, MOTHER JASLEEN KAUR (27), FATHER JASDEEP SINGH (36) AND THE BABY'S UNCLE AMANDEEP SINGH (39) HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THEIR WILL FROM A TRUCKI
Keep The RCMP In Surrey Group Says It Received Death Threat At The Door Of It’s Supporter
__ _WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO IN THE SURREY ELECTION CAMPAIGN, THE TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO RISE. KEEP THE SURREY IN RCMP (KTRIS) SAID A DEATH THREAT WAS POSTED ON THE GARAGE DOOR OF ONE OF THEIR SUPPORTERS. “WE CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AIMED AT KTRIS. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS NOW
Sims’ Surrey Forward Proposes New Arts, Entertainment And Sports District
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__ _FORMER BC LIBERAL MINISTER RICH COLEMAN, WHO WAS MARRED IN THE BC MONEY-LAUNDERING SCANDAL WHEN HE WAS THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, HAS ENTERED THE MAYOR’S RACE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, LEADING A NEW MUNICIPAL TEAM CALLED ELEVATE LANGLEY. COLEMAN, THE LONGEST SERVING MLA IN LANGLEY, SAID HE LO
Film Legend Kabir Bedi Bestowed Lifetime Achievement Award By Italy At Venice Film Festival
__ _BOLLYWOOD AND INTERNATIONAL FILM LEGEND KABIR BEDI WAS HONOURED WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL IN ITALY ON SATURDAY EVENING. BEDI, WHO HAS AN EXTENSIVE BODY OF WORK IN ITALY INCLUDING ALL-TIME FAVORITE TELEVISION SERIES “SANDOKAN,” WAS PRESENTED WITH THE FIL
Police Release Indo-Canadian Realtor-Developer Arrested In Murder Of Filmmaker Mani Amar As Family Shares His Memories
_ _ _WHILE THE POLICE RELEASED THE INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR-DEVELOPER ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF LOCAL FILMMAKER MANBIR “MANI” AMAR IN A FIGHT DESCRIBED AS A ELEVATED DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS, AMAR’S FAMILY IS SHARING THEIR LOVED ONE’S MEMORIES. “MANI WAS A DEVOTED FATHER, BROTHER, SON AN
Police Seeking Indo-Canadian Man From Brampton For Violent Carjacking
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON, POSSIBLY AN INDIAN STUDENT, IS SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER A VIOLENT CARJACKING IN NEWMARKET EARLIER THIS WEEK. GURPREET SINGH, OF BRAMPTON, IS WANTED FOR A VIOLENT CARJACKING THAT TOOK PLACE ON MONDAY, AUG. 29. “POLICE ATTENDED THE SCENE AND LEARNED THAT THE
Annual Abbotsford Nagar Kirtan To Take Place This Sunday
__ _THOUSANDS OF SIKHS ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ANNUAL SIKH NAGAR KIRTAN IN ABBOTSFORD WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST AFTER THE PANDEMIC ENDED ALL LARGE GATHERINGS. THE NAGAR KIRTAN PROCESSION IN ABBOTSFORD WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY (SEPT. 4) AND BEGINS AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE GURDWARA SAHI
VPD Heightens Search For Wanted Man Arjun Purewal
__ _ARJUN SINGH PUREWAL IS WANTED FOR BREACHING CONDITIONS RELATED TO HIS RELEASE FROM CUSTODY ON A KIDNAPPING CHARGE. PUREWAL, ALONG WITH CO-ACCUSED ASHLEY SMITH AND MICHAEL HUSAIN, PLEAD GUILTY TO KIDNAPPING A VICTIM AT GUNPOINT IN RICHMOND LAST FALL AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR SENTENCING NEXT MONT
SHAKIEL BASRA: Indo-Canadian Gangster Named In Dangerous Criminals List Arrested For Firearms Offences
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER ON THE POLICE’S MOST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS LIST WAS ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES INCLUDING FIREARMS CHARGES. SURREY RCMP IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC THAT A 28-YEAR-OLD SHAKIEL SINGH BASRA INVOLVED IN GANG AND ORGANIZED CRIME-RELATED VIOLENCE WAS ARRESTED AND REMAINS IN C
Multi-Award Winning Music Maestro AR Rahman Honoured With Street Name By Canadian City
__ _MULTI-AWARD WINNING INDIAN MUSIC GREAT AR RAHMAN WAS HONOURED WITH A STREET NAME BY THE CITY OF MARKHAM, ONTARIO LAST SATURDAY. MARKHAM NAMED A STREET IN THE ROBINSON GLEN COMMUNITY AFTER ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DIRECTOR AND LYRICIST RAHMAN. THE MULTIPLE ACADEMY AWARD AND GRAMMY AWARD
IS THIS YOUR RING: Surrey RCMP Seek Owner Of Lost Ring
__ _– IF YOU LOST A RING, THE SURREY RCMP HAS FOUND ONE THAT MAY BELONG TO YOU BUT FIRST YOU WILL HAVE TO PROVE IT’S YOURS. ON APRIL 24, 2022, A GOOD SAMARITAN ATTENDED THE NEWTON RCMP POLICE STATION AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD FOUND A RING IN THE 7100-BLOCK OF KING GEORGE BLVD. TO THIS DAY, NO
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__ _HE’S A PHILOSOPHER, A POET, AN ARTIST AND AUTHOR BUT THE FORMER MERRITT CITY COUNCILLOR IS ALSO A FORMIDABLE POLITICIAN AND AFTER THE POWERS-TO-BE IN THE CITY TRIED TO HARASS AND INTIMIDATE HIM, MIKE BHANGU IS GOING FOR ALL THE MARBLES ON OCTOBER 15. BHANGU, WHO QUIT HIS COUNCIL POSITION AF
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN COUPLE THOUGHT THAT BY DECLARING BANKRUPTCY THEY WILL BE SCOT-FREE FROM THE $19 MILLION IN PENALTIES THEY FACED AS A RESULT OF A PUMP AND DUMP STOCK SCHEME BUT THEY WERE WRONG. THE B.C. COURT OF APPEAL HAS UPHELD A LOWER COURT DECISION THAT RULED BANKRUPTCY WILL NOT ERASE $19
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
Indo-Canadian Filmmaker Dies After Fight With Neighbour In Surrey
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER IS DEAD AFTER A FIGHT WITH A NEIGHBOR TURNED INTO A DEADLY ASSAULT. MANBIR "MANI" AMAR, WHO WAS KNOWN FOR HIS CONTROVERSIAL FILMS LIKE FOOTSTEPS INTO GANGLAND AND A WARRIOR’S RELIGION, DIED AS A RESULT OF A FIGHT WITH A NEIGHBOR. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGAT
Three People Sent To Hospital After Dispute At Stockton Gurdwara Leads To Shooting
__ _A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO GROUPS AT THE STOCKTON GURDWARA IN THE US HAS SENT THREE PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL AFTER THE DISPUTE LED TO A SHOOTING. POLICE SAID THEY FOUND THREE VICTIMS – AGES 32, 28 AND 27 – AT THE SIKH GURDWARA SAHIB TEMPLE IN STOCKTON. FIRST RESPONDERS TRANSPORTED ALL OF THEM TO THE
NAVDEEP KAUR: Surrey RCMP Seeking Help To Locate Missing Indo-Canadian Woman
__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN. SURREY RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A MISSING 25-YEAR-OLD NAVDEEP KAUR. NAVDEEP IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN FEMALE, 5’5, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD, BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES
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__ _MICHAEL CHANG, WHO IS RUNNING FOR COUNCIL IN LANGLEY-TOWNSHIP, SAYS HE WILL FIGHT FOR MEANINGFUL ACTION ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE IN LANGLEY AND ALDERGROVE – PAVING THE WAY FOR MORE AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING, BUILD A ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY BY HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES
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__ _THE VENERABLE SHRI GURU RAVIDASS SABHA (VANCOUVER) ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY. SHRI GURU RAVIDASS SABHA PRESIDENT BILL BASRA CONGRATULATED ALL MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS, AND THE CONGREGATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. "FORTY YEARS AGO, OUR FOREFATHERS DEVELOPED A VISION TO PROVIDE A FORUM TO
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__ _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
South Surrey Shooting Now A Homicide Investigation
__ _A SHOOTING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT IN SOUTH SURREY HAS NOW BECOME A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION AS POLICE SHUFFLES THROUGH THE SUSPECTS TO DETERMINE THE KILLER. SURREY RCMP SAID SUNDAY THAT A SHOOTING ON AUGUST 27 IS NOW A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION, AND THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) H
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO ONCE FACED MURDER CHARGE IN EDMONTON WAS GUNNED DOWN IN OAKVILLE ONTARIO LAST WEEK. FOLLOWING THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION, POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 27-YEAR-OLD ARMAN DHILLON OF ALBERTA, WHO WAS KILLED ON AUGUST 19 WHILE A WOMAN WITH HIM WAS INJURED. LAST W
Coquitlam RCMP Looking For Wanted Man Arjun Purewal
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO BREACHED HIS RELEASE ORDERS IS NOW BEING SOUGHT BY POLICE WHO ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO LOCATE HIM. COQUITLAM RCMP ARE CONTINUING WITH INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS TO LOCATE 25-YEAR-OLD MALE ARJUN PUREWAL WHO IS WANTED FOR BREACHING HIS RELEASE ORDER. BC CORRECTIO
Jinny Sims Wants To Give Amnesty To Secondary Suites To Fulfill Housing Shortage In Surrey
_ _ _AS A WAY TO GET INTO THE GOOD BOOKS OF SURREY’S LARGE SECONDARY-SUITE OWNING VOTERS, THE NDP MLA WHO IS HOPING TO BECOME THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN MAYOR IN SURREY IS PROPOSING TO GIVE AMNESTY TO THE MORTGAGE-HELPER SUITES TO ATTACK THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN A GROWING CITY LIKE SURREY. “THERE A
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__ _WHILE SURREY TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE COSTLY SURREY POLICE CHANGE-OVER THAT IS STILL TO OFFICIALLY HAPPEN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, THE SCANDAL-RIDDEN MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM IS PROPOSING MORE COSTLY THINGS TO GET RE-ELECTED. BUT SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE GORDI
Police Release Suspect Sketch In Surrey Shooting That Killed Drug Dealer And Injured Taxi Driver
__ _POLICE HAVE RELEASED A SKETCH OF A SUSPECT IN THE KILLING OF A SURREY DRUG DEALER WHICH ALSO LEFT A TAXI DRIVER INJURED. ON AUGUST 9, AT 2:18 P.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A SHOOTING IN THE 14800-BLOCK OF 108 AVENUE, SURREY, BC. OFFICERS ATTENDED THE SCENE AND LOCATED TWO M
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__ _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,
South Asian Lawyer Accused Defrauding Clients Of Millions Of Dollars Arrested At Pearson Airport
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN LAWYER FROM MISSISSAUGA, ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING HIS CLIENTS OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED, PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAY. IN JANUARY, POLICE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR 41-YEAR-OLD SHAHID MALIK OF SHAHID MALIK LAW OFFICE IN MISSISSAUGA AFTER
Surrey First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
__ _WHILE SURREY TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE COSTLY SURREY POLICE CHANGE-OVER THAT IS STILL TO OFFICIALLY HAPPEN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, THE SCANDAL-RIDDEN MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM IS PROPOSING MORE COSTLY THINGS TO GET RE-ELECTED. BUT SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE GORDI
Man charged after woman allegedly sexually assaulted while shopping with kids at Vaughan Mills
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT AT VAUGHAN MILLS ON WEDNESDAY. FIFTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SUNILBHAI MODI WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT LAST WEEK AFTER AN INCIDENT AT A STORE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF BRAMPTON – An Indo-C
Federal Funding For Anti-Racist Group Cut After Consultant Accused Of Anti-Semitic Tweets
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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
Controversial Punjabi Media Man-Realtor Brutally Beaten Outside Home
__ _A CONTROVERSIAL PUNJABI MEDIA MAN WHO WAS ACCUSED BY A LARGE GROUP OF WORKERS WHO HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THEIR EMPLOYERS OF TAKING THE SIDE OF THE EMPLOYER OVER THE ISSUE WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN OUTSIDE HIS HOME IN BRAMPTON BY A THREE MEN BRANDISHING MACHETES AND AN AXE. THIRTY-YEAR-OLD JOTI SING
Indo-Canadian Senior Wins Eight Gold Medals At BC Masters Track And Field Championships
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN SENIOR HAS WON A PILE OF GOLD MEDALS AT THE B.C. MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD DURING THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 13 AND 14. ALDERGROVE BASED TRACK AND FIELD STAR HARNEK TOOR ADDED TO HIS CONSIDERABLE COLLECTION OF MEDALS BY WINNING EIGHT GOLD MEDALS IN THE HAMMER THROW
Women’s Groups Call For The Head Of Punjabi Radio Yahoo After He Gas-Lights Suicide Victim
__ _AFTER REDFM HOST HARJINDER THIND AND THE RADIO WAS FORCED TO APOLOGIZE FOR DUMPING ON PUNJABI WOMEN WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY LEAVING UNWANTED BABIES AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ANOTHER PUNJABI RADIO YAHOO HAS GONE ROGUE AFTER GAS-LIGHTING A PUNJABI WOMAN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE IN NEW YORK AFTER SHE
33-Year-Old Man Chased And Beaten In Surrey, Leaving Him Critical Injured
__ _ONE MAN IS SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER HE WAS CHASED AND BEATEN UP BY A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSAULT THAT HAS LEFT A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND IS ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT POLICE. ON AUGUST 22 AT 1:12 AM, POLICE WERE CALLED TO A RESID
Police Arrest And Charge Surrey Resident In July Gangland Slaying That Killed One South Asian Gangster
__ _POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AND CHARGED ONE MAN IN THE DOUBLE KILLING OF A GANGLAND STYLE HIT IN SOUTH SURREY THAT LEFT ONE SOUTH ASIAN MAN DEAD WHILE ANOTHER INJURED AMONG THE FATALITIES. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) SAID THEY HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN THE HOMICIDES OF JORDAN KRIS
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Police Investigate Gunfire From A Black Sedan As It Chased A Silver SUV In Surrey-Newton Area
__ _POLICE IN SURREY IS INVESTIGATING SHOTS FIRED FROM A MOVING CAR DURING A CHASE IN THE SURREY-NEWTON AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:35 PM ON SUNDAY, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 6800 BLOCK OF 151 STREET. AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO APPARENT INJURIES. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATIO
IHIT Seeks Witnesses To A Fatal Stabbing In Surrey Thursday Night
__ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS URGING WITNESSES TO COME FORWARD FOLLOWING A FATAL STABBING OF A 45-YEAR-OLD MAN IN SURREY, THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS ALLEGED THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE VICTIM AND A FEMALE OCCURRED ON A TRANSIT BUS. IT IS BELIEVED THE VICTIM EXITED THE BUS
GET RID OF FANATICS: Religions Need To Be Free From Extremists If They Seek Purity Of Spiritualism
BY PROMOD PURI Fanatic Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jew, or Buddhist! These are the labels we often hear or assign to persons of different faiths based on our involvements and experiences or by society with its blanket overlook. The prefix fanatic undoubtedly contaminates the purity of reli
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__ _MAKE SURE YOU PLAY SAFE WHEN EXCHANGING CASH FOR SEX, POLICE WARN. SURREY RCMP IS CAUTIONING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING SEVERAL INSTANCES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS BEING DRUGGED AND ROBBED WHILE UTILIZING ESCORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. POLICE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES
Punjabi Market In South Vancouver To Showcase Two New Murals By Artists Jas Nagra And Jessie Sohpaul
__ _VANCOUVER’S ICONIC PUNJABI MARKET IN SOUTH VANCOUVER HAS SERVED AS A CULTURAL HUB FOR DECADES. NEXT WEEK, THE PUNJABI MARKET COLLECTIVE WILL ADD TWO NEW MURALS THAT HONOUR THE COMMUNITY. CREATED BY ARTISTS JAS NAGRA AND JESSIE SOHPAUL, THE GOAL OF MURALS IN THE MARKET IS TO HELP FACILITATE
Fatal Stabbing In Surrey Has Police Piecing Together Suspects List
__ _A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A STABBING IN SURREY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH POLICE PIECING TOGETHER DETAILS OF THE CRIME WITH ONE MAN IN CUSTODY. ON AUGUST 18, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF A STABBING NEAR 184 STREET AND FRASER HIGHWAY. FRONTLINE OFFICERS ARRIVED ON S
ANOOP SINGH KLAIR: Vernon Teacher Jailed And Banned For Life After Being Convicted Of Sex Crimes
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TEACHER FROM THE INTERIOR BC HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE PROFESSION FOR LIFE AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEX CRIMES IN A HISTORICAL SEXUAL OFFENCES CASE. ANOOP SINGH KLAIR WAS FOUND GUILTY OF 8 CHARGES INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. KLAIR WAS SENTENCED IN SEPTEMBER 2021
Lawyer Roger Bhatti Jailed For 22 Months For Immigration Fraud
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER, WHO IS THE SON OF KESAR BHATTI, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AND INSTRUMENTAL IN THE BUILDING OF THE SIKH TEMPLE ON ROSS STREET IN VANCOUVER, HAS BEEN JAILED FOR 22 MONTHS AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF IMMIGRATION FRAUD. BALRAJ SINGH “ROGER” BHAT
SERIAL KILLER: 10,000 Lives Lost To Illicit Drugs Since BC’s Declaration Of Public Health Emergency
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India’s 75th Independence Anniversary Celebrated In Vancouver And Across The World
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER FROM SURREY WAS SUSPENDED FOR MISMANAGEMENT IN REAL ESTATE DEALS. A LAW SOCIETY OF BC TRIBUNAL PANEL HAS SUSPENDED GREWAL AFTER DETERMINING HE UNINTENTIONALLY MISAPPROPRIATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF TRUST FUNDS. GREWAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED SEVERAL BREACH
ONE Champion Arjan Bhullar To Take On Anatoly Malykhin For The Heavyweight Unification Title
__ _ONE FIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPION ARJAN BHULLAR WILL TAKE ON UNDEFEATED FIGHTER ANATOLY MALYKHIN FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION TITLE IN SINGAPORE AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH. BHULLAR IS SET TO UNIFY THE TITLES AGAINST INTERIM CHAMPION MALYKHIN ON SEPT. 29 AT ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 161 AT THE SINGAPORE INDOO
Police Investigating A Series Of Fires Overnight In Surrey’s Cloverdale Area
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THEY ARE INVESTIGATING FOUR FIRES THAT OCCURRED IN THE CLOVERDALE AREA AND ASKING FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT POLICE. ON AUGUST 16, BETWEEN 1:59 A.M. AND 2:31 A.M. SURREY RCMP ASSISTED THE SURREY FIRE SERVICE FOLLOWING REPORTS OF SEVERAL FIRES IN THE CLOVERDALE ARE
Surrey Trucker Sarbjit Chahal Jailed For Four Years For Cross-Border Drug Smuggling
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER FROM SURREY IS HEADED TO PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF CROSS-BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING. SARBJIT CHAHAL OF SURREY, BC WAS SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR SMUGGLING 33 KG OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO CANADA FROM THE U.S. DURING THE ENSUING JURY TRIAL THAT COMMENCED
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__ _BURNABY’S PAVAN BHARAJ IS MAKING HER VOICE ACTING DEBUT AS THE LEAD IN A NEW NETFLIX ANIMATED SERIES "DEEPA AND ANOOP" WHICH PREMIERES ON AUG. 15. PAVAN BHARAJ SAYS SHE'S EXCITED THAT THEY CHOSE HER TO BRING THE SPUNKY, SOUTH ASIAN DEEPA LEAD TO LIFE. "I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT BEING AN
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__ _A SOUTH ASIAN DRIVING INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. POLICE ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF 28-YEAR-OLD SADDAM HOSSAIN ISHAQUE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ONE COUNT OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN UNDERTAKING._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STA
Community Raises $20,000 For Dr. Amedkar Room At Surrey Centre Library
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__ _GANG VIOLENCE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE LATEST SAW AN 18-YEAR-OLD TEEN GUNNED DOWN ALONG THE BURNABY HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER PERSON INJURED. POLICE SAID THEY ARE RELEASING THE NAME OF THE VICTIM TO FURTHER THE INVESTIGATION AND IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES. INVESTIGATORS CA
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__ _SUMMER HEAT IS BRINGING LOADS OF VIOLENCE TO THE CITY WITH GANGLAND SHOOTINGS LEAVING BODIES ALL OVER THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA AND SATURDAY NIGHT SAW A MACHETE ATTACK ON THE GRANVILLE STREET ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT THAT LEFT FOUR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO HOSPI
PLAYOFFS: Bandits Get Robbed By Nighthawks With A Close 90-85 Win To Advance
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Wife-Killer Panghali Gets Day Parole
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Alberta Leadership Candidate Sawhney Takes Issue With Newly appointed Human Rights Commission
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__ _SURREY CITY COUNCIL CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF TWO NEW OUTDOOR RUBBERIZED VOLLEYBALL COURTS, AN UPGRADED WALKING LOOP AND A NEW PICNIC SHELTER AREA AT KABADDI PARK WITH A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY ON THURSDAY (JULY 7). _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Surrey City Council celebrated
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__ _WHILE COVID-19 HEADLINES MAY HAVE DISAPPEARED, THE VIRUS IS VERY MUCH WITH US. PEOPLE IN BC CAN LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR NEXT COVID-19 VACCINE DOSE WITH THE PROVINCE ANNOUNCING A FALL BOOSTER PROGRAM AS THE NEXT STEP IN ITS COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION PLAN. BC'S COVID-19 VACCINATION STRATEGY HAS HELPED
Elderly Indo-Canadian Man Charged Sex Assault Of His Teen Student
__ _AN ELDERLY INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF HIS TEEN STUDENT. SEVENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD RAJINDER RAJ, A MUSIC TEACHER FROM BRAMPTON, HAS BEEN CHARGED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. PEEL POLICE SAY THE 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS AT A MUSIC LESSON AT A BRAMPTON RESIDENCE WHEN SHE WAS SEXUAL
THE DEBT TRAP: Punjab Needs To Restrict Unproductive Revenue Expenditure
Being one of the most indebted state, Punjab is expected to remain in the worst position as its debt-GSDP ratio is projected to exceed 45 per cent in 2026-27, with further deterioration in its fiscal position. The state needs to take corrective measures by cutting down expenditure on non-merit go
Mohamed Abdulrahman Mohamed identified As Man Shot Dead In Surrey Shooting
__ _A WELL KNOWN DRUG TRAFFICKER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MAN SHOT DEAD IN A SURREY SHOOTING ON MONDAY. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 28-YEAR-OLD MOHAMED ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMED, WHO WAS KILLED IN A TARGETED SHOOTING IN SURREY. POLICE SAID THEY ARE S
Non-Partisan Coalition We-Belong-Surrey Hopes To Shake-Up Surrey Election
__ _A NEW NON-PARTISAN COALITION WE-BELONG-SURREY SAID THEY ARE HOPING TO MAKE A BIG CONTRIBUTION TO THE UPCOMING SURREY CIVIC ELECTIONS BY HELPING TO SHAPE THE CONVERSATION LEADING-UP TO THE OCTOBER 15TH MUNICIPAL ELECTION. “WE BELONG SURREY” IS A COALITION OF BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZAT
Richmond Police Seek Help Locating Missing Danielle Mahal
__ _RICHMOND RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 33 YEAR-OLD DANIELLE MAHAL, A RICHMOND AREA WOMAN, WHO WAS LAST SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM A TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE 10100 BLOCK OF NO. 2 ROAD ON JULY 3RD. MAHAL HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DISAPPEAR FOR A FEW HOURS AT A TIME IN THE PAST.
TURBAN TROUBLES: Is Canada’s Multiculturalism A Facade, Charade And Veneer Of Deeply Embedded Racism?
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Surrey School Stabbing Leads To One Injured And Two Arrests
__ _TWO YOUTHS WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING A STABBING THAT LEFT A 16-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WITH INJURIES IN SURREY ON MONDAY. ON JULY 4, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:53 PM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A STABBING AT PANORAMA RIDGE SECONDARY IN THE 13200 BLOCK OF 64 AVENUE. THE SCHOOL IS IN THE HEART OF SURREY’S SOUTH
Books On Faith!
Local author Gian Singh Sandhu held a launch in Surrey of books - translation of "An Uncommon Road" into Punjabi and "20 Minute Guide to The Sikh Faith" and its translation into Urdu. The launch was attended by former diplomat and journalist Bhupinder Singh Liddar along with MP Sukh Dhaliwal as w
BC Anti-Racism roundtable Amplifies Voices For Action Plan
__ _MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, RIGHTSHOLDERS AND INDIGENOUS PARTNERS, EDUCATION PARTNERS AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE THIRD MINISTER'S COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE ON ANTI-RACISM IN EDUCATION. THE PARTNERS MET TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS RACISM IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE FINAL FEEDB
Shooting In Surrey Monday Evening One Man Dead
__ _ A SHOOTING IN SURREY EARLY MONDAY EVENING HAS LEFT ONE MAN DEAD. ON JULY 4, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:57 PM, SURREY RCMP WAS CALLED TO A PARKING LOT AT THE DAYS INN HOTEL (13373 KING GEORGE BOULEVARD) AFTER A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED WAS RECEIVED. UPON POLICE ATTENDANCE, AN ADULT MALE VICTIM WAS LOCA
Several South Asian Organizations Declare Support For Teesta Setalvad And Sreekumar
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37-Year-Old Man Killed In Targeted Shooting In Port Coquitlam Identified
__ _THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 37-YEAR-OLD MEHDI “DAMIEN” ESLAHIAN. MEHDI ESLAHIAN WAS FROM PORT COQUITLAM AND WAS KNOWN TO POLICE. AT THIS STAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION, HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE SHOOTING WAS TARGETED, BUT NOT RELATED TO THE ONGOING LOWER MAINLAN
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
DEADLY BANK ROBBERY: Vancouver Island Police Continue To Investigate Bank Robbery That Left Two Dead
__ _A BIZARRE BANK ROBBERY IN THE QUIET VANCOUVER ISLAND TOWN OF SAANICH THAT LED TO TWO ROBBERS BEING SHOT DEAD AND SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS HURT IS BEING THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THE VANCOUVER ISLAND INTEGRATED MAJOR CRIME UNIT (VIIMCU) INVESTIGATION CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS, SAYING THEY ARE W
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
Surrey RCMP Officer Charged With Misconduct Involving Multiple Women On And Off Duty
__ _A COP IN SURREY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SOME EXTRA ON AND OFF DUTY ACTION INVOLVING WOMEN. ON JUNE 29, THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE ANNOUNCED THAT CHARGES OF BREACH OF TRUST AND FRAUD HAVE BEEN APPROVED AGAINST SURREY RCMP CORPORAL PETER LECKIE, IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT INVOLV
Trudeau Government Needs To Act Immediately On Passport Problems Before Canadian Really Lose Their Patience
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Surrey Renames 175A Street To Guru Nanak Village Way To Celebrate PICS Seniors Facility
__ _SURREY HAS HONOURED PICS SOCIETY’S REQUEST TO RENAME 175A STREET TO GURU NANAK VILLAGE WAY. PICS SOCIETY SAID THIS WEEK THAT MAYOR MCCALLUM AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE ACCEPTED AND APPROVED THEIR APPLICATION TO RENAME 175A STREET (OFF FROM 64 AVENUE) IN THE NAME OF “GURU NANAK DEV JI” AND THE
KPU’s Inaugural Community Impact Award Goes To NEVR And SAFE
BY ACHARYA DWIVEDI SURREY - Kwantlen Polytechnic University launched a new award on June 16 to recognize partners of institution who have made a positive and significant impact on local communities. This is meant to encourage and inspire others to do affirmative community work. The Surrey Netwo
Premier Horgan Calls It Quits After Health Issues Opening Up A Potentially Heated Leadership Race
__ _PREMIER JOHN HORGAN DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS ON TUESDAY, ANNOUNCING THAT HE WILL STEP DOWN ONCE A NEW PARTY LEADER HAS BEEN CHOSEN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A HEATED LEADERSHIP RACE THAT COULD BRING CANDIDATES LIKE MIKE FARNWORTH, SELENA ROBINSON AND EVEN RAVI KAHLON WHO HAS LONG BEEN MENTIONED AS
Female Driver In Custody After Stolen Vehicle Investigation Leads To Drugs, Cash And Handgun Seizure
__ _A YOUNG WOMAN DRIVER IS IN CUSTODY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT INTO A STOLEN VEHICLE WHICH LEAD TO THE SEIZURE OF DRUGS, CASH AND A HANDGUN. ON JUNE 15, THE SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT LOCATED A STOLEN VEHICLE THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY THREE INDIVIDUAL
Man Burns To Death In Burnaby Crash As People Tried To Desperately Get The Man Out Of His Fiery Car
__ _A MAN BURNED TO DEATH AFTER HIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH PEOPLE DESPERATELY YELLING FOR HIM TO GET OUT OF THE BURNING CAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. A VIDEO WAS SHARED OF THE MAN STILL IN HIS CAR WITH PEOPLE YELLING AND CRYING FOR HIM TO GET OUT OF HIS CAR BUT HE REMAINS IN THE CAR AN
Premier Horgan’s Message On Canadian Multiculturalism Day Is Making BC A Place Of Welcome For Everyone
__ _BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN MARKED THE CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM DAY THIS WEEK WITH A MESSAGE OF INCLUSIVITY AND BUILDING A STRONG DIVERSE PROVINCE "TODAY, WE CELEBRATE CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM DAY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR SHARED WORK TO CREATE A BRITISH COLUMBIA THAT IS A WELCOMING PLAC
LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: Knowledge Is More Valuable Than Money
BY ZILE SINGH _“A race without reading is a race without hope.”_ Books are a store of wisdom, more valuable than money. Knowledge is something no one can rob from you. Literature is an inspiring agent. It can awaken the sleeping minds and can play havoc to break the shackles of slavery
Indo-American Man Found Shot Dead In Parked Car In New York
__ _SATNAM SINGH WAS FOUND SITTING IN A CAR AT AROUND 3:46 PM ON SATURDAY IN NEW YORK WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS IN HIS NECK AND TORSO._ NEW YORK - A 31-year-old Indo-American man was found dead, shot in the neck and torso, in Queens, New York in a borrowed SUV parked down the street from his home, day
Comedy Superstar Kapil Sharma Arrives In Vancouver Ahead Of Saturday’s Show
__ _INDIAN COMEDY SUPERSTAR KAPIL SHARMA AND TEAM HAVE ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER AHEAD OF THEIR SHOW ON SATURDAY AT PNE. THE POPULAR COMEDIAN’S SHOW KAPIL SHARMA SHOW RECENTLY AIRED ITS LAST EPISODE OF THE CURRENT SEASON BEFORE TRAVELING TO VANCOUVER TO KICKOFF THEIR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR. SHARMA SHAR
NDP Calls For Further Probe Into Hockey Canada’s Involvement In Alleged Sexual Assault Cases Following Funding Suspension
__ _NDP IS ASKING FOR FURTHER PROBE INTO DISTURBING INVOLVEMENT OF HOCKEY CANADA INTO ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO SUSPEND FUNDING TO THE NATIONAL HOCKEY PROGRAM. NDP HOUSE LEADER PETER JULIAN CALLED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE
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
Toronto Police Apologises For Systemic Racism But Will It Change Anything?
BY HARINDER MAHIL Toronto police released a report recently which confirmed what many had believed for years that Black, Indigenous and other racialized people are disproportionately affected by use of force and strip searches by police officers. Toronto’s interim police chief James Ramer apol
HEAT WARNING: With Temperature Finally Rising This Weekend BC To Get First Hot Stretch Of Summer
__ _THE PROVINCE IS WARNING THAT BRITISH COLUMBIANS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS THIS WEEKEND, AS ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE FIRST HOT STRETCH OF THE SUMMER FOR MOST REGIONS IN B.C. THE WARMER-THAN-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 24, AND L
Premier Horgan Puts The Breaks On $800 Million Museum Plan After His High Flying Government Encounters Turbulence
__ _BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN HAS PUT THE BRAKES ON THE PROVINCE’S $800 MILLION MUSEUM PLAN AFTER HIS HIGH FLYING GOVERNMENT ENCOUNTERS TURBULENCE FROM VOTERS. "I ALWAYS TRY TO ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS," SAID HORGAN. "THAT INVOLVES LISTENING. THAT ALSO MEANS TAKING RESPONSIB
Delhi Police Embarrasses Punjab Police By Catching Moosewala’s Killers
__ _AMONG THOSE ARRESTED FROM KUTCH, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE H G S DHALIWAL IDENTIFIED PRIYAVRAT (26) AS THE ALLEGED “MAIN SHOOTER AND HEAD OF THE MODULE” THAT GUNNED DOWN MOOSEWALA. AFTER THE INCIDENT, PRIYAVRAT SENT A MESSAGE TO BRAR SAYING “WORK IS DONE”. POLICE SAID PRIYAVRAT
NDP Leader Says Liberals Are Failing Canadians With Skyrocketing Inflation And They Must Act Now
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH IS AGAIN CALLING ON THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP CANADIANS WITH THE SOARING COST OF LIVING. SINGH SAID WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STANDS BY, FAMILIES ARE FALLING FURTHER BEHIND AS THE COST OF GROCERIES, GAS, HOUSING AND INTEREST RATES ARE STEADILY RISING. _ BY D
Student Visits To Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Resumes With Latest Being Grade 8ers From Point Grey Secondary
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - The COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic has severely affected our lives. Most of the activities were either curtailed or put on hold for almost two years. This included visits by students and other groups to our world famous Highway to Heaven in Richmond. Finally, things
Hit And Run Driver Leaves Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Surrey
__ _A HIT AND RUN DRIVER HAS LEFT A PEDESTRIAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE HEART OF SURREY’S INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED AREA. ON JUNE 20, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 A.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A PEDESTRIAN HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN THE 8400-BLOCK OF 132 STREET. FRONTLINE OFFICERS ARRIVE
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.
Shooting At Brampton South Asian Convention Centre Leaves Two men Dead During Father's Day Event
__ _A SHOOTING AT A SOUTH ASIAN CONVENTION CENTRE HAS LEFT TWO MEN DEAD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DURING A FATHER’S DAY EVENT. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO CHANDNI CONVENTION CENTRE ON GATEWAY BOULEVARD, NEAR QUEEN STREET EAST AT 2:01 A.M. FOR REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED. THEY ARRIVED TO
Home Sales In BC Take 35 Percent Plunge As Interest Rates Shoot Up
__ _THE HOUSING MARKET IS BEGINNING TO SEE A REAL SLOWDOWN BROUGHT ON BY HIGH INTEREST RATES WHICH LED TO A PLUNGE OF MORE THAN 35 PERCENT IN HOME SALES ACROSS BC, COOLING THE HOT LOWER MAINLAND HOUSING MARKET THAT HAD SEEN HOUSE PRICES SHOOT UP SIGNIFICANTLY. HOME PRICES ARE ALSO ON THE WAY DOWN
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
GHETTO FORMATIONS AND OLD BAGGAGE: Ethnic Pride Adds Colour To Adopted Country’s Fabric But Can Also Bring Xenophobic Hate
__ _THERE IS AN ARGUMENT WITH A STEREOTYPED CONCEPTION THAT ETHNIC COMMUNITIES CREATE GHETTO FORMATIONS AND BRING ALONG OLD BAGGAGE WHILE SETTLING IN CANADA. AND THAT THEY DO NOT BEHAVE ACCORDING TO THE ANTIQUATED ADAGE "IN ROME, YOU DO AS THE ROMANS DO." DOES GHETTOS' CREATION ENCOURAGE RACISM?
NDP Going Hard Against BC Liberal Leader Falcon’s Failures, Everything From Money Laundering And His Defence Of Housing Speculators
__ _EVEN THOUGH HE’S THE OPPOSITION LEADER IN BC, BC NDP IS NOT GIVING HIM ANY BREAKS BY GOING HARD AGAINST BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON, CALLING OUT HIS FAILURES EVERYTHING FROM MONEY LAUNDERING AND HIS DEFENCE OF HOUSING SPECULATORS. LANGLEY MLA ANDREW MERCIER WROTE TO FALCON THIS WEEK TO A
IS MANKIRAT AULAKH NEXT: Social Media Hyper Has Punjabi Singer Connected To Bishnoi Group Gangsters As Next Victim
__ _AFTER PUNJABI SINGER-RAPPER AND CONGRESS LEADER SIDHU MOOSEWALA WAS GRUESOMELY MURDERED BY GANGSTER IN A BROAD DAYLIGHT IN PUNJAB'S MANSA CITY ON SUNDAY, THERE IS MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA HYPE AND SPECULATION THAT ANOTHER PUNJABI SINGER MANKIRT AULAKH COULD BE TARGETED NEXT AS HE IS CLOSE TO THE BIS
Surrey RCMP Arrest 9 People And Seize Drugs, Cash And A Loaded Gun
__ _SURREY RCMP’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT’S INVESTIGATION LEADS TO THE ARREST OF NINE PEOPLE FOLLOWING SEIZURE OF DRUGS, CASH AND A LOADED HANDGUN FROM A RESIDENCE IN THE WHALLEY AREA. ON JUNE 3, THE SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON A RESIDENCE LOCATED IN THE 1
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
Lawyer Simmi Sandu Appointed New Chair For Civil Resolution Tribunal
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER HAS BEEN APPOINTED HEAD OF THE CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL. SIMMI K. SANDHU HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO A THREE-YEAR TERM AS CHAIR OF THE CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL (CRT), THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNAL ESTABLISHED UNDER THE CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL ACT FOLLOWING A MERIT-BASED RECRU
AYAN ABDISHAKUR: Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Sought In Burnaby
__ _BURNABY RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 13-YEAR-OLD AYAN ABDISHAKUR. AYAN WAS AT THE PRODUCTION WAY-UNIVERSITY SKYTRAIN STATION, POSSIBLY WITH TWO OTHER GIRLS, AT AROUND 4:00 P.M. ON JUNE 6 WHEN LAST SEEN. POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN AYAN OR HAVE INFORM
Former India’s High Commissioner To Canada And Slumdog Millionaire Author To Be Honoured By Canadian University
__ _VIKAS SWARUP, AUTHOR OF Q&A, WHICH INSPIRED THE FILM SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, WILL RECEIVE AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ON JUNE 16. SWARUP WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A COMMUNITY EVENT. SWARUP WROTE Q&A “IN TWO MONTHS WHEN HE WAS POSTED IN LONDON” AS A DIPLOMAT FOR THE INDIA
Disgraced Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal Tried To Exchange Access To Trudeau’s India Trip For Loans
__ _THE TRIAL OF DISGRACED FORMER LIBERAL MP RAJ GREWAL HEARD MONDAY HOW HE TRIED TO EXCHANGE ACCESS TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S INDIA TRIP FOR LOANS. THE CROWN IS ALLEGING THAT GREWAL SOUGHT THE LOANS FROM PEOPLE IN EXCHANGE FOR SECURING THEM ACCESS TO THE INDIA TRIP, OR FOR WORK ON IMMIGRATION FIL
NDP Urges Trudeau Government To Act After Another United Nations Report Detailing Human Rights Violations By Israel Against Palestinians
__ _NDP FOREIGN AFFAIRS CRITIC HEATHER MCPHERSON SAID THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT MUST ACT AFTER ANOTHER UNITED NATIONS REPORT, THE LATEST IN MANY, THAT DETAILED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY ISRAEL AGAINST PALESTINIANS. "YESTERDAY (MONDAY), THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE OCCUPIED PAL
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
FROM PRAKASH KAUR TO MOOSE WALA: Punjabi Music Has Seen An Evolution From Melodious Beginnings To Gangster Rap
__ _IT HAS BEEN A REVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY FOR PUNJABI MUSIC FROM THE MELODIOUS BEGINNINGS TO THE HYPER-BHANGRA AND THEN FUSION-DESI MUSIC FROM UK (ALONG WITH MALKIT SINGH – THERE WERE UK FUSION PIONEERS LIKE APNA SANGEET, ALAAP, PADESI GROUP, PREMI, HEERA, SAFRI BOYS, SUKSHINDER SHINDA, JESSI SID
OBITUARY – Balwinder Singh Chahal
Well known Indo-Canadian social activist, business leader and philanthropist Balwinder Singh Chahal passed away recently and was given cremation and final rites on Friday, June 10. “I’m saddened to hear of the passing of my dear friend Balwinder Chahal. I want to extend my condolences to his
Two South Asian Men Wanted For Stabbing In Surrey That Left One Man Injured
__ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE WANTED FOR A SURREY STABBING THAT LEFT ONE MAN WITH INJURIES. SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING THE STABBING AND IS ASKING FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION OR DASH CAM FOOTAGE TO COME FORWARD TO POLICE. SUSPECT 1 - SOUTH ASIAN MALE WITH A THIN BUILD, WEARING A GREY HOODIE WITH B
POLITICAL MELA: Jinny Sims Jumps Into Surrey Mayoral Race While Sukh Dhaliwal Set To Announce His Bid
__ _NDP MLA JINNY SIMS IS HOPING FOR A POLITICAL HAT-TRICK AFTER ANNOUNCING HER SURREY MAYORAL BID ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AFTER HAVING ALREADY BEEN ELECTED TO THE FEDERAL NDP MP AND CURRENTLY A PROVINCIAL POLITICIAN AND HOPING TO CREATE HISTORY IF SHE IS ELECTED THE CIVIC “BIG MOMMY” AS SURREY
India’s CBI Finally Asks Interpol To Issues Red Corner Notice Against Sidhu Moosewala’s Murder Mastermind Goldy Brar
__ _INTERPOL AT THE BEHEST OF INDIA’S CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI) HAS ISSUED A RED CORNER NOTICE AGAINST GOLDY BRAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE KILLING OF SIDHU MOOSE WALA ON MY 29. CBI STATED THAT ON JUNE 2, THE RED NOTICE PROPOSAL WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSMITTED TO INTERPOL HEADQUARTERS IN L
NDP Says Rising Mortgage Rates Will Be Devastating For Families Already Struggling Post Pandemic
_NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID SOLUTIONS EXIST TO HELP PEOPLE AND THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT JUST NEEDS TO ACT FAST. “TODAY, CANADIANS WHO ARE ALREADY HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR GROCERIES AND GAS ARE TOLD TO BRACE THEMSELVES FOR HIGHER MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. THE BANK OF CANADA WARNS THAT HOMEOWNERS COULD P
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Basic Needs Versus Unlimited Greed In "Only-One Earth"
BY ZILE SINGH WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – JUNE 5 World Environment Day (WED) was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (5–16 June 1972), that had resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environmen
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
Anti-Racism Data Legislation Becomes Law
__ _INDIGENOUS AND BLACK PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR, ARE ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO HAVING BETTER ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS THE HISTORIC ANTI-RACISM DATA ACT IS ENSHRINED IN B.C. LAW. THE ANTI-RACISM DATA ACT, INTRODUCED ON MAY 2, 2022, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
Indo-Canadian Tells Unique Tale Inspired By The Mahabharata That Tells The Story Of Common Man
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN AUTHOR HAS PENNED A UNIQUE TALE THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE EPIC TALE MAHABHARATA FROM A COMMON MAN’S PERSPECTIVE. CLOVERDALE-BASED AUTHOR MANU NELLUTLA’S NEW BOOK, JANYA BHARATA: THE WAR, IS HISTORICAL FICTION AND TELLS A STORY RELATED TO THE KURUKSHETRA WAR FROM THE P
Richmond Murder Victims Identified As Two Indo-Canadian Men
_TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN FOUND MURDERED IN RICHMOND HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS “KNOWN TO THE POLICE”, WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD_ __ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) SAID THE VICTIMS ARE 23-YEAR-OLD KEVIN ALLARAJ, AND 22-YEAR-OLD JEEVAN SAEPAN. BOTH WERE FROM T
Canada Introduces New Super Visa Program For Parents And Grandparents Will Help Reunite Families More Easily
__ _THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE FAMILY REUNIFICATION SO THAT IT CAN ATTRACT, RETAIN AND INTEGRATE IMMIGRANTS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR COUNTRY. SEAN FRASER, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED ENHANCEMENTS TO CANADA’S SUPER VISA PROGRAM T
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
Richmond Police Find Two Bodies After Gangland Style Violence
__ _RICHMOND RCMP DISCOVERED TWO BODIES ON SATURDAY MORNING IN THE CITY AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS OF GUNFIRE. ON JUNE 4, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:03 AM, RICHMOND RCMP WAS CALLED TO THE 7000 BLOCK OF ACKROYD RD AFTER A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED WAS RECEIVED. UPON ATTENDANCE, RICHMOND RCMP FRONTLINE OFFICERS
STREET EATS: Happy Singh Adds 60 Plus Premium Dessert Shakes To Their Menu
SURREY – Popular local India-Street style restaurant Happy Singh Street Eats has just added another 60+ brand new dessert shakes to their already impressive and highly sought after 100+ items dessert menu. After a year of success in Surrey, BC and even landing a leading location role in the
OBITUARY: Indo-Canadian Travel Business Pioneer Suresh Goyal Passes Away
SOUTH VANCOUVER - Well-known Indo-Canadian businessman Suresh Goyal passed away on May 31. He was a pioneer in the travel business. An extremely humble person, with a smile on his face, Goyal conducted his business with the utmost ethical standards that helped generations of immigrants with their
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
DARK WEB CRIMES: RCMP Busts Cryptocurrency Funded Drug Trafficking Ring
__ _CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAMS HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE IN THE AGE OF ECOMMERCE AND CRIMINALS ARE ALSO FINDING NOVEL WAYS TO USE THE DIGITAL CURRENCY, LIKE USING IT TO FUND DRUG NETWORKS. IN EARLY 2019, BC RCMP FEDERAL SERIOUS AND ORGANIZED CRIME (FSOC) - CYBERCRIME OPERATIONS GROUP INITIATED AN ONLINE UN
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
Doug Ford Wins An Even Bigger Majority As Both NDP-Liberal Support Collapses And Both Party Leaders Resign
__ _INCUMBENT ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD WON AN EVEN BIGGER MAJORITY ON THURSDAY AS OPPOSITION PARTIES’ SUPPORT COLLAPSES, FORCING BOTH NDP AND LIBERAL LEADERS RESIGN FORD’S PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES LANDSLIDE WIN IN CANADA’S LARGEST PROVINCE BY POPULATION. FORD HAS SECURED A SECOND MAJORITY
DYSFUNCTIONAL: Surrey Council Decorum Hits Rock Bottom Monday, Says Councillor Annis
_“IF THINGS DON’T CHANGE, THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS AT SURREY CITY COUNCIL WILL BE WASTED”!_ _SURREY COUNCIL HIT ROCK BOTTOM MONDAY EVENING, IT'S COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL, SAID OUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. THIS WAS HER SUMMATION AFTER MONDAY NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AFTER ONLY SEVEN MINUT
KIDSPLAY SPORTS SAY: Over 700 Youngsters Attend The Big Sports Day At BC Place Stadium On Monday from Vancouver’s eastside to fulfill once in a lifetime experience
__ _OVER 700 YOUNGSTERS ATTENDED THE BIG KIDSPLAY SPORTS DAY AT BC PLACE STADIUM ON MONDAY AFTER TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ON VANCOUVER’S EASTSIDE, SURREY, LANGLEY AND ABBOTSFORD GOT A CHANCE TO SET FOOT ONTO THE FIELD AT BC PLACE STADIUM AND MEET THE LIKES OF VAN
NDP Welcomes Falcon To Legislature By Telling Him About The Time He Called Surrey Land “Surplus” And Sold It Off To Liberal Party Donors
__ _BC NDP GOVERNMENT SIDE WELCOMED LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON TO LEGISLATURE BY TELLING HIM ABOUT THE TIME HE CALLED SURREY LAND “SURPLUS” AND SOLD IT OFF TO LIBERAL PARTY DONORS. IN MONDAY’S QUESTION PERIOD, HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX RAISED KEVIN FALCON’S DECISION TO SELL LAND THAT HA
MOOSEWALA KILLER? Why Is Canada-Based Punjabi Gangster Goldy Brar Who Claimed Responsibility For Star Rapper’s Murder Not Being Arrested
__ _IS SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S ALLEGED KILLER GOLDY BRAR, WHO OPENLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STAR PUNJABI RAPPER’S MURDER ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NOT ARRESTED BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES AS HE SUPPOSEDLY RESIDES IN TORONTO. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MOOSEWALA’S MURDER SUNDAY EVENING, BRAR TOOK RESPONSIBILIT
BC To Decriminalize Small Possession Of Hard Drugs
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA IS TAKING THE FEDERAL GREEN LIGHT TO DECRIMINALIZE SMALL POSSESSION OF HARD DRUGS AND SAID IT IS TAKING A CRITICAL STEP TOWARD REDUCING THE SHAME AND FEAR ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE. THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS AND ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF HEALTH ANNO
BC Minimum Wage Increases To $15.65 June 1 For Lowest Paid Workers
__ _AS OF JUNE 1, 2022, B.C.'S LOWEST PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY BOOST AS THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES FROM $15.20 TO $15.65 PER HOUR, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST OF ANY PROVINCE. THIS INCREASE IS PART OF A COMMITMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 2018 TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FIVE YEARS OF MEA
Marpole Homicide Victim Identified As a 19-Year-old South Asian Man
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED NASEB FAZIL AS THE VICTIM IN VANCOUVER’S FIFTH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR. FAZIL, 19, SUFFERED FATAL STAB WOUNDS FOLLOWING A FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT ON THE STREET BETWEEN A LARGE GROUP NEAR SW MARINE DRIVE AND HUDSON STREET ON MAY 23 AT 3:30 A.M._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
Gurdwara Nanak Niwasn Raises $30,000 For Ukraine Support Effort
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It is a very tragic development when one country attacks another sovereign country without any valid reason or provocation. Since February 24 of this year, Ukraine and its citizens have been devastated by the attack on them by Russia. A lush green and thriving country is most
TRIBUTES TO THE MOOSE: From Drake To Diljit Dosanjh And Bollywood Stars Ranveer Singh And Sanjay Dutt Among Legion Of Entertainment Royalty Who Paid Tribute To Slain Rapper Sidhu Moosewala
__ _TRIBUTES POURED IN FOR MURDERED PUNJABI RAP STAR SIDHU MOOSEWALA, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN NEAR HIS VILLAGE SUNDAY EVENING IN PUNJAB. TORONTO-BASED CANADIAN RAPPER-SINGER DRAKE LED THE PARADE OF TRIBUTES FOR HIS HOMETOWN HOMIE BY SHARING MOOSEWALA AND HIS MOTHER’S PHOTO FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF T
Hazelnut Meadows Park victim has been identified As 18-Year-Old Maanav Kinkar
__ _A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN MAN, FOUND MURDERED IN SURREY PARK, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 18-YEAR-OLD MAANAV KINKAR. ON MAY 26, AT AROUND 8:43 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE HAZELNUT MEADOWS PARK NEAR 140 STREET BETWEEN 68 AVENUE AND 70 AVENUE AND FOUND A MAN DECEASED. BC EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES
SENSELESS MURDER: Killers Of Sidhu Moosewala Allegedly Caught But Will The Real Devils Behind The Killing Get Caught?
__ _ACCORDING TO REPORTS OUT OF PUNJAB AND DELHI, POLICE HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE MURDER VEHICLES AND ALLEGEDLY ARRESTED SOME OF THE ACTUAL KILLERS, THE MEN WHO OPENED FIRE AND KILLED PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER AND RENOWNED LYRICIST SIDHU MOOSEWALA ON SUNDAY, COINCIDENTALLY CHOOSING MAY 29 OR 29/5 WHIC
THE LAST RIDE: Sidhu Moosewala Gunned Down On 29/5 The Number On His Last Album
SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S THE LAST RIDE: “CHOBAR DE CHERE TE NOOR DASDA – KE EHDA UTHU GA JAWANI CH JANAZA MITHIYE”! __ https://youtu.be/6xoB4ZiKKn0 [https://youtu.be/6xoB4ZiKKn0] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sidhu Moose-Wala Concert Tickets Delayed As PNE Looks Into Security Risk Of Punjabi Gangster Rapper
_TICKET SALES OF CONTROVERSIAL PUNJABI GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSE-WALA, WHO RECENTLY LOST BADLY IN PUNJAB ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, WERE DELAYED FOR HIS VANCOUVER SHOW AS PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION (PNE) LOOKS INTO SECURITY RISK OF THE SCHEDULED JULY 23RD SHOW AT PACIFIC COLISEUM. MOOSE WALA SHOWS HA
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
IHIT Takes Over Investigation Into Suspicious Death In Surrey
__ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT)HAS NOW TAKEN OVER AN INVESTIGATION INTO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. ON MAY 26, AT 8:43 PM, SURREY RCMP WAS CALLED TO HAZELNUT MEADOWS PARK LOCATED NEAR 140 STREET BETWEEN 68 AVENUE AND 70 AVE. UPON POLICE ATTENDANCE, A DECEASED MAN WAS LOCATED, WHOSE
CELEBRATING 100TH: Three Women Celebrate Their 100+ Birthday At PICS Seniors Housing Facility
__ _IT’S PRETTY RARE TO SEE SOMEONE CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH BIRTHDAY BUT AT PICS SENIORS HOUSING FACILITY THEY CELEBRATED THREE 100 PLUS BIRTHDAYS OF THREE WOMEN RESIDENTS THURSDAY. PICS SENIORS HOUSING FACILITY. IN A SPECIAL POST-COVID CELEBRATION, THREE RESIDENTS OF GURU NANAK NIWAS - VRAJKUVAR
South Asian Students From Surrey Dominate $40,000 Cmolik Scholarships
__ _SOUTH ASIAN STUDENTS FROM SURREY DOMINATED THE 2022 CMOLIK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS WITH SIX OF THE EIGHT STUDENTS FROM THE CITY FROM THE DOMINANT SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY. THE SURREY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS INCLUDE GUILDFORD PARK SECONDARY STUDENTS RIA LAURA AND ALLAN PHAM, KWANTLEN PARK SECONDAR
Surrey City Hall Extends Its Business Hours Of Operation Every Thursday Till 8pm
__ _SINCE MARCH 31, SURREY CITY HALL IS NOW OPEN EVERY THURSDAY FROM 4:30 TO 8:00PM, WHERE RESIDENTS CAN COME INTO CITY HALL AND ACCESS KEY SERVICES OUTSIDE REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BASIC ENQUIRIES, PERMIT APPLICATION SUPPORT, BUILDING PAC
Councillors Must Decide Who Comes First - 600,000 Surrey Residents Or Scandal-Ridden Mayor, Says Annis
__ _EVERY SURREY CITY COUNCILLOR NEEDS TO DECIDE WHO COMES FIRST, DOUG MCCALLUM, OR THE PEOPLE OF SURREY, SAYS COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. "BY ANY MEASURE, DOUG MCCALLUM SHOULD STEP ASIDE FROM THE MAYOR'S CHAIR, THE POLICE BOARD AND METRO VANCOUVER, AS THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST HIM IS HEARD," SAID AN
Racist Anti-Trudeau Protestors Force PM To Cancel Appearance At South Asian Community Fundraiser
_[PHOTOS BY AZIZ LADHA]_ _RACIST PROTESTORS HURLED RACIAL SLURS AT THE SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY ATTENDEES OUTSIDE THE ARIA CONVENTION CENTRE WHERE PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU WAS TO APPEAR BUT WAS FORCED TO CANCEL ON TUESDAY EVENING. TRUDEAU MADE THE DECISION AFTER TWO SPEAKERS AT THE EVE
16 Academics Resign From Australian University’s India Institute Over Interference
__ _IN AUSTRALIA, DEBATE CONTINUES ABOUT CLAIMS INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION INTERFERED IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE WITH 16 FELLOWS RESIGNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE’S AUSTRALIA INDIA INSTITUTE, CITING CONCERNS ABOUT ACADEMIC FREEDOM._ BY GARGEE CHAKRAVARTY In Australia, debate continues about c
Surrey Connect Says Scandal-Ridden Mayor McCallum Must Step Down His Mischief Bombshells
_WHEN BILL 20 BECOMES LAW, A POLITICIAN IN MCCALLUM’S POSITION WOULD BE FORCED TO STEP DOWN UNTIL MATTER IS RESOLVED!_ _SURREY CONNECT HAS CALLED ON MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO STEP DOWN AFTER BOMBSHELL REVEALS ABOUT HIS MISCHIEF CASE WHERE EVIDENCE POINTS TO MCCALLUM NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. SURREY C
GOUGED: NDP Says Liberals And Conservatives Stand Up For Rich Oil Corporations And Not For Canadians
__ _NDP SAID TUESDAY WHILE CANADIANS ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUMPS WITH RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES – IN VANCOUVER GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED TO OVER 2 DOLLARS PER LITRE, THE LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES ARE STANDING FIRM WITH RICH OIL COMPANIES. “PEOPLE IN VANCOUVER ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUM
Woman Sexually Assaulted During Break-And-Enter In Surrey
__ _ SURREY RCMP SAID EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AN UNKNOWN MALE SUSPECT ENTERED A RESIDENCE WHERE A FEMALE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. ON MAY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40 AM, POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE 12900 BLOCK OF 101A AVENUE IN SURREY FOR A REPORT OF A BREAK-AND-ENTER TO A RESIDENCE. UPON ATTENDANCE, F
Premier Horgan Remembers Komagata Maru On Its 108th Anniversary
__ _"IN 2008, THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMALLY APOLOGIZED IN THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE KOMAGATA MARU TRAGEDY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED RESOURCES BY THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS SOUTH ASIAN CANADI
International Jurists Union Expresses Solidarity With The Oppressed People Of The World At Conclusion Of Its Conference
__ _INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BETWEEN MAY 19-22, 2022, AT KONYA, TURKEY ON THE SUBJECT, “VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.” JURISTS, ACADEMICS AND SCHOLARS FROM 40 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSS
Man Injured After Shots Fired In The Surrey-Whalley
__ _A MAN WAS INJURED AFTER SHOTS FIRED IN THE WHALLEY AREA SATURDAY MORNING AND SURREY RCMP WERE QUICKLY ON SCENE FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0949 HOURS (9:49 AM) ON 2022-05-21, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SHOT FIRED IN THE 13700 BLOCK OF GROSVENOR ROAD. A
PRANAV NAIR: Burnaby RCMP Seeking Help To Locate South Asian Youth
__ _BURNABY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A 13-YEAR OLD SOUTH ASIAN BOY. PRANAV NAIR WAS LAST SEEN AROUND 6:00 PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 20._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF BURNABY - Burnaby RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a 13-year old South Asian boy.
IS DOUG PAAJI DONE? Video Evidence Clearly Shows Surrey Mayor “Not Pinned” Against Vehicle As He Claimed, According To Unsealed Documents
_WILL DOUG MCCALLUM STILL RUN IN OCTOBER GIVEN OUTRAGE OVER HIS LEGAL BILLS COVERED BY SURREY TAXPAYERS!_ __ _IS DOUG PAAJI, AKA SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM DONE AFTER NEW DETAILS EMERGED THAT VIDEO EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM THE SAVE-ON-FOODS PARKING LOT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT HE WAS “NOT PINNED” A
NDP Says Trudeau Liberals Failing To Address Police Violence
__ _NDP PUBLIC SAFETY CRITIC, ALISTAIR MACGREGOR, CRITICIZED THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO ADDRESS POLICE VIOLENCE. “TODAY, THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF CHANTEL MOORE, AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED BY POLICE IN NEW BRUNSWICK DURING A ROUTINE WELLNESS CHECK IS SET TO BEGIN.
Missing South Asian Man From Richmond Found Dead
__ _A MISSING ELDERLY SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO WENT MISSING IN MAY HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD BY RICHMOND RCMP. “RICHMOND RCMP IS SADDENED TO REPORT THAT MISSING 64-YEAR OLD NEDUNCHELLIAN VASSE PUSHPARAJ (MALE) HAS BEEN FOUND DECEASED ON MAY 19, 2022 IN THE 6800 BLOCK OF MILLER RD. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT CON
BOYCOTTS AND SANCTIONS: Russia Is Suffering Along With Rest Of The World But Sheikhs, Oil And War Industry Laughing With Skyrocketing Profits
BY PROMOD PURI Yes, the boycott is working! Since February, it has deprived Russians of their choice of burgers at MacDonald; they miss Pepsi too. The absence of Burger King, Starbucks, Kit Kat, Snickers, Mars, and M&M poses a challenging time that downsizes their snacking freedom. So are Carlsb
GCM: Canada Pledges To Promote Gender Responsive Migration
__ _MIGRANTS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY, AND THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO CANADA’S GROWTH. THEY ARE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH FOR CANADA, AS MIGRANTS HELP DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY FILLING LABOUR FORCE GAPS AND MAINTAIN POPULATION GROWTH WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR NATION’S ST
MAINSTREAM MEDIA LIAS: Ukraine And Russia Conflict Raises Questions About Neutrality And Credibility of Western Media
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Many of our intellectuals are victims of the illusion that the western media is neutral and credible. If a news item is published by the BBC or the New York Times, then they feel that there is a stamp of credibility. They feel that now there is no margin of doubt in this news
The Guru Nanak Institute of Global Studies Launches With Online Programs
__ _THE GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL STUDIES (GNI) OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, PROVIDING A WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING ON SIKH PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND DEVOTIONAL MUSIC IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MANNER. IT CLAIMS TO BE THE FIRST OF I
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon Makes A Mockery Of Indo-Canadians By Repeatedly Calling Speaker Chouhan The Pride Of Surrey
_FALCON AND BC LIBERAL PARTY IGNORE DESIBUZZCANADA’S CALL FOR COMMENT ON THE ISSUE!_ __ _BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON CAME UNDER FIRE THIS WEEK FOR MAKING RACIALIZED AND PATRONIZING REMARKS AGAINST BC HOUSE SPEAKER RAJ CHOUHAN. IN WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS OFFICIAL SWEARING IN AT THE B.C.
City Of Vancouver Proclaims May 23 As Komagata Maru Day Of Remembrance
__ _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
__ _INDIA’S MINISTER FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ANURAG THAKUR ANNOUNCED A 30 PERCENT PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FOR FOREIGN FILMS THAT SHOOT IN INDIA AS HE INAUGURATED THE INDIA PAVILION AT CANNES FILM MARKET ‘MARCHE DU FILM’. OFFICIAL CO-PRODUCTIONS, INTERNATIONAL FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Indian Delegation Lights Up Red Carpet At Cannes
__ _IN A STAR STUDDED PRESENCE ON THE RED CARPET, UNION MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING SHRI ANURAG THAKUR TODAY LED THE LARGEST EVER INDIAN OFFICIAL DELEGATION OF ELEVEN CELEBRITIES WALKING TOGETHER ON THE INAUGURAL EVENT AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. THE UNION MINISTER IS LEADING A STRONG IND
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Urges Government To Defend Canadians Getting Gouged At The Pumps Instead Of Helping Big Oil Companies Make Billions In Profit
__ _WHILE CANADIANS ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUMPS, BIG OIL AND GAS COMPANIES ARE MAKING RECORD PROFITS. IN A PARLIAMENTARY MOTION, NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH IS CALLING ON THE LIBERALS TO STOP GIVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PUBLIC MONEY TO OIL AND GAS COMPANIES AND REINVEST THOSE FUNDS IN RENEWABL
GURMAT DOCTRINES: Dr. Kala Singh Publishes Part 2 Of His Popular Book
VANCOUVER - Dr. Kala Singh, a regular columnist for this newspaper, Physician, social activist, motivational speaker, radio, TV, youtube personality and a Sikh scholar published Gurmat Doctrines (Part 1) last April in English on amazon.com. That book covered topics like Who is God, Gender of God,
NDP House Leader Leads Parliament In Condemning White Supremacy Linked To Another US Mass Murder
__ _NDP MP PETER JULIAN RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS MONDAY TO CONDEMN THE HATE-FUELED MASS SHOOTING BY A WHITE SUPREMACIST IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK LAST SATURDAY THAT KILLED MULTIPLE BLACK PEOPLE. “CANADIANS WERE HORRIFIED BY THE MASS SHOOTING PERPETRATED BY A WHITE SU
12th Annual SASSY Awards Handed Out At Surrey City Hall
__ _THE 2022 SERVICE ABOVE SELF SURREY YOUTH (SASSY) AWARDS WERE PRESENTED LAST WEDNESDAY MAY 4 DURING BC YOUTH WEEK TO HONOUR ACHIEVEMENTS OF LOCAL YOUTH. THERE WERE 140 ATTENDEES AT SURREY CITY HALL TO CELEBRATE 43 NOMINEES IN SIX AWARD CATEGORIES. 2022 SASSY AWARD FINALISTS INCLUDED ELIZABETH
Chetna Association Hosts Meet And Greet With AAP And RLD
__ _AS A PART OF OBSERVING BUDDHIST VESAKH WEEK, CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA HOSTED A MEET AND GREET SESSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AAM AADMI PARTY AND RASHTRYA LOK DAL PARTY ON MAY 10 AT THE DR. AMBEDKAR ROOM IN THE SURREY CENTER LIBRARY. MANJIT BAINS, CHAIR OF CHETNA'S WOMEN EMPOWERMENT COMMI
NEPOTISM OR STAR POWER: The Next Generation Of Bollywood Royalty To Debut In The Archies Comics
There was much talk about nepotism and star power in Bollywood in 2020 when rising young star Sushant Rajput died in an apparent suicide with criticism about star sons and daughters getting ahead of everyone in getting great lift-offs in movies by established production houses and directors. Wel
Pacific Gateway Hotel Workers Receive Community Support In Their Year-long Strike
BY HARINDER MAHIL Last Thursday, a number of unions and community organizations participated in a rally in support of Pacific Gateway hotel workers who have been on strike since May 3, 2021. Workers, represented by UNITE HERE, Local 40, have been on the picket line every day to fight back agai
South Asian Woman Facing Charges Of Drug Possession After Fleeing Police
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN WAS FINALLY CAUGHT AND CHARGED FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRAFFICKING AFTER EARLIER FLEEING POLICE. ON JANUARY 13, 2022, RICHMOND RCMP MOBILE ENFORCEMENT UNIT ATTEMPTED TO STOP A VEHICLE FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED MOTOR VEHICLE INFRACTION, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER INITIALLY CONTINUED WITHOU
Punjab Police Seek Foreign-fled Gangsters Who Continue To Be A Headache
__ _PUNJAB POLICE CONTINUE TO PURSUE GANGSTERS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR NATIVE OF PUNJAB BUT CONTINUE TO WREAK HAVOC FROM ABROAD. ONE SUCH ALLEGED GANGSTER IS CANADA-BASED LAKHBIR SINGH LANDA, WHO THEY SAY HAS AROUND 20 CRIMINAL CASES, INCLUDING MURDER, ATTEMPT TO MURDER, FIRING AND NDPS ACT, REGIST
Why Can’t The Federal Government Eliminate Systemic Racism In The Canadian Military?
BY HARINDER MAHIL A recently released report indicates that systemic racism is rampant throughout the Canadian Armed Forces which is putting the country’s national security at risk. The report released by Defence Minister Anita Anand says that the military has not acted on dozens of previo
Man Arrested After Teen Assaulted In Pacific Centre Mall
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED AFTER A TEEN WAS ASSAULTED IN A VANCOUVER MALL. FAISAL ABUBAKER, 25, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY UNTIL HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – A man has been arrested and charged after
Police Bust Man And Seize Drugs, Cash And A Handgun From Punjabi Dominated Surrey-Newton
__ _SURREY RCMP’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT SEIZED A FIREARM, AMMUNITION, CASH AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRUGS IN THE PUNJABI DOMINATED AREA OF NEWTON. ON APRIL 27 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM, SURREY RCMP’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT WERE CONDUCTING PROACTIVE PATROLS AND LOCATED A MAN WHO HAD FLED FROM P
Rally For Reproductive Rights and Justice To Be Held In Vancouver On Saturday
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VPD Appeals For Help To ID “Dark Skinned” Suspect In Langara Exposings
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__ _RICHMOND RCMP IS WARNING THE PUBLIC OF A DEBIT CARD FRAUD SCAM INVOLVING A FAKE TAXI, A FAKE SOUTH ASIAN DRIVER, AND A FAKE MIDDLE EASTERN PASSENGER. THE UNSUSPECTING VICTIM PROVIDES THE DRIVER WITH A DEBIT CARD TO PAY FOR THE TRANSACTION ELECTRONICALLY. THE DRIVER THEN CLAIMS THE TAP FUNCT
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BC Making It Easier To Register Personal Property With Modernized, Streamlined Registry
__ _PEOPLE IN B.C. CAN NOW REGISTER THEIR PERSONAL PROPERTY ONLINE WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW, MODERNIZED PERSONAL PROPERTY REGISTRY, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED. THE MODERNIZED REGISTRY WILL FEATURE ENHANCED SECURITY AND PRIVACY, WITH A MORE SECURE METHOD OF IDENTITY VERIFICATION THAT LEVERAGES THE B
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SEARCH STILL ON: Burnaby RCMP Appeal For Information In Historical Missing South Asian Person Investigation
__ _EVEN THOUGH IT’S BEEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS SINCE ALIM FEASAL HASAN WENT MISSING BUT BURNABY RCMP IS STILL TRYING TO FIND HIM. BURNABY RCMP IS APPEALING FOR INFORMATION IN THE 1990 DISAPPEARANCE OF HASAN, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING TO BURNABY RCMP 32 YEARS AGO, ON APRIL 12, 1990._ BY DESIBUZZCA
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__ _CONTROVERSIAL FIJIAN-CANADIAN RADIO HOST’S HOUSE WAS ATTACKED WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY THREE INDIVIDUALS CARRYING BASEBALL BATS. ASHIANA KHAN TOLD CBC NEWS HER HOUSE WAS ATTACKED BY THREE UNKNOWN PEOPLE LAST NIGHT WHILE SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE ASLEEP. KHAN, WHO HAS BEEN SUED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR
UFV Launches South Asian Canadian Legacy Project To Showcase Community’s Contributions To BC
__ _UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY LAUNCHED THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO SHOW SOUTH ASIAN CANADIANS’ CONTRIBUTION TO THIS GREAT PROVINCE. THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN
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By Zile Singh Vaisakhi is celebrated throughout the Sikh world with pomp and show on April 13 every year. It is an ancient Hindu festival marking the Solar New Year and also celebrating the spring harvest. It is one of the three Hindu festivals chosen by Guru Amar Das to be celebrated by Sik
Robert Tomljenovic sentenced for the shooting of Pritpal Singh
__ _THE MAN WHO MURDERED AN INDO-CANADIAN IN APRIL 2020 HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN A DECADE IN PRISON ROBERT TOMLJENOVIC, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF PRITPAL SINGH, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER
BC Brings In New Tools To Deal With Elected Officials Charged With Criminal Offences
__ _THE PROVINCE HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL GIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ NEW TOOLS TO ACT WHEN ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THESE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WILL PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL DISTRICTS IN B.C. WITH TWO SEPARATE BUT RELATE
HIT AND RUN: Police Seek To Identify Driver Who Ran Over Elderly Man In Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT STRUCK AN ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN AND FLED THE SCENE. ON MARCH 31, 2022, JUST AFTER 7:00 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN THE 12400-BLOCK OF 76 AVENUE. TH
Freak Tree-Fall Kills One Person In South Vancouver
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION IN SOUTH VANCOUVER THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ONE PERSON. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE 9-1-1 CALLS AT AROUND 5:15 P.M. FOR A TREE THAT FELL ON A MOVING VEHICLE NEAR MARINE WAY AND RIVER DISTRICT CROSSING. ONE PERSON WAS TRAP
Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum’s Changes To Ethics Commissioner Investigations Threatens Transparency
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE WAY INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY’S ETHICS COMMISSIONER INTERFERE WITH THE COMMISSIONER’S WORK AND WILL LEAD TO LESS TRANSPARENCY. KEY AMONG THE CHANGES, SURREY ETHICS COMMISSIONER REECE HARDING WOULD BE PREVENTED
THE GREAT SAINT: Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak To Be Celebrated On April 14
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Canada Expands Simplified Renewal Process For Passports
__ _BEGINNING MARCH 31, CANADIANS IN CANADA AND ABROAD CAN NOW USE THE SIMPLIFIED PROCESS TO RENEW AN EXPIRED PASSPORT AS LONG AS IT WAS ISSUED WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THE SIMPLIFIED PROCESS IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD THEIR PASSPORT LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY, THE SIMPLIF
Another Indo-Canadian Shot Dead In Targeted Shooting In Maple Ridge But Police Say Darr Khunkhun Didn’t Have Criminal Record
__ _ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT POLICE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS LINKED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT AS THE DEAD MAN DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 41-YEAR-OLD DARR KHUNKHUN FROM MAPLE RIDGE. THEY SAID KHUNKHUN DOES
Minimum Wage Set To Increase To $15.65 An Hour Starting June 1
__ _BC’S MINIMUM WAGE IS SET TO RISE AGAIN. ON JUNE 1, 2022, B.C.'S LOWEST-PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY BOOST, WITH THE GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASING FROM $15.20 TO $15.65 AN HOUR. THE PROVINCE IS FOLLOWING THROUGH ON A 2020 COMMITMENT TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR THROUGH MEASUR
Over 100,000 People Migrate To BC In 2021, Breaking A 60 Year Old Record
__ _BC RECEIVED A RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANTS IN 2021. THE YEAR-END DATA SHOWS THAT B.C.'S NET MIGRATION REACHED 100,797 PEOPLE IN 2021, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ANNUAL TOTAL SINCE 1961. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO EXPAND THE PROVINCE'S WORKFORCE AND ADDRESS LABOUR SHORTAGES. NET MIGRATION IS THE NUMB
NDP’s Deal With Trudeau Liberals Secures Dental Care For Canadians In Federal budget
__ _ THE JAGMEET SINGH LED NDP’S DEAL WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE SECURED DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT. IN THURSDAY'S FEDERAL BUDGET, THE NDP USED THEIR POWER TO FIGHT FOR CANADIANS AND SECURE HISTORIC RESULTS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES IN B.C._
We All Need To Work Together To Eradicate Racism And Hate Motivated Crimes
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GUNNED DOWN: Indian Student Brutally Murdered At Toronto Subway Station
__ _AN INDIAN STUDENT WHO ARRIVED IN CANADA IN JANUARY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN BRUTALLY MURDERED AT A TORONTO SUBWAY STATION KARTIK VASUDEV, A 21-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT SENECA COLLEGE, WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AT 5 PM FRIDAY WHEN HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES OUTSIDE OF THE GLEN ROAD ENTRANCE TO SHERBOURNE STA
NO MORE RESTRICTIONS? BC To Lift Vaccination Card Requirements This Friday
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
FEDERAL BUDGET 2022: Biggest Takeaway Is Two-Year Ban On Foreign Home Buyers
_ ON THURSDAY, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND TABLED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S 2022 BUDGET AND THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY WAS THE TWO-YEAR BAN ON FOREIGN HOME BUYERS AS THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT TRIES TO DEAL WITH RUNAWAY DEBT AND DEFICIT WHICH IS PROJECTED TO BE $14.5 BILL
COVID-19 OVER? BC Shifts To Weekly Reporting Of Pandemic Data
__ _THE PROVINCE IS SHIFTING TO WEEKLY REPORTS OF COVID-19 DATE IN BC FROM THEIR PANDEMIC TIME DAILY REPORTS. THE GOVERNMENT SAID BEGINNING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7, COVID-19 DASHBOARDS AND REPORTS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL WILL BE UPDATED ON WEEKLY BASIS HERE: HTTP:/
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,
NDP Makes Collective Bargaining More Accessible With Single-Step Certification To Join A Union
__ _NDP IS FULFILLING ITS MANDATE TO WORKERS BY BRINGING IN CHANGES THAT MAKE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND WHICH THEY SAY WILL HELP PROTECT WORKERS WHO WANT MORE SAY ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE NEW SINGLE-STEP CERTIFICATION PROCESS WILL ENABLE WORKERS TO JO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Hospitalization Remains Over 300 And Cases Over 200 Wednesday
__ _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
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day of Equality To Be Observed At SFU Library On April 14
BY JAI BIRDI Chetna Association of Canada and other local organisations are planning to observe Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day of Equality on April 14 at 4 pm. The event will include a garlanding ceremony and presenting flowers to the Bust of Dr. Ambedkar at the library, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
FedEx Names Replaces CEO With Indo-American Company Veteran
__ _IN WHAT HAS BECOME A TREND AMONG TOP AMERICAN CORPORATE BOARDROOMS, FEDEX REPLACED ITS AGING CEO WITH AN INDO-AMERICAN COMPANY VETERAN. RAJ SUBRAMANIAM WILL TAKE OVER FROM SMITH AS BOTH CEO AND PRESIDENT AND SMITH WILL BECOME EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, THE PACKAGE-DELIVERY COMPANY SAID._ NEW YORK
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 –
Kelowna RCMP Make Arrest In UBCO Security Guard Harmandeep Kaur
__ _KELOWNA RCMP HAVE ARRESTED A MAN IN THE TRAGIC MURDER OF A FEMALE INDO-CANADIAN SECURITY GUARD WHO WAS KILLED WHILE ON DUTY IN THE EARLY HOURS OF FEBRUARY 26. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION SPEARHEADED BY THE KELOWNA RCMP SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5, THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE APPROV
NO MORE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS? BC To Lift Vaccination Card Requirements This Friday
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
Accomplished Advocate Jeanette Ashe To Take On BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon in Vancouver-Quilchena By-election
_ANOTHER BY-ELECTION IN SURREY AS BC LIBERAL MLA STEPHANIE CADIEUX ANNOUNCES SHE IS RESIGNING!_ _NDP HAS NOMINATED A WELL KNOWN ADVOCATE JEANETTE ASHE TO TAKE ON BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON IN VANCOUVER-QUILCHENA BYELECTION. ON FRIDAY, PREMIER JOHN HORGAN ANNOUNCED THE BY-ELECTION DATE OF APRI
Businessman Manjit Litt’s Only Son Aman Litt Dies From Heart-Attack
__ _BUSINESSMAN MANJIT LITT, WHO MOVED TO VANCOUVER WITH HIS UK FORTUNE TO MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE BURGEONING PROPERTY MARKET IN BC, HAS SUFFERED A TRAGEDY WITH HIS ONLY SON AMAN LITT DYING FROM HEART-ATTACK ON SUNDAY. AMAN LITT WAS 46-YEARS-OLD._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Businessman M
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Hospitalizations Rise Over The Weekend While Cases Remain Low
_THERE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS HOSPITALIZATION ROSE TO ABOVE 300 IN A LONG WHILE AFTER A CONTINUED TREND DOWNWARDS WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STUCK IN THE MID TO HIGH 200S. THE PROVINCE ALSO SAID THAT THEY WON’T BE RELEASING THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TILL THURSDAY. OVER A THRE
Allegations Of Corruption And Drug Use Leads To Indo-Canadian Police Sergeant Being Demoted
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TOP COP IS FEELING PROFESSIONAL BACKLASH AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND DRUG USE. DAVINDAR DALEP, A POLICE SERGEANT IN OAK BAY HAS BEEN DEMOTED AND BARRED FROM SEEKING A PROMOTION FOR ONE YEAR AFTER HE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR CORRUPTION, NEGLECT OF DUTY AND USING INTOXICANT
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
Surrey RCMP Shoot Fleeing Robber Who Dies In Hospital
__ _THE BC RCMP HAS NOTIFIED THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OF AN INCIDENT IN SURREY WHERE RCMP SHOT A FLEEING ROBBER WHO LATER DIED IN HOSPITAL. ON APRIL 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:41 A.M., THE RCMP RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF AN ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY IN THE 14400 BLOCK OF 108
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 300 With Four Deaths On Friday
__ _AFTER A LONG STREAK OF CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE MID TO HIGH 200S, FRIDAY SAW CASES RISE TO ABOVE 300 WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE 274 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 35 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – After a long streak of cases of COVID-19 in the
LOST VAISAKHI: Artist Jag Commemorates Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtans In Surrey And Vancouver With Special Prints
__ _ARTIST JAG NAGRA HAS RELEASED AN ILLUSTRATED SERIES ENTITLED LOST VAISAKHI TO COMMEMORATE THE VANCOUVER AND SURREY NAGAR KIRTANS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR DUE TO COVID-19. THE SERIES INCLUDES 10 ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURING SCENES THAT WOULD BE SEEN DURING THE
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
KASHMIR FILES: india’s Paradise Has A Long History Of Chaos
BY ZILE SINGH The history of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is intertwined and knotted.Though some attribute the following saying to Sufi poet Amir Khosrow, according to the Economic Times1the Mogul Emperor Jehangir said soulfully “If there is paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.”
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And Two Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS LOOKING GOOD AFTER THE WIDER OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE MASK MANDATE. THERE ARE 281 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 42 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Da
Honours For Film Artist
Well known Punjabi film make-up artist Atinder Kaur was honoured for her achievements at the annual Gadhrey Babeyan Da Mela in village Cheema in Punjab.
Indo-Canadian Man Identified By Punjab Police Behind Kabaddi Star Sandeep Ambia’s Killing Is A Former Conservative And Convicted Fraudster
_PUNJAB POLICE TO SEEK EXTRADITION OF ACCUSED SNOVER DHILLON TO FACE MURDER CHARGES!_ __ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IDENTIFIED BY INDIAN POLICE AS THE MAN BEHIND THE KILLING OF KABADDI STAR SANDEEP NANGAL AMBIA IN PUNJAB IS A CONTROVERSIAL FORMER CONSERVATIVE WHO WAS A $22,000 GUN FOR HIRE TO WIN CON
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 300 Cases And Six Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY BUT STILL REMAINED BELOW 300 BUT THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE 276 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 43 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 rose slightly on Wednesday but still remained b
Indo-American Oscar Winner Calls Chris Rock A “Fucking Dick” And Rock’s Abuser Will Smith “Selfish” For Ruining Best Documentary Win
__ _INDO-AMERICAN OSCAR WINNER IS PISSED AT PRESENTER CHRIS ROCK FOR CALLING HIM A “WHITE GUY” AND CALLED THE COMEDIAN, WHO RECEIVED THE INFAMOUS SLAP FROM BEST ACTOR WINNER WILL SMITH DURING SUNDAY NIGHT’S LIVE CEREMONIES, A “FUCKING DICK” ON AIRING HIS BEEF ON TWITTER. JOSEPH PATEL, A
Nanak Niwas Gurdwara Hosts Visitors
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Richmond’s Highway to Heaven is a favourite place for visitors from all over Canada. It is home to India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas and twenty plus other places of worship. In addition to the Gurdwara, it has a mosque, two Hindu Temples, two Buddhist Tem
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
TRAGIC: South Asian Family Dies In Brampton House Fire
__ _FIVE MEMBERS OF A YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN FAMILY DIED IN A TRAGIC HOUSE FIRE IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO. THE TWO PARENTS AND THREE CHILDREN KILLED IN THE FIRE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS NAZIR ALI, 28, AND RAVEN ALI-O'DEA, 29. THE COUPLE’S DECEASED CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS LAY
BC To Bring In “Re-Think” Period For Homebuyers This Summer
__ _BC GOVERNMENT WILL FURTHER HELP TO COOL THE HOT BC HOUSING MARKET WITH BRINGING IN “RETHINK” PERIOD FOR HOME BUYERS BY THIS SUMMER. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPERTY LAW ACT INTRODUCED ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, WILL ENABLE THE CREATION OF A NEW HOMEBUYER PROTECTION PERIOD TO PROTECT PEOPLE BUYING A H
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 500 Cases And Six Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS DO DEATHS WITH THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY SEEING OVER 500 CASES AND SIX NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 556 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 355,648 CASES: MARCH 25-26: 207 NEW CASES, MARCH 26-27
THE END OF PANDEMIC: Don’t Go Back To Old Habits – It’s Time To Embrace Healthy Living
BY DR. ARUN GARG Finally, it seems, there is a light at the end of this long, dark pandemic tunnel. With health restrictions being lifted, British Columbians are breathing easier, they are considering travelling again or maybe even attending a concert or hockey game. Although we all mus
Local Staging Of Punjabi Playwright Pali Bhupinder’s Wrong Number Hits The Right Notes
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA I haven’t seen live theatre in a long time and Punjabi theatre in ages but the absolute pro staging of Punjabi playwright-screenwriter-director Pali Bhupinder Singh’s Wrong Number, a poignant and emotionally engaging look at male-female relation
Kamal Sharma And His KVP Entertainers Bring Bollywood Back To Vancouver With Arijit Singh On June 3rd
__ _LOCAL MUSIC IMPRESARIO KAMAL SHARMA AND HIS KVP ENTERTAINERS ARE BRINGING BOLLYWOOD BACK TO VANCOUVER FEATURING MUSIC SUPERSTAR ARIJIT SINGH IN CONCERT ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – Local music impresario Kamal Sharma and his KVP entertainers are bringing Bolly
Akal Academy Honoured Life And Legacy Of Sant Baba Iqbal Singh
__ _ The sangat of Akal Academy Surrey honoured the life and legacy of Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara on Sunday March 6th. The program started with Kirtan by well known Bhai Maninder Singh Ji Sri Nagar Wale followed by a performance by Dr. Angrej Singh._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
HIGH GAS PRICES: BC Government Rolling Out $110 ICBC Relief Rebate For Drivers
__ _BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THAT PROVINCE'S PUBLIC AUTO INSURER WILL PROVIDE A ONE-TIME RELIEF REBATE OF $110 TO CUSTOMERS TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF INCREASED GAS PRICES THEY SAID IS CAUSED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIAN FORCES. THIS REBATE WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $395 MI
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
SHOTS FIRED: Another Shooting In Surrey Leaves One Man Injured
__ _JUST A DAY AFTER A SHOOTING IN THE GUILDFORD AREA LEFT A 19-YEAR-OLD INJURED AND SENT TO HOSPITAL, ANOTHER SHOOTING IN THE NEWTON AREA OF SURREY THURSDAY EVENING LEFT ANOTHER MAN WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. ON MARCH 24, 2022, AT ABOUT 7:17 PM SURREY RMCP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE
Former NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu Mulling Run for Surrey City Council
__ _FORMER NDP MP JASBIR SANDHU IS MULLING A RUN A FOR SURREY CITY COUNCIL. SANDHU TOLD SURREY NOW-LEADER NEWSPAPER HE’S THINKING “VERY SERIOUSLY” ABOUT RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AFTER HIS TELEPHONE HAS BEEN RINGING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH SUPPORTERS ASKING HIM TO RUN. HE SAID HE HASN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Death And |Over 200 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY WITH OVER 200 ON THURSDAY BUT DEATHS ROSE AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THERE ARE 255 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 52 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained steady with over 200 on Thu
Guildford Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Injured As Police Investigate
__ _SURREY RCMP IS SEEKING INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DASH CAMERA FOOTAGE AFTER A SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED IN GUILDFORD OVERNIGHT, LEAVING A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN INJURED WHO FLED THE AREA AND WAS FOUND IN NEWTON BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. ON MARCH 23, AT 9:30 P.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED SEVERA
Vancouver Police Arrests Yuniar Kurniawan In Komagata Maru Memorial Vandal
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DEFACED A MEMORIAL TO PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU LAST SUMMER. VPD OFFICERS LOCATED AND ARRESTED YUNIAR KURNIAWAN IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT. KURNIAWAN WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MISCHIEF IN JANUARY, AND HAD BEEN WANTED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 200 AND ONE NEW DEATH. THERE ARE 258 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19, AND 49 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained steady on Wednesday with over 200 and one new death. As of We
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
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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
“We Need Policies That Could End Systemic Racism And Ensure Racialized People Are Protected,” Says PICS CEO Satbir Cheema
SURREY - PICS Society’s President & CEO Satbir Cheema said it’s time to send a strong message on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reinstates our deep belief that we need policies that could end s
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: Weekend Sees Cases Continuing To Decrease With Eight Deaths
__ _PERHAPS THE PANDEMIC IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END, AT LEAST IN BC AS CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING JUST OVER 500 CASES FOR THREE DAYS WITH EIGHT NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 506 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 354,084 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: M
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__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT SAID BRITISH COLUMBIANS WILL EXPERIENCE A MORE EFFICIENT, FASTER PROCESS THE NEXT TIME THEY VOTE IN A PROVINCIAL ELECTION, AS CHANGES TO THE ELECTION ACT ARE BROUGHT INTO FORCE. THE AMENDMENTS, PART OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO B.C.'S VOTING PROCESS IN MORE THAN 25 YEA
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__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN FRONTED GAY-TRANSGENDER COMEDY SORT OF HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR SEASON 2 BY CBC AND HBO MX AFTER BEING A NEW BREAKOUT HIT WITH AUDIENCES. CREATED BY BILAL BAIG (ACHA BACHA) AND FAB FILIPPO (SAVE ME), THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CBC AND MAX ORIGINAL COMEDY DEBUTED ON HBO MAX IN NOVEMB
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__ _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
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__ _PROVINCIAL NDP SAID NEW BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON MUST REJECT THE COMMENTS OF THREE BC LIBERAL MLAS WHO HAVE PRAISED ‘FREEDOM CONVOY’ PROTESTORS, OPPOSED PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE ON VACCINES, AND SPREAD DANGEROUS IDEAS ABOUT COVID.” AT A ‘FREEDOM CONVOY’ EVENT IN CRANBROOK LAST MON
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__ _TOP KABADDI PLAYER SANDEEP NANGAL AMBIA, WHO ONCE PLAYED LOCALLY FOR VANCOUVER KABADDI CLUB, WAS SHOT DEAD AT A TOURNAMENT IN PUNJAB WHERE HE WAS TO BE HONOURED WITH A SPECIAL PRIZE. NANGAL AMBIA WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AT CLOSE RANGE BY TWO SHOOTERS IN BROAD LIGHT AND IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF
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__ _TWO PERSONS, INCLUDING AN INDO-AMERICAN, HAVE BEEN INDICTED BY A US COURT FOR THEIR ROLES IN A CRYPTO-CURRENCY MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SAID. LOIS BOYD, AND MANIK MEHTANI -- BOTH FROM VIRGINIA -- FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. IN AUGUST 2020, BOYD AND MEHTANI
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__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH CALLED ON THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT ON WEDNESDAY TO HELP CANADIANS MAKE ENDS MEET AS THE PRICE OF NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD AND GAS CONTINUES TO CLIMB. ALTHOUGH GAS AND FOOD PRICES WERE RISING BEFORE THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THE RUSSIAN INVASION HAS DRIVEN COSTS EVEN HIGHER. NEW
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__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THURSDAY (MARCH 17) THAT IT'S DROPPING THE PRE-ARRIVAL COVID-19 TEST REQUIREMENT AT AIRPORTS AND LAND BORDER CROSSINGS, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, ACCORDING TO THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE. “WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE DETAILS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TOMO
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS RETURNED WEDNESDAY AS EIGHT MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS WHILE CASES REMAIN LOW WITH OVER 200. THERE ARE 329 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 51 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – COVID-19 related deaths returned Wednesday as ei
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__ _MERRITT COUNCILOR MIKE, WHO RESIGNED RECENTLY FROM HIS POSITION, HAS CLARIFIED HIS STANCE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY HE RESIGNED. BHANGU TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HE MEANT BY MY RESIGNATION STATEMENT, SUGGESTING THAT HE NO LONGER HAS CONFIDENCE IN TH
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A BREAK AND ENTER INTO A GROCERY STORE WHERE A THIEF CLIMBED TO THE ROOF AND CUT A HOLE IN THE CEILING BEFORE CLIMBING DOWN ON A LARGE LADDER TO STEAL A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CASH FROM AN ATM MACHINE. ON FEBRUARY 2, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A GROCERY STO
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECLINE AND HOPEFULLY DEATHS AS WELL. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY. THERE ARE 345 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 50 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continue to decline an
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__ _SURREY RCMP RELEASED THE SKETCH OF A SUSPECT, DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, FROM MULTIPLE INDECENT ACTS NEAR A NEWTON SCHOOL AND REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING THE MAN. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN MALE, 30-40 YEARS OLD, MEDIUM COMPLEXION, DARK HAIR, 5’10
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__ _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,
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__ _FIVE INDIAN STUDENTS ARE DEAD AFTER A MASSIVE HIGHWAY CRASH IN ONTARIO. THE DECEASED WERE IDENTIFIED AS HARPREET SINGH, JASPINDER SINGH, KARANPAL SINGH, MOHIT CHOUHAN AND PAWAN KUMAR. ALL FIVE WERE STUDENTS FROM INDIA, ACCORDING TO AN OPP UPDATE ISSUED ON SUNDAY, MARCH 13. THEY WERE STUDYING
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__ _A YOUNG ICE HOCKEY PHENOM FROM SURREY HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE VANCOUVER CANUCK OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. CANUCKS GENERAL MANAGER PATRIK ALLVIN ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE CLUB HAS SIGNED ARSHDEEP BAINS TO AN ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT. BAINS, 21, HAS APPEARED IN 55 GAMES FOR THE RED DEER REBELS O
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__ _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
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__ _THE NDP SAID FRIDAY THAT INSTEAD OF HELPING CANADIANS MAKE ENDS MEET, THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT IS HELPING THE VERY RICH GET RICHER. NDP FINANCE CRITIC DANIEL BLAIKIE AND NDP CRITIC FOR INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY BRIAN MASSE, SPOKE TO THE MEDIA FRIDAY ABOUT THE RISING PRICE OF GAS AND TH
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__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA IS ENDING IT’S MASK MANDATE WITH MASKS NOT REQUIRED STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BUT INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES CAN STILL ASK FOR THEM IF THEY CHOOSE TO. AS OF FRIDAY, MARCH 11, B.C.'S INDOOR MASK ORDER IS BEING REPEALED ALONG WITH EASED RESTRICTIONS ON LONG
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HISTORIC WIN: The “Broom” Sweeps Punjab Clean As AAP Headed For Landslide Win
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING THE REPORT OF MULTIPLE INDECENT ACTS BY THE SAME PERSON DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN NEAR A NEWTON SCHOOL. ON MARCH 2, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF A MAN EXPOSING AND TOUCHING HIMSELF IN THE BUSHES NEAR PRINCESS MARGARET SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE MAN WAS OBSERVE
BC RCMP Shut Down Numerous Bogus Online Cryptocurrency Investment Platforms
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__ _A SELF-DESCRIBED PROUD PUNJABI GIRL FROM SURREY IS HEADED TO THE BIG BROTHER CANADA HOUSE AFTER BEING SELECTED BY THE REALITY SHOW. HALEENA GILL, 27, SAID SHE “ISN’T AFRAID OF BEING CUTTHROAT WHEN NEEDED.” “READY TO BE THE FRIEND, THERAPIST, OR WHOEVER YOU NEED HER TO BE, HALEENA PLAN
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__ _BROCK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE UNDERTAKING A STUDY TO UNDERSTAND BODY IMAGE IN SOUTH ASIAN PREGNANT WOMEN _ WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT? * We’re interested in understanding body image experiences in South Asian women who are currently pregnant WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? * Women from the Sout
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WOMEN’S ROLES: The Importance Of Indian Women In The Vedic Age
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Broadcasting Complaint Filed Against Radio Host Harjinder Thind Over Comments About Mothers “Abandoning Babies”
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Surrey RCMP Arrests Two, Seizes Gun During Traffic Stop
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Sikh-Canadian Boxer Chakria Keeps Middleweight Crown After Saturday’s Big Win
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Indigenous Muslim Customer Files Human Rights Complaint Filed Against TD Bank After He Was Denied Service While Trying To Open Account
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 400 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
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Indian Student Who Worked At UBC Okanagan As Security Guard Killed By Mentally Unstable Man
__ _INDIAN STUDENT WHO WAS CLOSE TO REALIZING HER CANADIAN DREAM OF BECOMING A PERMANENT RESIDENT WAS KILLED LAST WEEKEND BY A MENTALLY UNSTABLE MAN ALSO APPARENTLY WORKED AT THE UBC OKANAGAN CAMPUS ALONGSIDE THE VICTIM WHO WAS A SECURITY GUARD ON THE CAMPUS HARMANDEEP KAUR WAS FATALLY ASSAULTED
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
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__ _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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__ _BRAMPTON MAYOR PATRICK BROWN ATTENDED AND ADDRESSED A VIGIL OF ACTOR-TURNED-ACTIVIST DEEP SIDHU, WHO DIED IN A CAR CRASH RECENTLY (HIS SUPPORTERS SAY HE WAS MURDERED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES). BROWN TOOK PART IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA) VIGIL SERVICE AMID KHALISTAN FLAGS AND ANTI
The Best Bollywood Casino Movies
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__ _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
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_A TEEN STUDENT WAS ARRESTED FOR A VIOLENT ASSAULT ON FELLOW TEENS AT SURREY SCHOOL. SURREY RCMP SAID TUESDAY AN ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON HAS LEFT TWO TEENS WITH INJURIES AT LORD TWEEDSMUIR SECONDARY. THE SUSPECT, ALSO A TEEN, HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – A TEEN
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__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF SHU-MIN WU, 50, AND YING YING SUN, 39, WHO WERE SHOT DEAD IN A VEHICLE ON THE CITY’S WEST-SIDE. THE TARGETED MURDERS ARE THE FIRST AND SECOND HOMICIDES IN VANCOUVER THIS YEAR._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – Two Asian women were foun
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__ _CANADA IS LOOKING TO FOCUS ITS IMMIGRATION PLAN ON LABOUR MARKET SHORTAGES WHICH MEANS IT IS READY TO ACCEPT OVER 1.3 MILLION PERMANENT RESIDENTS BY 2024. IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER RECENTLY TABLED THE 2022‒2024 IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLAN, WHICH CHARTS AN AMBITIOUS BUT RESPONSIBLE PATH F
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__ _BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE HOPEFULLY HEADING TO A SPRING AND SUMMER OF NORMAL LIVING WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS NOW EASING WITH ONLY MASKS INDOOR AND VACCINE PASSPORTS STILL REMAINING AS CAUTION TOWARDS A RECEDING VIRUS. BUT THE VIRUS WILL STILL BE WITH US AND IT WILL BE UP TO EACH PERSON TO REMA
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__ _A FAKE SOUTH ASIAN MODELING AGENT CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE METRO VANCOUVER AREA IS HEADED TO JAIL AND IS LIKELY TO BE DEPORTED TO PAKISTAN AFTER HE SERVES HIS SENTENCE. KASHIF RAMZAN, WHO POSED AS A MODELLING AGENT AND THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED TEENS IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY, WILL SPE
Latest Moves Within Ontario Legal Gambling Options
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__ _A SENIOR SIKH-CANADIAN LAWYER HAS BEEN APPOINTED JUSTICE OF THE BC SUPREME COURT IN THE LATEST ROUND OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS. BALJINDER KAUR GIRN, THE DAUGHTER OF TIRELESS SIKH COMMUNITY SERVANT RATTAN SIGH GIRN, WHO SERVED FOR DECADES AT AKALI SINGH SIKH TEMPLE, IS A SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL AT
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__ _FOLLOWING TWO RECENT INCIDENTS IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA, SURREY RCMP SAID THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROVIDE PARENTS, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.ON FEBRUARY 8, A SHOOTING KILLED ONE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE MEDIA AS BROTHER
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__ _HOSPITALIZATIONS AND CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE LEADING TO WHAT MANY HOPE WILL BE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC AS RESTRICTIONS FINALLY BEGIN BEING LIFTED. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS AND OVER 700 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Hospitalizations and cases continue to
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__ _BMO FINANCIAL GROUP IS DONATING $250,000, ONE OF THE LARGEST DONATIONS OF ITS KIND, TO SURREY HOSPITALS FOUNDATION TO HELP FURTHER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PEDIATRIC NURSES. THIS IS THE LARGEST GRANT INVESTED FOR PEDIATRIC NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FRASER HEALTH'S HISTORY, AN
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__ _ UNIVERSITY RCMP IS WARNING WOMEN TO BE CAREFUL OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AFTER A SEXUAL ASSAULT OCCURRED AT A POPULAR PARK IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BC AREA. ON FEBRUARY 15, A WOMAN REPORTED TO METRO VANCOUVER PARKS THAT A MALE GRABBED HER BREAST AS SHE WAS JOGGING ON A TRAIL. UNIVERSITY RCMP IMMEDI
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__ _SIX OF THE SEVEN INDIAN NATIONALS WERE PLACED UNDER AN ORDER OF SUPERVISION AND ONE WAS RELEASED ON AN ORDER OF RECOGNISANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES. A FAMILY OF FOUR WHO WAS PART OF THE GROUP CROSSING ILLEGALLY FROM CANADA TO THE US WERE FROZEN TO DEATH._ NEW YORK - Seven Indian nationals
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__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ROSE WEDNESDAY AS DID CASES WITH 11 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 750 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 342,282 CASES IN THE PROVINCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Deaths related to COVID-19 rose We
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__ _THE BOYFRIEND OF SURREY TEEN BHAVKIRAN DHESI PLEADED GUILTY TO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING HER BUT THEN TRYING TO HIDE HER MURDER BY BURNING HER BODY IN AN SUV. HARJOT SINGH DEO HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER AND INDIGNITY TO HUMAN REMAINS OF DHESI. DEO ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TUESDAY, FEB. 15 IN
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__ _NDP’S QUEST TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN THE FORM OF FUNDING FOR THE SO-CALLED RIGHTWING FREEDOM CONVOY WAS SHOT DOWN BY LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE MP, WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT AN NDP MOTION THAT WOULD HAVE SEEN THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO CANADA, DAVID COHEN, APPEAR AT THE FOREI
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__ _AS BC ANNOUNCED THE WINDING DOWN OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WHEN RESTAURANTS, HALLS AND GYMS WILL OPEN WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OTHER THAN WEARING OF MASKS INDOORS, DAILY CASES CONTINUE TO DROP WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES O
BC Keeping Vaccine Cards And Masks While Restrictions Lifted On All Gatherings
__ _UNLIKE RIGHTWING GOVERNED CANADIAN PROVINCES, BC IS KEEPING BOTH MASKS AND THE VACCINE CARD REQUIREMENTS WHILE LIFTING ALL OTHER LARGE AND SMALL GATHERINGS. WHILE KEEPING THE BC VACCINE CARD, INDOOR MASKING REQUIREMENTS AND COVID-19 SAFETY PLANS IN PLACE, THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER WILL LI
SHOCKING: Actor-Activist Deep Sidhu Road Accident Death With Days To Go Before Punjab Votes Suspicious, Say Supporters
__ _WELL KNOWN PUNJABI ACTOR AND ACTIVIST DEEP SIDHU, WHO SHOT INTO THE LIMELIGHT FOLLOWING THE RED FORT VIOLENCE DURING THE FARMERS’ RALLY ON REPUBLIC DAY LAST YEAR, DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT ON THE KUNDLI-MANESAR-PALWAL (KMP) HIGHWAY NEAR SONEPAT ON TUESDAY NIGHT. SIDHU’S SUDDEN ROADSIDE DEMI
Jimi Sandhu’s Alleged Killers Former Canadian Army Men, Say Thai Police Who Identified Gene Karl Lahrkamp And Matthew Leandre Ovide Dupre As Assassins
__ _TWO FORMER CANADIAN ARMY MEN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THAI POLICE AUTHORITIES AS THE ALLEGED KILLERS OF FORMER VANCOUVER-BASED UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN PHUKET IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL BAND OF ASSASSINS WHO TRACKED SANDHU FROM DUBAI T
NDP Pounces On Kevin Falcon For Trying To Put Brakes On Surrey Hospital And Move It Elsewhere
__ _NEWLY-ELECTED BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON SEEMS TO WANT TO LOSE THE SURREY SEATS AGAIN WITH HIS COMMENTS THAT HE WOULD STOP PROGRESS ON BUILDING A NEW HOSPITAL IN SURREY AND MOVE THE PROJECT OUT OF CLOVERDALE. SPEAKING ON A LOCAL PUNJABI RADIO STATION, FALCON SAID THAT HE DOES NOT LIKE THE
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__ _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
GOING DIGITAL: ICBC Set To Launch Online Insurance Renewals This Spring
__ _ICBC IS READY TO GO DIGITAL THIS SPRING AND BRITISH COLUMBIANS WILL SOON HAVE THE ADDED CONVENIENCE OF RENEWING THEIR PERSONAL ICBC INSURANCE POLICIES ONLINE. ELIGIBLE ICBC CUSTOMERS WITH POLICIES EXPIRING ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2022, WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO RENEW THEIR POLICY USING THEIR COMPU
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__ _A MEMBER OF THE NOTORIOUS PUNJAB-BASED DRUG CARTEL WHO WAS WANTED IN INDIA WAS GUNNED DOWN IN LANGLEY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS GANGLAND MURDERS RISE FOLLOWING FORMER UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU’S MURDER IN THAILAND LAST FRIDAY AND THE MURDER OF BROTHERS KEEPERS GANGSTER
Surrey Breaks Ground On New Walking Loop In Newton’s Kabaddi Park
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY HAS BEGUN CONSTRUCTION TO WIDEN AND UPGRADE THE EXISTING RUBBERIZED WALKING LOOP IN KABADDI PARK. IT IS ALSO FINALIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW RUBBERIZED VOLLEYBALL COURT IN THE PARK. BOTH PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY MAY 2022. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF S
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
OBITUARY - Surjit Kaur Sangha
Surjit Kaur Sangha, the widow of the late Parshan Singh Sangha, passed away on February 5 at the age of 85. She was born in the village of Pharala in Punjab, India and lived in Vancouver, Canada since 1971, where she raised her family. Surjit Kaur is survived by her son Gurmit Singh (Gurpreet
Surrey Fraser Heights Shooting Victim Dies, His Murder Could Be Connected To Jimi Sandhu Hit In Thailand
__ _THE MAN WHO WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN A SHOOTING TUESDAY NIGHT IN SURREY FRASER HEIGHTS AREA HAS DIED AND HIS MURDER MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE MURDER OF FORMER LOCAL GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU, WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN BY FOREIGN ASSASSINS IN THAILAND LAST WEEK. ON FEBRUARY 8, AT 11:30 PM, SURRE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1300 Cases And Five Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _AS ANTI-VAXXERS AND OTHER RIGHTWING-RACIST GROUPS RAMP UP BLOCKADES TO END THE VACCINE MANDATE AND LIFT MANDATORY MASK RESTRICTIONS, COVID-19 IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US WITH PEOPLE DYING DAILY. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS AND OVER 1300 CASES THURSDAY. THERE ARE 867 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WIT
Surrey RCMP Investigating After Someone Tried To Set Fire To Building In Guildford Area
_SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING AN ARSON AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE GUILDFORD AREA AND REQUESTING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CONTACT POLICE. ON FEBRUARY 8, AT 3:06 A.M., SURREY FIRE SERVICE NOTIFIED SURREY RCMP THAT THEY WERE RESPONDING TO THE REPORT OF A FIRE AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED THE
GANG RELATED: Another Surrey Shooting Leave A Man And Woman Seriously Injured
__ _ANOTHER SHOOTING RELATED TO ONGOING GANG WAR OR AS POLICE DESCRIBE IT AS LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT HAS LEFT TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SURREY RCMP SAID WEDNESDAY MORNING THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA THAT SENT TWO PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL. ON FEBRUARY 8 AT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 18 Deaths And Over 1100 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _WHILE NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY SAW A RETURN TO HIGH NUMBERS AGAIN WITH 18 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS WITH OVER 1100 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,187 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 336,229 CASES IN TH
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
Throne Speech Opens Spring Session As BC Government Sets Agenda Looking Beyond The Pandemic
__ _THE SPRING SESSION OPENED WITH A THRONE SPEECH WHERE THE NDP GOVERNMENT UNVEILED AN AGENDA THAT LOOKS BEYOND THE PANDEMIC. "FROM REBUILDING AFTER THE FIRES AND FLOODS TO GETTING THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT WAVE OF COVID-19, WE HAVE SHOWN WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING BY WORKING TOGETHER," SAID PREMIE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1100 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _AFTER A RISING TIDE OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST WEEK, THERE WERE NO DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY WITH OVER 1100 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 335,042 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 24,372 ACTIVE CASES OF COV
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
SLICED: Former Vancouver-Based Gangster Jimi Sandhu Gunned Down In Phuket, Thailand
__ _IT SEEMS LIKE DESI GANGSTERS CAN’T FIND SAFER HAVENS OUTSIDE THE VIOLENT METRO VANCOUVER GANGLAND SCENE WITH NOTORIOUS FORMER VANCOUVER-BASED GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU GUNNED DOWN IN PHUKET, THAILAND SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING THERE FROM DUBAI. SANDHU, 32, WAS DEPORTED FROM CANADA FOR
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.
Newly Elected BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon Keeps Bond As Interim Leader As He Awaits Seat In Victoria
__ _NEWLY ELECTED BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON HAS KEPT INTERIM LEADER SHIRLEY BOND AS LEADER OF THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION AS HE AWAITS A SEAT IN THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH WILL TAKE MONTHS FOR A BYELECTION TO HAPPEN. “AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE NEWLY-ELECTED LEADER OF THE BC LIBERAL PARTY, KEVIN FALC
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
LIAQUAT ALI BAJWA: Pioneering Member Of Local Pakistani-Canadian Community Passes Away
__ _LIAQAT ALI BAJW, A PIONEERING MEMBER OF THE LOCAL PAKISTANI-CANADIAN COMMUNITY, HAS PASSED AWAY. “IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE PASSING OF LIAQAT ALI BAJWA FROM THIS WORLD TO THE NEXT,” WROTE HAROON KHAN ON FACEBOOK SUNDAY. BAJWA SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN C
Front-Runner Kavin Falcon Defeats Main Challenger Ellis Ross To Become BC Liberal Leader
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Local Hindu Community Hurt By BC Business’s “Insulting” Use Of Lord Ganesh’s Image
__ _THE LOCAL HINDU COMMUNITY IS UPSET WITH A BC BUSINESS USING GANESH’S IMAGE ON THEIR LOGO WITH THE BUSINESS GEARED TOWARDS ADULTS. NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND TEMPLES GATHERED ON JAN 29 TO DISCUSS AND OUTLINE AN ACTION PLAN AFTER WHAT THEY SAY IS A SHOCKING INSULT TO L
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Deaths Remain High With 19 Reported Friday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 HAVE STAYED HIGH ALL THIS WEEK WITH ANOTHER 19 REPORTED FRIDAY WITH OVER 1700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,799 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 330,942 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 25,479 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 301,573 PEOPLE
Indo-Canadian Teen Found Murdered In Kamloops Parking Lot
__ _A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN FOUND MURDERED IN A KAMLOOPS PARKING LOT THAT POLICE DESCRIBE AS DISTRESSING. RCMP FOUND 18-YEAR-OLD JAGRAJ DHINSA’S BODY WHICH THEY SAID HAD “OBVIOUS INJURIES” IN THE PARKING LOT OF ST. JOSEPH’S CEMETERY AND THE TK’EMLÚPS HEALTH CLINIC/TK’EMLÚ
WHO’S TARGETING KARAN AUJLA? Police Quiet On Death Threats To Punjabi Music Star While Innocent Victims Have House Shelled With Bullets
__ _SURREY RCMP ARE QUIET ABOUT WHO IS TARGETING VANCOUVER-BASED PUNJABI MUSIC STAR KARAN AUJLA WITH DEATH THREATS AFTER A HOUSE ALLEGEDLY RECENTLY OWNED BY HIS MANAGER WAS SHELLED WITH BULLETS EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT BY CRIMINALS WHO NEARLY HIT THE INNOCENT VICTIMS’ GRANDMOTHER SLEEPING IN ONE OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1500 Cases And 13 Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _DAILY DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH ANOTHER 13 PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS THURSDAY WITH OVER 1500 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,518 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 329,143 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 25,554 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 299,657 PEOPLE
Racist, Rightwing Freedom Convoy Proves Death Knell For Tory Leader O’Toole As Party Turns Hard Right Again
__ _OUSTED CONSERVATIVE LEADER ERIN O’TOOLE HAD TRIED TO STEER THE PARTY TO THE CENTRE RIGHT OF BRIAN MULRONEY BUT THE RACIST RIGHTWING FREEDOM CONVOY CREATING HAVOC IN OTTAWA BULLDOZED THE CONSERVATIVE LEADER OUT OF A JOB AS THE RIGHTWING ELEMENT OF THE PARTY ACTED QUICKLY TO OUST O’TOOLE, W
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__ _THERE WAS GENUINE SHOCK AND SURPRISE WHEN VIDEOS OF PUNJABI SINGER KS MAKHAN BEING ARRESTED BY ABBOTSFORD POLICE STARTED MAKING THE ROUNDS SUNDAY NIGHT ON TIK-TOK AND WHATSAPP. MANY ASKED, “WAS HE REALLY BEING ARRESTED OR WAS IT PART OF HIS MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT”? WELL MAKHAN WAS REALLY A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Hit A Daily High Of 18 On Wednesday With Over 1700 Cases
__ _Deaths related to COVID-19 hit a daily high of 18 on Wednesday with over 1700 cases and hospitalizations still near 1000. B.C. is reporting 1,776 new cases of COVID-19, including four new epi-linked cases, for a total of 327,625 cases in the province.There are 25,959 active cases of COVID-19
Indo-Canadian Truckers Stuck Without Food And Medicines In Trucker Blockade Are Back Home Safely
__ _DOZENS OF PUNJABI-CANADIAN TRUCKERS WHO WERE STRANDED IN MONTANA, AS THEY WERE TRYING TO CROSS INTO ALBERTA SINCE THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE ACCESS TO FOOD OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, ARE BACK SAFE AT HOME._ CALGARY - Dozens of Punjabi-Canadian truckers who were stranded in Montana, as they were try
WRONG TARGET: Shots Fired At Surrey Residence Which Were Intended For Previous Owner
__ _A SURREY RESIDENCE WAS SHOT UP ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHICH SURREY RCMP SAY WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THE CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME BUT SHOOTERS WERE TARGETING THE PREVIOUS OWNER. ON FEBRUARY 1 AT 2:47 A.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 8600-BLOCK OF TULSY CRES
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
COVID-19 & LONELINESS: Pandemic Taking Toll On Physical And Mental Health And Seniors And Most Vulnerable Suffering The Most
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It has been close to two years since COVID-19 Coronavirus suddenly hit the world like a ton of bricks. Despite all of the relief efforts and financial support by governments at different levels, this pandemic has adversely impacted the majority of people. The on-going waves o
Surrey Mayor McCallum Backtracks on Ethics Commissioner’s Suspension After Outrage
__ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, WHO IS ALREADY FACING MISCHIEF CHARGES, BACKTRACKED ON SUSPENDING THE CITY’S ETHICS COMMISSIONER AFTER OUTRAGED CRITICS SAID THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WERE DOING THIS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT. THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO SUSPEND NEW INVESTIGATIONS BY THE SURREY ETHICS COMMIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 4000 Cases Reported For The Weekend With 19 Deaths
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 MODERATE WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY TOTAL OF JUST OVER 1000 BEING THE LOWEST SINGLE DAY FIGURE IN MONTHS, DEATHS CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH. THE WEEKEND SAW JUST OVER 4000 CASES WITH 19 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 4,075 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING
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__ _POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE REALTOR WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH IN COQUITLAM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BROKERAGE WHERE SHE WORKED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. THE FEMALE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS RAMINA SHAH FROM MAPLE RIDGE. HER NAME AND PHOTO ARE BEING RELEASED IN AN EFFORT T
INDIA REPUBLIC DAY: Protests And Celebrations!
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__ _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
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__ _ANOTHER SHOOTING IN THE INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED PART OF SURREY-NEWTON AREA HAS LEFT TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHICH POLICE BELIEVE IS GANG RELATED. ON JANUARY 28, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 PM, SURREY RCMP FRONTLINE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 12200-BLOCK OF 80B AV
Arrests In India And US Follow Indian Family Frozen To Death In Tragic Human Smuggling Case
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__ _THE WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL AWARDED $74,500 IN CASH AND PRODUCTION PRIZES FOR A TOTAL OF 14 AWARDS IN SEVEN JURIED FILM COMPETITIONS, PLUS POWER PITCH COMPETITION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WHISTLER - The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) unveiled it’ 21st edition of award winners including this
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__ _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
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__ _THERESA TAM, CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, URGED CANADIANS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, TELLING A BRIEFING THAT "THE SITUATION CAN RAPIDLY GET OUT OF HAND ANYWHERE." THE HIGHLY-CONTAGIOUS OMICRON VARIANT HAS PROMPTED SEVERAL OF CANADA'S 10 PROVINCES TO REIMPOSE RESTRICTIONS. QUEBEC SAID ON WE
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__ _CANADA HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW CHIEF OF ITS HIGH COMMISSION HERE AS WELL AS THE THREE CONSULATES IN CHANDIGARH, BENGALURU AND MUMBAI. CAMERON MACKAY HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO INDIA, REPLACING THE LONG-SERVING NADIR PATEL. AT THE CHANDIGARH CONSULATE, PATRICK HÉBERT WILL BE THE
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__ _SURREY RCMP SAYS TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS BY SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT SEIZURE OF FENTANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE, CASH AND FIREARMS. POLICE SEIZED $90,000.00 CASH, 225 GRAMS OF FENTANYL, 16 GRAMS OF COCAINE, 24 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND 67 FAKE OXY PILLS. TH
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _JUST LIKE IN PREVIOUS BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP BATTLES INCLUDING THE CHRISTY CLARK ONE WHERE KEVIN FALCON TASTED HIS FIRST LEADERSHIP DEFEAT, THERE IS ANOTHER MEMBERSHIP SCANDAL BREWING INVOLVING FALCON THIS TIME WITH MANY OF HIS NEW MEMBERSHIPS IN DISPUTE. WITH THE MEMBERSHIP SIGN-UP DEADLINE O
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__ _THE PORN-FRIENDLY SOCIAL MEDIA SUBSCRIPTION SITE ONLYFANS IS GETTING AN INDO-AMERICAN WOMAN CEO AFTER FOUNDER OF ONLYFANS TIM STOKELY RESIGNED AS CEO AFTER FIVE YEARS “TO PURSUE NEW ENDEAVORS,” THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED. AMRAPALI “AMI” GAN, WHO PREVIOUSLY WAS CHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICA
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_DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE TO NEW HEIGHTS AS IMPACTED BY THE OMICRON VARIANT WITH WEDNESDAY SEEING IT TOUCH NEARLY 1500 WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,474 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 231,117 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 7,253 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
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__ _BC IS AGAIN CLOSING SHOP ON MANY THINGS INCLUDING CLOSING BARS AND GYMS TO DEAL WITH THE RISING TIDE OF THE OMICRON SPREAD IN THE PROVINCE. PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER BONNIE HENRY IS IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS RISING COVID-19 CASE COUNTS THAT COULD RESULT IN INCREASED HOSPITAL
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENCES FOLLOWING A 20-MONTH INVESTIGATION. ON DECEMBER 13, 70-YEAR-OLD SANT MANGAT OF SURREY, BC WAS OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH, ONE COUNT OF TELECOMMUNICATE TO LURE A CHILD UNDER 16, AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESS
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__ _THE DREADED OMICRON VIRUS IS HITTING BC HARD WITH TUESDAY’S COVID-19 NUMBERS DRAMATICALLY RISING TO ABOVE 1300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,308 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 229,643 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,348 ACTIVE CASES OF
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__ _STATE CONGRESS CHIEF NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU, WHO LONG SOUGHT ACTION AGAINST MAJITHIA, ANNOUNCED ON TWITTER THAT A CASE HAD BEEN REGISTERED AT THE CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION. SIDHU WROTE: “AN FIR HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN PUNJAB POLICE CRIME BRANCH AGAINST THE MAIN CULPRITS OF DRUG TRADE ON BASIS
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__ _CASES OF COVID-1 REMAINED ABOVE 700 ON FRIDAY AS BC ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE OMICRON SPREAD. THERE WERE THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 789 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 225,785 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,313 ACTIVE CASES
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__ _THE PROSECUTORS WHO SECURED THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER ABBOTSFORD HINDU TEMPLE PRESIDENT AND CABBIE DEEPAK SHARMA WANT HIM JAILED 6-8 MONTHS AND TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR THE CRIME WHICH OCCURRED IN 2019._ WEST VANCOUVER – The prosecutors who secured the sexual assault conv
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY THURSDAY TO ABOVE 700 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 753 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 224,998 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,878 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 218,616 PEOPLE WHO TESTED PO
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 WEDNESDAY AS DEATHS ROSE WITH SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 584 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 224,245 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,458 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 2
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 223,661 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,171 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 218,001 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITI
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__ _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
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OVER 1100 REPORTED OVER THE THREE DAY PERIOD SINCE FRIDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,129 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 223,142 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: DEC. 10-11: 415 NEW CASES, DEC. 11-12:
British-Punjabi Powerlifter Karenjeet Kaur Bains Wants To Inspire Women To Take Up Strength Sports
__ _KARENJEET KAUR BAINS STARTED HER SPORTING LIFE AS A SPRINTER, BUT WHEN SHE TOOK UP POWERLIFTING AT THE AGE OF 17 -- INITIALLY TO GET FASTER AND MORE EXPLOSIVE FOR ATHLETICS -- HER FOCUS SOON CHANGED. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HER FATHER, A FORMER BODYBUILDER AND POWERLIFTER, SHE QUICKLY DISPLAYED
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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
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 FRIDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED. B.C. IS REPORTING 437 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 222,013 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2,994 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AN
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_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
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__ _CHARGED ARE AMANDEEP SAGGU, 31, OF CALGARY, RAVNEET GILL, 25, OF CALGARY, PRABHJYOT BHATTI, 22, OF CALGARY, JARMANJIT DATEWAS, 23, OF CALGARY, JASKARAN SIDHU, 22, OF CALGARY, JASMAN DHALIWAL, 19, OF CALGARY, STEVEN WHYTE WHYTE 27, OF CALGARY, SAFWAN RIA, 22, OF CALGARY, AND IRKHAM FAROFF, 23,
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_THERE WERE NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AND OVER 300 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY AS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,576 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE PROVISIONAL DUE TO A DELAYED DATA REFRES
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__ _ “THIS AWARD IS A TRIBUTE TO THE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS AT THE CITY OF SURREY WHO MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. CULTURE IS DRIVEN BY THE POSITIVE ACTIONS OF OUR PROUD WORKERS. THE TENACITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESILIENCE THEY HAVE SHOWN, ESPECIALLY DURING CHALLENGING TIMES HAS BEEN TRULY IM
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__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN CEO OF BETTER.COM, A DIGITAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, FIRED MORE THAN 900 PEOPLE ON A ZOOM CALL LAST WEEK, ACCUSING HUNDREDS OF STEALING FOR ONLY WORKING HOURS A DAY. "YOU GUYS KNOW THAT AT LEAST 250 OF THE PEOPLE TERMINATED WERE WORKING AN AVERAGE OF 2 HOURS A DAY WHILE CLOCKING IN
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__ _THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 VIRUS ON WEDNESDAY BUT CASES REMAINED ABOVE 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 379 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,235 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,874 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,884 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOV
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__ _CONSPIRACY THEORIES AS WHETHER THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED CHIEF OF DEFENCE GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT WAS AN ACCIDENT OF A CONSPIRACY FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY AS INDIA SAW ANOTHER TRAGIC CRASH THAT KILLED A HIGH PROFILE ARMY MAN. RAWAT DIED AFTER THE AIR FORCE HELICOPTER CARRYING HIM AND
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__ _REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS CANADA ATTENDED THE WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA CONVENTION TO REFLECT ON THE SUCCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND TO SELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE NEXT TWO-YEAR TERM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONVENTION, THE 31-MEMBER BOARD OF DIREC
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON TUESDAY WITH JUST OVER 300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 326 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 220,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,814 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,577 PEOPLE WHO TES
Missing Indo-Canadian Man In Delta Found Dead
__ _DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER CRIS LEYKAUF SAID THE CORONER HAD CONFIRMED REMAINS FOUND IN NORTH DELTA ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1 TO BE THOSE OF THE MISSING 21-YEAR-OLD ANMOL JAGAT. POLICE HAVE NOTIFIED JAGAT’S FAMILY, WHO AN EARLIER PRESS RELEASE NOTED HAD ONLY MOVED TO NORTH DE
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__ _BC HAS EXPANDED DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DFA) ELIGIBILITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FROM NOV. 14 TO DEC. 2, 2021, AND NOW INCLUDES BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN THE NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST AREAS OF THE PROVINCE AND ON VANCOUVER ISLAND._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
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_ Cases of COVID-19 dropped over the weekend to less than 1000 over the three days since Friday but there were 11 new deaths. Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 946 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 new epi-linked cases, for a total of 220,530 cases in the province: Dec. 3-4: 351 new cas
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
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__ _INDO-AMERICAN ACTOR KAL PENN, WHO RECENTLY CAME OUT GAY IN LATER AGE, WILL PLAY TORONTO RAPTORS’ SUPERFAN – THE TURBANED SINGH NAV BHATIA IN A BIO-PIC, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES THURSDAY. "SUPERFAN IS GOING HOLLYWOOD," BHATIA SAID ON TWITTER. "EXCITED TO HAVE KAL PENN SAY YES TO PLA
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 FRIDAY AND THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS. CASES ARE NOW SPREAD EVENLY IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS AS VACCINATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE. B.C. IS REPORTING 405 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,584 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE
Alberta To Rename Calgary Area Constituency To Honour Late MLA-Minister Manmeet Bhullar
__ _ALBERTA GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED A BILL IN THE HOUSE TO RENAME THE CALGARY-MCCALL CONSTITUENCY TO CALGARY-BHULLAR-MCCALL IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MLA MANMEET BHULLAR’S CONTRIBUTIONS AND LEGACY. _ CALGARY - CAlberta provincial government today introduced a Bill in the house to rename the Calgary
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__ _IN NOVEMBER, THE FVREB PROCESSED 1,972 SALES OF ALL PROPERTY TYPES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), A DECREASE OF 9.2 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE 2,173 SALES IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND A 1.8 PER CENT INCREASE MONTH-OVER-MONTH COMPARED TO THE 1,938 SALES IN OCTOBER._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA S
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED RELATIVELY LOW WITH OVER 300 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 368 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,180 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,020 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
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__ _TWITTER'S OUTGOING CEO JACK DORSEY ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT 37-YEAR OLD PARAG AGRAWAL, AN IIT MUMBAI AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS, WILL BE THE COMPANY'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER 16 YEARS AT THE COMPANY THAT HE CO-FOUNDED AND HELMED. A REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES SAID A
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__ _MISSION COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR IS ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT ROSS AT 6PM ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN VANCOUVER, WHERE A CHRISTMAS THEMED FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF ROSS IS BEING HELD. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $60 AT WWW.ELLISROSSCAMPAIGN.COM/CHRISTMAS OR BY REACHING OUT T
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__ _AFTER NO NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM COVID-19 AS CASES REMAINED ABOVE 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 375 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,801 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,936 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
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_ IN A SHOOTING MONDAY NIGHT IN SURREY THAT LEFT ONE PERSON IN CRITICAL CONDITION HAS NOW TURNED INTO A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION AS THE VICTIM HAS DIED._ __ _ON NOVEMBER 29, 3:00 A.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF A SHOOTING IN A RESIDENCE IN THE 9600 BLOCK OF 135 STREET. FRONTLINE OF
NDP Says BC Liberal Leadership Contender Kevin Falcon Opposes Five Permanent Sick Days During A Pandemic
__ _BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE KEVIN FALCON SAYS THE BC NDP GOVERNMENT WAS WRONG TO INTRODUCE FIVE PERMANENT SICK DAYS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO KEEP WORKERS HEALTHY AND SAFE. "THEY MAKE A LOT OF REALLY BAD DECISIONS,” SAID FALCON AT A LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE DEBATE MONDAY. “WHETHER I
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW, HOVERING NEAR THE MID 300 RANGE ON TUESDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 358 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,426 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,889 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
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__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 11 Deaths But Cases Remain Low
__ _THERE WERE 11 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT DAILY CASES REMAINED LOW WITH LESS THAN 100 OVER THE FRIDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD. B.C. IS REPORTING 970 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,068 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 26-27: 389 NEW C
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Two Injured, One Critical After Three Shootings In Surrey
__ _ SURREY RCMP SAID MONDAY THREE SEPARATE SHOOTINGS THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE A MOTIVE, ALL THREE SHOOTINGS APPEAR TO BE TARGETED, AND INVESTIGATORS ARE EXPLORING LINKS TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND THE DRUG TRADE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SUR
Men Using Escort Services In Surrey Are Being Robbed
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THEY HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A FEW INSTANCES OF MEN HIRING AN ESCORT, MEETING AT A PREARRANGED LOCATION FOR A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER AND THEN BEING ROBBED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BUT HAVE NOT COME FORWARD TO POLICE. SURREY RCMP ARE ENCOURAGING ANY ADDITIONAL
NDP Moving Ahead With New Surrey Hospital With Call For Procurement
_NDP GOVERNMENT’S PROMISED NEW SURREY HOSPITAL AND CANCER CENTRE IS CLOSER TO REALITY WITH THE ISSUING OF THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ). "OUR GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING ON ITS COMMITMENT OF A NEW HOSPITAL FOR PEOPLE IN SURREY AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH PROCUREMENT NOW UNDERWAY," SAID A
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_CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY TO GO ABOVE 400 AGAIN AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS IN THE 300 LEVEL. THERE WERE ALSO THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 424 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,061 ACTIVE C
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__ _"BC MULTICULTURALISM WEEK IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY THAT MAKES BRITISH COLUMBIA SO VIBRANT. WITH MORE THAN 200 FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES ALONGSIDE PEOPLE FROM MORE THAN 200 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OR REGIONS, THIS IS A PROVINCE THAT IS MADE STRONGER BY ALL THOSE WHO CALL IT HOME,” SA
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_CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED TO BACK BELOW 300 FRIDAY WHILE DEATHS WENT UP WITH SIX MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 217,099 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,035 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE
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__ _SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS THE CAP IS NO SURPRISE, BUT IT’S NOT GOOD NEWS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN SURREY WHICH IS GETTING MURKY AND CONFUSING. ANNIS SAID THE CAP ON RECRUITMENT IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF WHY SURREY RESIDENTS DESERVE THE FINAL SAY ON POLICING IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH RE
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__ _ELLIS SAYS EXPERIENCE ALONE WON’T RETURN OUR PARTY TO GOVERNMENT. “IT TAKES COURAGE, TOO,” HE SAID. “FROM THE MOMENT I ANNOUNCED I WOULD BE SEEKING THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BC LIBERAL PARTY, IT WAS OUR CAMPAIGN THAT HAS LED THE WAY ON SPEAKING OUT ON THE TOUGHEST AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL I
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__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY TO NINE WHILE CASES REMAINED LOW WITH JUST OVER 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 322 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,334 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,015 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
Indo-Canadian Woman From Alberta Wins $16.5 Million Lotto 6/49 Ticket
__ _SAGITA NARAYAN WINS $16.5 MILLION ON LOTTO 6/49 AFTER PURCHASING THE TICKET AT A CANADIAN TIRE GAS BAR IN EDMONTON. “I WAS EXCITED, HAPPY, SHOCKED, BUT MOSTLY I FELT INCREDIBLY BLESSED,” NARAYAN RECALLED. SHE IS UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO WITH HER WINNINGS, BUT SHE DOES HAVE A FEW IDEAS._ ED
Prakash Purb Celebrations At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Above 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW AS THERE WERE JUST OVER 300 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,012 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,047 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 210,478 PEO
Police Seek Witnesses In South Surrey shooting
__ _ON NOVEMBER 11, AROUND 10:00 P.M., SHOTS WERE HEARD IN THE AREA OF 16700-BLOCK OF 17A AVENUE. OFFICERS ATTENDED AND SEARCHED THE AREA, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE EVIDENCE THAT A SHOOTING HAD TAKEN PLACE. THERE WERE INDICATIONS OF FIREWORKS BEING SET OFF IN THE SAME VICINITY. HOWEVER, THE FOL
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__ _AVTAR SINGH DHILLON, A SURREY-BASED PHYSICIAN WHO NOW RESIDES IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA IN A $12 MILLION, 9,300-SQUARE-FOOT, YACHT-LINED WATERFRONT HOME— ONCE ADVERTISED AS ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST EXPENSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, WAS ARRESTED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION
Fruitucana’s Tony Singh And Staff Raise More Than Half Million Dollars For PICS Telethon
__ _FRUITICANA’S TONY SINGH AND HIS STAFF RAISED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR PICS SOCIETY’S GURPURAB DAY RADIOTHON & TV-TELETHON THAT RAISED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE PROJECT. PICS HAS BEEN RAISING FUNDING FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE, A 125-
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__ _THE PROVINCE IS URGING PEOPLE ON B.C.'S NORTH COAST TO PREPARE AND BE DILIGENT AS ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA HAS ISSUED WEATHER ALERTS FOR HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY, NOV. 20 AND LAST UNTIL TUESDAY, NOV. 23. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMA
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__ _INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FOUND THE GENEROSITY OF THE SPIRIT OF GURU NANAK’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TO FINALLY DO THE RIGHT THING AND WITHDRAW THE ANTI-FARMER REFORM BILLS WHICH HAS CREATED A MODERN REVOLUTION IN INDIA WITH FARMERS LAYING DOWN IN THEIR LIVES IN ALL OUT FIGHT AGAINST TH
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF BELOW 300. DEATHS ALSO ROSE WITH NINE MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 468 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 214,150 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,34
Federal Government To Remove Expensive COVID-19 Tests For Day Trippers And Short Term Visitors Abroad
__ _FULLY VACCINATED CANADIANS TAKING SHORT TRIPS ABROAD WILL SOON NO LONGER NEED PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19 MOLECULAR TEST TO RETURN HOME, SAY SOURCES. GOVERNMENT SOURCES SAID THEY ARE ONLY DROPPING THE TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIANS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS FOR TRIPS LASTING LESS THAN 72 HO
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
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__ _BC HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY THE RECENT RAINS WHICH HAS LEFT MANY PARTS OF THE PROVINCE UNDER WATER AND CREATED A DISASTER ZONE, LEADING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE A PROVINCIAL STATE OF EMERGENCY TO MITIGATE IMPACTS ON TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND MOVEMENT OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
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__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY TO OVER 300 BUT THERE WAS A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS TO SEVEN FROM ONE TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,682 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,380 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19
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__ _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
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__ _SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO DECLINE AND LET’S HOPE DEATHS STOP AS OVER 300 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH WAS REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 338 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,358 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,568 ACTIVE CASES OF
MISSING: Police Searching For Bhavneet Singh Of Surrey
__ _BHAVNEET SINGH WAS REPORTED MISSING ON REMEMBRANCE DAY, NOVEMBER 11. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON NOVEMBER 09 AT 7:00 A.M., IN THE 7300-BLOCK OF 146A STREET IN SURREY. IT IS OUT OF CHARACTER FOR SINGH TO NOT CONTACT FAMILY FOR THIS LONG. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR HIS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING._
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
Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen Opens Permanent Location Downtown To Serve Langar
__ _THE SIKH COMMUNITY GROUP THAT HAS BEEN SERVING FOOD TO THE NEEDY IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER ARE OPENING UP A PERMANENT OUTLET TO SERVE LANGAR AND HELP HUMANITY. FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS WITH GURU NANAK’S FREE KITCHEN HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOOD IN HOME KITCHENS AND AT LOWER MAINLAND GURDWARA
Indo-American Victim Of The Astroworld Concert Tragedy Dies With The Dead Totaling 9
__ _BHARTI SHAHANI, THE 22-YEAR-OLD TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SENIOR WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER THE ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL, HAS DIED, BECOMING THE NINTH CONCERTGOER TO LOSE HIS OR HER LIFE FROM THE TRAVIS SCOTT SHOW SIX DAYS AGO. THE ATTORNEY OF SHAHANI'S FAMILY ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY THAT SHE SUCCUM
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__ _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
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__ _VETERAN NEW DEMOCRAT MLA JAGRUP BRAR HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED AS THE NEW CHAIR OF THE BC NEW DEMOCRAT GOVERNMENT CAUCUS. BRAR, WHO WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2004 AND WAS RE-ELECTED IN 2005, 2009, 2017 AND 2020, WILL BEGIN SERVING IN THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE AT THE END OF THE FALL LEGISLATIVE SITTING._ BY D
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__ _DEATHS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A RAPID PACE WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES AND OVER 500 CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 555 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 210,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,321 ACTIVE C
Dr. Kala Singh Addresses Parliament Of World Religions
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__ _SURREY LIBRARIES CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEELAM SAHOTA HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE AWARD BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBRARY TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION (BCLTA). THIS ANNUAL AWARD RECOGNIZES ONE TRUSTEE FROM THE OVER 700 SERVING ON BC LIBRARY BOARDS, WHO HAS MADE A MAJOR C
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH AS EXACTLY 500 WERE REPORTED TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,301 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 203,375 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 426 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 124
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__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 1,938 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN OCTOBER, AN INCREASE OF 3.9 PERCENT COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER AND A DECREASE OF 18.2 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. LARRY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, SAID, “WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS A
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE FRIDAY TO SUNDAY PERIOD SEEING 17 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 1500 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,438 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 209,703 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 5-6: 553 N
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
DON’T GET CONNED: Crypto Scamsters Use Romance To Milk Over $3 Million From Unsuspecting BC Residents
_IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 2021, BRITISH COLUMBIANS REPORTED LOSSES OF $3.5 MILLION FROM CRYPTO INVESTMENT SCAMS – MORE THAN TRIPLE THE AMOUNT LOST LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS JUST OVER $1 MILLION, ACCORDING TO CAFC DATA. ON AVERAGE, ONLY FIVE PER CENT OF FRAUD VICTIMS REPORT SUCH INCIDENTS TO AUTH
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__ _A DEADLY COVID-19 WEEK ENDED WITH OVER 500 CASES BUT ONE NEW DEATH AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF MULTIPLE DEATHS THIS WEEK. B.C. IS REPORTING 549 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 208,265 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,483 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROV
BC Preparing For Province-wide Booster Dose In January As Next Step In COVID-19 Immunization Plan
__ _MORE PEOPLE IN B.C. WILL START TO RECEIVE INVITATIONS FOR A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES ITS COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION PLAN, PRIORITIZING B.C.'S ELDERLY AND MOST AT-RISK THROUGH TO THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY. THE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS 12+ BEGINNING IN JANUARY
Falcon Campaign Staffer Accused Of Sexual Harassment Allegedly A “Bassi Boys” Scandal Player
__ _BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTENDER KEVIN FALCON’S FRONT-RUNNER STATUS GOT ANOTHER JOLT AS ONE OF HIS CAMPAIGN STAFFERS WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER OF FALCON’S OPPONENT MICHAEL LEE. ALTHOUGH THE STAFFER, A VETERAN INDO-CANADIAN BC LIBERAL ORGANIZER, HAS NOT BEEN N
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In common parlance, Diwali is a festival of lights. There are many myths associated with it.In an unusual but authentic term it is more than that. It is a sketch of life involving different aspects – birth, childhood, adolescence, old age and death - an ultimate goal with intricate struggles.
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__ _COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT DESPITE VACCINE RATES REACHING NEAR THE 90 PERCENT RANGE. THURSDAY SAW EIGHT NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 596 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,716 CASES IN THE PROVINCE
SAD DEMISE: A Tragic End To COVID-19 Denier And Doomed Figure Mak Parhar
__ _IT WAS A SAD DEMISE FOR A WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN COVID-19 DENIER, WHO DIED THURSDAY AFTER BATTLING ILLNESS WHICH HAD MANY OF THE DEADLY VIRUS’S SYMPTOMS. MAK PARHAR, WHO GAINED MUCH ONLINE NOTORIETY FOR HIS BELIEF THE EARTH IS FLAT AND AN OUTSPOKEN DENIAL THAT COVID-19 EXISTS, WAS FOUND
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__ _FOUNDED FIRST AS THE NEW WESTMINSTER REAL AGENTS ASSOCIATION, WITH ONLY 13 MEMBERS, THE FVREB NOW REPRESENTS MORE THAN 4,100 PROFESSIONAL REALTORS SERVING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING REGIONS IN BC, ENCOMPASSING NORTH DELTA, SURREY, WHITE ROCK, LANGLEY, MISSION, AND ABBOTSFORD. “ON THIS DAY,
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__ _DEATHS FROM COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY PERIOD WITH OVER 400 CASES REPORTED. B.C. IS REPORTING 430 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,120 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,373 ACTIVE CASES OF
VPD Investigates South Slope Murder
__ _VPD OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE VICTIMS AROUND 11 P.M. SATURDAY, AFTER RESPONDING TO A ROLL-OVER COLLISION NEAR FRASER STREET AND EAST 55TH AVENUE. POLICE BELIEVE THE THREE MEN WERE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A CONFRONTATION WITH PEOPLE IN ANOTHER CAR._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA ST
University of British Columbia acquires $70M in land near Surrey Memorial Hospital
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__ _THE NUMBER OF DAILY DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE HIGH AS FIVE MORE WERE REPORTED ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH OVER 400 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 406 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,690 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,694 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
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__ _MORE AND MORE INDIANS ARE BECOMING CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WITH CANADA AND AUSTRALIA LEADING THE WAY. INDIANS TOPPED THE LIST OF NATURALISED CITIZENS OF THE ORGANISATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) COUNTRIES IN 2019, FOLLOWING A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIANS G
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__ _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:
Hotel Workers File Human Rights Complaint Against The Pan Pacific Hotel Citing Discrimination
__ _ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, WOMEN WERE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY PAN PACIFIC HOTEL’S ACTIONS. THE UNION SAYS THAT THE LUXURY DOWNTOWN HOTEL LOCATED AT CANADA PLACE FIRED AROUND 100 LONG-TERM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN FIRED SINCE JUNE 2020, 94% ARE WOMEN
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__ _STARTING SATURDAY, OCT. 30 THIS PROOF OF VACCINATION WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN TRAVELLING IN CANADA BY AIR, RAIL OR CRUISE SHIP. THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS SAID THE FEDERAL PROOF OF VACCINATION CAN ALSO BE USED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. BEFORE LEAVING, ALL TRAVELLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE
TURBANED HEROES: Punjabi Hikers Who Came To The Rescue Using Turbans Honoured By RCMP
__ _A GROUP OF YOUNG PUNJABI STUDENTS FROM INDIA WHO RESCUED TWO PEOPLE USING TURBANS AND JACKETS WERE HONOURED BY THE RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP FOR THEIR EFFORTS. GAGANDEEP SINGH, GURPREET SINGH, ARVINDJEET SINGH, KULINDER SINGH AND AJAY KUMAR WERE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE AND A UNIQUE TOKEN BY THE RCMP,
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__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK OF COVID-19 DEATHS ENDED WITH NINE ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 550 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 584 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 204,914 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,982 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 197,396 PEOPLE WHO TEST
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ARE BEGINNING TO PILE UP AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY WITH OVER 700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 758 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 204,330 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,961 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
Premier Horgan Gets Health Scare, Surgery Scheduled For Friday
__ _"AFTER NOTICING A LUMP IN MY NECK, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO GET A NUMBER OF TESTS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THOSE TESTS HAVE REVEALED A GROWTH IN MY THROAT THAT REQUIRES SURGERY TOMORROW. ANY FURTHER TREATMENT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE SURGERY,” BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REVEALED THURSDAY. "W
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__ _THE ANTI-FARMER NARENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT HAS CANCELLED OVERSEAS CITIZENS OF INDIA (OCI) CARDS AND LONG-TERM (LT) VISAS OF PEOPLE OF INDIAN ORIGIN FOUND INVOLVED IN ANTI-INDIA ACTIVITIES, TARGETING LARGELY THE PUNJABI SIKH COMMUNITY ABROAD. . INDIAN GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THAT IT HAS BEEN NOTICED T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 600 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 WENT ABOVE 600 AGAIN WEDNESDAY WHICH SAW SIX NEW DEATHS AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THE DEADLY VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 609 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 203,582 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,748 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
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__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 9,164 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER 2021, A DECREASE OF 19.9 PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2020. THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $913,471, A 14 PER CENT
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU DEMOTED SCANDAL-RIDDEN FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN WHILE PROMOTING ANITA ANAND BY GIVING HER SAJJAN’S OLD PORTFOLIO, MARKING A BIG CHANGE FOR THE DEFENCE MINISTRY WITH A FIRST INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN IN CHARGE. NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID HE EXPECTS ANA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Tuesday Sees Over 400 Cases And Two New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CAME DOWN SLIGHT TO JUST ABOVE 450 TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 457 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 12 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 202,973 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,829 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 195,646 PEOPLE WHO TESTED P
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_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
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__ _UNFORTUNATELY THE GURDWARA’S SECURITY FOOTAGE DID NOT CATCH THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COWARDICE ACT. THE CITY OF CALGARY CREWS QUICKLY CAME AND CLEANED UP THE GRAFFITI OFF THE STREET AFTER THE POLICE WAS CALLED. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE GURDWARA SAHIB WAS TARGETED BY RACIST ATTAC
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__ _PARTY’S LEADERSHIP ELECTION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LEOC) CO-CHAIR ROXANNE HELME AND BC LIBERAL PARTY PRESIDENT PAUL BARBEAU SAID THE COMMITTEE HAS DECLINED TO APPROVE AARON GUNN’S APPLICATION TO BE A CANDIDATE IN THE ONGOING BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST. HOWEVER, THE NDP SAID DESPITE THE
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__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK OF COVI-19 RELATED DEATHS ENDS WITH 13 ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 649 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 200,898 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,106 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 193,325 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED.
Demand For Fraser Valley Real-Estate Remains Robust While Sales Soften
__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 1,866 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER, A DECREASE OF 10.6 PER CENT COMPARED TO AUGUST AND A 16.4 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. LARRY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, SAID, “WHILE WE’VE SEEN A SOLID
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__ _A NEW STUDY FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THAT TWO-IN-FIVE CANADIANS (41%) SAY NOW IS THE TIME FOR SUCH PROGRAMS TO COME TO AN END – INCLUDING ALMOST THREE-IN-TEN (29%) WHO RECEIVED BENEFITS THEMSELVES. NINE-IN-TEN IDENTIFY RISING COST OF LIVING AS A GREATER CONCERN THAN JO
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 700 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS, NEARING A TOTAL OF 2100 IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 715 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 200,249 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,965 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 192,819 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE REC
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__ _THE DECEASED HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JASHANPREET KAUR (18) OF MUKTSAR’S RANIWALA VILLAGE AND PRABHDEEP KAUR (24) OF FARIDKOT’S DEEP SINGHWALA VILLAGE. JASHANPREET’S COUSIN PALAMPREET KAUR (21) AND THE CAR DRIVER OF PATIALA DISTRICT WERE INJURED._ BRAMPTON - Two Indian female students d
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_THAT BIG, FAT, NOISY, FERRIS-WHEEL SPINNING AND COMPLAINT-RIDDEN INDO-CANADIAN WEDDING THAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT ON THE NEWS IS THAT OF NONE OTHER THAN PUNJABI MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR-TURNED SINGER-ACTOR PARMISH VERMA AND LOSING FEDERAL LIBERAL CANDIDATE GEET GREWAL, THE DAUGHTER OF DEVELOPER SUKH
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__ _TOP INDO-CANADIAN POWERLIFTER SUMEET SHARMA ADDED TO HIS MEDAL HAUL BY TAKING GOLD AT THE NORTH AMERICAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COSTA RICA LAST WEEKEND. SHARMA, WHO WAS ONLY ONE OF THREE LIFTERS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CANADA, TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FROM COSTA RICA THAT HE’S EXCITED TO HAVE
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE TO NEAR 700 WEDNESDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE. BC ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE LIFTING CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS AS OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 WHICH IS ALSO THE DAY THAT THE PROVINCE WILL REQUIRE FULL TWO-SHOT VACCINATION FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING L
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING ON OCTOBER 17. SHEWANIE GOUNDEN WAS LAST SEEN ON OCTOBER 16._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Surrey RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing South Asian woman, who w
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__ _THIRTY-YEAR-OLD AMANJOT BAINS DIED AFTER HE WAS SHOT EARLY TUESDAY (OCT. 12) MORNING. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO DIXIE ROAD AND PETER ROBERTSON BOULEVARD AT 12:54 A.M. FOR A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED._ BRAMPTON – An Indo-Canadian man was gunned down at a commercial plaza in B
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases And Five New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS WITH FRASER HEALTH CONTINUING TO BE A PROBLEM AREA WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 560 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 198,838 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE A
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__ _FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER IN THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT AMARJEET SOHI WAS ELECTED EDMONTON’S NEXT MAYOR, MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOUR AND FIRST INDO-CANADIAN TO BE ELECTED AS EDMONTON’S MAYOR. SOHI SAID EVERY PUBLIC INSTITUTION SHOULD REFLECT THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES AND C
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__ _CALGARY HAS MADE HISTORY BY ELECTING NOT ONLY THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR BUT SUCCESSIVELY ELECTING IT’S SECOND SOUTH ASIAN MAYOR IN JYOTI GONDEK. SHE SERVED ONE TERM AS THE WARD 3 COUNCILLOR BEFORE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. PRIOR TO HER TIME ON CITY COUNCIL, GONDEK VOLUNTEERED WITH THE NORTHERN HILLS
Punjabi MPs From Canada, UK Heartbroken After Seeing Images Of ‘Brutal Killings Of Farmers' In Lakhimpur Kheri
__ _PUNJAB MPS FROM CANADA AND UK HAVE CONDEMNED THE LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE IN UP WHERE EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR FARMERS, WERE KILLED ON SUNDAY. CANADIAN MP RANDEEP S SARAI TWEETED: HORRIFIED THAT EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR FARMERS, WERE KILLED ON SUNDAY AS VIOLENCE ERUPTED DURING A #FARM
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__ _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
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__ _NEW LISTINGS IN SEPTEMBER WERE 1.2 PER CENT BELOW THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THAT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE REBGV SAYS SALES LAST MONTH WERE MORE THAN 20 PER CENT ABOVE THE DECADE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER._ VANCOUVER – House prices have gone up across the Lower Mainland region again, and demand contin
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BY ARON SOLOMON – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA It is fair to say that people outside of the United States are often quite surprised when they learn how easy it is to obtain a permit to legally carry a gun. But when they find out how many states don’t even require a permit to legally possess a g
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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
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__ _EVEN AS VACCINE RATES RISE SHARPLY WITH BC NEARING 90 PERCENT OF12 AND OLDER POPULATION RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE DOSE, DEATHS HAVE ROSE DRAMATICALLY THIS WEEK, ENDING WITH 13 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 667 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO
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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
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__ _JASKIRAT SIDHU, AKA "THE HUMBOLDT DRIVER," SAID IN HIS FIRST NATIONAL TELEVISION INTERVIEW THAT HE’S SORRY FOR THE PAIN HIS ACTIONS CAUSED IN THE MASSIVE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED 13 YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS WHILE INJURING 16. "I AM SO SORRY FOR THE PAIN I HAVE CAUSED BECAUSE IT WAS MY MISTAKE. AND
SIMPLICITY: The Beauty Of Small Things
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__ _IT’S BEEN A DEADLY WEEK OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS THERE WERE NINE WERE REPORTED ON THURSDAY WITH CASES OVER 500. BC IS REPORTING 580 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,766 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,348 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
Surrey RCMP Investigating Three Separate Attacks On Women In The Whalley-Newton Areas
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE WOMEN WERE ACCOSTED FROM BEHIND IN WHALLEY AND NEWTON AREAS. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 27, AND OCTOBER 10, 2021 THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS. IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE, A WOMAN WAS WALKING ALONE AND GRABBED FROM BEHIND BY AN UNKNO
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 600 On Wednesday With Four New Deaths
__ _AFTER TWO SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DECREASING COVID-19 CASES THAT HIT BELOW 400, WEDNESDAY SAW THE NUMBERS GO BACK ABOVE 600 WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 605 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,186 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,172 ACTIVE CASES O
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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
PICS Society’s Long-Term Care Facility Gets Fast-Track Promise From Surrey Mayor
__ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM ASSURED PICS SOCIETY THAT HE WILL ASK THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY PLANNERS TO FAST-TRACK THE BP AND DP APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT THE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECT IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND OUR SENIORS CAN AVAIL THE SERVICES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY- Mayor Doug M
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__ _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
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__ _ON OCTOBER 12, AT 8:47 AM, SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF POSSIBLE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS LOCATED IN BUSHES NEAR 152 STREET AND 64 AVENUE. CITY WORKERS WERE IN THE AREA PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE DYKE WHEN THEY DISCOVERED WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
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: Another Week Of High Cases Ends With Over 700 And Five New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES ENDS WITH OVER 700 WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY. FRASER HEALTH REGION REMAINS AS THE TROUBLE SPOT WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 743 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 192,491 CASES IN THE PRO
STOLEN: Who’s Stealing Expensive Shoes At No. 5 Road Temple?
There have been a number of expensive shoes stolen from the No 5 Road Gurdwara in Richmond. The latest incident occurred last Saturday, Oct. 2, at a wedding when Pink Valentino shoes valued over $1000 (pictured here) went missing and presumably stolen according to the owner who wants to remain an
Vancouver Homeowner’s Bid To Have His House Assessed $1 Million Higher Rejected
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s Property Assessment Appeal Board has rejected an East Vancouver homeowner's argument that his property was undervalued by more than $1 million in its most recent assessment, reported CTV News. Harvey Oreck appealed the $2,899,000 assessed value of his home at 3422 Triumph St.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 600 Cases Reported Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _MAJORITY OF THE CASES CONTINUE TO COME FROM UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AS MORE THAN 600 WERE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 624 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 191,748 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,929 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 I
Surrey Gangland Hit Victim Identified As Sharnbeer Somal
__ _THE YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN KILLED TUESDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 28-YEAR-OLD SHARNBEER SINGH SOMAL, OF SURREY. SOMAL WAS KNOWN TO THE POLICE. SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING, A BLACK FORD PICK-UP WAS FOUND ON FIRE IN THE AREA OF 129A STREET AND 72A AVENUE. HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE IT IS C
Another Indo-Canadian Gunned Down In Local Gangland Violence
_ALTHOUGH THE LATEST VICTIM OF GANGLAND VIOLENCE IN SURREY TUESDAY NIGHT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE, SOURCES TELL DESIBUZZCANADA THAT HE’S A 24-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:56 PM, THE SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Wednesday With Nine New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AND DEATHS RELATED TO THE VIRUS ROSE DRAMATICALLY ON WEDNESDAY WITH CASELOAD RISING ABOVE 700 AFTER DAYS OF 500-600 DAILY CASES. NINE MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE DEADLY DISEASE. B.C. IS REPORTING 752 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 191,124
NO DISRESPECT: Is Describing Punjab’s New Chief Minister As Dalit Derogatory?
BY ZILE SINGH It is an interesting question raised by eminent people in India and abroad. The Indian society, even if it forms part of the Diaspora, is very complex and heterogeneous. It is rightly said that all five fingers are not equal. So are the five castes in India: Brahmin, Kshatr
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__ _“I AM HUMBLED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD. GETTING THE AWARD MEANS A LOT TO ME AND IT ALSO GIVES ME VALIDATION ABOUT WHAT I HAVE DONE – EVEN THOUGH I DON’T THINK I HAVE DONE MUCH,” SAYS BALRAJ MANN, WHO WILL BE RECEIVING KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD. MANN A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease To Below 600 Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO BELOW 600 ON TUESDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 593 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 190,372 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,937 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 182,045 PEOPLE WHO TESTED P
Air Canada Restarts Flights Between Canada And India
MONTREAL – Air Canada announced this week the resumption of its non-stop flights to and from Delhi, India, following the lifting of the Government of Canada restrictions on non-stop flights from India. The airline’s flights from Delhi to Toronto and Vancouver resume arriving today. “P
Media Company Shuts Down Days After Their Indo-American Media Executive Forced To Take Leave of Absence After Alleged Misconduct
__ _A DAY AFTER A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE REVEALED THAT OZY MEDIA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAMIR RAO IMPERSONATED A YOUTUBE EXECUTIVE ON A CALL WITH POTENTIAL GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTORS, THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE EXEC WILL TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE. WITHIN DAYS, THE MEDIA COMPANY HAS SHUT DOWN
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__ _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
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__ _VICE-PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR AT RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. HARP DHILLON HAS BEEN APPOINTED NEW BOARD CHAIR BY THE SURREY HOSPITALS FOUNDATION. HE WAS VOTED IN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT LAST WEEK’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. “THE SURREY HOSPITALS FOUNDATION PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN SUPPORTING A
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The global spread of COVID 19 has changed how we live, communicate with others, and socialize in the community. After all, staying safe and healthy is on the top of the priorities of everyone globally. Now that the COVID 19 is here to stay, people are looking for ways to stay healthy and fit. Fur
Zee Entertainment To Merge With Sony Pictures Networks After Debt Overload
__ _ZEE ENTERTAINMENT AND SONY PICTURES ON WEDNESDAY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVAL FOR A MERGER THAT WILL COMBINE BOTH COMPANIES’ LINEAR NETWORKS, DIGITAL ASSETS, PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM LIBRARIES._ NEW DELHI - Zee Entertainment and Sony Pictures on Wednesday said the
BEST BARTENDER: Mixologist Sabrine Dhaliwal Chosen Vancouver’s Top Drink Mixer By Georgia Straight Readers
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__ _THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK DEADLY HAVOC AS FRIDAY SAW A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS CASES REMAINED ABOVE 700. B.C. IS REPORTING 714 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 187,694 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,317 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 178,980 PEOP
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BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH When Joe Biden became President, he reassured Europe that he is going to reverse Trump's policy of tilting toward Asia-Pacific, and will revive the traditional American policy of considering Europe as the most important ally of America. However, the recent
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__ _JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S GO-TO-MAN DURING THE ELECTION IS HEADING INTO HIGH FINANCE WITH AN INVESTMENT BANKING POST AT CIBC. "OUR CLIENTS IN THE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, AND NAVDEEP'S EXPERIENCE WILL ENHANCE THE P
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__ _ON THE DAY THAT CANADIANS OBSERVED A SPECIAL DAY TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, BC ANNOUNCED 749 CASES AND NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 749 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 186,994 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. CURRENTLY, 145 COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE
Beloved Indo-Canadian Bus Driver Charanjit Parhar Dies After Being Pinned Between Two Buses
__ _CHARANJIT PARHAR, AN EXPERIENCED BUS DRIVER, HAD LEFT HIS DRIVER'S SEAT TO REMOVE THE POWER POLES CONNECTED TO OVERHEAD WIRES TO ELECTRICALLY POWER HIS BUS TO ALLOW ANOTHER DRIVER, WHO WAS RUNNING LATE, TO PASS. COAST MOUNTAIN BUS COMPANY PRESIDENT MICHAEL MCDANIEL SAID THE COMPANY IS IN MOUR
Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Raises $50,000 For Richmond Hospital
BY BALWANT SANGHERA India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 Number 5 Road, Richmond is proud to be an active member of the South Asian community and the City of Richmond. It has always taken an active role in the betterment of the community. Whenever there is a need for help i
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__ _THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN TOP POSTS AS DESIRED BY SIDHU, SAYS SENIOR LEADER._ CHANDIGARH - Days after the deadlock between Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and the party leadership over the appointments of the DGP and AG, besides those of "tainted" ministers, the cricketer-turned politician
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__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE WITH 11 PEOPLE DYING ON WEDNESDAY WITH CASES REMAINING ABOVE 800. ACTIVE CASES HAVE GONE ABOVE 6000 WITH FRASER HEALTH HAVING THE LARGEST NUMBER WITH OVER 2300. B.C. IS REPORTING 813 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 186,245 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.
Jim Pattison Makes $4 Million Matching Donation To Kick Start Fundraising Campaign For Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
The Surrey Hospitals Foundation announced that Canadian business icon Jim Pattison is making a $4 million matching donation to kick start a fundraising campaign to upgrade the 10-year-old Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre (JPOCSC) in Surrey. The Surrey Hospitals Foundation has a fun
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__ _ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT THE OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL, WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN ATTENDANCE, MAYOR JONATHAN X. COTE READ THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER’S OFFICIAL APOLOGY TO THE COMMUNITY, FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO WERE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY ACTIONS AND
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VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continue to hover over 600 Tuesday with two new deaths. The unvaccinated continue to make up bulk of the cases even as the vaccination rate continues to rise. As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, 87.8% (4,068,060) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their fir
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S GAMBLE TO SEEK A MAJORITY BY CALLING A SNAP ELECTION DID NOT PAY OFF EVEN IF HE WON ADDITIONAL SEATS IN THE WEST BUT LOST KEY BATTLE GROUNDS IN THE EAST AND IN THE ATLANTIC. HOWEVER, 17 INDO-CANADIANS WERE ELECTED MPS, MAJORITY OF THEM FROM TRUDEAU’S LIBERALS
Indo-Canadian Businessman Buys The BC Lions Football Team
__ _AMAR DOMAN IS THE SON OF PIONEERING INDO-CANADIAN TED DOMAN AND NEPHEW OF LUMBER TYCOON HERB DOMAN, WHO ALONG WITH A THIRD BROTHER GORDON, FOUNDED DOMAN INDUSTRIES IN 1953, THE COMPANY WAS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST FOREST BASED, TRUCKING, SAW MILL AND PULP MILL OPERATORS. ICONS IN THE
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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
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The original Music Man Sukshinder Shinda is back in a big way with a brand new single Sher. It’s another instant Bhangra classic from UK’s premier music maestro Shinda. Sher is an organic, raw and unfiltered folk music with Shinda’s masterful touch on both music and vocals that gives the tr
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__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 9,507 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN AUGUST 2021, A DECREASE OF 7.1 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 2020. THE AVERAGE MLS® RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $901,712, A 17.2 PERCENT INC
16 Indo-Canadians Elected MPs In Trudeau’s Returned Minority Government
__ _ALL PROMINENT PUNJABI-CANADIAN FACES WERE REELECTED—INCLUDING DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN FROM VANCOUVER SOUTH, MINISTER BARDISH CHAGGAR FROM WATERLOO, MINISTER ANITA ANAND FROM OAKVILLA AND JAGMEET SINGH, WHO HEADS NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY, FROM BURNABY SOUTH SEAT._ OTTAWA - Sixteen of the
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Week Of High Cases Ends With Over 700 And Seven New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES CAME TO AN END WITH OVER 700 ON FRIDAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER THE TROUBLE SPOT WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 743 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 182,541 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,979 ACTI
Shooting Outside Controversial Punjabi Radio Talk Show Host Joginder Bassi’s House
__ _THE ‘GAUNDA PUNJAB’ HOST BASSI’S CAR WAS SHOT UP IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE WITH THE SHOOTER(S) TARGETING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO SOURCES, THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE BASSI’S DAUGHTER’S HOME WHEN IT WAS SHOT BUT NOBODY WAS HARMED IN THE INCIDENT. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF TO
Surrey RCMP Gang Unit Arrest Prohibited Driver Gurkaran Sandhu With Help From Air 1
_GURKARAN SANDHU WAS ARRESTED AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WILLFULLY RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING A PEACE OFFICER, AND DRIVING WHILE PROHIBITED. THE SECOND OCCUPANT WAS RELEASED ON SCENE. SANDHU WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 WITH MULTIPLE RELEASE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To Over 800 On Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS REMAINED STRONG SINCE THE UPTICK IN LATE SUMMER AND THURSDAY SAW CASES RISE ABOVE 800 AGAIN WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 832 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 181,769 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,697 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
Criminal Charges Against Indo-Canadian Man Accused Of Defrauding Ontario Of $11Million In COVID Relief Funds
__ _THE PROVINCE HAS SUED SANJAY MADAN, HIS WIFE, AND TWO ADULT CHILDREN, ALLEGING THAT THEY ILLEGALLY ISSUED AND BANKED CHEQUES UNDER THE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO MADAN’S LAWYER, THE FORMER ONTARIO BUREAUCRAT IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF FRAUD OVER $5,000 AND TWO COUNTS OF BREACH
Powerlifter Sumeet Sharma Encourages Supporting Front-Line Workers And Teachers
_ Well known powerlifter Sumeet Sharma wants to encourage people in the South Asian community to donate to front line workers and teachers and he is doing so by example. Sharma took all of the funds that his sponsors gave him to go to Czech Republic in May (the trip was canceled due to Covid-19) a
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 Again With Whopping 10 Deaths Wednesday
_THE DEADLY COVID-19 VIRUS CONTINUES TO TAKE A TOLL AS 10 NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED WEDNESDAY AND CASES AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 700. THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG AS VACCINATION CONTINUES. B.C. IS REPORTING 759 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 25 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 180,937 CASES IN
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Tuesday With One New Death
__ _FRASER HEALTH REGION HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER AS TOP SPOT FOR COVID-19 CASES WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 525 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 180,178 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 5,282 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 172,62
DO TERRORISTS DESERVE ACCEPTANCE? So-Called Terrorists The Taliban Are Back In Power In Afghanistan After US Defeat
__ _BY ZILE SINGH - FORMER INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL IN AFGHANISTAN._ September 11, 2001 was a sunny morning. People in New York, the busiest city of the world, were rushing to their jobs. Some already were on their respective desks. All of a sudden , the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre fell t
Jagmeet Singh-Led NDP May Again Hold Balance Of Power
__ _AS THE LATEST TRENDS INDICATE A NECK AND NECK FIGHT BETWEEN LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, THE PARTY WITH A SMALL BUT CRUCIAL NUMBER OF SEATS WOULD BE IMPORTANT IF BOTH MAIN PARTIES FAIL TO GET A MAJORITY. IN 2019, JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S LIBERAL PARTY GOT 157 SEATS, 13 SHORT OF MAJORITY IN THE 338 H
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Cases Decline Slightly But 11 New Deaths Since Friday
_CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED SLIGHTLY FOR A TOTAL OF NEARLY 1700 SINCE FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE ALSO 11 NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES WITH OVER 500 FOR THE WEEKEND. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,692 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 179,64
Court Orders Surrey Realtor Kevindeep Singh Bratch To Pay $95,000 As Penalty To Elderly Couple For Rent-To-Own Scheme
__ _KEVINDEEP SINGH BRATCH, KNOWN AS KEVIN BRATCH, OF BRATCH REALTY LTD., WAS ORDERED TO PAY A $45,000 PENALTY WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER AND AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 IN ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER. ON NOV. 14, 2017, THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF B.
Punjab Gets Historic First Ever Dalit Chief Minister After Congress Gives Long-Time Leader And CM Captain Amarinder The Boot
__ _THE ALL INDIA CONGRESS COMMITTEE CLEARED THE NAME OF DALIT LEADER CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF PUNJAB—A DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES AFTER A DAY OF HECTIC POLITICAL ACTIVITY THAT SAW PULLS AND PRESSURES FROM SEVERAL CLAIMANTS. CHANNI SAID HE WILL TAKE OATH AS PUNJAB CHI
ELECTION DAY MONDAY: Let’s See If Canadians Punish Liberals And Trudeau For $600 Million Unnecessary election
BY PROMOD PURI Despite all the “Hangama,” the outcry about staging another election in less than two years and the middle of the pandemic, we can also see some positive aspects. For example, temporary jobs for those jobless workers conducting the gigantic electoral process. A news report sa
Actor, Singer-Songwriter Ajay Friese Releases Music Video For New Single “Your Eyes”
__ _FILMED AT CATALOGUE STUDIOS IN VICTORIA, BC, AND DIRECTED BY NIKOLAS FACEY AND ZAYDEN PHAN, THE “YOUR EYES” MUSIC VIDEO IS A CANDID BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO THE RECORDING PROCESS OF THE SONG INCLUDING PRODUCER-ARTIST DISCUSSIONS AND A MULTI-SCREEN CLIMAX. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF V
Indo-Canadian Top Cop In Victoria Assaulted At Memorial For Indigenous Woman
__ _THE EVENT WAS MEANT TO HONOUR CHANTEL MOORE, A VANCOUVER ISLAND WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED BY NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE LAST YEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE BLANKETING CEREMONY A WOMAN CAME UP BEHIND DEL MANAK AND POURED SOME SORT OF LIQUID ON HIM. FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT._ VICTOR
Koshik Chand Of Delta Wins $1 Million Lotto 6/49, Looks Forward To Family Visit To Fiji
__ _A FIJIAN-CANADIAN WHO WON A COOL $1 MILLION LOTTERY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A TRIP BACK TO THE HOME COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE HIS WIN. KOSHIK CHAND SAID IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE HE HAS GONE BACK TO FIJI, BUT AFTER WINNING THE $1 MILLION GUARANTEED PRIZE IN THE LOTTO 6/49 DRAW ON JULY 10, 2021, HE P
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 New Deaths And Over 750 Cases Reported Friday
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH MORE THAN 750 AND A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO REMAIN DEADLY. B.C. IS REPORTING 768 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 19 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 177,954 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6,031 ACTIVE CASES OF
SARAGARHI MONUMENT: Historic New British Memorial To Sikh Soldiers Officially Unveiled
__ _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
Decreasing Supply And Strong Demand Keeps Fraser Valley Real Estate Strong
__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,087 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN AUGUST, AN INCREASE OF 4.0 PER CENT COMPARED TO JULY AND A 2.4 PER CENT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. SALES REMAINED UNUSUALLY HIGH FOR THE MONTH; SECOND ONLY TO AUGUST OF 2005._ BY
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 700 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS WITH INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH REGIONS CARRYING THE BULK OF THE LOAD. UNVACCINATED ARE CONTINUE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 706 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOT
Another High Profile UN Gangster Shot Dead In Downtown Vancouver
_ _ _VANCOUVER POLICE SAID THURSDAY THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS AMANDEEP MANJ, THE CITY’S 13TH HOMICIDE OF 2021. THE 35-YEAR-OLD MANJ WAS FOUND DEAD IN A VEHICLE IN THE UNDERGROUND PARKADE OF THE FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM HOTEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS ATTENDED AND HE
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
Police Seek More Witnesses In Connection With Sexual Assault At Surrey Massage Business
__ _THIS INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN MARCH 2021, WHEN SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT ALLEGING THAT A WOMAN WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE RECEIVING A MASSAGE AT SHRI PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE, LOCATED AT 1105-7360 137 STREET. ON JUNE 22, 56-YEAR-OLD SHRI RAMPOL OF SURREY WAS ARRESTED ON A WARRANT FOR SEXUAL A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: The Unvaccinated Continue To Help The Spread As 661 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ARE ON THE RISE WITH THE VULNERABLE IMMUNITY DEFICIENT POPULATION AS SEVEN NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED WEDNESDAY WHILE CASES REMAINED ABOVE 650. B.C. IS REPORTING 661 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 176,480 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. T
Pandemic School Year Begins With Many Lessons For Students And Teachers
_MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND HAND SANITIZING TO BECOME THE NORM IN ANXIETY-FILLED SCHOOL YEAR!_ __ _STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER(S) ON A REGULAR BASIS AND KEEPING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOL OPEN IS GREATLY BENEFICIAL TO EVERYONE. SETTING ASIDE A DISTRACTION FREE ENVI
WSO Condemns Australia’s New School Kirpan Policy
__ _THE WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA SAID NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUSTRALIA’S NEW KIRPAN POLICY FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERS THE NATURE OF THE KIRPAN BY REQUIRING THAT IT BE NO MORE THAN 8.5CM IN LENGTH AND HAVE "NO SHARP EDGES OR POINTS". WHILE THERE HAD BEEN A LEGAL EXEMPTION FOR SIKH STUDE
Michael Chang Hoping NDP Momentum And Jagmeet Singh’s Leadership Puts Him Over The Top In Langley-Aldergrove
_MICHAEL CHANG, WHO IS RUNNING IN LANGLEY-ALDERGROVE, SAYS HE WILL FIGHT FOR MEANINGFUL ACTION ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY – BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MAKING SURE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD DENTAL CARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND TAKING BOLD CLIMATE ACTION THAT CREATES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Tuesday Sees More Than 650 Cases And One New Death
__ _THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG AS DECLINING CASES OF COVID-19 OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS AGAIN JUMPED UP TO ABOVE 650 TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 677 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 20 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 175,819 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6,165 ACTIVE
Indian Youth murdered In Nova Scotia In Suspected Hate Crime
__ _PRABHJOT SINGH KATRI WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED WITH SHARP-EDGED WEAPONS AT TRURO TOWN IN NEW SCOTIA PROVINCE OF CANADA, LATE LAST NIGHT. FAMILY MEMBERS URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP BRING BACK THE BODY SO THAT HIS LAST RITES COULD BE PERFORMED AT HIS NATIVE VILLAGE._ TORONTO - A 23-year-old Indian
NDP Asks Are BC Liberals For Or Against Using Proof Of Vaccine To Keep People Safe?
__ _SPEAKING TODAY ON THE MIKE SMYTH SHOW, BC LIBERAL PUBLIC SAFETY CRITIC MIKE MORRIS WOULD NOT SAY WHETHER HIS CAUCUS SUPPORTS PROOF OF VACCINES DESPITE BEING ASKED THE QUESTION FOUR TIMES BY THE RADIO TALK SHOW HOST. AMAN SINGH, MLA FOR RICHMOND-QUEENSBOROUGH: “EVERY MEMBER OF THE BC NEW DEM
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
West Coast Coalition Against Racism Strongly Condemns The threatening Racist Letter Sent To The Langley Islamic Centre
__ _THE LANGLEY ISLAMIC CENTRE POSTED AN IMAGE OF THE MESSAGE ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE THIS WEEK, CALLING IT A “VIOLENT THREAT.” THE LETTER, MADE OUT OF CUT-OUT LETTERS PASTED ON A PIECE OF PAPER TO FORM A MESSAGE, READS: “YOU HAVE TWO MONTHS TO SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN AND LEAVE OR I WILL GO FULL
Vancouver-Based Bollywood Actor-Producer Rajat Bedi Charged With Negligence Causing Death In Mumbai Accident
__ _VANCOUVER-BASED BOLLYWOOD ACTOR-PRODUCER RAJAT BEDI HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH AFTER HIS CAR HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN MUMBAI. RAJESH BAUDDHA, 39, ALIAS RAJESH DOOT, A LABOURER, SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES AT A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN MUMBAI ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AFTER WHICH POLICE ADD
Surrey RCMP Seek Help To Locate Missing South Asian Man
__ _SIASAT CHEEMA WAS LAST SEEN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2021, AT 8:30 PM IN THE AREA OF 88 AVENUE AND KING GEORGE BOULEVARD. IT IS OUT OF CHARACTER FOR SIASAT CHEEMA TO BE OUT OF CONTACT, AND POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR HIS WELL-BEING. SIASAT CHEEMA IS DESCRIBED AS A 30 YEAR OLD, SOUTH ASIAN MAN,
Indo-Canadian Man From Brampton Faces Seven Charges Of Sexual Assault
__ _TAJINDER SINGH BEDI IS FACING SEVEN CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH TWO SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS AND TORONTO POLICE BELIEVE THERE MAY BE OTHER VICTIMS. THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON JAN. 1, 2021, AND BETWEEN DECEMBER 2020 AND FEBRUARY, 2021._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF TORONTO – An Indo-Canadian
KidsPlay Hosts Super Successful Free Summer Camps With Over 300 Participants
__ _KIDSPLAY FOUNDATION’S SUMMER CAMPS BROUGHT OUT A LOAD OF YOUNGSTERS LAST WEEKEND IN A SUPER SUCCESSFUL CAMPS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS IN SURREY AND ABBOTSFORD. THESE CAMPS HAVE BEEN RUNNING ALL SUMMER LONG. “AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. INVESTING IN YOU
BLUNDER-MAN: Did Justin Trudeau And His Advisors Guess Wrong On Election Call?
__ _SO TRUDEAU CALLED A SNAP ELECTION FOR SEPT. 20, HOPING TO EARN HIS LIBERAL PARTY A RULING MAJORITY. INSTEAD, HIS NUMBERS DROPPED INSTANTLY, CONFOUNDING MANY. WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, HE'S LIKELY TO END WITH A WEAKENED MINORITY GOVERNMENT OR EVEN A HUMILIATING DEFEAT. "THE LIBERALS LIKELY CALLED TH
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
Police Investigating After Shots Fired At Surrey RCMP Officer
__ _AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55 PM FRIDAY, A SURREY RCMP FRONTLINE OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH A BLACK SEDAN THAT WAS WESTBOUND ON 82 AVENUE JUST PAST 128 STREET. WHEN THE OFFICER ENGAGED THEIR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN REACHED OUTSIDE THEIR VEHICLE WINDOW AND FIRED
Canadians Largely Expect Another Minority Liberal Government But There Could Be Surprises On Election Day
__ _ASKED WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT VOTERS WOULD PREFER IF THEY COULD CHOOSE, THE LARGEST GROUP – 42 PER CENT – WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CPC TAKE OVER FROM THE LIBERALS, WHETHER IN MAJORITY (32%) OR MINORITY (10%) COMPOSITION. THREE-IN-TEN (31%) WOULD LIKE THE LIBERAL PARTY TO GOVERN AGAIN, DIVIDE
Popular Indo-Canadian Vernon Councilor Loses Decade Long Battle With Cancer
__ _DALVIR NAHAL WAS IN HER SECOND TERM AS A COUNCILOR. SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2014, FINISHING FIFTH OUT OF 14 HOPEFULS FOR THE SIX SEATS WITH 3,919 VOTES. NAHAL WAS RE-ELECTED IN 2018, FINISHING THIRD IN THE VOTING WITH 3,891 VOTES, JUST 13 CHECKMARKS AHEAD OF LONGTIME FRIEND KARI GARES._ VER
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 750 Cases Reported Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH MORE THAN 750 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 774 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 172,338 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,594 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 164,470 P
Intimidation And Interference Complaint Against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum Filed With Elections BC
_ _ _THE SURREY POLICE VOTE CAMPAIGN HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, ALLEGING POSSIBLE INTIMIDATION AND INTERFERENCE OF VOLUNTEERS COLLECTING INITIATIVE PETITION SIGNATURES THAT CALL FOR A DEMOCRATIC REFERENDUM ON POLICING IN SURREY. SURREY POLICE VOTE CITIZENS INITIATIV
Honey Singh’s Wife Details How She Was Abused By The Top Producer Over Their 10-Year Marriage
__ _IN HER PLEA, HONEY SINGH’S WIFE SHALINI TALWAR HAS STATED HOW SHE WAS ALLEGEDLY PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY SINGH OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS OF THEIR MARRIAGE. SHE ALSO ALLEGED THAT HONEY SINGH CHEATED ON HER. THE 38-YEAR-OLD WOMAN CLAIMED THAT SINGH AND HIS FAMILY BROKE HER MENTALLY AND EMOTIONAL
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: Cases Jump Over 800 Again Wednesday
__ _WHILE THERE WERE NO DEATHS, CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED ABOVE 800 ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG WITH INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH CARRYING THE LOAD. B.C. IS REPORTING 814 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 16 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 171,564 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,550
BC Launches Vaccine Card To Increase Safety At Public Events
__ _THE BC VACCINE CARD WILL ALLOW VACCINATED PEOPLE TO CONVENIENTLY AND SECURELY SHOW THEIR PROOF OF VACCINATION AT HIGHER-RISK SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS AND SETTINGS WHEN NEW COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT RULES TAKE EFFECT ON SEPT. 13, 2021. THIS WILL HELP INCREASE VACCINATIONS, WHILE PROTE
SICK MINDS: Hinduatva Fanatics Continue Religious Persecution Of NDP Leader And Class Act Jagmeet Singh
_SINGH’S INTIMIDATION AND HARASSMENT IS HINDUTAVA’S GRAND PLAN TO TARGET RELIGIOUS MINORITIES LIKE SIKHS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS!_ EDITOR’S NOTE:_ IT’S COMPLETELY APPALLING TO SEE MENTALLY SICK PEOPLE AND HINDUATAVA RIGHTWING FANATICS CONTINUE TO HARASS AND INTIMIDATE NDP LEASDER AND CLASS A
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
TRAVEL TIPS: Top Six Eco-Friendly Destinations
BY KAT SARMIENTO – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA If we’re going to try to search for a silver lining with all that has happened in the past year, it is being able to save travel budget for some people. Many have been craving to go out and explore the world. With the pandemic, travelers ended up
Liberal candidate Raj Saini Forced Out Of Federal Election After Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Surface
__ _RAJ SAINI HAS DROPPED OUT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN THE RIDING OF KITCHENER CENTRE AFTER FACING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH HE DENIES. SAINI SAID IN A STATEMENT ON SATURDAY THAT HE IS LEAVING THE RACE AFTER CBC NEWS THIS WEEK REPORTED ON ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHA
Merritt Councillor Mike Bhangu Says Uttering Threat Charges Untrue And Phony
__ _MERRITT CITY COUNCILOR MIKE BHANGU, WHO HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COUNCIL MEMBER, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH UTTERING THREATS TO CAUSE DEATH OR BODILY HARM. BUT BHANGU CALLED THE ALLEGATIONS UNTRUE AND PHONY. "THE ALLEGATIONS ARE COMING FROM AN UNINVITED INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME TO MY HOME, PLACED MY SAFETY
Punjab And Haryana High Court To Decide If Spouse Can Register Rape Case Against Husband?
CHANDIGARH - The Punjab and Haryana High Court will adjudicate whether a legally wedded wife can lodge an FIR against her husband on the allegations of rape. The petitioner-husband has claimed that the offence of rape under Section 376 of the IPC was not made out against him as the respondent-com
Driver Charged With Criminal negligence After Two International Students From India Die In Horrific Road Accident
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM VANCOUVER HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE DEATHS OF TWO PASSENGERS, BELIEVED TO BE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM INDIA, IN HIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING A CRASH ON CYPRESS BOWL ROAD EARLY SEPT. 2. ON FRIDAY, THE CROWN SWORE TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH AGAINST 22-YE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 671 Cases Reported Friday With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG WITH 671 CASES REPORTED FRIDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH AND INTERIOR HEALTH REGIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 460 OF THE TOTAL CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 671 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 168,325 CASES
HAVANA SYNDROME: The Mysterious Condition Plaguing US Officials, Causing Brain Damage
__ _A DISEASE —CONSIDERED TO BE MYSTERIOUS SO FAR — CALLED THE 'HAVANA SYNDROME' HAS LEFT SEVERAL US DIPLOMATS PLAGUED WITH SEVERE HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND POSSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE THIS WEEK. WHILE MANY OFFICIALS ARE CONVINCED THAT THE HAVANA SYNDROME IS A SUSTAINED ATTACK INVOLVING ELECTRONIC WEA
NDP Hammers Trudeau’s “Flipper Candidate” Noormohamed, Says He Must Answer For Flipping Dozens Of Houses For Millions Of Profit
__ _PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS SOLD AT LEAST 41 PROPERTIES SINCE 2005 AND MADE NEARLY $5 MILLION. AS PRICES RAPIDLY INCREASED IN SIX YEARS UNDER TRUDEAU, THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE HAS SOLD 17 HOMES AND MADE $3.7 MILLION. NDP CANDIDATES ANJALI APPADURAI AND PETER JUL
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN HIGH WITH OVER 800 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. THE INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH CONTINUE TO HAVE BULK OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 801 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 167,654 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CAME DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER HITTING OVER 800 ON FRIDAY WITH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SEEING 500 PLUS CASES BUT THERE WERE SEVEN NEW DEATHS. INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH ARE LEADING THE CHARGE WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES THAN ANY OTHER HEALTH REGION. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C.
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India’s 75th Independence Day Celebrations Held Worldwide
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Three South Asian Men From Brampton Charged With Human Sex Trafficking While Police Search For Fourth Suspect
__ _AMRITPAL SINGH, HARKUWAR SINGH AND SUKHMANPREET SINGH HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE FACING EIGHT CHARGES, INCLUDING PROCURING PERSONS UNDER 18-YEARS, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
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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
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN HIGH WITH NEARLY 700 WEDNESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 698 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 161,969 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,356 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 154,669 PEOPLE WHO
NDP Says Liberal Candidate Taleeb Noormohamed Broke Trudeau’s Own Home Flipping Rules
__ _LIBERAL CANDIDATE TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS MADE $600,000 FLIPPING VANCOUVER CONDOS SINCE 2017. JAGMEET SINGH SAYS: “FOR SIX YEARS, JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS LET SPECULATORS AND HOME FLIPPERS OFF THE HOOK WHILE PRICES SKYROCKETED FOR REGULAR PEOPLE. HE SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS
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__ _GET YOUR MASKS OUT AGAIN AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, MASKS MUST BE WORN IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT B.C. TO HELP SLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 AS B.C. PREPARES FOR THE FALL AND RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON, BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. A NEW ORDER FROM THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
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Racists Deface Komagata Maru Memorial As VPD Investigates Another Hate Crime
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__ _THERE WERE A WHOPPING 16 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS WITH THE CASES DECREASING SLIGHTLY AFTER RISING ABOVE 700 ON SATURDAY. BC IS BRINGING IN PROOF OF VACCINATION ON SEPTEMBER 13 TO HELP STOP THE FOURTH WAVE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,711 NEW CASES OF COV
Indo-Canadian Among Three Young Hockey Players Killed In Single Vehicle Collision
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__ _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
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Indo-American Teen Declared One Of The Brightest Students In The World
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SLOW DOWN: Surrey Traffic Police Issue 41 Tickets In Two Hours
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Canadians Headed To Polls On September 20 As Trudeau Seeks Majority Government
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Ferrari Riddled With Bullets At Surrey Strip Mall Sending One Man To Hospital
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Should There Be A Criminal Investigation Now That Ross Street Gurdwara Committee Member Admitted To Wrongdoing
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Olympic Glory For Golden Coach!
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__ _THE SLOW DOWN IN THE REAL-ESTATE MARKET HASN’T COOLED DOWN PRICES, WHICH SAW A 22 PER CENT JUMP TO $910,445 LAST MONTH, COMPARED TO THE $745,194 RECORDED IN JUNE 2020._ VANCOUVER – While the BC real estate market is starting to cool but prices are still up above 20 percent from last year
INSPECTOR KASSAM: South Asian Cop Introduced As North Vancouver RCMP’s Newest Operations Officer
__ _INSPECTOR KASSAM HAS A VARIED AND DIVERSE BACKGROUND, HAVING SERVED IN NUMEROUS POSTINGS IN THE RCMP. FOR INSPECTOR KASSAM, HOWEVER, HIS ADDITION TO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE DETACHMENT REPRESENTS A HOMECOMING; NORTH VANCOUVER WAS WHERE HE GOT HIS START IN THE FORCE. "I WAS SWORN IN AS A MEM
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Increase As Friday Sees 464
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH THE INTERIOR STILL HAVING THE BULK OF THE CASES BUT OTHER HEALTH REGIONS ALSO SEEING STEADILY RISING CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 464 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 151,839 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,411 AC
WOW: Samosa Queen Shelina Mawani Shares Her Business Experience In “A Leap Of Courage”
__ _KNOWN AS THE SAMOSA QUEEN, SHELINA MAWANI OF NANA’S KITCHEN HAS MANY STORIES TO TELL FROM THE TRENCHES AFTER YEARS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD AND SHE’S FOUND AN AVENUE IN THE YEARLY BOOK, WOMAN OF WORTH: WOMEN IN BUSINESS IN A CHANGING WORLD. IN HER STORY “A LEAP OF COURAGE,” SHE TELLS OF
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 300 On Wednesday
__ _IS BC BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19? JUDGING BY THE RISING DAILY CASE COUNT, WHICH WENT ABOVE 300 ON WEDNESDAY AFTER A LONG PAUSE, THERE IS MUCH CAUSE FOR CONCERN. B.C. IS REPORTING 342 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 150,973 CASES I
Poll Says Canadians Divided On Immigration Target Levels As Canada Readies For Post-Pandemic Rush
__ _AS OTTAWA PREPARES TO RAMP UP IMMIGRATION POST PANDEMIC, CANADIANS ARE DIVIDED OVER TARGET LEVELS. NEW DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FINDS CANADIANS DIVIDED ALONG AGE, GENDER, AND POLITICAL LINES ABOUT WHETHER THAT NUMBER
RCMP Consider Charges After Surrey Couple Apologizes For Racist And Insensitive Remarks At Aspen Park
_A SURREY-NEWTON COUPLE ACCUSED OF SHOUTING RACIST COMMENTS AT A GROUP OF PUNJABI-CANADIAN SENIORS AND CHILDREN IN ASPEN PARK HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING BY OFFERING AN APOLOGY. THE COUPLE’S OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO WEDNESDAY AT THE PARK IN THE NEWTON NEIGHBOURHOOD. “WE’RE IN C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Remains Sore Spot Over Long Weekend With More Than Double The Cases
__ _THE BC INTERIOR REMAINED A HOT BED OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH HAD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CASES THAN BOTH COASTAL AND FRASER HEALTH, WHICH ARE MUCH MORE DENSELY POPULATED. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 742 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES
IS YO YO A WIFE BEATER? Rapper-Producer Honey Singh’s Wife Files Case Of Domestic, Sexual And Mental Violence
__ _IS YO YO HONEY SINGH A WIFE BEATER? WHILE HE HAS YET TO FILE A RESPONSE BUT HIS WIFE HAS FILED A WIDE-RANGING CASE AGAINST HIM ON TUESDAY, ACCUSING THE TOP PUNJAB-HINDI RAPPER AND MUSIC PRODUCER OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL AND MENTAL VIOLENCE AMONG OTHER THINGS. SINGH’S WIFE, SHALINI TALWAR FILED A
Businessman Ajay Dilawri Among 16 British Columbians Appointed To Order Of BC
SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ELITE INCLUDING RATANA STEPHENS AND HUBBY ARRAN JOIN COVID-19 HERO DR. BONNIE HENRY AMONG OTHER LUMINARIES BEING HONOURED WITH BC'S HIGHEST HONOUR! __ _SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR AJAY DILAWARI OF THE AUTOMOTIVE GIANT DILAWRI GROUP AND HUSBAND-WIFE ARRAN AND RATANA STE
Judge Orders New Trial For Indo-Canadian Charged With Unlawful Confinement, Extortion And Other Offences
__ _JIM SINGH KANDA WAS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT, ASSAULT AND NUMEROUS FIREARMS OFFENCES ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON OCT. 1, 2016 BUT A JUDGE IN THE CASE HAD STAYED THE CHARGES BECAUSE OF “UNREASONABLE” DELAY. THE TRIAL JUDGE DIRECTED A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON ACCOUNT OF
Two Sikh Priests From India Jailed For Rape Of Glasgow Prostitute
__ _GURNAM SINGH WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS AND SUKHDEV SINGH TO FIVE. BOTH WILL BE PLACED ON THE SEX OFFENDERS REGISTER INDEFINITELY. THEY WILL ALSO BE DEPORTED TO INDIA AT THE END OF THEIR PRISON TERMS. SINGHS, BOTH MARRIED AND WITH THREE CHILDREN EACH STILL LIVING IN INDIA, HAD BEEN IN SCOTL
Award-Winning Filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon Immortalized With Starwalk Star
__ _THE BRONZE STARS FOR 2021 INDUCTEES, R PAUL DHILLON [https://bcentertainmenthalloffame.com/dhillon-r-paul/], AN AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER AND JOURNALIST, AND WALTER DAROSHIN [https://bcentertainmenthalloffame.com/daroshin-walter/], FILMMAKER AND THE FOUNDER OF LEO AWARDS, HAVE NOW BEEN INSE
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
VPD Seeks Three South Asian Men After Granville Street Stranger Assault
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER ONE MAN WAS RANDOMLY ATTACKED BY THREE SOUTH ASIAN MEN ON GRANVILLE STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE THREE SUSPECTS APPEAR TO BE SOUTH ASIAN AND IN THEIR EARLY 20S. THE FIRST SUSPECT IS ABOUT FIVE FEET TEN INCHES TALL. HE HAS SHORT HAIR AND LARGE EARS.
Indo-Canadian Lottery Retailer Scoops Up BC’s Second Largest Seller’s Prize Ever For Selling $35 Million Winning Lotto Max Ticket
__ _SANJEEV AGGERWAL, WHO HAS BEEN SELLING LOTTERY PRODUCTS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AT HIS FAMILY-RUN KAMLOOPS BUSINESS, MCGOO’S SMOKES N STUFF, RECEIVED $35,000 FROM BCLC AS PART OF ITS SELLER’S PRIZE PROGRAM. DESIGNED TO ENGAGE RETAILERS IN THE EXCITEMENT OF LOTTERY WINNERS, THE PROGRAM AWAR
Sikh Motorcycle Club Rides To Support Diabetes Canada
__ _TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN, THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF CANADA IS HOSTING A MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN VARIOUS CITIES AND LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA ON JULY 31. THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STARTED THEIR RIDE AT 9:30 AM FROM GUR SIKH TEMPLE 33089 S
Hot Fraser Valley Housing Market Cools Slightly In June But Still Strong
__ _LARRY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, SAID, “IN JUNE, WE SHIFTED FROM AN EXTREME SELLER’S MARKET TO A STRONG SELLER’S MARKET. ALTHOUGH DEMAND FOR FRASER VALLEY HOMES REMAINS VERY HIGH – OVER 40 PER CENT OF ACTIVE LISTINGS SOLD IN JUNE – WE’RE SEEING THE MARKET SETTLE DOWN GIVING
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To 185 With Three New Deaths On Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO RISE WITH WEDNESDAY NUMBER RISING TO NEAR 200 LEVEL WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 185 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,444 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 909 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,756 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HA
NDP Tables Motion To Implement Universal Pharmacare
__ _ NDP SAID TRUDEAU AND TASSI MOVED ONE STEP CLOSER TO STRIPPING THE CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHT TO STRIKE AWAY FROM 1,150 STRIKING MONTREAL DOCK WORKERS. THEY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF THEIR ANTI-LABOUR ALLY, CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ERIN O’TOOLE WHO OVERWHELMINGLY EMB
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 150 Cases Reported Tuesday As Daily Cases Trend Upward
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO STEADILY RISE WITH 150 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,259 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 783 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,700 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POS
Indo-American Astronaut Calls Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Flight incredible, Life-Changing Experience
__ _SIRISHA BANDLA, A 34-YEAR-OLD AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, JOINED BRITISH BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON AND FOUR OTHERS ON BOARD VIRGIN GALACTIC'S SPACESHIPTWO UNITY TO MAKE A JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF SPACE FROM THE US STATE OF NEW MEXICO_ HOUSTON - Indo-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was a
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Big Trouble Spot As Cases Shoot Above 200
__ _THE BC INTERIOR IS A BIG COVID-19 TROUBLE SPOT AS CASES SHOOT PAST 200 ON THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 204 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,648 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 1,055 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,810 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. NOTE
NDP Urging The Liberals To Reverse The $800 CRB Cut For Millions Of Struggling Canadians
__ _“ALTHOUGH WE ARE HOPEFULLY NEARING THE END OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT OVER IT YET. BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY AND PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE STILL UNDER RESTRICTIONS, MAKING IT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO WORK IN SOME INDUSTRIES,” NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID.
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Below 100 For The Weekend But Remain On High Side
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 AVERAGED BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT WERE ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH TWO DAYS OF 94 CASES. OVERALL THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SIDE WITH MOST OF THE NEW CASES AMONG THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 267 NEW CASES OF C
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
Navjot Sidhu Is The New Congress King Of Punjab As He Becomes Party Chief On Way To CM’s Chair
__ _MAVERICK SPORTSMAN-TURNED POLITICIAN NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU IS THE NEW CONGRESS KING OF PUNJAB AS HE WAS APPOINTED PARTY CHIEF THIS WEEK. IT’S THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS HIM TAKING OVER FROM INCUMBENT CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH AS CHIEF MINISTER. SIDHU AND AMARINDER SINGH HAVE BEEN AT LOGGERHEADS FOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 100 For First Time In Weeks
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 100 FRIDAY AFTER WEEKS OF CONTINUED DECREASES. THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 112 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,842 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 603 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVI
Canadian Sikh Organizations Renew Calls For Special Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
__ _IN 2015, MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR TOOK ON THE CAUSE OF HELPING SIKH AND HINDU MINORITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. SINCE HIS PASSING THE MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR FOUNDATION HAS WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING 60 REFUGEES TO CANADA WITH 120 REMAINING IN THE QUEUE TO ARRIVE
KABIR JAYANTI: “Sant Shiromani” Was Indeed A Great Mystic
__ _SANT KABIR, SATGURU TO HIS FOLLOWERS, THE GREATEST OF ALL SANTS, WAS BANDONED BY HIS MOTHER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS BIRTH IN 1440 A.D. IN BANARAS (NOW VARANASI), HE WAS BROUGHT UP BY AN ISSUELESS MUSLIM COUPLE NEERU AND NEEMA WHO WERE WEAVERS BY CASTE. DUE TO POVERTY AND LOWER CASTE, KABIR COUL
Missing Indo-Canadian Man Sought In Surrey
__ _AJAIB SINGH GREWAL WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 P.M. ON JULY 22, IN THE 6600-BLOCK OF 124 STREET. POLICE AND HIS FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR HIS WELL-BEING._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP is requesting help from the public to locate a missing 77-year-old Indo-Canadian man
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Further But No New Deaths
_CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TO 89 BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW DEATHS FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. B.C. IS REPORTING 89 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,730 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 781 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,178 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE H
Recent PR Residency Applicant Can Now Get Open Work Permit While Waiting For Decision
__ _ THE PATHWAY TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE WAS OPENED TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM A CANADIAN INSTITUTION, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE IN OTHER DESIGNATED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS ON MAY 6, 2021. TO QUALIFY FOR THE PATHWAY, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE LEGALLY WORKING IN CANADA AT THE TIME OF
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
Israel's National Security Council ‘Looking Into’ NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Allegations
__ _THE RIGHTWING GOVERNMENT OF NARENDRA MODI IS ALSO ACCUSED OF USING THE SPYWARE WEAPON AGAINST ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS AND OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IN INDIA._ LONDON - Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to "look into" proliferating allegations that spyware sold by a Israeli cyber
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain 70 Plus For Second Straight Day
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 70 FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, SHOWING A SLIGHT UPTICK IN DAILY CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 78 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,641 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 729 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,142 PEOPLE WHO TESTED PO
Housing Market Getting Back To Normal After Super Hot Market In Early 2021
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $910,445, A 22.2 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $745,194 RECORDED IN JUNE 2020. TOTAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS $10.1 BILLION, A 64.6 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. “AS EXPECTED, HOUSING MARKET ACTIVITY IS CALMING TO START THE SECOND HALF OF 2021,” SAID
Surrey Board Of Trade Accuses Mayor McCallum And His Safe Surrey Of Bullying On Skytrain Criticism
__ _“WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED BY TODAY’S SAFE SURREY COALITION SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT DEPICTED THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE AND ITS CEO AS BEING WRONG TO HAVE QUESTIONED THE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) VERSUS SKYTRAIN IN 2018. SPECIFICALLY, THAT THE PROMISED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Case Numbers Rise To 76 On Tuesday
__ _MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER BC’S RESTART, COVID-19 CASES ROSE SLIGHTLY TUESDAY TO 76 AND COMING DAYS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO SEE IF CASES BEGIN TO RISE AFTER OPENING UP AND LIFTING THE MASK MANDATE. B.C. IS REPORTING 76 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,563 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.
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
SMUT PEDDLER? Shilpa Shetty's Hubby Raj Kundra Arrested In Case Of Promoting Adult Films Through Apps
__ _IN A BIZARRE CASE AND A SHOCKER FOR SHILPA SHETTY AND HER HUSBAND RAJ KUNDRA, THE MUMBAI POLICE ARRESTED KUNDRA ON MONDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIX MONTHS OLD CASE FOR PROMOTING ADULT FILMS THROUGH APPS. MUMBAI POLICE SAID THE CASE IN THIS REGARD WAS FILED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND KUNDRA WA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Average Of 50 Cases A Day With Two New Deaths
_THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN LOW AS THE WEEKEND SAW AN AVERAGE OF JUST OVER 50 CASES A DAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 156 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,487 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JULY 16-17: 56 NEW CASES, JULY 17-18: 60 NEW CASES
Former BC Liberal MLA Dave Hayer Gets Conservative Nod To Run Against Liberal MP Ken Hardie In Fleetwood—Port Kells
__ _ THE CONSERVATIVE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED FORMER BC LIBERAL MLA DAVE HAYER AS THEIR CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST INCUMBENT FLEETWOOD—PORT KELLS MP KEN HARDIE IN THE SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED FEDERAL ELECTION. HAYER IS A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND REPRESENTED THE PROVINCIAL RIDING AS THE MEMBER
Surrey Shooting Near Pub Leaves One With Life-Threatening Injuries
__ _ AT APPROXIMATELY 1:14 A.M. ON JULY 19, SURREY RCMP FRONTLINE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF AN INJURED MAN UNDER THE PATULLO BRIDGE. FRONTLINE OFFICERS LOCATED THE MAN SUFFERING FROM APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. POLICE BEL
Tara Reid Talks The Late DMX, Deepak Chopra And The Art Of Ascension
__ _THE ACTRESS, PRODUCER, AND POP CULTURE FIGURE OPENS UP TO SYNDICATED ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST, ALLISON KUGEL, ABOUT FINDING HER WAY BACK FROM TABLOID INFAMY._ BY ALLISON KUGEL – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA Tara Reid burst onto the scene as the flawless blue-eyed babe of the iconic 1999 camp
TOUR DE CURE: Support Narasimhareddy Metta For Ride To Cure Cancer
THIS AUGUST NARASIMHAREDDY METTA, WHO RUNS THE LITTLE DONKEY RESTAURANT IN FORT LANGLEY, WILL BE EMBARKING ON A CYCLING CHALLENGE. HE AND HIS PEDAL BEYOND TEAM HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOUR DE CURE PRESENTED BY WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS TO HELP THE BC CANCER FOUNDATION BREAK DOWN CANC
GIAN SINGH KOTLI: King Of The Grouse Grind!
GIAN SINGH KOTLI IS AN AMAZING PERSON WHO IS AN EDUCATIONIST, SIKH PHILOSOPHER, POET, WRITER, COLUMNIST AND MUCH, MUCH MORE SO IT IS NO WONDER THAT HE IS ALSO THE KING OF THE HILL (GROUSE GRIND KING TO BE EXACT). KOTLI IS A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS AND HIS JEST FOR LIFE AND CONTINUALLY GROWING AS A PE
Jaspreet Sandhu Of Abbotsford Wins $1 Million Maxmillions Prize
__ _JASPREET SANDHU IS STILL TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIS FEELINGS AFTER WINNING A $1-MILLION MAXMILLIONS PRIZE DURING THE JUNE 15, 2021 LOTTO MAX DRAW. THE ABBOTSFORD RESIDENT, WHO PURCHASED HIS TICKET AT THE REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE IN CHILLIWACK, SCANNED HIS TICKET RECENTLY AND DIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 45 New Cases Reported Friday With No New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH A LOW CASE OF COVID-19 AS THE RESTART IS HOLDING UP WELL IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY. B.C. IS REPORTING 45 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,331 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 652 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,908 PEOPLE WHO T
Police Investigating Anti-Muslim Graffiti In Surrey-Newton
__ _THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF ANTI-MUSLIM GRAFFITI REPORTED TO SURREY RCMP SINCE JULY 5. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THESE INCIDENTS ARE CONNECTED, AND MAY BE LINKED TO THE SAME PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SURREY RCMP ON JULY 14. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 54 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW BUT THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES BEING IN COASTAL HEALTH. B.C. IS REPORTING 54 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,282 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 650 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
Police Investigate Shooting In Fleetwood And Linked Vehicle Fire In South Surrey
__ _THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME THAT WAS TARGETED ARE KNOWN TO POLICE AND HAVE TIES TO THE ONGOING LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. POLICE ARE SEEKING THE INTENDED VICTIMS’ COOPERATION TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP General Investigation
“Fully-Funded” Punjabi Wife Sent To Canada Reneges On Illegal Immigration Deal, Leading To Husband Killing Himself
_ _ _THE CASE OF 23-YEAR-OLD PUNJAB-BASED LAVPREET SINGH AND HIS JILTED WIFE HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS IN CANADA AND PUNJAB OVER THE SORDID AFFAIR OF LAVPREET MARRYING THE GIRL AND THEN FINANCING HER IMMIGRATION TO CANADA TO THE TUNE OF 40 LAKH RUPEES ($75,000 CAD). LAVPREET’S CASE IS PART OF AN ABS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 41 Cases Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths Over Last Seven Days
__ _BC’S COVID-19 SUCCESS STORY IS HOLDING STEADY WITH LOW CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS FOR A WEEK. B.C. IS REPORTING 41 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,228 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.THERE ARE 639 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,817 PEOPLE WHO
India Asks Canada To Lift Ban On Direct Flights But Many Say The Flight Ban Should Be Extended Till September
__ _INDIA HAS OFFICIALLY ASKED THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO LIFT ITS BAN ON DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM NEW DELHI BUT MANY IN CANADA BELIEVE THAT THE BAN ON FLIGHTS FROM INDIA SHOULD BE EXTENDED TILL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER AS THE DELTA VARIANT REMAINS STRONG AND WILL BE IMPORTED INTO CANADA AS WAS THE CASE WIT
LOOKING FOR NEW LOVE: Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan And Wife Kiran Rao End Their 15-Year Marriage
__ _IT LOOKS LIKE BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN IS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW LOVER AS HE ENDS HIS 15-YEAR MARRIAGE WITH WIFE KIRAN RAO, WHO HAS BEEN HIS PRODUCING PARTNER AND SUPPOSEDLY SOUL-MATE ON AN INTELLECTUAL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH MANY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THE GREAT ACTOR. KHAN AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 33 Cases Reported Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _VACCINE SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS JOB AS CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW BUT DEATHS HAVE ALSO DECLINED STEEPLY AS THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED OVER THE LAST FIVE DAYS. B.C. IS REPORTING 33 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,187 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 639 A
Biden Nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India
_ _ _ASSUMING HE IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, ERIC GARCETTI WILL LEAVE CITY HALL WITH MORE THAN A YEAR LEFT ON HIS TERM. THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY OR CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. GARCETTI WAS ELECTED IN 2013, AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. HE
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
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE PROVIDING $1.3 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE SURREY-LANGLEY SKYTRAIN EXPANSION PROJECT TO GET IT FROM KING GEORGE STATION TO LANGLEY. THE FUNDING WILL CREATE 16 KILOMETRES OF SKYTRAIN LINE, 8 STATIONS, AND 30 SKYT
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__ _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
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__ _COCAINE, WORTH AN ESTIMATED $14 MILLION, WAS DISCOVERED IN FIVE DUFFLE BAGS ON JUNE 15 BY THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) IN A COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVEN BY PARDEEP SINGH OF LASALLE, QUEBEC. SINGH WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF RCMP OFFICERS FROM THE NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE UNIT. HE HAS
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__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,915 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 649 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,491 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 74 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 19 ARE IN INTENS
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_ _ _THE LEGENDARY ACTOR DILIP KUMAR, AKA YOUSUF KHAN, PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, FANS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO THE TALENTED ACTOR INCLUDING THOSE FROM HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN PESHAWAR WHO PRAYED FOR THE DEPARTED SOUL._ __ MUMBAI – The legendary actor Dilip Kumar, aka Yousuf
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__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 624 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,455 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 86 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 20 ARE IN INTENS
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__ _HOTELIER ZESHAN CHAUDHRY, 30, OF VERNON, WAS SHOT THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 27 NEAR THE POOL AT THE MOTEL 6 IN VERNON AFTER DEMANDING $10 FOR A POOL PASS, POLICE SAID. THE SUSPECT, 31-YEAR-OLD ALVIN WAUGH, OF HARTFORD, HAD OFFERED $5, POLICE SAID. “MR. CHAUDHRY DID NOT TAKE THE MONEY,” POLICE
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As homeowners age and live longer, their income sources may no longer be enough to cover expenses, especially for those on fixed incomes. Many homeowners in this phase of life look to the market value their homes have built since they purchased it, also known as equity, to help cover these expen
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__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 46 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,797 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 602 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,420 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 87 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 22 ARE IN INTENS
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_ _ _ASA SINGH JOHAL CAME TO CANADA WITH HIS PARENTS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. HE STARTED WORKING AT AGE 14. MR. JOHAL WAS KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS FROM AN EARLY AGE. THIS PROMPTED HIM TO START HIS OWN BUSINESS. AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A MAJO
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__ _THE UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS OF THOUSANDS OF UNMARKED GRAVES OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN FROM THE GROUNDS OF A FORMER INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ACROSS CANADA HAS BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. THIS HAS BEEN A RECKONING FOR CANADA’S
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_ _ _SANT TEJA SINGH MADE A HUGE CONTRIBUTION IN HIS STRUGGLE TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS ON CANADA SOIL. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST RACISM. THE SANT TEJA SINGH DAY PROCLAMATION WAS ISSUED BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND BC ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH AND IT IS AN
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__ _BORN AND RAISED IN CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUÉBEC, AZAM ISHMAEL HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF LEADERSHIP ON CAMPAIGNS AND IN GOVERNMENT ACROSS CANADA. HE HAS SERVED AS NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA SINCE 2017, THE PARTY SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE. ISHMAEL WAS ALSO THE GET-OUT-THE-VOTE DIRECTO
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__ _THE COVID-19 CASES FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF JULY REMAINED LOW BUT SINCE MANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AS OF CANADA DAY, WILL THE CASE COUNT GO UP? IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS IT WILL TAKE TIME TO SEE WHETHER THE SPREAD INCREASES BUT GIVEN THE HIGH VACCINATION RATES, BC SHOULD BE HOM
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__ _A NEW 2020 INDIAN AMERICAN ATTITUDES SURVEY RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY REVEALS THAT ONE IN TWO INDIAN AMERICANS REPORT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THE PAST YEAR (DURING THE TRUMP TERM), WITH PREJUDICE BASED ON SKIN COLOR IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF BIAS. SOMEWHAT SURPRISINGLY, THE REP
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Sikh Philosophy Can Be A Great Guide For Solving Problems And Challenges Facing Modern Society
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH What are the main challenges and problems of modern man? I feel that these are: Fear, Anxiety and Insecurity. What is the root cause of these? Alienation from one's true self caused by capitalist consumer culture is the main cause of the challenges and problems faced by mo
Indo-Canadian Man With $89.45 In Company Bank Account Accused Of Defrauding Woman He Met Online Of $1.75 Million
__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SECURITIES COMMISSION ALLEGES THAT GEOFFREY RAJAY SIDHU ADVISED A WOMAN HE MET ONLINE TO TAKE OUT A MORTGAGE ON HER HOME, WHICH SHE OWNED OUTRIGHT, AND INVEST MOST OF THE MONEY IN HIS FATHER'S COMPANY. SIDHU'S FATHER DIED IN MARCH 2021, ACCORDING TO A NOTICE OF HEARING FR
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Majority Of Indians Oppose Interfaith Marriage, Says New Survey
__ _ACCORDING TO THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER SURVEY, 80% OF THE MUSLIMS WHO WERE INTERVIEWED FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO STOP PEOPLE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY FROM MARRYING INTO ANOTHER RELIGION. AROUND 65% OF HINDUS FELT THE SAME. PEW INTERVIEWED 30,000 PEOPLE ACROSS INDIA IN 17 LANGUAGES FOR THE STUDY. THE
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__ _THE HORRIFIC REVELATIONS OF REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN IN THE FORMER KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHOCK OF OVER 750 UNMARKED GRAVES AT A FIRST NATION RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN SASKATCHEWAN, HAVE DAMPENED THE SPIRIT OF CANADA DAY. MORE UNMARKED GRAVES OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
STEP 3: BC Plans To Lift More Restrictions On Canada Day Including No More Mandatory Masks Indoors
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__ _CASES CONTINUE TO SLIDE AS DOES EVERY OTHER COVID-19 STATISTIC LEADING TO THE LIFTING OF MORE RESTRICTIONS AND NO MORE MASKS INDOORS AS BC GETS READY TO START STEP 3 OF ITS RESTART PLAN. THERE WERE 29 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ON TUESDAY, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,578 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. DR. BONN
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Appointed Company Board Chairman
__ _MICROSOFT CORP ANNOUNCES THAT THE BOARD'S INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED MICROSOFT'S CEO SATYA NADELLA TO THE ROLE OF BOARD CHAIR. “IN THIS ROLE, NADELLA WILL LEAD THE WORK TO SET THE AGENDA FOR THE BOARD, LEVERAGING HIS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUSINESS TO ELEVATE THE RIGHT STR
Police Search For Violent South Asian Suspects Involved In A Mississauga Assault
__ _OFFICERS FROM THE 12 DIVISION CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE PEEL POLICE IN ONTARIO ARE SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC, TO IDENTIFY MULTIPLE VIOLENT SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN A VICIOUS ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED AT WESTWOOD MALL. POLICE SAID THE ACTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED
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__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECLINE AS SEEN BY THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT AVERAGED 145 BUT THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT ACTIVE CASES HAVE HIT BELOW 1000 IN A LONG TIME WHICH IS CLEAR INDICATION THAT THE PANDEMIC IS COMING TO AN END IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AN
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__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 12,638 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN MAY 2021, AN INCREASE OF 178.2 PER CENT OVER MAY 2020 WHEN THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROMPTED A LOCKDOWN OF THE PROVINCIAL
FOR LOST SOULS: Sikh-Canadian Bikers Remember And Honour Aboriginal Children With A Ride To Kamloops
With the lifting of travel restrictions in BC, Sikh Motorcycle Club members organized the ‘Lost Souls Memorial Ride” to remember and honour the aboriginal children who suffered abuse and death at the hands of Canadian government backed Catholic Church run Residential Schools. Sikh bikers said
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__ _NATHANIEL VELTMAN WAS ALREADY FACING FIRST-DEGREE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES IN THE KILLING OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM FAMILY OUT ON A WALK SUNDAY MORNING AND ATTEMPTING TO KILL A FIFTH MEMBER WHO SURVIVED. NEW CHARGES ALLEGING THE ATTACK WAS AN ACT OF TERRORISM WERE UNVEILED MONDAY._ T
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Good Week Ends With Less Than 100 Cases A Day
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 100 A DAY THIS WEEK AS SPREAD CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITH NUMBERS DROPPING FOR ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION. WE MAY BE AT THE END OF THE PANDEMIC IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEA
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__ _KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY NURSING INSTRUCTOR DR. BALBIR GURM HAS BEEN NAMED A RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 BC ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION COMMUNITY AWARD. THE BC ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION SAYS THE AWARD HONOURS EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO BUILD B
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__ _THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING SERIES, DEVELOPED BY BCCAMPUS IN COLLABORATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE, IS AN OPENLY LICENCED EDUCATION RESOURCE NOW AVAILABLE TO ANY POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN B.C._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
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__ _CANADIAN HOME SALES FELL 7.4 PER CENT IN MAY FROM APRIL, WHILE THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICE WAS DOWN 1.1 PER CENT FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ACCORDING TO CREA DATA._ OTTAWA — Canadian home sales and the average price fell in May compared with the previous month, as frustrated would-be buyers to
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__ _GURBAKHASH GREWAL, SUKHWANT BRAR, PARMINDER GILL, ALL OF BRAMOPTON, AMARBIR SARKARIA, HARBALJIT S. TOOR, HARWINDER BHULLAR (FEMALE), ALL OF CALEDON, AND SARJANT S. DHALIWAL, GURVEER DHALIWAL, GURMANPREET GREWAL, ALL OF KITCHENER ARE AMONG THOSE ARRESTED IN A SIX-MONTH INVESTIGATION DUBBED
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__ _THE SUSPENSION RELATES TO AN INCIDENT ON JUNE 15, 2018, WHEN KANG GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH AB (ALLEGEDLY HIS WIFE). THE ALTERCATION BEGAN WHEN, AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A SOCIAL FUNCTION WHERE KANG HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL, HE AND AB GOT INTO A HEATED VERBAL ARGUMENT. THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED,
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__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING JUST 229 TOTAL CASES OVER THREE DAYS AND ONLY 45 CASES IN THE LAST 24-HOUR PERIOD. DEATHS ARE ALSO DOWN WITH THREE REPORTED OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN
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__ _AN INVESTIGATION BY SURREY RCMP HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST 37-YEAR-OLD, ABUL WASEEM AND 33-YEAR-OLD, TYROY MALCOLM FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE, FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE IN THE SURREY CITY CENTER AREA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – South Asian drug dealer is among two men
BC Brings In New Changes To Support Turbaned Sikhs In The Workplace
_WSO WELCOMES WORKSAFE BC REGULATION CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE THE DASTAR!_ __ _STARTING ON SEPT. 1, 2021, EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW EACH AREA OF A JOB SITE WHEN DETERMINING IF A PERSON MUST WEAR SAFETY HEADGEAR, SUCH AS A HARD HAT, IN THAT AREA. EMPLOYERS WILL DETERMINE, THROUGH A RISK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low With One New Death Reported Friday
__ _TREND OF LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUES WITH EVERYTHING FROM ACTIVE CASES TO HOSPITALIZATIONS HITTING NEW LOWS. WHILE THE DELTA VARIANT IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN, BC SO FAR IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO BEING BACK TO NORMAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MIN
FLYING SIKH HEAVEN BOUND: Legendary Olympian Milkha Singh Dies At 91 Of COVID-19 Complications
_ _ _THE LEGENDARY OLYMPIAN MILKHA SINGH’S ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITION BECAME CRITICAL LATE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER HE DEVELOPED COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING FEVER AND DROPPING OF OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL AND HE DIED OF POST-COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS AT THE PGI, CHANDIGARH, AT 11.30 PM ON FRIDAY. HE WAS 91.
Mahmud Jamal Makes History As The First Muslim, Person Of Colour Nominated To Canada’s Supreme Court
__ _MAHMUD JAMAL, WHO HAS BEEN A JUDGE ON ONTARIO'S COURT OF APPEAL SINCE 2019, TRAINED AS A LAWYER AND APPEARED BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT IN 35 APPEALS ADDRESSING A RANGE OF CIVIL, CONSTITUTIONAL, CRIMINAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES. HE IS THE FIRST JUDGE OF COLOR AND A FIRST MUSLIM TO SIT ON THE COUN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 120 Cases And One New Death Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 100 FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW AFTER THE WEEKEND SAW IT DECLINE TO LESS THAN 100. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH BUT OVERALL THE SPREAD HAS SLOWED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 76.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN
SUSPICIOUS DISAPPEARANCE: Gang Associate Parminder Paul Rai Goes Missing, HIT Investigating
_THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE SUSPICIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF 33-YEAR-OLD PARMINDER PAUL RAI. RAI IS KNOWN TO POLICE FOR HIS CONNECTION TO DRUG AND GANG ACTIVITY. HIS DISAPPEARANCE IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE RANDOM.
COVID-19 Law Breakers Will Have To Pay Fines If They Don’t Want To Lose Their Driver’s Licenses
__ _IF PASSED, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT WILL EXTEND "REFUSE TO ISSUE" (RTI) RESTRICTIONS TO FINES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT AND COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT. RTI WILL APPLY TO ALL OUTSTANDING FINES ISSUED UNDER THESE ACTS AND WILL BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY. PEOPLE
A Resolutely Progressive Federal Budget That Supports The Arts And Racialized Communities
BY FABIENNE Structural inequalities, observed for so many years, have been amplified and increased tenfold by the pandemic. We must act with courage. We must act with determination. We must act now. Resolutely progressive, equitable, and even feminist, Chrystia Freeland’s first budget - fir
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain In Low 100s As Four New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW BUT THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS REPORTED WEDNESDAY. VACCINE IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON CURBING THE SPREAD AND IT LOOKS GOOD FOR BC IN THE LONG TERM TO GET OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
BC Premier Horgan Remains Near The Top While Kenney And Ford Take A Beating
__ _PREMIER’ S PERFORMANCE: WHILE BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REMAINS AT THE TOP IN ENGLISH CANADA WITH HIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, ONTARIO AND ALBERTA PREMIERS SEE DECLINES IN LEADERSHIP APPROVAL WHILE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THOSE PROVINCES GAIN._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER
Record-Breaking New Listings In The Fraser Valley Not Enough To Match Insatiable Buyer Demand
__ _IN MAY, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 2,951 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 267 PER CENT COMPARED TO MAY 2020 AND A 2 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO APRIL. (NOTE THAT LAST YEAR, THE MARKET WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN.) TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 108 Cases And No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _WITH VACCINATIONS ON TRACK TO SURPASS THE RESTART MILESTONES, THERE IS REAL HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR A SMOOTH POST-COVID-19 SAILING BUT WE CAN’T THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND JUST YET. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 76.1% OF
Two Sikh-American Boys Say They Were Targeted For Religion At Long Island Mall
__ _YUVRAJ BINDRA SAYS HE AND HIS FRIEND WERE AT WALT WHITMAN SHOPS IN SOUTH HUNTINGTON ON MAY 29 WHEN ANOTHER GROUP OF TEENS STARTED VERBALLY ASSAULTING THEM, BELIEVING THAT THE TWO ARE MUSLIMS. BINDRA RECALLED ONE OF THE ATTACKERS SAYING, "HEY, MOHAMMED, COME HERE. I'LL KNOCK THAT BALL OFF YOUR
Tuesday Marks The Beginning Of The End Of The Pandemic For British Columbians With Life Hopefully Returning To Normal By September
__ _THE BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED UPDATES OF THE BC RESTART PLAN ON MONDAY WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS BY SEPTEMBER 2021. THE TRANSITION INTO STEP 2 OF THE FOUR-STEP RESTART PLAN ALIGNS WITH KEY METRICS FOR MOVING FORWARD. MORE THAN 75% OF ADULTS ARE VACCI
PROGRESSIVE CON: Alberta Indo-Canadian MP Tim Uppal Says He’s Sorry For Not Standing Up To Harper Conservative-era Divisive Policies
__ _VETERAN INDO-CANADIAN CONSERVATIVE MP TIM UPPAL HAS HAD A CHANGE OF HEART IN REGARDS TO HIS ROLE IN PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER ERA DIVISIVENESS AND RACIST POLICIES THAT THEIR CONSERVATIVE GOVT UNLEASHED IN CANADA. UPPAL IS APOLOGIZING FOR NOT PUSHING AGAINST HIS PARTY'S CULTURALLY DIVISIVE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Fall With Just 277 Over Last Three Days
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO FALL AS BC ANNOUNCED A NEW UPDATE ON THE RESTART PLAN MONDAY WHICH SEES EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL IN SEPTEMBER AS BC SLOWLY LIFTS RESTRICTIONS OVER THE SUMMER. THERE WERE ONLY 277 CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY, AVERAGING LESS THAN 100 CASES A DAY. D
Indo-Canadian Trucker From Calgary Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cocaine
__ _GURPAL SINGH GILL OF CALGARY PLEADED GUILTY TO POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE ON JUNE 10. HE FACES A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF FIVE TO 40 YEARS, A $5-MILLION FINE AND AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OF SUPERVISION WHEN HE IS RELEASED. GILL’S SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 30._ BY DESIBUZZ
Canadian Sikhs Hold Rally To Remember 1984 Genocide By India
__ _BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND JUNE 6TH, 1984, OPERATION BLUE STAR WAS AN (INDIAN ARMY ASSAULT CARRIED OUT ON THE HOLIEST SIKH SHRINE, SRI DARBAR SAHIB ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOLDEN TEMPLE. OVER 30,000 SIKH PILGRIMS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE KILLED WITH ARMY BULLETS DURING THIS WEEK OF BLOODSHED. _
SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA PIONEERS! R. Paul Dhillon Meets His Mentor Promod Puri!
_IT’S ALWAYS A BLAST WHEN I SEE MY FORMER BOSS, MENTOR AND FRIEND PROMOD PURI, THE FOUNDER OF SOUTH ASIAN LINK NEWSPAPER, THE OLDEST SOUTH ASIAN NEWSPAPER IN CANADA. I’M STILL THE EDITOR OF THE LINK (AS WELL FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF DESIBUZZCANAA AND DESIBUZZBC), WHICH HE TRUSTED ME AND GUIDED M
Palestinian Victory And The New Alignment Of Forces In The Post Benjamin Netanyahu Israel
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH First of all, we have to decide who won the current Palestinian and Israeli war. I think it is obvious that the Palestinians have won the war. Perception of the people as to who won the war is very important. Immediately after the ceasefire was declared, the Palestinians in G
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 With One New Death Reported Friday
__ _BC REACHED A MILESTONE IN IT’S FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC WITH MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAVING ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE. CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW AND THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE CONFIDENT THAT BC WILL HAVE NO CASES BY SEPTEMBER IF THEIR DATA FORECASTING PROVES RIGHT.
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL HORROR: WCCAR Extends Deepest Sorrow And Solidarity With Canada's Indigenous People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism extends its deepest sorrow to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada on the discovery of remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops. Unmarked graves containing the bodies of 215 children, whose identities
Canada To Relax Quarantine Protocols For Vaccinated Citizens Returning Home
__ _CANADA'S AIR AND LAND BORDERS HAVE ALLOWED FOR ONLY ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR, AND CANADIANS COMING HOME ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS._ OTTAWA - Canada on Wednesday took a cautious first step toward easing Covid-19 border restrictions, saying it was prepar
Indo-Canadian Among Two Men Charged With Buying Guns For Criminals And Gangsters
__ _HARJOT CHAHAL, A 26-YEAR-OLD FROM PITT MEADOWS, AND ALEX LYTLE, A 31-YEAR-OLD FROM PORT COQUITLAM, HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE OFFENCES RELATING TO BUYING GUNS FOR CRIMINALS. IN MID-2020, INVESTIGATORS FROM CFSEU-BC INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED USE OF A “STRA
Council Annis Says Property Tax Bills To Sting Surrey Homeowners All Thanks To Mayor McCallum’s Wasteful Police Spending
__ _WE’RE ALL PAYING A LOT MORE UNDER THIS MAYOR, AND THERE’S STILL NO TRANSPARENCY, SAID SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS, ADDING TAXPAYERS ARE LEARNING THE HARD WAY THAT DOUG MCCALLUM’S PROMISE OF A “2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IS PURE FICTION.”_ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - City of Sur
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low As Four New Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS WITH FRASER HEALTH REGION CONTINUING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER. BUT WITH ACTIVE CASES BELOW 2000 AND HOSPITALIZATION BELOW 200, BC REMAINS ON TRACK TO RESTART WHILE BEING CAUTIOUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFI
Immigration Lawyer Roger Bhatti Pleads Guilty To Fraud
__ _BALRAJ SINGH ROGER BHATTI PLEADED GUILTY TO 8 COUNTS OF S.127(A) OF THE IRPA - MISREPRESENTATION, 3 COUNTS OF S.366(1)(B) OF THE CRIMINAL CODE – FORGERY, AND 6 COUNTS OF S.368(1)(B) OF THE CRIMINAL CODE - USE, TRAFFICKING OR POSSESSION OF FORGED DOCUMENT. THE CBSA INVESTIGATED FRAUDULENT RE
Surrey-Based Punjabi Singer Jazzy B's Twitter Account Blocked On Indian Government Request
__ _THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN TARGETING SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICISM FOLLOWING MASS ANTI-GOVERNMENT UPRISING IN THE FORM FARMERS’ PROTESTS AND GOVERNMENT’S COMPLETE FAILURE ON THE COVID-19 FRONT, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING SOME HIGH PROFILE TWITTER ACCOUNTS INCLUDING THAT OF SURREY-
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 148 Cases And Three New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW WITH 148 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 74.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN B.C. AND 72.4% OF THOSE 12 AND OLDER HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF A COV
Five-year-old Sikh boy Traumatized After Bullies Cut His 'Sacred Hair” With Scissors At London School
__ _THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAD NEVER HAD HIS HAIR CUT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DUE TO HIS RELIGION, HAS BEEN LEFT "DEEPLY HURT", HIS MUM AND DAD HAVE SHARED. THE "ASSAULT" WAS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT THE ALEXANDRA MCLEOD PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ABBEY WOOD, SOUTH EAST LONDON ON FRIDAY (MAY 21). THE SIK
BCREA Says Economic Recovery Drives Commercial Leading Indicator Higher In Q1 2021
__ _THE BC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) COMMERCIAL LEADING INDICATOR (CLI) ROSE FROM 144 TO 150 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, REPRESENTING THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE INCREASE AS THE ECONOMY RECOVERED FROM THE COVID-19-INDUCED RECESSION. COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, THE INDEX WAS UP BY 15 PE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Nearing 75 First Dose Vaccinations As Cases Continue To Decline
__ _EVERYTHING FROM ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES TO HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DECLINING AS VACCINATIONS RAMP UP WITH BC NEARING 75 PERCENT OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAVING RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 74.2% OF A
Thousands Of UK Sikhs Mark Anniversary Of 1984 Sikh Genocide In London
__ _JUNE 6 MARKS THE 37TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE AND MANY SPEAKERS AT THE FREEDOM RALLY, HELD IN LONDON ON SATURDAY, REFLECTED ON THE TREATMENT OF SIKHS OVER THE LAST 74 YEARS, INCLUDING DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS IN TERMS OF THE PROMINENT SIKH ROLE IN THE FARMER PROTESTS, CONTINUED
RACIST KILLER? Police say driver 'intentionally' crashed into Muslim family in London, Ont., killing 4
__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED NATHANIEL VELTMAN, 20, OF LONDON, WITH FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY HIT FIVE PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE OF THEIR ISLAMIC FAITH, KILLING FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY. DECEASED ARE A 74-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend See Continued Decline In Cases But 12 New Deaths
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW FURTHER DECLINE IN DAILY COVID-19 CASES, REACHING A LOW OF 131 FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY BUT THERE WERE 12 NEW DEATHS OVER THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF REPORTED THAT 73.9% OF ALL ADULTS IN
Ghastly Remains Of 215 Aboriginal Children Found Is A Horror That Canada Must Acknowledge And Correct
Dear Editor: The ghastly discovery of 215 remains of children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is shocking. These children may be from First Nations from all over Western Canada. Our heartfelt sympathies go to all of the Aboriginal communities. The stories of survi
Guru Nanak’s Kitchen Founder Harbhajan Singh Athwal Honoured With Community Award
__ _HARBHAJAN SINGH ATHWAL, A PILLAR IN HIS COMMUNITY SINCE HIS ARRIVAL TO CANADA IN 1968, HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH A 2021 COMMUNITY AWARD BY THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER. IN 2007, HE SPEARHEADED THE CREATION OF THE GURU NANAK FREE KITCHEN PROGRAM, PROVIDING MEALS FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN VANCO
Market Correction Could Be On The Cards In 2022 For Canada’s Red Hot Housing Market, Says RBC
__ _THE REPORT PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY SAID “SUPERCHARGED” DEMAND DRIVEN IN PART BY LOW RATES, HIGH HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS AND IMPROVING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH HOUSING MARKET ACTIVITY IN CANADA TO RECORD HIGHS. THE INCREASE IS SET TO TAKE PLACE AFTER A 2020 THAT WAS LIKELY THE STRON
ROUND TWO: Indo-Canadian Veterinarians Again Knock On BC Human Rights Tribunal’s Door With More Discrimination Allegations Against CVBC
__ _INDO-CANADIAN VETERINARIANS ARE AGAIN KNOCKING ON BC HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL’S DOOR WITH MORE ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF BC (CVBC). PREVIOUSLY, DR. HAKAM BHULLAR AND MEMBERS OF HIS GROUP WON A LANDMARK RACISM CASE AGAINST CVBC FOR OVER DECADE
Tribunal, Courts Can Resolve ICBC Disputes Pending Appeal After Supreme Court Ruling
__ _ON APRIL 8, 2021, THE B.C. COURT OF APPEAL GRANTED A PARTIAL STAY OF THE B.C. SUPREME COURT'S DECISION THAT RULED IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL (CRT) TO MAKE MINOR INJURY DETERMINATIONS AND DECIDE CLAIMS OF UP TO $50,000 IN MOTOR VEHICLE INJURY (MVI) DISPUTES._ BY
WSO Writes To NSW Premier In Australia After Kipan Ban In School
OTTAWA - The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Sarah Mitchell, after the Australian province announced a ban on the wearing of kirpans in schools. The move followed a violent incident that took place in a Sydney high school ea
Another South Asian Man Killed In Ongoing Gangland War
_ _ _ALVIS ANJESH SINGH WAS FOUND DECEASED IN HIS VEHICLE IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE, A SILVER SUV WITH A SUNROOF, DROVE EAST ON KENT AVENUE AFTER THE SHOTS WERE HEARD. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SEEN INSIDE THAT VEHICLE. MINUTES LATER, A BU
Sarbjit Sangha Replaces Joanie Sidhu As Surrey RCMP Media Spokesperson
__ _SURREY RCMP ANNOUNCED THAT CONSTABLE SARBJIT SANGHA WILL BE THEIR NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT AS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER. CST. SANGHA JOINS THE MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT FROM THE SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT WHERE SHE HAS SPENT THE PAST 10 YEARS AS AN INVESTIGATOR, MOST RECENTLY FOCUSING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 For The Third Straight Day
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED BELOW 200 FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED FRIDAY. VACCINATED NUMBERS IN BC ARE GOING UP AND CASES DECLINING, MARKING A VERY GOOD TREND FOR THE RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
BC Workers Celebrate As Minimum Wage Increases Above $15 An Hour
__ _OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, B.C.'S GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE HAS INCREASED FROM $11.35 TO $15.20 PER HOUR. IT HAS BENEFITED CLOSE TO 400,000 BRITISH COLUMBIANS OVER THOSE YEARS - THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN, IMMIGRANTS AND YOUTH. "IN 2017, OUR GOVERNMENT MADE A COMMITMENT TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM
Indo-Canadian Student From North Delta Awarded $100,000 Engineering Scholarship
__ _SIKH-CANADIAN STUDENT KUSHAL MUJRAL IS ONE OF 100 GRADUATING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS CANADA SELECTED TO RECEIVE A $100,000 SCHULICH LEADER SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR. MUJRAL WILL BE STUDYING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO IN THE FALL._ NORTH DELTA – An Indo-Canadian student fro
LIQUOR THIEVES: Gurmukh Singh Thiara And Travis Emard West Face 48 Charges Of Liquor Store Thefts
__ _THE SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT HAS ARRESTED TRAVIS EMARD WEST AND GURMUKH SINGH THIARA IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTITUDE OF THEFTS FROM LIQUOR STORES ACROSS THE LOWER MAINLAND. IN FEBRUARY 2021, SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CRU) INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION INTO A SERIES OF THEFTS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Case Trend Continues With Two New Deaths Thursday
__ _THE LOW TREND OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES CONTINUED THURSDAY WITH JUST ABOUT 200 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. BC LOOKS GOOD FOR THE RESTART AS THE VACCINE SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS JOB OF KEEPING PEOPLE PROTECTED FROM THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF
HASMAT ALI: BC’s Fijian Muslim Community Remembers A True Visionary
__ _HASMAT ALI, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, WAS A TRUE VISIONARY AND COMMUNITY BUILDER. ALI WAS BORN IN SABETO FIJI, TO A LARGE FAMILY OF 4 BROTHERS AND 4 SISTERS. LATER HE MIGRATED TO VANCOUVER, CANADA IN 1969. HIS TIRELESS WORK ETHICS FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A PIONEER FROM FIJI, LEAD HIM TO LAY FOUN
Widow Of Murdered Surrey Man Launches Petition Campaign For Binding Referendum On Surrey Policing Choice
__ _THE SURREY POLICE VOTE CAMPAIGN, LAUNCHED BY DARLENE BENNETT, THE WIDOW OF PAUL BENNETT, WHO WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THEIR SURREY HOME AND FAMILY IN 2018 IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, IS BASED ON B.C. LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS VOTERS TO SIGN A CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE PROCESS ON ANY ISSUE OF CON
WYRK, WYRK, WYRK: The Future Of Work App Is Here!
__ _WYRK CEO SARJ DHALIWAL TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA PEOPLE WANT FLEXIBLE HOURS, FLEXIBLE COMMITMENTS, AND APPROPRIATE REMUNERATION – WORK/LIFE BALANCE. ORGANIZATIONS WANT THE RIGHT PERSON, WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ATTITUDE, AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE RIGHT VALUE. WYRK CAN DO THIS WI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 On Tuesday With Four New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED BELOW 200 WEDNESDAY WHILE THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES HAVE ALSO DROPPED BY HALF TO NEAR 2500 AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN, ALL INDICATIONS THAT THE VIRUS IS ON IT’S WAY OUT OF BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DI
OBITUARY: Wally Oppal’s Mother Gurdial Kaur Passes Away At Age 104
__ _RESPECTED FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WALLACE TARU “WALLY” OPPAL’S MOTHER GURDIAL KAUR OPPAL PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 104 WEDNESDAY MORNING. GURDIAL KAUR OPPAL ARRIVED IN CANADA FROM INDIA IN 1934. FOR 28 YEARS, SHE LIVED IN DUNCAN, B.C., BEFORE MOVING TO NEW WESTMINSTER, WHERE SHE’
FOUND SAFE: Missing 14-Year-Old Indo-Canadian Girl Found
__ _AARNA GARG, WHO WAS LAST SEEN JUNE 1 AT 3:45PM LEAVING A RESIDENCE IN THE 6400 BLOCK OF 121ST STREET, HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE, SURREY RCMP SAID LATE THURSDAY. GARG TAKES MEDICATION DAILY THAT SHE DID NOT TAKE WITH HER. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR GARG’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. _
Indo-American Man Busted For Riding In The Backseat Of His Driverless Tesla
__ _PARAM SHARMA WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT IN JAIL AND LET GO AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE. HE LET THE ELECTRIC CAR DRIVE BY ITSELF IN VIOLATION OF LAWS THAT REQUIRE A DRIVER TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES._ LOS ANGELES - An Indian origin man who
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: More Than 70 Percent BC Adults Vaccinated As Cases Hit Below 200 Tuesday
_ _ _VACCINATION NUMBERS IN BC ARE GOING WAY UP WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE GOING WAY DOWN, HITTING BELOW 200 ON TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY MONTHS. IS THIS THE FINAL STRAW IN THE VIRUS’S COFFIN AS WE FINALLY HEAD TOWARDS A NORMAL EXISTENCE IN OVER A YEAR. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVIN
SFJ Vows To Distribute $4 Million Khalistan Oxygen Fund To COVID Patients In Punjab
NEW YORK - To help the COVID stricken population of Punjab, secessionist group “Sikhs for Justice” launched an initiative “Khalistan Oxygen” in which each Corona patient will be given Rs.10000/- as humanitarian grant. SFJ announced that pro Khalistan Sikhs from USA, Canada, Australia, UK
VPD Cops’ Whistler Party Lands Officer Jagraj Roger Berar In Big Trouble
__ _ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRIAL, COURT HEARS TESTIMONY IN CASE THAT ALLEGES VANCOUVER POLICE OFFICER JAGRAJ ROGER BERAR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A COLLEAGUE INCLUDING ORAL SEX WITHOUT A FELLOW FEMALE COP’S PERMISSION. SURREY RESIDENT BERAR FACES ONE COUNT SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH HE DENIES._ VANCOUVER
Sikh-Canadian Pioneer Daljit Singh Sandhu Passes Away
BY JAITEG SINGH ANANT Well known local Sikh community pioneer Daljit Singh Sandhu passed away recently. The beloved Canadian Punjabi and Sikh community personality was a prominent figure in the Khalsa Diwan Society, Vancouver. Sandhu dedicated his entire life to the Sikh community and communit
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekends Sees Cases In The Mid To Low 200s With 11 Deaths
__ _BC IS SEEING CONTINUING DECLINE IN COVID-19 CASES WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING LOW TO MID 200S WITH 11 NEW DEATHS. THE COMBINATION OF VACCINES AND RESTRICTIONS HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE DECLINING DAILY CASES AND IT’S GREAT NEWS FOR THE ANNOUNCED RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINC
Sikh American Among Nine Killed In More Senseless US Gun Violence
__ _TAPTEJDEEP SINGH WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS WHO WERE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) EMPLOYEES. SINGH STARTED IN 2014 AS A BUS OPERATOR TRAINEE AND LATER BECAME A LIGHT RAIL OPERATOR. "WE ARE BEYOND DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS OF TAPTEJDEEP, A BELOVED FATHER, HUSBAND, BROTHER, SON, AND NEPHEW," H
MMA World Champ Arjan Singh Bhullar Honoured At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
Arjan Singh Bhullar has once again made Richmond and Canada proud by becoming the first Punjabi Sikh to win the Mixed Martial Arts ONE Fighting Championship in Singapore. And his hometown Gurdwara, the India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas joined the rest of the South Asian communi
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 317 Cases And Two Deaths Announced Friday
__ _ANOTHER GOOD WEEK ENDED WITH JUST OVER 300 COVID-19 CASES AND TWO DEATHS WITH CONTINUED DECLINES IN ACTIVE AND HOSPITALIZED CASES WHICH BODES WELL FOR BC’S RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 317 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF
Canada Extends Flight Ban From India And Pakistan Until June 21
__ _PASSENGERS CAN STILL FLY TO CANADA FROM INDIA OR PAKISTAN BY ARRIVING VIA A THIRD COUNTRY. CARGO FLIGHTS, HOWEVER, WILL BE PERMITTED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SHIPMENTS OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, SUCH AS VACCINES AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, IT SAID ON FRIDAY._ OTTAWA - Canada has extended the
BC Proclaims May 23-29 Anti-Racism Awareness Week To Mark Komagata Maru Anniversary
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__ _TARANVEER SINGH, RANVEER SINGH AND CHAMANJYOT SINGH OF BRAMPTON ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TORONTO, HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND THE SCAM. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN VICTIM RECEIVED A CALL ON MAY 3 FROM A SUSPECT CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE CRA. THE WOMAN WAS TOLD T
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__ _THIS WEEK HAS SHOWN DRAMATIC DECREASES IN DAILY COVID-19 CASES THAT BODES WELL FOR AN EARLY RESTART AND LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING INDOOR DINING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE DETAILS OF THE REOPENING WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK AND MOST LIKELY DINING WON’T OPEN TILL AT LEAST NEXT FRIDAY
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__ _SURREY_ – The first of four Neighbourhood Vaccination Clinics got underway last weekend at Bear Creek Park. To avoid long waits for people, the first 1,000 Surrey residents to arrive at the clinic received wristbands from organizers for a same-day appointment. Shortly before 5pm, 1000 w
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__ _MEGALOMANIAC NARENDRA MODI'S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS MORE THEATRICAL, WITH HOGWASH CLAIMS THAT INDIA HAS CONTAINED THE VIRUS SPREAD, AND THE COUNTRY IS HELPING THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH VACCINE EXPORTS. IN REALITY, INDIA HAS SCORED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ONE-DAY TOLL COVID-19, CR
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__ _ACTOR AMITABH BACHCHAN’S LETTER, WRITTEN TO THE THEN JATHEDAR OF AKAL TAKHT IN NOVEMBER 2011, DISMISSING THE ALLEGATIONS OF HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS (MASSACRE OF SIKHS), HAS GONE VIRAL ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA._ AMRITSAR - Actor Amitabh Bachchan’s letter, written to the the
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WANTED GANGSTER: Police Seek Whereabouts Of Brother’s Keeper Gangster Naseem Mohammed
__ _BROTHER’S KEEPER GANGSTER NASEEM MOHAMMED IS CURRENTLY WANTED ON WARRANTS FOR BEING UNLAWFULLY AT LARGE, RESISTING/OBSTRUCTING POLICE, BREACH OF RELEASE ORDER, AND DRIVING WHILE PROHIBITED. NASEEM MOHAMMED IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONGOING LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT AND HAS A HISTORY OF INVO
Canada sends COVID-19 Relief Supplies To India On Top Of $10 Million Donation
__ _THE SHIPMENT THAT IS BEING SENT VIA A CC-150 POLARIS AIRCRAFT FROM 8 WING/CANADIAN FORCES BASE TRENTON AND WILL INCLUDE 25,000 VIALS OF THE ANTI-VIRAL REMDESIVIR AS WELL AS 50 VENTILATORS._ OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will depart on Wednesday carrying critical medication and ve
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__ _THE TURBANED BHATIA HAS BEEN IMMORTALIZED IN THE NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME. HE IS OFFICIALLY THE FIRST FAN TO BE HONORED AT THE BASKETBALL HOF, HAVING ATTENDED AND SAT COURTSIDE AT NEARLY EVERY SINGLE RAPTORS HOME GAME SINCE THE FRANCHISE’S INCEPTION IN 1995._ TORONTO – Sikh-Canad
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Vancouver City Council Apologizes For Historical Discrimination And Declares May 23 As Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
__ _VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY APOLOGIZED TUESDAY FOR HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 376 PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON BOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU STEAMSHIP FROM BRITISH INDIA IN 1914. COUNCIL ALSO DECLARED SUNDAY, MAY 23, AS THE FIRST KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY TO BE MARKED BY THE CITY OF VANC
“Front-Runner” Falcon Officially Declares BC Liberal Leadership Bid While NDP Calls Him An Agent Of The Top 1 Percent Who Will Bring Hard Times For The Rest
_ _ _FORMER BC LIBERAL CABINET MINISTER KEVIN FALCON OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO RUN FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY AT A VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT IN VANCOUVER WHERE HIS WIFE, JESSICA, AND TWO DAUGHTERS, JOSEPHINE AND ROSE JOINED HIM. MEANWHILE THE NDP TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT A PICTUR
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__ _ABOUT 200 WORKERS, MOSTLY DALITS, ALLEGED THEY WERE PAID LESS $1.20 AN HOUR, WHICH WAS THE MINIMUM FEDERAL WAGE WAY BACK IN 1963, INSTEAD OF THE MANDATED $12/HOUR, IN NEW JERSEY’S ROBBINSVILLE. THEY SAID THEY WERE FORCED TO WORK NEARLY 13 HOURS A DAY, ALL SEVEN DAYS A WEEK; LIVED IN CROWDED
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Sick Leave For All Workers Becomes Reality In BC With Support To Businesses
__ _TO BETTER SUPPORT WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC, AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT WILL BRING IN THREE DAYS OF PAID SICK LEAVE RELATED TO COVID-19, SUCH AS HAVING SYMPTOMS, SELF-ISOLATING AND WAITING FOR A TEST RESULT. EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY WORKERS THEIR FULL WAGES AND THE
BC NDP Says Liberal Leadership Contender Kevin Falcon Supported Maxime Bernier’s “Racist” Leadership Campaign
__ _BC’S FIRST TURBANED SIKH MLA AMAN SINGH SAID FALCON ENDORSED BERNIER FOR CONSERVATIVE LEADER IN 2017, AT THE SAME TIME THAT BERNIER WAS CHAMPIONING AN EXTREMIST IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT STOKED RACIST VIEWS IN HIS PARTY AND THE PUBLIC. EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE LEARNED THAT BERNIER REPORTEDLY DES
Indo-Canadian Man Kills 19-Year-Old Nephew And Injures Wife
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__ _IT HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD WEEK FOR BC IN TERMS OF THE DRAMATIC DOWNWARD TREND OF COVID-19 CASES WITH FRIDAY SEEING UNDER 500 AFTER MONTHS OF RISING CASES WITH TWO NEW DEATHS REPORTED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 494 NEW CASES,
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 587 Cases And Five New Deaths Announced Thursday
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ONE Championship Fighter Bhullar Putting Everything On The Line To Become The First Indio-Canadian MMA World Champ
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__ _MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) RESIDENTIAL SALES IN THE PROVINCE ARE FORECAST TO RISE 33.6 PER CENT TO 125,600 UNITS THIS YEAR, AFTER RECORDING 94,013 SALES IN 2020. IN 2022, MLS® RESIDENTIAL SALES ARE FORECAST TO PULL BACK 20.3 PERCENT TO 100,150 UNITS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER
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MOST EXPENSIVE: New Surrey Police Paying Officers More Than RCMP And Other Police Forces And Taxpayers Will Be Footing The Bill
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BC To Create Racist Incident Hotline For Reporting Of Racism And Hate Crimes
__ _THE HOTLINE IS INTENDED TO BE A MULTILINGUAL SERVICE, NOT DELIVERED BY POLICE, FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO REPORT RACIST INCIDENTS AND RECEIVE SUPPORT AND REFERRALS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province will consult with community stakeholders to develop a racist incident hotline
GANGLAND KILLING: Popular Corrections Officer Bikramjeet Randhawa Remembered At Special Service
__ _BIKRAMJEET SINGH RANDHAWA, A POPULAR CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT FRASER REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN MAPLE RIDGE WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT LAST SATURDAY, WAS REMEMBERED AT A SPECIAL SERVICE FRIDAY WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE INDO-CANA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 700 With Seven New Deaths
__ _A RELATIVELY GOOD WEEK ENDED WITH A SLIGHT RISE IN COVID-19 CASES ON FRIDAY WHICH ALSO SAW SEVEN NEW DEATHS. THE SPREAD IS SLOWING AS SEEN THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK BUT CASES ARE STILL HIGH. THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS END ON MAY 26 SO HOPEFULLY THE DOWNWARD TREND OF CASES CONTINUES. DR. BONNIE HE
Indo-Canadian Woman Sentenced To 30 Months In Jail For $80,000 Credit Card Fraud
__ _RIPY JUBBAL WAS RECENTLY SENTENCED IN B.C. SUPREME COURT IN NEW WESTMINSTER AFTER PREVIOUSLY PLEADING GUILTY TO SIX COUNTS RELATED TO THE FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARDS AND CREDIT CARD DATA. JUBBAL AND HER SPOUSE, KARMJIT TIWANA, 48, INITIALLY EACH FACED 22 CHARGES, ALL IN ABBOTSFORD. TIWANA
GET YOUR SHOT: Premier, Community Leaders Urge Everyone To Get Registered For Vaccination
__ _WITH A MILLION DOSES OF PFIZER COMING IN IT’S IMPORTANT THAT ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO WISH TO BE VACCINATED, REGISTER FOR THEIR VACCINATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. “WE’RE EXPECTING TO GET OVER ONE MILLION DOSES OF PFIZER IN MAY AND WE NEED EVERYONE IN B.C. TO REGISTER TODAY SO THEY’RE R
Two Indo-Canadian Men Among Seven Charged In 2018 Investigation Targeting Drug Traffickers
__ _ CFSEU-BC has laid 38 criminal charges that have now been laid against 25-year-old Sahel Sandhu and 37-year-old Gurjap Singh Bhullar and five others after an investigation that proactively targeted alleged drug trafficking related to gang activity in the Mission and Abbotsford areas. Sandhu f
Vancouver Police Appeals For Witnesses To 2019 Kitsilano Killing Of Manoj Kumar
__ _“VPD HOMICIDE DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS FILE, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS SOLVING THIS CRIME,” SAYS CONSTABLE TANIA VISINTIN, VPD. “AS TODAY MARKS TWO YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE DEATH OF KUMAR, INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING TO ACQUIRE MORE LEADS TO HELP SOLVE TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise More Than 100 From Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 FROM WEDNESDAY’S 572 AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. DESPITE THE RISE, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 700 CASES WHICH IS ENCOURAGING AND SHOWS BC IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND A
Lilly Singh’s NBC Talk Show To End As She Pursues Other Projects
__ _INDO-CANADIAN COMIC AND YOUTUBE SENSATION LILLY SINGH IS MOVING ON FROM THE GABFEST AND HAS SIGNED A FIRST-LOOK DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ALTERNATIVE STUDIO, A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL STUDIO GROUP, TO DEVELOP UNSCRIPTED PROJECTS. SHE ALSO HEADS UNICORN ISLAND PRODUCTIONS, AND INTENDS TO FO
Superman Without His Cape!
DESIBUZZCANADA’S INTREPID PHOTOGRAPHER SAMMY TOORA CAUGHT SUPERMAN WITHOUT HIS CAPE ON. TYLER HOECHLIN, WHO PLAYS SUPERMAN, WAS PHOTOGRAPHED FILMING THE NEW SEASON OF SUPERMAN & LOIS IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEY WERE FILMING IN A BACK ALLEY NEAR HOWE STREET. THE SHOW TAKES PL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Downward Case Trend Continues With Less Than 600 Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BC AS THE PROVINCE SAW A FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF COVID-19 CASES LESS THAN 700 AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE CASE COUNT DIPPED BELOW 600 WITH NO NEW DEATHS. THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR THE LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE KEY TO CURBING SPREAD. DR. BONNI
Applications For Permanent Residency For Over 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates From Canadian Institutions Opens Thursday
__ _THIS SPECIAL PUBLIC POLICY WILL GRANT PERMANENT STATUS TO TEMPORARY WORKERS AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES OF A CANADIAN INSTITUTION WHO ARE ALREADY IN CANADA AND WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE NEED TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC AND ACCELERATE OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPECIA
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Latest Shooting Victim A Woman Dies As Police Under-Fire For Out Of Control Gangsters
__ _ON SATURDAY, CORRECTIONS OFFICER BIKRAMEET RANDHAWA WAS MURDERED IN A STRIP MALL IN NORTH DELTA AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A SHOOTING EVERYDAY THIS WEEK WITH THE LATEST BEING TUESDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 8:52 PM, WHEN SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A DROPPED 911 CALL IN THE 9700 BLOCK OF 1
Province Bringing In $500 Million Investment Fund To Support BC Businesses
__ _THE B.C. GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF INBC INVESTMENT CORP. (INBC), A NEW $500-MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND. DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SECTORS, INBC WILL FOCUS ON DRIVING INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS I
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 700 Tuesday With One New Death
__ _THE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO GO DOWN AS IT REMAINED BELOW 700 FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. ONGOING RESTRICTIONS COMBINED WITH THE VACCINE ROLL OUT, BC COULD BEND THE CURVE SOONER THAN LATER. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX
$833,000 Funding To Rightwing Hindu Groups From US Federal COVID-19 Fund Criticized
__ _FIVE GROUPS LINKED TO HINDU NATIONALIST ORGANISATIONS IN INDIA RECEIVED DIRECT PAYMENTS AND LOANS IN US FEDERAL RELIEF FUND. NEW YORK-BASED SUNITA VISWANATH, CO-FOUNDER OF HINDUS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE US PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS MIGHT END UP FURTHERING HATE CAMPAIGN AGAINS
FVREB elects 2021/2022 Board Of Directors
__ _BALDEV GILL, FVREB CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ADDED, “I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND INNOVATE AS AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.”_ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - The Fraser Val
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Slide Down But Weekend Sees 15 Deaths
__ _THE RESTRICTIONS COMBINED WITH THE VACCINE ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO HAVE IMPACT AS DAILY CASES ARE TRENDING DOWN WITH THE LAST TWO DAYS SEEING LESS THAN 700 A DAY CASES BUT THERE WERE 15 DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRI
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Meet VPD Sergeant Mehrban Singh Sidhu
__ _IN CELEBRATION OF SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROFILING SIKH MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY, WHILE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE RICH AND DIVERSE SIKHHERITAGE._ BY MEHRBAN SINGH SIDHU “I am the E-COMM Liaison, and have served
INNOCENT VICTIM? Latest Gangland Killing Targets Popular Indo-Canadian Corrections Officer
_ _ _THE MURDER OF BIKRAMJEET RANDHAWA, 29, IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCOTTSDALE SHOPPING CENTRE IN DELTA. AS JORDAN ARMSTRONG REPORTS, IT’S JUST THE LATEST COMMUNITY LEFT SHAKEN BY RECENT GUN VIOLENCE. RANDHAWA, WHO WAS NOT KNOWN TO POLICE, WAS S
COVIDIOT: Irresponsible Punjabi Singer-Actor Gippy Grewal Arrested For Disobeying COVID Curbs
_ _ _WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN DROVES IN INDIA FROM COVID-19 WITH THE VIRUS DEVASTATING INDIA, PUNJABI ACTOR-SINGER GIPPY GREWAL, WHOSE HUNGER TO SHOOT MORE FILMS IS MATCHED BY HIS EGO AND IRRESPONSIBILITY, WAS ARRESTED MAKING YET ANOTHER PUNJABI FILM THAT NO ONE CAN SEE FOR A LONG WHILE FOR DISO
REAL HEROES: All Workers Deserve Paid Sick Leave
BY HARINDER MAHIL There has been a lot of discussion these days about paid sick leave for workers. There is a general agreement that workers should not go to work while they are sick and that they deserve paid sick leave. Most provinces were waiting for the federal government to introduce a prog
VAISAKHI SPIRIT: Fruiticana’s Tony Singh Makes Two Ten-Ton Truck Load Donation To Surrey Food Bank
__ _TONY SINGH, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF FRUITICANA IN SURREY, DELIVERED CLOSE TO 23,000 POUNDS OF FOOD IN TWO TEN-TON TRUCKS, TO THE SURREY FOOD BANK, ON APRIL 26. “FRUITICANA WILL DELIVER MORE FOOD IN THE COMING DAYS AND GARNER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THEIR SUPPLIERS TO PARTICIPATE THIS YE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 740 Cases And Four Deaths End A Good Week Of Declining Infections
__ _THIS WAS A RELATIVELY GOOD WEEK FOR DECLINING CASES OF COVID-19 WHICH SAW 740 CASES AND FOUR DEATHS ON FRIDAY. WHILE THERE ARE STILL OVER 500 PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL INCLUDING 174 IN INTENSIVE CARE, RESTRICTIONS ARE HELPING TO REDUCE THE SPREAD AND COMING WEEKS WILL BE CRUCIAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B
BAD COP: Indo-Canadian Cop Previously Convicted Of Uttering Threats Being Investigated Again For More Bad Behaviour
__ _CONST. DEEPAK SOOD, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF UTTERING THREATS TO CAUSE DEATH OR BODILY HARM TO A COQUITLAM FURNITURE STORE OWNER, WAS RECORDED LAST WEEK SAYING “I’LL SMACK YOU’ AND “GO BACK TO SELLING DRUGS’ TO A HARM REDUCTION ADVOCATE._ VANCOUVER – An Indo-Canadian cop
Vancouver Council Backs Indian Farmers’ Protests
__ _THE MOTION SAYS THE CITY STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIAN FARMERS AND DIRECTS THE MAYOR OF VANCOUVER TO WRITE TO THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, ASKING THEM TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST LAWS INTRODUCED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT. THOUSANDS OF FARMERS HAVE BEEN CAMPING ON THE BORDER OF THE NATIO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain In The Mid 800s With One New Death Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE AGAIN SETTLING IN THE MID 800S WITH ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED THURSDAY. BC IS NEARING 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED SO FAR WITH AT LEAST ONE SHOT BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THE MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS VACCINATED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER,
MAXIM GIRL: Model-Actress Kajal Kumar Pursuing Her Passion And Spreading Awareness With Maxim Magazine Cover Girl Contest
__ _VANCOUVER-BASED MODEL-ACTRESS AND CAREER WOMAN KAJAL KUMAR IS LIVING OUT HER DREAM AND PURSUING PASSION PROJECTS DURING TOUGH COVID-19 TIMES. SHE IS CURRENTLY RIDING HIGH WITH THE MAXIM MAGAZINE COVER GIRL CONTEST WHERE SO FAR SHE IS IN 1ST PLACE IN HER GROUP. ACCOUNTING BY TRADE, SHE ENTERED
Actor Jimmy Shergill Booked In Punjab For COVID-19 Violations
__ _ACTOR JIMMY SHERGILL AND NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR EESHWAR NIVAS WERE AMONG 35 BOOKED FOR FLOUTING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN RULES WHILE SHOOTING IN PUNJAB’S LUDHIANA, POLICE SAID ON WEDNESDAY. A CREW OF 150 MEMBERS WAS SHOOTING AT A SET AT AROUND 8 PM, TWO HOURS AFTER THE CURFEW, WHEN THE PO
SUPER SPREADER: Indian Medical Association Says Incompetent Modi Responsible For Rampant Spread Of Coronavirus
__ _HOLDING PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19, NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (IMA) DR NAVJOT DAHIYA CALLED HIM A ‘SUPER SPREADER’ AND BLAMED HIM FOR IRRESPONSIBLY ORGANISING BIG POLITICAL RALLIES IN POLL-BOUND STATES
VPD Sees Dramatic Increase In Distraction Thefts Targeting Ethnic Seniors
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE SAYS IT HAS SEEN A FIVE-FOLD, OR 400 PER CENT, INCREASE IN JEWELRY SCAMS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2021. THE SCAMMERS TYPICALLY USE SLEIGHT-OF-HAND DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES TO STEAL VALUABLES FROM UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS, OR BY TRADING FAKE AND WORTHLESS JEWELRY IN EXCHANGE FOR CASH.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Steady At 800 Plus With Five New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED OVER 800 AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTER TWO STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 800 WITH FIVE NEWS DEATHS. THIS WEEK IS CRUCIAL IN BC GOVERNMENT DETERMINING WHETHER THE INDOOR DINING BAN AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS POSED WILL CONTINUE PAST MAY 3RD. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
NDP Say RCMP Documents Show Pornhub Given Free Pass On Child Porn Allegations
__ _ THE HEAVILY REDACTED BRIEFING NOTE SHOWS THAT THE RCMP SHRUGGED OFF THE ALLEGATIONS BEING RAISED BY SURVIVORS CLAIMING THE ISSUE WAS ONE OF UNCLEAR JURISDICTION. THE BRIEFING NOTE SAYS THE RCMP PREFERS TO WORK ON THE PRINCIPLE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WITH PORN GIANTS LIKE PORNHUB. NDP MP CH
BC Liberal Leadership Contender Falcon In Hot Water Over Allegations Of Politicking At Publicly Funded Facility
BC NDP’S SINGH SAYS FALCON AND INTERIM LEADER BOND MUST ANSWER FOR ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICKING AT PUBLICLY-FUNDED REHAB CENTRE! _NDP MLA AMAN SINGH (RICHMOND-QUEENSBOROUGH) SAID FORMER BC CABINET MINISTER KEVIN FALCON AND INTERIM BC LIBERAL LEADER SHIRLEY BOND NEED TO ANSWER FOR ALLEGATIONS THA
Canada-US Agree To Extend Land Border Restrictions As COVID-19 Rages
__ _THE LAND-BORDER RESTRICTIONS, IMPOSED IN MARCH 2020, HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 21. NOW IN PLACE FOR 13 MONTHS, THEY ARE BEING RENEWED MONTH BY MONTH. MEXICO SAID LATE ON MONDAY IT WAS MAINTAINING SOME OF ITS BORDER RESTRICTIONS, TOO._ OTTAWA - Canada and the United States on Tuesday extended
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 800 For Second Straight Day With No New Deaths
__ _ There may be hope on the horizon as daily COVID-19 cases dip below 800 for the second straight day with no new deaths. The restrictions combined with vaccinations may finally be bearing fruit as the numbers have been coming down. The downward trend in cases will not be enough to end restaura
Police Warn Of High-Risk Sex Offender Jatin Patel Will Be Living In Vancouver
__ _JATIN PATEL IS CURRENTLY SERVING A SEVEN-YEAR LONG TERM SUPERVISION ORDER FOR A CONVICTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. PATEL IS SOUTH ASIAN, FIVE FOOT TWO, AND HAS A MEDIUM BUILD. PATEL HAS SHORT, BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – Vancouver Police are warning the publ
NDP Calls Liberals 2021 Budget Another Handout To Help Ultra-Rich Get Richer
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEN SO MANY EVERYDAY CANADIANS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLED FINANCIALLY, CANADA’S BILLIONAIRES INCREASED THEIR WEALTH BY $78 BILLION. HE SAID INSTEAD OF IMPOSING A WEALTH TAX TO HELP CANADIANS RECOVER FROM THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend See Significant Decline In Cases But 17 Deaths
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD SEEING MID 700. BUT THERE WERE 17 NEW DEATHS FROM THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE PERIODS: FROM APRIL 23 TO 24, BC
March Another Record-Setting Month For BC Homes Sales
__ _THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE IN BC WAS $947,707, A 20.4 PERCENT INCREASE FROM $787,032 RECORDED IN MARCH 2020. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AVERAGE PRICES ACROSS THE PROVINCE ARE BEING SKEWED HIGHER AS MORE EXPENSIVE SINGLE-DETACHED HOMES REMAIN A HIGHER SHARE OF DOLLAR VOLUME DURING THE PAND
Asa Singh Johal, His Wife Kashmir And Balbir Jawanda Honoured For Their Immense Service To No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - Our pioneers set foot on Canadian soil more than 130 years ago. Since then they have worked very hard in the growth and development of the South Asian community and their adopted country, Canada. As a result of their struggles and sacrifices, our community has ac
Targeted Shooting In Surrey-Whalley Leaves One Man With Serious Injuries
__ _ON APRIL 14, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:38 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SHOOTING AT A MOTEL IN THE 9400-BLOCK OF KING GEORGE BOULEVARD. FRONTLINE OFFICERS LOCATED A THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD MAN SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND. THE MAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SERIOUS I
India's Ultra Rich Fleeing COVID-19 Stricken Homeland On Private Jets As Country Set Another Global Single Day Record With 350,000 Infections
__ _WITH THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND ALL MIRACLE CURES OF CORONAVIRUS SUDDENLY DISAPPEARING, AS HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER, BEING A MYTH, INDIA IS NOW FACING THE WORST OF COVID-19 WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES DAILY AND THOUSANDS OF DAILY DEA
Finance Minister Freeland’s First Budget Big On Spending To Kickstart Post Pandemic Economy
__ _WHILE THERE WERE MANY CRITICS OF THE BUDGET, THERE WAS ALSO APPLAUSE FOR THE FIRST PANDEMIC FEDERAL BUDGET. METRO VANCOUVER APPLAUDED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE CONTINUING EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 HEAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 1000 Plus Cases And Four New Deaths Reported Friday
__ _WHILE ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION OF COVID-19 DECLINED SLIGHTLY FRIDAY, BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG WITH 1000 PLUS NEW CASES AND FOUR DEATHS. VACCINE ROLLOUT HOLDS OUT HOPE BUT UNTIL THE CASES GO DOWN, THE RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AN
GANG WAR ARREST: Police Charge Alleged Hitman In Harb Dhaliwal Killing As Bloodshed Continues
_ _ _VANCOUVER POLICE SAID CHARGES AGAINST FRANCOIS JOSEPH GAUTHIER, 51 HAVE BEEN APPROVED SATURDAY BY THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE FOLLOWING A VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO HARPREET “HARB” DHALIWAL’S HOMICIDE IN COAL HARBOUR LAST WEEKEND. DHALIWAL, 31, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE AFTE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 1000 With Four New Deaths
__ _COVID-19 DAILY CASES AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 1000 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. HOSPITALIZATION HAS NOW REACHED ABOVE 500 WHILE VACCINATION IN BC HAS SURPASSED 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE AND MORE THAN 88,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SECOND DOSES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.
ON THE RED LIST: Canada Suspends All Flights From India And Pakistan For 30 Days
OTTAWA – India and Pakistan are on Canada’s “Red List” as the federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says because there are so many people arrivi
Sultan Nazrin Shah Praises Sikh Community’s Contributions And Says Sikhs Are Vital Component Of Malaysian Society
__ _THE SULTAN OF PERAK SULTAN NAZRIN SHAH SAID ALTHOUGH THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAS ONLY EVER BEEN A TINY PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION — ACCOUNTING FOR AROUND TWO AND A HALF PER CENT TODAY — THEY HAVE ALWAYS STOOD OUT AND MADE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN. HE SAID THE SIKH REPUTATION FOR COURAGE, LOYALTY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Taper Off To Mid 800s But Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID 800S BUT THURSDAY SAW SEVEN DEATHS RELATED TO THE VIRUS. HOSPITALIZATION IS WAY UP, NEARING 500 AND ICUS ARE PACKED WHICH IS A VERY WORRYING SIGN DURING THIS THIRD WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
American Sikh Community In Mourning Following Murder Of Four Sikhs In Another Mass Shooting
__ _LAST FRIDAY EVENING, INDIANAPOLIS POLICE RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE EIGHT DECEASED VICTIMS. THEY ARE: MATTHEW R. ALEXANDER, 32; SAMARIA BLACKWELL, 19; AMARJEET JOHAL, 66; JASVINDER KAUR, 50; JASWINDER SINGH, 68; AMARJIT SEKHON, 48; KARLI SMITH, 19; AND JOHN WEISERT, 74. "OUR COMMUNITY HAS A LO
Surrey RCMP Spokesperson Is Having A Baby!
_SURREY RCMP MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER CPL JOANIE SIDHU IS TAKING HER LEAVE FROM THE FORCE TO HAVE A BABY, THE POLICE SERVICE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK. “A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER CPL JOANIE SIDHU AS SHE PREPARES FOR HER UPCOMING MATERNITY LEAVE,” SURREY RCMP WROTE ON FACEB
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Come Down Slightly On Tuesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DID COME DOWN SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. IT’S BEEN WEEKS SINCE THE CASES HAVE BEEN IN THE MID 800S AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS IS ONE DAY BLIP OR A DOWNWARD TREND. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, RE
Four Indo-Canadians From Ontario Charged In over $100K Worth Of Cheques, IDs And Drug Bust
__ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ONTARIO POLICE SEIZED OVER $100,000 WORTH OF STOLEN CHEQUES, IDENTIFICATIONS AND DRUGS IN A BUST AT A BOLTON HOTEL IN CALEDON. GURPREET SINGH OF MISSISSAUGA, GURDEEP BAINS OF BRAMPTON, PARDEEP SINGH OF BRAMPTON AND NIRMAL DHILLON OF CALEDON ARE
INTERNATIONAL DRUG RACKET: Dozens of South Asians Among 33 People Charged In Ontario Drug Bust
_ _ _ONTARIO POLICE SAID THE “ROBUST” INTERNATIONAL DRUG SMUGGLING NETWORK EXTENDED TO WESTERN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA, AND INVOLVED IMPORTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF COCAINE, KETAMINE, HEROIN AND OPIUM INTO CANADA BEFORE DISTRIBUTING THE DRUGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY “THROUGH A SOPHISTI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 2900 Cases And Eight New Deaths Since Friday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE OR NEAR 1000 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS WITH EIGHT NEW DEATHS INCLUDING THE FIRST CHILD TO DIE FROM THE DEADLY VIRUS. PROVINCE IS BRINGING IN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING A BAN ON TRAVEL OUTSIDE YOUR AREA WITHOUT A GOOD REASON TO ATTEMPT TO FURTHER CONTAIN EXPO
Indo-Canadian Man Charged With Five Separate Arsons In Surrey
__ _FIFTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD BALVEER SINGH BOPARAI OF SURREY IS NOW CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF ARSON CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. HE WAS HELD IN CUSTODY FOR COURT AND LATER RELEASED. THIS MAN HAS NO CONNECTIONS TO WELL KNOWN PUNJABI SINGER-SONGWRITER BALVIR BOPARAI OF DE DE GHERA FAME, WHO ALSO LIVES I
Notorious Gangster “Harb” Dhaliwal Of Brothers Keepers’ Crew Gunned Down
__ _NOTORIOUS ABBOTSFORD-BASED GANGSTER HARPREET SINGH “HARB” DHALIWAL WAS GUNNED DOWN IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE CITY’S FIFTH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR. DHALIWAL, THE MIDDLE BROTHER OF THE BARINDER “SHREK” DHALIWAL AND YOUNGEST MENINDER DHALIWAL, WAS SHOT AT CLOSE RANG
VACCINE FOR EVERYONE: People Aged 50 And Below Can Now Register For COVID-19 Vaccine
_ _ _REGISTERING ONLINE TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. PEOPLE NEED THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH NUMBER (FOUND ON THEIR CARECARD OR ON THE BACK OF THEIR DRIVER'S LICENCE OR BC SERVICES CARD), POSTAL CODE, FIRST AND LAST NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT GETS CHECKED REGULARLY OR A PHONE NUM
Another Month, Another Record For Property Sales In The Fraser Valley
__ _BALDEV GILL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD, ADDED, “WE KNOW MORE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO MOVE TO THE FRASER VALLEY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY’RE SEEKING MORE USABLE SPACE, A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR HOUSING DOLLAR GOES FURTHER. THE CHALLENGE IS SELECTION. WE
Radiothon For Guru Nanak Diversity Village Raises $470,965
__ _INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY DONATED $470,965 TO THE PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY’S VAISAKHI RADIOTHON ON TUE, 13TH TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE (GNDV), AN UPCOMING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY THAT WOULD PROVIDE CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE CARE FOR OUR SENI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Over 1000 Cases For Friday With Six New Deaths
_ _ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK OF COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH OVER 1000 CASES FOR FRIDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. WHILE NO NEW RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, IT IS CRUCIAL FOR BC TO REDUCE THE SPREAD WHILE VACCINATION CONTINUES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF
Missing Indo-Canadian Man Was Last Seen Boarding Ferry At Tsawwassen Terminal
_ _ _THE SURREY RCMP MISSING PERSON UNIT (MPU) HAS CONFIRMED THAT A MAN BELIEVED TO BE PRABHRAJ SEKHON, WAS ON THE COASTAL RENAISSANCE FERRY AT THE TSAWWASSEN TERMINAL ON APRIL 1, 2021. HE WAS SEEN BOARDING THE 7:47 P.M. SAILING, WHICH ARRIVED AT DUKE POINT SHORTLY AFTER 10:30 P.M. _ __ BY DES
MASS MURDER IN AMERICA: Four Sikhs Among Eight Dead In Another Mass Shooting By Gun-Crazy Killer
__ _FOUR SIKHS AMONG AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND FIVE OTHERS WERE LEFT INJURED IN A MASS SHOOTING AT A FEDEX FACILITY IN THE US STATE OF INDIANA BY YET ANOTHER GUN-CRAZY AMERICAN. MANINDER SINGH WALIA, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, SAID THE DEAD FROM HIS COMMUNITY ARE AMARJT KAUR SEKHON (FEMALE),
Three South Asians Among Medal Of Good Citizenship Recipients
__ _ZEESHAN HAYAT OF VANCOUVER, FAWZAN HUSSAIN OF SURREY AND FAROUQ MANJI OF RICHMOND WILL RECEIVE THE 2021 MEDAL OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, WHICH RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO, THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND SERVICE, HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF REMU
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise For Second Straight Day, Hitting Above 1200
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, AGAINST HITTING ABOVE 1200 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY. ACTIVE CASES HAVE NOW HIT ABOVE 400 FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH OVER 10,000 ACTIVE CASES AND MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C
Indo-British Drugs Supplier Was 'Assassinated' By Dealer After Fight Over Safe House Robbery
__ _THE BODY OF GURINDERJIT RAI WAS FOUND IN A CAR IN A COUNTRYSIDE LANE IN CORHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE BY TWO HORSE RIDERS IN JULY 2019 AFTER TENSIONS ROSE BETWEEN HIM AND ASTON HANNIS_ LONDON - A drug dealer has been convicted of the "assassination" of his Indo-British supplier after gunning him dow
PERMANENT RESIDENCY: Canada Giving 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates Pathway To Become Permanent Residents
__ _TO BE ELIGIBLE, WORKERS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF CANADIAN WORK EXPERIENCE IN A HEALTH-CARE PROFESSION OR ANOTHER PRE-APPROVED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATION. INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES MUST HAVE COMPLETED AN ELIGIBLE CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS, AND NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Jump Up Above 1100 With Six New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO HIT RECORD HIGHS IN BC AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE BC GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE INDOOR DINING BAN TILL MAY LONG WEEKEND AS EVEN WITH THE VACCINE ROLL OUT, BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE TO RESTRICT THEMSELVES FROM SOCIAL GATHERING TO BEND THE CURVE DURING THE WORST STAGE
Indo-Canadian Trucker From Brampton Busted For Smuggling $3.5 Million Cocaine Into Canada
__ _THE CBSA ARRESTED THE DRIVER, HARVINDER SINGH, 25, OF BRAMPTON AND TRANSFERRED HIM TO THE CUSTODY OF RCMP OFFICERS FROM THE WINDSOR DETACHMENT WHO ARE CONTINUING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. HE WILL APPEAR AT THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN SARNIA ON APRIL 20._ BRAMPTON - A Brampton truck driver
Punjabi Music Star Balvir Boparai Continues His Entertainment Journey With Foray Into Films
__ MODEL: RAMAN KHOSA WITH BALVIR BOPARAI CELEBRATING VAISAKHI IN SURREY. PHOTOS BY JASVIR _BE IT HIS ALL TIME PARTY FAVORITE SONGS LIKE DE DE GHERA, OR THE HEART-FELT AND TOUCHING LIKE VE SHUDAIYA, BOPARIA HAS WRITTEN AND SUNG NUMEROUS HIT SONGS. HE WAS A SUPERSTAR WHEN DILJIT DOSANJH, A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Trend Down For Last Two Days With Two New Deaths
__ _THE TREND OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS IS ENCOURAGING AS THERE WAS NEARLY A 100 CASE DECLINE FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY WHICH SAW OVER 800 CASES BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THIS NUMBER MAY NOT BE FINAL DUE TO DELAY IN DATA REPORTING.. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
NOTHING TO DO WITH FREE SPEECH: “Butcher Of Punjab” KPS Gill’s Nephew Hartosh Bal Too Busy Singing Mass Murdering Uncle’s Praises, UBC Sikh Students Say
_ _ _WHILE SOME MAINSTREAM AND INDIAN MEDIA HAS PAINTED THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING HARTOSH SINGH BAL, AN INDIAN JOURNALIST AND NEPHEW OF THE “BUTCHER OF PUNJAB” KPS GILL, AS AN AFFRONT TO FREE SPEECH BY RADICALIZED SIKH STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH ONE DERANGED FORMER
Dhir Slate Keeps Power At VHP Temple In Burnaby!
_DESPITE THE CHALLENGE FROM UPSTART RAKESH NAYYAR AND HIS TIME FOR CHANGE SLATE, THE ELECTION ON SUNDAY TO CONTROL THE VHP HINDU TEMPLE IN BURNABY SAW THE SLATE LED BY RAKESH DHIR WIN THE TEMPLE ELECTION BY MORE THAN 200 VOTES. THE NAYYAR TEAM HAD TRIED TO PAINT THE INCUMBENTS AS INCOMPETENT WHO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 3200 Cases And 18 New Deaths Since Friday
__ _BC IS FACING A TOUGH THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19 WHICH IS SEEING SOME OF THE HIGHEST DAILY CASES WHICH THIS WEEKEND WENT OVER 3200 FOR THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY ALTHOUGH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE CASES WERE LESS THAN A 1000. BUT THERE IS 18 NEW DEATHS IN THE LAST 3 DAYS AND THE ACTIVE CASES AND
Wife Thumbs Open UK Bhangra Artist Juggy D’s Phone And Exposes His Womanizing And Sends Him To The Slammer
_BOLLYWOOD AND PUNJABI POP SINGER GURU RANDHAWA ALSO EXPOSED IN JUGGY’S WHATSAPP DIRTY TALK! _ __ _UK BHANGRA AND POP ARTIST JAGWINDER SINGH DHALIWAL, AKA JUGGY D WAS ARRESTED IN LONDON FOR ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER HIS WIFE KIRAN THUMBED OPENED HIS PHONE AND EXPOSED HIS WOMANIZING FOR
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Celebration Of Vaisakhi And Diversity During April
VICTORIA - Rachna Singh, BC Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, marked the beginning of Sikh Heritage Month by emphasizing culture and diversity. "The Sikh community has continued to enrich and strengthen our province since the first Gurdwara opened its doors more than 100 years
EQUALITY DAY: BC Government Proclaims April 14 As Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day
__ _THE EQUALITY DAY COINCIDES WITH THE 130TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR, WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE NOTEWORTHY AND ARE RESULTING IN HIM EMERGING AS A GLOBAL ICON. THE CITY OF BURNABY HAD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED DR. AMBEDKAR AND P
Surrey Mayor McCallum To Bring Forth Motion In Support Of Farmers In India
__ _SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM SAID MANY RESIDENTS OF SURREY HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN INDIA WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE FARMING BILLS PASSED IN THEIR ANCESTRAL LAND. THE CHANGES AFFECTING THE FARMERS IN INDIA THREATEN THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND THEIR PROTESTS HAVE BEEN MET WITH A HEAVY HA
US Drug Sleuths Are Hunting For Bakshish “Zira” Sidhu In Mexican Drug Cartel Money Laundering Case But Sidhu Is Roaming Free In Surrey
_TOP U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) SLEUTHS ARE REPORTEDLY HUNTING FOR BAKSHISH SINGH “ZIRA” SIDHU, A SURREY-BASED MONEY EXCHANGE OPERATOR WHO THEY CLAIM IS A KEY MONEY LAUNDERER LINKED WITH THE DREADED SINALOA DRUG CARTEL OF MEXICO. THEY ARE ALSO HUNTING FOR HIS TWO AIDES, BALWAN
Navdeep Bains And Mélanie Joly To Serve As Liberal National Campaign Committee Co-Chairs For Election 2021
_LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL LIBERAL NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND!_ __ _THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT RACHEL BENDAYAN, M.P. FOR OUTREMONT, MARCI IEN, M.P. FOR TORONTO CENTRE, TERRY BEECH, M.P. FOR BURNABY NORTH—SEYMOUR, AND THE MONA FORTIER, M.P. FOR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 1200 During One Of The Worst Weeks Of The Pandemic
__ _THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS IN TERMS OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC AND IT COMES TO AN END WITH 1200 PLUS CASES AND TWO NE W DEATHS. THE NEW VARIANTS ARE HELPING TO SPREAD THE VIRUS FASTER BUT BLAME HAS TO GO TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CARELESS DURING THIS PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY,
BC Premier, Lieutenant Governor Send Condolences On The Passing Of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
__ _"PRINCE PHILIP'S LONG LIFE WAS DEFINED BY HIS DEDICATION TO THE QUEEN, HIS STEADFAST DEVOTION TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS PEOPLE, AS WELL AS HIS STRONG SUPPORT FOR MILITARY REGIMENTS AND CHARITIES, AND HIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT,” PREMIER JOHN HORGAN SAID. "HE LEFT
Police Investigate Indecent Act In Surrey Allegedly Involving A South Asian Man
__ _SHORTLY BEFORE 4 P.M. ON APRIL 8, 2021, TWO YOUTHS WERE ON A WALKING PATH NEAR 100 AVENUE AND PARK DRIVE, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED AN UNKNOWN MAN WHO APPEARED TO BE MASTURBATING. THE YOUTHS TOLD THE MAN THEY WERE CALLING POLICE AND HE RAN AWAY. HE DID NOT APPROACH, INTERACT WITH, OR PHYSICALLY H
Canadian Panel Recommends AstraZeneca Pause For Under 55
__ _CANADA'S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNISATION IS RECOMMENDING A PAUSE ON ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR PEOPLE UNDER 55 FOR SAFETY REASONS. CANADA IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 1.5 MILLION DOES OF ASTRAZENECA FROM THE U.S. THIS WEEK. _ TORONTO - Canada's National Advisory Committee o
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Hits Another Record With 1293 Cases On Thursday
__ _COULD BC BE HEADED TOWARDS ANOTHER LOCK DOWN AS CASES HIT THE MOTHER LODE OF NEARLY 1300 ON THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. THE SPREAD IS NOW SUPER STRONG IN THE PROVINCE AND THE NEW VARIANTS AND COVIDIOTS ARE NOT HELPING THE SITUATION AS ACTIVE CASES ARE CLOSING IN ON 10,000 DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Canadian Resident Wanted In Congress Leader Pehlwan’s Murder
CHANDIGARH - In the murder case of District Youth Congress president and Zila Parishad member Gurlal Singh Pehlwan, the police have procured an open-ended non-bailable arrest warrant from a local court against Canada-based Goldy Brar. He is believed to the main conspirator in the murder which
Government Says ICBC Legal Costs To Be Reduced And Motor Vehicle Claims Sped Up
__ _LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE MADE TO THE EVIDENCE ACT IN 2020, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF EXPERTS AND EXPERT REPORTS THAT CAN BE USED IN COURT ON THE ISSUE OF DAMAGES IN A VEHICLE INJURY CASE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL EXPERT REPORTS IN APPROPRIATE CASES. THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Near 1000 And Two New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED NEAR 1000 WEDNESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO WRESTLE WITH THE INCREASING SPREAD. DESPITE THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, DAILY CASES HAVE RISEN TO RECORD HIGHS AS VACCINE ROLL OUT IS PICKING UP STEAM. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFI
Conservatives, NDP Too Far Apart To Break Trudeau’s Continued Reign
__ _THE NEWLY-ELECTED TORY LEADER ERIN O'TOOLE WANTS TO IMPROVE THE PARTY'S POLL NUMBERS. HE THINKS THAT THE PARTY MUST RESET ITS PLATFORM WITH THE CHANGING TIMES. HE WANTS TO MOVE THE PARTY TOWARDS THE LEFT WITHOUT OFFERING ANY SPECIFICS. HE IS VAGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH IS STILL A NON-ISSUE
BCREA’s Commercial Indicator Reaches High In Q4 2020
__ _ALTHOUGH THE CLI IS RESPONDING TO A SHARP REBOUND IN ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, THERE IS MORE HERE THAN MEETS THE EYE. GROWTH IN THESE CONDITIONS WOULD NORMALLY IMPLY AN IMPROVEMENT IN DEMAND FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE. HOWEVER, THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Climb Above 1000 For Tuesday With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS SUPER STRONG AS CASES AGAIN CLIMBED ABOVE 1000 ON TUESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE GOING UP WITH THE ONLY HOPE BEING VACCINATION WHICH IS STILL ROLLING OUT SLOWLY AND WILL NOT HELP CURB THE SPREAD UNLESS PEOPLE TAKE PRECAUTIO
GANGSTERS TARGETED: Government Introduces New Measures To Curb Gun Violence
__ _BILL 4 WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN EXISTING LAWS CONCERNING ARMOURED VEHICLES, BODY ARMOUR AND AFTERMARKET COMPARTMENTS CRIMINALS TYPICALLY INSTALL IN THEIR VEHICLES TO HIDE AND TRANSPORT ILLEGAL FIREARMS AND DRUGS. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT FINGERPRINTS FROM PEOP
COVID-19 POSITIVE: Akshay Kumar Hospitalized, His Film ‘Sooryavanshi’ Postponed As COVID-19 Devastates Bollywood
__ _BOLLYWOOD STAR AKSHAY KUMAR, WHO HAS COME UNDER THE WRATH OF INDIA’S FARMERS FOR BEING PM NARENDRA MODI’S LACKEY AND NOT SUPPORTING THEIR CAUSE, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 ON SUNDAY AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON MONDAY. ACCORDING TO INDIAN MEDIA REPORTS, ALONG WITH KUMAR, 45 PEOPLE WORKING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High As 23 More People Die Since Thursday
__ _COVID-19 IS RAVAGING BC WITH THE THIRD WAVE AS DAILY CASES REMAIN HIGH WITH THE LAST FOUR DAYS SEEING MORE THAN 4000 CASES AND 23 NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES ARE NOW WELL ABOVE 8000 AND THE MORE DANGEROUS VARIANTS ARE ALSO RISING. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DI
Pandemic Front And Centre At South Asian Media Roundtable with BC Premier!
BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN AND A NUMBER OF HIS MLAS HOSTED A SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING PANDEMIC AND THEN SOME. BC’S COVID 19 RESPONSE WAS AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA INCLUDING THE ASTRA ZENECA VACCINE WHICH IS RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER. HORGAN TALKED ABOUT THE S
FRAUDULENT CRIMES: Extortion Tops The List Of Canada’s Top 10 Frauds
__ _CANADIANS LOST $106.4 MILLION TO FRAUD IN 2020, $62.6 MILLION OF WHICH WAS RELATED TO ONLINE FRAUD. 11,789 CANADIANS HAVE LOST $7.2 MILLION TO COVID-19 RELATED FRAUD SINCE MARCH LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FRAUD CASES REPORTED EACH YEAR, MANY MORE GO UNREPORTED. METRO V
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Wave Hitting BC Hard As Daily Cases Break Another Record
__ _BC HAS SEEN ANOTHER RECORD HIGH DAY OF COVID-19 AS THE LAST TWO DAYS SAW NEARLY 2100 CASES, INCLUDING 1072 CASES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THE THIRD WAVE IS HITTING BC HARD AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE AUTHORITIES SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING AND BROUGHT IN MANDATORY MASKS IN SCHOOLS TO CUR
APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Being A Fool Has It’s Advantages As Life Is Too Important To Be Taken Seriously
BY PROMOD PURI Looking at the Annual International Days lineup, almost every day of every month, there is one dedicated day that highlights a campaign, promoting a cause, or marking an occasion to forge fun and celebration with an underlined message. From Women's Day and Zero Discrimination Day
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 800 Cases And Five New Deaths Announced Thursday
__ _THE COVID-19 CASES CAME DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE RECORD HIGH ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 800 CASES AND FIVE NEW DEATHS. GOING INTO THE EASTER WEEKEND, IT WAS A GOOD CALL TO SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING TO CURTAIL THE DRAMATIC RISE IN RECENT CASES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
Who’s Behind The $10 Million Opium At Surrey Warehouse?
_POLICE TRACK MASSIVE OPIUM SHIPMENT TO A SURREY WAREHOUSE AND ARREST FIVE PEOPLE!_ __ _POLICE AND BORDER OFFICERS TRACKED $10 MILLION WORTH OF OPIUM TO A SURREY WAREHOUSE AFTER IT ARRIVED AT VANCOUVER’S DELTA PORT AND ARRESTED FIVE MEN BUT ONE ESCAPED. THERE IS MUCH SPECULATION IN THE LOCAL S
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: The Exotic Flavours Of The Caribbean Come Alive In A Mouthwatering Hummingbird Cake
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU While I was vacationing in the Caribbean with my daughter, we went to a beautiful seaside restaurant for dinner. After an action-packed day of sailing, hiking, and snorkeling, we felt we could treat ourselves to an indulgent meal. That meant we could choose whateve
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 1000 Plus Cases Wednesday Pushes BC’s Grand Total To Above 100,000
__ _IT’S NO WONDER THAT THE BC GOVERNMENT AND THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING AND MANDATED MASKS IN SCHOOLS AS WEDNESDAY SAW COVID-19 CASES GO THROUGH THE ROOF HITTING ABOVE 1000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BC. THE DAILY NUMBER ALSO PUSHED BC’S GRAND TOTAL ABOVE 100,0
Canada-Based Punjabi Singer Diljaan Killed In Accident In Punjab
__ _DILJAAN WAS A RUNNER-UP IN THE TV REALITY SHOW ‘SUR KSHETRA’ IN 2012. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN ‘AWAAZ PUNJAB DI’ AND RELEASED SEVERAL SONGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. “DILJAAN’S WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE CURRENTLY IN CANADA. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SOON. WE HAVE INITIATED PROCEEDINGS
Indo-Canadian School Teacher Among B.C.'s Anti-Racism Champions
__ _MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE DISCRIMINATION AND FOSTER DIVERSITY AT THIS YEAR'S VIRTUAL B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS. "OUR GOVERNMENT STANDS ALONGSIDE THE MANY BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST RACISM AND MAKI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High While No New Deaths For Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES REMAINED ABOVE 800 FOR TUESDAY WHILE THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. BUT ACTIVE CASES WENT ABOVE 7000 AND VARIANTS WERE ALSO UP ABOVE 300. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 840 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FO
Ambedkar International Centre Asks California Court To Join Caste Discrimination Case
__ _THE AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL CENTER (AIC), A US-BASED ORGANIZATION FIGHTING AGAINST CASTE DISCRIMINATION ON TUESDAY APPROACHED THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO BE ADMITTED AS AN AMICUS CURIAE IN A CASE THAT INVOLVES CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYM
Surge In Daily COVID-19 Cases Leads To Shutdown Of All Indoor Restaurant Dining Till April 19
__ _BC SAID IN A PRESS THAT TO ADDRESS RISING COVID-19 CASE COUNTS, PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AND HELP BREAK THE CHAIN OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, THE PROVINCE IS AMENDING THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT MONDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, SAID: "
NDP Calls For Action Against Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism
__ _“IN THE WAKE OF THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA, WHICH TOOK THE LIVES OF SIX ASIAN-AMERICANS AND EIGHT PEOPLE ALL TOGETHER, CANADIANS ARE REMINDED OF THE RACISM AND HATE CRIMES THAT HAPPEN HERE IN CANADA AGAINST ASIAN CANADIANS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND RACIALIZED PEOPLE,” NDP LEADER
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Surge In Cases Leads To Over 2500 With Six New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS GETTING STRONGER IN BC AS SEEN BY THE WEEKEND SURGE THAT RESULTED IN OVER 2500 CASES OVER THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. ACTIVE CASES ARE APPROACHING 7000 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING ARE OVER 10,000, WHICH HAS LED THE PROVINCE TO CANCEL ALL INDOOR DINING TILL APRIL 1
Sunday Night Shooting In Surrey-Guildford Area Leaves Woman Seriously Injured
_ _ _POLICE SAID THE INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SHOOTING IS BETWEEN PARTIES KNOWN TO ONE ANOTHER WITH NO CONTINUED RISK TO THE PUBLIC. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT; HOWEVER, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE LINKS TO THE DRUG TRADE. RESIDE
MURDER AND MAYHEM: Yannick Bandaogo Charged In North Vancouver Killing And Stabbings
__ _YANNICK BANDAOGO WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING AND STABBINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN NORTH VANCOUVER SATURDAY. BANDAOGO’S BACKGROUND, HISTORY IN BC AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIMS, IF ANY, IS STILL BEING DETERMINED._ NORTH VANCOUVER – The man who went on a killing and s
Increase In Streaming Video Usage In Pandemic Expected To Continue, Says Study
__ _MORE THAN 47% OF PARTICIPANTS SAY STREAMING VIDEO BUDGETS WILL INCREASE IN 2021 AND OVER 71% EXPECT AN INCREASE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. COMPARATIVELY, JUST OVER 9% OF PARTICIPANTS SAY THEIR DVD BUDGETS WILL INCREASE IN 2021 AND APPROXIMATELY 15% EXPECT AN INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS._
Surrey School District Makes Masks Mandatory Inside School For Grades 4-12
__ _IN A LETTER TO PARENTS ON SATURDAY, THE SURREY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT SAID EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, MARCH 27 THE DISTRICT WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ORDER OF THE MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, SPECIFIC TO FACE COVERINGS IN SURREY SCHOOLS. “THIS ORDER IS SPECIFIC TO OUR DISTRICT AND REQUIR
Three Surrey Recreation Centres To Serve As Mass Immunization Clinics For Fraser Health Authority
__ _IN SUPPORT OF FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY’S (FHA) COVID-19 VACCINATION ROLLOUT, GYMNASIUMS AT THE CLOVERDALE RECREATION CENTRE, SOUTH SURREY RECREATION & ARTS CENTRE, AND GUILDFORD RECREATION CENTRE WILL SERVE AS SITES FOR MASS IMMUNIZATION CLINICS._ SURREY – In support of Fraser Health Auth
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit Sky High, Climbing Above 900 on Friday With Three New Deaths
__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE OF THE COVID-19 HITTING BC? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S 908 CASES AND ACTIVE CASES GOING ABOVE 6000, WE MAY BE GOING FULL SPEED INTO THE THIRD WAVE. THE SPREAD IS DEFINITELY GETTING STRONGER AND THAT’S A BAD SIGN FOR BC IN THE COMING MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL H
Indo-American Man Admits Using Fraudulent PPP Loans To Buy Luxury Cars, Homes
__ _THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID 55-YEAR-OLD DINESH SHAH, OF COPPELL, ADMITTED TO SUBMITTING 15 FRAUDULENT APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS THROUGH THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM._ COPPELL, TEXAS – An Indo-American man from North Texas pleaded guilty to using millions of dollars meant for businesse
BC More Than Doubling Fines For COVID-19 Offences To Further Enforce Public Safety
__ _EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AN AMENDMENT TO THE VIOLATION TICKET ADMINISTRATION AND FINE REGULATION RAISES THE FINE FOR PROMOTING AND FOR ATTENDING A NON-COMPLIANT GATHERING OR EVENT FROM $230 TO $575. THE CURRENT FINE FOR THOSE WHO ORGANIZE OR HOST A PROHIBITED EVENT REMAINS THE SAME AT $2,300._
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit 800 On Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HIT A HIGH ON THURSDAY, HITTING THE 800 DAILY PLATEAU WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC BACK IN NOVEMBER 2020.EVERYTHING INCLUDING ACTIVE CASES AND NEW VARIANTS ARE GOING UP WHICH COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR BC AS IT TRIES TO GET OUT FROM UNDER CURREN
South Asian Driver Sought In Surrey Hit And Run Collision That Left 70-Year-Old Hurt
__ _THE SUSPECT VEHICLE IS DESCRIBED AS A DARK COLOURED HATCHBACK AND THE DRIVER IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN HIS 20S, WITH A BEARD._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – A South Asian driver is sought in a Surrey crash that left an elderly man injured. Surrey RCMP is seeking witnesses a
West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) Condemns Politicians' Tolerance for Continuing RCMP Mistreatment of Canada's First Nations People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS) strongly condemns the RCMP for its discriminatory treatment of the Boushie family in the course of its investigation of the murder of their son. In addition, the Coalition is outraged by our politicians' continued tolerance of such beh
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Go Above 700 Wednesday With Three New Deaths
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE WITH WEDNESDAY SEEING MORE THAN 700 CASES AND THREE DEATHS. WITH THE SPREAD SEEMINGLY INCREASING, THERE IS A RISK OF A THIRD WAVE BUT THE PROVINCE IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF VACCINATING BRITISH COLUMBIANS WITH OVER HALF A MILLION DOSES ALREADY DISTRIBUTED
COVID-19 OVERLOAD FROM INDIA: Delhi-To-Toronto Flights Bringing Most COVID-19 Cases To Canada
__PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON /SINGH VIDEO _THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 3-19 SHOWS THAT ALMOST ALL THE NEW DELHI-TORONTO FLIGHTS CARRIED COVID-19-POSITIVE PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS IN THE THREE-ROW RANGE OF EACH COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSON ON THE FLIGHT ARE DEEMED AS IMPACTED. AS MANY AS 30 COVID-19-I
Immigration Minister Mendicino Marks Fraud Prevention Month By Warning Bad Immigration Consultants And Criminals
__ _“CANADA IS ONE OF THE TOP DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD FOR IMMIGRATION AND TRAVEL, WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE HOPING TO COME HERE EVERY YEAR. WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS, SOME TURN TO CONSULTANTS OR OTHER SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE – AND WHILE MOST CONSULTANTS OPERATE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 600 With One New Death Reported Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH WITH NEARLY 700 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. VARIANTS ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN STRONG WITH 144 NEW CASES. VACCINE IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD BUT THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX,
Roaring BC Housing Market Continues At A Record Pace
_ _ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 10,918 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN FEBRUARY 2021, AN INCREASE OF 89.1 PER CENT OVER FEBRUARY 2020 AND OVER A THOUSAND SALES HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEBRUARY RECORD,
Property Tax Grant Program Streamlined For Quicker Service
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__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE FOR REAL? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS WHICH HIT ABOVE 700 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, THERE IS HUGE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS AND 68 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
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__ _DISTRICT OF MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE ACTING MAYOR FOR THE DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, DEDICATING HIS SHORT STINT TO A PIONEERING INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN-POLITICIAN NARANJAN GREWALL. “MY FATHER KNEW ALL THE LEGENDARY PEOPLE OF OUR AREA DU
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__ _BCFSA CURRENTLY REGULATES B.C.'S FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKET, INCLUDING CREDIT UNIONS, TRUST COMPANIES, REGISTERED PENSION PLANS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND MORTGAGE BROKERS. THE AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED TO THE REAL ESTATE SERVICES ACT WILL GIVE BCFSA AUTHORITY WITH ALL ISSUES REGARDING REAL ESTATE._
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__ _VISHNU SRIDHAR, WHO IS FROM QUEENS, NEW YORK, IS A LEAD SYSTEM ENGINEER AT NASA’S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FOR SUPERCAM ON THE MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE ROVER, WHICH IS ON A MISSION TO SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF PAST LIFE ON THE RED PLANET._ HOUSTON - Vishnu Sridhar, a
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__ _THERE WERE 1,716 DEATHS DUE TO ILLICIT DRUGS IN 2020 IN B.C., REPRESENTING A 74% INCREASE OVER THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RECORDED IN 2019 (984). THE NUMBER OF ILLICIT DRUG TOXICITY DEATHS IN 2020 EQUATES TO ABOUT 4.7 DEATHS PER DAY, WHICH IS TWO DEATHS PER DAY HIGHER THAN IN 2019 (2.7)._ BY DESIB
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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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__ _ON JANUARY 28 NEAR MAIN STREET AND EAST 41ST AVENUE, A MAN, A WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN IN A BLACK MINIVAN APPROACHED THE VICTIM AND CLAIMED TO NEED MONEY TO GET TO MONTREAL. THE SUSPECTS DROVE THE VICTIM TO THE BANK WHERE THEY WITHDREW $3,000 IN EXCHANGE FOR A BAG OF FAKE GOLD. THE SUSPECTS A
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__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS DOESN’T BELIEVE THE CITY’S MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS SHOULD BE VOTING ON THEIR OWN PAY RAISES. ANNIS SAID THE IN CAMERA VOTE TO INCREASE THE PAY OF THE MAYOR AND EACH CITY COUNCILLOR IS NO WAY TO TREAT SURREY’S TAXPAYERS._ SURREY - Surrey First Council
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__ _GURDEEP SINGH OF THE RULING PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAF PARTY ON WEDNESDAY SECURED 103 VOTES IN THE HOUSE OF 145 WHEREAS JAMIAT ULEMA-E ISLAM (FAZLUR) CANDIDATE RANJEET SINGH SECURED JUST 25 VOTES AND ASIF BHATTI OF THE AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY RECEIVED 12._ ISLAMABAD - Gurdeep Singh of the ruling
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__ _THE ONGOING SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS AT A STEADY PACE OF MID 500 ON A DAILY BASIS AS SEEN FROM FRIDAY NUMBERS WHICH HIT 600 AGAIN AFTER A LONG WHILE. THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 634 NEW CA
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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
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__ _AFTER SUCCESSFULLY PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO SHUT DOWN THE PROUD BOYS IN CANADA, JAGMEET SINGH AND THE NDP CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO SHUT DOWN ONLINE HATE. EXPERTS HAVE INDICATED THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE PRINCIPAL TOOL OF WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS TO ORGANIZE AND SPREAD THEIR ID
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__ _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
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__ _THE COVID-19 SPREAD IN BC CONTINUED TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 PLUS RANGE WHILE DEATHS HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN BUT ON WEDNESDAY SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AND 18 CASES OF THE NEW VARIANT. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 542 N
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__ _PROGRESSIVE INDO-AMERICAN NITHYA RAMAN HAS WON A FIERCELY CONTESTED RACE FOR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL, BEATING INCUMBENT COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID RYU. HOLLYWOOD STARS NATALIE PORTMAN AND JANE FONDA WERE BOTH FEATURED IN VIDEOS SUPPORTING RAMAN’S CANDIDACY. MIKE SCHUR, NICK OFFERMAN, ADAM SCOTT
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__ _ANOTHER 16 PEOPLE DIED IN BC FROM COVID-19 EVEN THOUGH THE CASES HAVE STABILIZED TO AROUND THE 500-600 RANGE OVER THIS WEEK. THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING CANCELING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED BY THE NDP GOVERNMENT TILL JANUARY 8 WITH THE HOPE OF MINIMIZING THE DEATHS AND
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__ _“TO A LARGE DEGREE, THE B.C. ECONOMY HAS RELIED ON HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE HOUSING SECTOR, SO A HOUSING SLUMP WOULD SEND SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE PROVINCIAL ECONOMY,” SAID STEVEN GLOBERMAN, PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE F
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__ _AYAD ABDUL-MAJID AND SHOJAA IRTAISH BOTH PLEADED GUILTY IN A PENTICTON PROVINCIAL COURT ON NOV. 4. THE TWO MEN HAD UNLAWFULLY HUNTED A MULE DEER IN OSOYOOS WITH WHAT BC CONSERVATION OFFICERS FOUND WAS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF OTHERS._ OSOYOOS -Two South Asian men fro
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__ _“KANGANA RANAUT NEEDS TO BE IN A MENTAL ASYLUM AND NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CREATING NEGATIVITY ALL THE TIME. DILJIT DOSANJH RIGHTLY PUT HER IN HER PLACE AND PUNJABIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT HER FILMS ARE BOYCOTTED ALL OVER THE WORLD. WHAT IS THE POINT OF BEING AN ARTIST IF YOU HAVE ZERO HUMANITY I
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__ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE COME DOWN AND AVERAGED BELOW 700 FOR THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY BUT THE DEATH RATE REMAINED THE SAME WITH 35 NEW DEATHS WHICH IS CONCERNING GIVEN THAT THE SECOND WAVE COUPLED WITH THE FLU SEASON IS HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON THE ELDERLY. TO CONTINUE TRY
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_ _ _INDIA HAS MADE THIS CLAIM REPEATEDLY THAT IT WANTS TO LEAD THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM. HOWEVER, SOME OF ITS ACTIONS CAN GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS FOLLOWING DOUBLE STANDARDS ON TERRORISM. IF INDIA WANTS TO MAINTAIN ITS CREDIBILITY ON THE ISSUE OF TERRORISM THEN IT HAS TO CONDEMN ALL
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__ _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
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__ _PEOPLE ARE NOW DYING OF COVID-19 AT ALARMING RATES AS THE SECOND WAVE DOES TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO THE ELDERLY. WHILE THE CASE LOAD SEEMS TO HAVE STEADIED AROUND 700-900 PER DAY LEVEL, THE MORE THAN 10 DEATHS ON A DAILY BASIS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS IS PILING UP THE DEAD THAT IS NEARING THE 500
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__ _ 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
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__ _COVID-19 DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT IN BC WITH ANOTHER 12 REPORTED ON THURSDAY AS THE VACCINE IS ON THE HORIZON WITH THE UK GETTING THE FIRST DOSES NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY AMERICA. HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO STEER THE PROVINCE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE BEFORE THE VACCINE ARRIV
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__ _MURDERED INDO-CANADIAN DRUG SMUGGLER KARMJIT “JAZZY” SRAN’S WIFE CINDY SRAN AND SISTER-IN-LAW RAJNI KAUSHAL HAVE BEEN NAMED IN A B.C. GOVERNMENT LAWSUIT THAT SEEKS TO SEIZE THE MONEY AND VEHICLES, WHICH THEY CLAIM IS PROCEEDS OF CRIME. SRAN, WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN JULY AT HIS ABBOTSFO
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__ _NOVEMBER HAS BEEN THE DEADLIEST MONTH IN COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN BC WITH 16 MORE DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY ALONG WITH 656 NEW CASES. SECOND WAVE IS DOING MORE DAMAGE THAN THE INITIAL ONSLAUGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH VACCINES THAT CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH TO DEAL A BLOW TO THIS DEADLY VIRUS. DR
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__ _THE ALARMING THING ABOUT THE RECENT SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS THAT THE DEATH COUNT IS CLIMBING HIGHER MUCH FASTER THAN IT DIED IN THE EARLY GOING OF THE PANDEMIC. WEDNESDAY SAW 12 MORE DEATHS AND CASE COUNT ABOVE 800. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN
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__ _NOVEMBER HAS BEEN THE DEADLIEST MONTH OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH 46 NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED MONDAY AND 2000 PLUS CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. HOPEFULLY, THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WILL HELP TO CURB THE SPREAD THAT SEEMS TO BE SUPER STRONG IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
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__ _NOOR SULTAN WAS ARRESTED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ON OCT. 21. ALBERTA IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN CHILD LURING CASES AND POLICE BELIEVE THE FACT KIDS ARE AT HOME AND ONLINE MORE THESE DAYS COULD BE A FACTOR. _ EDMONTON - Edmonton police have charged a 26-year-old South Asian
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__ _HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO CURB THE RISING COVID-19 CASES AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT WITH 11 NEW DEATHS ON FRIDAY. THE VACCINE ROLL OUT CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH BUT CANADA ISN’T GOING TO GET IT UNTIL AT LEAST FEBRUARY OR MARCH SO IT’S UP TO PEOPLE TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS I
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_ _ _JACK HUNDIAL, A FORMER SURREY MOUNTIE, SAID HE GOT THE “SINGLE THREAT” MESSAGE ABOUT 6:30 AM MONDAY. THE MESSENGER HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE CONTAINING THEIR NAME AND THREATENED TO SHOOT BOTH HUNDIAL AND PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU. SURREY RCMP ARRESTED THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN CONNECT
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_ _ _NDP CHOSE TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN (HARRY BAINS AND RAVI KAHLON) AND TWO WOMEN (NEWCOMER NIKI SHARMA AND RACHNA SINGH) FOR SENIOR CABINET AND JUNIOR PARLIAMENT SECRETARY POSTS THURSDAY. KAHLON WAS THE STAR INDO-CANADIAN MINISTER AMONG THEM. IN A SHOCKER, THE PARTY BRASS LEFT OUT FORMER MINISTER
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__ _FOUR MEMBERS OF AN INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY WHO WORKED FOR THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEFRAUDED THE PROVINCE OF AT LEAST $11 MILLION DESTINED AS COVID-19 RELIEF MONEY, A STATEMENT OF CLAIM ALLEGES. SANJAY MADAN, WHO HAD A SENIOR IT ROLE, IS NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN THE SUPERI
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__ _THE VACCINE IS AROUND THE CORNER BUT THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO SPIKE UPWARDS WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING NEARLY 2000 CASES AND 17 NEW DEATHS. THE CARELESSNESS OF MANY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SURREY’S SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, HAS LED TO THE SPREAD GETTING OUT OF HAND IN FRASER HEALTH,
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__ _RAJKUMAR SUBRAMANIAM, A 49-YEAR-OLD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR, WAS CAUGHT AFTER HE TRIED TO SMUGGLE $1.5 MILLION WORTH OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE COUNTRY ON CANADA DAY, 2014. B.C. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTHONY SAUNDERS SAID SUBRAMANIAM WAS LIKELY MOTIVATED BY MONEY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS T
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__ _WHILE THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE SEEN COVID-19 CASES DECREASE TO JUST OVER 500 AFTER RECORD SETTING 767 ON WEDNESDAY BUT THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY AND ACTIVE CASES ARE ABOVE 7000 WHILE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ARE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _MOHINDER SINGH GILL SERVED AS THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FROM 1971 TO 1977 AND PUNJAB PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE (PPCC) CHIEF FROM 1976 TO 1979. HE WAS ALSO ELECTED AS AN MLA FROM FEROZEPUR CANTT IN 1967. CM CAPT AMARINDER SINGH DESCRIBED GILL AS A GENTLEMAN POLITICIAN, WHO WORKED RELENTLESSLY
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__ _HARBIN KAUR, A GRADE 4 STUDENT AT KHALSA SCHOOL IN NEWTON, WILL COMPETE AGAINST 23 OTHER REGIONAL CONTESTANTS, IN HER FIRST YEAR OF ENTERING SPELLING BEES. VIRTUAL CONTEST FOR SPELLING BEE OF CANADA CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD ON NOV. 29_ SURREY - Harbin Kaur, a regional spelling bee champ fro
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__ _MENHAZ ZAMAN SHOWED NO REACTION AS HE LISTENED TO THE JUDGE FROM A VIDEO REMAND ROOM AT THE CENTRAL EAST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN LINDSAY, ONT. IN SEPTEMBER, THE 24-YEAR-OLD PLEADED GUILTY TO THREE COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER FOR THE JULY 2019 KILLINGS OF
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__ _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
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__ _AMEEN GREWAL AND AMARJOT SINGH BAL TIED THE KNOT DURING A MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN RICHMOND ON AUG. 20. AFTER THE CEREMONY, THEY WENT TO A LOCAL PARK FOR WEDDING PHOTOS TO BE TAKEN, BUT A SERIOUS ARGUMENT BROKE OUT BETWEEN THEM, WITH FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT. GREWAL BECAME “VERY UPSET,” IMMEDIA
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__ _RECORDS KEEP BREAKING IN BC AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO HIT NEW HIGHS, REACHING 600 PLUS A DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROVINCE WITH ACTIVE CASES HEADING TOWARDS 6000 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING REACHING ABOVE 12,000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
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__ _B.C.'S TOP DOCTOR SAYS THE PROVINCE'S SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IS GETTING COVID-19 AT A HIGHER RATE THAN OTHERS AND WITH DIWALI HITTING RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE SECOND WAVE OF RISING CASES, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TAME THE CELEBRATIONS AND HAVE NO GATHERINGS OTHER THAN CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. DIW
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__ _THE NEW TICKETING MEASURES UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT APPLY TO PARTY BUSES AND LIMOUSINES. THE MEASURES ALLOW POLICE AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL FINES. PEOPLE WHO OPERATE OR PERMIT OPERATION OF PERIMETER-SEATING VEHICLES OR PERIMETER-SEATING BUSES IN CONTRAVENTION
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__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO WREAK HAVOC IN BC AS FOR THE FIRST TIME, DAILY CASES HIT ABOVE 500 AND VERY CLOSE TO 600 ON FRIDAY. THE SPREAD IS STRONGEST IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION AND AUTHORITIES MAY DECIDE TO LOCKDOWN FRASER AND COASTAL HEALTH AREAS FOR A MONTH TO GET IT UN
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__ _FRED PINNOCK, FORMER COMMANDER OF B.C.’S ANTI-ILLEGAL GAMING UNIT, DESCRIBED TO THE CULLEN COMMISSION ON THURSDAY HIS RECOLLECTION OF ALLEGATIONS THAT HE SAID THEN-SOLICITOR GENERAL KASH HEED MADE AGAINST FORMER BC LIBERAL MINISTER RICH COLEMAN DURING A PRIVATE MEETING IN 2009._ VANCOUVER
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__ _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
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__ _JASKIRAT SINGH SIDHU WAS SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO 29 COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE CRASH THAT KILLED 16 AND INJURED 13 OTHERS. SIDHU’S I LAWYER MICHAEL GREENE SAYS CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY NEEDS TO LOOK AT ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS CLIENT’S CASE IN DE
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__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH IN BC AS THE DAILY CASE COUNT JUMPS TO OVER 300 A DAY THIS WEEK, WHICH HAS STEADILY RISEN DURING THE SECOND WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 335 NEW CASES, INCLUDING SEVEN EPI-
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Near 300 Cases And Three New Deaths Tuesday
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__ _THE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND, WHICH SAW HUNDREDS OF HALLOWEEN PARTY-GOERS ON GRANVILLE STREET IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER, BROUGHT A MOTHER-LODE OF COVID-19 CASES AND SIX NEW DEATHS. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE 24-HOUR
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__ _OUT OF A FIELD OF 22 INDO-CANADIAN CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE 87 SEATS OF THE BC LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY, EIGHT INDO-CANADIANS WERE ELECTED AS MLAS, ALL FOR THE BC NDP, WHICH SAW AN HISTORIC WIN WITH A TOTAL OF 55 SEATS WON ON ELECTION NIGHT BUT THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MAIL-IN-BAL
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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
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__ _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
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NDP Crushes BC Liberals In Historic Landslide Win
__ _ALTHOUGH THE FINAL NUMBERS WILL STILL TAKE DAYS TO COME DUE TO A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS, THE NDP HAS WON A MAJORITY MANDATE GIVEN THAT THEY ARE LEADING OR WON IN OVER 50 RIDINGS. IS THIS THE WAY THE NDP INTENDED IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY CALLED THE ELECTION THAT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED
Fruiticana Raises $100,000 for Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Children’s Health Centre Campaign
SURREY – Fruiticana, one of Western Canada's largest grocery chains, has raised $100,000 for the Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Children’s Health Centre renewal campaign. Fruiticana raised the money from two in-store fundraising campaigns throughout the year in celebration of Diwali and Vais
Migration Out Of Punjab Motivated Mostly By Desires Not Needs
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH We generally hear from many people that people are being forced out of Punjab because there are no opportunities left in Punjab for the young people. In other words, migration out of Punjab has become a need. The biggest tragedy is that many Pu
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
Record BC Housing Sales Continued In September
_THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 11,368 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER 2020, AN INCREASE OF 63.3 PERCENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2019. “THE PROVINCIAL HOUSING MARKET HAD A RECORD-SETTING SEPTEMBER,” S
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Started What Became Known As The Dalit Neo-Buddhist Movement
BY ZILE SINGH In any society, in addition to physical freedom, everyone likes the freedom of conscience. Dr. Ambedkar’s conversion was a turning point in the Indian religious history when Dr. Ambedkar, a literary genius, an eminent educationist, a political philosopher and a competent parl
CBC Says FU To BIPOC-BLM Voices By Openly Giving Racists A Voice
INDO-CANADIAN VETERINARIANS DECRY CBC GIVING A VOICE TO ACCUSED RACIST AND FORMER VETERINARY COLLEGE HEAD DR. ROB ASHBURNER WHO SAID “GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN WE COULD GO THERE WITH A TORCH AND BURN IT DOWN, A QUICKER WAY"! _IN A STORY WRITTEN BY MARYSE ZEIDLER, DATED OCOTBER 17, 2020, ON THE SHO
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
Man Charged With Murder Of An Indo-Canadian Woman In Newton That Also Left A Baby With Stab Wounds
__ __ _JAGJIT SINGH, BALJIT KAUR AND A TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD WERE FOUND BY POLICE WITH STAB WOUNDS OF VARYING SEVERITY. ALL THREE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH BALJIT KAUR LATER DYING OF HER INJURIES. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) WAS THEN NOTIFIED TO TAKE OVER THE INVESTIGATION
Another Bhullar Set To Make UFC Debut This Weekend
__ __ _EDMONTON FIGHTER KB BHULLAR RECENTLY SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) AND WILL FIGHT IN HIS FIRST MATCH IN THE FIGHT ISLAND RING IN ABU DHABI. BHULLAR, KNOWN AS "THE BENGAL" WILL STEP INTO THE FIGHT ISLAND RING IN ABU DHABI ON SATURDAY FOR HIS ULTIMATE FIGHTING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: More New Deaths And Daily Cases Reach Above 200 For The First Time
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE HIT HARD THIS WEEK AS WEDNESDAY SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES AND THE DAILY PROVINCIAL TOTAL HIT ABOVE 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS AS ACTIVE CASES HIT ABOVE 1700 AGAIN AND ACTIVE CASES HIT NEARLY 4300. DR. BONNIE HEN
Surrey Museum Wins Two Awards For Punjabi Exhibition
SURREY – The Museum of Surrey was honoured with two prestigious awards during the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA)'s first ever virtual conference on October 8. In addition to being the recipient of the 'Excellence in Community Engagement Award' for the collaborative community exhib
Winery Man Toor And Developer Singla Quiet About Charges Related To immigration Fraud Network
_ _ __ _TWO PROMINENT SOUTH OKANAGAN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN ARE REMAINING QUIET AFTER BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN AN IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME, INCLUDING FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT. SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, FOUNDER OF SINGLA BROTHERS HOLD
My Journey Towards A Career In Education Began At SFU In 1966
BY BALWANT SANGHERA – THIRD IN A SERIES ON MY LIFE Working at the saw mill in Donald, BC gave me an opportunity to learn about some of the Canadian values, culture, customs, history and traditions. This experience was very helpful to me when I started my journey towards a career in education a
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And Cases Remain Above 150 For Consecutive Days
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 HAS HIT BC BUT HOW HIGH THE DAILY CASES WILL GO REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 150 CASES DAILY FOR OVER A WEEK WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A RECORD DAILY NUMBER OF 174. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINI
BAD MOVE: Why Is Canada Allowing International Students Back Into Country Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
__ __ _WHILE COVID-19 CASES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF ACROSS CANADA, THE GOVERNMENT HAS LOOSENED RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BACK INTO CANADA. MANY ARE CALLING THIS A BAD MOVE AS MANY ARE COMING FROM COVID-19 STRICKEN COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS STUDENTS — COMIN
BC NDP Announces It Will Build First Ever South Asian Museum In BC
_ _ __ _“IT IS AN HONOUR TO ANNOUNCE THAT A RE-ELECTED NDP GOVERNMENT WILL BUILD THE FIRST EVER MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN BC,” SAID JINNY SIMS, BC NDP CANDIDATE FOR SURREY-PANORAMA, “THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN BC’S HISTORY, AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Dreaded Second Wave Underway As BC Records Nearly 500 Cases Over Three Days
__ __ _THE DREADED SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 SPREAD IS NOW UNDERWAY, ACCORDING TO BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES. THE WEEKEND SAW TWO DAYS OF 170 PLUS CASES WITH THE THREE DAYS TOTAL OF NEARLY 500 CASES SINCE FRIDAY INCLUDING TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPH
MONEY MULE: Indian Phone Scamsters’ Canadian Connection Arrested In Mississauga
__ __ _JUST DAYS AFTER ISSUING A CANADA-WIDE WARRANT, POLICE HAVE ARRESTED NAMAN GROVER, OF MISSISSAUGA. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH FRAUD OVER $5,000, POSSESSION OF THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME, AND MONEY LAUNDERING. MANY OF THE LOCAL “MONEY MULES” WERE RECRUITED IN THEIR HOME COUNT
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
NDP Holds Comfortable Lead With Less Than A Week To Go Before Election Day, Says Latest Poll
_ _ __ _NDP MAINTAINS COMFORTABLE LEAD BUT BC GREENS MAY BE THE PARTY TO WATCH IN FINAL WEEK AS VOTERS DIVIDED BETWEEN PICKING THE PARTY THEY WANT, BLOCKING THE PARTY THEY DON’T. WITH A WEEK TO GO BEFORE THE FINAL DAY OF VOTING ON OCTOBER 24, THE BC NDP CONTINUES TO HOLD A DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD (4
BC Liberal Candidate Facing Fraud Allegations Has His Campaign Office Vandalized
__ __ _ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN AT 10:15 A.M. ON OCTOBER 17 AFTER SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF A BROKEN WINDOW AT 107-15380 102A AVENUE IN SURREY. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 10:00 A.M. AND IT IS BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED OVER-NIGHT._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
Indo-American Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Newborn Son
_CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST AN INDO-AMERICAN MOTHER WHO ALLEGEDLY THREW HER NEWBORN BOY OUT A BATHROOM WINDOW, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE NEWBORN'S CONDITION IS IMPROVING. SABITA DOOKRAM, 23, WAS EVALUATED AT JAMAICA HOSPITAL. SHE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE THROWN HER NEWBORN BOY OUT THE WINDOW OF HER HOM
OBITUARY - Harcharn Singh Pannu Remembered As Strong, Brave And Proud
(DECEMBER 1, 1938 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2020) Harcharn Singh Pannu passed away on September 27th after a brief stay at Royal Columbian Hospital. He was 81. Harcharn is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rajinder Kaur, and their three children: Raj Kaur, Harnaik Singh, and Gurpreet Kaur (Parminder
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
Top Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature Goes To Novel Zanani Paud By Kesra Ram
VANCOUVER – The annual Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature 2020 winners were announced with the top $25,000 prize going to Zanani Paud By Kesra Ram. Chilliwack-based author Harkirat Kaur Chahal won the $10,000 Finalist in Gurmukhi script and Zubair Ahmed won the $10,000 Finalist prize in Shahmu
Delta-North Green Party Candidate Decries Vandalism Against Signs
__ __ _NEEMA MANRAL, WHO'S ALSO SECRETARY AND SPOKESPERSON OF FRIENDS OF CANADA-INDIA, RECENTLY CAME UNDER ATTACK FOR BEING A PRO-INDIA AND PRO-MODI STOOGE. GEORGIA STRAIGHT ARTICLE WRITTEN BY GURPREET SINGH, THE HUSBAND OF NDP CANDIDATE RACHNA SINGH, SAID MANRAL HELPED ORGANIZE 73RD-ANNIVERSARY
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: One New Death Ends Another Week Of 100 Plus Daily Cases
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF STEADY 100 PLUS DAILY COVID-19 CASES CAME TO AN END WITH ONE NEW DEATH AND ACTIVE CASES AGAIN GOING ABOVE 1500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 155 NEW CASES, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR
BHABJIT "BOBBY" AUJLA: Indo-Canadian Who Drowned In Maple Ridge Had A Criminal Past
_BHABJIT “BOBBY” AUJLA, WHO RAN THE SEASONAL PHATBOY FIREWORKS BUSINESS, WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 1ST AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SEA-DOO ON ALOUETTE LAKE. AUJLA ALONG WITH MAIN ACCUSED PARMINDER BASRAN WERE ARRESTED 16 YEARS AGO AS PART OF THE MURDER OF AMANDEEP BATH, AN INNOCENT 27 YEAR O
FRAUD ALLEGATIONS: BC Liberal Candidate Dave Hans Denies Allegations Brought By Dance School Man Aditya Sood
__ __ _DAVE HANS, AKA BALDEV SINGH HANS, IS ONE OF TWO DEFENDANTS IN A B.C. SUPREME COURT LAWSUIT FILED JANUARY 2019 BY ADITYA SOOD, WHO RUNS ADITYA’S DANCE SCHOOL, AND A NUMBERED COMPANY OVER A $12.75 MILLION DEAL TO BUY SEVEN LOTS FROM APOLLA DEVELOPMENT ON RAVINE ROAD NEAR KING GEORGE HIGHW
Old And Young Indo-Canadian Men Sought In Suspected Sexual Assaults In Abbotsford
__ __ _POLICE ALSO SEARCHING FOR AN OLDER INDO-CANADIAN MAN LINKED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT IN CENTRAL ABBOTSFORD ON A BUS ON OCTOBER 3RD AND THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING A YOUNGER INDO-CANADIAN MAN (BOTH MEN ARE DESCRIBED OFFICIAL AS SOUTH ASIAN) FOR AN ASSAULT THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN MID AUGUST THIS YE
COSTLY SURREY POLICE TRANSITION: Mayor McCallum’s Pet Police Project Costs To Balloon After Feds Refuse Shared Services
NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION SAY EXPLOSIVE NEW SWORN AFFIDAVIT AGAINST DOUG PAAJI’S MAN EXPOSES SHAM POLICE CHIEF SEARCH AND RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ROLE OF SURREY POLICE BOARD! __ _THE CITY OF SURREY’S POLICE FORCE TRANSITION COSTS COULD NEARLY DOUBLE IF AN ASSUMPTION – THAT THE NEW MUNICIPAL
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases And Hospitalization Rises As Daily Cases Remain High
__ __ _ACTIVE CASES ARE AGAIN INCHING UP AND HOSPITALIZATION OF SERIOUS CASES ARE INCREASING SLIGHTLY AS DAILY CASES CONTINUE TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE 100 BUT COMPARATIVELY BC IS STILL MANAGING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BETTER THAN OTHER LARGE JURISDICTIONS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
Trudeau Says Canada-U.S. Border Staying Closed Until US Can Control COVID-19 Spread
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF EASING BORDER RESTRICTIONS ANYTIME SOON, SAYING AS U.S. COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO RISE, THE BORDER RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE LAND BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE MID-MARCH TO NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL._ SURREY
UNHEALTHY PUNJABIS: Why Are People In Punjab Dying At Twice The Rate As Rest Of India?
__ __ _THE CORONA PANDEMIC HAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT OUT THE BITTER TRUTH THAT PUNJABIS HAVE BECOME THE UNHEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN INDIA. OUT OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO GET CORONA, 3 DIE WHEREAS, THE FIGURE FOR THE REST OF INDIA IS 1.6. WHY IS THERE SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE? IN 90% OF CASES OF CORONA, MORTAL
NOT THE REAL LIBERALS: Can The BC Liberal Sheep In Conservative Wolf Clothing Find Their True Separate Identity?
__ __ _THE WEEKEND CONTROVERSY OVER MAKING FUN OF AN ETHNIC CHINESE-CANADIAN CANDIDATE BY ONE OF THE VETERAN BC LIBERAL CANDIDATES AND MLAS JANE THORNWAITE, WHICH INCLUDED PARTY LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON ON THE ZOOM FAREWELL TO OUTGOING MLA RALPH SULTAN, SHOWS JUST HOW OUT OF TOUCH THE BC LIBERALS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Thanksgiving Weekend Sees 5 Deaths And Daily Cases Reaching As High As 170
__ __ _IT WAS A BRUTAL THANKSGIVING WEEKEND THAT SAW A TOTAL OF 549 NEW CASES OVER FOUR DAYS AND FIVE NEW DEATHS AS THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS CONTINUED TO REMAIN STRONG IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED DAILY CASES FO
SACHI KURL: Indo-Canadian Debate Moderator Shined While BC Leaders Swung Dirt At Each Other
__ __ _THE PROVINCIAL LEADERS’ FIRST TELEVISED ELECTION DEBATE TUESDAY NIGHT PRODUCED ONE CLEAR WINNER – INDO-CANADIAN MODERATOR SHACHI KURL, WHO RECEIVED MUCH PRAISE FOR HER HANDLING OF THE ONLY TELEVISED DEBATE OF THE PANDEMIC BC ELECTION. KURL, WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF LOCAL ACTIVIST AND DE
BC ELECTION; New Poll Has NDP Still Leading By Wide Margin But Only Two In Five Decided Voters
__ __ _NEW DEMOCRATS ARE SEEN AS BEST ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES, BUT LAG BC LIBERALS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. JUST TWO-IN-FIVE VOTERS SAY THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN WHICH PARTY THEY WILL SUPPORT. THE INCUMBENT BC NDP CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 18-POINT ADVANTAGE IN PRE-DEBATE VOTE INTENTION. 49 PER CENT
Nobel Peace Prize win is a ‘proud moment’: World Food Programme spokesman
__ __ NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2020: _THE NOBEL COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS ADDED TO THE HUNGER FACED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLED ON GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WFP AND OTHER AID ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO FEED THEM. “THIS IS HUM
Fraser Valley Housing Market Activity Reaches Historic Levels In September
__ __ _THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD PROCESSED 2,231 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER, AN INCREASE OF 66.1 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR AND AN INCREASE OF 9.4 PER CENT COMPARED TO AUGUST 2020. THIS IS THE HIGHEST RECORDED SALES FOR SEPTEMBER IN THE
Indo-Canadian Man Extradited For His Part In His Wife’s Murder Gets Five Years Jail
__ __ _IN COURT LAST THURSDAY, FIFTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD PARAMJIT SINGH BOGARH ADMITTED TO HIS PART IN THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE IN VERNON MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO ADMITTED TO PLAYING A PART IN THE AFTERMATH OF HER KILLING. BOGARH WAS EXTRADITED FROM THE U.S. AND CHARGED WITH MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMI
Independent Candidate Megan Knight Calls Surrey Board Of Trade “Out Of Step With Voters” For Not Inviting Her To All Candidates Debate
__ _“IT’S VERY CLEAR THAT MY INDEPENDENCE IS RESONATING LOUDLY WITH PEOPLE AROUND SURREY-WHITE ROCK WHO ARE TIRED OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,” MEGAN KNIGHT TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FRIDAY. “IT’S UNFORTUNATE THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZERS ARE OUT OF STEP WITH WHAT THE VOTERS OF SURREY-
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Steady 100 Plus Cases Active Cases Slowly Inching Up
__ __ _THE WEEK ENDED WITH STEADY 100 PLUS CASES THAT SEEM TO HAVE LEVELED OFF BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT INCH UP IN THE ACTIVE CASES AS WELL AS PEOPLE ACTIVELY BEING MONITORED FOR EXPOSURE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 1
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
FREE VACCINE: NDP’s Horgan Commits To Providing Free COVID-19 Vaccine
__ __ _“WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC,” SAID NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN. “THE DIFFICULT TIMES ARE NOT OVER YET, BECAUSE THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BUT ONCE THERE IS A SAFE AND APPROVED VACCINE, WE WILL ENSURE EVERY BRITISH C
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death As Total BC Cases Hit above 10,000
__ __ _WHILE THE DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS REMAIN HIGH FOR BC BUT THE STEADY PLUS 100 DAILY TALLY SEEMS TO SUGGEST LOW SPREAD WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED AND COULD LEAD TO LOWER CASES IF PEOPLE REMAIN CAUTIOUS, WEAR MASKS AND AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS. BC’S TOTAL CASE COUNT HAS NOW GONE ABOVE 10,000. DR
Murdered Indo-Canadian Man’s Family Appeals For Public’s Help To Catch His Killers
__ __ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS ALSO REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2018 MURDER OF SUMEET RANDHAWA. “WE BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP US. WE ARE APPEALING TO THOSE PEOPLE, AND TO THE FRIENDS AND CL
EASY MONEY: Four Indo-Canadian Businessmen Including Winery Man Randy Toor Charged As Part Of Crackdown On Immigration Fraud
_ _ __ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN - RANDHIR (RANDY) TOOR, SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, VED KALER AND GURTAJ GREWAL - EACH FACE MULTIPLE COUNTS OF COUNSELLING OR ATTEMPTING TO COUNSEL MISREPRESENTATION OR HELPING PEOPLE MISREPRESENT FACTS RELATED TO THEIR IMMIGRATION. THE ONGOING CHARGES ARE PART O
EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS: Developer Bob Cheema’s Defamation Suit Against Brian Young Draws More Alleged Dirt About Backroom Dealings On Hand-Picked Police Chief And Skytrain Push
__ __ _WHEN INDO-CANADIAN DEVELOPER BOB CHEEMA FILED THE DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST FORMER SURREY CIVIC CANDIDATE BRIAN YOUNG LAST YEAR, CLAIMING THAT YOUNG FALSELY AND MALICIOUSLY PUBLISHED A SERIES OF TWEETS IN APRIL AND MAY 2019 THAT SUGGESTED CHEEMA SURREPTITIOUSLY WIELDS POWER AND INFLUENCE OV
PICS Names Its Long-Term Care Facility As ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’
__ __ _THE PICS’ BOARD HAS PASSED A SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO NAME THE BUILDING AS ‘GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE’ TO DEDICATE THE FACILITY TO HIS IDEALS OF “EQUALITY OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS, IRRESPECTIVE OF BIRTH, GENDER, CASTE OR COLOUR”; AND HIS UNIVERSAL MESSAGE THAT “THERE IS ONE GOD AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths But Cases Remain Above 100
__ __ _THERE WAS NO NEW DEATH AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DAILY DEATHS BUT THE DAILY CASE COUNT REMAINED ABOVE 100, A NUMBER HIGH BY BC STANDARDS BUT COMPARED TO OTHER BIG PROVINCES, THE PROVINCE IS STILL MANAGING THE VIRUS SPREAD COMPETENTLY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPH
Indo-Canadian Who Drowned In Maple Ridge Was Owner Of Phatboy Fireworks
_ _ __ _BOBBY AUJLA WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 1ST AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SEA-DOO ON ALOUETTE LAKE. BUT RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR AUJLA, CITING DIFFICULT UNDERWATER TERRAIN AND A LACK OF RESULTS FROM A SONAR SCAN OF ALOUETTE LAKE. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Deaths As Daily Cases Remain Above 100
__ __ _DAILY DEATHS HAVE AGAIN BECOME THE NORM AS CASES REMAIN ABOVE 100 AS A SECOND WAVE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE HOLD AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE FALL FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 102 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-
Komagata Maru Storyboard In Surrey Park Honours Victims Of The Doomed Voyage
__ (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): RAJ SINGH TOOR, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, SURREY COUNCILLOR MANDEEP NAGRA, AND MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM HONOUR VICTIMS OF KOMAGATA MARU WITH THE NEW HERITAGE STORYBOARD. __ _IN 2019, SURREY COUNCIL SUPPORTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SU
BC State Of Emergency Extended Again As COVID-19 Spread Continues To Widen
__ __ _THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON OCT. 13 TO ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO KEEP BRITISH COLUMBIANS SAFE AND MANAGE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS AND COVID-19 OUTBREAKS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia ha
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Deaths As Daily Cases Remain High Over The Weekend
__ __ _THERE WERE FOUR NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE WEEKEND AS DAILY CASES REMAINED ABOVE 100 FOR ALL THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS. IN THE FIRST REPORTI
BC Housing Markets Had A Hot Summer But How Will It Fare In The Fall?
_MEANWHILE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY PANDEMIC IN 2020 Q2!_ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTED THAT A TOTAL OF 10,172 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE IN AUGUST 2020 TO END THE SUMMER. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 42
STILL LICENSED: Rupinder And Navdeep Batth Not Disciplined By Immigration Consultants’ Regulator Despite 69 Charges Of Immigration Fraud
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__ __ _A US MAN LOOKING FOR A LOVE TRYST WITH HIS CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND HAS FOUND THE HARD WAY THAT LOVE DOESN’T COME CHEAP AS HE WAS FINED $1000 AND HIS BOAT SEIZED AFTER FAILING TO REPORT HIS CROSSING INTO CANADIAN WATERS. HE WAS SENT BACK BUT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 TO GET HIS BOAT
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__ __ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK ENDS WITH THREE DEATHS AND FRIDAY COVID-19 TALLY ON THE VERY HIGH AT 161 CASES. THE SPREAD NEEDS TO BE BETTER MANAGED AS WE HEAD INTO THE DEAD OF WINTER OR THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR TYPE OF SHUTDOWN AS BEING DONE IN QUEBEC IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SECOND WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENR
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__ __ _ROCHELLE PRASAD, A 21-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT, IS A RECIPIENT OF THE DIANA AWARD. THE AWARD, IN HONOUR OF PRINCESS DIANA, IS FOR YOUTH AGED NINE TO 25 FOR THEIR SOCIAL ACTION OR HUMANITARIAN WORK._ SURREY – A young South Asian woman from Surrey is the recipient of the Princess Diana A
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_ _ __ _THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 61-YEAR-OLD SUKHBINDER “SUNNY” SAINI, A RESIDENT OF BRAMPTON. POLICE ALLEGE A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL, WHO WAS A STUDENT AT SUNNY’S DRIVING SCHOOL, WAS VICTIMIZED BY SAINI DURING AN IN-CAR DRIVING LESSON. THE GIRL DID NOT SUFFER ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES, PO
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_IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS RUPINDER 'RON' BATTH AND NAVDEEP BATTH FACE 69 CHARGES BETWEEN THEM. THE CHARGES WERE LAID AFTER A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION BY CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY INVESTIGATION AND THE CHARGES ARE FILED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT. THE PAIR'S FIRST COURT APPEA
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__ __ _BC IS STILL DOING RELATIVELY BETTER THAN OTHER CANADIAN PROVINCES BUT THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE HAS RISEN TO 69 PEOPLE WHILE THE ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES HAVE COME DOWN SLIGHTLY. OCTOBER WILL BE A KEY TEST AS HOW BC DOES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WINTER AND FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROV
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__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE, 25-YEARS-OLD, WITH A ROUND FACE, NO FACIAL HAIR, AND WEARING BLACK JEANS, A BLACK WINDBREAKER, NAVY BLUE SOCKS AND A BLACK HELMET. HE WAS RIDING A WHITE BICYCLE WITH NEON TAPE AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT._ SURREY - Surrey RCMP is looking for a
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO FRAUDULENT REFUGEE CLAIMS MADE BY LAWYER ROGER BHATTI, OF DELTA, AND SOFIANE DAHAK, AN INTERPRETER FROM VANCOUVER. ACCORDING TO BORDER SERVICES, THE PAIR COLLUDED WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS TO MISREPRESE
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _“THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS AND SHAMEFUL ACT BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH FORCES US TO CEASE THE CRUCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS WORK OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA FOR NOW. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MARK THE END OF OUR FIRM COMMITMENT TO, AND ENGAGEMENT IN, THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA. WE WI
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_OFFICERS RESPONDED MONDAY AFTERNOON TO A BRAZEN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR SUPERSTORE IN NORTH DELTA. MULTIPLE REPORTS CAME IN AROUND 2:30 P.M. OF A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR SCOTT ROAD AND 82ND AVENUE, READS A RELEASE FROM DELTA POLICE. SPOKESPERSON CRIS LEYKAUF SAYS SHOTS WERE APPARENTLY EXCHANGED BE
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__ __ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND THE 100 DAILY MARK, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR NEW DEATHS OVER THE FOUR DAYS INCLUDING ONE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 105 NEW CASES, INCLUDING THR
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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
Transit Police Searching For A South Asian Man Who Assaulted Fellow Bus Passenger
__ __ _THE BUS ASSAULT OCCURRED AFTER THE ASSAILANT, DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, BECAME ANGRY AND PUNCHED THE VICTIM, WHEN THE VICTIM OFFERED HIM A MASK, AS MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED ON TRANSIT VEHICLES. THE VICTIM ASKED IF THE ASSAILANT HAD A MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO WHICH THE ASSAILANT ALLEGEDLY
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_ _ __ _THE LAST ELECTION, THREE YEARS AGO, RESULTED IN NDP SECURING 41 SEATS AGAINST THE B.C. LIBERAL PARTY, WINNING 43 SEATS. THE THEN-LIBERAL PREMIER, CHRISTY CLARK, TRIED HER BEST TO CLAIM HER RIGHT TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT. BUT HORGAN’S MANEUVERABILITY WITH THE GREEN PARTY WITH ITS THREE-SE
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__ __ _GAGANDEEP SINGH KHALSA FELL INTO THE NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK DURING A HIKE IN JULY AND HE HAD BEEN PRESUMED DROWNED. HIS BODY WAS FOUND THIS WEEK ON A SMALL, REMOTE ISLAND WEST OF ABRAHAM LAKE._ CALGARY - The body of a 23-year-old Sikh-Canadian hiker who was presu
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__ __ _PAST WEEKEND WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN RECENT MONTHS IN TERMS OF HAVING LOWEST COVID-9 CASES OF ANY OF THE LAST FOUR WEEKENDS. THERE WERE VERY POSITIVE SIGNS AS CASES AVERAGED MUCH BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN
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__ __ _THIS WEEK SAW THREE OUT OF FOUR DAYS OF LESS THAN A 100 CASES OF COVID-19, A SOMEWHAT POSITIVE SIGN BUT THERE HAVE BEEN THREE DEATHS THIS WEEK AND BC IS A CRUCIAL TIME TO CLAMP DOWN ON THE VIRUS BEFORE THE FALL FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN
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__ __ _ VANCOUVER POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR DASHCAM VIDEO FROM THE PUBLIC IN A NEW AREA OF INTEREST RELATED TO THE MURDER OF IQBAL GREWAL LAST WEEK. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR DRIVERS TO COME FORWARD WITH DASHCAM VIDEO FROM SEPTEMBER 16, CAPTURED BETWEEN 7 AND 8 P.M., IN THE AREA OF WESTMINSTER HIGHWAY
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_ _ __ _INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN GREG KULAR IS BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE SPEEDING UP OF SPOUSAL VISA PROCESSING ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK. HE’S THANKFUL TO LOCAL MP SUKH DHALIWAL, WHO HAS BEEN PUSHING THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO TO SPEED UP THE SPOUSAL VI
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__ __ _IT WAS NOT GOOD NEWS ON THE VIRUS FRONT THURSDAY AS TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AND CASES AGAIN SHOT WAY PAST 100, REACHING CLOSE TO 150. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 148 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 12 EPI-LINKED CA
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__ __ _PARDEEP TERRY DULAY’S RELATIVE ANEIL SANGHERA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS LESS A DAY IN JAIL AND 18 MONTHS PROBATION FOR THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A 41-YEAR-OLD RICHMOND MAN, WHO DIED DURING A WEDDING CEREMONY AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER IN 2017. DULAY’S FAMILY TOOK TO FAC
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__ __ _THE ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES TALLY DROPPED BY 500 IN A SINGLE DAY BUT THE HIGH DAILY COUNT CONTINUED AS PANDEMIC GETS AN ELECTION TEST WITH THE WRIT DROPPED AND PROVINCIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER
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__ __ _IT WAS ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 WEEKEND WITH FOUR NEW VIRUS RELATED DEATHS WHILE THE DAILY CASE COUNT REMAINED 100 PLUS WITH ACTIVE CASES NOW HOVERING AROUND 2000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED THREE 24-HOUR REPOR
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__ __ _“UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JOHN HORGAN, I WANT TO CONTINUE THE WORK WE’RE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OF SURREY-PANORAMA, BECAUSE THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE TO DO,” NDP MLA JINNY SIMS SAID. “THE BC LIBERALS WANT TO GO BACK TO CUTTING PROGRAMS RATHER THAN INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE — THAT’S
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__ __ _“I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT POLITICAL TIMING FOR THE NDP, BUT THIS IS ENCOURAGING BEHAVIOR OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY IN OUR CURRENT FIRST PAST THE POST ELECTORAL SYSTEM,” POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR CARA CAMCASTLE TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA. “PARTIES WANT TO RETAIN POWER, WIN A MAJORITY, AND NO
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__ __ _SUBEETHAN UTHAYAKUMAR, 20, CITY OF BRAMPTON WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT OVER $5,000, ROBBERY, FAILURE TO STOP AT THE SCENE OF A COLLISION AND POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME OVER $5,000. HE’S ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND OPERATION WHILE PROHIBITE
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__ __ _THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC, INDICATING THAT ANOTHER LOCKDOWN MAY BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER SPREAD WIDENS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 165 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKE
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__ __ _ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2020, AT 4 AM, THE SQUAMISH RCMP WAS CONTACTED BY THE SECURITY TEAM AT THE SEA TO SKY GONDOLA STATING THAT THE LINE TO THE GONDOLA HAD BEEN CUT AND HAD CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAIN._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SQUAMISH – Criminals once again cut the line to a gondola near
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__ __ _BENDING THE CURVE THAT HAS BEEN GOING STRAIGHT UP WILL BE A BIG CHALLENGE AS WE HEAD INTO THE FALL WITH COVID-19 CASES REMAINING HIGH FOR ANOTHER WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 122 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CAS
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__ __ _EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE MALE VICTIM HAD BEEN PURSUED BY TWO MEN AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING. THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING ARE BELIEVED TO BE KNOWN TO ONE ANOTHER AND ASSOCIATED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AS OFFICERS SEEK TO IDENTIFY AL
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__ __ _"THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN IN-CLASS LEARNING. WITH THESE PLANS NOW IN PLACE, PARENTS CAN FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT SENDING THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL AND ASSURED THAT STRICT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF," SAID ROB FLEMING, MINISTER OF EDUCATION.
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__ __ _THE CONTROVERSIAL SATNAM EDUCATION TRUST HEAD RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK SPOKE LIKE THE SIKH HE IS IN A VIDEO INTERVIEW THAT YES INDEED HIS ORGANIZATION, WHICH INCLUDES BALWANT SINGH PANDHER, HAS BEEN PRINTING THE “SAROOPS” OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF AKAL TAKHT OR
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__ __ _THERE’S CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS BC SPREAD OF COVID-19 WIDENS WITH THE THIRD HIGHEST TALLY OF CASES SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN TO BE TABULATED IN THE PROVINCE WITH BIGGEST TROUBLE SPOT BEING COASTAL REGION WHICH SAW MAJORITY OF THE NEW CASES DUE TO THE ONGOING SPREAD AT PARTIES. ALSO THE HIGH NU
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__ __ _AS CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE INCREASED IN BC, SO HAS THE ACTIVE CASES WHICH WERE LESS THAN 300 WHEN CASES AVERAGED LESS THAN 20 AND NOW ARE HOVERING CLOSE TO 500 AS THE SPREAD HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST MONTH. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER
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__ __ _US SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, 55, WHO BECAME ONLY THE SECOND BLACK WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN 2016, IS BEING SEEN AS THE RIGHT CHOICE GIVEN HER HIGH PROFILE STATUS AS WELL GIVEN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT HAS PUT AMERICAN SQUARELY IN THE CENTRE OF THE RACE DEBATE GOING ON FOR DE
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__ __ _PARAMJIT SINGH MANGAT WAS SENTENCED TO 14 MONTHS IN PRISON AND A $10,000 FINE AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED ON A CHARGE OF UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OF AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND AIDING AND ABETTING, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA._ LOS ANGELES - Last wee
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__ __ _WEEKEND CASES OF COVID-19 STAYED AT ABOVE 40 A DAY BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS AND THE HOSPITALIZATION REMAINED RELATIVELY LOW AT JUST 9 PEOPLE WITH THREE IN INTENSIVE CARE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE
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__ __ _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
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OPINION: BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH There is a general perception among the intellectuals, including Marxists, that capitalism has played a role in the development of society and human beings. However, if we closely follow the history of capitalism from its inception to the present
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_ _ __ _ACCORDING TO DESIBUZZCANADA SOURCES AND CONFIRMED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, A YOUNG INDIAN STUDENT IS SEEN SHOWING OFF HIS SNAKE PAINTED FORD MUSTANG WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CAR INVOLVED IN THE CRASH ON SUNDAY AT THE SCOTT 72 SHOPPING CENTRE THAT SENT NINE PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL AFTER A SERI
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_ _ __ _“OF COURSE THE CRIME SCENE WAS CONTAMINATED. EVEN I HAVE SEEN VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF CURIOUS NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS WALKING AROUND. THIS INDICATES THE INEXPERIENCE AND INCOMPETENCY OF THE POLICE WHO MADE SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENTS THAT MR SUSHANT HAD COMMITTED SU
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__ __ _AS BEZOS AND THREE OTHER TECHNOLOGY MAGNATES PREPARE TO DEFEND THEIR BUSINESSES AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON ANTITRUST WORRIES WEDNESDAY, THEIR FAST-GROWING WEALTH PROVIDES A BREATHTAKING MEASURE OF THEIR COMPANIES’ ECONOMIC MIGHT._ WASHINGTON - As Jeff Bezos and three other technolog
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_THIS WEEK IS AGAIN AVERAGING NEAR 30 COVID-19 CASES A DAY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON HOSPITALIZATION AS ONLY A HANDFUL OF SERIOUSLY AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS ARE IN HOSPITAL OUT OF THE 242 ACTIVE CASES OF THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – This week is again averaging n
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_TO ENABLE WIDER ACCESSIBILITY, THE BOOK ENTITLED, “MAKING SENSE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE & WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS A VIOLENCE FREE SOCIETY,” IS A FREE OPEN-SOURCE E-BOOK PUBLICATION, AND IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 13 INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE EXPERIENCE AN
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__ __ _IT IS WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THAT THE DR. HARI SHARMA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF THE FOUNDATION’S PRESIDENT, DR. CHINMOY BANERJEE ON JULY 29. _ VANCOUVER – A much beloved and respected Indo-Canadian activist and social justice fighter Dr. Chinmoy Banerjee, who was President
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_ON MONDAY, VANCOUVER RESIDENTS, 33-YEAR-OLD, CODY TIMOTHY CASEY AND A 30-YEAR-OLD JANELL SANDHU, WERE CHARGED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND FOUR COUNTS OF POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING UNDER THE CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT. _ BY DESIBUZZCANDA STAFF VANC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit Over 40 For Wednesday But Only Six Affected Are In Hospital
__ __ _SUMMER HAS CERTAINLY BROUGHT THE SPREAD WITH IT AS COVID-19 CASES HIT OVER 40 ON WEDNESDAY, A NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN MONTHS, BUT THE DAILY RISE IS STILL NOT A WORRISOME TREND AS ONLY SIX PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED FROM THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –Summer
South Asian Men Accused Of Assault And Yelling Racial Slurs To Woman Of Colour, Say Chilliwack RCMP
__ __ _DURING THE ALLEGED ASSAULT, A GROUP OF SOUTH ASIAN MEN ALLEGEDLY DIRECTED A NUMBER OF RACIAL SLURS TOWARD THE BLACK FAMILY, SAYS CORPORAL MIKE RAIL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UFVRD RCMP. THE TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, TREATED FOR INJURIES AND LATER RELEASED._ BY DESIBUZ
Pritam Singh Appointed Singapore’s First Leader Of Opposition
__ __ _SINGAPORE’S LEGISLATURES HAVE NEVER HAD FORMALLY DESIGNATED LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION LEADING THE WAY FOR VETERAN POLITICIAN PRITAM SINGHTO MAKE HISTORY BY BEING APPOINTED SINGAPORE’S FIRST LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT._ SINGAPORE – Veteran Politician Pritam Singh was on Tues
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Begins With A Downward Trend Of Daily Cases
__ __ _WHILE REMAINING ABOVE 20 A DAY, THIS WEEK HAS SO FAR SEEN A SLIGHT DROP OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 3,523 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMB
Cisco Sued By California After Two Of It’s Indian Managers Accused Of Harassing Dalit Employee Based On His “Untouchable” Caste
_FORMER CISCO ENGINEERING MANAGERS SUNDAR IYER AND RAMANA KOMPELLA ARE CO-DEFENDANTS IN THE LAWSUIT, WHICH ACCUSES CISCO AND THEM OF HARASSMENT FOR INTERNALLY ENFORCING THE CASTE HIERARCHY. THE LAWSUIT, FILED IN FEDERAL COURT IN SAN JOSE, DOES NOT NAME THE ALLEGED VICTIM, WHO WAS A PRINCIPAL ENGI
Dalit Man Commits Suicide After Charged Under India Draconian UAPA Law To Silence Activists
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__ __ _IN RECOGNITION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CANADIAN FAMILIES, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO ANNOUNCED A CHANGE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF “PARENT” UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP ACT. THE CHANGE ALLOWS NON-BIOLOGICAL CANADIAN PARENTS WHO ARE THEIR CHILD’S LEGAL PARENT AT BIRTH TO PASS DOWN
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_THE COVID-19 CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY DROPPED SLIGHTLY FROM THE ABOVE 30 AVERAGE OF LAST WEEK BUT MUCH CAUTION NEEDED TO KEEP DAILY CASES LOW. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES MONDAY FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPO
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
Changes To Workers' Compensation Designed To Better Support Workers While Keeping Premiums Low
__ __ _"FOR TOO MANY YEARS, WE HAVE HEARD FROM INJURED WORKERS IN B.C. THAT THE SYSTEM LACKS FAIRNESS AND DOESN'T WORK FOR THEM OR SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THEIR INJURIES," SAID HARRY BAINS, MINISTER OF LABOUR. "TODAY'S CHANGES ARE AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MODERNIZING THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT, ENSUR
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BY BALWANT SANGHERA SURREY - Surrey, with close to 74,000 students, has now become the largest school district in British Columbia. Nearly 17,000 students attending Surrey schools are Indo-Canadians. Consequently, eight high schools and four elementary schools in Surrey are offering Punjabi as s
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_ _ __ _MUKUND MOHAN, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF VANCOUVER-BASED BUILDDIRECT, WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN WASHINGTON STATE, WHERE HE LIVES, AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF WIRE FRAUD AND ONE COUNT OF MONEY LAUNDERING. IN ONE APPLICATION, MOHAN SAID ONE OF HIS COMPANIES PAID MORE THAN $2.3 MILLI
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__ _THE RCMP AND THE B.C. CORONERS SERVICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DROWNING DEATH IN CULTUS LAKE ON SATURDAY. ACCORDING TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, THE YOUNG MAN WHO DROWNED IS BEING IDENTIFIED AS AN INDIAN STUDENT NAMED MANPREET SINGH, WHO WAS STUDYING AT THE KWANTLEN UNIVERSITY IN SURREY AND BELONGED T
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_ _ __ _DETECTIVES FROM THE VPD MAJOR CRIME SECTION HAVE NOW ARRESTED 21-YEAR-OLD VANCOUVER RESIDENT JASPAL DHILLON, WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, DISCHARGE FIREARM WITH INTENT, AND USING A FIREARM FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INDICTABLE OFFENSE. _ BY DESIBU
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__ __ _MUSLIMS HAVE TO PREPARE FOR A VERY DIFFERENT CELEBRATION OF EID-UL-ADHA THIS YEAR WITH COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS. LIMITED PILGRIMAGE WILL ATTEND HAJJ CEREMONY AND RITUAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL.MAY ALMIGHTY ACCEPT EVERY MUSLIMS PRA
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__ __ _THE PRESIDENT OF A GURUDWARA SAHIB IN SURREY TOLD ME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CONGREGATION WERE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION THAT HE HAD TO REQUEST THE BC GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT A DEPRESSION AWARENESS PROGRAM IN THE GURUDWARA SAHIB TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE PROBLEM.
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
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_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC DIPPED SLIGHTLY TO END ANOTHER WORRISOME WEEK THAT SAW CASES AVERAGE ABOVE 30 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 27 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,419 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Indo-Canadian Businessman’s Ordeal Comes To An End With 90 Days In Jail And $250,000 Fine
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MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN: Indo-Canadian School Girl Becomes Netflix Star In ‘Never Have I Ever’
__ __ _MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN WAS ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 15,000 HOPEFULS ANSWERING AN OPEN CASTING CALL ON TWITTER FROM PRODUCER KALING. WHILE RAMAKRISHNAN WAS WENDING HER WAY THROUGH AUDITIONS, SHE WAS ALSO GETTING READY TO PLAY VELMA KELLY IN HER HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF “CHICAGO.” SHE ENLIS
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__ __ _IN AN OPEN LETTER, SURREY RESIDENT PAULINE GREAVES TELLS SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO RE-ESTABLISH BOTH THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH A RACE RELATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE._ DEAR EDITOR: Mr. Mayor; I find your statements and actions conflicting. On the one hand
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Canada Makes Changes For International Students To Study Through Online Learning
__ __ _AS THE FALL SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO HAS ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEGINNING A NEW PROGRAM ONLINE THIS FALL WITH A CANADIAN LEARNING INSTITUTION, IF THEIR INSTITUTION IS OFFERING THE PROGRAM ONLINE, SO THA
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__ __ _"I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE FROM COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, AND WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. AS A GOVERNMENT, WE ARE WORKING
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__ __ _AS PEOPLE BECOME MORE CARELESS AND LESS CAUTIOUS, THE SPREAD IS HITTING ANOTHER STRIDE WITH CASES THAT ARE NOW AVERAGING ABOVE 30. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 30 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE FOR A TOTAL OF 3,328 C
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__ _LOVEPREET WIRING, FROM MISSISSAUGA, WAS IDENTIFIED AND WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING AND WILL BE ATTENDING THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN BRAMPTON ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020._ TORONTO - Region of Peel- Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Road Safety Services have laid
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__ __ _“WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CONCRETE (SUPPLY, RESTORATION AND MATERIALS TESTING), ACQUIRING VANCOUVER READY MIX WAS A NATURAL STEP IN EXPANSION, ENABLING BM GROUP TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND SERVE NEW GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS,” SAID RACY SIDHU, PARTNER IN THE BM GROUP’S M
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet Faces Sexual Misconduct Allegations Dating Back To 1999
__ __ _YVES-FRANCOIS BLANCHET, LEADER OF THE BLOC QUEBECOIS, THE THIRD LARGEST PARTY IN THE COUNTRY’S HOUSE OF COMMONS, HAS DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS THAT WERE POSTED IN A FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE CALLED HYENES EN JUPONS. TRANSLATING TO HYENAS IN PETTICOATS, THE PAGE BELONGS TO A FEMINIST COLLECTI
UNEQUAL FUNDING TO DIVERSE CREATIVES: Telefilm Canada Launches Misconduct Investigation Against Top Executive Over Allegations By Indo-Canadian Filmmaker
__ __ _TELEFILM HAS FACED EXTENSIVE BACKLASH IN RECENT WEEKS AFTER CANADIAN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER PAVAN MOONDI, WHO IS NOW BASED IN LOS ANGELES, RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION’S SELECTION CRITERIA FOR FUNDING AND DEMANDED CLARITY AROUND ITS DIVERSITY STANDARDS. THIS CRITICISM IS NOTHI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steep Rise Of Daily Cases Over The Weekend See 51 For Saturday
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__ __ _YEAR-TO-DATE, BC RESIDENTIAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS UP 0.6 PER CENT TO $24.7 BILLION, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE DOWN 8 PER CENT TO 32,875 UNITS, WHILE THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE WAS UP 9.4 PER CENT TO $751,722._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VA
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__ __ _“PREMIER HORGAN REALLY LEADS THE CHARGE,” SAID STEVE MOSSOP WITH INSIGHTS WEST POLLING AGENCY. “WE HAVE APPROVAL RATINGS ROCKETING BY 17 POINTS IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS TO 68 PER CENT, WHICH IS REALLY HIGHER THAN WE’VE EVER SEEN FOR NOT ONLY HORGAN BUT ANY OTHER POLITICAL LEADER THAT
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__ __ _FOR A SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, THE DAILY COVID-19 CASES ARE ON A NEGATIVE UPTICK WITH AVERAGE FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS GOING WELL ABOVE 20 FOR EACH DAY. AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED ESPECIALLY AFTER PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING THE DUTIFUL, INCLUDING A RECENT INCIDENT WHERE AN INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR CELEBRA
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__ __ _THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS PASSED WEDNESDAY, OVERHAULS ICBC WITH AN ENHANCED CARE MODEL THAT WILL SAVE DRIVERS AN AVERAGE OF $400 PER YEAR BY ELIMINATING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL COSTS FROM THE SYSTEM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkin
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__ __ _"THE MONTHLY LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS FOR JUNE CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNS OF OUR PROVINCE'S GRADUAL ECONOMIC RESTART, WITH MORE THAN 118,000 PEOPLE FINDING JOBS LAST MONTH. EMPLOYMENT GAINS IN MAY AND JUNE HAVE RECOVERED 40% OF THE TOTAL JOBS LOST SINCE FEBRUARY,” BC FINANCE MINISTER CAROLE JAM
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__ _ON JULY 17, FORTY-YEAR-OLD KASHIF RAMZAN WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS SEXUAL ASSAULT, ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL INTERFERENCE, ONE COUNT OF INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING, AND ONE COUNT OF FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT. SURREY RCMP SPECIAL VICTIMS’ UNIT IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATI
NPF ROUNDTABLE: National Police Federation Continues To Demand Clarity And Costing On Proposed Surrey Police Transition
__ __ _THE NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF) ARGUES SURREY’S PROPOSED POLICE TRANSITION WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS IN SURREY: GIVING PEOPLE LESS FOR MORE, AS TAXPAYERS WOULD BE BURDENED WITH UNEXPECTED AND GROWING COSTS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION. FUNDING THE PLAN HAS ALSO RESULT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Uptick In Daily Cases A Worry Especially After Study That Says There Are Eight Times More Positive Cases Than Reported
_ _ _A RECENT UPTICK IN REPORTED DAILY COVID-19 CASES IS A CONCERN FOR HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN BC ESPECIALLY AFTER A NEW STUDY THAT SUGGESTS EIGHT TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE IN METRO VANCOUVER HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAN THE RATE OF REPORTED CASES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
SRAN GANGLAND MURDER: Police Release Photos Of Suspect Vehicle In Abbotsford Killing
____ _AN EXTENSIVE CANVASS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE HAS PRODUCED IMAGES OF A BLACK 2019 MITSUBISHI RVR, WITH SOME NOTICEABLE DAMAGE, BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE TARGETED SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED AROUND 7:49 P.M. ON JULY 10, 2020._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF ABBOTSFORD
Surrey’s Surinderpal Gill Celebrates Canada Day $1-Million Lotto Win
__ __ _SURINDERPAL GILL WON A COOL MILLION ON CANADA’S BIRTHDAY AFTER PURCHASING HIS TICKET AT THE CHEVRON TOWN PANTRY ON 58 AVENUE IN SURREY. HE SAYS WHEN HE INITIALLY CHECKED HIS TICKET, HE WASN’T QUITE CONVINCED HE WAS A BIG WINNER. GILL SAYS THE $1 MILLION MEANS HE CAN TAKE A STEP BACK F
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
Independent Investigation Into Indigenous-Specific Racism In Health Care Begins But Will Those Responsible Be Punished?
__ __ _MARY TURPEL-LAFOND WAS APPOINTED ON JUNE 19 BY ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, AFTER HIGHLY DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM IN B.C. EMERGENCY ROOMS WERE REPORTED. SHE HAS NOW ASSEMBLED HER TEAM FOR THE INVESTIGATION, ESTABLISHED HER TERMS OF REFERENCE AND LAUNCHED A SURVEY TO COLLECT AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Week Begins On A Good Note With The Usual Low Cases
__ __ _AFTER A SPIKE OF COVID-19 DAILY CASES LAST WEEK THAT TOOK THE DAILY AVERAGE TO ABOVE 20 CASES AFTER A LONG WHILE, THIS WEEK BEGAN WITH THE USUAL LOW CASES FOR MONDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 13 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF
India Needs To Balance It’s Act With Russia, America And China
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH India needs to balance its relations with all major powers of the world, particularly with Russia, America and China. We can say that India needs friendly relations with Russia, cordial relations with America and working relations with China. America is th
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__ __ _SURREY_ -- The Fraser Valley real estate market saw a resurgence in activity in June as the industry and consumers continue to successfully adapt to doing business during a pandemic. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed a total of 1,718 sales on its Multiple Listing Serv
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__ __ _NEW ANGUS REID POLLS FINDS HALF OF CANADIANS APPROVE OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU DESPITE THE WE CHARITY SCANDAL AS LIBERAL BASE STAYS COMMITTED BUT ANGER AMONG NON-LIBERALS GROWS. PROPORTION VOICING STRONG DISAPPROVAL OF PM (34%) NOW DOUBLES THOSE VOICING STRONG APPROVAL (16%)._ BY
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
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BY ZILE SINGH WHERE THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS LIFE TO CUT COVID-19, HOPE IS THE KNIFE As a noun, Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. As a verb it is to want something to happen. Its synonyms are: asp
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__ __ _SURREY_ - Surrey-Guildford MLA Garry Begg, who is also the BC Government Whip introduced a Motion in the Legislature on Monday calling for a “more inclusive province”. The Motion reads “Be it resolved that this House unanimously condemns racism in all its forms and commit to buildi
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BY HANIF A. PATEL Canadian Muslims accolades and appreciate the recent Government's permission to broadcast the call to prayer in the last few days of Ramadan. Adhan echoes five times a day, prior to each prayer from every Mosque and to recite Adhan from a loud speaker is a ubiquitous practic
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_ALLEGED "COCAINE SMUGGLER" KARMJIT "JAZZY" SRAN, WHO WAS OUT ON BAIL, WAS G__UNNED DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT IN ABBOTSFORD. HE WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS AT HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. IHIT WAS CALLED OUT TO TAKE CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION. IHIT IS CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY
National Police Federation To Hold Roundtable On Proposed Surrey Police Transition Monday Morning
The National Police Federation is hosting a media roundtable regarding the proposed Surrey police transition Monday morning. The roundtable will be moderated by Parm Bains, Community Liaison, who will joined by Brian Sauvé, President and Trevor Dinwoodie, Regional Director. Date:
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__ __ _PRABJOT NAGRA WAS ARRESTED WHILE BRINGING IN 4,296 KG OF MARIJUANA VALUED AT $20 MILLION IN A COMMERCIAL TRUCK ACROSS THE PEACE BRIDGE CONNECTING THE TWO COUNTRIES NEAR THE NIAGRA FALLS, OFFICIALS SAID ON MONDAY. EARLIER, ARSHDEEP SINGH WAS CAUGHT SMUGGLING 816 KG OF MARIJUANA VALUED
NDP Says The Ultra-Rich Must Pay Their Share
OTTAWA – The government’s report on how Canada’s economy is doing after weeks of pandemic measures was released this week. The NDP is calling on the government to use this as an opportunity to invest in helping Canadians, to stop letting the ultra-wealthy off the hook without paying their f
19-Year-Old Indian Student Drowns In Ottawa
_DECEASED’S SIBLING NAVJOT SINGH SAID HIS FATHER BALWINDER SINGH HAD BEEN WORKING IN DUBAI FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AND HE HAD TAKEN A BANK LOAN OF RS 20 LAKH TO SEND HIS BROTHER TO CANADA FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. JASANDEEP HAD FLOWN TO CANADA ON MARCH 5 TO PURSUE HIGHER STUDIES IN INFORMATION TECHN
RIGHTWINGERS GUN FOR PM: Man Caught Outside Trudeau’s Residence Was Packing An Arsenal
NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAYS POLICE HAVE DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO TREATMENT OF WHITE AND NON-WHITE SUSPECTS _THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MEMBER COREY HURREN HAD MULTIPLE FIREARMS WHEN HE TRIED TO RAM INTO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S RESIDENCE. HURREN IS ALSO ACCUSED OF UTTERING A THREAT TO 'CAUS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Day Of Rising Daily Cases A Cause For Concern
_BC SAW A THIRD DAY OF STEADILY RISING CASES OF COVID-19 TO END THE WEEK ON A NOTE OF CONCERN AS FRIDAY’S 25 CASES WAS A BIG UPTICK OF DAILY CASES SINCE MAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 25 NEW CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: Nanak Foods' Raj Arneja Releases Book On Being An Adoptive Mother
BOOK: LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY TO ADOPTION BY RAJ ARNEJA _RAJ ARNEJA, THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND PHILANTHROPY AT NANAK FOODS, CHRONICLES HER JOURNEY TO ADOPTING HER TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN KABIR AND KIRTI. THE BOOK PROMISES TO INSPIRE READERS TO NEVER GIVE UP HOPE,
Is Canada Doing India’s Dirty Work By Putting Two Sikh-Canadians On The “No Fly” List Without Any Credible Evidence
_BEFORE MAY 17, 2018, BOTH BHAGAT SINGH BRAR AND PARVKAR SINGH DULAI WERE FREE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CRIMINAL RECORD AND WERE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS IN CANADA. DULAI EVEN WORKED ON THE AIR INDIA DEFENCE TEAM AS AN INVESTIGATOR YEARS AGO AND HE WAS WELL KNOWN TO BOTH CS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Consecutive Days Of Climbing Daily Cases Shouldn’t Be Worry Yet
__ __ _THE COVID-19 DAILY CASES IN BC HAVE BEEN CLIMBING FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND SHOULD WE WORRY THAT INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPOTTED AT POPULAR RESTAURANTS LIKE BURGER PLACES AND STRIP JOINTS? SEEING HOW IT IS TAKING ITS TOLL IN THE US, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORRIED BUT GIVEN HOW THE AUTHO
IS INDIA TRYING TO SILENCE SIKHS? SFJ Leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Among Nine Sikhs Put On India’s “Terrorist List”
__ __ _SIKH GROUPS HAVE SAID THIS IS ANOTHER MOVE BY A FASCIST AND OPPRESSIVE STATE THAT IS USING PROPAGANDA AND LIES TO TRY TO SUPPRESS SIKHS BUT THAT THIS MOVE WILL BACKFIRE AS IT’S ANOTHER VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNDEMOCRATIC. _ NEW DELHI – Many Sikhs are seeing India’s arbitrar
Brampton Resident Suresh Kumar Ratnani Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls
__ __ _ON MONDAY JULY 6TH, SURESH KUMAR RATNANI (ALSO KNOWN AS JOE) WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HE IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN BRAMPTON ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. RATNANI IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN, 5’9, WITH A HEAVY BUILD, SHORT BLACK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Rise To 18 Wednesday But Daily Average Remains Below 15
__ __ _THERE WERE 18 CASES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY, A RISE FROM THE USUAL 10 OR 12 CASES BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS BELOW 15 FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THREE NEW DEATHS AND 18 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,0
South Asian Uber Driver Charged With Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old Girls
__ __ _NASER RAJABI, FROM AURORA, IS FACING CHARGES AFTER THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TWO 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS. POLICE HAVE RELEASED A PHOTO OF THE ACCUSED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO MORE ALLEGED VICTIMS._ TORONTO – A South Asian Uber driver is facing charges after the sexual assault of two 16-year-old gi
BCLI Issues Report On The Builders Lien Act To Simplify And Improve Operations
__ __ _ THE BUILDERS LIEN ACT IS A MAJOR CORNERSTONE OF CONSTRUCTION LAW. THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EASIER AND FASTER PROCEDURES TO CLEAR LIENS FROM THE OWNER’S TITLE, AND TO CURB THE TENDENCY OF THE ACT TO CAUSE INTERRUPTIONS IN THE FLOW OF FUNDS IN A BUILDING PROJECT. IT WOULD ALSO BE EA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Has BC Really Beaten The Virus As Low Daily Cases Continue
__ __ _BC HAS DEFINITELY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT HAS THE PROVINCE BEATEN COVID-19 FOR GOOD? THAT’S HARD TO SAY AS HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO USE PRECAUTION WITH BC AGAIN EXTENDING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C. 'S PROVINCIA
Two South Asian Women Wanted By Island Police For Stealing $3000 Worth Of Beauty Products
__ __ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN ARE WANTED BY POLICE AFTER BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA STEALING $3,000 OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM LANGFORD STORE. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS DESCRIBED AS IN HER EARLY 40’S WHILE THE OTHER LOOKS TO BE IN HER 20S. THE OLDER SUSPECT STANDS 5’6″ TALL, HAS A MEDIUM BUILD, LONG
BC Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Again For Another Two Weeks
__ __ _"WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME RESTRICTIONS LIFTING, BUT THERE ARE MEASURES WE NEED TO KEEP IN PLACE TO CONTINUE BATTLING COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE SURE BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE SAFE AND THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE PROTEC
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Six Deaths Over Last Three Days A Low Point In Otherwise Continued Low Daily Cases
__ __ _SIX NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS MARKS A LOW POINT IN OTHERWISE CONTINUATION OF LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS SINCE FRIDAY. IN THE FIRST
Protest Against China
_FRIENDS OF CANADA-INDIA WERE JOINED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER GROUPS AT A PROTEST AT THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN VANCOUVER ON SATURDAY, CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF DETAINED CANADIANS IN CHINA. THE PEACEFUL PROTEST BEGAN ON JULY 4TH AT 10:30 AM (PST) AT THE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
COVID-19 Has Created A Real Crisis In Canadian Journalism
BY JOE VOLPE No one thinks that the News industry has any social or nation-building value. Until, that is, they look for a third party to acknowledge, validate their existence or defend their interests against those mightier than they in the court of public opinion. Now Covid-19 has laid bare t
AN UPRISING: Is The Turmoil In Western Capitalist Countries A Revolution Or Anarchy?
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Many western capitalist countries are passing through a period of turmoil. America is going through one of the worst turmoil in recent history. The death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of police precipitated this turmoil. However, the causes of
OPINION: NDP Needs To Be Transparent On Surrey Police Transition
__ __ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT SIGNED OFF ON THE SURREY POLICE TRANSITION PROJECT AND THEREFORE, THEY MUST ALSO BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NOW HAVE QUESTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THE SURREY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT HA
COVID-19 HELP: BC Reduces Annual License Fee For Taxi Industry
VICTORIA – BC is reducing the annual fee the taxi industry pays. Taxi and limousine operators will pay less to keep their vehicles on the road as part of the Province's ongoing work to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We've heard from operators and drivers about the impact
UNITY IN DIVERSITY: Canada Day Celebrates Our Collective Canadianess
BY ZILE SINGH AMBASSADOR(RETD.) Canada Day, also called the Canadian National Day, is celebrated on July 1 every year. Its old name was 'Dominion Day', which was renamed as Canada Day in 1947. It is the anniversary of Constitutional Act, 1867 that joins New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into single
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week Of Low Daily Cases Ends With 13
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW IN BC WITH ANOTHER WEEK ENDING WITH AN AVERAGE OF BELOW 15 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 13 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,947 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. SIX CASES PREVIOUSLY
Friends Of India To Protest Saturday At Chinese Consulate In Vancouver Demanding Release Of Detained Canadians
__ __ _THE PEACEFUL PROTEST WILL BEGIN ON JULY 4TH, 2020 AT 10:30 AM (PST) AT THE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA LOCATED AT 3380 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C._ SURREY – Friends of Canada-India have been planning to hold a protest at the Chinese Consulate In Vancouve
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
BASIC INCOME: Poll Says Three In Five Canadians Support Idea Of Basic Income
__ __ _AS COVID-19 REWRITES PLAYBOOKS ON THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET, MAJORITIES SUPPORT THE IDEA OF BASIC INCOME OF UP TO 30K. BUT WHO WILL PAY? TWO-THIRDS REJECT INCREASE IN THEIR OWN TAXES, MOST FEEL WEALTHY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE_ VANCOUVER – As the federal government extends the Canadian Emerge
WHITE KAREN: Indo-Canadian Community Outraged At Delta Police Chief’s Wife’s Display Of Racist White Privilege
_ _ __ _SURREY RCMP IS CONTINUING ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE WHOLE SORDID AFFAIR THAT HAS SET OFF A FIRESTORM IN THE COMMUNITY. “WE WILL NOT BE RELEASING DETAILS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED OR DETAILS OF THE ALLEGATIONS AT THIS TIME,” SAID CPL. JOANIE SIDHU IN AN EMAIL TO THE OPTIMIST ON
India Should Lead The Non Alignment Movement Again
BY SAWRAJ SINGH Contrary to how some people feel about it, Non Alignment is still the best policy for India. This policy was not a transient phase or a temporary phenomenon. This was a very well-thought of policy that is most compatible with the Indian ground real
Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Kim Baird To Become KPU’s Next Chancellor
SURREY - Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Kim Baird will be the next chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey. Baird’s three-year term will begin on Oct. 5, 2020. The chancellor’s role is to serve as the ceremonial head of the university, which most notably includes presidi
RACISM IS A PANDEMIC TOO: This Virus Can Only Be Cured By Collective And Compassionate Humanity
ZILE SINGH AMBASSADOR (RETD.) Adversity does not come alone. It brings with it other pains and sufferings in different forms. Racism is one of the hidden pandemics which we all are embattling with for a long time. Unlike Covid-19, Racism embraces religion, race, nationality, ethnicity, co
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Continues To Avoid The Surge Of New Cases With Just 10 Announced Tuesday
__ __ _BC HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN AVOIDING THE SURGE OF NEW CASES SEEN ACROSS US AND IN EASTERN CANADA AND WE CONTINUE TO DO WELL ON A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS WITH VERY LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 12 NEW CASES AND NO
EMOTIONALLY CHARGED: Here Is My Take On Living With “Mental Illness” For Nearly 30 Years
__ __ _LABELS HAVE CAUSED ME A LOT OF DISCRIMINATION, OPPRESSION, AND STIGMATIZATION. I HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE PSYCHIATRIST SETTLED ON BIPOLAR DISORDER. FURTHERMORE, I CANNOT EVEN COUNT HOW MANY WEIGHT GAINING MEDICATIONS I HAVE BEEN PUT ON. I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF
PM Trudeau Appoints Canada's First Muslim Lieutenant Governor In Alberta
__ __ _COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND BUSINESS OWNER SALMA LAKHANI WAS NAMED ALBERTA'S 19TH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30. AS AN IMMIGRANT TO CANADA FROM HER HOME COUNTRY OF UGANDA, LAKHANI'S FAMILY WAS EXPELLED IN 1972, ACCORDING TO A BIOGRAPHY ON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WEBSITE._ EDMONTON
DECLINE OF THE WEST: Russia's Role Is Vital In A Crisis-Ridden World
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The world is passing through a very serious crisis. The main reason for the crisis is the decline of the western capitalist system. This crisis is not only economic, but is global and has social, familial, moral, ethical and cultural aspects. The bitter truth is that the we
Richmond RCMP Officer Injured In Arrest Of Wanted South Asian Suspect
__ __ _AN ARREST WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR MOHAMED WALID SEQQAT-DAKHAMA ON JUNE 12 FOR THE CONTRAVENTION OF BAIL CONDITIONS STEMMING FROM A 2018 INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON CONTRARY TO SEC. 267(A) C.C.C AND ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM CONTRARY TO SEC. 276(B) C.C.C._ RIC
Two Indo-Canadians Among Seven New Appointees To The Inaugural Surrey Police Board
SURREY POLICE BOARD SHOULD ADDRESS UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT SURREY MAYOR’S COSTLY TRANSITION PLAN, SAYS NPF! __ __ _LAWYER JASPREET SUNNER AND MANAV GILL, OPERATIONS MANAGER WITH THE FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY ARE AMONG THE SEVEN PEOPLE APPOINTED BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Despite Flare-Ups At Vancouver Strip Club, Daily Cases Remain Low
__ __ _DESPITE THE FLARE-UP OF POSSIBLE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AT A POPULAR VANCOUVER STRIP CLUB, DAILY CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS REMAINED LOW. "THERE HAS BEEN ONE NEW EXPOSURE EVENT AT BRANDI'S EXOTIC SHOW LOUNGE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION. PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY CONTAC
Prime Minister Announces Support For Students Serving Their Communities And Opportunities To Gain Paid Work Experience
OTTAWA -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the launch of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), which will support post-secondary students and recent graduates as they volunteer to serve in their communities’ COVID-19 response and gain valuable experience at the same time. “Canadian
Abbotsford-Based Music Video Maker Sukh Sanghera Accused Of Sexual Harassment
PUNJABI #ME-TOO: MORE MODELS LEVEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST SANGHERA! __ __ _LOCAL MODEL-ACTRESS RACHELLE MICHELLE TOLD SIKH WOMEN FORUM KAUR MOVEMENT ABOUT HER BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE PUNJABI MUSIC INDUSTRY ALLEGING THAT SHE WAS HARASSED BY SUKH SANGHERA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSIC
Surrey Councillor Annis Accuses Mayor McCallum Of Abusing In Camera Meeting To Avoid Transparency
__ __ _SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS IS ASKING “WHERE IS THE INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSIONER WE AGREED TO IN JUNE 2019?” "HE [MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM] KNOWS THAT ONCE WE ARE IN CAMERA, OUR HANDS ARE TIED AND WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING PUBLICLY. FRANKLY, HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND ABUSING
Landlords Can Evict Tenants Under New Law But Not For Failure To Pay Rent
__ __ _THE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MARCH 30, 2020. AS THE PROVINCE MOVES FORWARD WITH BC'S RESTART PLAN, THE BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN LATE PAYMENT OR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED._ VICTORIA – The Province is maintaining the moratorium on rent
OBITUARY: Gurdev Kaur Rai
Gurdev Kaur Rai passed away peacefully on June 23, 2020 while surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Gurdev Kaur was born in the village of Diwana, District Ludhiana, Punjab, India, in 1934. She was the second of five children born to the Late Jagir Singh and Nihal Kaur Sohi. Gurdev Kaur
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week Ends With Low Daily Cases But With A Few Deaths
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES BUT THERE WERE A FEW DEATHS THIS WEEK AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK OF NO FATALITIES FROM THE VIRUS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTA
GONE ARE THE DAYS: Time Has Come To Put An End To Global Racism
BY ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR(RETD.) __ _RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN ANY FORM ARE CONDEMNABLE. “GONE ARE THE DAYS” – A DOCUMENTARY ON THE SYSTEMIC RACISM IN CANADA WON THE RUNNERS-UP PRIZE IN JAIPUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN JANUARY 2020. IN MAY, THE BRUTAL KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYDS,
South Asian Realtor Dies In Kelowna Trying To Save Daughter During Father’s Day Trip
__ __ _KASHIF SHEIKH, A LOCAL REALTOR, DIED AFTER RESCUING HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FROM A WATERFALL NEAR KELOWNA._ KELOWNA — A Pakistani-Canadian father died on Father’s Day in Kelowna trying to save his daughter. Kashif Sheikh, 46, a local realtor, died after rescuing his 13-year-old dau
TOTAL IDIOTS: Police Search For Punjabi Men Riding In Chrysler 300 With Personalized Plate “SUUBEDAR”
_SOMETIME BETWEEN SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 AND MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020, TWO MEN WERE OBSERVED ENTERING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS OF A BLACK CHRYSLER 300, WITH ONTARIO PERSONALIZED LICENCE PLATE, “SUUBEDAR”. THE CAR THEY GOT INTO PURPOSELY DID BURN-OUTS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT DAMAGED
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
BC's Phase Three Reopening Mainly About Travel And Tourism Within The Province
VICTORIA – BC government announced the Phase 3 reopening plan on Wednesday which mainly concerns safe and respectful travel and tourism within the province. "Thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of British Columbians, and under the guidance of the provincial health officer, we are now enterin
With Polls Not In Their Favor, BC Liberals Decry NDP’s Snap Election Plans
__ __ _WHILE BC LIBERALS CLAIMED THAT A FALL ELECTION MIGHT BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A POSSIBLE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BUT THEIR REAL WORRY IS THAT WITH NDP SURGING IN THE POLLS – IT COULD BE A WASHOUT FOR THEM. ACCORDING TO THE BC LIBERALS, THEY GOT HOLD OF RECORDING FROM A JUN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For Another Week Remains Below 15
__ __ _DESPITE THE 14 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK SO FAR REMAINS BELOW 15 AS PHASE 3 WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY WHICH REALLY MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN ALLOWING BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO TAKE IN-PROVINCE VACATIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Longshoremen Union Donates $25,773 To Children’s Hospital Despite COVID-19
SURREY – Despite the obstacles caused by the current COVID-19 crises, Longshoremen union Local 502 moved ahead with the annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. They donated $25,773 and the ten-year total is now $359,291. Instead of a two-day Telethon, a four-hour Telethon was held this year
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Low Cases Continues Over The Weekend With One New Death
__ __ _LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND, AVERAGING LESS THAN 15 CASES A DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH AS BC IS EXPECTED TO OPEN PHASE THREE THIS WEEK. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 19 TO JUNE 20, THERE WERE 10 NEW CASES. IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 20 TO JUN
New Survey Says WCB Should Cover Workers Who Contract COVID-19 At Work
__ __ _ASKED IF THE WCB SHOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS ON THE JOB, FOUR OUT OF EVERY FIVE RESPONDENTS AGREED. AND 76.4 PERCENT SUPPORTED BETTER COMPENSATION FOR WORKERS WHO ARE INJURED OR GET SICK ON THE JOB. THE SURVEY OF 2,003 BRITISH COLUMBIANS WAS CONDUCTED FROM
NOT FOR PROFIT: Seniors Care Homes Should Be Operated By The Government And Not Private-For-Profit Sector
__ __ _BRITISH COLUMBIA’S SENIORS ADVOCATE ISOBEL MACKENZIE REPORTED THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CARE HOMES GENERATED $1.4 BILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE OF WHICH $1.3 BILLION COMES FROM PUBLIC FUNDING. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT LESS THAN HALF OF CARE HOME OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THEIR AUDITED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Daily Cases Continues Over The Weekend With One New Death
__ __ _LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND, AVERAGING LESS THAN 15 CASES A DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH AS BC IS EXPECTED TO OPEN PHASE THREE THIS WEEK. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 19 TO JUNE 20, THERE WERE 10 NEW CASES. IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 20 TO JUN
Five Indo-American Men Among 18 Suspects Arrested In ‘To Catch a Predator’-Style Sting Operation In California
__ __ _SHER RANDHAWA, RONEEL SINGH, SARBJIT SHERGILL, SIMRAN SINGH AND VISHAL SINGH WERE THE FIVE FROM THE LOCAL INDO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO BE BUSTED IN THE TWO-WEEK OPERATION INVOLVING INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT MINORS FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES, ACCORDING TO
OPINION: Gandhi Has Got To Go Because His Racist Actions Are An Affront To Black Lives Matter
__ __ _GANDHI APOLOGISTS SAY HIS RACISM TOWARDS BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS WAS DUE TO HIS BEING YOUNG. BUT WAS IT JUST THE “YOUNG” AND “IMMATURE” GANDHI BEFORE HE EVOLVED? THAT’S WHAT SOME SUGGEST TO WHITEWASH THE RACISM AND DEMANDS FOR SEGREGATION THAT WERE REPEATEDLY RAISED BY AN EXCEPTION
Family Of South Asian Man Killed By Police In Mississauga Want A Public Inquiry
_ _ _THE VICTIM'S NEPHEW SAID A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT SHOWS OFFICERS CLIMBING UP A LADDER TO THE BALCONY OF HIS UNCLE'S UNIT AND ENTERING THE APARTMENT SHORTLY BEFORE GUNSHOTS RING OUT. "THEY KICKED THE DOOR OPEN AND THEY SAID, 'DROP IT.' AS SOON AS THEY SAID DROP IT, THEY STARTED SHOOTING. WHAT
Prime Minister Trudeau Announces New Mobile App To Help Notify Canadians Of COVID-19 Exposure
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF A NEW NATION-WIDE MOBILE APP TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATIONS OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 ACROSS CANADA, WITH BETA TESTING TO BEGIN IN ONTARIO. “AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH RESTARTING THE ECONOMY, WE MUST KEEP WORKING TOGETHER TO P
Another Trucker From India Arrested Smuggling Marijuana From Canada To US
__ __ _GURPREET SINGH, A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM INDIA, WAS ARRESTED AT THE BORDER AND WILL FACE CHARGES OF UNLAWFULLY IMPORTING MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE. IF CONVICTED, HE WILL FACE A MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCE OF 10 YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE A NUMBER OF INDIAN
Racist Statues Are Being Toppled Everywhere – Canada Should Do The Same!
__ __ _I AM AGAINST ERECTING STATUES IN HONOR OF OR MEMORY OF PUBLIC FIGURES NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY ARE PERCEIVED. AS TIME FLOWS, MORE REVELATIONS EMERGE ABOUT THEM THAT ARE NOT EITHER COMPLEMENTARY TO THEM OR ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. IT IS HAPPENING TO THE ST
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Such Low Daily Cases, NDP Govt To Accelerate Start Of Phase Three
__ __ _SINCE THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY UNDER PHASE TWO, BC CONTINUES TO SEE LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS. NOW THE BC GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO ACCELERATE START OF PHASE THREE AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OF
VERNOCA FOX: Black-Canadian RCMP Officer Shares Personal Experiences Of Racism And Discrimination
__ __ _RECENTLY, POLICE ACROSS CANADA, INCLUDING SOME RCMP OFFICERS WERE ASKED BY THE TORONTO STAR TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUE OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. BC RCMP SERGEANT VERONICA FOX WAS ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST. HER FULL SUBMIS
No Firings Or Discipline So Far Of BC Health Officials Involved In Playing “Racist Games” Targeting Indigenous People
INDIGENOUS HEALTH LEADERS SAY RACISM BY HOSPITAL STAFF IN BRITISH COLUMBIA UNACCEPTABLE! __ __ _IN A RECENT TRAINING SESSION, A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT DISCLOSED A COMMON GAME PLAYED WITHIN B.C. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS, WHERE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF TRY TO GUESS THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCEN
International Day Of Yoga To Be Virtually Celebrated Saturday At 4pm
__ __ _ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA, THE HEARTFULNESS INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZING A VIRTUAL LIVE EVENT WITH WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS SUCH AS SHANKAR MAHADEVAN AND PANDIT JASRAJ ALONG WITH YOGRISHI RAMDEV BABA AND THE GLOBAL GUIDE OF HEARTFULNESS KAMLESHJI PATEL, ALSO KNOWN AS DAAJI._
Worshipper At Abbotsford’s Kalidhar Gurdwara May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
_IN A LETTER DATED JUNE 14, FRASER HEALTH SAID ANYONE WHO VISITED ABBOTSFORD’S GURDWARA SAHIB KALIDHAR DARBAR SAHIB ON JUNE 7 AND 8 BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 NOON SHOULD CHECK FOR SIGNS FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE AS ONE PERSON AT THE TEMPLE HAS THE VIRUS._ BY R. PAUL DHILLON ABBOTSFORD – Fraser Health
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Eight New Cases Announced Thursday But No New Deaths
_ _ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,783 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – While other jurisdictions are suffering from the
RCMP Chief Superintendent Shawn Gill Promoted
_SURREY RCMP ANNOUNCED THAT CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT SHAWN GILL HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR THE SURREY DETACHMENT. RCMP SAID C/SUPT GILL BRINGS OVER 31 YEARS OF POLICING EXPERIENCE TO THE ROLE, WHICH IS A HUGE ASSET TO THEIR FRONTLINE, INVESTIGATIVE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAMS
Indian National Arrested Smuggling $2.5 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Canada To US
__ __ _ARSHDEEP SINGH FACES A MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE YEARS IN PRISON OR A MAXIMUM OF 40 YEARS AND A US$ 500,000 FINE IF HE IS CONVICTED. SINGH WAS CARRYING CANADIAN WEED WITH MARKET VALUE OF US $2.5 MILLION._ WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old Indian national, who used to drive a commercial
Basant Sweets And Dosa Hut Chef Tested Positive For COVID-19 But Owner Says Restaurant Safe For Customers
_ _ _“IF YOU WORKED AT BASANT SWEETS AND DOSA HOUSE, SURREY ON THE DATES JUNE 4, 5, 6 AND 7 FROM 10AM TO 7PM, PLEASE MONITOR YOUR HEALTH FOR SIGNS OF COVID-19, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WORSENING OF CONDITIONS LIKE COUGH, FEVER, HEADACHES, FATIGUE AND OTHER SIGNS,” SAID A FRASER HEALTH WARNING LE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Inch Up Slightly But Daily Average Remains Below 15
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY INCHED UP SLIGHTLY BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS BELOW 15 FOR THE WEEK SO FAR. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 19 NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,775 CASES IN BRITIS
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
CALLING OUT RACISTS IN PARLIAMENT: Jagmeet Singh Calls Spade A Spade After Bloc Quebecois Votes Against RCMP Racism Motion
EDITOR’S NOTE: _KUDOS TO NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH FOR STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT! THE WORLD IS CHANGING BUT THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS AND MUCH OF FRENCH SOCIETY IN QUEBEC CONTINUE TO REMAIN INTOLERANT AND THERE ARE DEEP POCKETS OF EXTREME RACISM IN QUEBEC. SIKHISM’S FIRST VIRTUE IS TO STAND UP
Indian Agencies Alleging SFJ Leader Pannu Now Under Pakistan's ISI Umbrella
__ __ _SOURCES IN THE INDIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ARE ALLEGING THAT SIKHS FOR JUSTICE LEADER GURPATWANT SINGH PANNU, BASED IN THE US, AND A FEW SIKH MILITANTS HIDING IN GERMANY AND BRITAIN ARE BEING BROUGHT UNDER ONE UMBRELLA OF THE SFJ BY THE ISI HANDLERS. REPORTS SAID PANNU HAD ALLEGEDLY TRAV
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths And Low Daily Cases Trend Continues
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES CONTINUES AS TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO SAW NO NEW DEATHS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES AND ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,756
Indo-Canadian Businessman, Philanthropist David Sidoo Stripped Of Order Of BC For His Role In US College Admissions Scandal
CONVICTED PREMIERS GORDON CAMPBELL AND BILL BENNETT CAN KEEP THEIR OBCS BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARDED OBC AFTER THEIR CRIMES BUT DAVID SIDOO FORCED TO RETURN HIS! _WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN PHILANTHROPIST AND BUSINESSMAN DAVID SIDOO'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WAS TERMINATED LAST F
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Has Flattened The Curve And Then Some As Cases Remain Low
__ __ _SHOULD BC ACCELERATE THE REOPENING AS THE PROVINCE HAS NOT ONLY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT CONTINUES TO SHOW VERY LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS SINCE FRIDAY._ BY D
Indian Truck Driver Arrested In US On Charges Of Smuggling Marijuana From Canada
__ __ _IF CONVICTED, ARSHDEEP SINGH FACES A MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE YEARS IN PRISON OR A MAXIMUM OF 40 YEARS AND A US$ 5000,000 FINE. SINGH WAS CARRYING STUFF WITH A MARKET VALUE OF US$ 2,500,000._ WASHINGTON - A 21-year-old Indian national, who used to drive a commercial truck betwee
13-Year-Old South Asian Girl Missing In Surrey
_FOUND: MUSKAN HEERA, DESCRIBED AS A 13-YEAR-OLD SOUTH ASIAN FEMALE, 5’4, SLIM BUILD AND HAS LONG BLACK HAIR, HAS BEEN FOUND. SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A GREY CHAMPION BRAND ZIP-UP HOODED SWEATER ON TOP OF A T-SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, AND CARRYING A BACKPACK._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surre
South Asian Men And Veteran Toronto Cop Among 10 Charged Sexual Exploitation Of 16-Year-Old Girl
__ __ _ARYAN KHEMKA, 19, MOHAMMAD AHMADI, 35, SAYAD JALAI, 27, FEIYA LIU, 29, PAUL POCHMURSKI, 45, ANGEL PINA SANCHEZ, 36, DRAGOMIR POPOVIC, 41, AUSTIN MORDEN, 27, AND MICHAEL YIMER, 29, ARE CHARGED WITH THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL._ TORONTO -A number of South Asian men and a
Brampton Private School Principal Sanjiv Kumar Arrested For Sexual Assault
_ _ __ _ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 54-YEAR-OLD SANJIV KUMAR WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. ACCORDING TO POLICE, KUMAR SOMETIMES GOES BY THE ALIAS “SANJIV DHAWAN.” THEY SAY THE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVE A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO ATTENDS THE SCHOOL IN BRAMPTON._ BRAMPTO
BOLLYWOOD ANXIETY: Rising Young Bollywood Star Sushant Singh Rajput Kills Himself After Ex-Manager Also Dies Of Suicide
_ _ __ _SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT’S SUICIDE COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE RECENT SUICIDE DEATH OF HIS EX-MANAGER DISHA SALIAN, WHO WAS JUST 28. SALIAN DIED AFTER FALLING OFF A HIGH-RISE IN MUMBAI’S MALAD ON MONDAY (JUNE 8) NIGHT. FOLLOWING SALIAN’S TRAGIC DEATH, RAJPUT WAS DEPRESSED ACCORDING TO RE
Surrey NDP MLA Brar Wants BC Liberals To Apologize For Disparaging Comments About berry Farmers
__ __ _“MR. IAN PATON HAS SHOWN THAT HE DOES NOT APPRECIATE THE EXPERTISE AND VALUE OF OUR PROVINCE’S BERRY FARMERS,” SAID SURREY-FLEETWOOD MLA JAGRUP BRAR. “THEY ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ECONOMY AND THEIR EXPERTISE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OTHER TYPES OF FARMERS.”_ VICTORIA - Surre
Mortgage Rates Hit 1.99 For Five Year Fixed
VANCOUVER – Mortgage rates have hit a real low in Canada, with five year fixed as low as 1.99 percent. So now may be a good time to refinance your home or apply for a new mortgage. Mortgage rates are approaching all-time lows. It took awhile but lenders are adjusting to the new normal during
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low For Another Week As Reopening Accelerates
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES REMAINED LOW FOR ANOTHER WEEK AS BC LOOKS TO ACCELERATE REOPENING TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 16 NEW CASES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TO
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
Police Seek Help To Identify Indecent Act Suspect Who Is South Asian Or Middle Eastern
__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN OR MIDDLE EASTERN MAN, WITH SHORT DARK HAIR, DARK FACIAL HAIR, IN HIS 20’S, MEDIUM BUILD, AND WEARING GLASSES._ SURREY - Surrey RCMP is looking for the public’s help to identify a man, possibly a South Asian or Middle Eastern, who is a suspec
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Sixth Day Of No Deaths As BC Accelerates Reopening
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW IN BC WITH NO DEATHS FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS ON THE REOPENING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 14 NEW CASES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL
SILENT NO MORE: We Must Raise Our Voices Against Racism
PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON / SINGH VIDEO BY HARINDER MAHIL We have all seen the video of George Floyd crying out for help on our television screens. It was difficult to see a police officer, who is supposed to defend and protect people, killing an innocent man. Over the course of nine lon
Vancouver Officially Apologizes For Racist Actions Against Komagata Maru Ship
_THAT COUNCIL FORMALLY APOLOGIZES FOR THE INJUSTICE OF THE MOTION OF THE JUNE 1914 COUNCIL THAT PASSED A RESOLUTION SAYING IT WAS “UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO THE ADMITTANCE OF HINDUS AND OTHER ASIATIC RACES INTO THIS COUNTRY…" AND THAT "... THESE PEOPLE WOULD PROVE A SERIOUS MENACE TO OUR CIVILIZ
Richmond Police Seek Help In Locating Missing South Asian Teen
__ __ _ARJUN PUNN WAS LAST SEEN AROUND 3:30 P.M. ON JUN 9TH, 2020 AFTER BOARDING A BUS NEAR THE 9000 BLOCK OF SEATON PLACE IN RICHMOND. HE WAS APPARENTLY EN ROUTE TO THE RICHMOND CENTRE SHOPPING MALL._ RICHMOND - Richmond RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-yea
WELCOME TO DESIBUZZCanada – Canada’s Leading South Asian News Magazine
__ __ _FOUNDED IN 2016 BY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND FILMMAKER R. PAUL DHILLON, DESIBUZZCANADA IS A PREMIERE CANADIAN NEWS-EDITORIAL-POLITICS-ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE. WITH AN EVER GROWING AND EXPANDING READERSHIP, THE PUBLICATION IS AIMED AT THE CANADIAN AND WORLDWIDE DIVERSE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Five Straight Days Of No Deaths As Cases Remain Very Low
__ __ _BC IS SHOWING A REMARKABLE TREND OF NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY AS DAILY CASES REMAIN SO LOW THAT AUTHORITIES ARE NOW CONSIDERING REOPENING PHASE THREE SOONER EVEN THOUGH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX A
BC Extends State Of Emergency For Another Two Weeks Despite Low Daily Cases And No Deaths For Five Straight Days
_B.C. GOVERNMENT FORMALLY EXTENDED THE PROVINCIAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS DESPITE BC DOING EXTREMELY WELL WITH LOW DAILY CASES AND NO DEATHS FOR FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS. BUT MANY, ESPECIALLY BC’S LANDLORDS, ARE ASKING THAT STATE OF EMERGENCY SHOULD BE LIFTED AS AMONG OTHER THINGS IT
POEM: The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Dread And Spread
BY SUKHDEV SANDHU No disease or war has shaken the world the way the Corona has and we dread, Its cousin SARS was far less tricky, far less contagious and far less community spread. It has conflicted our community fabric and the very essence of our community life, Our need to live closely
Victoria Couple Arrested For Stolen Property In ‘Fencing Operation’ Bust
_ _ _GURJIT PUREWAL FACES CHARGES OF TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME. HIS WIFE MANJEET PUREWAL FACES CHARGES OF TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN PROPERTY, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME. FENCING OPERATIO
Respected Former Cop Peter German Sees Cost For Surrey Police Ballooning, A Warning For Taxpayers
ONLY PROVINCE CAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND STOP WASTAGE FOR SURREY POLICE, SAYS COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS! _PETER GERMAN, A FORMER POLICE OFFICER AND THE AUTHOR OF THE RECENT REPORT ON MONEY LAUNDERING IN B.C, SAID THIS WEEK THAT THE LINE-BY-LINE COST OF SWITCHING FROM RCMP TO CITY POLICE WILL BE AT LE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths For Fourth Straight Day As Cases Remain Low
__ __ _THERE WAS NO NEW DEATH FROM COVID-19 FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY AS CASES REMAINED ON A LOW DAILY TREND. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED NINE NEW INFECTIONS AND ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,669 CASES IN BRITISH COLU
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
GOD AND CORONAVIRUS: Don’t Rely On Him As He Helps Those Who Help Themselves
BY ZILE SINGH – AMBASSADOR (RETD.) To rid -off Coronavirus, they ask, where is God? Speaking mystically, he has gone into a silent Pod Who help themselves, He helps those For Him, there are no friends and no foes In human history never has been a time, except COVID-19, when the human being
MOTHER EARTH: We Must Stop Molesting Mother Nature Or We Face Bigger Disaster Than COVID-19
THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, BOLSONARO IN HIS SPEECH GIVEN TO HIS BRAZILIAN MINERS SAYS, "INTEREST IN THE AMAZON ISN'T ABOUT THE INDIANS OR THE FUCKING TREES --- IT'S ABOUT MINING." -- THE NEW YORKER; NOVEMBER 11, 2019. BY DR. SURESH KURL The stories about the creation could be f
WHY DO YOU NEED RELIGION? Because It Manifests As Love, Forgiveness, Kindness, Humility And Charity
BY DR. J. DAS The majority of people in the world belong to one religion or another. Since religion is such an important activity in the lives of so many people, I feel it is pertinent to ask why there is a need for religion? Perhaps, most people belonging to their respective religions, do not
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Trend Of Low Daily Cases Continued Over The Weekend
__ __ _BC CONTINUES TO DO EXTREMELY WELL AND THE LAST THREE DAYS, INCLUDING THE WEEKEND, WERE A CONTINUATION OF THE LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES THAT HAVE BECOME THE NORM IN THE PROVINCE AS IT LOOKS TO POSSIBLY ACCELERATE TO THE NEXT PHASE OF REOPENING. IT WAS A WELCOME BACK FOR DR. HENRY ON MONDAY.
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
LIFE OF A MIND: How Do You Cope With COVID-19 As A Writer?
__ __ _BY MANSOOR LADHA_ Covid-19 has turned our lives around. We have been repeatedly ordered to stay home. I have been staying home even before the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the life as a freelance writer that I have been living for a long time, so I am mentally better prepared than most
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
CMHC Tightens Lending Standards To Protect Housing Market During COVID-19
__ __ _THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY IS INCREASING THE QUALIFYING CREDIT SCORE FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE TO 680 FROM 600 AND LIMITING GROSS AND TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIOS TO THEIR STANDARDS OF 35 PER CENT AND 42 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY. "COVID-19 HAS EXPOSED LONG-STANDING VULNERABILITIES IN
TAKE INDIANS HOME: Flights To Depart From Canada From June 9 To June 30 To Take Indians Home From Canada
__ __ _THE FIRST OF THE TOTAL OF 26 FLIGHTS WILL LEAVE FROM TORONTO ON JUNE 9 AND THE LAST ON JUNE 30. TWO DOZEN FLIGHTS WILL DEPART FROM TORONTO, WHILE THE REMAINING TWO WILL TAKE OFF FROM VANCOUVER. THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF REPATRIATION FLIGHTS TO BRING INDIANS HOME FROM CANADA. ALL FLIGHTS
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Such Low Daily Cases Has BC Beaten The Virus And Should Open Faster?
__ __ _THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT BC HAS BEEN LARGELY SPARED OF THE PAIN SEEN IN OTHER PROVINCES ESPECIALLY QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BUT THE OUTLOOK HERE IS GOOD FOR A QUICKER START TO THE INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WHILE STILL TAKING PRECAUTIONS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING TO AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS. _ BY PD
DESIBUZZCanada Model Watch: EMILY GINZA
_DESIBUZZCANADA BEGINS OUR MODEL WATCH SERIES WITH THE VETERAN MODEL EMILY GINZA, WHO BEGAN MODELING IN 2003, INITIALLY DOING TRADE SHOWS FOR L'OREAL PROFESSIONNEL. SINCE THEN EMILY HAS MOVED ON TO DOING PHOTO-SHOOTS AND LOCAL FASHION SHOWS. SHE HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL DESIGNERS AND LABELS SUCH AS
Trudeau Liberals Holds Six-Point Lead Over Conservatives In Vote Intention
__ __ _SUPPORT FOR LIBERALS GROWS AS ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS HANDLED COVID-19 REMAINS HIGH._ VANCOUVER – Justin Trudeau Liberals continue to hold a significant lead over the Conservatives as the Prime Minister’s handling of COVID-19 remains high. As Canadian communities begin
RACISM: Only Rich People's Lives Matter In America
__ __ _BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH_ Many people protesting the death of George Floyd are seen carrying banners "Black Lives Matter." However, the bitter truth about America is that only rich people's lives matter. Similarly, some people are seen carrying posters "I Can't Breathe." A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Nine New Cases Including Four “Epi-Linked” Continuing Low Daily Average Trend
__ __ _BC IS INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED OR EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY LINKED CASES IN THE ISLAND HEALTH AND VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION CASE REPORTING. 'EPI-LINKED' MEANS THAT PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT CASES MEET THE CASE DEFINITION FOR COVID-19 BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR A NU
FIGHTING THE EVIL OF RACISM: "I Can’t Breathe!"
BY ASHOK BHARGAVA Imagine a man named George Floyd pinned down onto the roadside curve by a hefty police officer sitting directly on his neck while he is begging for his life. This grown man asking for his mom, for water, for mercy once he realized he was slowly fading, being killed. His no
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
Transportation Authorities Investigating South Asian CN Rail Employee’s Death At Surrey Rail Yard
__ __ _SURREY RCMP SAID ITS OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE BY SURREY FIRE SERVICE AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF A "WORKPLACE INCIDENT INVOLVING A FATALITY." CN RAIL TOLD CTV NEWS VANCOUVER BY EMAIL THAT THE DEATH INVOLVED ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. "WE WANT TO OFFER OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE EMP
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Cases Announced Tuesday As BC In Good Position To Accelerate Opening
__ __ _LOW NEW DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE THAT THE PROVINCE HAS TURNED THE CORNER ON THE CORONAVIRUS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE REOPENING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED FOUR NEW INFECTIONS
Elderly Indo-Canadian Couple From Calgary Found Murdered In Punjab
__ __ _POLICE LOOKING FOR ‘MISSING’ TENANT JASSI DHOLI SUSPECTED IN THE MURDER OF KIRPAL SINGH MINHAS AND HIS WIFE DAVINDER KAUR ._ PHAGWARA – An elderly Indo-Canadian couple from Calgary was reportedly murdered with sharp-edged weapons at their local residence in Onkar Nagar on Saturday
Emmy Winning Indo-British Producer Appointed BAFTA Chair
__ __ _KRISHNENDU MAJUMDAR HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS CHAIR OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS, BECOMING THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO HOLD THE ROLE IN BAFTA’S 73-YEAR HISTORY, AND THE YOUNGEST CHAIR IN 35 YEARS._ LONDON – Indo-British TV producer Krishnendu Majumdar has been conf
Indian Ambassador Sandhu Says Post-COVID-19 World Needs Globalisation Based On Fairness, Equality And Humanity
_ _ __ _ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HUMAN WELFARE NEED TO GO HAND IN HAND AND THERE IS A NEED TO ENSURE EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE AND TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALL, INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE US TARANJIT SINGH SANDHU SAID IN A VIRTUAL INTERACTION WITH THE ASIA GROUP HOSTED BY FORM
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
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Secures Paid Sick Leave for All Workers in Canada
__ __ _"EVERY WORKER SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO PAID SICK LEAVE. WORKERS NEED TO KNOW THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE TO STAY HOME WITH PAY IF THEY ARE SICK," SAID NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH. "NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN GOING TO WORK SICK OR NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEI
OPINION: It’s Time To Share Your COVID-19 Experience
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__ _ __ANOTHER WEEK HAS BEGUN WITH LOW DAILY CASES WITH JUST 11 FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AND FOR FURTHER GOOD NEWS, THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED BY HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER. BC NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 2,541
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__ _FIELD HOCKEY LEGEND BALBIR SINGH SR., WHO CAPTAINED THE 1956 INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM AND WAS THE COACH OF THE 1975 WORLD CUP WINNING TEAM, DIED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INDIA TIME AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED IN MOHALI, PUNJAB ON MAY 8. “BALBIR SINGH IS MY HERO, AND I HOPE THAT THIS INDO-CANADIAN HOCKEY
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__ __ _BC’S FIRST REOPENING WEEK ENDED ON A VERY GOOD NOTE AND WITH LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES WELL BELOW 20 PER DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW INFECTIONS AND TWO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,517 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
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__ __ _AS BC HEADS FOR THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY, OUR LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE VERY ENCOURAGING BUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF DEATH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY IS TROUBLESOME. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 15 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE NEW DEAT
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__ __ _A WHOPPING 85% OF CANADIANS SAY CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BEEN HONEST OR TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL._ TORONTO – The latest opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian favourability towards China at a new low. Indeed, just 14 per cent of adul
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _THE DRIVERS WERE WORKING OUT OF PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS INCLUDE KARAM SINGH PUNIAN, WHO DIED MONDAY, AND AKASHDIP GREWAL, WHO DIED FRIDAY, SAID RAJINDER AUJLA, PRESIDENT OF THE AIRPORT TAXI ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT 700 DRIVERS OPERATING ABOU
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__ __ _“OUR GO-FORWARD PRINCIPLES ARE OUR PLAYBOOK FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THEY ARE THE RULES TO HELP US DECIDE WHAT IS SAFE FOR OURSELVES, OUR LOVED ONES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL COVID-19 IS NO LONGER A RISK TO ANY OF US,” HEAL
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__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A HEAVY SET SOUTH ASIAN MALE WITH A BEARD, 6'-6'2” TALL, 30-40 YEARS OLD, WEARING A GREY HOODED SWEATER AND BLACK TRACK PANTS. THE SUSPECT IS BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED TO A DARK GREY VEHICLE WITH LARGE WHEELS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP
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__ __ _RAVI HOODA, A TORONTO REALTOR AND IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT, IS THE LATEST IN A GROWING ANTI-MUSLIM PROPAGANDA BY HINDUTAVA FORCES IN INDIA WHICH IS SLOWLY SEEPING INTO FOREIGN LANDS LIKE CANADA. RECENTLY, SEVERAL INDIAN NATIONALS LIVING IN ARAB COUNTRIES WERE FIRED FROM THEIR JOBS FOR DISPL
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Cases Continue This Week But So Do Deaths Of Most Vulnerable Seniors
__ __ _LOW DAILY INFECTIONS CONTINUED WEDNESDAY BUT SO DID THE DEATHS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF COVID-19. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,255 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
BC Looks To Reopen For Business After Long Weekend With A New Normal To Continue Protecting British Columbians From The Virus
__ __ _UNDER B.C. 'S RESTART PLAN, GOVERNMENT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, BUSINESSES AND LABOUR ORGANIZATIONS TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS IN PHASES, GRADUALLY ALLOWING FOR MORE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, WHILE CLOSELY MONITORING HEALTH INFORMATION TO MINIMIZE THE RISK TO THE PUBL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Just 8 Cases Reported On Tuesday, BC Is Well on It’s Way To Reopening Economy Next Week
__ __ _BC HAS DONE IT’S BEST IN FLATTENING THE CURVE AND IT’S SHOWING BY NUMBERS THAT HAVE HIT SINGLE DIGIT ON TUESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 BUT FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,232 CASES IN B
Indo-Canadian Deputy Police Chief Suspended Pending Sexual Misconduct Allegations
__ __ _OTTAWA DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF UDAY JASWAL, WHO IS FACING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS, HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITH PAY PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE ONTARIO CIVILLIAN POLICE COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM. JASWAL IS FACING THREE CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT CONTRARY TO THE CODE
LOCATED: Missing South Asian Teen Has Been Found
__ __ _ARNAD NAPHAR, WHO IS DESCRIBED AS A 14 YEAR OLD SOUTH ASIAN MALE WHO IS 5'9" TALL, WEIGHS 110 LBS AND HAS BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, HAS BEEN FOUND BY SURREY RCMP. HE WENT MISSING AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLUE AND WHITE JACKET, BLACK PAJAMAS PANTS. HE WAS RIDING A GREY BICYCLE WITH NO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Low Daily Cases As BC Gets Ready To Reopen Economy
__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 2 TO MAY 3, AND MAY 3 THROUGH TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 3, BC HAD 34 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,205 CASES IN B
Seven Million Unintended Pregnancies Could Result From COVID-19, Says UN Study
UNITED NATIONS - Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the Covid-19 pandemic could leave 47 million women in low and middle-income countries unable to use modern contraceptives, leading to seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data rel
PM Trudeau Working With Provinces On Safely Reopening Economy
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE COME TOGETHER AND AGREED TO A SET OF COMMON PRINCIPLES FOR RESTARTING THE CANADIAN ECONOMY, BASED ON SHARED UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF WHAT SCIENCE AND EXPERTS ARE TELLI
OPINION: Corona-Virus Pandemic Exposes The Ugly Face Of Western Capitalism
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The corona virus pandemic has exposed the real and ugly face of western capitalism. It has also exposed pseudo globalization of western capitalism. This has brought out the reality that racism is an integral part of western capitalism. The western capitalist societies lack di
COVID ANXIETY: Pandemic Disaster Creating An Anxious World of Uncertainty
BY ZILE SINGH COVID-19 is still at the door. An air of uncertainty prevails all around. While all individual and collective efforts in the form of lockdown, social distancing and other standard hygiene are in place, the pandemic has not come to rest. Its future impacts on economic,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week Ends With Moderate Numbers As We Move Towards Reopening Economy
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH MODERATELY RISING INFECTIONS IN BC WHICH PUTS THE PROVINCE IN A GOOD STEAD OF REOPENING THE ECONOMY AS SHUTDOWN BEGINS TO HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON EVERYTHING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 26 NEW IN
EXPLOSIVE DETONATION: Vancouver Police Safely Detonate Suspected Explosive
VANCCOUVER – Vancouver Police safely detonated a suspected improvised explosive device near Columbia and East Pender streets on Tuesday evening. Officers spotted what appeared to be fentanyl in plain view inside a car after conducting a traffic stop. While searching the vehicle, they located a
Sikh Nation’s COVID-19 Blood Drive Breaks Records
__ __ __ _IN ONE OF THE LARGEST BLOOD DRIVES EARLIER T IN APRIL TO MARK SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, SIKH NATION PARTNERED WITH CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED THAT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CANADA HAS BEEN FACING DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF BLOOD IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS._ SURREY –
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: After Poultry Flare Up, New Daily Numbers Back To Normal
__ __ _THERE ARE 52 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT SUPERIOR POULTRY IN COQUITLAM, AND 35 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT UNITED POULTRY IN VANCOUVER. OF NOTE, THE UNITED POULTRY CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN DECREASED, CORRECTING A REPORTING ERROR IN THURSDAY'S REPORT._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORI
Trudeau Announces Ban On Assault-Style Firearms Citing Nova Scotia Massacre And Other Gun Related Mass Murders In Canada
_ _ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THE BAN OF OVER 1,500 MODELS AND VARIANTS OF ASSAULT-STYLE FIREARMS. THESE MODELS REPRESENT NINE CATEGORIES OF FIREARMS AND TWO TYPES IDENTIFIED BY CHARACTERISTIC. SOME OF THEIR COMPONENTS ARE ALSO PROHIBITED. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF OTTAWA
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
Conservative MP And Leadership Contender's Racist Tirade Directed At Dr. Tam Shows Party's Ongoing Racism Problem
PM TRUDEAU SLAMS DEREK SLOAN FOR ‘RACISM’ WHILE REJECTED CONSERVATIVE LEADER SCHEER REMAINS QUIET! __ __ _“INTOLERANCE AND RACISM HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY, CANADA HAS SUCCEEDED BECAUSE OF OUR DIVERSITY,” PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID WHEN ASKED ABOUT SLOAN’S COMMENTS AND OTHE
Surrey RCMP Sees Uptick In Sextotion Scams During Isolation
__ __ _IN THE MAJORITY OF REPORTS TO SURREY RCMP, INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED AN EMAIL WHERE THE SCAMMER CLAIMED TO HAVE HACKED INTO THEIR COMPUTER AND RECORDED THEM PERFORMING AN EXPLICIT ACT (I.E. MASTURBATION). THE SCAMMER STATES THEY WILL RELEASE THE VIDEO PUBLICLY UNLESS THEY ARE PAID IN BITCOIN
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Fraser Health Region Leads As 38 New Infections Announced Wednesday
__ __ _WEDNESDAY SAW CONTINUED RISE OF MODERATELY LOW CASES WITH THE FRASER HEALTH REGION LEADING WITH THE MOST CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 34 NEW CASES AND FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,087 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ B
Legendary Rishi Kapoor Dies After A Long Career That Began With The Iconic Bobby
__ _LEGENDARY ACTOR RISHI KAPOOR HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 67. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY HIS ELDER BROTHER RANDHIR KAPOOR THAT THE LEGENDARY STAR OF ICONIC FILMS LIKE BOBBY AND AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY HAS DIED AFTER A TWO YEAR FIGHT WITH CANCER. KAPOOR’S DEATH IS A DOUBLE WHAMMY TO THE FILM WORLD IN INDI A
PM Justin Trudeau And India’s Narendra Modi Discuss Pandemic Strategy And Mass Shooting
NO WORD WHETHER THE RECENT INDIAN SPY SCANDAL CAME UP! _DURING THE PHONE CALL, NARENDRA MODI OFFERED HIS CONDOLENCES TO CANADIANS FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING IN NOVA SCOTIA. JUSTIN TRUDEAU THANKED MODI AND HIGHLIGHTED THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH OF CANADIANS. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE RECENT
Bollywood Star Who Appeared In Slumdog Millionaire And Amazing Spider Man Dies At Age 53
__ __ _IRRFAN KHAN DIED AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO MUMBAI’S KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL ON TUESDAY, WHERE HE WAS UNDER OBSERVATION FOR COLON INFECTION. THE ACTOR IN 2018 HAD ANNOUNCED THAT HE’D BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOUR._ MUMBAI - Actor Irrfan Khan has died at the age
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Poultry Company Infections Lead To A Spike Up With 55 New Cases
_A POULTRY COMPANY’S NEGLIGENCE THAT HAS LED TO A BREAK OUT OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS AT THEIR VANCOUVER AND COQUITLAM OPERATIONS HAS LED TO A SPIKE UP OF POSITIVE CASES IN BC. AS OF TUESDAY, 46 EMPLOYEES HAVE NOW BEEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT SUPERIOR POULTRY IN COQUITLAM, AND 34 EMPLOYEES ARE CON
Punjabi Has Now Become The Language Of Employment In Many Parts Of Canada
BY BALWANT SANGHERA During the past few years, Punjabi has attained a fairly high profile in Canada, locally, provincially and nationally. All around there are a lot of signs in Punjabi at prominent government and public places like banks, hospitals, city halls, credit unions and various other l
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Cases Again Takes Daily Average Below 30
_HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATE FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: APRIL 25 TO 26, AND APRIL 26 THROUGH TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH APRIL 26, BC HAD 39 NEW CASES AND IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD T
Missing Fijian-Canadian Woman’s Body Found In Fraser River After Two Months
_NIRLA SHARMA'S BODY WAS FOUND ON THE BANK OF THE FRASER RIVER IN BURNABY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, IN AN AREA JUST WEST OF THE QUEENSBOROUGH BRIDGE. POLICE SAID MONDAY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY, BUT THAT HER CAUSE OF DEATH HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF NEW WESTMINSTER
Powerlifter Helps With COVID-19 Response
_CHAMPION POWERLIFTER SUMEET SHARMA IS DOING HIS PART IN HELPING WITH THE COVID-19 RESPONSE IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY. HE HAS TEAMED UP WITH RAGA RESTAURANT AND SUPPLEMENT KING SURREY TO DONATE FOOD SUPPLIES TO HEALTH CASEWORKERS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, “OUR GOAL IS TO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With A Surge Of New Cases In The Fraser Health Region
__ __ _THE LAST FULL WEEK OF APRIL ENDED ON A BAD NOTE FOR BC AS NEW CASES SURGED, ESPECIALLY IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION WHICH INCLUDES SURREY, THE REGION’S BIGGEST CITY BY POPULATION. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 95 NEW CASES AN
OPINION: India Plunged Into Chaos by Modi's Nationwide Lockdown
BY ORGANIZATION FOR MINORITIES OF INDIA NEW DELHI — Millions are facing starvation in India while minorities are being accused of spreading COVID-19 after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown a month after his political party was accused of staging an an
Khalsa Aid Canada Gets Royal Recognition As It Delivers Food To Over 10,000 Canadians
__ _KHALSA AID CANADA IS PROVIDING AID TO A NUMBER OF FOOD BANKS ACROSS CANADA AS DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES SOAR, INCLUDING MUSTARD SEED STREET CHURCH AND FOOD BANK (VICTORIA, BC), OURPLACE SOCIETY (VICTORIA, BC), ALMA MATER SOCIETY OF UBC (VANCOUVER, BC), JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (VANCOUVER, BC),
VIRTUAL RAMADAN: Canadian Muslims Inviting All Canadians To Participate In Ramadan
__ __ _SET TO TAKE PLACE ON THE THIRD DAY OF RAMADAN – MONDAY, APRIL 27 @ 6:00 PM ON THAT DAY, CANADIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE INVITED TO MEET VIRTUALLY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE RAMADAN FESTIVITIES._ SURREY – Following Virtual Vaisakhi and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ahmadiyya
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Tally Of New Cases Remains Below 30 But Four More Deaths Take BC Total Close To 100
__ __ _FRIDAY NUMBERS AGAIN SAW LESS THAN 30 NEW CASES BUT FOUR MORE DEATHS ARE TAKING BC’S NUMBER CLOSE TO 100 AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TOWARDS AN EASE OF RESTRICTIONS AND RESTARTING NORMAL LIFE WITH MANY CONDITIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
FLIGHT POLITICS: Canadian Government Trying To Bring (Indo-)Canadians Home Amidst Criticism And Infighting
__ __ _A NUMBER OF INDO-CANADIAN MPS INCLUDING SURREY MPS RANDEEP SARAI AND SUKH DHALIWAL HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR LOVED ONES HOME BUT THEY HAVE FACED A BACKLASH AND CRITICISM FROM OPPONENTS AND DISGRUNTLED ENEMIES INCLUDING THE SAME MAN WHO EARLIER WAS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE
Bring Canadians Home Group Comes Clear About Critics Who Say They’re All About Making Money: “No We’re Just Volunteers”
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Bring Canadians Home (BCH) group which has been involved in efforts to bring thousands of stranded Canadians home but has faced criticism about their motivation, some critics said it was all about making money with fares as high as $3000 or higher. While money
VPD Takes Down High Risk Individuals Over Firearms Offences
__ PHOTO BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON / DESIBUZZCANADA __ _NEIGHBORS TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THE POLICE MAY HAVE BEEN SEEKING GUNS BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REAL ONES AND THAT THEY MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS. “WE HAD A VERY VISIBLE PRESENCE IN THE SUNSET NEIGHBOURHOOD YESTERDAY EVENING IN RELATION T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Caseload Goes Below 30 Again Even Though More Poultry Positive Spread
__ __ _BC’S DAILY CASELOAD AGAIN WENT BELOW 30 CASES ON THURSDAY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT POULTRY PROCESSING PLAN THAT ADDED TO WEDNESDAY’S HIGH OF 71 CASES HAD MORE SPREAD TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER PROCESSING PLANTS AFTER NEGLIGENCE AT THE VANCOUVER PLANT. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AN
PM Trudeau Hits A High Note On Support In COVID-19 Crisis Poll
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS LIFTS HIS APPROVAL TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2017. WHILE AN ELECTION CALL IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, LIBERALS LEAD CPC BY 3 POINTS AMONG DECIDED VOTERS. THE LATEST STUDY FROM POLLSTER ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Vancouver Chicken Processing Plant Infections Double Up Daily Numbers Wednesday
_ _ __ _A VIRUS INFECTION BREAKOUT AT A VANCOUVER CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT HAS DOUBLED OUR AVERAGE DAILY NUMBERS IN BC, WITH THE AUTHORITIES EMPHASIZING HOW SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ISOLATION IS STILL KEY TO KEEP THE SPREAD IN CHECK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
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
Facebook Makes $5.7 Billion Investment In Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio
__ __ _“TODAY WE ARE ANNOUNCING A $5.7 BILLION, OR INR 43,574 CRORE, INVESTMENT IN JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED, PART OF RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, MAKING FACEBOOK ITS LARGEST MINORITY SHAREHOLDER,” SAID FACEBOOK ON ITS CORPORATE WEBSITE, ATTRIBUTING THE COMMENTS TO DAVID FISCHER, CHIEF REVENUE O
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Numbers Continue Optimism For BC To Return To Normal Early
__ __ _IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH APRIL 19, BC HAD 29 NEW CASES AND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THERE WERE A FURTHER 23 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,699 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW A TOTAL OF 52 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE MORE DEATHS._ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
OPINION: Pandemic Modeling Is A Useful Tool, But Not A Crystal Ball As To When We Can Open The Economy
__ __ _COVID-19 HIT THE WORLD LIKE A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE. THE MOST RECENT B.C. MODELLING SHOWS US THAT IN THE FACE OF THIS STORM, WE HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN OUR PROVINCE. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT ARE STILL STANDING STRONG. I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS FO
Trump Using COVID-19 To Temporarily Suspend Immigration To U.S.
_IN LIGHT OF THE ATTACK FROM THE INVISIBLE ENEMY, AS WELL AS THE NEED TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF OUR GREAT AMERICAN CITIZENS, I WILL BE SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES!_ WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday night that he will sign
‘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
Corona-Virus Pandemic May Help Revive Traditional Human Values
__ __ _THE WESTERN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE VIRTUE OF SHARING. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO TAKE FROM OTHERS RATHER THAN GIVE SOMETHING TO OTHERS. RUSSIA, CHINA AND CUBA SHARED THEIR RESOURCES WITH ITALY, THE WORST AFFECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRY. AMERICA HAS FORCED INDIA TO GIVE IT THE DRU
Consumer Protection BC Put In Charge Of Handling Complaints About Price Gouging During COVID-19
__ PHOTO BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON / DESIBUZZCANADA __ _CONSUMER PROTECTION BC HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST AND MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PRICE GOUGING AND RESELLING OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SUPPLIES IN THE PROVINCE. _ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA– If you
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
SUPER SPREADER: US Drug Company Biogen Employees Helped Spread COVID-19 To At Least Six States
__ __ _NEW YORK - ITS MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES. BUT BIOGEN, A TOP-NOTCH BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN THE US HAS FOUND ITSELF IN AN UNENVIABLE POSITION OF BEING A MAJOR SPREADER OF COVID-19 THAT HAS SO FAR KILLED OVER 1,14,000 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD._ Biogen employees reportedly carried the virus that
Canada To Most Likely Restart Economy In Mid To Late May But With Conditions
__ __ _ONTARIO EXTENDED ITS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER 28 DAYS. ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD SAID ONTARIO’S SCHOOLS WILL NOT REOPEN ON MAY 4 AS IT IS TOO SOON TO RELAX MEASURES AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO FIGHT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS. BUT BC IS DOING MUCH BETTER AND WILL MOST LIKELY LIFT RESTRI
DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR: The Champion Of Equality And Father Of India’s Constitution Celebrated In Burnaby
BY ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR(RETD.) DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR DAY OF EQUALITY ( APRIL 14, 1891 – DECEMBER 6, 1956 ) It is difficult to proceed further without worrying about Covi
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: New Modeling Says We Are Bending The Curve As BC Moves Closer To Opening The Economy
__ __ _"THE MODELLING WE RELEASED TODAY CLEARLY SHOWS THE RESILIENCY AND 100% COMMITMENT OF EVERYONE IN B.C. IS HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT. WE ARE BENDING THE CURVE,” ANNOUNCED HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER. "THERE ARE NOW 63 CASES OF COVID-19
Janitors Launch Campaign Demanding Better Pay And Work Conditions During COVID-19
__ __ _THE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE $2 PER HOUR RAISE; KEEPING CLEANERS EMPLOYED DURING THE CRISIS; AND ENSURING ALL CLEANERS ARE WORKING SAFELY WITH THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND PERSONAL PROTECT EQUIPMENT (PPE)._ __ VANCOUVER - The Service Employees International Union Local 2, whic
INDIA SPY: WSO Deeply Disturbed Over Indian Government's Interference In Canada
INDIA USING INDO-CANADIAN MEDIA MAN TO GATHER DATA AND INFLUENCE POLITICIANS IN CANADA, ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/pun _WHO IS AB? ACCORDING TO A DECISION BY THE FEDERAL COURT, DATED M
Indo-Canadian Couple From Brampton Die Of COVID-19 Just Days Apart
_ _ __ _SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD NAGARAJAH THESINGARAJAH DIED IN HOSPITAL ON APRIL 15, JUST TWO DAYS AFTER HIS 56-YEAR-OLD WIFE, PUSHPARANI NAGARAJAH, PASSED AWAY. ACCORDING TO FAMILY, THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS, AGED 29, 22, AND 19, ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS AND REMAIN IN ISOLATION IN THEIR BRAMP
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Thursday’s Announcement Sees Only 14 New Infections As The BC Caseload Eases
_ _ __ _BC LOOKS TO BE OVER THE HUMP AS NEW CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE WITH THURSDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT SEEING ONLY 14 NEW INFECTIONS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE THREE NEW DEATHS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 14 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,
Would-Be Democratic Presidential Nominee Biden Accused of Sexual Harassment
WASHINGTON - Former-US Vice-President and Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden’s former aide has accused him of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a Senator. Tara Reade, who hails from California, had accused Biden of assaulting her in the basement of a Cap
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 COVID-19 UPDATE: Mid Week Sees 44 New Cases And Three More Deaths With Total Of 1561 Infections
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced Wednesday 44 new cases, three more deaths for a total of 1,561 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. "Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVI
DON’T GET SCAMMED: Be Careful Of Fake CRA Employees Demanding Money
VANCOUVER - Did you get a suspicious email, phone call, letter, or text message from someone claiming to be us? Scammers pretending to be Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees often contact Canadians to trick them into paying fake debts. To protect yourself from scams, it's important to know whe
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
US PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Is Joe Biden Really That Much Different Than Donald Trump or Barack Obama Minus The “Doofus” And “Fake Ideal” Presidents Tag Respectively
__ __ _ONE IS INCLINED TO SAY IT WAS FLICKERING PRAGMATISM OF BIDEN THAT WON OVER THE DOGMATIC CONSISTENCY OF SANDERS BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE THE USUAL SUSPECTS BEHIND BIDEN’S STATUS QUO VICTORY – MONEY AND POWERFUL FORCES PULLING STRINGS TO GIVEN THE PARTY REIGN TO ONE OF THE WORST CANDIDATES
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
Local Singer Dal Hothi Releases Aja To Brighten COVID-19 Isolation
SURREY-BASED BHANGRA-ROCK ARTIST HAS RELEASED A REGGAE-INFUSED BHANGRA SINGLE AJA ON YOUTUBE FOR HIS FANS WORLDWIDE. It’s a special track he had planned to release this year and with the COVID-19 isolation in effect, he felt the time was right for people who have been confined to their home
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: With New Coronavirus Cases Waning, Talks Begin About Opening The Economy
__ __ _WITH THE SLOWDOWN OF THE NEW COVID-19 CASES IN BC, TALK HAS ALREADY BEGUN ABOUT WHEN WE CAN LIFT RESTRICTIONS AND RESTART THE BC ECONOMY. ON TUESDAY, HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 27 NEW CASES AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL
Trudeau Says More Medical Supplies And Equipment Will Be Made In Canada
OTTAWA- Canadian businesses and manufacturers are stepping up in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced further progress under Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19 that will help provide vital, made-in-Canada protective gear and medic
Police Arrest And Charge Suspect In Surrey Shooting That Killed An Indo-Canadian Man
_ _ __ _IHIT INVESTIGATORS ALONG WITH SURREY RCMP OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE LOWER MAINLAND DISTRICT’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) ARRESTED 26-YEAR-OLD ROBERT TOMLJENOVIC FOR THE MURDER OF PRITPAL SINGH._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Police are now calling the killing of an Indo-C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Numbers Encouraging As Discussion Heats Up About Lifting Restrictions
__ __ _JUDGING BY THE WEEKEND NUMBERS, WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL IN BC AS NUMBERS FROM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE BELOW LAST WEEK’S DAILY AVERAGE. DOES THAT MEAN RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED IN EARLY MAY? WE WILL KNOW MUCH MORE THIS WEEK AS PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL POLITICIANS TELL CANADIANS WHAT TO
New Surrey RCMP Media Spokesperson Is indo-Canadian
_SURREY RCMP IS WELCOMING CORPORAL JOANIE SIDHU TO THEIR MEDIA RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT. CPL SIDHU HAS OVER 10 YEARS OF POLICING EXPERIENCE WITH THE RCMP. SHE STARTED HER CAREER WITH THE MISSION RCMP WHERE SHE WORKED FRONTLINE PATROL AND WITH THE SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT. IN 2016 SHE TRANSFER
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: A No-Fuss Introduction To Easy No-Knead Focaccia Bread
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU Baking bread was always something I aspired to be successful with. The whole process was intriguing. From the activation of the yeast to the breaking of bread, there is satisfaction every step of the way. The aroma permeates through the air creating an ambiance of
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 COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Week Concludes With Moderately Rising Cases
__ __ _THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW LONG-TERM CARE OUTBREAKS IN THE LAST DAY. VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH AND FRASER HEALTH TEAMS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE 20 REMAINING AFFECTED LONG-TERM CARE AND ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES, WHICH HAVE A COMBINED 246 CASES OF COVID-19._ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA ST
OVER-SUPPLY: Falling Demand For Milk Forces Dairy Farmers To Dump Their Milk
TORONTO – Falling demand for milk is forcing dairy farmers across Canada and the U.S. to dump gallons of milk and see their profits go down the drain as they try to manage the widespread disruptions the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to their industry. John Walker of Walker Dairy Inc., near Ayl
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Will BC’s Slow Climb Of Cases Mean An Earlier End To Restrictions
__ __ _WITH BUSINESSES CLOSED AND PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, HOW LONG CAN THE LOCKDOWN TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE. CANADIAN POLITICIANS AND HEALTH LEADERS CONTINUE TO TREAD CAUTIOUSLY AND SAY THE NORMAL MAY NOT RETURN FOR A LONG TIME WHILE THEY LOOK TO EASE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW DAILY GRIND AND BUSINE
MIKE BHANGU: The Best Time To Pray To Brighten The Light Within
BY MIKE BHANGU I admire the power of the pen, for it is greater than the sword. However, there is a force greater than both merged into one. Without twirling my words too much, I present “prayer” as the supreme power. Prayer is powerful but what prayer to speak when times are bleak and th
NDP Leader Singh Calls For Direct Help For All Canadians, Proposes Fixes To CERB
__ __ _“THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND HOW THEY WILL PAY THEIR BILLS AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE THIS PANDEMIC. WE MUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN CANADA CAN GET THROUGH THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES WITH ENOUGH MONEY T
TARGETED KILLING: Pritpal Singh Identified As Man Shot Dead In Surrey
_ _ __ _ON APRIL 7, 2020 AT 12:43 A.M., 21-YEAR-OLD PRITPAL SINGH WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE A RESIDENCE IN THE 8800-BLOCK OF 138A STREET IN SURREY, B.C. _ _BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR-FOUNDER DESIBUZZCANADA_ SURREY –Surrey had it’s first targeted shooting during the COVID-19 pandemic
Indo-Canadian Truckers From Ontario Caught Trying To Smuggle Nearly $5 Million Worth Of Cocaine
_ _ __ _SUKDEEP SINGH OF BRAMPTON AND INDERJEET SINGH OF LINDSAY, ONT., HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH IMPORTING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING. CANADIAN BORDER SERVICES AGENTS SAY A COMMERCIAL TRUCK ATTEMPTED TO ENTER CANADA AT THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE ON MARCH 17. DU
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 34 new Cases And Two New Deaths Takes BC Total To 1370
__ __ _"TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, WE MUST ENSURE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND FULLY ABLE TO ADDRESS THE UNPARALLELED CHALLENGES OF COVID-19. WE MUST ALSO TAKE CARE OF OUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS SO THEY CAN CARE FOR US, PROTECT AND SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE, AND DO ALL WE CAN TO KEEP OUR FIREWALL ST
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Talk Of “End Game” Has Begun But When Will BC’s Restrictions Ease?
BUT WILL MODERATE RISE OF NEW CASES AND MORE DEATHS MEAN CONTINUED LOCKDOWN TILL END OF APRIL? __ __ _TALK OF THE END GAME REGARDING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAS BEGUN WITH GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH OFFICIALS TELLING BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHEN WE CAN GO BACK TO A VERSION OF OUR NORMAL LIVES. PROVINCIAL H
COVID-19 POLL: Canadians Least Equipped To Endure Economic Downturn Bearing The Brunt Of Layoffs
__ __ _ALREADY, 44 PER CENT OF CANADIANS SAY THAT THEY OR SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAS LOST HOURS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. AMONG THIS GROUP, THE MAJORITY SAY THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE NOT COVERING ANY OF THEIR NOW DISAPPEARED WAGES._ __ TORONTO – As the COVID-19 outbreak continues its vise-
OPINION: We’re All In This Fight Together So Let’s Do Our Part To Rid The Virus
BY DR. BONNIE HENRY - PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER VICTORIA - When an outbreak hits a community, one of the most urgent things people want is information. This is human nature, as information allows us to protect ourselves, our families and our loved ones. Information is at the heart of public hea
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
Trudeau Says Normal life In Canada Could Be Disrupted For ‘Several Months’
__ __ _ACCORDING TO A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE ANGUS REID INSTITUTE, 87% OF THOSE POLLED SAID THAT “ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT, THE WORST IS YET TO COME.” “TO STAY AT HOME, TO CONTINUE THIS PERIOD OF ISOLATION AND DISTANCE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT CER
Trudeau Expected To Call Emergency Parliament Session To pass Legislation On COVID-19
__ __ _THE FOCUS OF THE SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE ON A STIMULUS PACKAGE TO HELP WORKERS AND BUSINESSES SURVIVE THE DEVASTATING BLOW FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS._ __ OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to call an emergency session of the country’s Parliament to pass legislation r
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: The Virus Situation Looking Optimistic In BC Despite 4 More Deaths
__ __ _WILL BC BE OUT OF THE COVID-19 HELL HOLE SOONER THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE MODERATE RISE OF MEW CASES IS A GOOD SIGN THAT WE COULD GET BACK TO NORMAL SOONER THAN LATER BUT THE LONG TERM SITUATION STILL LOOKS TENABLE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Will BC be out of the COVID-19 he
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: The Cure May Prove Worse Than The Disease
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH There is a joke in Punjabi which goes like this. Some boys are bathing a cat and the cat dies. A person asks the boys if the bathing killed the cat. The boys answered that it was not the bathing but the wringing to dry it after the bathing which killed the cat. I am afraid th
BUDDHISM: Celebrating The Birth Of Gautama Buddha
BY ZILE SINGH AMBASSADOR(RETD.) _ “BELIEVE NOTHING, NO MATTER WHERE YOU READ IT OR WHO HAS SAID IT, NOT EVEN IF I HAVE SAID IT, UNLESS IT MEETS WITH LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE.”- THE BUDDHA._ Buddha Purnima, May 07, 2020 (Full Moon Day) marking the birth, enlightenment and Nirvana of Gautama
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Total Of 63 New Infections Continues BC Slow And Steady Climb But Are We Close To The End?
__ __ _WHEN WILL THIS COVID-19 SCOURGE END FOR US IN BC? WHILE IT COULD BE EARLIER THAN THE MORE HARDER-HIT PROVINCES LIKE ONTARIO AND QUEBEC BUT NO ONE STILL KNOWS. AND WITH THE LOCKDOWN IN BC AND OTHER COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO END ON APRIL 14 AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO BRING BACK CANADIANS TO R
Surrey Distraction Theft Suspect Described As A South Asian Man
__ __ _INVESTIGATORS ARE RELEASING A PHOTO OF THE SUSPECT AND ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP IDENTIFY HIM TO CALL SURREY RCMP. HE IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE, ABOUT 6’ TALL, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD._ __ BY MONIQUE DHILLON SURREY – Surrey RCMP is seeking your help to ID
OPINION: The Capitalist Virus Is Far More Dangerous Than Coronavirus
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Today, the world is facing the CoronaVirus Pandemic. Newspapers, TV, Radio and all other media as well as the common people, all are talking about this. All countries are taking extraordinary measures to deal with this pandemic. We have not seen a crisis like this in recent h
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
A CORONAVIRUS CRY FROM DELHI: Scared, Stuck In India And Waiting To Fly Back Home To Canada
__ __ _IT’S QUITE SCARY. THE CORNER STORE LADY IS RUNNING OUT OF NECESSITIES AND ALSO SHE HAS TO GET A PERMIT TO BUY ENOUGH, FOR HEMKUNT COLONY, TO LAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS LOCKDOWN. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR PUBLICATION OF MY WRITING. YOU HAVE OFTEN PUBLISHED MY ARTICLES BEFORE. THIS IS A CRY FRO
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 FRIDAY: Another 53 New Cases Takes BC Total To 1174
__ _HOW FAR IS THE END GAME IN THE CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTION> GIVEN BC’S SLOW AND STEADY CLIMB WITH AVERAGE NEW CASES THIS WEEK OF JUST ABOVE 50 PER DAY, WE SHOULD HIT THE PEAK BY MID APRIL. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 53 NEW CASES,
New Restaurant Happy Singh Eats Joins Effort To Provide Food To Health Workers
SURREY - Happy Singh Eats, the newest restaurant endeavour by Tandoori Flame Restaurants, may not be open to the public just yet, however they are already serving their community. Teaming up with the kitchen at Tandoori Flame Delta, they’re preparing meals for medical staff at Delta Hosp
South Asian Family To Donate $100,000 To Richmond Hospital’s COVID-19 Response Fund
__ _THE NANJI FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS OFFERED TO MATCH EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO THE RICHMOND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND UP TO A TOTAL OF $100,000. THAT MEANS THAT YOUR GENEROUS DONATION WILL HAVE DOUBLE THE IMPACT. "WE ARE SO HONOURED THAT THE NANJI FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED $
Jinny Sims Cleared In “Letter-Writing” Scandal, Calls Out Liberal Leader Wilkinson For Promoting Baseless Allegations
_“I’D LIKE TO THANK THE RCMP AND SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR THEIR FAIR AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THESE BASELESS ACCUSATIONS,” SIMS SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE. UNFORTUNATELY, ANDREW WILKINSON’S DECISION TO PROMOTE THESE FABRICATED CLAIMS RESULTED IN THE UNNECESSARY DIVERSION OF POLICE TIME
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
Brampton-West MP Kamal Khera Tests Positive For COVID-19
_KAMAL KHERA SAID SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS BEFORE TESTING POSITIVE LAST TUESDAY._ __ OTTAWA — An Indo-Canadian Liberal member of Parliament has confirmed that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Kamal Khera — who represents Brampton West — said in a statement she star
Healthy Ismaili-Canadian Man First South Asian To Die Of COVID-19 In Toronto
__ __ _AN ISMAILI-CANADIAN MAN IS THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN REPORTED TO HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 IN TORONTO LAST SATURDAY. MUBARAK POPAT BECAME INFECTED WITH COVID-19 AFTER RETURNING TO CANADA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ON MARCH 5. HE DIED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IN HOSPITAL, REPORTED CTV NEWS. THE 77
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
Surrey Man Charged With Credit Card Fraud Transactions Totaling $458,000
__ __ _THE INCIDENTS OF FRAUD IN SURREY WERE CONNECTED TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN RICHMOND, WHERE FURTHER TRANSACTIONS WERE COMPLETED USING COMPROMISED CREDIT CARD DATA. IN TOTAL, MORE $458,000 IN FRAUDULENT CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS WERE COMPLETED IN SURREY AND RICHMOND. POLICE CHARGED 31-YEAR-OLD
BC COVID-19 UPDATE WEDNESDAY: 53 New Cases And No Deaths Continues Slow And Steady BC Climb
__ _"EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 497 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 367 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 72 ARE IN THE ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 114 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 16 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION,” THEY SAID._ VICTOR
CORONAVIRUS AFTERMATH: Eastern Stability Likely To Prevail Over Western Values
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH One likely aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic can be that eastern values are likely to prevail over western values. The world most likely will not be the same. In the last two centuries which can be called the western dominated centuries, western values prevailed over east
Premier Horgan Extends BC State Of Emergency , Tells British Columbians To Continue Isolating In TV Address
_"THE NEXT 14 DAYS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR PROVINCE'S UNPRECEDENTED FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. WHAT WE DO TODAY WILL AFFECT WHAT OUR DOCTORS, NURSES AND FIRST RESPONDERS FACE IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "TODAY, WE'RE ASKING ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO RE-COMMIT TO D
BC COVID-19 UPDATE TUESDAY: 43 New Cases In BC Shows That Isolating Is Working And Should Continue
__ _EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 476 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 348 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 67 ARE IN THE ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 107 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 15 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: BC Doing Slightly Better Than Other Big Canadian Provinces With 86 New Cases For Saturday And Sunday
__ _ONTARIO RECORDED 10 DEATHS IN A SINGLE DAY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH INFECTED TOTALING OVER 1700 WHILE QUEBEC CLIMBED WELL PAST 3000 CASES WITH A TOTAL OF 3430 INFECTED, TAKING THE CANADA TOTAL TO NEARLY 7500 INFECTED. BUT PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS TAKING A MEASURE OF SATISFACTION FROM EA
FOUND: Missing South Asian Woman Has Been Located
__ _JOGINDER KAUR, WHO WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM ON MARCH 29TH, 2020 IN THE 8400 BLOCK OF 148A STREET IN SURREY, HAS BEEN FOUND. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing elderly South Asian woman. Joginder Kaur w
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
Trudeau Hikes Wage Subsidy To 75 Percent From Earlier 10 Percent For Small Businesses Facing Impact Of COVID-19
TO FURTHER SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL GIVE A 75 PER CENT WAGE SUBSIDY FOR QUALIFYING BUSINESSES, FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS, RETROACTIVE TO MARCH 15, 2020. THIS WILL HELP BUSINESSES TO KEEP AND RETURN WORKERS TO THE PAYROLL. MORE DETAILS ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL START WIT
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
ANTI-COVID-19 FOODS: Eat These 5 Foods For Breakfast To Boost Your Immunity
While we are fighting the threat of coronavirus, keeping our immunity strong is key. Here are 5 foods to equip your immunity with health guns! It’s time to transform your breakfast into an immunity-boosting affair! Image courtesy : Shutterstock A strong immune system keeps you protected from
Indo-Canadian Cabbie From Winnipeg Dies After Being Stabbed By Passenger
__ _WINNIPEG POLICE HAVE CHARGED OKOTH OBEIN WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF BALVIR TOOR, A DUFFY'S TAXI DRIVER WHO DIED AFTER A SERIOUS ASSAULT LAST THURSDAY._ WINNIPEG – An Indo-Canadian cabbie in Winnipeg is dead after being stabbed by a passenger in an unprovoked
Federal NDP Proposes Eight Things The Government Must Do to Help Canadians Through The Pandemic
_AS MORE PROVINCES DECLARE STATES OF EMERGENCY AND SHUT-DOWNS BECOME DEEPER AND LONGER-LASTING, NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH ELABORATED ON THE TWO URGENT MEASURES HE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AND OUTLINED EIGHT INITIATIVES THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD MOVE ON QUICKLY TO HELP CANADIANS MAKE ENDS MEET._ __
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
THE HUMAN SPIRIT: We Must Fight COVID-19 With Quarantine, Courage And Hope
BY ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR (RETD.) _“BETTER A LITTLE LOSS NOW THAN A LONG SORROW”_ With the onslaught of COVID-19 – a viral Pandemic - the whole world is in the grip of an emergency situation. All human beings are at war with it. For all countries, it is an intern
Indo-American Physician Indicted For Sex-Trafficking
_US AUTHORITIES INDICT PHYSICIAN MANISH RAJ GUPTA, A PLASTIC SURGEON, FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER OF 2016 USED FORCE, THREATS OF FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION TO COMPEL A WOMAN, TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL SEX BY DRUGGING HER WITHOUT HER CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE._ __ NEW YORK - An Indian-origin physician has
Surrey Gives Residents Three Extra Months To Pay Utilities Fees
_"THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IS EXTENSIVE, AND THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS ARE BEING FELT BY ALL OF US," SAID MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM. "THAT IS WHY THE COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED THE DEFERRAL OF THE ANNUAL FLAT WATER AND SEWER FOR 90 DAYS. WE ARE REVIEWING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS IN HOW WE CAN HELP EASE TH
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Virus Numbers On The Upward Tick With 145 New Cases Announced On Tuesday
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Modi Puts 1.3 Billion Indians On A Full Lockdown For 21 Days Without Any Plan
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BE YOUR OWN VALENTINE: Seven Ways To Tap Into Your "Love-Power" And Change Your Life
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NDP Government Throne Speech Stresses Affordability And Stronger BC As It Builds Momentum Towards An Early Election
_"BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE STARTING TO SEE THE BENEFITS OF A GOVERNMENT THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRST," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "AFTER YEARS OF FALLING BEHIND, PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO MAKE PROGRESS - BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET. TODAY'S THRONE SPEECH SHOWS HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO KEEP B.C. MOVING FORWA
Canadian-Resident Latest NRI To Be Gunned Down In Punjab During Visit
_IT’S NOT KNOWN IF SUKHMANPREET SINGH WAS A STUDENT IN CANADA OR HAD MOVED TO THE COUNTRY LIKE MANY OTHER PUNJABI MEN AND WOMEN._ AMRITSAR - Armed assailants shot dead a man at Butala village, who had recently returned from Canada. The victim, identified as Sukhmanpreet Singh (24), was on his
DRUG MONEY IN PUNJABI FILMS: Actor Mantej Mann Arrested In 450-kg Drug Haul
_WITH THE ARREST OF PUNJABI MOVIE ACTOR MANTEJ MANN IN THE 450-KG DRUG HAUL, THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE ED) HAS ALSO JOINED THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MULTI-CRORE RACKET. THE AGENCY, IT IS LEARNT, IS LOOKING INTO THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS, INCLUDING TRANSACTIONS AND PAYMENT ROUTES, OF THE CASE INCLUD
BIG VICTORY: AAP Supremo Kejriwal’s Common-Man Politics Leads To Another Sweep In Delhi
_DELHI AAP SUPREMO ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S VICTORY SPARKED CELEBRATIONS AMONG NON-BJP REGIONAL PARTIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE COMPETING WITH THE BJP IN THEIR OWN STATES._ NEW DELHI – Delhi AAP supreme and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal used his common-man politics and anti-Narendra Modi-BJP agenda
JUGAAD KING: Punjabi Man Doing Pole Vault With A Ladder And A Cot Goes Viral
CHANDIGARH - A 12-second clip of a man doing Olympic level pole-vault with a ladder and a cot has gone viral. The video was shared by the Twitter page Fit Bharat with the caption: “Indian style Pole-vault... And this can happen only in village games of our Punjab. Note - Don't try without pro
Conservative Think-Tank Fraser Institute Ranked Tops In Canada And 14th Best Think-Tank In The world
_“BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP 15 THINK TANKS IN THE WORLD SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS PRODUCED BY OUR DIVERSE STAFF AND SENIOR FELLOWS ACROSS CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,” SAID NIELS VELDHUIS, FRASER INSTITUTE PRESIDENT._ VANCOUVER—The Conservative Can
NDP Government And Opposition BC Liberals At War Over ICBC Overhaul
_NDP SAID LAST YEAR, PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS MADE A WHOPPING $500 MILLION FROM ICBC SETTLEMENTS. IN ONE CASE REPORTED BY THE MEDIA IN 2019, AN ACCIDENT VICTIM RECEIVED JUST $22,874 OF THE $127,362 PAID OUT BY ICBC. 14 OF THE LAW FIRMS THAT PROFITED FROM SETTLEMENTS LAST YEAR ARE PAST BC LIBERAL D
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
GAS STATION PORN: Indo-American Owner In Big Trouble After Allowing Filming Of Amateur Porn At His Milwaukee Station
MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN KHALIF RAINEY WANTS THE GAS STATION'S LICENSE REVOKED! __ _OWNER KULWANT DHILLON STAYED BEHIND THE COUNTER AND DID NOT CALL THE POLICE - AS AN EMPLOYEE FILMED THE SORDID SCENE WITH A CELL PHONE, ACCORDING TO FOX 6 NEWS. THE VIDEO, RECORDED IN 2018, WAS POSTED ON PORNHUB, WHICH
OSCAR MEME: Billie Eilish's Confused Look At The Oscars Makes “Ok Boomer” Meme
Grammy award winning singer Billie Eilish, who attended the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night, was caught by the camera making a very confused face. The clip of Eilish has now transformed into the best meme of the night. LOS ANGELES - While the comedy duo Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wigg wer
Surrey RCMP Seeking Public’s Help In Locating Missing Indo-Canadian Man
_RATTANJOT SIDHU IS DESCRIBED AS A 23-YEAR-OLD EAST INDIAN MALE, 5’9 FT, 154 LBS, MEDIUM COMPLEXION, SHORT BLACK HAIR, AND DARK BROWN EYES. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK TURBAN, BLACK PUFFY JACKET, BLACK SWEAT PANTS AND BLACK/ORANGE SHOES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP is
LAST LAUGH: Adam Sandler Uses Oscars Snub To Draw Big Laughs At Independent Spirit Awards Victory
_HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AND COMEDY KING ADAM SANDLER WHO WAS SNUBBED BY THE OSCARS 2020 FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN UNCUT GEMS GAVE FANS A SPEECH THAT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO HEAR AT THE OSCARS THIS YEAR._ SANTA MONICA, CA - Hollywood superstar and comedy king Adam Sandler wins Best Male Lead for
POOR BILLIONAIRE: Asia’s Richest Man’s Brother Anil Ambani Claims He’s Now Worth Nothing But Judge Wants Him To Put Up $100 Million
_“THE VALUE OF MY INVESTMENTS HAS COLLAPSED,” ANIL AMBANI SAID, ACCORDING TO A LONDON COURT FILING BY BANKS SEEKING AROUND $700 MILLION IN DEFAULTED LOANS. “MY NET WORTH IS ZERO AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MY LIABILITIES. IN SUMMARY, I DO NOT HOLD ANY MEANINGFUL ASSETS WHICH CAN BE LIQUIDATED
Apt Rides Becomes First Indo-Canadian Owned Ride-Hailing Companies To Be Approved As BC Gives Go-Ahead To Two More Operators In BC
_WHILE INDO-CANADIAN-OWNED KATER WAS REJECTED TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND LYFT INC. GOT APPROVAL BUT NOW ANOTHER DESI COMPANY APT RIDES WILL MAKE HISTORY AS THE FIRST PUNJABI-INDO-CANADIAN OWNED RIDE-HAILING COMPANY TO OPERATE IN BC ALONG WITH ANOTHER ETHNIC COMPANY FROM RICHMON
Pro-India Canadian Government Contractor Who Was Given Millions For Work Barred After Alleged Contact With Indian Intelligence Officials
Life Prediction Technologies Inc., an aerospace company operated by Ashok Koul, and his wife, Anju Koul, was contracted by the Canadian military as recently as 2018 but was recently removed from the government’s controlled goods program after the allegations of his meeting Indian intelligence o
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
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: Hearty Vegetarian Soup Will Take Away The Winter Blues
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU Lately, the weather has been cold and, frankly, unpredictable. The one thing I know to be true and consistent during this time is a bowl of soup. From a cold gazpacho to a warm, thick and creamy butternut squash soup, the variations are endless! It’s an easy wa
Trial Lawyers Say NDP’s New ICBC Overhaul Breaks Campaign Promise, Punishes Injured Drivers While Rewarding Bad Drivers
VANCOUVER -- On behalf of British Columbians, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC (TLABC) said it is deeply disappointed to see the provincial government’s announcement of a no-fault insurance scheme for British Columbia. Not only is this a broken 2017 campaign promise, this is an alarming move
Vancouver Businessman Rajesh Taneja Among Three Canadians Charged In $35 Million “Pump And Dump” Stock Scheme in US
_A “PUMP AND DUMP” SCAM IS THE ILLEGAL ACT OF ARTIFICIALLY INFLATING THE MARKET PRICE OF AN OWNED STOCK THROUGH FALSE PROMOTION AND SELLING IT ONCE THE PRICE HAS RISEN AS A RESULT OF THE SURGE IN INTEREST. THE SCHEMES USUALLY TARGET PENNY STOCKS, OR THE SHARES OF SMALL PUBLIC COMPANIES THAT I
TARANJIT SINGH SANDHU: Grandson Of Teja Singh Samundri The Founder Of SGPC Becomes India’s Ambassador To US
_US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WARMLY WELCOMED AMBASSADOR TARANJIT SINGH SANDHU BACK TO WASHINGTON DC AND WISHED HIM EVERY SUCCESS IN HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES. SANDHU IS THE SON OF LATE SARDAR BISHAN SINGH SAMUNDRI , FOUNDER V.C. -GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRIT
Canada Number One Recipient Of Punjab’s Brain, Waste And Money Drain
_A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDY VISA ASPIRANTS BELONG TO FAMILIES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. TO FUND THEIR EDUCATION, THEIR FAMILIES EITHER SELL SOME LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY OR BORROW MONEY. ONLY 36% OF FAMILIES OF THE ASPIRANTS HAD ADEQUATE RESOURCES, WHILE 17% STUDENTS CONFESSED THAT THEIR FAMILIES WOULD
Overwhelming Student Support Leads To U-Pass BC Being Extended For Five Years
VANCOUVER - Following student support from 10 public universities and colleges in Metro Vancouver, the U-Pass BC program has been extended for five years, providing better access to transit for nearly 140,000 students. "I remember how undeniably important my U-Pass was to my ability to get aroun
DEADLY SPREAD: How Coronavirus Jumps From Animals To Humans
_CORONAVIRUS IS NOTORIOUS FOR JUMPING FROM ONE ANIMAL TO ANOTHER. HUMANS GET THE VIRUS WHEN EXPOSED TO THE PROXIMITY OF THESE INFECTED ANIMALS. ONCE THE VIRUS GETS INTO ONE HUMAN BODY, IT IS EASILY TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER. AND NOW IT’S SPREADING OUT QUICKLY AND KILLING HUNDREDS WITH LATEST DEATH
NDP Government Promises To Deliver $400 In Savings And Higher Care Benefits By Cutting Out The Expensive Middlemen
_"IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE AT ICBC. THE OLD GOVERNMENT IGNORED ICBC'S PROBLEMS, ALLOWING IT TO BECOME A SYSTEM THAT MADE LAWYERS RICH, WHILE DRIVERS PAID TOO MUCH FOR INSURANCE. WE'RE GOING TO TRANSFORM ICBC TO LOWER RATES FOR B.C. DRIVERS - SAVING YOU AN AVERAGE OF $400 ON YOUR INSURANCE, WHILE ALSO
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
31st Annual Vancouver Jewish Film Festival To Showcase Award-Winning Films
_THE VANCOUVER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE FROM FEBRUARY 27 THROUGH MARCH 8, 2020 AT THE NORMAN AND ANNETTE ROTHSTEIN THEATRE AND CINEPLEX FIFTH AVENUE CINEMAS IN VANCOUVER. _ VANCOUVER - The longest running Jewish film festival in Canada will take place from February 27 through March
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
19-Year-Old Dilkirat Dhaliwal Charged With Stabbing Outside Brampton Banquet Hall
__ _POLICE SAID THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS DILKIRAT DHALIWAL, WAS ARRESTED AFTER A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AT A RESIDENCE LAST THURSDAY. DHALIWAL WAS HELD FOR A BAIL HEARING AND APPEARED IN COURT LAST WEEK._ BRAMPTON - A 19-year-old Indo-Canadian man has been charged with attempted murder a
Indo-Canadian Money Exchange Owner Tarlochan Singh Accused Of Ripping Off Customers Of $400,000 By Not Completing Money Transfers
_A LARGE CROWD OF ANGRY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE GIVEN INDO-CANADIAN MONEY EXCHANGE OWNER TARLOCHAN SINGH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SEND TO THEIR HOMELAND GATHERED IN FRONT OF HIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOME IN NORTH DELTA RECENTLY TO DEMAND RETURN OF THEIR MONEY AFTER ACCUSING SINGH OF RIPPING
Sabrina Singh Appointed New Spokesperson Of US Billionaire Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg
NEW YORK - Indo-American Sabrina Singh, who served as a former top aide to New Jersey Senator Cory Bookers unsuccessful White House bid, has been appointed as the national spokesperson for Democratic candidate Michael Bloombergs presidential campaign. Singh, who also previously served as a spoke
PLEA Pushes For Punjabi In More Schools As Punjabi Language Makes Strides In Canada
BY BALWANT SANGHERA During the past few years, Punjabi has attained a fairly high profile in Canada, locally, provincially and nationally. We see a lot of signs in Punjabi at prominent government and private institutions, hospitals, businesses, YVR and a number of public places. Organizations
CANADA NOT BORING! Sorry Madonna Too Much Crime In New York But Canada Perfect For Royals
_MADONNA, DURING A LONDON STOP OF HER MADAME X TOUR, SHARED A VIDEO TO INSTAGRAM SUGGESTING THAT MEGHAN AND HARRY SHOULD FORGET ABOUT “BORING” CANADA AND INSTEAD RENT HER CENTRAL PARK APARTMENT INSISTING THAT IT HAS A WAY BETTER VIEW. _ __ VANCOUVER - On Tuesday, pop star Madonna posted an
FOR ALL THE MARBLES: Arjan Bhullar To Fight Brandon Vera For ONE Championship Heavyweight Title
_TOP MMA FIGHTER ARJAN BHULLAR IS FINALLY GETTING HIS SHOT AT THE BIG TITLE IN MAY WHEN HE WILL FIGHT CURRENT CHAMPION BRANDON VERA FOR THE BELT IN HIS SECOND ONE CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT._ RICHMOND – Top MMA fighter Arjan Bhullar is finally getting his shot at the big title in May when he will fight
WFF REVIEW: Once Were Brothers Is A Thoroughly Entertaining Musical Journey
ONCE WERE BROTHERS – DIRECTED BY DANIEL ROHRER BY R. PAUL DHILLON _One_ of the great Things about attending film festivals is watching great movies and one of the best Canadian movies that played at 2019 Whistler Film Festival was Once Were Brothers - Robbie Robertson and the Band, a thorough
Human Rights Activists Call On Canadian Government To Speak Out Against India’s Discriminatory Citizenship Law
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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
INDIA RACISM: Seattle City Council Calls India’s New Citizenship Act Discriminatory
_REAFFIRMING SEATTLE AS A WELCOMING CITY AND EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH THE CITY’S SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RELIGION AND CASTE, THE RESOLUTION “RESOLVES THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS AND THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT IN INDIA. THE RESOLUTIO
NDP’s Speculation Tax Is Leading To Historic Increase In Metro Vancouver Rental Units, Says CMHC Report
VANCOUVER - A new report from CMHC concludes that the NDP's Speculation and Vacancy Tax contributed to an historic increase in condo units being used for long-term rental in Metro Vancouver. The CMHC's Vancouver Rental Market Report shows the number of condos in long-term rental increased by 11,
WANTED PERV: Man Wanted For Allegedly Groping Bartender At Indo-Canadian Party In Surrey
_“WERE YOU AT THE GRAND TAJ IN SURREY ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2019 OR KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WAS? A BARTENDER WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, GROPED 5X BY A GUEST AT THE PARTY,” WOMAN NAMED LAURA MICHELLE POSTED INFO ON FACEBOOK LAST WEEK._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – A man is wanted by police for al
KAPOOR CAUGHT: One Of Canada's Most Wanted Fugitives Arrested In The US
_PARTHASARTHIE KAPOOR WAS ARRESTED AT NEWARK-LIBERTY AIRPORT ON MONDAY. HE IS ONE OF QUEBEC, CANADA'S, 10 MOST WANTED FUGITIVES WITH NEARLY TWO DECADES ON THE RUN._ NEW YORK – A wanted Indo-Canadian fugitive has finally been caught with nearly two decades on the run. Parthasarthie Kapoor, 47,
Alleged Drunk Driver Attacks Surrey RCMP Officers assaulted During Traffic Stop
The driver, a 41-year-old Surrey resident, was arrested for two counts of Assaulting a Peace Officer with a Weapon, two counts of Assault with Intent to Resist Arrest, three counts of Disarming a Peace Officer, one count of Resist Arrest, Impaired Operation of a Conveyance, and Fail or Refuse to
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_AS PART OF THE ONE BILLION RISING CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THE 11TH ANNUAL UN WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS FAITH GROUPS WILL GATHER L.A. MATHESON SECONDARY SCHOOL - 9484 122 STREET – IN SURREY TO CREATE CARE PACKAGES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVI
THANK YOU: Congratulations And Good Wishes Pour In For R. Paul Dhillon’s Award Winning Film Gone Are The Days
_“IT WAS AN ARDUOUS TASK TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE FORE IN THE FORM OF A VERY HIGH QUALITY FILM. THIS FILM'S SELECTION AS SECOND BEST DOCUMENTARY OUT OF A FIELD OF 240 SPEAKS VOLUMES OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CAUSE. IT IS A SHAME THAT RACISM IS STILL PREVALENT IN A COUNTRY LIKE CANADA IN THIS
BC CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Novel Coronavirus Remains Low Risk In BC As Province Steps Up Prevention Efforts
_HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON FRIDAY ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN BC, STATING: "AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE TESTED 114 SAMPLES FOR 2019-NCOV, WITH ONE POSITIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE MORE SAMPLES TESTED THAN P
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
DESIBUZZCANADA COMICS: Off My Meds by Les Taha
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“JAYEN TOH JAYEN KAHAN? The Home Of Indian Muslims Has Always Been India And Will Always Be India!
_“GO TO PAKISTAN,” “SEND THEM TO PAKISTAN,” ARE THE XENOPHOBIC CRACKS THAT ARE OFTEN BEING HURLED AGAINST THEM BY THE NEO-NATIONALISTIC EXTREME HINDU FANATICS. AND MOST OF THE HINDU POPULATION IS APATHETIC TO THESE RECURRING TAUNTS. “PROVE YOUR ANCESTRY HERE” AND “SHOW YOUR PAPERS
CRIME-STOPPERS: Anonymous Tips To Police Helped Recover $10 Million Worth Of Drugs And Stolen Property
_THERE WERE 5,130 TIPS TO METRO VANCOUVER CRIME STOPPERS IN 2019 COVERING THE REGION FROM BOSTON BAR TO THE SUNSHINE COAST, AN INCREASE OF THREE PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR. PERHAPS THE MOST ASTONISHING STATISTIC IS THAT INFORMATION FROM THESE ANONYMOUS TIPS PLAYED A ROLE IN RECOVERING A TOTAL OF $10
Victims Of Terrorist Attack At Centre Culturel Islamique In Montreal Remembered By Premier Horgan
_"WE REMEMBER AND HONOUR THE LIVES OF IBRAHIMA BARRY, MAMADOU TANOU BARRY, KHALED BELKACEMI, ABDELKRIM HASSANE, AZZEDINE SOUFIANE AND ABOUBAKER THABTI, WHO WERE TAKEN FROM THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS,” SAID BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN._ VICTORIA – BC
ACCOUNTANT #1: Attar Boparai Among Top CPA Students Who Excel In National Exam
SURREY — Surrey’s Attar Boparai is one of 10 B.C. students who made the National Honour Roll for their outstanding results on the multi-day national Common Final Examination (CFE) administered by the CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) in September 2019. One hundred and twenty-one other C
BC Government Says It’s Making ICBC More Accountable And Transparent While Opposition BC Liberals Say “Get Rid Of It”
_BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON SAID B.C. MOTORISTS HAVE SEEN THE AVERAGE ICBC PREMIUM GO UP A WHOPPING 18.2 PER CENT UNDER THE NDP, AND ICBC PROJECTS A 24 PER CENT INCREASE IN PREMIUM PRICES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. BUT THE NDP GOVERNMENT BLAMES WILKINSON AND HIS BC LIBERALS FOR MISMANAGIN
FILM FESTIVALS TOO WHITE: Time’s Up Study Finds Lack Of Minority And Women Filmmakers At Film Festivals
_A STUDY BY THE TIME’S UP FOUNDATION AND USC ANNENBERG INCLUSION INITIATIVE HAS FOUND THAT WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE VASTLY UNDERREPRESENTED AT FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE. COMMISSIONED BY THE TIME’S UP FOUNDATION, THE STUDY ANALYZED THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF FILM DIRECTORS AND FESTIVAL PROG
BC Government Announces New Initiatives And Incentives To Help The Taxi Industry
_“FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ICBC AND THE TAXI INDUSTRY TO CREATE A NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT OPTION FOR TAXI DRIVERS. THE INSURANCE PRODUCT WILL BE BASED ON THE PER-KILOMETRE DISTANCE TRAVELLED WITH PASSENGERS ABOARD AND IS EQUIVALENT TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR
CIA’s ‘Dark Prince’ Behind Soleimani Assassination Killed In Afghanistan Crash?
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B.C.'s TV Industry Gets Boost Through New Funding Partnership
_ACCESS 2020 IS A $400,000 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVE BC, THE CANADA MEDIA FUND (CMF) AND THE CANADIAN MEDIA PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION - BC PRODUCERS BRANCH (CMPA-BC). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CMF HAS PARTNERED WITH A PROVINCIAL FUNDING BODY AND CMPA, RECOGNIZING THE STRENGTH AND REPUTATION OF B.C.'S
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_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
FAKE NEWS: Canadian Journalism Foundation Launches “Doubt It?” Campaign To Fight Misinformation
_THE “DOUBT IT? CHECK IT. CHALLENGE IT” CAMPAIGN BUILDS ON THE ORGANIZATION’S EARLIER PROJECT NEWSWISE (WHICH WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVIX AND SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM GOOGLE), A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED SCHOOL-AGED CANADIANS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN A HEALTHY DEMOC
CAB FIGHT: Uber Seeks Injunction To Halt Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum From Harassing Drivers With Fines And Tickets
_UBER HAS ASKED B.C. SUPREME COURT TO GRANT AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE CITY OF SURREY TO PREVENT BYLAW OFFICERS FROM ISSUING TICKETS TO ITS DRIVERS. UBER’S HEAD OF WESTERN CANADA, MICHAEL VAN HEMMEN, SAID IN AN EMAILED STATEMENT THAT HE BELIEVES THE TICKETS ARE ILLEGAL._ VANCOUVER - Surrey Mayo
SCAMSTER CENTRAL: Millions Of Calls From Criminals Looking To Extort Money Originated From India
_THE UNITED STATES HAS INITIATED LEGAL ACTIONS IN A LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT AGAINST DOMESTIC TELECOM COMPANIES THAT ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF ROBOCALLS FROM ABROAD, MOSTLY FROM INDIA THAT TARGETED THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE FOR EXTORTION WITH THREATS OF ARREST OR JAIL FOR TRUMPED-UP CRIMES AND
South Asian Man From Surrey charged With Sexual Interference
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The Science Of Cocktails!
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Great Artist: Gulzar Saab Delights Vancouver Art Lovers!
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International Folk Dancing Drop-in Sessions
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Trudeau Liberals To Drop Election Writ Wednesday To Kick Start Election 2019
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Choose Forward – Trudeau Liberals Set Campaign Slogan As Writ Set To Drop Next Week
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__ _DESI ANGREJ: THE FUSION GENERATION_ _STARRING: GULSHAN GROVER, SITARA HEWITT, MUNISH SHARMA, THUGPUN, BALINDER JOHAL, DASAUNDHA KALER, B. K. SINGH RAKHRA, NIKKI SHAUNA, GELSEA MAE, RAJ KUMAR TOORA, STEVE DHILLON, CHARLES RAAHUL SINGH, RASHI GREWAL, SID BHULLAR, SUNEE DHALIWAL, ASH DHAWAN, JA
FEDERAL ELECTION 2019: New Poll Finds Trudeau Liberals Have Clawed Back Lost Support To Get Into A Tight Race With Conservatives
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Two South Asian Men Charged With Breaking And Entering A South Surrey Home
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Rcmp Needs To Charge Hooligan Indian Students Caught In A “punjabi-style” Brawl At Strawberry Hill Cinemas
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The Great Divide: Jammu-kashmir’s Unique History Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh And The Dogra Dynasty
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Racist’s Name Removed: Trudeau Government Announces Removal Of Conservative Politician Harry Stevens’ Name From Federal Building
Photo L-R: The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence; Alicia Point and Cyler Sparrow-Point, Mural Artists, Musqueam First Nation; Keerat Kaur, Mural Artist; The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility; Raj Singh Toor, Vice-Presid
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Rebel Councillor And Former Cop Jack Hundial Says Public Safety Will Be Compromised With Surrey Mayor’s Meagre Police Force
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Punjabi Pop Star Guru Randhawa Got “wacked” At Vancouver Show
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Doing It For The Sisters: Four Indo-canadian Sisters Fight Traditional Indian Custom Of Giving Everything To Sons In Court And Win
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Indo-canadian Cabbie From Kelowna Charged With Sexual Assault
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“doug Paaji” Only Puts Councillors Loyal To Him On His New Police Transition Committee
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Surrey Rcmp Seek South Asian Man In Alleged Surrey Sexual Assault
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Missing: Surrey Rcmp Seek Help In Locating Jaspal Sidhu
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First Hindu Mp In Canada Deepak Obhrai Loses Fight To Liver Cancer
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Indo-canadian Man Faces Deportation Because Of Lies Dad Told To Get Immigration
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 27, 2019 BUT BARINDER SIDHU’S FATHER DARSHAN SINGH SIDHU, WHO WAS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN JASSI SIDHU’S MURDER IN INDIA, WAS EVENTUALLY ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES BY PUNJAB POLICE! _THE FEDERAL COURT OF A
Dave Chauhan: First Indo-canadian To Be Appointed Top Cop At Canada’s Premier Murder Investigation Agency
TOPICS:Dave Chauhan [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/dave-chauhan/]IHIT [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/ihit/]Indo-Canadian Top Cop [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/indo-canadian-top-cop/]Integrated Homicide Investigation Team [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/integrated-homicide-inves
Harpreet Gill Of Surrey Arrested For Drunk Driving After Nearly Hitting Pedestrians In Downtown Vancouver
_VANCOUVER POLICE SAID THEY ARRESTED HARPREET GILL, A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM SURREY, AFTER HE DROVE ERRATICALLY AND BELIEVED TO BE IMPAIRED. GILL DROVE TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS NEAR GEORGIA STREET. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. GILL, THE LONE OCCUPANT AND DRIVER OF THE CAMRY, HARP
Emmy-winning Indo-british Producer Becomes The First Person Of Color To Occupy Bafta Chair
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hannah Taylor/BAFTA/Shutterstock (9908178ak) Krishnendu Majumdar (Chair, BAFTA Television Committee) This Morning' 30th Anniversary Gala, BAFTA, London, UK - 01 Oct 2018 POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 23, 2019 _
Accused Killer’s Brother Gurvinder Deo And Relative Talwinder Khun Khun Also Charged In Kiran Dhesi’s Murder
DHESI MURDER CASE NOW HAS FOUR MEMBERS OF DEO FAMILY INCLUDING MOTHER AND SISTER FACING CHARGES! _GURVINDER DEO AND TALWINDER KHUN KHUN, WHO IS DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS AN EXTENDED DEO FAMILY MEMBER, WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY BY IHIT INVESTIGATORS AND CHARGED BY THE B.C. PROSECUTION SERVICE FOR
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
Ndp Minister Sims Says Bc Liberal Leader Wilkinson Put His Rich Donours First In Public Properties Selloff
BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON SOLD OFF $1 BILLION IN PUBLICLY-OWNED PROPERTIES DURING HIS DAYS AS MINISTER _BC NDP MINISTER OF CITIZENS’ SERVICES JINNY SIMS SAYS ANDREW WILKINSON PUT HIS RICH DONORS FIRST AND MADE SURREY FAMILIES PAY FOR IT IN THE $1 BILLION SELLOFF WHICH INCLUDED 21 PRIM
Three South Asians Wanted In Toronto For Dousing Teens With Gasoline
_POLICE HAVE RELEASED A SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THREE SOUTH ASIANS WANTED IN AN ASSAULT AND ARSON INVESTIGATION._ TORONTO – Toronto police are searching for three South Asians – two men and a woman – they believe are violent and dangerous after one of them allegedly doused two teenager
POLL: Trudeau Liberals Appear To Have Stopped Bleeding Support But Can The Conservatives Be Bloodied?
_ASKED IF THERE IS A PARTY THEY COULD NEVER VOTE FOR, ONE-THIRD OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS (33%) CHOOSE THE LIBERALS, BUT A NEARLY IDENTICAL NUMBER (32%) SAY THIS OF THE CONSERVATIVES. OTHER PARTIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO SEE CANADIANS RULING THEM OUT ENTIRELY. MOST CPC VOTERS HAVE NO SECOND CHOICE, BUT NEAR
Accused Indian Corporate Fraudster Exposed In Bc’s Dirty Money Probe
_CHINNAKANNAN SIVASANKARAN OWNS SPRAWLING ISLAND MANOR OFF THE COAST OF VANCOUVER THAT THE BC GOVERNMENT SAID WAS LINKED DIRECTLY TO AN ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AT A STATE-RUN INDIAN BANK. SIVASANKARAN TRANSFERRED ITS OWNERSHIP TO TAX-HAVEN COMPANY WHILE SUBJECT TO AN ASSET FREEZE AS CREDITORS
Hungry For Abroad: Punjab Suffering From Ielts Epidemic
Exodus from Punjab is reaching new levels mainly because of the IELTS. Last year about 700,000 students took the test. The year before the number was about 400,000. There was a 66% increase in the number of people applying for Visa in Punjab last year. Canada is the number one destination f
Kidsplay Soccer!
_THE INSPIRATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION KIDSPLAY HELD THEIR ANNUAL SUPER SOCCER TOURNAMENT AT BC PLACE STADIUM LAST MONDAY WHICH BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF YOUNG ENTHUSIASTIC SCHOOL KIDS TO THE FAMED STADIUM.. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE YEAR FOR KIDSPLAY AS IT’S A CHANCE FOR M
Superfan Nav Bhatia Documentary Get Timmy’s Backing!
_“TIM HORTONS HAS BEEN A PART OF MY DAILY ROUTINE SINCE I MOVED TO CANADA 35 YEARS AGO, SO WHEN THEY APPROACHED ME ASKING TO SHARE MY STORY AS A PROUD CANADIAN, THE ANSWER WAS ABSOLUTELY YES! THAT CUP OF COFFEE WITH 2 CREAM AND 1 SWEETENER HAS BEEN WITH ME THROUGH EVERYTHING, AND I AM P
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
Punjabi Gangster-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala Forced Out From South Asian 5x Festival After Rcmp Deems His History Of Concert Violence A Risk
_WHY DID THE ORGANIZERS OF METRO VANCOUVER’S 5X FESTIVAL BOOK THE PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA IN THE FIRST PLACE GIVEN THE SINGER’S HISTORY OF CONCERT VIOLENCE BUT THE RCMP HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO SHUT THE DOOR ON MOOSEWALA, DENYING PERMISSION TO THE NEW FESTIVAL FROM THE
Police Seek To Identify Three South Asian Suspects In Assault Investigation
TOPICS:Indo-Canadian Criminals [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/indo-canadian-criminals/]South Asian Suspects [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/south-asian-suspects/]Surrey Crime [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/surrey-crime/]Surrey RCMP [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/surrey-rcmp/]Sus
Respected Surgeon Dr. Kimit Rai Among 2019 Order Of B.c. Recipients As The Highest Provincial Honour Celebrates 30 Years
TOPICS:BC Honours [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-honours/]Dr. Kimit Rai [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/dr-kimit-rai/]Operation Rainbow Canada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/operation-rainbow-canada/]Order Of BC [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/order-of-bc/]Order Of BC Celebrat
Was Bollywood Star Akshay Kumar A Harper-conservative Crony Who Was Rewarded With Citizenship For Campaigning For The Party?
_BOLLYWOOD STAR AKSHAY KUMAR, WHO OWNS A MANSION IN ONE OF ONTARIO’S SWANKY NEIGHBOURHOODS IN OAKVILLE, LIKES TO HOB-NOB WITH THE POLITICAL ELITES, RECENTLY HELPING PM NARENDRA MODI GET VOTES WITH A FRIENDLY CHAI-TIME INTERVIEW DURING THE RECENT CAMPAIGN WHERE MODI AND HIS PARTY WON ANO
Outside The Box: Introducing “the Thinking Man” Mike Bhangu
TOPICS:DesibuzzCanada Columnist [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/desibuzzcanada-columnist/]Merritt City Councillor [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/merritt-city-councillor/]Mike Bhangu [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/mike-bhangu/]Outside The Box [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/outsid
Toronto Raptors “superfan” Nav Bhatia Flying High As His Raptors Continue Their Cinderella Season With Another Victory
“I DON’T DRINK. I DON’T SMOKE. I DON’T WOMANIZE, BUT I RAPTORIZE… I ONLY RAPTORIZE”- SUPERFAN NAV BHARTIA! _WELL KNOWN SIKH-CANADIAN CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER AND TORONTO RAPTORS “SUPERFAN” NAV BHATIA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE ULTIMATE GLORY WHICH HAS FINALLY COME FOR THE AFFAB
“fake Mortgage Broker” Jay Chaudhary Who Raked In Millions In Commissions Hit With Cease And Desist Order
TOPICS:BC Registrar Of Mortgage Brokers [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-registrar-of-mortgage-brokers/]Fake Mortgage Broker [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/fake-mortgage-broker/]Jay Kanth Chaudhary [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/jay-kanth-chaudhary/]Mortgage Fraud [https://www.desi
Alleged Serial Sex Predator Described As A South Asian Man Arrested And Released By Surrey Rcmp
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final][Serial-sex-assault-2nd Sketch-001] _THE SURREY RCMP SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY THAT THEY ARRESTED A MAN WANTED IN MULTIPLE CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE NEWTON
Premier Batter!
Premier John Horgan and Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism Ravi Kahlon joined community members and the Mayor of Delta George Harvie for a celebratory opening of Delta's first cricket pitch. The Province provided $175,000 in funding for facility upgrades at the park, including
Our History: The Building At Main And 6th In Vancouver Holds Rich Cultural History Of Indo-canadian Community
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 31, 2019 _PROMINENT AMONG ITS OCCUPANTS WERE VETERAN BROADCASTER AND THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SUSHMA, AND HER BUSINESS PARTNER NIZAR DHAMJI. THEY HAD THEIR RECORDING STUDIOS FOR TV AND RADIO BROADCASTING. M
Surrey Rcmp Bust Drug Trafficking Group Operating Across The Lower Mainland And Make Multiple Arrests Including Three South Asian Men
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 30, 2019 _THREE SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE AMONG THE SIX MEN ARRESTED IN THE BUST INCLUDING JASBIR SINGH KHABRA, OF SURREY, WHO IS FACING 11 CHARGES RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING. MATTHEW RAMONE MANN, OF DELTA, IS FAC
Bc Liberals Push Hard Against Ndp Minister Jinny Sims, Sending Allegations Against Her To Rcmp For Investigation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 30, 2019 _THE OPPOSITION HAS BEEN PUSHING HARD AGAINST SIMS EVER SINCE THEY GOT HOLD OF HER FIRED STAFF KATE GILLIE AND HER PILE OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SIMS, EVERYTHING FROM CIRCUMVENTING THE FREEDOM OF INFOR
Lawyer Kasari Govender Chosen As Bc’s New Human Rights Commissioner
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 30, 2019 _THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER HAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THAT LAWYER KASARI GOVENDER BE APPOINTED AS BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST INDEPENDEN
Two Bc Liberal Mlas Forced To Apologize For Offensive Remarks Towards The South Asian Community
TOPICS:BC Liberals [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-liberals/]BC Liberals Apologize [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-liberals-apologize/]BC Liberals Insulting South Asian Community [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-liberals-insulting-south-asian-community/]BC NDP [https://www.desi
Judge Calls Satinder Dhillon’s Lawsuit Over People’s Party Of Canada Name “nonsensical” And Awards Maxime Bernier Led Party $20,000 In Costs
TOPICS:Abbotsford Indo [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/abbotsford-indo/]Justice Roger Lafrenière Lefrenière [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/justice-roger-lafreniere-lefreniere/]Maxime Bernier [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/maxime-bernier/]People's Party Of Canada [https://www.desibu
Congress Dominates In Punjabb By Winning 8 Out Of 13 Seats
TOPICS:Bhagwant Mann [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bhagwant-mann/]BJP [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bjp/]Modi Factor [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/modi-factor/]Navjot Sidhu [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/navjot-sidhu/]Punjab Congress [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/punja
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen Receives 50,000 Petitions To Stop Punjabi Student’s Deportation
TOPICS:Canada Border Services Agency [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/canada-border-services-agency/]Canada Deportation [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/canada-deportation/]CBSA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/cbsa/]Jobanpreet Singh Sandhu [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/jobanpreet-s
Will Narendra Modi Be A Divider Or Unite India In His Next Five Year Reign?
TOPICS:BJP [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bjp/]Congress Party [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/congress-party/]India Elections [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/india-elections/]Modi Divider [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/modi-divider/]Modi Wave [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/m
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Charged With Impersonating A Cop
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 26, 2019 _HARMIT JOHAL OF SURREY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER, AND TWO COUNTS OF FRAUD. ON JANUARY 23, 2019, THE SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ALLEGEDL
Just A Thought: Do You Ever Stop To Think About The Creation, Cultivation And Development Of Thought
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 21, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] PUBLISHER’S NOTE:_ IT IS ONE OF LINK NEWSPAPER FOUNDER AND FORMER EDITOR PROMOD PURI’S MOST THOUGHT-OUT (EXCUSE THE PUN), WELL RESEARCHED AND COMPLEX COL
Ndp To Hold Money Laundering Inquiry That Might Open A Can Of Worms For Bc Liberals
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2019 __ _PREMIER JOHN HORGAN SAID THE FINDINGS OF THREE INDEPENDENT REVIEWS INTO DIRTY MONEY AND THE IMPACTS IT’S HAD ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE B.C. ECONOMY HAVE MADE IT CLEAR A PUBLIC INQUIRY IS NEEDE
Journalism Conference In To!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2019 _THERE ARE TOO MANY IDIOTS PRETENDING TO BE JOURNALISTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BUT REAL JOURNALISM TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND BEING DILIGENT WITH RULES AND ETHICS. SO I TOOK A TRIP OUT EAST TO THE LAND OF
Brampton Hindu Temple President Convicted Of Rape And Jailed For Two And A Half Years
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2019 A PRIEST AT THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE OFFERED TO PAY OFF THE VICTIM TO DROP RAPE CHARGES AGAINST TEMPLE PRESIDENT PARVEEN SHARMA! _PARVEEN SHARMA WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE IN BRAMPTON
Ihit Release Video Clip Of Suspected Murderers Of 18-year-old Austin Grewal In Hopes Of Catching The Killers
Surrey RCMP on the scene following a report of shots fired in the area of Abbey Drive and 176 Street of Surrey. Police arrived to find a male victim suffering from gun shot wounds. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Photo by Shane MacKichan [PNG Merlin Archive] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https
Jinny Sims Denies “fired” Ex-staffer’s Claims About Money For Reference Letters And Other Accusations
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 15, 2019 __ __ _MINISTER OF CITIZENS SERVICES JINNY SIMS RESPONDED WEDNESDAY, STRONGLY DENYING ALL THE ACCUSATIONS WHICH INCLUDE WRITING VISA SUPPORT LETTERS FOR 10 PAKISTANIS ON BEHALF OF HER SUPPORTER RAB
Another Ufc Triumph For Arjan Bhullar!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 _FORMER OLYMPIAN AND COMMONWEALTH GOLD MEDALIST ARJAN BHULLAR WENT TOE TO TOE WITH CHALLENGER JUAN ADAMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN OTTAWA IN ANOTHER UFC TRIUMPH FOR THE WRESTLER-TURNED-MMA FIGHTER. BHULLA
“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
More Violence At Punjabi Gangster-rapper-singer Sidhu Moosewala’s Show In Calgary
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 __ _AFTER STRING OF VIOLENCE-RIDDEN CONCERTS BY PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER-SINGER SIDHU MOOSEWALA, INCLUDING A VIOLENCE-FILLED CONCERT IN SURREY IN FEBRUARY, HIS CONCERT LAST WEEKEND IN CALGARY WAS MAR
Slavery: How Manusmriti In India And America’s Jim Crow Laws Created Slavery And Violence Against Dalits And Black-americans
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 __ _JIM CROW WAS A LEGITIMIZED AND EVEN LEGALIZED ANTI-BLACK RACISM WHICH RELEGATED AFRICAN AMERICANS NOT ONLY AS SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS BUT DESIGNATED THEM INTO A “WAY OF LIFE” BY WHITE AMERICAN
Punjabi Trucker From Abbotsford Accused Of Harassing Woman Late At Night And Stealing Her Phone
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 9, 2019 __ __ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER WITH AN ACCENT, WHO APPEAR TO BE DRIVING A TRUCK FOR ABBOTSFORD-BASED HARJAP TRUCKING, IS ACCUSED OF HARASSING A YOUNG WOMAN LATE AT NIGHT AS SHE WALKED HOME AND THEN
South Asian Gangsters Wreck Havoc In Surrey Neighbourhood
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 8, 2019 VIOLENT CRIME IN SURREY ROSE 43 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019, REPORT RCMP! SURREY IS TRULY GOING TO THE DOGS AS VIOLENT CRIME IS WAY UP AND GANGSTERS AND KILLERS ARE ROAMING THE STREETS OF SURREY
Sandeep Singh: Spinning His Way To Guinness Book Of World Records Glory
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 1, 2019 __ _SANDEEP SINGH OF ABBOTSFORD HAS MASTERED THE ART OF SPINNING THE BASKETBALL ON FINGERS AND EVEN ON TOOTHBRUSH FOR LONGEST PERIODS OF TIME. HE HAS BECOME THE INVINCIBLE CHAMPION OF SPINNING A BASK
Police Release Photo Of Vehicle Of Interest In Hopes Of Catching The Killers Of An 18-year-old Gunned Down Last Friday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 1, 2019 __ _INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED A RED CHRYSLER 300 SEDAN BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED TO THE SHOOTING. ANYONE WITH DASH CAM VIDEO AND/OR CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM THE AREA AROUND THE TIME OF THE SHOOTIN
Sidhu Moosewala Show Stabbing Suspect Turns Himself In
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 30, 2019 __ _THE STABBING HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 10 P.M. ON FEB. 15, WHEN AN ESTIMATED 500 PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING THE SIDHU MOOSEWALA CONCERT FEATURING OTHER LOCAL AND PUNJAB-BASED ARTISTS AT BOLLYWOOD BANQ
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
Hate Crime: Rcmp Arrest Racist Who Advocated Putting A Pressure Cooker Bomb At Surrey’s Khalsa Day Parade
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 26, 2019 __ _FACEBOOK USER BY THE NAME RYAN MCCABE WROTE THE HATEFUL WORDS OF BLOWING UP SIKH-CANADIANS ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA SITE LINKED A STORY DESCRIBING THE “NEW RECORD” NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THIS YEAR
Police Say Dodge Durango A “vehicle Of Interest” In Vancouver Shooting That Killed South Asian Man
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 26, 2019 __ _AUTHORITIES FOUND THE WHITE DURANGO THE SAME NIGHT NEAR WEST 22ND AVENUE AND YEW STREET FOLLOWING THE GANGLAND MURDER OF MANOJ KUMAR. IT HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE, AND INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE VEH
Brave Singh: Ndp Leader Shows Incredible Courage And Strength In Revealing Childhood Sexual Abuse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 25, 2019 __ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, WHO REVEALED THAT HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A BOY, TALKS ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLY JOURNEY TO POLITICS IN HIS NEW BOOK “LOVE & COURAGE”._ OTTAWA – Federal NDP Lead
Bc Government Gives $1 Million Grant For Upgrades To Victoria Gurdwara
Accessibility and kitchen facilities upgrades will help the Sikh Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) Gurdwara better serve people in Greater Victoria, thanks to a $1-million grant from the Province. Learn more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019PREM0036-000665 POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.des
Former Ontario Pc Leader Patrick Brown Was Pressured To Drop Sikh Candidate By Indian Consulate Officials
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 24, 2019 WSO SAYS INDIAN INTERFERENCE IN CANADIAN POLITICS ‘SHOCKING’! _ACCORDING TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL INVESTIGATION, FORMER ONTARIO PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER PATRICK BROWN, NOW THE MAYOR
Wso Writes To Public Safety Minister Goodale On Concerns Over Indian Government Interference In Canada Following Arrest Of Indian Spies In Germany
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 18, 2019 _LAST WEEK, GERMANY LAID CHARGES AGAINST TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR SPYING ON THE SIKH AND KASHMIRI COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO INDIA’S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WI
Vancouver Businessman David Sidoo Fighting All Charges In Us College Cheating Scandal
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 18, 2019 __ _THE NEW INDICTMENT SAID SIDOO FACED A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MONEY LAUNDERING, IN ADDITION TO A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD TO WHICH HE HAS ALREADY PLEADED NOT G
South Asian Man Identified As Vancouver Gangland Shooting Victim
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 17, 2019 __ _MANOJ KUMAR OF VANCOUVER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A THE LATEST VICTIM IN THE ONGOING GANGLAND KILLINGS SPREE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND. “BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING, THIS A
Indo-canadian Care Home Worker Killed In Gangland Style Shooting At Surrey Townhouse Complex
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2019 __ __ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE HOMICIDE OF 30-YEAR-OLD AMRENDRA VIJAY KUMAR, WHO DIED FROM A HAIL O
Surrey Rcmp Submits Surrey Voter Fraud Investigation Report To Crown For Possible Charges
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Anti-gang Music Video Targets (ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ) Premieres To Great Community Reaction
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PTC Punjabi Film Awards!
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South Asian Man From Surrey Sought For Newton Sexual Assault
MONTREAL, QUE.: MARCH 11, 2016 -- STK -- Police cruiser lights in the N.D.G. area of Montreal Thursday, March 11, 2016. (John Kenney / MONTREAL GAZETTE) POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN
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Health Canada Warns Of Toxic Herbal Products Sold At Indo-canadian Owned A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic In Surrey And Brampton
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Beware Of Dr. Lipjob: Fake Doc Rajdeep Khakh Avoids Jail Time After Being Convicted Of Illegally Injecting Botox
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 29, 2018 CANADIAN SIKHS OUTRAGED WITH CONGRESS’S SELECTION OF KAMAL NATH AS CM, SAYS WSO _ACCORDING TO DESIBUZZCANADA SOURCES WITHIN THE INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY, NATH GOT THE POST BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONL
Ptc Music Awards: A Fun Night With The Great Sukshinder Shinda
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Xoom Your Money: Paypal Launches A Fast And Secure International Money Transfer Service For Canadian Immigrants
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2018 _A FEW SIMPLE CLICKS VIA THE XOOM MOBILE APP OR WEBSITE AND FAMILY IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN CAN GET MONEY INSTANTLY DEPOSITED DIRECTLY INTO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS AT COMPETITIVE RATES._ VANCOUVER
Khan Family’s Big Lotto Max Win Continues Winning Streak Of Surrey South Asians
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2018 _EXHILARATION AND RELIEF ARE SOME OF THE CHOICE WORDS SURREY’S MOHAMMED KHAN USED TO DESCRIBE HIS FEELINGS AFTER MATCHING ALL SEVEN NUMBERS TO WIN $1 MILLION IN THE LOTTO MAX MAXMILLIONS DRAW
Pappu Pass Ho Gaya: Resurgent Rahul Gandhi Emerges As Strong Opposition Leader After Three Big Wins In State Elections
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 12, 2018 _IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT, IT HAS BEEN LAID TO REST. A YEAR AFTER TAKING OVER AS CONGRESS PRESIDENT, RAHUL GANDHI HAS ARRIVED AS INDIA’S MOST IMPORTANT OPPOSITION LEADER AND A FORMIDABLE CHALLEN
Gang Killing: Raj Sangha Was Involved In The Drug Trade, Ihit Says
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 12, 2018 _AFTER INITIALLY SAYING RANJEEV "RAJ" SANGHA, 41, HAD NO GANG LINKS, THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) SAID SANGHA HAD ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE DRUG TRADE. SANGHA WAS SHOT DOWN ON S
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
Kidsplay Anti Gang Forum Sees Debut Of Anti-gang Music Video Targets
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 5, 2018 OVER 500 YOUTH AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN DRUGS AND GANGS FORUM IN SURREY _AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR PASSION PROJECT – TARGETS – WELL KNOWN FILMMAKER AND JOURNALIST R.
Killing Spree: Bhangra Promoter Latest To Be Gunned Down In Surrey But Police Say Raj Sangha Wasn’t Involved In Gangs
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 30, 2018 _ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS FACEBOOK POSTS AND TRIBUTES, THE PERSON KILLED CLOSE TO 146TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 10 WAS 41-YEAR-OLD RANJEEV “RAJ” SANGHA, WHO WAS KNOWN FOR PROMOTING THE BHANGRA IDOLS
Youtube About To Crown A New King In Indian Music Giant T-series
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 27, 2018 CURRENT YOUTUBE TOPPER PEWDIEPIE SURRENDERS CROWN TO T-SERIES! _T-SERIES PVT., ONE OF INDIA’S LARGEST RECORD LABELS, WILL BECOME THE MOST-SUBSCRIBED CHANNEL ON THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR VIDE
Vpd Deputy Chief Steve Rai Becomes The First South Asian To Be Appointed President Of Municipal Chiefs Of Police
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2018 _"I'M PROUD TO BE THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN SENIOR OFFICER TO BECOME THE PRESIDENT OF THE BC ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL CHIEFS OF POLICE (BCAMCP)," RAI TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THURSDAY. "I ACCEPT THE ROLE
Liberal MP Raj Grewal Suddenly Leaving Politics Over Gambling Addiction And Personal Debt
_THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT GREWAL RESIGNED FROM THE LIBERAL CAUCUS AND HIS SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OVER A GAMBLING ADDICTION AND SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL DEBTS. “EARLIER THIS WEEK, MR. GREWAL TOLD US THAT HE IS UNDERGOING SERIOUS PERSONAL CHALLENGES, AND THAT HE IS
Targets Community Premiere @ Kidsplay Gang Forum!
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Simpson Thomas & Associates Honoured To Receive A+ Rating From Better Business Bureau
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2018 _BERNIE SIMPSON, SENIOR PARTNER AT STA STATED “WE ARE HONOURED TO RECEIVE THIS DESIGNATION FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. VERY FEW PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRMS HAVE BEEN AWARDED THIS DESIGNAT
Bhang & Ganja: Lord Shiva’s Devotees Would Be Joyous Of Cannabis Becoming Legalized In Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bhang & Ganja-SK] _THERE IS A LEGEND ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THIS DIVINE GIFT. IT SAYS THAT WHEN THE GODS AND DEMONS CHURNED THE OCEAN, NECTAR (AMRIT) AS WELL A
Jagvir Malhi: Young Indo-canadian Men Continue Being Murdered In Serial Gang Hits
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 16, 2018 BOTH CITY POLICE AND RCMP NOT EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING THE GANG KILLINGS PROBLEM AS SEEN BY THE LATEST KILLING OF 19-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN IN ABBOTSFORD! UNIVERSITY STUDENT JAGVIR MALHI HAS BE
India’s Population Explosion – Is It An Asset Or A Ticking Time Bomb?
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Kidsplay Basketball!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 16, 2018 _KIDSPLAY HOSTED IT'S FREE ANNUAL KIDS PLAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT NORTH SURREY SECONDARY. THEY PROVIDED TROPHIES, CERTIFICATES, AND $800 TO WINNING TEAMS WITH THE A
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
Tfg Premieres At International Film Festival Of South Asia To Great Audience Response
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 13, 2018 __ _“WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR OUR FILM PREMIERE AT IFFSA AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO SHOWCASE THIS UNIQUELY MULTICULTURAL CANADIAN AND BRITISH COLUMBIA-BASED STORY RIGHT HERE IN MY HOMETOWN OF S
INDUCTEE: Peter Dhillon Takes His Father Rashpal’s Legacy To Canadian Agricultural Hall Of Fame
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [/../../../author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2018 _PETER DHILLON IS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND CANADA’S GROWING CRANBERRY INDUSTRY. HE’S AT THE HELM OF THE LARGEST CRANBERRY FARM IN CANADA WITH OPERATIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND QUEBEC. AND HE’S ONE OF THE LARGEST
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
Tfg @ Iffsa
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Ndp Government Introduces Legislation To Bring Back Bc Human Rights Commission
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 8, 2018 _I HAVE CAMPAIGNED TO BRING BACK THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA EVER SINCE THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONWASDISMANTLED IN 2002. FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS BRITISH COLUMBIA WAS THE ONLY PROVI
Surrey Rcmp Arrests Three Indo-canadian Men With Ties To Lower Mainland Gang War
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 7, 2018 _SAGAR VIRK, SANDEEP MATHAROO AND MANJIT BAHIA, ALL OF SURREY, HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF COUNTS INCLUDING ASSAULT WITH WEAPON, UTTERING THREATS AND RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING A PEACE OFFIC
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Gets Six-month Jail Sentence For Kelowna Crash
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2018 _ANISH KUMAR OF SURREY CROSSED THE CENTRE LANE ON CLEMENT AVENUE NEAR RICHTER STREET IN KELOWNA ON FEBRUARY 2016 WITH HIS NEW MERCEDES, SMASHING INTO AN ONCOMING MINI-VAN CARRYING FOUR PEOPLE AND
Surrey Rcmp Seek Help In Identifying Suspect They Believe Is South Asian Or Black
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GQ9-YISaw SURREY – Surrey RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect they believe is either South Asian or Black. On November 2, 20
Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Feature The Fusion Generation Will Make It’s World Premiere At International Film Festival Of South Asia Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 2, 2018 INVITE ONLY: GET INVITED FOR NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IFFSA VANCOUVER 2018 FROM NOV 8-11 – JUST GO TO THEIR WEBISTE AND REGISTER FOR PASSES! _I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY AND F
Mccallum Gets The Skytrain And Surrey Policing Green-light From Trudeau But Funding Still Up In The Air
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 2, 2018 _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU MET WITH NEWLY ELECTED METRO VANCOUVER MAYORS THURSDAY, INCLUDING VANCOUVER'S KENNEDY STEWART AND SURREY'S DOUG MCCALLUM TO TALK SHOP AND THE LOWER MAINLAND'S TRANS
Rituraj Grewal Of Surrey Charged With Criminal Negligence Causing Death In Crash That Killed 17-year-old Soccer Player
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 29, 2018 _RITURAJ KAUR GREWAL OF SURREY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE IN THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSING DEATH, CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE IN THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSING BODILY
Three Indo-canadians Win In Brampton Where Community Helps Elect Controversial Former Ontario Conservative Leader As Mayor
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 29, 2018 _SITTING MAYOR OF “MINI PUNJAB” LINDA JEFFREY WAS DEFEATED BY FORMER PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY (PCP) LEADER PATRICK BROWN, WHO WAS FORCED OUT OF THE LEADERSHIP AFTER CHARGES OF SEXUAL HA
More Than Dozen Indo-Canadians Win Civic Polls In BC
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Doug Paaji Rides Anti-lrt Sentiment And Vote Split To A Return To Mayor’s Chair In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 29, 2018 JACK HUNDIAL AND MANDEEP NAGRA ELECTED TO SURREY COUNCIL DOMINATED BY SAFE SURREY! _SURREY FIRST AND TOM GILL GOT DONE IN BY THE ANTI-LRT SENTIMENT AND VOTE SPLIT WITH HIS FORMER PARTY AND COUNC
Trail-blazing Social Worker Shashi Assanand Retires
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Bc Introduces Legislation To Better Protect Temporary Foreign Workers From Exploitation
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‘himalayan Viagra’ Under Threat From Climate Change
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2018 BOSTON – A parasitic fungus that is more valuable than gold, and is nicknamed “Himalayan Viagra” due to its demand as an impotence cure, could vanish if current harvesting and climate t
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
Indo-canadian Candidate Kicked Out By Alberta Party Over “old World” Discriminatory Views
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2018 _THE ALBERTA PARTY VOTED MONDAY TO DISQUALIFY YASH SHARMA AS ITS CANDIDATE FOR EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE AFTER “BECOMING AWARE OF AN EVENT HE ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WAS CRITICAL
Surrey’s Gary Sharma Wins $1 Million In Lotto 6/49 Superdraw
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2018 _“I WAS REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY ZEROS WHEN I LOGGED INTO MY ACCOUNT,” SAID GARY SHARMA, WHO IMMEDIATELY SHARED THE GOOD NEWS WITH HIS WIFE. “SHE WAS JUST AS SHOCKED. WE CHECKED THE AC
Surrey Votes: Will Tom Gill Ride The Lrt To Victory Or “doug Paaji” Sneak In On The Skytrain?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2018 SURREY WILL HAVE A NEW FAMILIAR FACE IN THE MAYOR’S CHAIR TONIGHT! _AS THE CAMPAIGN PROGRESSED, THE ANTI-LRT SENTIMENT HAS BEGUN TO SUBSIDE AS PEOPLE GOT FULL INFORMATION OF SURREY’S TRANSIT
Housing And Crime Top Two Issues For Surrey Voters As They Get Set For Election Day, Says New Poll
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2018 _WHILE IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HEATED ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN SURREY IN RECENT YEARS, PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WHERE THINGS ALWAYS SEEM TO MORE HEATED THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE WITH THE U
#ME TOO: My Own Story As A Journalist In India And The Rogue Gallery Of Dirty Old Men Like Aziz Barney Of Rashtriya Sahara Magazine
_THOUGH I CANNOT FORGET THE SUFFERING I HAD ENDURED THAT TIME, YET YEARS LATER, I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS ETHICAL ENOUGH TO TAKE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HARMED ME AS I HOPE, SOME “MAY BE” LEADING A QUIET LIFE SOMEWHERE NOW. QUIET POSSIBLE, THEY “MAY” HAVE DAUGHTERS OF THEIR OWN, AND “MAY
Param Grewal And Jessie Dusange Make Final Push For Achieving For Delta
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 19, 2018 GEORGHE HARVIE SAYS HIS EXPERIENCE FOR MAYOR'S POSITION IS UNMATCHABLE! _GEORGIE HARVIE: “I REALLY HAVE 27 YEARS OF EVERY MONDAY EXPERIENCE [OF GOING TO COUNCIL]. IN BURNABY I WAS THERE EVERY
Don’t Let The Fear Of Minority Government Stop You For Voting Yes On Proportional Representation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2018 _MINORITY OR COALITION GOVERNMENTS ARE MORE ACCOUNTABLE AS PARTIES CANNOT WIN FALSE MAJORITIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO RULE WITH IMPUNITY FOR FOUR YEARS. RATHER, THEY MUST CONTINUALLY SECURE THE SUPPO
School Trustee Candidate: Aronjit Lageri Says He Represents Much Needed Change On Surrey School Board
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2018 _"BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR STUDENTS TODAY WHO WILL BE TOMORROW’S LEADERS IS WHAT DRIVES MY PASSION TO BE A SCHOOL TRUSTEE FOR SURREY SCHOOL BOARD," SAID ARONJIT._ SURREY – Aronj
How Safe Is Your Neighborhood Intersection?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2018 _WHETHER YOU DRIVE TO WORK, GO FOR A BICYCLE RIDE EVERY MORNING, OR HAVE CHILDREN THAT WALK TO SCHOOL, IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT THE INTERSECTIONS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD (OR THOS
George Harvie, Param Grewal’s Achieving For Delta Slate Gets Boost With Mayor Lois Jackson Joining As Council Candidate
_THE GEORGE HARVIE LED ACHIEVING FOR DELTA SLATE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE VERY LIKEABLE AND VETERAN POLITICO PARAM GREWAL, GOT A BOOST THIS WEEK WITH 19-YEAR MAYOR OF DELTA LOIS HARVIE’S SLATE AS A COUNCIL CANDIDATE. TOPPING THE DELTA POLLS SINCE 1999, JACKSON WAS FIRST ELECTED TO COUNCIL I
IHIT Releases Sumeet Randhawa’s Suspected Killer’s Video, Seeks Public Assistance
_FOLLOWING THE GANGLAND SLAYING OF SURREY'S SUMEET RANDHAWA, THE POLICE LOCATED AN ABANDONED AND STOLEN BLACK HUMMER H3 WITH WASHINGTON STATE LICENSE PLATES IN THE 6700-BLOCK OF 129 STREET. POLICE SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS USED BY ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF RANDHAWA. AS A RESULT OF
OPINION: Surrey Needs LRT Immediately And Only Has Three Days Left To Make It Happen
_SURREY IS AT A MAJOR CROSSROAD. AS WE APPROACH THE FINAL DAYS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHICH PROVERBIAL ROUTE WILL THE CITY TAKE? A ROUTE WELCOMING THE 21ST CENTURY ADDING AN EFFICIENT MODE OF MASS TRANSIT TO AN UNDERSERVED NETWORK? OR WILL IT REGRESS INTO A 20TH CENTURY ERA AUTODOM MIRED IN GR
Surrey Firefighters Endorse Tom Gill!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 16, 2018 _SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOM GILL RECEIVED A BIG ENDORSEMENT FROM THE SURREY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. THE GROUP ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY ENDORSE TOM GILL AS OUR NEXT
Target: Shooter Made Sure To Get His Target In Killing Of An Indo-canadian Gangster In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 15, 2018 SUMEET RANDHAWA LATEST TO BE GUNNED DOWN IN GANG WARFARE IN SURREY _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT THE LATEST YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN TO KILLED IN SURREY IS
Rcmp Say No Party Or Candidate Involved In Attempted Voter Fraud In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 12, 2018 ZERO VOTER FRAUD TOOK PLACE IN SURREY BECAUSE ELECTION COMMISSION ACTED QUICKLY AND STOPPED ALL MAIL IN BALLOTS! _ZERO VOTER FRAUD ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN SURREY AS NO BALLOTS WERE SENT TO ANY INDI
Rcmp Investigating Alleged Voter Manipulation In Richmond Election
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 12, 2018 _“THE RICHMOND RCMP SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT (SCU) LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER BEING CONTACTED LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,” SAYS CORPORAL DENNIS HWANG. “ WE ARE ASKING THAT IF YOU BEEN APPROAC
Padam Deceased: Missing Indo-canadian Man Found Dead
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 11, 2018 _DARSHAN SINGH PADAM, DESCRIBED AS A 58 YEARS OLD EAST INDIAN MALE, 5’9” TALL, 230 POUNDS, WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, HAD GONE MISSING THIS WEEK BUT POLICE ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY THAT PAD
Was Cknw, Global Tv News Duped Into Reporting “fake News” About Surrey Election Fraud?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 11, 2018 IS ELECTION FRAUD STORY A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST TOM GILL OR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SURREY OR SOMETHING MUCH MORE INSIDIOUS? _DESIBUZZCANADA EXCLUSIVE: __DESIBUZZCANADA HAS RECEIVED EXCL
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
Lol Stars: Edgy Indian Stand-up Comedians Coming To Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 8, 2018 __ __ _GET READY FOR RAHUL SUBRAMANIAN AND KUNAL KAMRA, WHO ARE COMING TO VANCOUVER TO ROCK LOCAL COMEDY LOVERS OUT OF THEIR CHAIRS WITH THEIR EDGY HUMOUR._ VANCOUVER – Are you ready for som
Perv Alert: High-risk Sex Offender Has Moved To Surrey To An Undisclosed Location
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_THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER ITS INVESTIGATION AFTER THE SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING HAS LEFT 19-YEAR-OLD GAGANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL DEAD AND HIS 15-YEAR-OLD COUSIN WITH INJURIES. DHALIWAL WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE TH
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_THE TEAM TRUDEAU BBQ FEATURING A NUMBER OF SURREY-DELTA LIBERAL MPS AND MINISTERS INCLUDING CARLA QUALTROUGH AND SUKH DHALIWAL AND OTHERS WAS AN OVERCROWDED AFFAIR WITH MANY PEOPLE FORCED TO TURN BACK DUE TO THE ATTENDANCE OF PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU, WHO MADE A BRIEF APPEARANCE WITH A RALLYING CR
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Sitar Maestro Pandit Harvinder Sharma To Launch Kvp Heritage Concert Series
TO KICK OFF HIS KVP HERITIAGE INITIATIVE, THE GREAT SHOWMAN KAMAL SHARMA IS GIVING CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVERS A REAL TREAT WITH THEIR FIRST OFFERING OF INDIA'S LEGENDARY SITAR MAESTRO PANDIT HARVINDER SHARMA & TABLA MAESTRO USTAD CASSIUS KHAN, WHO WILL REGALE AUDIENCES AT BRITISH COLUMBIA'S FINES
Targets: The Anti-gang Storyline!
_SOME DAYS GO JUST RIGHT AND PEOPLE SHOW UP TO PLAY GANGSTERS AND DRUG PUSHERS ALL IN THE NAME OF ART AND ACTING-FILMING AND TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR CURRENT STATE OF RISING GANG VIOLENCE AND KILLINGS. IT’S THAT TIME IN OUR ANTI-GANG MUSIC VIDEO WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN AND DURING F
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_THE BODY OF KULJIT “STEVE” BOPARAI WAS RECOVERED FROM _ _NEPTUNE BEACH IN WASHINGTON STATE. BOPARAI _ _ WENT MISSING FROM A FLOAT HOME IN LADNER IN APRIL._ _RICHMOND – THE BODY OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO WENT MISSING IN APRIL HAS BEEN LOCATED IN WASHINGTON STATE._ _THE BODY
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OBITUARY – Hardip Singh (Deep) Sahni _FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DEEP WILL TAKE PLACE AT RIVERSIDE FUNERAL HOME AT 2:00PM ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 04, 2018 AT 7410 HOPCOTT ROAD, DELTA, BC. THE PRAYERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT SHRI GURU RAVIDASS SABHA GURUDWARA SAHIB, 7271 GILLEY, BURNABY, BC AT
Allegedly Wanted Punjab Gangster Gurjot Garcha Dies In Surrey From Overdose
_ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS FROM PUNJAB, GURJOT GARCHA WAS ALLEGEDLY WANTED IN MULTIPLE CRIMINAL CASES, INCLUDING THE MURDER OF MANMINDER SINGH ALIAS MINDHI, BROTHER OF SLAIN GANGSTER RUPINDER GANDHI. ACCORDING TO HIS FRIENDS, GARCHA DIED FROM DRUG OVERDOSE LEADING TO CARDIAC ARREST ON SUNDAY. TH
Indo-american Military Man Shot Himself After Killing Woman And Shooting Up Two Cars In Renton, Washington
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 27, 2018 _TEJWANT DANJOU HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE WOMAN'S DEATH. THE MAN AND WOMAN WERE KNOWN TO EACH OTHER AND WERE FROM SURREY, BC._ WEST KELOWNA – An Indo-Ca
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Toronto Shooter: Was Mentally Disturbed Faisal Hussain The “joker” From The Batman Movie As He Once Allegedly Described Himself?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 25, 2018 _FAISAL HUSSAIN WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE ASSAILANT IN SUNDAY'S DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE AND HIS FAMILY IMMEDIATELY CONDEMNED THE VIOLENCE AND TOLD THE MEDIA THAT HE HAD SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. HU
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 24, 2018 _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM IDENTIFIED THE LATEST VICTIM OF HOMICIDE IN ABBOTSFORD AS 32-YEAR-OLD SUKHPREET GREWAL, A RESIDENT OF THE FRASER VALLEY CITY. ON JULY 20, 2018 AT 12:40 P.
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2018 _KIDS PLAY FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW CANADA KABADDI FEDERATION, HOSTED TEAMS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD AT BELL KABADDI PARK FOR THE VERY FIRST U21 KABADDI WORLD CUP LAST SUNDAY IN SURREY.
Mistaken Identity: Was The Intended Target A South Asian In The Gangland Shooting That Killed An Innocent Surrey Man?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2018 _SOURCES HAD EARLIER TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT IN FACT THE INTENDED TARGET WAS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO EITHER LIVED IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OR MOVED THERE RECENTLY. DURING A RECENT VISIT TO THE AREA, INVE
Trade Wars: Are Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Better Than Military Wars Of Former Us Presidents
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2018 _THE AMERICAN MEDIA HAS REALLY COME HARD ON TRUMP FOR THE WAY HE CONDUCTED HIMSELF AT THIS SUMMIT. THE MEDIA FEELS THAT TRUMP HAS SURRENDERED AMERICAN INTERESTS AND PRESTIGE BEFORE PUTIN. ARNOLD SCH
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 16, 2018 _THE FALLOUT FROM THE GERMAN REPORT ON MONEY LAUNDERING IN BC CASINOS IS HITTING THE NEW BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON HARD AND HE IS FURTHER BEING PUMMELLED BY THE NDP ON HIS PARTY'S FAILURE T
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Indo-canadian Trucker Killed Members Of Humboldt Broncos In Crash
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 9, 2018 Can Canada become the new hub for Punjabi Culture? This hard hitting question is hitting everybody’s mind especially the Jatt sikhs. BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Can Canada become the new hub for Punj
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 17, 2018 DOUG MCCALLUMTO FIELD FULL SLATE FOR SURREY MAYOR, COUNCIL _FORMER SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM LAID OUT HIS THREE-PRONGED AGENDA WHICH HAS CRIME AT THE TOP OF HIS PRIORITY WHICH INCLUDES SURREY GETT
Peter Dhillon Among Five New Inductees At Canadian Agricultural Hall Of Fame
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Congress Playing Dirty Politics With Bjp For “black Money”
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Indo-canadian Hoops Star Manroop Clair To Be Part Of Thunderbirds Men’s Basketball Program
MANROOP CLAIR IS TRANSFERRING FROM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY – AN NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL IN THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – AND WILL HAVE TWO YEARS OF U SPORTS ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. “IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, IT’S LIKE A SECOND CHANCE I’M GETTING,” SAID CLAIR, WHO WILL BE PURSUING A MAS
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[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
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South Asian Makes Their Voice Loud Against Murders On Street
SURREY – Over 2000 people packed Surrey City Plaza Wednesday night to let their voices be heard loud and clear that they are not going idly sit by and have their children murdered on the streets of Surrey. The WakeUp! Rally was held just over a week after two young Indo-Canadian boys were gun
Desis In The Diaspora!
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [KidsPlay] [Kidsplay2] _THE WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION KIDS PLAY FOUNDATION TACKED RACISM WITH A RECENT ANT-RACISM EVENT IN SURREY. THEY WAN
Meddling Indian Consulate Staff Tried To Ban Punjab Pavilion At Toronto’s Carabram Festival
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] Canadian Foreign Minister Calls Out Indian Diplomats For Interfering In Ontario Cultural Festival! [Indian diplomats-interfering] _BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY F
Wanted Indo-canadian Brothers Turn Themselves In
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Wanted Indo-Bros] _TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD PAVANDEEP UPPAL AND 19 YEAR OLD JASONDEEP UPPAL WERE WANTED ON WARRANTS RELATED TO CHARGES OF FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, KIDNA
Talking Everything Politics With “the Minister Of Everything” Jinny Sims
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 23, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _“I WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED AS SOMEONE WHO WAS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FOR HELPING PEOPLE SEE THAT EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES AND CELEBRAT
Russia House: Britain Lost Its Empire But Not Its Arrogance
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Canada’s Wanna-be First Sikh Billionaire Donates A Generous $10 Million To Alberta University
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Gangland Violence Continues To Send Young Indo-canadian Men To The Grave
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 18, 2018 TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD PARDIP BRAR THE LATEST TO BE GUNNED DOW IN SURREY! [Pardip BRAR-Shot-Dead2] _CPL. FRANK JANG SAID IN A NEWS RELEASE THAT PARDIP BRAR, FROM DELTA, WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND THA
Indo-canadian Woman Wanted In Abduction Of Her 9-year-old Son
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Conspiracy? What Is Behind Kejriwal’s “sorry Plea” To Majithia As Punjab Aap On The Verge Of Collapse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] KEJRIWAL HAS 'MURDERED' AAP IN PUNJAB, SAYS CONGRESS MINISTER SIDHU! [AAP-collapse12] _IS THERE SOME CONSPIRACY OR SHADY DEALINGS BEHIND DELHI CHIEF MINISTER AR
American Sikh Woman-led Campaign Pays Homage To Legendary Sikh Women
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The Fusion Generation Trailer Launch At Ficci Frames
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Jaspal Atwal Accepts Responsibility For His Actions 32 Years Ago And Says His Past Has Been Long Dead
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Indo-canadian Liberal Mp Kicked Out By Party After Being Found Guilty Of Harassment
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 4, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] BUT DARSHAN KANG SAYS HE’S STAYING ON AS CALGARY MP! [darshan-kang2] _AN INVESTIGATOR FOUND KANG ACTED IMPROPERLY BY TRYING TO ENTER THE OTTAWA HOTEL ROOM OF A
Pakoras And Chai With Andrew Wilkinson!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Andrew Wilkinson-Chai9-] _NEW BC LIBERAL LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON CAME TO SURREY FOR HIS FIRST MEET AND GREET WITH THE SOUTH ASIAN MEET. THAT HE CAME TO SEE US AF
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 _AS OUR COMMUNITIES ESTABLISH THEIR ROOTS IN THEIR ADOPTED HOME IN CANADA, SEVA IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT. IT IS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH COMMUNITIES RECONNECT AND BUILD NEW RELATIONSHIPS
Would-be Assassin Jaspal Atwal Says Media Being Paid To Do Khalistan Extremism Propaganda But That Movement Died In The 1980s!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] THE ATWAL INVITATION SCANDAL FORCES SURREY MP SARAI OUT OF BC CAUCUS CHAIR [Jaspal Atwal-Extremist2] _SURREY CENTRE LIBERAL MP RANDEEP SARAI HAD CLAIMED RESPONS
Indian Pm Narendra Modi’s Canada-india Framework Very Troubling, Says Wso
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 3, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [WSO-Kirpan2] _CANADA AND INDIA HAD AN INTELLIGENCE SHARING ARRANGEMENT BEFORE, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE INSURGENCY IN PUNJAB IN THE 80S AND 90S. THAT ARRANGEME
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
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Facing Child Pornography Charges After Being Caught At Ontario-us Border
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Bachra-Arrested] _IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW SURGIT SINGH BACHRA WAS CAUGHT OR HIS PHONE OR COMPUTER WAS SEIZED THAT CONTAINED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BUT THERE IS SOME CHATT
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
Pink Shirt Day: Anti-bullying Mob Shines In North Delta
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Justin Trudeau’s India Trip Was The Most Successful By A Canadian Prime Minister Because It Exposed India’s Double Standards On Extremism And “lovable Khalistanis”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 27, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Partition-museum8] _WHILE THE KHALISTAN CONSPIRACY CONTROVERSY TOOK CENTER STAGE OF TRUDEAU OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS IN INDIA, ON THE SIDELINES, THE INDIAN MEDIA AL
Iconic Bollywood Superstar Sridevi Kapoor Dies At 54
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2018 [TFG-banners website -F] [Sridevi Kapoor-dies2] _THE BBC REPORTS THAT THE ACTRESS DIED IN DUBAI, WHERE SHE WAS IN TOWN FOR A WEDDING. HER HUSBAND BONEY KAPOOR AND DAUGHTER KHUSHI WERE WITH HER
Padmaavat Stereotypes Muslims And Glorifies Immolation Custom
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2018 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Padmavat-PP3] _CONTRARILY, IT HAS OVERSTEPPED IN GLORIFYING RAJPUTS’ IDENTITY. THEIR ETHICAL CHARACTER, BESIDES AS A WARRIOR COMMUNITY, HAS BEEN INTENTLY PRIORITIZ
FILM REVIEW: Controversial Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali Serves Up Cinematic Propaganda And Dishonest Portrayal Of History In Padmavat
_THE GREAT BUT CONTROVERSIAL BOLLYWOOD WRITER-DIRECTOR SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI HAS BASICALLY PUT HIMSELF IN THE GUTTER WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS RAJPUT HINDU PROPAGANDA THAT GLORIFIED THE INDIVIDUAL SUICIDE THE SATI (MASS SUICIDE AS IN PADMAVAT CALLED JAUHAR)._ CAST: RANVEER SINGH, DEEPIKA PADUKONE, SH
Family Makes Appeal For Information A Year After Their Son Satkar Singh Sidhu Was Murdered
FAMILY MAKES APPEAL FOR INFORMATION A YEAR AFTER THEIR SON SATKAR SINGH SIDHU WAS MURDERED POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 23, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sidhu-family-homicide2] _TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD SATKAR SIDHU WAS S
Indo-canadian Man Charged With Imprisoning And Beating Woman Goes On Trial
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 24, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-man-charged] _KEHAR GARRY SANGHA, 52, FACES NINE CHARGES RELATED TO RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS A WOMAN WAS VIOLENTLY HELD AGAINST HER WILL FOR FOUR DAYS
Anti-trudeau Propaganda In India Finally Produces An “extremist” From Long Ago Who Is “a-okay” With The Motherland
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 22, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDIA GETTING CRITICISM AS TO HOW DID THIS “EXTREMIST” JASPAL ATWAL GET A VISA TO TRAVEL TO INDIA? [Jaspal Atwal-Extremist] _THE NEWS THAT JASPAL ATWAL,
India Has Not Only Snubbed Pm Justin Trudeau But Canada Too And That’s Shameful
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 23, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Trudeau-Golden Temple7] _INDIA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE BILATERAL RELATIONS, BUT THEY HAVE SOURED EVEN FURTHER. CANADA-INDIA HAVE NOT ENJOYED THE MO
Sean Bindra Organized Anti-bullying Flash Mob To Take Place On Feb. 27 In North Delta
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _ON FEBRUARY 27, MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS FROM SIX SCHOOLS IN DELTA, BC (CHALMERS ELEMENTARY, ANNIEVILLE ELEMENTARY, JARVIS TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY, MCCLOSKEY E
Former Mp Dhaliwal Says Indian Media And Government’s Preoccupation With Khalistan Has Derailed Focus Of Justin Trudeau’s Visit
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 20, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Herb-Dhaliwal-BC-Libs2] _HERB DHALIWAL, WHO SERVED AS CANADA’S MINISTER FOR REVENUE AND NATURAL RESOURCES FROM 1997 TO 2003, SAID THE STICKING ISSUE BETWEE
Surrey Realtor Kaminder Rai Latest To Be Killed In Escalation Of Gang Violence
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] RAI KILLED IN FRONT OF WESTSIDE VANCOUVER OWNED BY WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN! [Khanna-shooting-Rai] _SURREY REALTOR KAMINDER "KAM" RAI IS THE LATE
Richmond Farmers Decry Reduction To Home Sizes!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Richmond-Farmers5] _RICHMOND FARMLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION ATTENDED AN OPEN HOUSE HOSTED BY CITY OF RICHMOND THURSDAY EVENING AND THEN HELD A PROTEST FRIDAY MO
Indo-canadian From Brampton Among Four Charged With Forcing Teen Girls Into Sex Trade
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-PIMP] _FORTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED PIMP SUKHMINDER LOTA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF A PERSON UNDER 18 BY EXERCISING CON
Indo-british Drug Dealer Daljinder Bassi Jailed For 13 Years For Drugs And Money Laundering
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Brit-Drug-Dealer2] _POLICE RECOVERED $1.3 MILLION AND 22 KILOS OF HIGH-QUALITY DRUGS FROM DALJINDER BASSI, INCLUDING HEROIN AND COCAINE FROM HIS HOME AF
South Asian Man From Surrey Shot And Killed In Langley
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 14, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South-Asian-Dead3] _IHIT CONFIRMED THAT 23-YEAR-OLD TAREK ALI AL-ROMESHI OF SURREY WAS THE VICTIM OF HOMICIDE. IT IS STILL EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION BUT I
Two South Asian Sfu Alumni Fast Track Their Way To Techstars Accelerator
Lukas-Karim Mehri (l) and Gautam Sadarangani, of BioInteractive Technologies, have developed a gesture recognition wristband - the device has drawn the attention of Techstars, a major U.S.-based accelerator. [PNG Merlin Archive] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/Des
Trudeau Liberals Bring Changes To Canada’s Citizenship Revocation Process
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Wso Calls For Full Investigation Of “murderer” Tytler’s Recordings
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 9, 2018 [WSO-Kirpan2] _THE DELHI SIKH GURDWARA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DSGMC) RELEASED VIDEO CLIPS THIS WEEK AND TRANSCRIPTS OF SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER JAGDISH TYTLER, IN WHICH HE IS PURPORTED TO ADMIT
Is Bc Liberal Favouring Ridings Over Members Really The Best Way To Choose A Party Leader?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 9, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [BC Liberal Leadership-score-card4] _AS THEY DID IN 2011, THE B.C. LIBERAL PARTY OPTED TO CONTINUE WITH ITS PRACTICE OF FAVOURING RIDINGS OVER MEMBERS. UNDER T
Ndp Puts The Taps On Icbc Payouts In An Effort To Fix Bc Liberals’ Billion Dollars In The Hole Mess
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 9, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Christy-cling-to-power2] _THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE, SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN APRIL 2019, IS A $5,500 CAP ON PAIN AND SUFFERING PAYOUTS FOR MINOR INJURY CLAIMS. THE
Ndp To Push Up Minimum Wage To $12.65 An Hour In June, $15 In 2021
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Indo-canadians In North Delta Protest Second Class Treatment By Delta Mayor, Council
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 7, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Delta-second-class3-] _SPEAKERS OVERWHELMINGLY EMPHASIZED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED HOUSING CAP SET IN NORTH DELTA ONLY AND CHOPPING OF THE FRONT WALL
In A Shocker, Andrew Wilkinson Beats Dianne Watts To Win The Bc Liberal Leadership In Close Race
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Lalji Family Makes $3 Million Donation To Urgent Care Centre At Bc Women’s Hospital
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Indo-canadian Man Killed In Senseless Attack While Trying To Stop Bar Fight
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Well Known Hells Angels Crime Boss Larry Ronald Amero Arrested For The Murders Of Indo-canadian Ogs Sandip Duhre And Sukhveer Dhak
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“political Flu” Killed Bc Liberal Party Leader In Less Than 24 Hours
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Another Indo-canadian Man Gunned Down In Gangland Violence
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 21, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-man-killed-Abby-IHIT] _“IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE ONGOING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATORS ARE CONFIRMING 24-YEAR-OLD LOVEPREET SINGH DHALIWAL OF AB
Aisro Canada Accuses Vancouver Indian Consulate Officials And Hindi Divas Organzers Of Racism Against Dalits
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Jagmohan Singh And Satnam Johal Sue Sukhi Sandhu And Punjabi Radio Station For Defamation
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Hollywood Harv Fronted Outrageous Desi Comedy Bakwaas’ Tickles The Funny Bone On Jan. 27
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Harj Nagra-deep Jandu Collaboration “kyon” Tops The Charts Across Continents
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 19, 2018 [TFG-banners website -F] [Harj-Nagra] _MUSIC PRODUCER-SINGER HARJ NAGRA AND ANOTHER RISING YOUNG MUSIC PRODUCER-SINGER DEEP JANDU’S SINGLE KYON HAS TOPPED THE CHARTS AND HAS BEEN TRENDING HIG
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
Canadian Agency Report Says Harsh Economic, Environment Conditions Forcing More Indians To Seek Migration To Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2019 __ _“ORGANISED HUMAN SMUGGLING: INDIA IS A KNOWN SOURCE, DESTINATION AND TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INSURGENCY; OVERPOPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION (I.E. DANGEROUS LEVELS
Fake Cop: South Asian Man Posing As A Policeman Steals Cash And Credit Cards
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Fake-Cop] _ON DECEMBER 2ND AND 19TH, 2017, SURREY RCMP WAS CALLED AFTER A MAN CLAIMING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER ALLEGEDLY STOLE FROM HIS VICTIMS. IN BOTH CASE
Surrey Rcmp Identify Car Of Missing Indo-canadian Man Sachdeep Dhoot
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [large] _MISSING PERSON SACHDEEP DHOOT IS DESCRIBED AS AN 18 YEARS OLD SOUTH ASIAN MALE, 5’9”, 115 LBS., BLACK SHORT HAIR AND BROWN EYES. POLICE SAY DHOOT
Two Young Indo-canadian Men Gunned Down In Vancouver Shooting
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 15, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Van-Killings2][Van-Killings] _TWO YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN VICTIMS REMAIN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING LAST SATURDAY IN SOUTH VANCOUVER BUT WHILE SEVERAL
Fijian-canadian Woman Shastina Kumar Mistaken For “criminal “shashtina Sherena Kumar”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 15, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [shastina-kumar] _TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHASTINA KUMAR STARTED GETTING THREATS ON MONDAY BECAUSE HER FIRST AND LAST NAME ARE IDENTICAL TO THAT OF A 21-YEAER-OLD
Alleged South Asian Drug Dealers Busted In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 13, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-gangsters-assault rifle] _ABDUL SHAHEEL KHAN, FROM SURREY AND SHASTINA SHRENA KUMAR, ALSO FROM SURREY, HAVE EACH BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL
Don’t Delay Fixing Life’s “small” Problems
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 12, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Zile-Singh-A Stitch in Time Saves Nine2] _THE SYMBOLIC AND INTENDED MEANING IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PROVERBIAL MEANING. IT IS THAT A LITTLE EFFORT EXE
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Calls It Quits
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 12, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Op-Ed-Van-Mayor] VANCOUVER – Critics of Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson must be reeling after the popular and oft-criticized civic politician announced th
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
Comedian-actor Aziz Ansari Becomes First Indo-american, Asian To Win Golden Globe
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 10, 2018 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Comedian-Aziz-Ansari] _AZIZ ANSARI, WHO IS NO LESS POLITICAL, WON THE AWARD FOR COMEDY SERIES 'MASTER OF NONE' IN WHICH HE PLAYS THE ROLE OF 30-YEAR-OLD ACTOR DEV SHA
Ndp Asks Bc Liberal Insiders To Give Progress Report On The $200,000 They Received In The Dying Days Of The Christy Clark Regime
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 6, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Satnam-Jagmohan] _DELTA-NORTH MLA KAHLON BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE MYSTERIOUS GRANT THE PREVIOUS LIBERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE NEW HORIZONS VILLAGE SOCIETY HEADED BY S
Indo-canadian From Brampton Charged With First Degree Murder After Mowing Down His Cousin
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 6, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-Killed-Brampton-victim] _GURPREET DHAMI DIED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A PICK-UP TRUCK DRIVEN BY HIS COUSIN AVTAR DHAMMI IN BRAMPTON,
Uk Sikh Federation Calls For Worldwide Ban After Canadian Gurdwaras Ban Entry Of All Official Visits By Indian Government Personnel
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 6, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] BUT THERE IS NO BAN ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MAKING PERSONAL VISITS TO GURDWARAS! [Canadian Gurdwaras Ban Entry] _THE DECISION TO BAN OFFICIAL VISITS WAS TAKEN
Conservative Leader Removes Party-appointed Senator Who Refused To Remove Racist Letter From Her Website
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 6, 2018 ANDREW SCHEER SAYS RACISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY! [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Andrew Scheer. (Chris Roussakis)] _CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ANDREW SCHEER SAID PRO
Hillaryous: “fake News” Donald Trump Says He Will Hand Out Most ‘dishonest And Corrupt’ Media Awards
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 5, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [trump-cost-of-becoming-us-president2] _PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO OFTEN DESCRIBES POPULAR MEDIA HOUSES IN US AS “FAKE” MEDIA, WILL ANNOUNCE AWARDS ON DISHONESTY A
The Kiss Rule: Keep Life Simple If You Wish To Experience It’s Beauty And Complexity
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 4, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Zile-Singh-KISS] _OUR AIM DURING THE YEAR 2018 SHOULD BE TO STAY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SIMPLE. WE HAVE TO LIVE A LIFE OF “A-SHOK”. IN HINDI 'A-SHOK' M
Indo-canadian Baby Girl Takes The “first Baby Born In 2018” Crown
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 4, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [First-Baby-Indo] _THE "DESI" BABY GIRL, WHO DOESN'T HAVE A NAME YET, WAS DELIVERED SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEIGHING EIGHT POUNDS, SE
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
Targeted Indo-canadian Gangster Found Dead In North Vancouver On Friday Night
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-man-dead-Gavinder GREWAL] _POLICE ANNOUNCED THAT GAVINDER GREWAL WAS THE VICTIM OF A TARGETED HIT AND THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM HAS TAK
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
Tragedy: Indo-canadian Man Dies In Car Accident On Richmond’s Deadliest Road Known As The “misery Mile”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Raji-Kaila-dead3] _RAJI KAILA, OF DELTA, WAS A PASSENGER WHO DIED AFTER THE CAR HE WAS TRAVELING IN SPUN OFF RIVER ROAD DURING TUESDAY'S SNOWFALL. FUNERAL SE
Democracy Watch Going After Aga Khan As He Could Face Lobbying Probe For Trudeau Vacation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Trudeau apologizes-ethics2] _DEMOCRACY WATCH SENT A LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONER OF LOBBYING LATE WEDNESDAY, URGING HER TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER PRINCE SHAH KARI
Ndp Government Announces New Surrey Hospital For A Growing City
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 22, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _"SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELIVERS FIRST-CLASS HEALTH CARE, BUT WE RECOGNIZE WITH A RAPIDLY GROWING COMMUNITY THAT ACCESS TO THIS CARE IS BECOMING DIFFICULT F
Indo-canadian Trucker From Calgary Busted With Trying To Bring 21 Kg Of Cocaine Across U.s. Border
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 22, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] KULDEEP SINGH'S ARREST COMES AFTER INDO-AMERICAN COUPLE GURMINDER SINGH AND KIRANDEEP KAUR TOOR WERE NABBED WITH THE BIGGEST COCAINE SEIZURE IN ALBERTA HISTORY
Respected BC Business Leader Peter Dhillon First Indo-Canadian Appointed To Bank Of Canada Board
[Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Reflections-Peter-Dhillon] _“HER EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 9(1) OF THE BANK OF CANADA ACT, APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE OF PETER DHILLON, O.B.C.
South Asian Elementary School Teacher Suspended After Porn Images Popped Up On His Laptop
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South Asian-teacher-porn] _JEFFREY ROHIN MUTHANNA WAS ATTEMPTING TO PROJECT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ONTO A WHITEBOARD AT A SCHOOL IN WEST VANCOUVER WHEN PORNOG
Abbotsford-based Punjabi Newspaper Publisher Andy Sidhu Named New Chancellor Of Ufv
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Andy Sidhu-Chancellor of UFV2] _A LONG-TIME PROPONENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION, ANDY SIDHU WILL TAKE OVER FROM DR. GWEN POINT, WHO SERVED AS U
Indo-canadian Woman Awarded $1.3 Million In Divorce Settlement After Husband Tried To Hide Millions
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DALBIR SINGH SANGHA'S DECEIT AND LIES WERE EXPOSED WHEN HIS OWN BROTHER SUED THE FAMILY, LAYING BARE THE SANGHA FAMILY FINANCES! [Indo-Husband-divorce-settlem
Killers Of Murdered Indo-canadian Man Arrested In Calgary
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-man-killers2] _HARSIMRAN SINGH BIRDI WAS DISCOVERED IN AN ALLEY IN THE 9700 BLOCK OF HARVEST HILLS AREA OF CALGARY ON APRIL 7, 2016. ABDULLAH MELA OF C
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
Prominent Indo-canadian Businessman In Serious Condition After Being Gunned Down In Latest Surrey Shooting
__ _DESIBUZZCANADA HAS LEARNT THE IDENTITY OF THE INDO-CANADIAN MAN, WHO IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN HOSPITAL AS MOUNTIES INVESTIGATE THE FRIDAY MORNING SHOOTING. WE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIM UNTIL POLICE HAVE UNVEILED HIS NAME._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA SURREY
Next Bc Lt. Governor Could Possibly Be A South Asian?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PREMIER JOHN HORGAN TELLS SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE LIBERAL FIXER PREM VINNING'S NAME NOT ON THE LIST! [New-BC-Gov-General-Ethnic-Prem] _EVER SINCE THE POLITICAL R
Canadian Actress Shiva Negar Talks Ethnic Actors And Empowering Roles At WFF
_CANADIAN ACTRESS SHIVA NEGAR TOLD WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL PANEL THAT AS A YOUNG WOMAN GROWING UP IN A MIDDLE EASTERN FAMILY SHE WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME A LAWYER, DOCTOR OR ENGINEER AND HER CAREER CHOICE OF ACTING WAS SOMETHING HER FAMILY INITIALLY HAD DIFFICULTY WITH. MOREOVER, IN THOSE PERIODS W
Good Bye Dear Brother: You Will Always Be In Our Hearts!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 8, 2017 JAGATPAL-JASPAL SINGH DHILLON MARCH 6, 1958 – DECEMBER 2, 2017 [Jagatpal-Dhillon4] _FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JAGATPAL-JASPAL SINGH DHILLON WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 2PM AT THE RIVE
Targets Anti-gang Music Video Campaign Aimed At South Asian Youth
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 8, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _A GROUP OF ARTISTS – NIRANJAN SINGH "NANJI" DHALIWAL (SONG WRITER-LYRICIST), SAM SIDHU (MUSIC DIRECTOR), GOGI BAINS (SINGER), GURPREET LUCKY SAHOTA (PUNJABI JOURNALI
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 6, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Whistler Film Festival 2017 Winners] _VENUS IS A BEAUTIFULLY TOUCHING STORY OF A SOUTH ASIAN TRANSGENDER WOMAN, WHO SEES HER LIFE FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD WHEN SHE MEETS A
Vagina At 50: There Will Be A Lot Of Changes Down There When Women Hit 50
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 30, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [vagina-no-nos3] _A WOMAN'S VAGINA GOES THROUGH A LOT – PUBERTY, MONTHLY MENSTRUAL CYCLES, CHILDBIRTH AND MENOPAUSE. IT IS SURPRISING HOW MOST WOMEN KNOW VE
Kyra Sedgwick’s Directorial Debut Story Of A Girl Lights Up Whistler Film Festival
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 2, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Story_of_a_girl] _DESIBUZZCANADA FOUNDER AND EDITOR R. PAUL DHILLON, WHO IS ALSO A FILMMAKER WITH HIS SECOND FEATURE THE FUSION GENERATION RECENTLY FINISHING POST-PRO
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
Whistler Film Festival Showcases Record Number Of Women Filmmakers
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 28, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Women Filmmakers-Susan-Cartonis] _WFF FEATURES A RECORD NUMBER OF FILMS DIRECTED BY WOMEN AND FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN TALENT PROGRAMS PLUS THREE FEMALE-F
By Popular Demand: Cirque Du Soleil Adds More Performances Of The Hit Kurios – Cabinet Of Curiosities
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 28, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [CIRQUE DU SOLEIL] [CIRQUE DU SOLEIL5] _CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT! NOT AT THE KURIOS: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, THE LATEST PRODUCTION OF WORLD FAMOUS CIRQUE DU
Punjabi Music Star Balvir Boparai Releases Saanwleya!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] SAANWLEYA IS CO-PRESENTED BY RAJ TOORA OF TOORA HOME PLANS! [Raj Toora] _SURREY-BASED POPULAR PUNJABI SINGER AND CELEBRATED LYRICIST BALVIR BOPARAI OF DE DE GHERA FA
Critics Say Extremist Rajput Groups Should Shut Up About Padmavati As They Were The Lapdogs Of The British And Did Nothing For India’s Independence And Burnt Women Through The Sadistic Practise Of Sati
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 24, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] RIGHTWING HINDU GOONS THREATEN TO CUT OFF BOLLYWOOD STAR DEEPIKA PADUKONE'S NOSE AND BEHEAD THE DIRECTOR, FORCING STUDIO TO POSTPONE PADMAVATI RELEASE [Padmav
Get Your $15 An Hour: Fair Wage Commission Is Coming To Surrey So Have Your Say!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND A PUBLIC HEARING IN SURREY ON NOVEMBER 30 AT SHERATON VANCOUVER GUILDFORD HOTEL FROM 1 TO 6 P.M. THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO
Sfu’s Visiting Indian Scholar To Give Talk On Human Behavior And Workplace Management
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Visiting-Scholar2] _SFU VISITING SCHOLAR KANIKA TANDON BHAL TOOK HER PASSION FOR BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO THE WORKPLACE AND HAS BEEN MAKING HER MARK ON THE
Ufv President Jackie Hogan Visits Chandigarh For Annual Awards Ceremony
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [UFV president-Chandigarh3] _UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY (UFV) PRESIDENT JACKIE HOGAN VISITED THE CHANDIGARH CAMPUS RECENTLY, TAKING IN THE ANNUAL AWARDS
Not Maid For The Kitchen: Remembering The Girl Who Did Our “dirty Work”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 21, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN PUNJABI-SPEAKING GIRL IN HER TEEN YEARS. MOST KIDS IN HER AGE GROUP WERE IN SCHOOLS AT THAT TIME STUDYING AND PLAYING. BUT HERE SHE WAS PU
Indo-american Woman Appointed Seattle Deputy Mayor
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-am-Deputy-mayor2] _SHEFALI RANGANATHAN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION, A NONPROFIT THAT LOBBIES FOR TRANSIT, WALKING AND
Variety’s 10 Screenwriters To Watch Returns To Whistler Film Festival
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 21, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _HOSTED BY VARIETY VP & EXECUTIVE EDITOR STEVEN GAYDOS, FESTIVAL GOERS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST AND MOST PROMISING WRITERS OF THE YEAR AN
Hopscotch Is Coming To Vancouver Next Week
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 17, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Hopscotch] [Hopscotch4] _THE FESTIVAL'S GRAND TASTING HALL WILL BOAST A VARIETY OF SPECIALTY BOOTHS INCLUDING BC CRAFT BEER PAVILION, BEERS FROM AROUND THE
Sajna Ve Sajna: Jolie & Sajjan Meet At Un Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference In Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [singhvideo, Sajjan, Angeline] [sajjan, pm, un] _HOLLYWOOD STAR AND ACTIVIST ANGELINA JOLIE MET CANADIAN DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN ON THE SIDELINES OF THE UN PE
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
Angelina Jolie Tells Un Peacekeeping Defence Conference In Vancouver To “stop The Sexual Violence”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 16, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Waliking Sajjan, Angelion, family photo] [Harjit S Sajjan, Child soilder] _HOLLYWOOD STAR AND ACTIVIST ANGELINA JOLIE CALLED ON INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT NEGOT
Indo-canadian Realtor’s License Suspended After Being Accused Of Predatory Rent To Own Scheme
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-realtor-suspended3] _KEVINDEEP SINGH BRATCH, WHO USES THE NAME KEVIN BRATCH PROFESSIONALLY, ALLEGEDLY TARGETED HOMEOWNERS ON BRINK OF FORECLOSURE WITH R
Surrey Tops List Of Best Place To Invest In Real Estate In Bc
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] SURREY – A new report released this week ranks Surrey as the best place for real estate investment in British Columbia. The report entitled Top 10 Towns and Cities
Asees Film Launch!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Rana-Ranbir-Assees5] [Rana-Ranbir-Assees] _WELL KNOWN PUNJABI THEATRE AND SCREEN ACTOR AND FILM WRITER RANA RANBIR UNVEILED HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT FILM ASEES, AN OFF
Bc Liberal Insiders Satnam Johal And Jagmohan Singh Say They Won’t Return The Cash And Vow To Proceed With Using Money For Their Project
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 10, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NDP'S RAVI KAHLON GOES AFTER JOHAL AND SINGH OVER$200,000 PRE-ELECTION GRANT! [ravi-kahlon-ndp-nom4] _NDP SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE ON MONDAY THAT EMPHASIZED
American Sikh Politician Overcomes ‘terrorist’ Propaganda To Win Mayoral Election
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Transport Canada Gives Green Light To Small Kirpan Accommodation For Sikhs In Domestic And International Flights
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South Asian Film Fest: Visaff Moves To Surrey This Year
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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
Kelowna-based South Asian Tech Entrepreneur Raghwa Gopal Appointed To Rcmp Diversity Board
Minister Bruce Ralston with Raghwa Gopal, CEO of Accelerate Okanagan (AO), Andrew Greer, Program Strategist at Accelerate Okanagan and Brea Retzlaff the Operations Manager at AO at the new AO building downtown Kelowna. POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCana
Gangland Violence Continues To Send Indo-canadian Men To The Grave As Two Killed In One Week
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-killed-Surrey shooting] _VANCOUVER RESIDENT RANDEEP KANG, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE AS A 27-YEAR-OLD WITH KNOWN GANG ASSOCIATIONS AND ANOTHER MAN
Body Of South Asian Man Found In Farmer’s Field Near Edmonton
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Wef, India Joins Forces With Visaff To Hold Inaugural Canadian Session Of Women’s Economic Forum In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Women's-Economic-Forum-Vicki-Shernjeet-Gill] THE WEF, CHAIRED BY VICKI SHERNJEET GILL, SHELINA MAWANI AND MANNU SANDHU, IS HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER FROM NOVEMBER 16TH -
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
Vpd Top Cop Michael Bal One Of Top 40 Under 40 Law Enforcement Professionals In The World
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Indo-canadian Businessman From Edmonton The Man Behind Punjab’s First Tennis Champion
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Indo-canadian Writer’s Story “lions Of The Sea” Wins Best Script At Calcutta International Film Festival
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New Brown Horse: “ironman Of Canadian Politics” Gurmant Grewal Returns From Political Exile To Seek Bc Liberal Leadership
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 26, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Gurmant-Editorial2] _FORMER CONSERVATIVE MP GURMANT GREWAL, AKA THE "IRONMAN OF FEDERAL POLITICS", HAS RETURNED FROM POLITICAL EXILE TO SEEK THE LEADERSHIP OF
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Gangster-Dead] _THE MALE VICTIM OF THE 2:10 A.M SHOOTING EARLY MONDAY IS 28-YEAR-OLD, NICHOLAS KHABRA OF SURREY, WHO WAS FOUND BY POLICE SUFFERING FROM G
India’s Most Loved Comedian Sunil Grover Comes To Vancouver For A Hillarious Live Performance
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [AD-Sunil-Grover-Show-Final-001] _AFTER RECEIVING GREAT SUCCESS AND IMMENSE LOVE FROM THE SOUTH-ASIAN COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE, GROVER WILL BRING HIS LAUGHTER THERA
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
Khalsa School Bus Driver Fired After Mowing Down 7-year-old Student
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Wide Open Bc Liberal Leadership Race Will Likely Go Down The Wire
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Indo-canadian From Abbotsford Pleads Guilty In His Wife’s Murder
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No Brown Horse: Herb Dhaliwal Decides Not To Seek The Bc Liberal Leadership Bid
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _"I HAVE COME TO THE DIFFICULT DECISION…THAT MY SEEKING TO LEAD THE LIBERAL PARTY OF B.C. AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE IS JUST NOT A FIT. ANYONE SEEKING TO CHAMPIO
Dim Mak: China Gives The “hand Of Death” To Western Domination Of The World
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Shoot-out At Vancouver Punjabi Market
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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
Targeted South Asian Gangster Foundmurdered Man Found In Richmond Park
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Indo-canadian Trucking Company Fined $350,000 After Underpaying Foreign Workers
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-trucking-fined3] _JATINDER KANG AND HIS HARLENS TRUCKING LTD. WERE FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED IN SURREY PROVINCIAL COURT THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED CANADA BORD
Indo-canadian Man Charged In Unusual Kidnapping And Sexual Assault Case In Prince George
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-sex-assault2] _THE ACCUSED, SUKHJINDER SINGH, MADE A FIRST APPEARANCE ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGES THAT HAS PROMPTED POLICE TO WAR
Global Peace Alliance Of Surrey’s Hands Out Peace-themed Awards
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [GPA-Chinese-Dancers8] _THE GLOBAL PEACE ALLIANCE OF SURREY HELD THEIR ANNUAL FESTIVAL AT THE FLEETWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEECHES,
Racism And Discrimination Is A Learned Behaviour Which Can Have A Devastating Effect On Kids
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 12, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _I STILL REMEMBER HOW I WAS MOCKED BY OTHERS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. KIDS RAN UP TO ME AND PULLED UP THE CORNERS OF THEIR EYES TO MAKE A SLANT AND SHOUTED CHI
Viff Bc And Canadian Award Winners Announced Saturday Night At The Playhouse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [VIFF Gala] _THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD IT’S SPOTLIGHT GALA AT BLACKBIRD IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. IT AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE BUT STILL A GREAT PL
Indo-canadian Veterinarians File Lawsuits After College Refuses To Pay Award Ordered By Bc Human Rights Tribunal
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DESPITE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT, BC VETERINARIAN COLLEGE CONTINUES IT'S ROGUE WAYS AGAINST ABUSED INDO-CANADIAN VETERINARIANS! [Indo-Can-Veterinarians-lawsuit2] _
The Usual Suspects Emerge From The “nut-bar” To Demonize Jagmeet Singh With Terrorism “bullshit”
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Popular Canadian Comedian Open To Brown Kings And Queens Of Comedy World Tour
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [TFG-banner-new 2] SUGAR SAMMY BRINGS HIS JFL COMEDY TOUR TO SURREY AND VANCOUVER NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! [Sugar-Sammy2] _WHILE SUGAR SAMMY, WHO IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, PUNJABI AND HIND
Mission Hill Winery Hosts India’s High Commissioner Vikas Swarup
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Vikas-Swarup4] _BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN ANTHONY VON MANDL OF MISSION HILL WINERY PLAYED GRACIOUS HOST TO SWARUP AND A DIVERSE GROUP OF BUSINESS PEOPLE, POLITICIANS,
Las Vegas Massacre: God Won’t Save Americans From Guns But Will He Have Mercy On Visitors?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [AMERICAN TERROR2] _I AM MAD AT THE MADNESS OF THE PSYCHOTIC KILLERS. AND MY MADNESS IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE INACTION OF ALL THOSE CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN, AND RES
Trudeau Government Overhauls Conservatives’ “regressive” Citizenship Changes
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A Wonderous Journey Through The Life Of Spoken Word Poet Shane Koyzcan
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“white Guy” Using A Bunch Of Indo-canadian Last Names Wanted For Uttering Threats
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Give Peace A Chance: Global Peace Alliance To Hold Peace Festival This Saturday In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2017 [Global-Peace-RB] _THE GLOBAL PEACE ALLIANCE SOCIETY (GPA) OF SURREY WILL BE HOLDING ITS 2017 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' (GPAC) SURREY FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, OCT. 7 FROM 2-5PM AT FLEETWOOD COMMUNITY CE
Family, Friends Of Hit And Run Victim In Surrey Urge “criminal” Driver To Turn Himself In
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDO-CANADIAN MAN DEAD IN HIT AND RUN CRIME! [Indo-Can-hit&Run-Dead2] _BIKRAMJIT NANDA FOUND THE VICTIM OF A HIT-AND-RUN LYING ON THE ROAD OF A SURREY CUL-DE-S
Jagmeet Singh Battles Racism In Canadian Politics With Love
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“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
No Bed Of Roses: The Impact Of Infidelity On Once A Happy Household In Bangladesh
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Could The Opening Of The Parq Be The Catalyst For Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson To Land Amazon
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Is Stephanie Cadieux Planning To Run In Dianne Watts’ Vacated Riding For Federal Conservatives?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Stephanie Cadieux-Dianne Watts] _WELL PLACED SOURCES WITHIN THE BC LIBERAL PARTY TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A SEAT SWAP WITH BC LIBERAL M
Simple Journey Of A Boy Becoming A Monk A South Korean Treat
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BECOMING WHO I WAS (G) ** REVIVAL! BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF Long known for breathing life into small i
Bc Liberal Knives Come Out As Dianne Watts Makes Her Bc Liberal Leadership Bid Official
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Dianne-Watts] [Dianne-Watts2] _FORMER SURREY MAYOR AND OUTGOING CONSERVATIVE MP DIANNE WATTS THREW HER HAT IN THE BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RING SUNDAY AFTERN
Raghwa Gopal: Creating Tech Success In The Okanagan And Leaving Legacy Of Helping Entrepreneurs
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [RAGHWA-Gopal-story] _DESIBUZZCANADA HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH RAGHWA GOPAL, THE CEO OF ACCELERATE OKANAGAN, FOR AN INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS KEYS TO SUCCESS AN
Kkk Sends Surrey South Asian Businesses Racist, Hate-filled “greetings”
A member of the Ku Klux Klan who says his name is Gary Munker poses for a photo during an interview with AFP in Hampton Bays, New York on November 22, 2016. Munker says his local branch of the KKK, which has recently placed recruitment flyers on car windshields on Long Island, has seen around 1,00
Jassi Murder Case: Extradition Of “honour Killing” Accused Mother, Uncle Stopped At Last Minute
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [>Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, mother and uncle respectively of Jaswinder Kaur ‘Jassi' Sidhu, who was killed in India. — CBC file photo]_MALKIT KAU
Extraordinary Hero: Darpan Awards 2017 Honours Khalsa Aid Founder Ravi Singh
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The Spiritual Life: The Ego Can Be A Stumbling Block To Spiritual Growth
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250 Years Of Heer Featuring Madan Gopal Singh And Chaar Yaar This Saturday
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Rising Star Sikh-canadian Politician Jagmeet Singh The Perfect Choice For Progressive Ndp
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Brown Horse: Veteran Federal Liberal Herb Dhaliwal Testing The Waters For Bc Liberal Leadership
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Gang Problem Is Not A South Asian Problem, Says Abbotsford Police
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [View-From-Valley-Ian-Mc-Donald2] _“GANG VIOLENCE IS NOT A SOUTH ASIAN PROBLEM, IT’S AN ABBOTSFORD PROBLEM," SAID ABBOTSFORD POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IA
Jasmine Rai Of Surrey One Of Two Sfu Students To Share $180,000 In Schulich Scholarships
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-Can-student-SFU2] _“THE SCHULICH LEADER SCHOLARSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN MANY DOORS FOR ME AS I CAN CONTINUE TO EXPLORE MY INTERESTS AND PURSUE MY PASSION W
Murdered Mission Woman’s “criminal” Husband Hails Order Extraditing Her Mother, Uncle To India To Stand Trial
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Special Reception For Legendary Wadali Brothers!
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Letter To The Editor: Politicians Need To Show Accountability And Stop Partying With Convicted Gunmen!
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
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
Be The Magic That You Are By Believing In Yourself
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _“THE MEDICINE FOR MY SUFFERING I HAD WITHIN ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT I DID NOT TAKE IT. MY AILMENT CAME FROM WITHIN MYSELF, BUT I DID NOT OBSERVE IT, UNTI
Fiji Opposition Leaders To Visit Metro Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Fiji-leaders-visit2] _THERE WILL BE A FREE PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 27 AT 6.30 PM AT KHANNA BANQUET HALL TO MEET AND HEAR FROM PROFESSOR BIMAN PRASAD AND LT COL
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
Two Young Indo-canadian Men Drown In Harrison Lake After Attending Abbotsford Nagar Kirtan
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _ALTHOUGH POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE DECEASED – BUT DESIBUZZCANADA SOURCES TELL US THAT THE DROWNING VICTIMS ARE GURWINDER SINGH DHALIWAL AND HARKIRAT
14-year-old Indian Boy Breaks World Record With His First Solo Flight In Langley, Bc
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Mansoor-pilot] _ON AUGUST 30, MANSOOR ANIS TOOK TO THE COCKPIT FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 152, BECOMING THE YOUNGEST PILOT TO FLY SOLO AND BREAKING A WORL
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
The Force Awakens: Russia, China, India Forging A Post American Era In A Multi-polar World
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Sawraj-Singh-THE FORCE AWAKENS2] _IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR THAT WE ARE ENTERING A NEW ERA, POST AMERICAN ERA. EAST HAS RISEN. ASIA’S CENTURY HAS DAWNED. T
18-year-old Indo-canadian Teen Dead In Brazen Abbotsford Shooting Thursday Night
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] MORE GANGLAND MURDERS: COUPLE IN A JEEP GUNNED DOWN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN LANGLEY! [Abbotsford-shooting-sehajdeep-sidhu] _THE MALE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 18
Harjinder Dhudwal Of Surrey Sentenced For Tax Evasion On Real Estate Sales And Rentals
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-tax evasion2] _HARJINDER DHUDWAL OF SURREY WAS SENTENCED ON AUGUST 30, 2017, IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO A CONDITIONAL SENTENCE ORDER OF 15
Malkiat Singh Kular Lived A Long Fruitful Life On A Long Journey From Africa To Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 OBITUARY – MALKIAT SINGH KULAR [OBITUARY-Kular3] It is with much sadness, that the Kular family – Sukhi and Greg Kular, announce the passing of their father, Malkiat Singh Kular. " "As we
New Bc Liberal Leader Will Be Chosen On February 3rd As Party Announces Rules Of The Game
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [BC Liberals open leadership race] _FEW CANDIDATES HAVE SO FAR DECLARED THEIR INTENTIONS TO RUN BUT FRONT-RUNNER MP DIANNE WATTS IS EXPECTED TO DECLARED HER INTENTION
Another Indo-canadian Dead After Another Targeted Shooting In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 31, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-Dead-Shooting] _TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD PARDEEP SINGH OF SURREY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE VICTIM OF THE TUESDAY EVENING KILLING, WHICH OCCURRED IN SINGH'S DRIVEW
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
Desibuzzcanada Founder-editor R. Paul Dhillon’s Feature Film The Fusion Generation Nears Completion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [TFG-Poster1] THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE FILM CAN CONTACT PAUL DHILLON AT 604-880-3463 OR AT THE LINK OFFICE AT 604-591-5160. SPONSORS CAN ALSO EMAIL AT
Ndp Keeps It’s Promise Of Eliminating Bridge Tolls
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] STARTING SEPTEMBER 1 – MOTORISTS NEED NOT FEAR TO CROSS THE PORT MANN AND GOLDEN EARS BRIDGES AS THEY WILL BE FREE OF TOLLS! [ndp-housing-crisis] _NDP IS STICKING TO
Champ Bhullar Is Ready To Rumble!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Arjan-Bhullar2] [Arjan-Bhullar6] _WHILE THE BIG FUSION FIGHT BETWEEN A UFC CHAMP CONOR MCGREGOR AND UNDEFEATED BOXING CHAMP FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. GOES THIS SATURDAY (T
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
Ndp Government Must Make Changes To Bc Liberals’ Overly Aggressive Civil Forefeiture Laws And Resolve Ongoing Cases After Rcmp Apology To South Asian Woman
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] ISMAILI-CANADIAN WOMAN DEFAMED BY NEGLIGENT RCMP INVESTIGATION RECEIVES APOLOGY AND SETTLEMENT FROM THE FORCE! [Ismaili-woman-civil-forfeiture3] _MUMTAZ LADHA SUED AFT
White Extremist Racism Need To Be Fought Vigorously But So Does A Milder Form Of Racism Among And Within Ethnic Communities
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _DESPITE ITS GLOBAL IMAGE OF BEING A TOLERANT SOCIETY, RACISM, AND BIAS TOWARDS MAJOR ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ARE STILL THE ROOTED ASPECTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES WHI
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Dimple-Award3] [Dimple-Award5] _DR. DAMANJIT SANDHU, A RENOWNED PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A PROFESSOR AT PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, PATIALA AS WELL AS A SURREY-RESIDENT AFTER HER F
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
Indo-canadian Banker Tochi Sandhu Gets Commemorative Medal From Pm Trudeau
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _TOCHI SANDHU, DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCALLY-BASED ENVISION FINANCIAL, A DIVISION OF FIRST WEST CREDIT UNION, RECENTLY RECEIVED A COMMEMORATIVE
Vancouver Police Arrests And Charges Four Indo-canadian Men After Drug And Firearms Seizures
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 16, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Guns3] _FOUR LOWER MAINLAND-BASED GANG ASSOCIATES JAGRAJ MUSHKI NIJJAR, JASKARAN SINGH HEER, HARJOT SINGH SAMRA AND GARY GURPREET DHILLON HAVE BEEN ARREST
Two Indo-canadian Men Arrested In Harrison Hot Springs Stabbing
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 16, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-Stabbing suspects2] _ARMAAN SINGH CHANDI FACES CHARGES OF UTTERING THREATS, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM, AND FAIL TO COMPLY WITH RECOGNIZAN
Bc Minimum Wage To Rise To $11.35 In September
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2]_PREMIER JOHN HORGAN DIDN'T RAISE THE REGULAR MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR BUT HIS NEW NDP GOVERNMENT IS MOVING CLOSER TO THE $15 AN HOUR THEY PROMISED BUT FOR NOW BRITISH
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Arrested For Securities Fraud
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-fraudster2] _RAVINDERPAUL SINGH MANGAT, WHO ALSO GEOS BY THE NAME ROB MANGAT, WAS ARRESTED ON AUGUST 5, FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SECURIT
India And Israel Share The Dubious Honour Of Maintaining Bad Relations With Neighbours
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _BOTH INDIA AND ISRAEL HAD PAINFUL RE-BIRTHS AS MODERN STATES IN 1947. INDIA EXPERIENCED DECIMATION OF PART OF ITS TERRITORY TO CREATE A MUSLIM-MAJORITY PAKISTAN, WHEREA
Indo-canadian Liberal Mp Darshan Kang Facing Sexual Harassment Accusations
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [darshan-kang2] _THE FEDERAL LIBERALS HAVE CONFIRMED DARSHAN KANG, ONE OF TWO LIBERAL MPS IN CALGARY, HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THE HILL TIMES IN OTTAWA FI
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
Mr. Trump Don’t Be A Chump On North Korea – Do Something You Never Do – “think” Before You Act!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2][sawraj-singh-us-election]_I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN YOU GOT ELECTED. I FELT THAT IF HILLARY VCLINTON WOULD HAVE WON THE ELECTION THEN SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE AMERICA TO A WAR W
Anarkali Immortalized!
New Delhi: The newly unveiled wax-statue of legendary actress Madhubala at Madame Tussauds Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh (PTI8_10_2017_000111A) POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Wax statue
Young Indo-canadian From Abbotsford Latest To Be Gunned Down In Gang Violence
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 11, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] [Jaspreet SIDHU-killing2] _THE YOUNG VICTIM IN THE ABBOTSFORD KILLING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JASPREET SIDHU, 18 OF ABBOTSFORD. SIDHU WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND AFFILIATED
Body Found In Burnt Vehicle In Surrey Identified As Young Indo-canadian Woman
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 3, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Surrey-realtor-sex-assault] _THE FEMALE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BHAVKIRAN (KIRAN) DHESI, 19 OF SURREY. MISS DHESI WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING THE FAMILY HOME ON TUESD
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
Amrinder Gill Rocks Surrey Fusion Fest!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Fusion-Fest-PICS3] _PUNJABI MUSIC-FILM SUPERSTAR AMRINDER GILL ROCKED THE SURREY FUSION FEST ON SUNDAY AS THE SOUTH ASIAN HEADLINER AFTER CANADIAN MUSIC STAR NELLY FURT
Targets: Police Warns Of Contact With Five South Asian Men Targeted In Recent Surrey Shootings
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 31, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] [Gangsters-JOHAL, Indervir Singh - age 23, from Surrey] _FIVE INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN MEN HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT AS TARGETS IN RECENT BRAZEN DAYLIGHT SHOOTINGS IN SURREY
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
Christy Clark Calls It Quits After Being One Seat From Power
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 28, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Christy Clark to resign3] _AS THE KNIVES SHARPENED AGAINST THE WOMAN WHO KEPT THE BC LIBERALS IN POWER FOR ANOTHER TERM ONLY TO SEE POWER EVAPORATE OVER A SINGLE SEAT, C
Bollywood Chanteuse Shreya Ghoshal To Perform With Symphony Orchestra Live In Vancouver
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Indo-british Muslim Teen Kidnapped, Raped And Murdered In Honour Killing
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-British-woman-murdered6] _CELINE DOOKHRAN WAS KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND MURDERED IN THE UK IN A SUSPECTED HONOUR KILLING FOR DATING AN ARAB MUSLIM. THE BODY OF DOOKHRAN,
“why Can’y He Be Our President”: Rock-star Trudeau Gets A Glowing Cover Story In Rolling Stone Magazine
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Justin Trudeau-RollingStone2] _IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED ONLINE ON WEDNESDAY, WRITER STEPHEN RODRICK CONTRASTS THE POLICIES AND STYLE OF TRUDEAU TO THOSE OF HIS AMERICAN C
Omar Khadr Has Been A Political Windfall For Rightwing Tories To Carry Out Their Agenda
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 25, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Omar Khadr-PP2]_The Liberal Government’s recent $10.5 million settlement with Canadian-born Omar Khadr blocked the tax payers financed Tories’ Machiavellian plan to k
Landmark Cinemas Celebrates Completion Of Construction At Landmark Cinemas Guildford Town Centre And Landmark Cinemas 10 New Westminster With Exclusive Premiere Of Sci-fi Film Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Landmark] [Landmark-Valerian] _ALL AUDITORIUMS NOW EXCLUSIVELY FURNISHED WITH PREMIUMPOWERED RECLINER SEATING.ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 BOTH LOCATIONS CELEBRATED OFFICIAL C
Federal Ndp Leadership Contender Jagmeet Singh Accuses India Of Interfering In His Campaign
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] SINGH'S CAMPAIGN GETS BOOST FROM QUEBEC MP HÉLÈNE LAVERDIÈRE ENDORSEMENT [Jagmeet Singh-NDP-leadership3] _JAGMEET SINGH, A CANADIAN LEGISLATOR FROM ONTARIO WHO IS CUR
Sajjan’s Cherry Pit Spitting Is Proof That “you Can Take The Boy Out Of India But Cannot Take India Out Of Him”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Sajjan-Moron-cheeries] _OLD HABITS DIE HARD: CANADA’S DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SINGH SAJJAN WAS BORN IN INDIA – A COUNTRY WHERE HYGIENE, MANNERS AND COURTESY ARE ALMO
The Right Choice: Aap Chooses Firebrand Khaira As Their Punjab Opposition Leader
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Ram Nath Kovind Becomes First Bjp Member To Be Elected President Of India
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [India-President3] _KOVIND, THE SECOND DALIT TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT, INDIA'S TOP CONSTITUTIONAL POST, DEFEATED OPPOSITION'S MEIRA KUMAR, ALSO A DALIT AND FORMER LOK SABH
Fvded Fun In The Sun!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Fvded in the Park Media4] _FDVED IN THE PARK, THE TWO DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL HELD IN SURREY, WAS THE MOST HAPPENING PARTY IN SURREY, HELD AT THE HOLLAND PARK, WHICH WAS FILL
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
Premier John Horgan Unveiled Gender Balanced Cabinet Tuesday In Victoria Which Includes Two Indo-canadian Ministers
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] VETERAN NDP MLA HARRY BAINS IS LABOUR MINISTER WHILE FORMER NDP MP JINNY SIMS IS MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES! [Cabinet-Swearing-In-Harry] [Cabinet-Swearing-In-Moe] _
Kal Rangi Hosts Vip Bbq For Visiting Writer-educator Amarjit Singh Parag
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Kal-Rangi-Amarjit Singh-sidhu] [Kal Rangi Hosts VIP BBQ4] KAL RANGI ALSO HOSTED A BRUCH MEET WITH AMARJIT SINGH SIDHU AT MAYFAIR GOLF COURSE IN RICHMOND, WHICH WAS A
Who Will Be In Premier John Horgan’s Cabinet Tuesday?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] INDO-CANADIANS WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED IN JOHN HORGAN’S CABINET _——————————————————————————————————
Wine, Sunshine And Fun!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Mission-Hill=Concert] _DESIBUZZCANADA FOUNDER-EDITOR R. PAUL DHILLON MADE HIS ANNUAL TREK TO BEAUTIFUL OKANAGAN COUNTRY FOR MISSION HILL WINERY'S CONCERT SERIES AT THE
Remembering Former Mission Mayor Naranjan Singh Grewal!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 14, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] WAS GREWALL MURDERED AND IF YES THEN BY WHO? [View-Grewall article] [View-Grewall article2] _NARANJAN GREWALL’S DEATH WHICH OCCURRED ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO SEATTLE WAS
A New World Order Emerges In Trump Era From Recent Group Of 20 Meetings In Germany
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
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Creep-catchers’ Ryan Laforge After Charges Of Assault Involving Takedowns Of Child Luring Suspects
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Young Indo-canadian Identified As Victim In Latest Gangland Hit
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Ndp Seeks Recounts In Three Closely Contested Ridings While Bc Liberals Do The Same In The Riding Ndp Won By 9 Votes
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Christy Clark Is Finished!
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Belieber In India: Canadian Pop Star Justin Bieber “lip Syncs” His Way Through Mumbai Concert
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Ontario Ndp’s Stylish Singh Ready To Throw Hat In Federal Leadership Ring
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Turban Wearing Sikhs Press For Rule Changes In Bc For Hard Hat Exemption
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Ndp Stalwart Moe Sihota Makes The Case For The Ndp On Election Eve
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The Real Sultan Wins Again!
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Ndp Needs To Make Gains In Surrey If It Is Hoping To Win Tuesday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 7, 2017 [banners website 2] DIVISION AMONG BC LIBERALS' INDO-CANADIAN SUPPORTERS TO HURT FASSBENDER AND VIRK! [Brar-jinny-sims] _IN THE 2013 ELECTION, NDP'S THREE-TIME MLA JAGRUP BRAR SHOCKINGLY LOST BY
Young Indo-canadian Boxer From Surrey Wins Canadian National Championship
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 5, 2017 [banners website 2] [Eric-Basran] _ERIC BASRAN, 18, A MEMBER OF TEAM B.C. WHO REPRESENTS THE QUEENSBOROUGH BOXING CLUB, WON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP, MAKING HIM THE 2017 TITLE HOLDE
Pics Spring Garden Gala
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 5, 2017 [banners website 2] [PICS Legendary Journey Award8] [PICS Exceptional Youth Leader Award8] _PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY’S (PICS) ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT, THE SPRING GARD
Elections And Triumph: The Road To The Top Is Only Step By Step!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 5, 2017 [banners website 2] [VKA1105-MOE_SIHOTA] _SIKHS HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CANADIAN WAY OF LIFE IN NUMEROUS FIELDS, I. E. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, ART, MUSIC, HEALTH, EDUCATION, URBAN
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
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Two Indo-canadian Men Responsible For The Murder Of An “innocent Man” Sentenced
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 14, 2017 [banners website 1] PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN AND BHABJIT SINGH AUJLA WERE SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS IN THE KILLING OF AMANDEEP BATH! [amandeep-bath] _PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN PLEADED GUILTY
Indo-american Comedian Hasan Minhaj To Host White House Correspondents’ Dinner
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2017 [banners website 2] _POPULAR INDO-AMERICAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN _ [Indo-am-comedian3] _WOULD BE THE MAIN ENTERTAINER AT THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION, WHICH FOR T
Global Youth Leader Malala Yousafzai Becomes Honourary Canadian
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2017 [banners website 1] [Canada-Malala] _MALALA YOUSAFZAI, THE YOUNGEST EVER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER, WAS HONOURED WITH CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND THE PARLIAMENTARY GA
Punjab Cm Amarinder Singh Calls Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan “a Khalistani Sympathiser”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2017 [header] THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER SAID HE WON'T MEET SAJJAN DURING HIS UPCOMING VISIT TO INDIA! _“HARJIT SAJJAN IS A KHALISTANI SYMPATHISER,” PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER AMARINDER SINGH ALLEGED ON TH
Bc Election Is Officially Underway As Writs Dropped Tuesday Morning
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 11, 2017 [TFG-banner] [BC-election-writ-dropped2] VICTORIA – The already heated BC election is officially underway as writs were issued for British Columbia’s 41st Provincial General Election Tuesday
Ndp Leader John Horgan Says He Will Eliminate Tolls On The Port Mann And Golden Ears Bridges
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Bc Liberal Government To Fork Over $2 Million To Toronto-based Indo-canadian Film Company Making Komagata Maru Film And Mini-series
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
Asian Cinema Week: A Smorgasbord Of Chop-socky Cinematic Fun
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Diljit Dosanjh-anushka Sharma Starrer ‘phillauri’ Collects Over 15 Crore In First Weekend
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CBC Poll Tracker Says NDP Could Win 49 Seats On May 9 As They Have Momentum
[banners website 2] [Poll-BC-Election] _ACCORDING TO CBC NEWS POLL TRACKER BY ERIC GRENIER, WITH THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THE NDP CURRENTLY HAS, IT WOULD LIKELY WIN 49 SEATS, JUST OVER THE MARK FOR A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT. THE LIBERALS WOULD WIN 34 SEATS AND THE GREENS WOULD TAKE FOUR. TAKING INTO ACC
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
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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
“loudmouth” Kevin O’leary Couldn’t Handle Politics And Drops Out Of Conservative Leadership Race
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 27, 2017 [banners website 2] _KEVIN O'LEARY, FORMER DRAGONS' DEN TV STAR ADMITS HE CANNOT DEFEAT PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN NEXT ELECTION, WHOM HE EARLIER SCOLDED AS AN INCOMPETENT AND VOWED TO SHOW
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Corrections Canada Appoints First Turbaned Sikh Warden
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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
Diversity Wins: Abbotsford’s Indo-canadian Dominated Rick Hansen Basketball Team Wins Bc Championship
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 21, 2017 [banners website 2] [View-From-Valley-Ken-Herar] _THE INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED RICK HANSEN SENIOR SECONDARY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FROM ABBOTSFORD EARNED ITS FIRST GOLD MEDAL, WINNING A PROVINCIAL T
Kidsplay Fights Racism!
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Surrey Rcmp To Celebrate With The Indo-canadian Community At Vaisakhi Day Parade
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Campaign Reform Law Needs Teeth If Bc Wants To Get Big Money Out Of Politics
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 19, 2017 [header-1] _OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS “UP FOR SALE” TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. THE SYSTEM IS SET UP FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS TO OFFICIALLY RULE THE PEOPLE. THE CITIZENS ARE JUST LUCKY WE HAVE A VOT
Well Known Gangster Birinderjeet Bhangu From Surrey Latest Killed In Hail Of Bullets As Desi Gang Murder Count Rises
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 19, 2017 [header-1] POLICE RELEASE SUSPECT'S PHOTOS IN BHANGU'S GANGLAND MURDER! [Sus3] _ON FRIDAY, THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) RELEASED PHOTOS OF WHO THEY BELIEVE IS A SUSPECT IN B
Indo-canadian Lawyer Among Surrey Board Of Trade’s Women In Business Award Winners
© A Master Media POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 17, 2017 [header] _SONIA VIRK OF VIRK VIYAS & ASSOCIATE LAWYERS, A FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT IN THE LEGAL FIELD FOR 13 YEARS, SONIA IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF VIRK VIYAS & ASSOCIATE LAWYERS IN
Veteran Pics Insider Satbir Singh Cheema To Succeed Founder Charan Gill As New Ceo
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Is Punjab Cm Amarinder Singh Misinformed, Has Bad Advisors Or Just Trying To Play “sikh Genocide In India” Politics By Shunning Sajjan And Calling Him “a Khalistani Sympathiser”
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Party Town: Cabriolet Charity Gala
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Congress Back With A Bang In Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh Set To Take Over Chief Minister On March 16
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Remembering Dad: The Final Cruise Of Life Can Be Hard To Swallow
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Indian National Given 15-years In Jail In Us For Supporting Terrorist Activities
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Indo-canadian Widow Of A Multi-millionaire Real-estate Developer Locked In Dog Fight Over Estate
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Meeting The Queen: Stars Like Dance Guru Shiamak Davar And Bhangra Music Maestro Sukshinder Shinda Get Jiggy With Her Majesty
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Historic Agreement: Working With Greens And British Columbians To Make Life Better For People
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Is He Missing: Indo-canadian Family From Surrey Seeks Contact From Adult Son
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Multi-religious Gathering Marches In Kansas To Celebrate Murdered Indian Techie’s Life
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Dance Guru Shiamak Davar Among Vip Guests Invited By The Queen To Buckingham Palace To Celebrate Uk-india Year Of Culture
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Indo-canadian Man Charged With Wife’s Murder In Burnaby
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 24, 2017 [header-1] [South-Asian-Woman-Dead3] _PARVEEN MAAN WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, AND HAS SINCE BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HE REMAINS IN CUSTODY PENDING HIS NEXT
Devout Sikh Woman From Surrey Sues Abbotsford Cops For Pulling A Gun, Assaulting Her And Calling Her A “fat Bitch”
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Ndp Delivers A Budget For The Common Man While “fat Cat” Bc Liberals Decry Tax Hikes
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Air India “scapegoat” Inderjit Singh Reyat Released From Halfway House After Parole Board Finds “no Police Concerns”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 23, 2017 [header-1] [AI-Reyat-released] _"THERE HAVE BEEN NO POLICE CONCERNS SINCE YOUR RELEASE, AND THE HIGH RISK TARGET TEAM IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REMOVAL OF YOUR [HALFWAY HOUSE] CONDITION," THE PARO
Satkar Singh Sidhu Latest To Be Gunned Down In Abbotsford’s Violent Townline Conflict!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 22, 2017 [Abby-shooting-dead] _SATKAR SINGH SIDHU, WHO DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, WAS KNOWN TO POLICE. IT IS BELIEVED THE SIDHU’S MURDER WAS TARGETED AND IS LINKED TO OTHER GANG VIOLENCE THAT HAS
Surrey To Become The City Of Festival As It Celebrates Canada 150
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 22, 2017 [header-1] [Surrey celebrates Canada 150-3] _CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONS ARE PLANNED ALL ACROSS SURREY. FROM THE CITY’S MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES WHICH WILL FEATURE OUR NATION’S ARTS, CULTURE AND
India Sends “slumdog Millionaire” Author To Be The New High Commissioner To Canada
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2017 [header-1] [Vikas Swarup-new-high-commish4] _VIKAS SWARUP, WHO WAS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY AS INDIA’S NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA, SHOT TO FAME WHEN HIS NOVEL Q&A WAS MADE INTO A HOLLYWOOD MO
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
Tantric Orgasm: The Ultimate Orgasm May Have Nothing To Do With Sex!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 16, 2017 [header-1] [TANTRIC ORGASM] _ORGASM IS A WORD THAT’S MOSTLY TABOO. WE HARDLY MENTION IT AT OUR DINNER TABLE, AT PUBLIC PLACES, OR AT FAMILY GATHERINGS. WE JUST CAN’T. THERE’S A LOT ABOUT
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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
Writer-director-producer R. Paul Dhillon’s Music Series Bhangralicious To Air Across Canada In February-march On Omni Television
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 11, 2017 [header-1] A BHANGRA EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED! [Jazzy-Buse-this-one] [Bhangralicious-poster-Final] _BHANGRALICIOUS FEATURES A UNIQUE MIXTURE OF COMMENTARY AND MUSIC FROM 13 OF THE TOP NAM
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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
Christy Clark Goes Trump With Phony Hacking Allegations Against Ndp
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Man Found Dead In South Vancouver May Have Died From Altercation At Drinking Party
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Indo-canadian Left Worried And With A Big Vet Bill Following Bad Episode For His Dog Drogo
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 10, 2017 [header-1] BC CANINE TRAINING CENTRE ACCUSED OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE BUT TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY, ACCORDING TO DROGO'S OWNER PAUL BHULLAR! [Indo-Dog-Starved2] _PAUL BHULLAR, A MEMBER OF THE LARG
Families, Entertainers To Be Featured On 51st Show Of Hearts Telethon This Saturday
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OPINION: Hate Has No Place In BC Communities
[header-1] [racist-flyers] _RACIST FLYERS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN RICHMOND, POSTERS PROMOTING NAZISM WERE POSTED THROUGHOUT NEW WESTMINSTER, AND FLYERS PROMOTING THE KKK WERE DISTRIBUTED IN MISSION, CHILLIWACK AND ABBOTSFORD. PEOPLE ARE WORRIED AND FEARFUL. WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN T
Indo-canadian Mom Pleads For Help To Catch Son’s Killer
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 8, 2017 [header-1] [Indo-Can-mom-pleads3] _POLICE BELIEVE JATINDER 'MICHAEL' SANDHU, 28, WAS AN INNOCENT VICTIM. HE WAS KILLED IN THE 14300-BLOCK OF 90A AVENUE ON JULY 23, 2016. "IT'S DEVASTATING, SO H
Quebec Mosque Killings: Moving Forward Requires Going Further Than Just Saying “we’re With You!”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 4, 2017 [header-1] [Muslim-Killer-admires Trump3] _WE’RE NOT SO FAR REMOVED FROM 2013, WHEN PAULINE MAROIS’ PQ GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED BILL 60, THE SO-CALLED “CHARTER OF VALUES”. THE LEGISLATION,
Fake News Damages Growth Of Knowledge And Is Harmful Propaganda
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Vancouver Theatresports’ Throwdown Kicks Off 14 Days Of Hillarious Improv
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 1, 2017 [header-1] [Indo-improv-Naveen Kaushik] _FEBRUARY 9 THROUGH 14, VTSL WELCOMES TOP NOTCH INTERNATIONAL TEAMS FROM AS FAR AFIELD AS OSLO, NORWAY AND MUMBAI, INDIA IN A SERIES OF HILARIOUS MATCHES
Another Indo-canadian “gangster” Shot Dead In Surrey – Second In Four Days
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 27, 2017 [header-1] HERSHAN “SHAWN” BAINS WHO WAS CHARGED WITH KILLING STEVE NAGRA IN 2009 WAS KILLED THURSDAY NIGHT! [Gangland-Indo-Can-Dead3] _THERE SEEMS TO BE OPEN SEASON ON INDO-CANADIAN UNDER
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
Is There A “pervert” Driving A Maroon Coloured Van Stalking Women In Surrey?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2017 [header-1] SURREY RCMP WARN PUBLIC ABOUT SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS IN GUILDFORD-FLEETWOOD AREAS! [Suspicious-Driver] _ON JANUARY 24TH IN THE 16400 BLOCK OF 80TH AVENUE AT 5:00 PM, A WOMAN
Bansal Billionaires: Indo-american Techie Founded Appdynamics Sells To Cisco For $3.7 Billion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2017 [header-1] [BANSAL BILLIONAIRES3] _JYOTI BANSAL, AN IIT DELHI GRADUATE, HAS JUST SOLD THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED EIGHT YEARS AGO IN THE US, APPDYNAMICS, TO CISCO FOR $3.7 BILLION. BANSAL NOW OWNS
Indo-canadian Man Well Known To Police Gunned Down At Surrey Mcdonald’s
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 24, 2017 [header-1] KARANPARTAP WARAICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MAN KILLED JUST AFTER 9 PM MONDAY! [Surrey-Murder4] _SURREY RCMP SAY THE LATEST GANGLAND MURDER IN SURREY IS BELIEVED TO BE TARGETED.
Suv Riddled With Bullets Near Indo-canadian Banquet Hall In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 23, 2017 [header-1] [Shots-fired2] _POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING NEAR A BUSY SURREY INDO-CANADIAN BANQUET HALL AT 80TH AND NEAR 120TH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT._ SURREY – A parked SUV trick was rid
Priyank Chopra Produced Punjabi Film Sarvann Flops
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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
Vine Stars From Around The World To Gather At 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 19, 2017 [header-1] [VanWineFest-stars5] _EACH OF THE 180 WINERIES FROM THE 16 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES WILL SEND A HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE (OWNER, WINEMAKER, SENIOR EXECUTIVE) TO THE FESTIVAL TO PRESE
South Asians In Canada Have Gained Wealth But As A Community We Are A Failure
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 19, 2017 [header] [varshney-sfu-diwali7] _DISPROPORTIONATE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY AND POWER BETWEEN GENDERS HAVE FAILED MEN AND HURT WOMEN. THE CURE TO THIS SICKNESS MIGHT JUST BE VALUING HUMANITY AND IN
Mister India Becomes First Indo-canadian All Star Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2017 [header-1] [India & belt] _"I HAVE BEEN WRESTLING FOR 20 YEARS AND I AM THE TOP GOOD GUY IN ALL STAR WRESTLING. IF I WIN TOMORROW NIGHT I WILL BE THE VERY FIRST INDO CANADIAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPI
Gang Hit In Edmonton Guns Down Two Indo-canadian Men From Bc Involved In The Drug
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 13, 2017 [header-1] [Gang-Hit-Indos-Dead3] [Gang-Hit-Indos-Dead5] _THE BODIES OF NAVDEEP SIDHU AND AND HARMAN MANGAT, BOTH IN THEIR EARLY 20S, WERE FOUND IN A SOUTHEAST __NEIGHBOURHOOD WEDNESDAY AFTER
Indo-american Comedian Aziz Ansari First “desi” To Host Saturday Night Live
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Punjabi Beauty To Represent Malaysia At Miss Universe Finals In Manila
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Superstar Aamir Khan Beats His Own Record As ‘dangal’ Overtakes ‘pk’ To Become The Highest Bollywood Grosser Of All Time In India
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2017 [header] [dangal-breaks-record] MUMBAI – Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan-starrer biopic 'Dangal', story of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters — Geeta and Babita — has
Indo-british Woman Has Four Children After 17 Miscarriages
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 10, 2017 [header-1] [indo-brit-mom2] _AT THE AGE OF JUST 18, LYTINA KAUR, WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA, AN AGGRESSIVE CANCER OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS, WAS GIVEN THE HEARTBREAKING NEWS
4th Annual Italian Film Festival Begins On A High Note With Fellini’s Roma
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Veteran Mla Sue Hammell Announces Retirement, Vacating A Winnable Ndp Riding Of Surrey-green Timbers
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 4, 2017 [header-1] [sue-hammell-retires2] _“IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS OF SURREY-GREEN TIMBERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. I AM EXCITED AND ENERGIZED HEADING INTO THE NE
Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Romantic Comedy-party Film The Fusion Generation Completes Rough Cut
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Millionaire South Asian Real-estate Mogul From Calgary Survives Gunfire
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 30, 2016 [header-1] [south-asian-developer-shot3] _RIAZ MAMDANI WAS LEAVING HIS HOME IN A DARK ROLLS ROYCE JUST AFTER 8 A.M. WHEN HE WAS SHOT. HE WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION, BUT WAS LA
Celebrating Chandra Bodalia!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2016 [header-1] $300,000 RAISED FOR THE FAMED INDO-CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER BUT HOPEFULLY ALL THE BIG DONOURS WILL PAY UP! [chandra2] _"IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE R. PAUL DHILLON, THE PROMINENT
South Asian Doctor Charged After Wife’s Body Found In Suitcase
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 8, 2016 MOHAMMED SHAMJI CHARGED WITH FIRST-FEGREE MURDER OF PHYSICIAN WIFE! _ELANA SHAMJI WAS REPORTED MISSING LASAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 30 AND HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A SUITCASE IN VAUGHAN, ONT., NOR
Sex Scandal: Indo-canadian Sisters Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Release Sex Photos Of Nigerian Billionaire
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 27, 2016 [header-1] JYOTI AND KIRAN MATHAROO HAVE BEEN DETAINED FOLLOWING EXTORTION ALLEGATIONS BY BUSINESSMAN FEMI OTEDOLA WHO IS WORTH $1.8 BILLION! [matharoo-sisters-arrested4] _NIGERIAN NEWS SITES
Sex Scandal: Indo-canadian Sisters Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Release Sex Photos Of Nigerian Billionaire 206
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
Sports Drama Dangal Breaks Single Day Box Office Record Grossing Over Rs. 41 Crore
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 26, 2016 [header-1] SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN STARRER MAKES OVER RS. 104 CRORE IN HUGE WEEKEND! _BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN’S SPORTS DRAMA DANGAL HAD A RECORD BREAKING WEEKEND WITH A SINGLE DAY BOX OF
Bc College Of Veterinarians Denies “tainted” Indo-canadian Veterinarian Dilbag Rana From Running For Council
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 23, 2016 [header-1] _"I SIDE WITH THE COLLEGE THAT DR. RANA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RUN ON COUNCIL AND DESPITE THERE NOT BEING ANY LAWS – HE CAN RUN BUT HE SHOULD HAVE A BETTER SENSE THAT HE IS TAINT
Two Indo-canadians Make Surrey Rcmp’s Top 10 Criminals List
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 21, 2016 [header-1] _ANIL GILL IS A WANTED FOR BREACH OF UNDERTAKING OR RECOGNIZANCE X 6, RESIST OR OBSTRUCT POLICE OFFICER AND RAVINESH SHARMA IS WANTED FOR CANADA WIDE WARRANT._ [wanted2] SURREY
It’s A Boy For Bollywood Royalty Kareena Kapoor And Saif Ali Khan
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 21, 2016 [header-1] [saif-kareena2] MUMBAI – Bollywood royalty Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan welcome their first born, baby boy named Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi on Tuesday. The couple, who bot
Two South Asian Lawyers Among 40 Recognized With Queen’s Counsel Designation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 19, 2016 [header-1] [indo-queens-counsel-lawyers-nanji] _NITYA IYER, WHO SPECIALIZES IN CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND CORPORATE AND SECURITIES LAWYER NOORDIN SADRUDIN K. NANJI MADE THE CUT
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 17, 2016 [header-1] [south-asian-libs-national-director3] _"I AM EXCITED TO TAKE THIS IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA’S WORK TO KEEP BUILDING THE MOST OPEN, INCLUSIVE, AND ENGAGING
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 16, 2016 [header-1] AKSHAY AND VINDU DARA SINGH RELEASE BOOK ON DARA SINGH'S LIFE "DEEDARA"! [akshay-kumar-vindu] _WHILE RELEASING THE BOOK, AKSHAY KUMAR STATED THAT HE HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
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Ranveer Singh Star Power Propels Befikre To So, So Numbers Worldwide
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 12, 2016 [header-1] [ranveer-singh-befikre] MUMBAI – Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh’s star power has not been evident in the box office numbers for his new film Befikre, a Yashraj Films release
Mp Dhaliwal Applauds His Government’s Dramatic Reduction Of Waiting Times For Spousal Sponsorships
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 9, 2016 [header-1] [spousal-sukh-dhaliwal] _IT’S TIME TO END THE UNINTENDED AND DESTRUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THE POLICY OF THE FORMER CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT, SAID SUKH DHALIWAL, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Indo-canadian Man Arrested In Connection With Abbotsford Gang Conflict
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 9, 2016 [header-1]_BARINDER SINGH DHALIWAL, A 33-YEARS-OLD ABBOTSFORD RESIDENT, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED LOADED FIREA
Immigrants Need To Accept That Canada Is Their Home Now
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 9, 2016 [header]_IMMIGRANTS SHOULD ACCEPT CANADA AS THEIR HOME COUNTRY. OF COURSE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FORGET “THE OLD COUNTRY” OR “BACK HOME” BECAUSE THERE ARE FAMILY AND EMOTIONAL TIES WITH THE
Stop Violence Against Women!
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 9, 2016 [header-1]_HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF SHOES WERE PLACED ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY ON TUESDAY, WHICH SERVED AS A MEMORIAL FOR HUNDREDS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY DOMESTIC VIOLE
Guns At Weddings: Punjab’s Killer Feudal Culture Continues Killing In Celebratory Firings
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 7, 2016 _THE FEUDALISTIC PRACTICE OF CELEBRATORY FIRING AT PUNJAB WEDDINGS IN THE REGION OFTEN LEAVES BEHIND A TRAIL OF BODIES AND BROKEN FAMILIES, BUT IT CONTINUES TO THRIVE FOR WANT OF PUNITIVE ACTION._
Vancouver Police Appoints Indo-canadian Woman As Director Of Public Affairs
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 7, 2016 _SIMI HEER JOINED THE VPD ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2016, AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A DECADE AT BC HYDRO – CANADA’S THIRD LARGEST ELECTRICAL UTILITY – IN PROGRESSIVELY SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC
Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Documentary Moe Sihota: Feared And Desired Gets Great Public, Media Response
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 7, 2016 _MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED GOT A PRINT AND ONLINE WRITE-UP IN THE SURREY NOW NEWSPAPER AS WELL AS IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT NEWSPAPER. CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC) ALSO SENT CAMERAS
Indo-canadian Dubbed “king Of Car Thieves” Busted By Toronto Police
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 7, 2016 AUTO THEFT RING RUN BY FORMER CONVICT BALWINDER DHALIWAL HAD $5MILLION IN STOLEN VEHICLES! _THE UNDERCOVER OPERATION TO BUST THE RING ALLEGEDLY RUN BY FORMER CONVICT BALWINDER DHALIWAL STARTED WIT
Lost Lions: The Incredible True Story Of An Indian Family Reunited Through Technology
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 6, 2016 TORONTO – The much-awaited Entertainment One film – “Lion” is set to hit the box office in Toronto on December 9. In Lion, five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousa
Pr Tips For Neophytes: Some Think Public Relations-media Outreach Is Fun And Games When It’s Really Serious Business
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 3, 2016 BY PAARULL JS BAKSHI A lot of you may still remember me from my popular Relationship column – ASK PAARULL! Well, I’ve certainly taken a long break from it but I’m now back working and focus
Pipeline Approvals: Pm Trudeau’s Balanced Approach The Right One For Both The Environment And The Economy
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 2, 2016 OPINION: BY RANDEEP SINGH SARAI Earlier this week, the Federal Government took a number of decisions that have an impact on British Columbia. Canadians have been clear – that we need to address
Wanted South Asian Convict Who Fled Sentencing In Toronto May Be In Vancouver
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 2, 2016 _MOAZZAM TARIQ, 29, WHO WAS ON $10,000 BAIL PENDING SENTENCING AND HAD SURRENDERED HIS PASSPORT, MAY HAVE FLOWN TO VANCOUVER, ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, WHO WAS HIS SURETY.TARIQ TOLD HIS FATHER HE W
Trump Chooses Obamacare Foe Seema Verma As Part Of His Medicare ‘dream Team’
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 30, 2016 _DR. SEEMA VERMA IS THE SECOND INDIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AFTER NIKKI HALEY TO HAVE BEEN PICKED BY DONALD TRUMP. SHE WILL SERVE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICE
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
Bollywood Legend Gulshan To Attend Visaff Opening Night To Present His New Film Badman
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 22, 2016 WRITER-DIRECTOR R. PAUL DHILLON’S DOCUMENTARY MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED TO BE SHOWN AT VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL! _AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST (FOUNDER OF DESIBUZZBC)
Former Bc Liberal Mla John Nuraney Passes Away
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 22, 2016 _FORMER BURNABY MLA JOHN NURANEY REMEMBERED AS A ‘GENTLEMAN’ AND COMMUNITY LEADER. NURANEY WAS A RESPECTED LEADER IN THE ISMAILI COMMUNITY, AN ENTREPRENEUR AND A PHILANTHROPIST. HE WAS ELECTED
Racists Distribute Flyers Calling On White People To "save Richmond" From Chinese
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 19, 2016 _MOUNTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A RACIST FLYER WAS DELIVERED TO HOMES IN RICHMOND THIS WEEK. THE FLYER WAS DISTRIBUTED TO HOMES IN THE NORTH STEVESTON NEIGHBOURHOOD THIS WEEK, SUGGESTING WHITE P
Indo-american Politician Threatened, Verbally Abused After Calling For A Nation-wide Anti-trump March
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 18, 2016 _“I WILL COME AND TATTOO A SWASTIKA ON YOUR HEAD AND ON THAT B****’S HEAD,” A (SAWANT) STAFFER WAS TOLD ON PHONE, COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON DANA ROBINSON SLOTE TOLD Q13 NEWS IN AN EMAIL. “GO BA
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
The Cost Of Becoming Us President!
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 17, 2016 HILLARY CLINTON AND DNC JOINTLY RAISED $1.3 BILLION WHILE TRUMP SPENT A MEAGRE $248 MILLION TO BECOME PRESIDENT! _BASED ON FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION DATA, THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE HILLARY CLINTON
More Than 700 Youth Attend Kids-play's Anti-drugs And Gangs Forum In Surrey
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 16, 2016 _THE VPD TOP-COP KAL DOSANJH AND OLYMPIAN ARJAN BHULLAR FRONTED KIDS PLAY FOUNDATION GROUP HAS TAKEN A LEAD AGAINST THE PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL PREVIOUS FORUMS AS HE SAYS THEY ARE EXTREMELY NECESSARY
Varshney Family's Generousity Continues With Nomination Of Next-gen Philanthropist
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 16, 2016 JAIYA VARSHNEY NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING YOUTH PHILANTHROPIST GIVING HEARTS AWARD! _SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD JAIYA VARSHNEY’S TURN AS SHE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING YOUTH PHILANTHROPIST GIVING
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,
Honours For Badda Bhai (big Brother) Malkiat Parhar
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 14, 2016 [header] [parhar-award-manjy-sidoo] [malkit-chanan-2] _THE LATE MALKIAT PARHAR, A BUSINESSMAN, AN ACTIVIST, A BROADCASTER AND A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, AND OTHER PIONEER INDO-CANADIAN FAMILIES W
Trump Beats Globalization, The Establishment And Corporate Media
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 13, 2016 BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Donald J. Trump bec
Five Indo-americans Elected To Congress, Senate
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 10, 2016 _INDO-AMERICAN WOMEN PUT UP A GOOD SHOW IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS, WITH KAMALA HARRIS, 51, A TWO-TERM ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM CALIFORNIA, CREATING HISTORY BY WINNING THE US SENATE SEAT FROM THE STATE. P
Nri Cabbie Named 'aussie Of The Year'
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 9, 2016 _TEJINDER PAL SINGH WILL BE HONOURED AS THE “AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR”. THE AWARD IS FOR INFLUENCING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF ALL COLOURS IN A POSITIVE WAY. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF AN ORGANISATION CAL
Surrey Is The Canada Of Tomorrow
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 8, 2016 _LIKE A HANDFUL OF CITIES ACROSS CANADA, SURREY IS BEING REDEFINED BY IMMIGRATION. ITS DEMOGRAPHICS ARE STARTLING: THE LATEST CENSUS DATA SHOWS THAT 41 PER CENT ARE IMMIGRANTS, 14 PER CENT HAVE ARR
Batik Exhibition!
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 8, 2016 _AN OPENING RECEPTION WAS HELD LAST SUNDAY MORNING FOR BATIK – EXPRESSIONS OF IDENTITY EXHIBITION OF MALAYSIAN FABRIC AND ART AT THE CHINESE CULTURAL CENTRE NEAR THE SUN YAT SUN CHINESE GARDENS I
The Ugliest Us Presidential Election With Two Disgraceful Candidates Will Not Produce A Winner For America Or The World
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 7, 2016 THE TRUE FACE OF AMERICA HAS BEEN EXPOSED BY THE MISOGYNIST PIG AND CORRUPT WITCH AND THE MOCKERY IS MAKING COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN AND CHINA SAY THEY HAVE A BETTER POLITICAL SYSTEM! _LONG AGO, OLI
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
Punjabi Music Legend Gurdas Maan To Launch His Own Restaurant Brand
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 2, 2016 _THE STUDIO – BY GURDAS MAAN’ WILL HIGHLIGHT BOTH CULINARY AND PERFORMING ARTS, PROVIDING A FINE-DINING EXPERIENCE COMBINED WITH ESPECIALLY PRODUCED AND CURATED LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES._
Indo-canadian Brother-sister Spend Halloween Night In Dracula’s Castle In Transylvania
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 2, 2016 _TAMI AND ROBIN VARMA BRAVED THE FRIGHTS AND SPENT HALLOWEEN NIGHT AT THE INFAMOUS BRAN CASTLE IN TRANSYLVANIA, ROMANIA, WHERE VLAD THE IMPALER, THE BRUTAL PRINCE WHO LIKELY INSPIRED BRAM STOKER’
Two Indo-canadian Men Gunned Down In Brazen Pre-halloween Shooting
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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
Bc Home Sales To Foreign Buyers Dip 15 Percent After 15 Percent Tax, Says Bc Govt.
VANCOUVER July 08 2016. A house for sale with a sold sign in Vancouver, July 08 2016. ( Gerry Kahrmann / PNG staff photo) ( Prov / Sun News ) For Real estate stories 00044106A [PNG Merlin Archive] Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 1, 2016 V
Ebrahim Jadwet: Scion Of Respected Business Family From Nicobar Islands Makes His Mark As A Networking Socialite In Canada
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Fireworks Fizzle In Surrey: City Crackdown Leads To Seizure Of $100,000 Worth Of Illegal Fireworks
Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] October 28, 2016 _THE ILLEGAL SALE OF FIREWORKS IS BEING CONDUCTED THROUGH ONLINE ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND STOREFRONTS WHICH SELL THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS UNDER THE COUNTER. THE PENALTIES RANGE FROM FINES OF UP T
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
61 Indian Call Centre Fraudsters, Companies Charged By Us Government
RCMP SAY SINCE THE CRACKDOWN IN INDIA OF TELEPHONE FRAUDSTERS, SCAMS TARGETING CANADIANS HAVE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY! _THE DEFENDANTS ALLEGEDLY CALLED VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE US IMPERSONATING OFFICIALS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES (IRS) — THE US INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT — OR US CITIZENSHIP
Anti-drug Death Squads: Philippines President Rodrigo 'the Punisher' Duterte's Fight Against Drugs Is A Deadly Gun For Hire Assassinations
DEATH SQUAD COUPLE CLAIM THEY GET $100 TO KILL A DRUG DEALER OR USER! _'HOW WAS YOUR DAY, DEAR?' HUSBAND AND WIFE DEATH SQUAD DUO ARE PAID $100 FOR EVERY DRUG USER THEY KILL ON THE STREETS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR PRESIDENT RODRIGO 'THE PUNISHER' DUTERTE... AND HAVE NOW EXECUTED 800 BETWEEN THEM._
Vagina No, Nos: Things You Should Never Put Inside Your Vagina
_WOMEN KNOW WHAT SHOULD GO INTO THEIR PRIVATE PARTS FOR PLEASURE AND REPRODUCTION – BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER PUT IN YOUR VAGINA. SEXUAL FANTASY CAN LEAD TO CREATIVITY BUT OVERDOING THINGS WHEN YOU LACK KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEM CAN BE UNHEALTHY, EVEN DANGEROUS. PUTTING UNORTHODOX TH
Racist Who Yelled Profanities At An Indo-canadian Man Known To Abby Police
__ _A RACIST TIRADE RECORDED IN AN ABBOTSFORD PARKING LOT IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY A POLICE HATE CRIME UNIT. FOOTAGE SHOWS HIM SHOUTING A VARIETY OF OBSCENITIES AND SLURS, AT ONE POINT YELLING “WHITE POWER, MOTHERFUCKER” WHILE LEANING OUT OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR OF A BLACK PICKUP TRUCK
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
Another Shooting In Surrey-delta Sends Indo-canadian Man To Hospital
__ _POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER OFFICERS FOUND A 25-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN WOUNDED WHILE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED NEAR SCOTT ROAD AND 92 AVENUE AROUND 11:15 A.M. AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T CONFIRMED HOW MANY TIMES THE MAN WAS SHOT, BUT SAID HIS INJURIES WERE INFLICTED TO HIS LOWER
Astro Forecast: What’s In Store For Your Sign!
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Family, Fun-filled Romantic Drama Lakeeran Now In Playing In Canadian Cinemas
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 22, 2016 [header-1] [ad-lakeeran-10x15-ad-revised-001] CHAK SAMUNDER SHERA-CSS RELEASING PROUD TO RELEASE LAKEERAN IN CANADA! [lakeeran-harman-virk-debuts] [csslogo4] _LAKEERAN (LIFE LINES) STARS HAR
Lion Roars: Dev Patel Stars In True-life Tale Of A Man Searching For His Family
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Happy Diwali For Sfu: Businessman Hari Varshney Pledges $500,000 For Visiting Scholars Program
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Winner: Paarull Bakshi Recognized With Seeds Young Entrepreneur Award!
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Remains Of South Asian Student Missing For More Than 20 Years Found In Property Being Developed For Housing
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Olympian Ravi Kahlon Bats For Bc Ndp In Bid For North Delta Seat
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Anatomy Of Apologies: “pussy Grabber” Trump Is An Atrocious Apologist While Rcmp Commissioner Bob Paulson Offers Genuine Apology To Rcmp Women Who Suffered Sexual Harassment
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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
Maudie Wins Coveted Viff Super Channel People’s Choice Award
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Star Is Born: New Punjabi Film Star Harman Virk Ready To Make His Silver Screen Mark With Lakeeran
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 14, 2016 [header-1] LAKEERAN WILL RELEASE NEXT FRIDAY OCT. 21 WORLDWIDE WITH CHAK SAMUNDER SHERA (CSS) RELEASING DISTRIBUTING THE FILM IN CANADA! [ad-lakeeran-main] [csslogo4] _A NEW PUNJABI F
Surrey’s New Top Cop Dwayne Mcdonald Will Try New Approach To Stem Growing Violence In The City
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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
Thank You: Canada Post Offering Free Shipping To Small Business Owners On Tuesdays In October
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2016 [HEADER] [CP-FREE-SHIPPING-TUESDAY] _OCTOBER IS SMALL BUSINESS MONTH, A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE OF THE THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEIR SUCCESS
Canada Needs To Stop Wasteful Funding To Ukraine In What Is A One-way, Dead End, Futile And Fruitless Relationship
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko share a laugh at the end of joint news conference at the Presidential Administration building in Kyiv, Ukraine Monday July 11, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcan
Sex Is Good: Five Reasons You Should Have More
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2016 [header] [health-sex-stories] _SEX IS AMAZING BY ITSELF, BUT DID YOU KNOW IT HAD HEALTH BENEFITS THAT CAN HELP YOU LIVE A WHOLESOME LIFE? APART FROM THE COMFORT AND PLEASURE IT PROVIDES, SEX ALS
Ndp Leader John Horgan Christy Clark And B.c. Liberals For Housing Affordability Crisis As Detached Home Sales Tank
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 6, 2016 [header] CHRISTY CLARK GOVERNMENT'S FOREGIN BUYERS' TAX WORKING BEAUTIFULLY AS DETACHED HOME SALES DOWN 48 PERCENT [ndp-housing-crisis-clark] _A TOTAL OF 2,253 PROPERTIES CHANGED HANDS IN SEPT
Un Women: United Nations Entity For Gender Equality And Empowerment Of Women Visits Bc And Meets Women Leaders Making A Difference Here
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 6, 2016 [header] VANCOUVER – A local group of indigenous and business professionals have come together to work on the introduction of United Nations Women to key Canadian stakeholders. [Brand-D-Logo]
Revisionist 7 Samurai Tale Has An African-american Cowboy And Diverse Crew In The Saddle!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 6, 2016 [header] THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (PG) **** [hollywood-m7] BY ALAN SAMUEL Good scripts can bring out the best in actors. Sony Pictures revives the western with The Magnificent Seven.
Vpd Searching For Missing 98-year-old Indo-canadian Man
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 5, 2016 [header] [missing-anant-basra] _NINETY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ANANT BASRA LEFT HIS HOME NEAR EAST 29TH AVENUE AND JOYCE STREET AT NOON TODAY AND HAS YET TO RETURN FROM HIS WALK. ANANT MAY BE CONFUSED, A
Indo-canadian Twins Steal Spotlight From The Royals At Mission Hill Winery Event
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2016 [header] [royal-tour-twins2] [Brand-D-Logo] _AT A PHOTO-OP WITH YOUNG KIDS DRESSED UP CHEFS, IT WAS A PAIR OF INDO-CANADIAN TWINS – ROMAN AND ISHAN SALL – WHO MADE QUITE AN IMPACT ON THE RO
Special Donation: Couple Wed And Give Gift Money To Cancer
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 [wedding-donation] [header] [indo-newly-weds] _REMNEET SIHOTA AND RANJOT DEOL OF SURREY RAISED THE MONEY AT THEIR WEDDING BY ASKING THE GUESTS TO GIVE THE SHAGAN MONEY (CASH GIFTS), AS A DON
Desi Lawyer Lawyer Latest Shooter In Another Mass Shooting In Gun-crazy America
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 INDO-AMERICAN LAWYER NATHAN DESAI WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE AFTER SHOOTING AT 9 PEOPLE! [header] [indo-shooter] _INDO-AMERICAN LAWYER NATHAN DESAI WAS WEARING MILITARY-STYLE CLOTHING W
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
South Memorial Field House An Oasis For South-van Seniors
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 [header] [jagtar-purewal3] _THE CITY OF VANCOUVER HAD JUST FINISHED SPENDING $900,000 TO RENOVATE FACILITIES IN THE PARK AND LOCAL ACTIVIST JAGTAR SINGH PUREWAL SAW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY T
Vancouver Fashion Week’s Fall Session Concludes In Style
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 [header] [van-fashion-week] [taran-vfw17-tkc-004] _DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON SAID VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS LIKE DON FIORVENTO AND OUR HOST
Fraudster Rashida Samji Given 6 Years Jail For $100 Million Ponzi Scheme
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 [header] [fraudster-rashida] _PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE GREGORY RIDEOUT SAID AT THE SENTENCING HEARING THAT RASHIDA SAMJI KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND WENT FORWARD WITH THE SCHEME WITH HER EYES W
Jazzy B Gets His Starwalk Star With A Little Help From Friends
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 [header] JAZZY B.’S INDUCTION CEREMONY IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL UNVEILINGS AND FOLLOW UP DINNERS WE’VE EVER HAD, SAID ROB HAYNES OF BCEHOF! [jazzy-b-star17] _INTERNATIONAL BHANGRA S
Tea Lovers Rejoice!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 [header] [harris-tea] [harris-tea4] _THE WORLD FAMOUS HARRIS TEA COMPANY LAUNCHED THEIR POPULAR 120 BRAND IN STYLE IN SURREY LAST WEEK WITH A BIG CHAI PARTY. THE TEA HAS A STRONG FOLLOWI
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani Tops The Richest Indian List For The Ninth Year
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 [header] [mukesh-ambani] MUMBAI – With $22.7 billion (Rs 151,477 crore) net worth, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian for the ninth consecutive year, American
Champ Bhullar Wins Again!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 [header] [arjan-bhullar-wins] [arjan-bhullar-wins2] _FORMER COMMONWEALTH GOLD MEDALIST WRESTLE-TURNED MMA FIGHTER ARJAN BHULLAR, WHO WAS BORN WITH A HEART OF A CHAMPION AND WHO SHOWED HIS MI
Law Society Group Seeks Strategies To End Systemic Racism In The Legal Professions
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 [header] [law-society-systemic-racism4] _THE LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA'S WORKING GROUP CO-CHAIR RAJ ANAND NOTES THAT, "LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROMOTE HUMAN
Raj Sahota First South Asian Woman Appointed Provincial Director Of A Major Bc Political Party
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 [header] [raj_with_john_horgan] _“I AM VERY PROUD OF THE ROLE SOUTH ASIANS HAVE PLAYED IN THE BC NDP,” SAID LEADER JOHN HORGAN. “WE HAVE ELECTED MLAS HARRY BAINS AND RAJ CHOUHAN WHO ARE
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
Mega Producer Of Star Trek And Mission Impossible Tentpoles Sets Up Shop In Surrey With Skydance Studios
SKYDANCE MEDIA BOSS DAVID ELLISON TELLS DESIBUZZBC THAT HE'S ALWAYS DREAMED BIG! _DAVID ELLISON, THE SCION OF THE TECH GIANT ORACLE CO-FOUNDER LARRY ELLISON AND WHOSE SKYDANCE MEDIA HAS PRODUCED $100 MILLION PLUS BUDGETED FILMS IN THE STAR TREK, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, BLADE RUNNER AND JACK REAC
Blind-man House Thriller Has Enough Frights To Keep You In Your Seats
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 [header] DON'T BREATHE (PG)**** [hollywood-dont-breathe3] BY ALAN SAMUEL Thrills and danger are on tap big time in Don't Breathe. Hindsight is 20:20
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
Pillsbury Launches Online Culinary Contest ‘pillsbury Kitchen Kekalakar’ For South Asians
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 [header] MISSISSAUGA – Pillsbury, a key brand of General MillsCanada Corporation, has launched an online South Asian recipe contest called ‘PILLSBURY KITCHEN KEKALAKAR’ in Canada on S
B.c. Liberals’ New Ethnic Outreach Scheme Aims To Recognize South Asian Canadian Heritage
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 [header] [bc-south-asian-heritage8] _AS PART OF NOMINATION PHASE, A HERITAGE VALUES WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 27, 2016, FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE STRAWBERRY HILL LIBRARY IN SURREY.
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
Dial-a-dope Bundoo And A Woman Busted By Chilliwack Mounties
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 [header] [dial-a-dope] _DIPENDRA VARMA BUNDHOO OF DELTA, FACES CHARGES FOR THREE COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND THREE COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR T
Bhangra Superstar Jazzy B. To Be Inducted Into Bc Entertainment Hall Of Fame On Saturday September 17
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 [header] JAZZY B. IS THE FIRST EVER SOUTH ASIAN ARTIST TO BE HONOURED BY BCEHOF WITH STARWALK STAR! [Jazzy-B] _"I TRULY FEEL BLESSED AND HONOURED TO BE GETTING THIS GREAT RECOGNITION FROM MY
Trekkies Get A Treat With This Ultimate Vulcan Love Portrait
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 [header] FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK (G) **** BY ALAN SAMUEL One off showings can be hit or miss affairs. Touchwood PR and the Makers of the documentary For the Love of Spock pull off a
9-11 Attacks Was A Modern Day Horror On Live Television
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 [header] WAKING UP TO BURNING TWIN TOWERS AND THE REPETITION OF AIRPLANES FLYING INTO THEM! [suresh-9-11-attacks-new-york-main3] [suresh-9-11-attacks-new-york-main] _WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN A
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
Part-indian Priyanka Yoshikawa Crowned Miss Japan Amidst Racist Outcry
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 [header] [indo-japenese-miss-japan3] _A YEAR AFTER ARIANA MIYAMOTO FACED UGLY BACKLASH FOR BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO REPRESENT JAPAN.__SOCIAL MEDIA LIT UP AFTER MIYAMOTO'S TRAILBLAZING
Ndp Leader Horgan Wants Foreign Home Buyers’ Tax Fixed As It Does Nothing For Affordability
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 [header] PREMIER CLARK STICKING WITH CONTROVERSIAL TAX, SAYING IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO – DECREASE HOME PRICES AND SALES! [horgan-foreign-buyers-tax4] _"LOOPHOLES IN T
Surrey Rcmp Seek To Identify Two Alleged South Asian Suspects In Newton Robbery
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 [header] [South-Asian-suspects] _SURVEILLANCE PICTURES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED DEPICTING THE TWO ALLEGED SUSPECTS WHO ARE DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN._ SURREY – Surrey RCMP is asking for the public
Holistic Living Expert Dr. Larra Shah Back In Vancouver
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 [header] [14329133_10157370781655573_2060088505_o] _DR. LARRA SHAH’S CLIENT BASE INCLUDES LEADING ATHLETES, BUSINESS LEADERS AND MOVIE STARS LIKE: FARAH KHAN, GAURI KHAN, H
See You At The Movies: Fundraiser For Deceased Film Student Sippa Being Held On September 17
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 [header] SURREY – Friends of former film production student, Navlesh ‘Sippa’ Mudliar hopes to create a legacy and honor the budding young filmmaker by having a fundraiser titled See You
Feel The Vibe Of Ornamenting The Ordinary: The Crafts Of South Asia Starting Sept. 10
Picture 1017 POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 [header] [vibes2] NEW WESTMINSTER – The New Westminster Museum and Archives presents their latest exhibit, Ornamenting the Ordinary: The Crafts of South Asia beginning next
Bc Becomes First Foreign Government To Issue Indian Rupee Denominated Masala Bond
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 [header] [Masala-Bonds-BC-de-jong] _"INDIA IS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD AND IS ONE OF B.C.'S PRIORITY EXPORT MARKET PARTNERS. WE ARE DELIGHTED AT THE PROSPECT OF STRENG
Vancouver’s Alvin Randhawa Charged In Huge Us-canada Drug Smuggling Operation To Be Deported To Us To Face Charges
Field trip to the Port of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. San Pedro, CA. Photo by Eric Draper POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 [header] ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN CHARGED IN THE SAME CASE PLEADS GUILTY! [Indo-Can-dru
Trudeau Government Reaches Deal With Canada Post Workers, Averting A Strike
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 31, 2016 [header] [Canada-post-settlement-min] “THESE TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS, REACHED VOLUNTARILY BY THE PARTIES, ARE AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR US ALL THAT A FAIR AND BALANCED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCE
Viff’ To Showcase Top Works In Asian Cinema To Vancouver Audiences
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 31, 2016 [header] PRESTIGIOUS DRAGONS & TIGERS SERIES RETURNS WITH 25 FEATURE FILMS [VIFF-Asian-Cinema-after-the-storm] VANCOUVER – The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) unveiled its full l
Bangladeshi-canadian Accused Of Being A Mastermind Of Dhaka Attack Killed By Bangladesh Police
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 31, 2016 [header] [Bangladeshi-Canadian-killed3] _COUNTERTERRORISM AUTHORITIES SAID A SWAT TEAM RAIDED A TWO-STOREY BUILDING NEAR DHAKA AND KILLED TAMIM CHOWDHURY, WHO IS SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING A JULY 1 A
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
Indo-canadian Teen Desperately Needs A Bone Marrow Match To Save Her Life
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 25, 2016 [header] [South Asian bone marrow2] _"PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SAVE A LIFE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SOUTH ASIAN,” KIRANPREET JOHAL, WHO DESPERATELY NEEDS A BONE MARROW DONOUR TO SAVE HER LIFE, WRO
Gujarati Community To Celebrate By Staging The Biggest Cultural Festival In North America
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 24, 2016 [header] THE SIX DAY DANCE-SONG-CULTURE FEST OPENS WITH A BANG NEXT TUESDAY AT THE PNE! [Gujarati-Society-Festival] [Gujarati-Society-Festival7] CANADA GUJARATI CULTURAL FESTIVAL AUGUST
South Asian Bank Robber Wanted By Surrey Rcmp Arrested Following Tips
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 23, 2016 [header] _ERIC KUMAR, 25 YEARS OLD FROM SURREY, HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ROBBERY AND ONE COUNT OF USE OF AN IMITATION FIREARM WHILE COMMITTING AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE. HE IS CURREN
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
Indo-canadian Hiker Missing In Chilliwack River Valley Mountain Range
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 18, 2016 [header] [Indo-Can-hiker-missing2] _TEAMS ARE SCOURING THE RUGGED CHEAM MOUNTAIN RANGE HOPING TO SPOT ANY SIGN OF GORDON SAGOO, WHO BECAME SEPARATED WHILE HIKING WITH A GROUP ON BABY MUNDAY PEAK
The Fusion Generation Rocks Vancouver!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 14, 2016 [header] [TFG-Dream-Girls] MMM FILMS AND TFGP'S The Fusion Generation is currently filming in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. The R. Paul Dhillon Production stars Canadian TV-film star Sitar
South Asian Man Wanted In Surrey Bank Robbery
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 14, 2016 [header] THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE IN HIS EARLY 20S, WITH A THIN BUILD. HE WAS WEARING A BLACK AND RED JACKET WITH WHITE STRIPES AND "WEST COAST SELECTS FC" ON THE [South
Indo-american Tech Millionaire Gurbaksh Chahal Sent To Jail After Probation Violations
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 14, 2016 [header] [Indo-am-Tech-GC-jail] CHAHAL ALLEGEDLY KICKED HIS GIRLFRIEND 117 TIMES! FORMER TECH MOGUL GURBAKSH CHAHAL, WHO HAD PLEADED GUILTY OVER THE 2013 ATTACK THAT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA, WAS S
Canada Has Most Expensive Cell Phone Service Among G7 Nations
[Canada-cell-phone monopoly2] [header] IF THIS WERE PARIS OR ROME, TALKING AND TEXTING WOULD BE HALF THE PRICE, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY NORDICITY AND THE CRTC. VANCOUVER – Canada’s cell phone monopoly is leading to Canadians paying the most for cell phone service than any
Indo-canadian Man Accused In Ubc Sex Assaults Dies In Jail
[header] [Indo-Can-UBC-sex-assault] DAVID SINGH TUCKER, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON IN CONNECTION WITH AN ATTACK ON CAMPUS, WAS FOUND DEAD BY STAFF AT SURREY PRE-TRIAL FACILITY ON MONDAY. B.C. CORONERS’ SERVICE CONFIRMED FRIDAY THAT TUCKER DIED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE CAUSE
Udta Punjab Is Crumbling While Sultan’s Haryana Is More Upbeat
[header] [Udta Punjab5] _UDTA PUNJAB COULD EASILY BE NAMED UJARATA (SHATTERING OR FALLING APART) PUNJAB. MANY PEOPLE IN PUNJAB DO NOT FEEL THAT THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. GENERALLY, THE HARYANA PEOPLE ARE MORE UPBEAT._ [Sawraj-Singh6] BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH My wife was very sad a
Indo-canadian Man Not Known To Police Shot Dead In Targeted Surrey Shooting
[header] [Surrey-Shots fired3] _THE DECEASED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 28 YEAR OLD JATINDER “MICHAEL” SANDHU, WHO DOES NOT POSSESS A CRIMINAL RECORD NOR WAS HE BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CURRENT ONGOING GANG-DRUG CONFLICT IN SURREY._ SURREY – An Indo-Canadian man from Surrey i
Kabali Debuts With $13 Million Us Weekend Overseas Gross As It Smashes All Indian Film Records Abroad
[header] [kabali] _THE SOUTH INDIAN FILM SUPERSTAR RAJNIKANTH STARRING TAMIL LANGUAGE FILM KABALI HAS SMASHED ALL WEEKEND RECORDS FOR A FILM FROM INDIA WITH A $13 MILLION FOUR DAY-WEEKEND GROSS IN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES.THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS HELD BY DHOOM AT $10.32 MILLION BUT KABALI HAS GONE T
Swastika: Cultural Sensitivity Should Take Precedence When We Display Controversial Symbols And Objects
[header] [Swastika flags5] _I SINCERELY APOLOGISE ON BEHALF OF MR. GABA FOR FLYING THOSE FLAGS WITH SWASTIKA. THOUGH HIS BEHAVIOUR WOULD SEEM INSENSITIVE I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL. AS WE LIVE IN A MULTI-CULTURAL AND INTER-FAITH COUNTRY, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE ADVISABLE TO F
Kvp Entertainers Bring Together Songstress Sunidhi Chohan And Star-singer Ayushman Khurana This Sunday In Vancouver
[header] [Sunidhi Chauhan & Ayushman Khurana] VANCOUVER – Fresh from the success of acclaimed Kaifi Aur Man featuring Bollywood's legends Javed Akhtar and Shaban Azmi with Jaswinder Singh providing the vocals at Vancouver's Hard Rock Casino, KVP Entertainers are now bringing Bollywood'
Cbc Gets To The Bottom Of Big Fat Indian Weddings With “little India Big Business”
[header] [Indian-wedding-biz2] _A NEW DOCUMENTARY, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS THE BOOMING INDIAN WEDDING BUSINESS IN METRO VANCOUVER IS SET TO AIR ON JULY 23 ON CBC._ BY PD RAJ VANCOUVER – A new documentary that shines a spotlight on the booming Indian wedding business will air July 23 on CBC. “
Remembering Cinephile Deepak Grewal!
[header] [Deepak] _A MEMORIAL CELEBRATION WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF CINEPHILE DEEPAK GREWAL, ONE OF NICEST HUMAN BEINGS AND ONE OF BOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST CHAMPIONS. DEEPAK PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AND HIS GOOD FRIEND JAGDEV "JAGGA" DHALIWAL – PROPRIETOR OF DHOOM AND DHALIWAL BANQUET HALL, O
Star Comedian Aziz Ansari Becomes First Indo-american To Be Nominated For A Prime Time Emmy
[header] [Aziz Ansari2] _STAR COMEDIAN AZIZ ANSARI, WHO HAS BEEN GETTING CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR HIS WOODY ALLENSQUE COMEDY SERIES "MASTER OF NONE", HAS MADE HISTORY BY BECOME THE FIRST INDO-AMERICAN ACTOR TO LAND A LEAD COMEDY-ACTING EMMY NOMINATION FOR HIS NETFLIX SERIES._ LOS ANGELES – Star
Surrey’s New Chief Librarian Is An Indo-canadian Woman
[header] [Indo-Surrey-Librarian2] _AFTER A NATION-WIDE SEARCH, THE SURREY LIBRARIES BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THEY HAVE APPOINTED SURINDER BHOGAL AS THE NEXT CHIEF LIBRARIAN. “WE ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO HAVE SOMEONE OF SURINDER BHOGAL’S CALIBRE AS THE NEW CHIEF LIBRARIAN,
Bollywood Superstars Srk, Akshay Make Forbes List Of World’s 100 Highest-paid Celebrites
[header] [Bollywood Superstars-Forbes3] _SHAH RUKH KHAN (SRK) RANKS 86TH ON THE LIST WITH EARNINGS OF $33 MILLION, WHILE AKSHAY COMES IN ON THE 94TH SPOT WITH $31.5 MILLION EARNINGS._ NEW YORK – Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's highest-paid celebrit
Eternal Ball Hockey Tournament Takes Place In Surrey On August 13-14
[header] [Ball-Hockey-tourney3] SURREY – It is that time of the year when it's time for Tka's Eternal Life Ball Hockey Tournament. The Tournament will take place at Unwin Park in Surrey, British Columbia over the course of two days, the 13th and 14th of August. Come out to cheer your fa
Punjabi Media Man Maninder Gill Sentenced To 4 Years Jail For Shooting Harjit Atwal
[header] [Maninder-Gill-sentenced] _MANINDER GILL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING WHICH TARGETED SURREY BUSINESSMAN HARJIT ATWAL OUTSIDE A SURREY SIKH TEMPLE. GILL SHOT AND INJURED ATWAL OUTSIDE GURU NANAK SIKH GURDWARA TEMPLE ON AUG. 28, 2010 WHEN AN ON
Immigrants Key To Federal Liberal Win So Immigration Minister Mccallum Wants More
John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, provides an update on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 on Canada's plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartran [header] [John McCallum-more-immigration2] IMMIGRATION MINISTER JOHN MCCALLUM SAYS THA
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
Alisha Kalia Crowned Miss Teen Bc!
photo // kuna lu w // kunaphotography.com ig // @kunaphotography fb // www.fb.com/kunaphotographygroup fr // www.flickr.com/photos/kunaphotograph NUMEROUS INDO-CANADIAN BEAUTIES AMONG MISS-MRS. BC WINNERS! [header] [photo // kuna lu w // kunaphotography.com ig // @kunaphotography fb // www.f
Propaganda: Music-video War In Punjab’s Politics As Akalis Bring Out ‘lalkar’ To Counter Aap’s ‘nasha’
[header] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFMq78p2MeY [Punjab-music-video-war2] CHANDIGARH – Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday launched a song and video called ‘Lalkar’ (‘challenge’) to counter the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP
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
South Van Stabbing
[header][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [Brand-D-Logo] _A 25-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN WAS STABBED SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND 9.15PM INSIDE A HOUSE ON WINDSOR STREET AND 63RD AVENUE IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER POLICE ATTENDED AFTER THE NEIGHBOURS REPORTED THAT MALE ATTACKER, WHO HAD HIS FACE COVERED, RAN NORT
Ed: Experts Confirm That Daily Stress Can Kill Your Sex Life
[limp cock] [header][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _REGULAR STRESS CANNOT JUST HAMPER YOUR PEACE OF MIND, AFFECT SLEEP AND WEAKEN YOUR IMMUNITY, BUT PROLONGED PERIODS OF HIGH STRESS AND ANXIETY CAN INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, LEADING TO ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) WHICH WILL HAMPER YOUR
Indo-canadian Man Arrested In Granville Street Stabbing
[header] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD VANCOUVER RESIDENT AMANDEEP SINGH GREWAL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 27TH. VANCOUVER – Charges have been approved after an Indo-Canadian man was arrested
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[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] OFF MY MEDS IS A WEEKLY COMICSTRIP FROM HUMOURITST LES TAHA WHICH APPEARS ON DESIBUZZBC ON A WEEKLY BASIS! [header] [516_debate] [Brand-D-Logo] [TFG-GULSHAN AD]
Sex Spa: Indo-canadian Spa Owner From Winnipeg Charged With Human Trafficking And Extortion
SIMPLE MEHTA OF SIMI MAGIC SPA FACES THREE CHARGES INCLUDING PROCURING A PERSON TO OFFER OR PROVIDE SEXUAL SERVICES! [header] [Indo-sex-spa] _SIMPLE MEHTA WILL APPEARED IN COURT LAST FRIDAY ON THREE NEW CHARGES — ONE COUNT EACH OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, RECEIVING A FINANCIAL OR OTHER MA
Bollywood Singer Mika Singh Booked After Model Cries Molestation
Mika at Music Ka Maha Muqqabla POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 5, 2016 MIKA DECRIES IT'S EXTORTION! [Mika Singh Booked4] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] MUMBAI – A 32-year-old model filed a complaint Tuesday of molestation against top Boll
Modi’s Unveils A Massive 77-member New Cabinet
[Modi-CABINET] NEW DELHI – Indian PM Narendra Modi inducted 19 news ministers in his Cabinet and carried out a reshuffle of the portfolios of his ministers. Here's the complete list of the new Council of Ministers: Cabinet Ministers 1. Rajnath Singh – Home Affairs 2. Sushma Swaraj –
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
Over 100,000 Celebrated Canada’s Birthday In Surrey
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] SURREY – Returning to Surrey Canada Day after 10 years, Canadian rock legend Tom Cochrane & Red Rider helped a crowd of more than 100,000 celebrate at Surrey’s annual Canada Day Celebration. Over 100 exhibitors, midway games and rides, and a fireworks extravaganza roun
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
Canada Day Celebrations: Be A Proud Canadian And Celebrate Canada Day With Great Fervor!
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] BY HANIF PATEL It is a pride to be a Canadian and participate on Canada Day celebration with zeal and enthusiasm. A red letter day not only bring a chance of joy and merriment but provide an opportunity to rejuvenate spirit to become more reliable, loyal and patriotic Ca
Wso Says Sentencing Of Montreal Racist Sends Strong Message To Perpetrators
[WSO-Montreal-Victim] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _ROYER TREMBLAY WAS SENTENCED TO TEN MONTHS IN PRISON FOR HIS ATTACK ON SUPNINDER SINGH KHERA IN QUEBEC CITY OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND EARLIER THIS YEAR. KHERA, WHO WAS VISITING FROM TORONTO, WAS THE VICTIM OF AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK AFTER BEING TAUNTED
Seva Thrift Hoping To Turn Used Indian Clothing To Good Use
DONATE YOUR OLD CLOTHING, JEWELRY AND OTHER ITEMS TO SEVA THRIFT, WHICH OPENS IT'S DOORS SATURDAY, JULY 2! [2016-06-24-PHOTO-00000016] _SEVA THRIFT STORE IS LOCATED AT 9430 120TH STREET AND IS SET TO OPEN ON SATURDAY, JULY 2ND._ [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] SURREY – SEVA Thrift, the brain-child o
Christy Clark Forced To Regulate Real Estate Industry After Rampant Unethical Conduct
[BC-Gov-real-estate3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _BC GOVERNMENT, WITH AN ELECTION LOOMING ON THE HORIZON, SEES THAT SKYROCKETING HOME PRICES AND SPECULATORS THAT ARE DRIVING UP THE PRICES IS BAD NEWS WITH VOTERS. SO IT HAS ACCEPTE3D THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP AND WILL ESTAB
Lions Win A Thriller!
[BC-Lions3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _IT WAS A GREAT SEASON OPENER FOR THE BC LIONS EVEN THOUGH THE FANS WERE NOT OUT IN FULL BUT CHRIS RAINEY BROUGHT A PUNT BACK 72 YARDS FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND RAN IN ANOTHER SCORE AS THE B.C. LIONS DEFEATED THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS IN A THRILLER THAT ENDED 20-18 IN CO
Americans Continue To Hate Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump As Both Poll Unfavorably
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _HILLARY CLINTON'S OVERALL FAVOURABLE RATING SINCE CLINCHING THE NOMINATION HAS AVERAGED 41%, NEARLY MATCHING HER 40% IN MAY BUT DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 44% IN JANUARY WHILE DONALD TRUMP'S AVERAGE 31% THUS FAR IN JUNE COMPARES WITH 32% IN MAY AND 34% IN JANUARY._ WASHINGTON
Fighting Racism!
[TedX-Gurdeep] _WELL RESPECTED PHYSICIAN DR. GURDEEP PARHAR, WHO IS AN EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DEAN, CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONALISM AT UBC, WAS A SPEAKER AT THE RECENT TEDX TALK, WHERE HE RECOUNTED HIS EMOTIONAL STORY OF BEING A VICTIM OF BULLYING AND RACISM. PARHAR'S TALK IS ONLINE NOW A
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Fought Harder Outside The Ring
[View-from-Valley-Muhammad-Ali-DB3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _ALI FAMOUS SAYING, “FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE” AND HE DID JUST THAT AND HAD TOUGH WORDS ON DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION, WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED AS RACIST TO SOME. ALIGNING HIMSELF WITH THE NATION OF ISLAM, ITS L
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
Women In Film Award Winners
NFB Film Commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur and film director Mina Shum with their Spotlight Award certificates. Vancouver 20 June 2016. [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _CLAUDE JOLI-COEUR, FILM COMMISSIONER OF THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA AND MINA SHUM, DIRECTOR OF THE NFB FILM NINTH FLOOR, ACCEPTING TH
Biz Giant Softbank President Nikesh Arora Resigns After Ceo Masayoshi Son Decides To Stay On
[Softbank-Nikesh Arora8] _“HE SHOULD BE CEO OF A GLOBAL BUSINESS, AND I HAD HOPED TO HAND OVER THE REINS TO HIM ON MY 60TH BIRTHDAY,” SOFTBANK CHAIRMAN AND CEO MASAYOSHI SON SAID IN A STATEMENT REGARDING NIKESH ARORA'S DEPARTURE. “BUT I FEEL MY WORK IS NOT DONE. I WANT TO… WORK ON A FEW
Omni Television Looking To Go National With New Multicultural Tv Channel For All Canadians
[Multicultural TV] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _OMNI TELEVISION PROPOSES NEW NATIONAL CHANNEL, RETURN OF ETHNIC NEWSCASTS AND MORE CANADIAN CONTENT. APPROVAL OF OMNI REQUEST FOR INCLUSION IN BASIC TV PACKAGES WOULD SECURE FUTURE OF MULTICULTURAL TELEVISION WITH WIN-WIN SOLUTION, SAYS THE ROGERS
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
Rip Raveena: Newspaper Union Calls For Investigation Into Suicide Of Toronto Star’s Top Indo-canadian Journalist
SEXUAL POLITICS IN NEWSROOM LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF TWO TOP EXECUTIVES IN TORSTAR IN RAVEENA AULAKH'S DEATH! [RAVEENA-Aulakh-suicide2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _TORONTO STAR ENVIRONMENTAL CORRESPONDENT RAVEENA AULAKH, WHO WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO, WAS REPORTED TO HAVE T
Joke: ‘don’t Be A Pussy’, Said The Lion!
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] BY ARENA MAHNAS [Joke-Pussy2] An unemployed biologist was having considerable difficulty in finding a new job. He finally saw an ad in a local newspaper for a position at a zoo. In the interview, the manager told him that their only Gorilla named Bunny, which had be
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Microsoft Unveils Vango
[Preet-Mangat4] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _MICROSOFT'S SENIOR MANAGER PREET MANGAT SHOWED OFF THE COMPANY'S NEW APP VANGO AT THE OPENING OF THE COMPANY’S VANCOUVER OFFICES, WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK AND VANCOUVER MAYOR GREGOR ROBERTSON. VANGO MAK
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._
Florida Massacre: America’s Love Of Guns And Violence Pushes Itself Into A Deeper Cataclysm
M&R Photography THERE ARE NEARLY 300 MILLION REGISTERED GUNS IN AMERICA, FORGET ABOUT THE ILLEGAL ARSENAL! [Sawraj-Singh-violence-DB3] _IN THE 72 HOURS FOLLOWING THE RECENT MASS SHOOTING INCIDENT IN ORLANDO, IN WHICH 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A GAY DANCE CLUB, 93 PEOPLE DIED ACROSS AMERICA AS
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
‘udta Punjab’ Set To Release Friday As High Court Dismisses All Petitions And Appeals By Political Goons
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] CORRUPT POLITICAL FORCES WHICH HAVE ALLOWED THE DRUG PROBLEM TO FLOURISH IN PUNJAB, SOME WOULD EVEN SAY THEY PROFIT FROM IT, TRIED THEIR HARDEST FROM THE CENSOR BOARD TO THE COURTS, USING ALL POLITICAL GOONS, BUT DEMOCRACY HAS WON OUT IN THE END AND THE FILM WILL RELEASE FRI
Meet And Greet With Bollywood Serial Queen Dolly Sohi-dhanowa
[Dolly-Sohi-Dhanoa2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] FILM INDUSTRY AND POLITICAL MOVER-SHAKER SHERNJEET VICKI GILL BROUGHT HINDI SOAP STAR DOLLY SOHI DHANOWA FOR DINNER AND A MEET AND GREET AT SURREY'S NORTHVIEW GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WITH DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON. DOLLY HAS STARRED IN SUCH POPUL
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
Brampton Schools Add Kabaddi To Their Student Play List
NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL KABADDI TOURNAMENT HELD LAST WEEK IN PEEL, ONTARIO! [Brampton-kabaddi2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _LAST WEEK, BRAMPTON HOSTED NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST EVER HIGH SCHOOL KABADDI FESTIVAL IN PEEL IN WHICH FOUR LOCAL SCHOOL PARTICIPATED. A CHINESE-VIETNAMESE TRAN TRAN,
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
New Drug-fueled Bollywood Drama Udta Punjab Getting Blocked By Bjp Touts On India’s Film Censorship Board
[Udta Punjab5] _THE BOLLYWOOD FILM, STARRING SHAHID KAPOOR AND PUNJABI FILM-MUSIC STAR DILJIT DOSANJH WHO'S MAKING HIS HINDI FILM DEBUT, HAS BEEN ENGULFED THE BITTER CENSORSHIP ROW AFTER BJP CRONY AND CENSOR BOARD CHIEF PAHLAJ NIHALANI _ [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _OPENLY SAID THAT FILMMAKER ANURAG
Balmoral-multicultural Marketing Rebrands By Throwing A Party
FROM LEFT: XU WEI, DEPUTY COUNSEL GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN TORONTO, HON MICHAEL CHAN, MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, CCG PRESIDENT SHIRLEY SUN, BALMORAL PRESIDENT SHARIFA KHAN, REZA MORIDI, MINISTER OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION & MINISTER OF
Exceptional Sri Lankan Woman And Bangladeshi Man To Receive Queen’s Young Leaders Award
[Sri-Lanka-Osama Bin Noor] _AS THE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATES THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY, THIS YEAR’S AWARD WINNERS ARE A28-YEAR-OLD NUSHELLE DE SILVA FROM SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESHI MAN OSAMA BIN NOOR , BOTH OF WHOM WILL BE RECOGNISED BY THE QUEEN FOR TAKING THE LEAD IN TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF
“desi” Superman Fulfills Wishes And Helps Others Celebrate On His Birthday
"WE CAN BE ALL HEROES," SAYS SEAN BINDRA! [MSL_8172] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _TO CELEBRATE HIS BIG DAY (HIS BIRTHDAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 9), SEAN BINDRA BROUGHT HIS WELL-WORN MANTRA THAT: "WE CAN ALL BE SUPER HEROES!", TO LIFE AND INSTEAD OF RECEIVING GIFTS THIS YEAR HE GIFTED MEMBERS OF THE SURR
Pattullo Bridge Will Be Completely Closed This Weekend
_NO CARS OR OTHER TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS ON PATTULLO BRIDGE THIS WEEKEND ON ACCOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES._ [Pattullo Bridge Repairs] SURREY — The Pattullo Bridge will be completely closed to traffic this weekend for ongoing rehabilitation and repairs The closure will commence 8 p.
Kidsplay Powers Youth!
[Kidsplay10-] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _SUPERCOP KAL DOSANJH AND HIS KIDSPLAY TEAM HELD THEIR ANNUAL BIG SOCCER TOURNAMENT AT BC PLACE LAST WEEK WHICH BROUGHT OUT OVER 700 KIDS FROM INNER CITY SCHOOLS ON MONDAY AT THE BIG BC PLACE. IT'S A BIG PASSION FOR KAL WHO HAS BEEN DOING THE TOURNAMENT FOR
What Does It Mean To Be Canadian?
[Canadian-Club-citizenship4] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CANADIAN – WELL CANADIAN CLUB INVITED A SELECT GROUP OF CANADIANS THAT INCLUDED DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON, PAEDIATRICIAN DR. PARGAT SINGH BHURJI, BUSINESSMAN DAVE MANN, CANADIAN CLUB PRESIDENT RAYMOND GRENW
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
Ucla Campus Shooter Was An Indo-american Who Targeted Estranged Wife And Professors
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _MAINAK SARKAR, WHO POLICE SAY CARRIED OUT A MURDER-SUICIDE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HAD A "KILL LIST" WITH MULTIPLE NAMES THAT INCLUDED PROFESSOR BILL KLUG, HIS ESTRANGED WIFE ASHLEY HASTI, WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN A MINNEAPOLIS SUBURB, AND ANOTHER UCLA PROFESSOR WHO W
Indian Man Divorces Wife For Failing ‘virginity Test’
[Virginity-test2] _PLACING A HIGH VALUE ON VIRGINITY IN WOMEN, MEMBERS OF THE CASTE PANCHAYAT WAIT OUTSIDE AFTER THE WEDDING, WHILE THE COUPLE HAS INTERCOURSE ON A PLAIN WHITE CLOTH. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A ‘TEST’ TO PROVE THAT THE WOMAN IS A VIRGIN._ MUMBAI – Maharashtra Women Commission h
Domestic Abuse Survivor Kamal Dhillon Awarded Medal Of Good Citizenship
[Kamal-Dhillon] _"KAMAL DHILLON HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT WOMEN WHO, LIKE HERSELF, HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HER COURAGE TO SPEAK PUBLICALLY ABOUT THE CHALLENGES VICTIMS FACE HELPS BETTER PREPARE FRONT-LINE WORKERS AND ENSURES VULNERABLE WOMEN GET THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION
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
Crown Seeking 6-8 Years Jail For Punjabi Media Man Maninder Gill As Sentencing Set For Mid July
[Maninder-Gill] _FORMER RADIO INDIA DIRECTOR MANINDER GILL, WHO SHOT COMMUNITY RIVAL HARJIT ATWAL AT A WEDDING AT A SURREY GURDWARA IN 2010, WAS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. SENTENCING WAS AGAIN DELAYED AS GILL'S LAWYER WANTS MINIMUM SENTENCE IN SHOOTING. "HE'S BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FO
Argument With A Friend Leads To Fighting Bed Bugs For Terramera Inc. Founder
[Bed-Bugs3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _DON’T LET THE BED BUGS BITE: VANCOUVER COMPANY TERRAMERA INC. LEADING THE WAY AGAINST BED BUG EPIDEMIC!_ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fusion-generation-feature-film/x/14252270#/ VANCOUVER – What started as an argument with a friend has led to t
Indo-canadian Woman Among Two Charged In White Rock Drug Lab
[Indo-woman-drug-arrest] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THIRTY-ONE -YEAR-OLD PARDEEP GREWAL ALONG WITH 46-YEAR-OLD FREDERIC WILSON-KOONPACKDEE WERE ARRESTED AT THE HOUSE. BOTH HAVE NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH A VARIETY OF DRUG AND FIREARMS-RELATED OFFENCES. GREWAL IS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF
Police Investigating Suspicious Death After Body Of Missing Indo-canadian Man Found
JASTINDER ATHWAL WENT MISSING ON MAY 19 AND HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN LYNN CREEK ON SUNDAY! [Indo-Can-missing-dead] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _ON MAY 26, NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP REQUESTED THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE 34 YEAR OLD JASTINDER ATHWAL AS HE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SINCE
Party Town: Studio Cloud 30 Launch!
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Baljit Singh Appointed Veterinary Faculty Dean At Calgary University
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[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
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Bmo Vancouver Marathon To Bring Out Nearly 16,000 Runners This Saturday
[BMO Vancouver Marathon] [BMO Vancouver Marathon2] VANCOUVER – Vancouver’s only marathon, which started in 1972 with just 32 finishers, has grown into an internationally recognized marathon weekend offering races for everyone. Nearly 16,000 runners, from over 60 countries, will run across
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Indo-canadian Subway Franchise King Donates $1million To Concordia University
HARDY GREWAL OWNS 2100 SUBWAY RESTAURANTS IN ONTARIO AND CALIFORNIA! [Hardy-Grewal-Subway-King] _SUBWAY FRANCHISE KING HARDEEP “HARDY” SINGH GREWAL, THE SON OF PUNJABI SUGAR-CANE FARMERS, CAME TO CANADA FROM INDIA IN 1972 WITH $7 IN HIS POCKET. THE INDO-CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR NOW OWNS 2,100
Super-hit Tamil Film Theri Screenings Shut Down In Ontario Due To Targeted Attacks
[Theri-film-pepper-spray] [Theri-film-pepper-spray2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] CINEPLEX, IN AN EMAIL TO MEDIA, CONFIRMED THAT THEY EVACUATED THREE THEATRES ON FRIDAY. “AN INCIDENT OCCURRED AT OUR BRAMPTON, SCARBOROUGH AND MISSISSAUGA THEATRES ON FRIDAY EVENING THAT REQUIRED OUR CINEMAS TO BE EVAC
World’s Biggest Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan In Surrey Draws More Than 350,000 People
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Young Indo-canadian Realtor Admits Imposter Wrote His Realty Exam
RYAN RANA’S LICENSE SUSPENDED AFTER INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED THE RINGER RANA USED TO WRITE THE EXAM ON SOCIAL MEDIA! [Indo-realtor-fraud] _ACCORDING TO THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF B.C., RYAN RANA ADMITTED THAT SOMEONE ELSE WROTE THE REAL ESTATE LICENSING EXAM FOR HIM. IN EARLY APRIL, OFFICIALS
Fraudster-on-the-lam Vijay Mallya Lives In $15 Million British Mansion
THE KING OF GOOD TIMES IS WANTED IN INDIA FOR DEFAULTING ON $1.5 BILLION IN LOANS! [Vijay-Mallaya2] _AN ARREST WARRANT FOR MALLYA, NICKNAMED "THE KING OF GOOD TIMES", WAS ISSUED BY AN INDIAN COURT LAST WEEK AFTER HE FLEW TO BRITAIN. MALLYA, WHO OWES NEARLY $1.5 BILLION (RS 9,000 CRORES) TO VARI
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
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Well Known Indo-canadian Businessman Comes To The Rescue Of Surrey’s Hungry Families With Emergency Weekend Food Deliveries
[header] [David-Sidoo-feeding the poor4] DAVID (FAR RIGHT) AND HIS WIFE MANJY SIDOO (MIDDLE) AND THEIR SONS WITH THEIR FAMOUS FAMILY FRIEND – OSCAR-WINNING HOLLYWOOD STAR KEVIN SPACEY. ——————————————————————————————————
Beer Buddies!
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Your Small Business Can Win Big Prizes In First Canadian Barter Exchange Contest
[Barter-contest] [FCBE_Logo] _WIN UP TO $23,500 IN PRIZES FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FROM FIRST CANADIAN BARTER EXCHANGE‘S SMALL BIZ WIN BIG CONTEST._ [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] SURREY – First Canadian Barter Exchange (www.barterfirst.com) is proud to present the SMALL BIZ WIN BIG Contest where on
Bjp Richest Political Party In India Raking In Rs 970 Crore A Year
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Obama Appoints Mastercard Ceo Ajay Banga To Cyber-security Post
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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
Missing South Asian Man In Need Of Medication Located
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New Survey Says Shakespeare More Popular In India And Emerging Countries Than Native England
[Shakespeare-India2] [Shakespeare-India5] _IN A BRITISH COUNCIL SURVEY ACROSS 15 COUNTRIES TO MARK THE 400TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARD, AS MANY AS 83 PER CENT OF INDIANS SAID THEY UNDERSTOOD WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, COMPARED TO 58 PER CENT BRITONS. ALSO, 88 PER CENT MEXICANS SAID THEY LIKED SHAK
How Should India Be Perceived – Beautiful Seductive Girl Or Wise Old Man?
[Sawraj-Singh-India] [Sawraj-Singh-India2] _CHINA HAS COMPARED INDIA TO A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO IS BEING PURSUED BY MANY SUITORS, PRINCIPALLY BY THE U.S. AND CHINA. HOWEVER, IS IT BETTER FOR INDIA TO BE PERCEIVED BY THE REST OF THE WORLD AS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL RATHER THAN A WISE OLD MAN? THE TRADITION
Punjab Cm’s “baby Bro” Gurdas Badal Hangs Up His Political Boots
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Indo-american Doctor Gets 9 Year Jail For $3 Million Health Care Fraud
KHALISTANI PARAMJIT SINGH AJRAWAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BLACKLISTED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT! [Indo-Doc-Fraud2] _PARAMJIT SINGH AJRAWAT WAS BLACKLISTED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AT THE PEAK OF THE KHALISTAN MOVEMENT. IN MAY 2011, HE ALONG WITH 138 OTHERS WAS REMOVED FROM THE BLACKLIST, WHICH PREVENTS T
Top 2016 Pulitzer Winning Photograph!
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First Ever Ethnic Media And Diversity Style Guide Released
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Hairstylist To Bollywood Stars Gets Her Own Pantene Commercial With Superstar Anushka Sharma
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The Kapil Sharma Show Returns To The Airways
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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
Maggi Noodles Back On Top In India Following Ban And Controversies
NEW DELHI – Barely a few months after ban on Maggi noodles was lifted by the Indian government, the market share of the brand is estimated at a little over Rs 2,000 crore (over $325 million US). Post examining of the data by market researcher Neilsen, it is evident that the share of the in
Indo-american Engineer Develops Technology To Double Wi-fi Speed
__ _COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S HARISH KRISHNASWAMY, AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE FROM THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MADRAS, HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME INTEGRATED A NON-RECIPROCAL CIRCULATOR AND A FULL-DUPLEX RADIO ON A NANOSCALE SILICON CHIP TO CREATE THE BREAKTHROUGH SYSTEM._ NEW YORK – An
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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
Ihit Approves Charge Against Teen In Jaylen Sandhu’s Murder
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Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan A Huge Hit With Fans Worldwide
GIMMICKY THRILLER OPENS WITH A RECORD RS. 114 CRORE ($19 MILLION US) WEEKEND GLOBALLY! _FAN MADE RS. 52 CRORE (OVER $8.7 MILLION US) OVER THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF RELEASE IN INDIA AND HAS MADE ADDITIONAL RS. 62 CRORE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH A WORLDWIDE TAKE OF OVER RS. 114 CRORE ($19 MI
Another Shooting In Surrey Rocks Guildford Neighbourhood
__ _ACCORDING TO POLICE, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:24 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SHOTS FIRED IN THE 16000 BLOCK OF 93 AVENUE. DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER AND SENIOR JOURNALIST R. PAUL DHILLON PASSED BY THE AREA HEADING HOME ON 160 AND WITNESSED THE POLICE IN ACTION AFTER A
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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
Ndo-american Yale Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
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Premier Christy Clark, Other Provincial And Federal Politicians Grace Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade
_DESIBUZZBC PHOTOGRAPHER SUKHI DHILLON REPORTS THAT THIS YEAR’S PARADE HAD A LARGER CROWD THAN LAST YEAR WHICH COULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO DECENT WEATHER EVEN THOUGH IT TURNED CLOUDY LATER. ALSO THERE WAS A LOT OF HYPE AS WELL FOR THE VANCOUVER PARADE AND LET’S NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS A LOT OF I
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
Pm Trudeau Honours Punjabi Singer Satinder Sartaj
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Http://desibuzz.rcubinity.com/storage/257/5dc288f432d46_fan-box-office3.jpg
HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/261/5DC28A9B138E5_TOIFA-2017-.JPG [/../../storage/261/5dc28a9b138e5_TOIFA-2017-.jpg] BC SHOVELLED $11 MILLION TO THE AWARDS ORGANIZERS IN 2013! HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/259/5DC28A99E0983_TOIFA.JPG [/../../storage/259/5dc28a99e0983_TOIFA.jpg] _T
Srk’s Fan A Big Hit With Fans
GIMMICKY THRILLER FAN OPENS WITH RS. 19 CRORE ON DAY ONE! _IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE OVER RS. 60 CRORE (OVER $10 MILLION US) OVER THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF RELEASE IN INDIA AND WILL LIKELY MAKE ADDITIONAL $4-6 MILLION US IN THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH A WORLDWIDE TAKE OF OVER $15 MILLION._ MUMBAI –
Developer Charan Sethi Unveils Venue In Surrey-whalley With Prices Under $300 K
_ [/../../storage/253/5dc287f5409f5_Charan-Sethi.jpg]_ _INDO-CANADIAN BUILDER-DEVELOPER CHARAN SETHI AND HIS TIEN-SHER GROUP UNVEILED THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENT VENUE IN WHALLEY WITH ALL UNITS PRICED UNDER $300K._ SURREY – Indo-Canadian builder-developer Charan Sethi and his Tien-Sher group unv
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
Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade Goes Green
KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AND VANCITY CREDIT UNION HELP TO MAKE 2016 PARADE THE GREENEST IN VANCOUVER’S HISTORY. VANCOUVER – The Khalsa Diwan Society (Ross Street) is working together with Vancity Credit Union to make this year’s Vaisakhi Parade the Greenest Vaisakhi in Vancouver history. Vanco
Canadians Call For A More Competitive, Less Expensive Cell Phone Industry, Poll Says
HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/112/5DA9DB7262F03_CELL-PHONE-SADNESS.JPG [/../../storage/112/5da9db7262f03_Cell-Phone-Sadness.jpg] FEW AWARE OF RECENT CRTC DECISION ON MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORKS! ANGUS REID INSTITUTE POLL FOUND THAT FEWER THAN ONE-IN-TEN CANADIANS BELIEVE THEY’RE GETTING
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
Is There An Evolutionary Course Correction For All Dalits In India?
DALITS IN INDIA HAVE BEEN OPPRESSED FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS! BY RAMESHWAR M PASWAN Members of various student organisations express solidarity after the Dalit student Rohith Vemula committed suicide, January 25. Time and again, reservation for backward castes as well as Dalits (scheduled castes a
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
Bollywood Funnyman Johny Lever Coming To Vancouver On June 11
_LEGENDARY BOLYWOOD COMEDIAN JOHNY LEVER IS THE FATHER OF STAND UP COMEDY IN INDIA AND A VETERAN OF 400 BOLLYWOOD FILMS AND NOW THIS WORLD FAMOUS COMEDIAN IS COMING TO PERFORM AT VANCOUVER'S ICONIC HARD ROCK CASINO ON SATURDAY, JUNE 11NTH FOR THE FIRST TIME. ACCOMPANIED BY HIS TALENTED DAUGHTER J
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
_HTTP://DESIBUZZ.RCUBINITY.COM/STORAGE/109/5DA9DA9A789D6_INDO-COACH-JAILED.JPG [/../../storage/109/5da9da9a789d6_Indo-coach-jailed.jpg]_ _FOLLOWING A GUILTY PLEA BY SURREY-BASED EX-SOCCER COACH KULDIP “KELLY” SINGH MAHAL IN EARLY JANUARY IN SEATTLE DISTRICT COURT, MAHAL WAS SENTENCED TUESDAY
History Of Vaisakhi Celebrations On Parliament Hill
http://desibuzz.rcubinity.com/storage/107/5da9d97d7d718_Waisakhi-on-HILL.jpg [/../../storage/107/5da9d97d7d718_Waisakhi-on-HILL.jpg] _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 AS
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http://desibuzz.rcubinity.com/storage/102/5da9d80f298eb_Jack-Uppal3-777x437.jpg [/../../storage/102/5da9d80f298eb_Jack-Uppal3-777x437.jpg] BY GREGOR ROBERTSON – VANCOUVER MAYOR For many communities and cultures, spring symbolizes renewal and prosperity – a time to reflect on community achi
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
Desi Porn: Indians Love It With Delhi At Top With 39% Traffic
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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
http://desibuzz.rcubinity.com/storage/100/5da9d6ed99389_Canadian-dollar-tops7.jpg [/../../storage/100/5da9d6ed99389_Canadian-dollar-tops7.jpg] _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 NEWSPA
Indo-canadian Scientist And His Team Aim To Create “smart Cement“
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