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International Indian Student Drowns Near Wreck Beach
__ _AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM INDIA HAS BEEN DECLARED DROWNED BY POLICE AFTER THEY CONDUCTED A SHORELINE SEARCH AT WRECK BEACH AND ACADIA BEACH IN HOPES OF FINDING THE MISSING SWIMMER. POLICE DOG SERVICES, RCMP HELICOPTER AIR 1 AND REMOTE PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (AKA DRONES) HAVE ALSO BEEN D
International Student From India Killed By Stray Bullet In Hamilton
__ _AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM INDIA WAS KILLED BY A STRAY BULLET IN A FREAK ATTACK LAST WEEK IN HAMILTON. A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS HELD FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN MEMORY OF A 21-YEAR-OLD HARSIMRAT RANDHAWA WHO WAS FATALLY SHOT BY A STRAY BULLET IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT IN HAMILTON LAST WEEK._ BY D
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
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
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
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 Investigating White Supremacy Stickers In North Vancouver
__ _NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP IS INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS OF STICKERS PROMOTING WHITE SUPREMACY BEING POSTED IN THE COMMUNITY. ON JANUARY 27, NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP WERE MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL LARGE WHITE STICKERS POSTED ON POLES, FENCES AND SIGNS COVERED WITH ENGLISH TEXT THAT REPRESENTS AN IGNORANT AND
New Leader Carney Helps Liberals Surge Past Conservatives Into Majority Territory In Latest Poll
__ _CONSERVATIVES CRUMBLE: FEDERAL LIBERALS UNDER NEW LEADER MARK CARNEY ARE SURGING PAST THE STALE CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE AND HIS CHILDISH AXE THE TAX NONSENSE NOW THAT CARNEY HAS ALREADY ELIMINATED THE DREADED CARBON TAX. ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THE GOVERNING LIBERAL PARTY –
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
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
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
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
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
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
Former Air India Investigator And First Turbaned Sikh RCMP Cop Appointed Senator
_FORMER AIR INDIA INVESTIGATOR AND FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ DHILLON WAS APPOINTED TO THE SENATE BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RECENTLY AND THIS WEEK HE WAS SWORN INTO THE SENATE, A POSITION THAT CAN BE HELD TILL THE AGE OF 75. “TODAY IS A PROFOUNDLY HUMBLING MILESTONE—I HAVE
Judge Reserves Decision In Councillor Herar Vs. City Of Mission, Saying Case Complicated
__ _WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR'S PETITION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF BC TO CLEAR HIS NAME AND SET ASIDE A CENSURE FROM 2023 HAS BEEN HEARD BY A JUDGE EARLIER IN FEBRUARY. AFTER LAWYERS FOR HERAR AND THE CITY MADE SUBMISSIONS DURING A FOUR-DAY JUDICIAL REVIEW AT ABBOTS
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
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
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
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
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
India Using Weaponization Of Power Against Sikhs Who Support Independent Sikh Nation
BY PROMOD PURI Gurcharan Singh Banwait, 77, a Canadian citizen for nearly half a century, recently found himself at the mercy of India’s bureaucratic muscles. Detained at Amritsar airport for over 36 hours and subsequently ejected, Banwait was ostensibly visiting India as part of his long-stan
Serial Groper Hussein Al-Shami Convicted Following VPD Investigation
_A SERIAL GROPER HAS PLEADED GUILTY AND BEEN SENTENCED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FOUR STRANGERS IN 2023, FOLLOWING A VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, POLICE RELEASED IMAGES OF A SUSPECT AND ASKED THE PUBLIC FOR HELP TO IDENTIFY HIM. TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC LED POLICE TO HUSSEI
AGA KHAN: Spiritual Leader Of Millions Of Ismail Muslims Dies At 88
__ _THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF MILLIONS OF ISMAILI MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 88. A STATEMENT FROM PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN IV’S CENTRAL PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION SAID HE DIED "PEACEFULLY" IN LISBON ON TUESDAY. "LEADERS AND STAFF OF THE AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK OFFER OUR CON
Three South Asians Among Six Arrested And Charged With Thirty-Six Drug Related Charges
__ _THREE SOUTH ASIANS ARE AMONG SIX PEOPLE ARRESTED AND CHARGED RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING. THIRTY-SIX CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AGAINST SIX INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING RYAN NAIDU, 27 YEARS OLD, PRESHIKA CHAND, 27 YEARS OLD, AND AUSTIN REDDY (27 YEARS OLD, IN RELATION TO A BURNABY RCMP DRUGS AND OR
BC Tigers Club Honoured By No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BC Tigers Club of Surrey has been doing an excellent job in promoting soccer amongst our youth. In this regard it has been providing recreational and elite soccer training and teams for boys and girls as well as adults in the Metro Vancouver area in particular and BC in general. The club's webs
Man Beaten Up In Abbotsford Then Transported To Surrey Dies In Hospital
__ _A YOUNG MAN SEVERELY BEATEN IN ABBOTSFORD AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO SURREY’S CRESCENT BEACH HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES IN HOSPITAL. ON JANUARY 27 AT 1:52 A.M., THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (ABBYPD) RESPONDED TO A SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE IN THE 2900-BLOCK OF VICTORIA STREET IN ABBOTSFORD. WI
A New Chapter For Diverse Representation In Children's Literature
BY KRITHIKA & YVONNE - CO-FOUNDERS - LITTLE OWL STORIES As children of immigrants growing up in the West, the stories we read often didn’t reflect the world we knew. Sure, there were tales about Easter and Christmas, but those weren’t the celebrations that filled our homes with light, color,
Twenty-Two-Year-Old Mannan Khanna And Accomplice Arrested For Robbing Man After Attempting To Arrange A Sexual Encounter
__ _AN INDIAN MAN AND HIS ACCOMPLICE WERE ARRESTED BY YORK REGIONAL POLICE AND CHARGED AFTER A MAN WAS HELD AGAINST HIS WILL AND FORCED TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM SEVERAL ATMS IN VAUGHAN. TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MANNAN KHANNA AND 32-YEAR-OLD JESSICA KANE ARE CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY IN VAUGHAN. THE INC
Chetna Association Of Canada Decries Vandalism Of Dr. Ambedkar Statue In Amritsar On Republic Day
BY JAI BIRDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chetna Association of Canada ("Chetna") While dissent is an acceptable, often facilitated, and essential tool for sustaining democracies, it needs to be expressed peacefully and without destroying public or private property, or using any other means of terrori
Challenge To Quebec’s “Secularism Law” Which Majorly Discriminated Against Sikhs And Muslim Women To Be Heard By Supreme Court
BY HARINDER MAHIL The Supreme Court of Canada on January 23 agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec’s “secularism law”, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job. This law prohibits turban wearing Sikhs or hija
MLA Dhir Discusses International Credentials And Landlord-Tenant Rights With Community Members
__ _GOLDEN BC RESIDENT HARJINDER MALL RECENTLY VISITED VANCOUVER AND MET THE NEWLY ELECTED MLA SUNITA DHIR (VANCOUVER LANGARA). MALL WAS JOINED BY LOWER MAINLAND RESIDENTS AND THE FEDERAL NDP CANDIDATE MANOJ BHANGU (VANCOUVER FRASERVIEW - SOUTH BURNABY). AT THE MEETING, ISSUES RELATED TO INTERN
Should PMTrudeau Appoint Himself To The Senate Like John Abbott And Mackenzie Bowell?
__ _IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN SPECULATION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU APPOINTING HIMSELF TO AN OPEN SENATE SEAT IN QUEBEC. SOME MAY VIEW THIS AS A BOLD AND UNEXPECTED MOVE, A DEMONSTRATION OF TRUE LEADERSHIP AND POWER. BUT LET US DELVE DEEPER
Shooters Target Newton House But No One Injured As Surrey Police Investigates
__ _SHOOTERS TARGETED A RESIDENCE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN POPULATED NEWTON AREA OF SURREY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) AND RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNIT (SPOSU) OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE IN NEWTON THAT HAS RESULTED IN PROPERT
Seminar Titled An Afternoon of Kindness And Love Held At Surrey’s Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Management of Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in Surrey held a very impressive seminar titled: An Afternoon of Kindness and Love recently. The Gurdwara management had invited several prominent representatives of various religious denominations and other organizations to share
Grocery Rebate Promised By Premier Eby Should Be Shelved Due To Trump’s Tariff Threat
BY HARINDER MAHIL I wrote a column last month titled: “How can Premier Eby improve public services and cut taxes at the same time” which was published in DesibuzzCanada in the first week of December. In the column, I discussed promises made by Premier Eby during the election campaign particu
BC NDP Government Should Not Bail Out The “Racist” CVBC, Say “Discriminated” South Asian Veterinarians
_CVBC WASTED MONEY TO HARASS AND ABUSE SOUTH ASIAN VETERINARIANS AND NOW FACING “BANKRUPTCY”!_ __ _WHILE THE “RACIST” COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (CVBC) IS CRYING BANKRUPTCY AFTER GOING BROKE BECAUSE OF THEIR ONGOING MISMANAGEMENT, INCLUDING BRINGING IN EXPENSIVE CASES A
UNCHECKED PROFITS: Billionaires’ Wealth Grew By $2 Trillion in 2024 – Oxfam Report
_RATE OF WEALTH GROWTH LAST YEAR WAS THREE TIMES FASTER THAN IN 2023!_ BY HARINDER MAHIL The wealth of the world’s billionaires grew by $2 trillion (US funds) in 2024, three times faster than in 2023, according to a report issued by Oxfam on January 20, 2025. This amounts to a growth of $5.7
The “King Of Khalistan” Invited To Trump Inauguration While Modi Not
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WASHINGTON – The self-appointed Head of Khalistan movement Gurpatwant Singh Pannun became even more Untouchable after he was invited to President Donald Trump’s inauguration
BIG BULLY: With Trump’s Threats, Who Needs Enemies With Friends Like This?
BY HARINDER MAHIL Over the years our leaders have told us that the US is our closest ally and friend. These days when I hear Trump speak, I wonder if this is so. Donald Trump, the incoming US president of the US, has been making threats against Canada, Mexico, European Union and others for the
Nearly Two Million Punjabi-Canadians Celebrate International Mother Language Day
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Currently, close to 2 million Punjabi speakers call Canada their home. Punjabi language is now the third most spoken language in Canada. In cities like Brampton, Edmonton, Calgary and Metro Vancouver, Punjabi is the second most spoken language after English. Punjabi was recog
Canadians Say “Hell NO” To Trump's Idiotic 51st State Idea And Americans Agree With Us, Says New Poll
_CANADA AS 51ST STATE? FOUR-IN-FIVE AMERICANS SAY A MERGER SHOULD BE UP TO CANADIANS WHILE 90% OF CANADIANS SAY ‘NO’. AMERICANS OPPOSE A MERGER 2:1; JUST 52% SAY IF CANADA DOES JOIN THE U.S., IT SHOULD GET ‘FULL STATEHOOD’. WHEN IT COMES TO APPETITE FOR SUCH A “MERGER” – AMERICANS A
BoC Rate Cuts Have Little Impact On Sales As New listings At 10-Year High In 2024 In Fraser Valley
__ _BANK OF CANADA INTEREST RATE CUTS THAT BEGAN MID-YEAR WERE NOT ENOUGH TO EASE THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS FOR MANY HOME BUYERS IN THE FRASER VALLEY IN 2024, LEADING TO A DECLINE IN ANNUAL SALES. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD REPORTED NEW LISTINGS OF 35,698 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2
Conservatives Defund The CBC Deserves A Serious Look Which Should Not Be Seen As “Defunct” The CBC
Dear Editor, This is with reference to the column “Why Does Pierre Poilievre want to Defund the CBC?” by Mr. Harinder Mahil, in the last issue of Desibuzzcanada. The answer lies in Pierre Poilievre’s statement, “…we call on this Liberal government to defund the CBC to save taxpayers
RCMP Seek Public Assistance In Locating Satveer Seehra
__ _POLICE IN RICHMOND ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN MAN. RICHMOND RCMP IS ASKING FOR HELP IN FINDING SATVEER SEEHRA, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING ON JANUARY 7, 2025._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF RICHMOND – Police in Richmond are seeking the public’s assi
Police Investigate First Shooting Of 2025 In Surrey-Newton
__ _SURREY SAW ITS FIRST SHOOTING OF 2025 OVERNIGHT SUNDAY IN THE NEWTON AREA OF THE CITY. SURREY POLICE SERVICE AND BC RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNIT (BC RCMP SPOSU) OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A RESIDENCE IN NEWTON THAT HAS RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. T
Martyrdom Of Four Sahibzadas Marked At No. Road Gurdwara
India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 # 5 Road, in Richmond paid tribute to the four Sahibzadas on Sunday, December 22. A large number of devotees joined the management committee of the Gurdwara in order to pay tribute to Sahibzadas Baba Ajit Singh and Baba Jhujar Singh who g
New Take On Nosferatu A Hauntingly Beautiful Tale
BY MUSKAAN MONIQUE DHILLON Writer-Director Robert Eggers _Nosferatu _is a haunting tale of the legendary vampire Count Orlok who harbours an obsession for someone so intense that it creates darkness and chaos in those he touches. _Nosferatu _has been a longtime dream for writer/director Egger
Nothing Original In Director Eggers’ Rehash Of Cinema Classic Nosferatu
BY R. PAUL DHILLON After hearing much hype about ace director Robert Eggers’ rehash of cinema classic Nosferatu movie being all that - I was forced to the cinemas for an early viewing instead of waiting for these boring remakes on streaming. Alas it was a wasted trip as Eggers mostly retell
Tragic Outing To Kelowna Leads To Indian Student’s Death When Tree Falls On Her
__ _A YOUNG FEMALE STUDENT WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED DURING AN OUTING TO KELOWNA WHEN A TREE FELL ON HER DURING A RECENT STORM. RITTIKA RAJPUT, 22, DIED ON DECEMBER 7 WHEN A TREE FELL ON HER DURING A SUDDEN WINDSTORM NEAR A RECREATION SITE NEAR KELOWNA. RITTIKA AND HER FRIENDS WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVE
India’s Greatest Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Leaves A Stellar Legacy
__ _INDIA’S GREATEST PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH, WHO GOVERNED THE SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY FOR TWO TERMS AND LIBERALISED ITS ECONOMY IN AN EARLIER STINT AS FINANCE MINISTER, DIED AT AGE 92, LEAVING BEHIND A STELLAR LEGACY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SINGH SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER FROM 2004 TO 2014 AND WA
Delta Police Lays Attempted Murder Charges After Woman Tries To Drive Car Into Fraser River
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Police Arrest Three Youth In Surrey Stabbing Investigation
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WINNERS AND LOSERS: BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Won The Fight But Will Lose The Election
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Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Cries “Down In The Valley” In Airing Survey Concerns As Election Day Looms
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NDP Charges That Rustad Forces Another South Asian Surrey Candidate Out After Merger With BC United
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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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
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__ _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
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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.
Vaisakhi Celebrated At New Westminster’s Queensborough Middle School
BY BALWANT SANGHERA NEW WESTMINSTER - Queensborough Middle School (QMS)in New Westminster has been a good model for Punjabi. For many years, the Punjabi classes there have been flourishing at a fast pace. This has been possible only with the support and co-operation of the school board, district
Premier Eby Marks Komagata Maru Incident Anniversary By Calling It “Disgraceful Event” Which Remains a Dark Mark On BC History
__ _PREMIER DAVID EBY MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT BY CALLING IT A DISGRACEFUL EVENT WHICH REMAINS A DARK MARK ON THE HISTORY OF BC. "THIS DISGRACEFUL EVENT REMAINS A DARK MARK ON THE HISTORY OF OUR PROVINCE. IN 2008, THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED A FORMAL APOLOG
Canada Introduces New Legislation For Citizenship By Descent
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR BABIES BORN TO CANADIANS ABROAD TO EASILY GET CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT IF THEY MEET A MINIMUM CRITERIA. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXTEND CITIZENSHIP BY DESCEN
Surrey Mayor Locke Loses Court Battle To Keep The RCMP
_SURREY BOARD OF TRADE SAID SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS REMAIN ABOUT FUTURE OF SURREY'S ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS AND TAX INCREASES FOLLOWING COURT DECISION!_ __ _THE LONG RUNNING FIGHT BY THE SURREY MAYOR BRENDA, WHO RAN ON A PLATFORM TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, MAY HAVE COME TO AN END AS S JUDICIAL REVIEW
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Marks 110th Anniversary Komagata Maru Incident As “Shameful Mark” On Canada’s Past
__ _CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE MARKED THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT BY CALLING IT A SHAMEFUL MARK ON CANADA’S PAST. “THE TRAGEDY OF THE SS KOMAGATA MARU REMAINS A SHAMEFUL MARK ON CANADA’S PAST. 110 YEARS ON, WE REMEMBER THE 376 PUNJABIS DENIED ENTRY TO OUR S
Vancouver Mayor Sim And Council Observe Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
__ _VANCOUVER MAYOR KEN SIM AND CITY COUNCILMEN OBSERVED THE KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY WHICH WAS DECLARED BY THE PROVINCE TO BE MAY 23RD WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. SIM AND CITY OF VANCOUVER COUNCILLORS WERE JOINED BY VICE PRESIDENT AND SPOKESPERSON DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY R
MY TRAVELS: Visit To Historic Lahore Shows Transformation Of The Royal Mughal And Centre Of Maharaj Ranjit Singh’s Kingdom To A Modern City
BY BALWANT SANGHERA After visiting various holy places of worship and historical interests it was time to spend some time in the City of Lahore itself. While growing up in India I would often hear from our older generations that if you have not seen Lahore, you have not seen anything. My wife Ba
RMCS Awarded $5000 By BC Lottery Corporation
Richmond Community Services Society (RMCS), which has been serving the Richmond community for more than 40 years, was awarded $5000 by the BC Lottery Corporation in recognition of its services. It has been doing an amazing job in helping new comers and those-in-need. The impressive presentation c
FOOD INFLATION: Ethnic And Vegetarian Food Offers The Alternative To Fight Rising Costs Of Grocery
BY PROMOD PURI In Canada today, the issue of escalating food prices has become a focal point of concern, offering political fodder for Conservative figurehead Pierre Poilievre. While this is a pressing matter for the average middle-income household, its impact is disproportionately severe for l
Two Men Found Dead In Surrey-Newton Home As IHIT investigates
__ _IHIT IS INVESTIGATING AFTER TWO MEN WERE FOUND DEAD IN A NEWTON RESIDENCE FOLLOWING A CALL TO SURREY RCMP TO CHECK ON THE OCCUPANTS. ON MAY 15 AT 9:21 PM, SURREY RCMP WERE CALLED TO CONDUCT A CHECK ON THE OCCUPANTS OF A RESIDENCE IN THE 6100-BLOCK OF 151 ST. POLICE ATTENDED TO FIND THE RESI
CHIEF CONSTABLE’S CITATION: Two South Asian VPD Officers Recognized Among Five
Two South Asian Vancouver Police Department officers are among five who were recognized for their bravery and protecting the public from grave crime. The following officers were awarded the Chief Constable’s Citation: Constables Prabh Dhaliwal, Shanan D’Souza, Sean Ferguson, Dallas Taylor, an
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Immigration Ministers Meet To Discuss Canada’s Broken Immigration System But Commit To Strengthening The System
__ _THE FORUM OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMMIGRATION (FMRI) MET LAST WEEK IN MONTREAL TO DISCUSS CANADA’S IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLANNING FOR 2025–2027. HOWEVER, THE CONCERNS OVER HOW THE SYSTEM HAS LED TO ONSLAUGHT OF STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM INDIA, WHO ARE ONLY HERE FOR IMMIGRATION AND IS AL
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: Special Day That Celebrates Mothers’ Special Bond Has Been Officially Observed Since 1908
BY ZILE SINGH “MOTHER’ – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD ON THE LIPS OF MANKIND”- KHALIL GIBRAN Mother's Day is a celebration of the bond of love and affection between a mother and a child. Bringing up a child through giving birth and helping him or her grow up into an adult is considered to
Nanak Foods Donates $500,000 To New BC Cancer Centre In Surrey
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN FOOD MANUFACTURER AND WHOLESALER IS MAKING A BIG DONATION TO THE NEW BC CANCER CENTRE IN SURREY. SURREY-BASED NANAK FOODS HAS MADE A DONATION OF $500,000. “WE RECOGNIZE THAT A THRIVING COMMUNITY REQUIRES THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF ITS MEMBERS. IT IS NOT ENOUGH
ICBC Sweetening The Pot For Drivers With $110 Rebate With Basic Rates To Remain Unchanged
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Dr. Ambedkar Equality Day Celebrations Held At the Parliament Hill
__ _A SENSE OF GRATITUDE AND PRIDE WAS FELT BY MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DELEGATES FROM ACROSS CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DR. AMBEDKAR EQUALITY DAY AND THE JAYANTI CELEBRATION HOSTED BY MP DON DAVIES (VANCOUVER-KINGSWAY) AND MP RANDEEP SARAI (SURREY CENTER) ON MAY
SIMRAN KHATTRA: Police Continue Their Desperate Search For Missing Indo-Canadian Teen In Surrey
__ _SIMRAN KHATTRA WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM ON APRIL 27 IN THE 13300 BLOCK OF 88 AVENUE IN SURREY. SHE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. KHATTRA IS DESCRIBED AS A 19-YEAR-OLD SOUTH ASIAN FEMALE, 5’3”, 159 LBS, WITH BROWN EYES AND BLACK HAIR. SHE WAS SEEN LEAVING HER RESIDEN
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BY MONIQUE DHILLON – ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER DESIBUZZCANADA Hollywood’s hottest starlet Zendaya’s latest film “Challengers” is a tennis related sports-romance directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes. The film not only stars Zendaya, she’s also a producer. She pl
Komagata Maru Day of Remembrance To Be Observed On May 23
__ _BC GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED AND PROCLAIMED MAY 23, 2024 , AS A “ KOMAGATA MARU DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ON MY REQUEST OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, SAID SPOKESPERSON RAJ SINGH TOOR, THE GRANDSON OF ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ON THE KOMAGATA MARU
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Equality Day is A Day For All To Celebrate
BY ZILE SINGH According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, all are equal. In theory, equality translates to treating people in the same way, without discrimination. Therefore equality is based on the idea that no one should be disadvantaged due to any condition, origin, belief,
OPINION: Engagement Essential For South Asian Canadian Cultural Initiative, Minister Writes
__ _BY LANA POPHAM, MINISTER OF TOURISM, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT_ VICTORIA - We are proud of British Columbia's diversity. It's a big part of what makes our province such a great place to live. Canadians of South Asian heritages have origins in nations such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives
Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Sikh Man in Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING 87-YEAR-OLD SIKH MAN. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, JUJHAR AULAKH WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE POLICE. HE WAS LAST SEEN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM IN THE 7000 BLOCK OF 144TH STREET. HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD
Vaisakhi Celebrations Begin With Diverse Offerings At Vancouver Nagar Kirtan
__ _THE FIRST OF THE BIG VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN CELEBRATIONS CONCLUDED IN SOUTH VANCOUVER ON FRIDAY AS THE BIGGEST GATHERING FOR COMMEMORATING THE BIRTH OF SIKHISM – THE KHALSA DAY PARADE TAKES PLACE IN SURREY THIS SATURDAY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON SATURDAY AS BIG CROWDS TOOK IN THE CELEBRATIO
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BC Making It Harder For Predatory Recruiters By Creating Clearer Pathways For Foreign Workers
__ _THE PROVINCE IS CREATING CLEARER PATHWAYS FOR INTERNATIONAL WORKERS COMING TO BC, MAKING IT HARDER FOR PREDATORY RECRUITERS AND OTHER BAD ACTORS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE. TO DO THIS, THE PROVINCE IS UPDATING THE BC PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (BC PNP) SELECTION CRITERIA TO BETTER REFLECT TH
WHERE'S OUR MUSEUM? NDP Government To Feel Heat In Election Year Over Announced South Asian Canadian Museum
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN MUSEUM WITH MUCH FANFARE AND IT HASN’T DONE MUCH SINCE OTHER THAN MAKE EMPTY ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND IT IS ALREADY GETTING HEAT FROM MUSEUM LIBERATION FORCE, WHICH IS QUESTIONING PROVINCIAL MINISTRY’S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH
Missing Indo-Canadian Woman Turns Up Dead As IHIT Called In To Investigate
__ _MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN FROM SURREY HAS TURNED UP DEAD AS THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. IHIT HAS TAKEN CONDUCT OF NAVDEEP KAUR’S DISAPPEARANCE INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2024. ON FEBRUARY 23, NAVDEEP KAUR, 28, OF SURREY, W
POLL HAS NDP AHEAD IN BC: NDP’s Brazen Near $4 Billion Deficit And 20 Percent Real-Estate Investors Tax In Election Year Shows That It Clearly Sees Rightwing Opposition Divided
_WILL FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES CARBON TAX FIGHT MAKE IMPACT DURING OCTOBER 19 BC ELECTION – CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC BENEFITTING ALREADY!_ _ _ _IN THE FACE OF HEAVY CRITICISM ON KEY ISSUES LIKE NEAR $4 BILLION DEFICIT AND 20 PERCENT TAX ON REAL-ESTATE INVESTORS, BC NDP STILL TOP CHOICE AHEAD OF O
OVERCASTE: Poetic Justice Foundation Hosts Exhibit, Talk Highlighting Discrimination
__ _ON MARCH 16TH, POETIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION UNVEILED "OVERCASTE: CONFRONT. DISRUPT. EVOLVE." - AN UNPRECEDENTED MUSEUM EXHIBIT CURATED BY ANITA LAL AND DR. SHARANJIT KAUR SANDHRA. THIS EXHIBIT CASTS A SPOTLIGHT ON THE OFTEN-IGNORED ISSUE OF CASTE DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE DALIT-CANADIAN COMMUNIT
Surrey RCMP Investigates Shots Fired At Business In Indo-Canadian Dominated Biz Area
__ _SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING SHOTS FIRED OVERNIGHT MONDAY THAT TARGETED A NEWTON BUSINESS IN AN INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED BUSINESS AREA OF THE CITY. ON MARCH 18 AT 2:52 A.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A GLASS-BREAK ALARM AT A BUSINESS LOCATED IN THE AREA OF 80 AVENUE AND 128 STREET.
Dalit Organization Chetna Association Of Canada Says Racial Discrimination Can Be Traced To The History Of Colonization
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BC Going After Businesses That Hurt People
__ _THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACCOUNTABILITY AND COST RECOVERY ACT WILL PROVIDE THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO RECOVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. BUILDING ON THE PROVINCE'S PREVIOUS LE
SIDHU MOOSEWALA #2: Parents Of Slain Punjabi Gangster Rapper Welcome Baby Boy
__ _THE ELDERLY PARENTS OF SLAIN PUNJABI GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA WELCOMED A BABY BOY ON SATURDAY WHICH MANY ARE CALLING AN ATTEMPT BY PARENTS BALKAUR SINGH AND CHARAN KAUR SIDHU TO KEEP THEIR ELDER SON’S MEMORY ALIVE AND PERHAPS EVEN CALLOUSLY CASH IN ON THE FORMER FAMED RAPPER’S NAME
Vancouver Pays A Fitting Tribute To Komagata Maru Passengers
BY ZILE SINGH A Japanese ship named Komagata Maru with 376 passengers on board, comprising theSikhs, Hindus, and Muslims from India, sailed from Hong Kong. It reached the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC on May 23, 1914. Due to Canada’s Continuous Passage Act, no passenger was allowed to go
Surrey RCMP Launches New Youth Initiative To Spread Awareness About Gang Violence
__ _SURREY RCMP GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM (SGET) HAS LAUNCHED A NEW TOOL TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT GANG VIOLENCE IN THE HOPES OF CHANGING THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND PREVENTING THEM FROM GETTING INVOLVED IN GANGS. AS A NEW ADDITION TO SGET’S SHATTERING THE IMAGE SCHOOL PRESENTATION, OFFICERS WILL BE SHARING
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON: Anticipation Builds For Shen Yun’s Return To Vancouver
VANCOUVER - With just a few days to go before Shen Yun graces the stage at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, organizers say tickets to the renowned performance are selling fast. Shen Yun has been playing in Vancouver since 2006 and is now one of the city’s most beloved and anticipated spe
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BY BALWANT SANGHERA Our senior’s population is increasing steadily. According to recent figures there are close to 8 million seniors in Canada currently. Over 20% of them are over age 65. Most of the seniors have made significant contributions to the growth and development of this country. U
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__ _SURREY SIKHS CAME OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 100 AT THE SHERATON HOTEL RECENTLY TO PROTEST AGAINST SURREY BOARD OF TRADE (SBOT) EVENT FEATURING INDIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA SANJAY VERMA, WHO ALONG WITH OTHER INDIAN DIPLOMATS HAVE BEEN HOUNDED BY SIKH PROTESTORS WHO HOL
International Student From Sri Lanka Kills Six Members Of A Family That Took Him In
__ _AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM SRI LANKA HAS KILLED SIX MEMBERS OF A FAMILY WHO TOOK HIM IN AND GAVE HIM A ROOF. THE BRUTAL MURDERS TOOK PLACE IN OTTAWA AS THE KILLER FEBRIO DE-ZOYSA, 19, ALLEGEDLY KILLED SIX PEOPLE, INCLUDING AN INFANT AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY OF NEWCOMERS ALSO FROM SRI LAN
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Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Dies At 84
__ _FORMER CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER BRIAN MULRONEY PASSES AWAY THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 84. CURRENT CONSERVATIVE LEADER AND MOST LIKELY THE NEXT CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PIERRE POILIEVRE CALLED MULRONEY’S PASSING AS A GREAT LOSS TO CANADIANS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF OTTAWA – Former Canadian p
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ARRIVEDERCI MR. MANISH: The Milk of Human Kindness Is The Trait Of A Diplomat.
BY ZILE SINGH This phrase ‘The Milk of Human Kindness’ - care and compassion for others - comes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The Consulate General of India, Vancouver celebrated the 75th anniversary of Indian Republic on January 26. On this Day in 1950, an Independent India adopted her
First Nations Say VPD’s Ongoing Failure To Properly Apologize Puts Human Rights Settlement At Risk
__ _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
Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Indo-Canadian Woman
__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY. NAVDEEP KAUR WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 22:30 (10:30 PM) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2024 IN THE 7800 BLOCK OF 123 STREET IN SURREY. SHE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. KAU
Two People Stabbed At Surrey’s Guildford Wednesday Evening
__ _TWO PEOPLE WERE STABBED AT SURREY’S POPULAR GUILDFORD MALL WEDNESDAY EVENING AS SURREY RCMP INVESTIGATED WHAT TRANSPIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS LOCATED A 40 YEAR FEMALE AND A 35 YEAR OLD MALE, BOTH SUFFERING FROM STAB WOUNDS. BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WHERE
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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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Shen Yun: Treat Yourself To An Amazing Cultural Experience You’ll Cherish Forever
__ _GET READY FOR THE AMAZING DANCE AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SPRING OF 2024 AS NEW-YORK-BASED SHEN YUN RETURNS TO VANCOUVER IN MARCH 2024 WITH ITS UNIQUE BLEND OF CLASSICAL CHINESE DANCE, STUNNING COSTUMING, HIGH-TECH BACKDROPS, AND AN ORCHESTRA LIKE NO OTHER. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, TREAT YOU
Two 16-Year-Olds Arrested In Shooting At Sikh Activist’s House In South Surrey
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Vancouver Names City’s Waterfront Street As Komagata Maru Place
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__ _POLICE IN ONTARIO HAVE CHARGED AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM BRAMPTON FOR STEALING MONEY FROM TEMPLE DONATION BOXES IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA). PEEL POLICE HAVE ARRESTED JAGDISH PANDHER, 41, FOLLOWING A SERIES OF COMMERCIAL BREAK AND ENTER INCIDENTS ACROSS PEEL REGION. IN A NEWS RELEASE
Indian Consulate Hosts Annual Media Reception At Yacht Club in Vancouver
__ _THE INDIAN CONSULATE IN VANCOUVER HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL MEDIA RECEPTION FOR INDO-CANADIAN MEDIA AT THE SWANKY YACHT CLUB IN VANCOUVER’S WEST END. IT WAS DESIBUZZCANADA’S FIRST TIME ATTENDING AND TO BE HONEST WE COULD ONLY RECOGNIZE HALF OF THE ROOM AS LEGITIMATE WORKING MEDIA WHILE THE OTHE
VPD Charge Suspect In Vancouver’s First Homicide In 2024
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE CHARGED A MAN IN THE FIRST HOMICIDE OF 2024 IN THE CITY. DWIGHT WILLIAM KEMATCH, 39, HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF A MAN IN EAST VANCOUVER SUNDAY MORNING, AS VANCOUVER POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE HOMICIDE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF
Newcomers From India Suspected In Fatal Hit And Run That Killed A Pedestrian
__ _POLICE QUICKLY TRACKED DOWN THREE MEN, BELIEVED TO BE NEWCOMERS FROM INDIA, POSSIBLY FOREIGN STUDENTS, INVOLVED IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN OVER THE WEEKEND IN SURREY WHICH KILLED A PEDESTRIAN. SURREY SAID THE THREE MALES INVOLVED IN THE FATAL HIT AND RUN WERE ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER THEY COMMITTED
Indo-Canadian Filmmaker’s India-Set Sexual Abuse Documentary ‘To Kill a Tiger’ Nominated For Oscar
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Canada Finally Curbs The Massive Influx Of International Students But Is It Enough
__ _CANADA FINALLY ACTED TO CURB THE MASSIVE INFLUX OF FOREIGN STUDENTS WITH MORE THAN ONE-THIRD FROM INDIA WHO SEEM TO BE MORE PROBLEMATIC WITH CRIME AND ABUSE OF THE STUDENT PROGRAM TO BASICALLY GET IMMIGRATION TO CANADA TO WORK AND THEN SEEK PR STATUS. AFTER MUCH CRITICISM INCLUDING PRESSURE O
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What Is Limping In Online Poker?
Alright poker enthusiasts, gather around the virtual table because today we're diving into the intriguing world of "limping" in online poker. It's that subtle move that can either be a savvy strategic play or a telltale sign of a player treading cautiously. So, what exactly is limping, and how
DRUG DEATHS: 2023 Claims More Than 2,500 Lives As Deadly Pandemic Rages On
__ _TOXIC DRUGS INCLUDING FENTANYL OVERDOSES CONTINUE TO CLAIM THOUSANDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS AS THE DEADLY PANDEMIC RAGES ON. PRELIMINARY REPORTING RELEASED BY THE BC CORONERS SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY CONFIRMS THAT TOXIC, UNREGULATED DRUGS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF AT LEAST 2,511 PEOPLE IN BRITISH COL
Conservatives’ Inside-Man Arpan Khanna’s Nomination Vote Under Investigation By CSIS Over India Interference
__ _THE CONSERVATIVES’ INSIDE-MAN ARPAN KHANNA’S NOMINATION VOTE LAST YEAR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY CANADA’S SPY AGENCY THE CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (CSIS) ALLEGEDLY FOR INDIA INTERFERENCE. KHANNA, WHO IS A CONSERVATIVE MP, HAS REPRESENTED OXFORD SINCE A BYELECTION LAST SUMME
NDP Nominates Manoj Bhangu As Federal Candidate In Vancouver South
__ _WHILE THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS STILL MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY, THE NEW DEMOCRATS IN VANCOUVER SOUTH NOMINATED MANOJ BHANGU AS THEIR NDP CANDIDATE. “I’M EXCITED TO HAVE MANOJ JOINING THE NDP TEAM. HE KNOWS THE COMMUNITY WELL, AND BRINGS A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PEOPLE LOCALLY,
It’s Good To Getaway For The Winter For Some Warm Weather Family Time
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Students Share Their Challenges of Being Hindu on Canadian Campuses At Youth Event
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BC Conservatives Pick Dupinder Saran To Run Against NDP Veteran Jinny Sims
__ _2024 IS A PROVINCIAL ELECTION YEAR WITH POLLS COULD BE AS EARLY AS THIS SPRING AND RISING NEW RIGHT-OF-CENTRE BC CONSERVATIVES ARE BUSY NOMINATING CANDIDATES PROVINCE-WIDE. THE PARTY HAS CHOSEN DUPINDER KAUR SARAN, ALSO KNOWN AS DUPINDER JASWAL, TO RUN AGAINST NDP VETERAN MLA JINNY SIMS BUT I
Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Convicted Of Violating Labour Laws But Human Rights Activists Say Charges Politically Motivated!
BY HARINDER MAHIL By the time this column is published the Bangladeshi election will be over and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be re-elected with increased number of seats in Parliament. But this column is not about the fairness of the Bangladeshi election but rather how Bangladesh is treati
Surrey South Asian Community Gathers To Take On Foreign-Based Extortion Racket That Has Businesses Trembling
__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SURREY GATHERED IN LARGE NUMBERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH POLICE, POLITICIANS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE TO TAKE ON THE FOREIGN-BASED EXTORTION RACKET THAT HAS LOCAL BUSINESSES TREMBLING WITH THREATENING LETTERS AND DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS AND ROBBERIES AT G
Consulate General of India, Vancouver Wins Gold Medal In “Mission” Category For Promoting ODOP
__ _DURING A CEREMONY ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE (DPIIT), AT BHARAT MANDAPAM, NEW DELHI, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA IN VANCOUVER WAS AWARDED GOLD MEDAL IN THE "MISSION" CATEGORY FOR PROMOTING THE "ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT" (ODOP) INITIATIVE IN WES
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__ _SHOTS WERE RECENTLY FIRED AT THE ABBOTSFORD HOUSE OF CONTROVERSIAL PUNJABI MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, WHO WAS ALSO ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY MODELS HE USED IN HIS MUSIC VIDEOS. THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MAJOR CRIME UNIT SAID THEY WERE INVESTIGATING AFTER OFFICERS WERE CALLED FOR R
Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society Worked Through The Holiday Season To Drive Patients For Their Cancer Treatments
_MORE THAN 400 DRIVERS ON THE GROWING ROSTER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO DO GREAT SERVICE FOR CANCER PATIENTS!_ __ _THE NEED FOR CANCER TREATMENT DOESN'T VANISH JUST BECAUSE THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THE VOLUNTEER CANCER DRIVERS SOCIETY (VCDS) WERE ANSWERING THE CALL ALMOST EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD TO
Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Indo-Canadian Man
__ _SURREY RCMP IS ASKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING 69 YEAR OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN. ON JANUARY 03, NARINDER SANDHU WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE POLICE. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON JANUARY 3RD AT APPROXIMATELY 600 AM IN THE 13200 BLOCK OF 88TH AVENUE. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FO
High Interest Rates Kill Fraser Valley Sales As It Closes Out 2023 With Lowest Annual Housing Sales In 10 Years
_FRASER VALLEY HAD THE LOWEST ANNUAL HOUSING SALES IN 10 YEARS AS HIGH INTEREST RATES KEPT A LID ON SALES AND LISTINGS IN 2023, WHILE HOLDING YEAR-OVER-YEAR PRICE GROWTH TO LOW SINGLE DIGITS. THE FRASER VALLEY REGION ENDED THE YEAR WITH 14,713 SALES RECORDED ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS),
Burnaby RCMP Seek sexual Assault Suspect Described As South Asian, Appealing For Dashcam Footage
__ _BURNABY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM IN WHICH THEY SEEK A SUSPECT DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN. POLICE SAID THE FEMALE VICTIM WAS WALKING EAST ON BRENTWOOD DRIVE TOWARDS DELTA AVENUE WHEN SHE NOTICED A MAN WALKING
Repeat Offender Chohan Freight’s Fleetwood Suspended With Another Bonehead Overpass Damage
__ _REPEAT OFFENDER CHOHAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD, THE BC TRUCKING COMPANY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCUSED OF CIRCUMVENTING RULES BY USING ALBERTA CERTIFICATE AND HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE INFRACTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO OVERPASS DAMAGE DUE TO IMPROPER LOADS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS, WERE PROMPTLY SUSP
Fraser Valley Real Estate Market Weakens Further In October As Sales And Prices Plunge
__ _PROPERTY SALES AND NEW LISTINGS IN THE FRASER VALLEY FELL AGAIN IN OCTOBER AS CONSUMERS CONTINUED TO PUT HOME BUYING AND SELLING DECISIONS ON HOLD IN THE FACE OF ELEVATED INTEREST RATES. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 970 TRANSACTIONS ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN OCT
One Dies In Fatal Surrey House Fire On New Year’s Day
__ _FOR ONE SURREY FAMILY, THE NEW YEAR HAS BEGUN ON A TRAGIC NOTE AS ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A FATAL HOUSE FIRE EARLY NEW YEAR’S DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:44 A.M. THIS MORNING SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OF A HOUSE FIRE IN THE 14300-BLOCK OF 26 AVENUE. UPON POLICE ATTEND
Senate Report Says ‘Disturbing Rise’ Of Islamophobia Imperils Canadian Muslims
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Police Arrest Two Surrey Men In Connection With Extortion investigation That Targeted South Asian Businesses
__ _POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO MEN IN CONNECTION WITH AN EXTORTION INVESTIGATION THAT TARGETED SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESSES, INCLUDING VERBAL AND WRITTEN THREATS AS WELL AS TARGETED SHOOTINGS. SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY THEY HAVE ARRESTED TWO MEN IN CONNECTION TO AN ONGOING EXTORTION INVESTIGATION AND INVES
One Person Dies After Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision In Surrey-Newton
__ _ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A FATAL VEHICLE COLLISION IN THE INDO-CANADIAN NEWTON AREA OF SURREY. SURREY RCMP SAID THAT THE FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION THAT OCCURRED IN NEWTON EARLY FRIDAY MORNING DID NOT INVOLVE A PEDESTRIAN AS INITIALLY REPORTED BY POLICE BUT THE DECEASED PERSON WAS AN OCCUP
Suspects Described As South Asian Men As VPD Investigates Historical Fairview Triple Stabbing
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE SAID THE SUSPECTS BEHIND FAIRVIEW TRIPLE STABBING ARE BELIEVED TO BE TWO SOUTH ASIAN MEN AS THEY RELEASED IMAGES OF THE SUSPECTS AND ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO RECOGNIZES THEM TO CALL POLICE. THREE PEOPLE WERE STABBED AND ONE PERSON WAS ASSAULTED AFTER A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT A RESTA
KING’S COUNSEL: Husband-Wife Team Of Joven Narwal And Cheryl D'Sa Among 26 BC Lawyers Designated With Special Honours
__ _HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM OF JOVEN NARWAL AND CHERYL D'SA ARE AMONG 26 LAWYERS WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED WITH THE KING'S COUNSEL (KC) DESIGNATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. "THE KING'S COUNSEL DESIGNATION SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDI
Varinder Deo Of Burnaby Jailed Four Years For Shooting Sex Worker At His Home While His Kids Slept
__ _A COKED-OUT INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM BURNABY WAS JAILED FOUR YEARS FOR SHOOTING A SEX WORKER AT HIS HOME WHILE HIS WIFE AND KIDS SLEPT. BURNABY'S VARINDER SINGH DEO, 45, WAS SENTENCED IN B.C. SUPREME COURT IN VANCOUVER ON NOV. 30 FOR SHOOTING A 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN MAY 2021. _ BY DESIBUZZCANA
Lot Of Confusion Among Dentists And Patients About NDP-Fronted Canadian Dental Care Plan
__ _THERE ARE STILL MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM DENTISTS AND PATIENTS REGARDING THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ELIGIBLE SENIORS WILL BE INVITED TO APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN (CDCP) STARTING THIS MONTH, AND CARE COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MAY 2024, MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN
Burnaby RCMP Arrests Three Delivery Drivers With Amazon’s Help For Stealing Packages They Were Delivering
__ _BURNABY RCMP SAID THREE AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE FACING THEFT CHARGES AFTER THEY STOLE THE VERY PACKAGES THEY WERE DELIVERING. AMAZON ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL CHARGES IN THE PACKAGE THEFTS. IN EACH OF THE THREE CASES, THE DRIVER WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING THE
GREAT ACHIEVEMENT: Community Newspaper Veteran Dal Hothi Elevated To Publisher At Surrey Now Leader And North Delta Reporter
__ _COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VETERAN AND WELL KNOWN PUNJABI-ENGLISH MUSIC STAR DAL HOTHI HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO PUBLISHER AT THE BLACK PRESS MEDIA OWNED SURREY NOW LEADER AND NORTH DELTA REPORTER WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS, A GREAT HONOUR FOR HOTHI AND THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY TO SEE ONE OF OUR OWN AT A PRESTIG
THANK YOU: We Need To Thank BC Cancer Professional For The Great Work They Do In Patient Care
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Three Indo-Canadians Arrested In $380,000 Toronto Cheque Fraud Investigation Targeting Vulnerable Residents
__ _THREE INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A FRAUDULENT CHEQUE RING OPERATION THAT INVOLVED A LOSS OF AROUND $380,000 IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA). ON FRIDAY, DEC. 8, THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS 41-YEAR-OLD VARINDER KUMAR OF BRAMPTON, 30-YEAR-OLD
BC Conservatives Riding High In Polls At The Expense Of Falcon’s Falling BCup
__ _THANKS TO THE NUMEROUS DISASTROUS MOVES BY KEVIN FALCON, THE FORMER BC LIBERAL LEADER WHO THOUGHT IT WAS WISE TO CHANGE PARTY NAME TO THE UNRECOGNIZABLE AND TERRIBLY BRANDED BC UNITED PARTY (BCUP), FORMER BC LIBERAL REBEL JOHN RUSTAD CHOSE BRILLIANTLY THE BC CONSERVATIVE BRAND AND HAS RIDDEN,
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NDP Calls Out Pierre Poilievre Conservatives For Denying Hungry Kids School Lunches
__ _THE JAGMEET SINGH LED FEDERAL NDP CALLED OUT PIERRE POILIEVRE CONSERVATIVES FOR VOTING AGAINST A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE SURE KIDS IN SCHOOL DON’T GO HUNGRY. “MORE FAMILIES THAN EVER BEFORE ARE BEING FORCED TO TURN TO FOOD BANKS, BUT PIERRE POILIEVRE DOESN’T WANT TO HELP BECAUSE HE’D RAT
Surrey RCMP Seeks Assistance In Locating Pawandeep Singh Missing Since Nov. 5
__ _SURREY RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING 27-YEAR-OLD SOUTH ASIAN MAN. ON NOVEMBER 25, PAWANDEEP SINGH WAS REPORTED MISSING TO POLICE. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2023 IN THE 8400-BLOCK OF 171A STREET. HIS LAST CONTACT WITH A FAMILY MEMBER BY PHONE WAS ON NOV
CSIS Report Says Indian Consulate Was Actively Involved In Conservative Leadership That Produced Pierre Poilievre As Winner
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CONSTITUTION DAY: The Indian Constitution Is Unique For It’s Dalit Emancipation But Are Those Implementing Good?
BY JAI BIRDI - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Congratulations on the Constitution Day of India! The Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar took 2 years, 11 months, and 12 days to draft the Indian Constitution. In addition to the Drafting Committee,
EXCLUSIVE: West Vancouver Tells DESIBUZZCanada That Indeed Gippy Grewal's House Was Shot Up
__ _SINGER GIPPY GREWAL CONFIRMS GUNSHOTS FIRED NEAR HIS CANADA HOME, SAYS, 'HAVE NO FRIENDSHIP WITH SALMAN'_ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA WEST VANCOUVER – The mystery of whether Punjabi film and music star Gippy Grewal’s house was shot up allegedly by goons of imprisoned drea
Green Timbers And Bakerview Among Eight New Station Names Unveiled For Surrey Langley SkyTrain
__ _GREEN TIMBERS AND BAKERVIEW ARE AMONG THE EIGHT NEW NAMES UNVEILED FOR THE PLANNED AND AT LEAST A DECADE AWAY SURREY LANGLEY SKYTRAIN EXTENSION. "TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THE SURREY LANGLEY SKYTRAIN PROJECT BRINGING US ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE OFFICIAL START OF CONST
Tik Tok Is The Most Democratic Of All Of Social Media So Don’t Let Evil Forces Destroy It
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MURDER PLOT: US Charges Indian Government Employee Trying To Buy A Hit From An Undercover To Kill SFJ Head Gurpatwant Singh Pannu
__ _THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS AGAIN EMBARRASSED CANADA BY FIRST FOILING THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT’S PLOT TO KILL SIKHS FOR JUSTICE HEAD GURPATWANT SINGH PANNU AND NOW THEY HAVE CHARGED AN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO ATTEMPTED TO BUY A HIT ON THE KHALISTANI LEADER FROM AN UNDERCOVER US AGE
Mayor Locke Taking Her David Vs. Goliath Fight To Keep RCMP In Surrey All The Way To Supreme Court
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE IS TAKING HER DAVID VS. GOLIATH FIGHT AGAINST THE PROVINCIAL NDP GOVERNMENT TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, WHICH SHE INSISTS IS A CHEAPER AND BETTER OPTION FOR SURREY TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT. RECENTLY, THE CITY OF SURREY SAID IT IS AMENDI
Distinct Sikh Identity And Heritage And Other Challenges Highlighted At Sate Of Sikhs In Canada At Surrey Event
__ _THE DISTINCT SIKH IDENTITY AND HERITAGE AS WELL AS OTHER CHALLENGES WERE FRONT AND CENTRE AT THE RECENTLY 'STATE OF SIKHS' EVENT HELD AT SURREY CITY HALL. THIS PACKED EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES TO ENGAGE IN A RICH, INTERDISCIPLINA
Protest By Sikhs Against Indian Consular Officials At Temples
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF Local Sikhs still reeling from the brutal murder of BC Sikh leader and Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar by Indian government agents were out in full force protesting in Surrey at Hindu Mandir on 144 Street near 84 and at Vancouver’s Ross Street Gurdwara, saying I
GURPURAB CELEBRATIONS: Sikhs Celebrate Birth Of The Founder Of Their Faith And BC Premier Also Sends Greetings
VICTORIA – Sikhs around the world celebrated the birth of the founder of the Sikh faith Guru Nanak Devji and BC Premier David Eby also sent greetings to the BC Sikh community. "Today, Sikhs in British Columbia and around the world are celebrating the 554th anniversary of the birth of Guru Na
STOP THE SLAUGHTER: Why Is Canada Silent On The Mass Killing Of Palestinians By Israel?
BY JAI BIRDI - CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA I write this on behalf of the Chetna Association of Canada regarding the Israeli bombardment in Gaza targeting homes, hospitals, markets, and education facilities has left 10000 Palestinians killed, half of whom are children, more than 25000 injured, 3
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BY ZILE SINGH I came across a beautiful quote by Nelson Mandelaabout mother tongue. _“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his mother language, that goes to his heart.”_ The Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) organi
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__ _PUNJABI AND HINDI INTRODUCED IN SCHOOLS, AND MANY MORE BREAKTHROUGHS, MILESTONES, AND HAPPENINGS WE GET THE AMBIENCE OF INDIA AND PUNJAB IN CANADA WRAPPED IN ITS MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ISN’T CANADA BETTER THAN INDIA IN PROVIDING ALL THE DESI FLAVOR THAN INDIA AND BETTER LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
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_VANCOUVER POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MISSING 13-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN GIRL WHO WAS LAST SEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. ANAIYA BAINS WAS LAST SEEN AT 3:40 P.M. OCTOBER 26 ON THE GROUNDS OF JOHN OLIVER HIGH SCHOOL NEAR FRASER STREET AND EAST 41ST AVENUE. SHE NEVER RETURNED HOME AFTER S
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__ _ON FRIDAY, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL MEASURES AIMED AT STRENGTHENING CANADA’S INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM AND AT BETTER PROTECTING GENUINE STUDENTS FROM FRAUD. STARTING DECEMBER 1, 2023, POST-SECONDARY DESIGNATED LEARNING INSTITUTIONS (DLI) WILL
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__ _AN INDIAN MAN WHO DANGEROUSLY DROVE AWAY FROM POLICE AT A LARGE GATHERING AT A BRAMPTON STRIP MALL IS WANTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES, POLICE SAID. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS GURPREET SINGH, OF A CAR ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN A DANGEROUS
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__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A LARGE DRUG BUST IN SASKATCHEWAN. TWO EDMONTON MEN -- SAHILPREET GREWAL, 19, AND PARMINDER SINGH, 20, WERE ARRESTED ON JUNE 2 AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION OF COCAINE FOR THE PURPOSE
Seattle City Councilor Kshama Sawant To Deliver Prof. Chinmoy Banerjee Lecture In Anti-Racism
__ _THE INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KSHAMA SAWANT, THE WELL-KNOWN SEATTLE CITY COUNCILOR, WILL DELIVER THE SECOND ANNUAL PROF. CHIN BANERJEE LECTURE IN ANTI-RACISM LATER THIS MONTH. THE LECTURE, SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30 AT 6 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
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__ _SIKHS’ HIGHEST BODY THE AKAL TAKHT HAS BANNED CARRYING SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB ‘SAROOP’ AT DESTINATION WEDDINGS FOR ‘ANAND KARAJ’, THE SIKH RELIGIOUS WEDDING CEREMONY. THE FIVE HIGH PRIESTS HEADED BY AKAL TAKHT JATHEDAR GIANI RAGHBIR SINGH ON MONDAY PUT A BLANKET BAN ON DESTINATION WE
Indo-Canadian Man Charged Following Stabbing Death Of Family Member
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED IN RELATION TO A STABBING IN NEW WESTMINSTER THAT LEFT AN INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN DEAD. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS NOW IDENTIFYING THE VICTIM AS 46-YEAR OLD KULWANT KAUR OF NEW WESTMINSTER, IN HOPES OF ADVANCING ITS INVESTIGATION
Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society Celebrates Milestone Birthdays Of Members
__ _LET’S CELEBRATE THE MILESTONES OF DALJIT SINGH DHILLON (100) AND HARCHAND SINGH DHALIWAL (90)!_ BY ZILE SINGH The month of September 2023 remained a wonderful, joyous, and inspirational month for the Sunse
Surrey Mayor Launches Legal Fight Against Province To Keep The RCMP After Province Forced Surrey Police Down City Throat
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE HAS LAUNCHED A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY AFTER THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN AN UNDEMOCRATIC MOVE TRIED TO SHOVE THE SURREY POLICE DOWN CITY’S THROAT DESPITE SURREY HAVING THE FINAL SAY WHICH WAS VOTED BY COUNCIL AND SURREY VOTERS TO KEEP THE RCMP.
Not All Punjabi Films Deserve Theatrical Release Or Budgets Above $150,000
__ _RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A TREND OF MANY SMALL STORIES MADE WITH NO-NAME ACTORS OR STARS WITH EXTENSIVE BUDGETS BEING RELEASED THEATRICALLY WITH HUGE DISTRIBUTION COSTS AND THEN DYING A QUICK DEATH WITH HUGE LOSSES FOR THE NEWBIE PRODUCER LIKE WAS THE CASE WITH THE RECENT RELEASE PIND AMERICA,
FAKE FILM GUNS: Amateur Filmmakers Warned To Get Permits Otherwise Police Will Shut Down Your Set
_THIS IS A WARNING FOR AMATEUR FILMMAKERS THAT IF YOU ARE USING GUNS FOR LOW BUDGET ACTION FILMS, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE PROPER PERMITS OR POLICE WILL HAVE CALLED. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IN NORTH VANCOUVER WHERE THE LOCAL RCMP SAID THEY ARE WARNING THE PUBLIC AFTER AN AMATEUR FILM SET DRE
As Canada-US Work To Solve Canadian Sikh Leader’s Murder By India, More Sikh Activists In The US-Canada Face Threats
_ON THE HEELS OF THE MURDER OF SIKH-CANADIAN LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR’S MURDER BY INDIAN AGENTS, IT HAS BEEN REVEALED THAT MORE SIKHS ARE FACING THREATS IN CANADA AND US. THE BRUTAL MURDER OF NIJJAR, WHO ADVOCATED FOR AN INDEPENDENT SIKH HOMELAND CALLED KHALISTAN, HAS PROMPTED REVELATIONS FR
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__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED THREE MEN WITH THE 2022 MURDER OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM SURREY. POLICE HAVE CHARGED 24-YEAR-OLD LASCEL TYNDALE OF NORTH YORK, ONTARIO, 22-YEAR-OLD SEGOVIA-SANHUEZA OF BRAMPTON, ONTARIO; AND 25-YEAR-OLD TERRY MCDONALD OF ABBOTSFORD, BC WITH OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CO
Opinion: Every Sikh Wants Khalistan But Undemocratic India Won't Even Let Them Seek It Peacefully
__ _"THE DRACONIAN AND TYRANNICAL RESPONSE OF THE INDIAN STATE TO SIKH ADVOCACY EVER SINCE [THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE] HAS MADE IT CLEAR - OPENLY TALK ABOUT SIKH SOVEREIGNTY AT YOUR PERIL."_ BY JASVEER SINGH This week, an article written by three non-Sikhs in India was published in The New York Ti
BC Govt Celebrates Islamic Heritage Month
__ _MABLE ELMORE, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES, ACKNOWLEDGED AND SENT GREETINGS ON OCTOBER BEING ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH. "OCTOBER IS ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHEN WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFLECT, CELEBRATE, LEARN AND APPRECIATE THE DIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNI
Punjabi Film Buhey Bariyan Has Created Controversy With Some Dalit Groups But What Is The Film’s Real Message?
BY MANJIT BAINS, CHAIR, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE, CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA & JAI BIRDI, GENERAL SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Buhey Bariyan (2023), directed by Uday Pratap Singh and starring Vancouver-based Punjabi film star Neeru Bajwa, is a Punjabi film
Surrey RCMP Clarifies False International Reporting On Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s Murder By Indian Agents
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID TUESDAY THEY ARE CLARIFYING WHAT THEY SAY IS INACCURATE INFORMATION BEING REPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ON THE MURDER OF HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR’S MURDER BY INDIA AND IT’S AGENTS. THE POLICE FORCE CORRECTED MISINFORMATION SURROUNDING THE ACTIONS OF THEIR OFFICERS, IN THEIR
First Hindu Mayor In Australia Ousted After 18 Weeks
A MAN TOUTED AS THE FIRST HINDU MAYOR IN AUSTRALIA WAS OUSTED FROM HIS JOB JUST AFTER 18 WEEKS ON THE JOB. PARRAMATTA’S LABOR LORD MAYOR SAMEER PANDEY LOST HIS JOB AFTER A BITTER INTERNAL PARTY DISPUTE WHICH HAS LEFT SYDNEY’S SECOND CBD WITH ITS THIRD MAYOR IN FIVE MONTHS. BY DESIBUZZCANADA
NIJJAR ASSASSINATION: Canada Has Ignored India’s Targeting Of Sikh Activists For Too Long
__ _CANADA’S GOVERNMENT HAS BOLSTERED ECONOMIC TIES WITH A FAR-RIGHT INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHILE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO ITS ATTACKS ON SIKH CANADIANS—WHICH NOW INCLUDES THE POLITICAL ASSASSINATION OF HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR._ BY KUNAL CHAUDHARY – THE BREACH When news broke this week that agents
Indo-Canadian Sisters And Their Mother Charged With Fraud For Claiming Native Status
__ _INDO-CANADIAN TWIN SISTERS AND THEIR MOTHER WERE CHARGED WITH FRAUD FOR CLAIMING NATIVE STATUS TO GET BENEFITS RESERVED FOR THE NATIVE COMMUNITY. AMIRA AND NADYA GILL HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FRAUD OVER $5,000, ALONG WITH THE WOMAN WHO SAYS SHE IS THEIR ADOPTED MOTHER, KARIMA MANJI FOR CLAIMING
Bombshell: Canada Has Murderous Indian Diplomats Communications Ordering Hardeep Nijjar's Murder
__ _IN BOMBSHELL REVELATIONS, IT WAS REVEALED THAT CANADA WAS FORCED TO DISCLOSE THE MURDEROUS PLOT ON CANADIAN SOIL BY CRIMINAL INDIAN DIPLOMATS BECAUSE CANADA AND ITS ALLIES UNCOVERED COMMUNICATIONS WHERE INDIAN DIPLOMATS ORDERED THE MURDER OF CANADIAN SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR. CBC NEWS
Canada Announces First-Ever Transport Category-Based Immigration Program For PR
__ _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
BC Premier Eby Strongly Condemns India’s Hand In The Murder Of Sikh Leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
__ _BC PREMIER DAVID EBY STRONGLY CONDEMNED INDIA’S HAND IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF CANADIAN SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR FOLLOWING SHOCKING REVELATIONS BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU THAT CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE HAS UNCOVERED CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT INDIA IS BEHIND NIJJAR’S MURDER. "I AM DEE
Gagandeep Sandhu Gunned Down In Burnaby Shooting Saturday
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM ABBOTSFORD IS DEAD AFTER BEING GUNNED DOWN IN BURNABY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) SAID 29-YEAR OLD GAGANDEEP SANDHU WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BURNABY UNDERGROUND PARKADE._ BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA BURNABY –
BC-Based Hotel Owner Sukhminder Rai Sued For Misappropriating $15.7 Million Of COVID Funds
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN HOTEL OWNER FROM BC, WHO OVERSAW THE TIME THAT THE WESTIN CALGARY AIRPORT HOTEL WAS USED AS A COVID-19 QUARANTINE FACILITY, IS BEING SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY MISAPPROPRIATING NEARLY $16 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH HE DENIES. A NEW LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT PART-OWNER SUKHMINDER (SUKH
More Bad News For BC United Leader Falcon As Abbotsford MLA Bruce Banman Joins BC Conservatives
__ _MORE BAD NEWS FOR BC UNITED PARTY LEADER KEVIN FALCON AS ONE OF HIS MLAS HAS JUMPED SHIP TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC FOLLOWING RECENT POLL NUMBERS THAT SHOWED THE FORMER BC LIBERAL TURNED NO-NAME WITH THE MUCH LAUGHED AND CALLED B-CUP PARTY COMING IN THIRD BEHIND THE JOHN RUSTAD LEAD BC C
Another Sikh Student Attacked On Bus In Kelowna
__ _ANOTHER SIKH STUDENT HAS BECOME A TARGET OF HATE IN THE BC TOURIST DESTINATION TOWN OF KELOWNA FOLLOWING AN EARLIER INCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER SIKH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WAS ATTACKED BY A MOB AND SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. POLICE SAY THE SIKH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS PEPPER SPRAYED AF
Trudeau Tells Modi To Respect Democracy And Peaceful Protests And Stop Interfering In Canada At G20 Summit In Delhi
__ _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
Broadcaster Kuljeet Kaila Loses Battle With Brain Cancer And Passes Away
_WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN BROADCASTER KULJEET KAILA, WHO GOT HER EARLY START WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING AAJ MAGAZINE, WHICH HAD DESIBUZZCANADA PUBLISHER-EDITOR R. PAUL DHILLON AS PART OF LEAD EDITOR AND PUBLISHING TEAM ALONG WITH SUKHI PANGHALIA AND OTHERS, LOST HER BATTLE WITH BRAIN CANCER AND PASS
NDP Rubbing Salt Into Falcon’s Wounds By Announcing Second Surrey Hospital
__ _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
Two Dead And Six Injured At South Asian Wedding In Ottawa
__ _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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BY HARINDER MAHIL California has become the first state in the United States to pass a bill banning discrimination based on caste. Last Tuesday, the State Senate passed a bill by a margin of 31-5, adding caste as a protected ground under State’s civil rights law, as well as education and hous
Khang Triumphs At 2023 CPKC Women’s Open
Megan Khang rolled in her par putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Jin Young Ko and win the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver on Sunday, August 27. After dropping a stroke on 17, Khang needed a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff with Ko, who f
Surrey Police Constable Rajbir Thaper Caught Driving Drunk, Tried To Weasel Out Of It By Telling Delta Police He’s SPS Cop
_SHOULD THAPER BE FIRED SINCE SURREY POLICE CONFIRMED TWO ALLEGATIONS OF DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT AND ANOTHER OF CORRUPT PRACTICE?_ __ _THE MUCH MALIGNED SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS), NUMBER OF WHOSE NEW OFFICERS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE, IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN FOR THE WRONG REASON AS ANOTHER
Pakistan Expo Vancouver 2023 Makes Solid Mark In Strengthening Bilateral Trade Ties
__ _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
Anxiety Is An Unwelcome House Guest That Must Be Dealt With Immediately
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
FRANCHISING SUCCESS: CEO Sonia Gulati Steers Veerji Fish & Grill To The Fastest Growing South Asian Franchise In Canada
__ _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
Sunset Indo-Canadian Seniors’ Society Celebrates India’s Independence Day
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
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
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
Fraser Valley Home Sales Drop 30 Percent In July As Interest Rates Bite
__ _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
Uber Driver Dilpreet Singh Killed In Vancouver Crash That Injured Seven People
__ _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
Gap Between Rich And Poor Widening In Canada At A Fast Pace
BY HARINDER MAHIL The wealth gap between the rich and poor in Canada widened at the fastest pace on record in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the year before, according to Statistics Canada. The top 20 per cent of earners in Canada held 67.8 per cent of the country’s net worth in the
NATO SHOWDOWN: Putin Proves To Be The Legendary Leader Of The Twenty-First Century
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
Trudeau Shows No Love For Sarai, Dhaliwal As Seven New MPs Added To What Could Be Government’s Last Cabinet
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SHOWED NO LOVE FOR SURREY MPS SUKH DHALIWAL AND RANDEEP SARAI AS HE CONTINUED TO KEEP THEM OUT EVEN THOUGH HE ADDED SEVEN NEW MPS TO CABINET RANK IN WHAT COULD BE HIS GOVERNMENT’S FINAL SHUFFLE AS POLL OUT THURSDAY SHOWS CONSERVATIVES UNDER PIERRE POILIEVRE RIS
Punjabi Folk Legend Surinder Shinda Passes Away Following Complications From Minor Surgery
__ _CELEBRATED PUNJABI FOLK SINGER SURINDER SHINDA PASSED AWAY ON JULY 26, AFTER 20 DAYS OF HOSPITALISATION IN LUDHIANA. SHINDA’S EXACT AGE IS NOT KNOWN BUT HE WAS IN HIS 60S. SHINDA, KNOWN FOR HIT SONGS PUTT JATTAN DE, JATT DEONA MORH AND TRUCK BALLIYA, BREATHED HIS LAST AT DMC HOSPITAL, LUDHI
Fraser Valley Housing Sees Strong Sales In June Despite Rate Hikes
__ _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
Diljit Dosanjh Starring Film On Murdered Sikh Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra To Debut At Toronto International Film Festival
__ _PUNJABI FILM AND MUSIC SUPERSTAR DILJIT DOSANJH STARRING FILM ON MURDERED SIKH ACTIVIST JASWANT SINGH KHALRA WILL MAKE ITS DEBUT AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER, IT WAS ANNOUNCED MONDAY BY THE STAR ITSELF ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS TIFF AS IT UNVEILED MAJOR FILMS PREMI
Punjab MLA Pargat Singh Visits Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
Long time Jalandhar Cantt area MLA, prominent sportsman, Olympian Pargat Singh is currently visiting family and friends in Canada. It was a pleasure for us at the India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak. Niwas, in Richmond to welcome him on Sunday, July 16. Pargat Singh was there with his
Abbotsford’s Commemorative Komagata Maru Way Sign Highlights City’s Humanitarian Connection To The Historical Tragedy
__ _THE CITY OF ABBOTSFORD, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AND THE SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES INSTITUTE, IS MEMORIALIZING AND HONOURING THE TRAGIC KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT OF 1914, BY COMMEMORATIVELY RENAMING A SECTION OF SOUTH FRASER WAY TO KOMAGA
Supra Soccer Academy Launches Fundraising Campaign To Build A State Of The Art Soccer Field In Richmond
__ _SUPRA ACADEMY, A SOCCER ACADEMY PROMOTING YOUTH SPORTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HAD A SUPER FUNDRAISING LAUNCH AT A FUNDRAISER HOSTED BY BUSINESSMAN DAVID SIDOO AND HIS WIFE MANJY SIDOO AT THEIR PALATIAL OCEAN FRONT HOME IN THE PRESTIGIOUS KITSILANO AREA ON THE WESTSIDE OF VANCOUVER FRIDAY
Another Indian Student Feared Drowned At Cultus Lake
__ _ANOTHER INDIAN STUDENT IS FEARED DROWNED AFTER HE JUMPED INTO THE CULTUS LAKE LAST WEEK TO SAVE A FRIEND BUT DID NOT RESURFACE AS HE DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. A FACEBOOK POST SAID THAT ON JULY 19TH, AJAY SINGH JUMPED INTO THE LAKE TO RESCUE SOMEONE HE THOUGHT WAS DROWNING. HE DID NOT COME BA
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Visits PICS Assisted Living Facility
__ _CONSERVATIVE CHIEF AND LEADER OF THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION OF CANADA PIERRE POILIEVRE VISITED THE PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY LAST FRIDAY. HE WAS WELCOMED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT, STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF THE PICS FACILITY._ B
Racist BC Veterinarian Who Said “Gone Are The Days When We Could Go There With A Torch And Burn It Down, A Quicker Way” Honoured By Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
__ _A RACIST BC VETERINARIAN, WHO WAS RECORDED UTTERING “GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN WE COULD GO THERE WITH A TORCH AND BURN IT DOWN, A QUICKER WAY," IN RESPONSE TO HIS HATRED FOR SOUTH ASIAN VETERINARIANS WHO WON THE LANDMARK BC HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL CASE AGAINST THEIR REGULATORY BODY, IS BEING HON
International LNG Conference In Vancouver Energizes BC And Alberta To Expand Globally
__ _THE RECENT INTERNATIONAL LNG 2023 CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER HAS ENERGIZED BC AND ALBERTA TO EXPAND CANADIAN NATURAL GAS EXPORTS GLOBALLY. ALBERTA PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH SAYS HER PROVINCE HAS BEGUN TALKS WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA ON EXPANDING THE REACH OF CANADIAN NATURAL GAS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET._
Indian Food Delivery Driver Who Was Beaten And Robbed IN Mississauga Dies From Injuries
__ _AN INDIAN FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER WHO WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN AND ROBBED OF HIS IN MISSISSAUGA MORE THAN ONE WEEK AGO HAS DIED AND THE FATALITY IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HOMICIDE, POLICE SAY. PEEL POLICE SAID ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THE VICTIM — IDENTIFIED AS GURVINDER NATH, OF BRAMPTON — DIED
Indo-Canadian Cop With SPD Who Killed Himself Was Being Investigated For Texts With 15-Year-Old Girl
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN OFFICER WITH THE SURREY POLICE WHO SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH IN FEBRUARY WAS NOT WELL MENTALLY AND WAS AT THE TIME OF HIS SUICIDE SUSPENDED FROM DUTY AND BEING INVESTIGATED FOR TEXTING A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL. NEWLY UNSEALED COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL THAT DILBAG ‘DYLAN’ HOTHI WHO DIE
Racist Charged With Following Racially Motivated Rant
__ _VPD LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A 57-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT ENTERED A COFFEE SHOP ON WEST PENDER AND ABBOTT ON JUNE 11 AND DIRECTED RACIALLY MOTIVATED SPEECH AGAINST TWO STAFF MEMBERS. PETER GAGEN HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH CAUSING A DISTURBANCE. HE HAS BEEN RELEASED PENDING HIS OCTOBER 31 COURT
Richmond Unveils Komagata Maru And Sikh Heritage Signage
__ _THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS UNVEILED TWO NEW INTERPRETIVE SIGNS TO HONOUR THE HISTORY OF SIKHS IN RICHMOND WEDNESDAY. THE SIGNS, LOCATED IN KING GEORGE PARK ADJACENT TO CAMBIE COMMUNITY CENTRE, ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE KOMAGATU MARU INCIDENT OF 1914 WHICH PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF CANAD
Port Workers Strike Ends 10 Minutes Before Recommended Settlement From Federal Mediator
__ _THE VANCOUVER PORT WORKERS STRIKE THAT HAD THREATENED TO CAUSE HARM TO BUSINESSES HAS COME TO A CONCLUSION AS BOTH SIDES CAME TO A SETTLEMENT. THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION (ILWU), REPRESENTING PORT WORKERS, AND THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MARITIME EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION (BCMEA) REA
Surrey RCMP Seeks Help To Locate Missing South Asian Man
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Jagmeet Singh Calls For CEBA Extension To Help Small Businesses Through Another interest Rate Hike
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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Minor Conflict Leads To NRI Canadian’s Killing In Anandpur Sahib During Hola Muhalla Celebrations
__ _A YOUNG NRI CANADIAN VISITING PUNJAB IS DEAD AFTER A MINOR CONFLICT OVER MUSIC BEING PLAYED IN PUBLIC IN ANADPUR SAHIB DURING HOLA MUHALLA CELEBRATIONS LEAD TO AN ALL OUT BRAWL WITH 24-YEAR-OLD PRADEEP SINGH LOSING HIS LIFE. MOHALI POLICE OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAVE ARRESTED THE ACCUSED, WHO HAS
Tragic Death Of Dr. Pamposh A Great Loss To Ambedkarites
__ _ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, DR. PAMPOSH COMMITTED SUICIDE BECAUSE OF CAST OPPRESSION SHE FACED WHILE SERVING AS AN INTERIM AT THE GURU RAM DASS HOSPITAL IN AMRITSAR. THE STEERING COMMITTEE URGES THE AUTHORITIES TO NOT ONLY DO THE DUE DILIGENCE, BUT ALSO, STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY TO EDUCATE A
Surrey Council Orders City Staff To Reduce 17.5 Percent Property Tax Hike After Outrage
__ _SURREY CITY COUNCIL HAS ORDERED CITY STAFF TO REASSESS THE 17.5 PERCENT TAX HIKE AFTER TAXPAYERS WERE OUTRAGED AT THE STEEP HIKE, WHICH THE CITY BLAMED ON SURREY POLICE-RCMP MESS. DURING MONDAY’S FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, SURREY COUNCIL VOTED TO REFER THE PROPOSED 2023-2027 GENERAL OPERATI
BUDGET 2023: BC Government Targeting Housing, Mental Health And Inflation In New Budget
__ _BC GOVERNMENT IS TARGETING HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND INFLATION IN BUDGET 2023 AS IT INVESTS IN IMPROVING HEALTH AND MENTAL-HEALTH CARE, CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, GROWING A CLEAN ECONOMY AND DELIVERING MORE HELP WITH COSTS - ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES AND BRITISH COLUMBIANS MOST AFFECTED
Chetna Association Applauds Seattle’s Banning Of Caste-Based Discrimination
__ _CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA APPLAUDED THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR PASSING A LAW ON FEBRUARY 21ST AND BANNING CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN BUSINESSES AND OTHER PUBLIC SETTINGS. THE INITIATIVE LED BY SEATTLE COUNCILLOR, KSHAMA SAWANT, SAW A SUPPORT OF 6 OUT OF 7 COUNCILLORS, SIGNALLING AN OVERWHE
Convicted Indo-Canadian Cop Being Sued By Victim For Damages And Loss Of Earnings
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN COP WITH VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) IS BEING SUED BY FELLOW MEMBER, THE VICTIM, AFTER SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY HIM. JAGRAJ ROGER BERAR WAS CONVICTED IN A CRIMINAL COURT OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE WOMAN VPD OFFICER AND NOW FACES CIVIL SUIT FOR DAMAGES AND LOSS OF E
Despite Opposition From Hindu Groups, Seattle Officially Bans Caste Discrimination
__ _DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM HINDU GROUPS, THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY VOTED TO ADD CASTE TO THE CITY’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS, BECOMING THE FIRST U.S. CITY TO BAN CASTE DISCRIMINATION AND THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO PASS SUCH A LAW OUTSIDE SOUTH ASIA. THE PACKED ROOM, WHICH OVERFLOWED W
More Centenarians Celebrate Their Birthday At PICS Assisted Living With Mayor Locke
__ _CENTENARIANS CELEBRATING THEIR 100TH BIRTHDAYS AT PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (PICS) SOCIETY HAS BECOME A REGULAR OCCASION WITH THE MOST RECENT 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF SENIOR RESIDENT VENKETAMMA PANCHALIYA AT PICS ASSISTED LIVING TAKING PLACE ON FEBRUARY 14 WITH SURREY
MISSING: Police Seek Help In Locating 42-Year-Old Kamaljit Tiwana Of Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A 42-YEAR-OLD MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2023, KAMALJIT TIWANA WAS REPORTED MISSING. SHE WAS LAST SEEN BY FAMILY FEBRUARY 11, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PM IN THE 7000-BLOCK OF 123B STREET IN SURREY._ BY DE
Richmond RCMP investigating commercial vehicle collision into overpass
__ _SOME DAYS ARE JUST CRAZY AND OUT OF WHACK AND FRIDAY WAS CERTAINLY THAT KIND OF DAY FOR THE TRUCKER WHO MADE A BIG BOO-BOO, LEAVING HIS TRAILER BEHIND AFTER SOMEHOW COLLIDING WITH AN OVERPASS. WHAT THE HELL WAS HE DOING AND THINKING? SHORTLY AFTER 7 A.M. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, FRONTLINE RICHM
MULTICULTURAL HEROES: Nominations Sought For Multicultural And Anti-Racism Heroes
__ _NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO HONOUR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CHAMPIONING MULTICULTURALISM AND ADDRESSING RACISM THROUGHOUT BRITISH COLUMBIA. PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023 MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH WHOSE WO
Gurujas Kaur Khalsa Wins Grammy Award For Her Chants For Album That Has Shabad From Guru Granth Sahib
__ _GURUJAS KAUR KHALSA OF THE WHITE SUN HAS WON THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR HER CHANTS IN THE ALBUM ‘MYSTIC MIRROR’. KHALSA WON THE BEST NEW AGE ALBUM FOR 'MYSTIC MIRROR' AT THE PREMIERE CEREMONY OF THE 65TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES. THE ALBUM CONTAINS SHABAD FROM GURU GRANTH SAHIB._ LO
Gangland Violence Claims Two In Burnaby And Abbotsford
__ _A TEEN WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BURNABY WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS FOUND DEAD AT AN ABBOTSFORD HOME OVER THE WEEKEND. ON FEBRUARY 3 AT 4:11 A.M., THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (ABBYPD) WERE CALLED TO THE 7000-BLOCK OF NICHOLSON AVENUE, AFTER A REPORT OF A SHOOTING. MEMBERS ATTENDED AND LOCATED A DECE
Surrey Drug Trafficking Investigation Nets Four Arrests And Significant Seizure
__ _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
FREE FALL: Billionaire Adani’s Empire Crashes Following Accusations Of Fraud And Stock Manipulation
__ _INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI’S EMPIRE IS CRASHING BY THE BILLIONS FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD AND STOCK MANIPULATION BY US-BASED HINDENBURG REPORT. ADANI GROUP SHARES WERE IN FREEFALL ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN UNION BUDGET 2023 WAS RELEASED, AFTER GLOBAL BROKERAGE FIRM CREDIT SUISSE ASSIGNED
Indo-American Husband Charged With Attempting To Kill His Family By Driving Over A Cliff
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE DROVE HIS FAMILY OFF A CLIFF IN CALIFORNIA IN EARLY JANUARY. DHARMESH PATEL, 41, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY DROVE A CAR OFF AN OCEANSIDE CLIFF WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN INS
Abbotsford Renames South Fraser Way To “Komagata Maru Way”
__ _THE CITY OF ABBOTSFORD PASSED A MOTION FOR COMMEMORATIVE RENAMING OF SOUTH FRASER WAY TO “KOMAGATA MARU WAY” BETWEEN FAIRLANE STREET TO WARE STREET AND CREATE AN INTERPRETIVE PLAQUE AT THE HERITAGE SIKH TEMPLE. ABBOTSFORD MAYOR ROSS SIEMENS AND COUNCILLORS JOINED VICE PRESIDENT AND SPOKES
ISLAMOPHOBIA FIGHTER: Amira Elghawaby Named As Canada's First Representative To Combat Islamophobia
_TRUDEAU ANNOUNCES AMIRA ELGHAWABY AS CANADA'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA_ _HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AMIRA ELGHAWABY HAS BEEN APPOINTED CANADA'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE TO COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED RECENTLY. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID THE APPOINTMENT
DEAR SHAH RUKH KHAN: Now That Your Movie Is A Record-Breaking Success, Can You Find The Time To Fix Hindustan
By Promod Puri First, congratulations on the tremendous success of your latest hit movie, Pathaan. You proudly and deservingly stand on your balcony, waving your hands and implanting flying kisses daily to the crowd of ardent fans. Millions of people in India carry the same sentiments of love,
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ PAIN: High University-College Fees Add To Stress, Trauma, Anxiety… Deaths
Dear Editor, The high cost of international student fees is becoming a major problem in Canada. Many international students are forced to work full-time jobs, including overtime, in addition to their full-time studies. Unfortunately, very often the jobs that are available to them are low-p
Surrey Mayor Tells Minister Farnworth That Surrey Has Made A Decision On Policing So Stop The Delays
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE IS TELLING MIKE FARNWORTH, MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, THAT SURREY HAS MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE ON WITH KEEPING THE SURREY RCMP AS THEIR POLICE OF CHOICE AND PROVINCE NEEDS TO RESPECT THAT AND NOT DELAY THE TRANSITION BACK TO RCMP ANY LONGER. MI
India Uses Emergency Powers To Block BBC Documentary That Holds Prime Minister Narendra Modi Responsible For Bloodshed In Gujarat
_INDIA USES EMERGENCY POWERS TO BLOCK BBC DOCUMENTARY ON PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FROM BEING SEEN IN THE COUNTRY_ __ _THE TWO-PART DOCUMENTARY DIGS DEEPER INTO CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 2002 GUJARAT RIOTS WHICH LEFT MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE DEAD, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL NUMBERS, MOST OF THEM M
Delta Police Say Drivers Didn’t Help As They Tried To Deal With Mental Health Crisis That Closed Alex Fraser Bridge Monday
__ _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
It’s Time For A Fresh Approach To Seniors’ Care That’s Dignified, Homely And Loving
By Alex Sangha I worked as a clinical social worker for a health authority in older adults for several years and I am currently trying to support my father who is terminally ill. The quality of life that seniors can expect in their so-called "golden" years has been at the forefront of my mind.
Saskatchewan Doles Out $$746,818 To The Production Of “Our Big Punjabi Family”
__ _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
Arrests in India linked to migrant family found frozen to death on Canada-U.S. border
__ _INDIA HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO CRACK DOWN ON IMMIGRATION AGENTS WHO SEND UNSUSPECTING FOREIGN BOUND CITIZENS TO THEIR DEATH. TWO BLACK MARKET IMMIGRATION AGENTS IN INDIA HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ARRANGING THE FATEFUL JOURNEY TO CANADA OF A FAMILY OF FOUR WHO FROZE TO DEATH TRYING TO WALK
BULLEH SHAH: Explore Your Inner-Self For A Better You To Create A Better World
BY PROMOD PURI Sufi poet and philosopher Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) says: “Parh parh alim fazil hoya, kadey apnay aap nun parhya he nai.” Translation and meaning: A person becomes knowledgeable or a scholar by endless reading and studying vast volumes of books, but he might not have ever read
Senior Toronto International Film Festival Programmer Ravi Srinivasan Dies At 37
BARRY HERTZ PUBLISHED 16 HOURS AGO UPDATED 15 HOURS AGO Ravi Srinivasan, the senior manager of festival programming for TIFF, was known 'for his passion, his generosity and the joy he brought to cinema.' GEORGE PIMENTEL /TIFF TORONTO – A young Indo-Filipino-Canadian film festival programme
Lohri Celebrations At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
Lohri was celebrated with great enthusiasm at # 5 Road Gurdwara in Richmond on Thursday. Six families who were recently blessed with a child and their friends, relatives and members of the congregation thoroughly enjoyed the celebration. Both the Darbar (Prayer) Hall and the Langar Hall were over
Delta Police Requesting Public Assistance To Help Locate High-Risk Missing Indo-Canadian Woman
__ _POLICE IN DELTA IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO LOCATE A MISSING HIGH-RISK INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN. A 54-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, NEV BAINS, WAS LAST SEEN AT HER NORTH DELTA HOME THAT MORNING. NEV’S CAR HAS BEEN LOCATED IN THE BRIDGEVIEW AREA OF SURREY. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF DELTA – Polic
Music And Film Superstar Diljit Dosanjh To Perform At Coachella 2023
__ _THE PUNJABI STAR JOINS HEADLINERS LIKE BAD BUNNY, BLACKPINK AND FRANK OCEAN, PLUS SOUTH ASIAN-ORIGIN ARTISTS SUCH AS PAKISTANI SINGER ALI SETHI, BANGLADESHI-ORIGIN DJ-PRODUCER JAI WOLF AND INDO-BRIT ARTIST JAI PAUL._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FILES LOS ANGELES – Music and film sup
BC Bringing In New permitting strategy To Help Build Homes Faster
__ _BC GOVERNMENT IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP TO TACKLE THE HOUSING CRISIS BY CREATING A ONE-STOP-SHOP APPROACH TO PROVINCIAL PERMITTING TO HELP SPEED UP APPROVALS AND CONSTRUCTION TO BUILD MORE HOMES. "EVERY BRITISH COLUMBIAN DESERVES A SAFE AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SIMP
Another Shooting In Surrey Injures Man As Police Investigate
__ _A MAN WAS INJURED IN ANOTHER SURREY SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY. SURREY RCMP IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING IN THE WHALLEY AREA. ON JANUARY 11, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 A.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED MULTIPLE 911 CALLS THAT A MAN HAD BEEN SHOT NEAR A CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE 13100-BLOC
THE LEGEND OF MAULA JATT: The Original Badass Jatt Returns In High Level Pakistani Production That Is For Lovers Of Game Of Thrones
STARRING - FAWAD KHAN, MAHIRA KHAN, HAMZA ALI ABBASI AND HUMAIMA MALIK WRITER-DIRECTOR – BILAL LASHARI By R. Paul Dhillon The Original badass Jatt returns in high form in a top international level Pakistani production with The Legend Of Maula Jatt, a film that is a must-see for lovers of blo
FIFA 2022: Liberte, Egalite, Africanite: Desperate France Plays The Race Card and Still Loses
BY JUGRAJ SINGH There is a saying about the exploitation of black slaves in the US, "the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice." A similar saying can be made regarding FIFA 2022, "the blacker the team, the higher the probability of winning." Unfortunately, this saying mostly only applies to
Delta Latest City To Be Hit By High Number Of Catalytic Converter Thefts
__ _DELTA IS THE LATEST CITY IN GREATER VANCOUVER TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH NUMBER OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AFTER OTHER CITIES WERE HIT WITH THIS CRIME SPREE IN 2022. SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 2023, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DPD) HAS RECEIVED 33 REPORTS OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS. MOST OF THESE TH
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Celebrated On January 9 In Vancouver
JANUARY 9 MARKED THE 17TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS (PBD) AND IT WAS OBSERVED ON THE SAME DAY BY THE CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AT DELHI-6 RESTAURANT IN VANCOUVER. CHIEF GUEST FOR THE OCCASION WAS MR. MANISH (CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA, VANCOUVER) AND THE GUEST OF HONOUR WAS AMARJEET KAYPEE, FORMER
“Naatu Naatu” Composer MM Keeravani Beats Rihanna, Taylor Swift And Lady Gaga To Win Best Original Song At Golden Globes
NAATU NAATU SONG COMPOSER MM KEERAVANI, WHO WAS NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL BREAKOUT SOUTH INDIAN EPIC RRR, BEATS RIHANNA, TAYLOR SWIFT AND LADY GAGA TO WIN BEST ORIGINAL SONG AT REVIVED GOLDEN GLOBES TUESDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES. NAATU NAATU WAS NOMINATED ALONGSIDE TAYLOR SWIFT'S CAROLINA FROM W
Indian Banker Fired By Wells Fargo After Getting Drunk On Air India And Peeing On Fellow Passenger
__ _SHANKAR MISHRA, AN EXECUTIVE AT WELLS FARGO’S OPERATIONS IN INDIA WAS FIRED AND IS BEING HELD FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS THAT HE URINATED ON AN ELDERLY WOMAN DURING A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO NEW DELHI. MISHRA WAS ARRESTED IN BANGALORE BY NEW DELHI POLICE ON SATURDAY, SAID SUMAN NALWA, A POLICE S
Wanted Man Amardip Rai Arrested By Surrey RCMP
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID TUESDAY THAT AMARDIP RAI HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON HIS OUTSTANDING WARRANTS BY FRONTLINE OFFICERS. ON JANUARY 20, 2022, SURREY RCMP REQUESTED THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING RAI WHO WAS WANTED ON 17 CHARGES, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON AND CONFINING A P
Police Find Three Dead Bodies At House In Surrey’s Fraser Heights
__ _THREE DEAD BODIES WERE FOUND BY POLICE ON MONDAY AT A HOUSE IN SURREY’S FRASER HEIGHTS AREA. ON JANUARY 9, SHORTLY AFTER 12:00 P.M., SURREY RCMP ATTENDED A RESIDENCE IN THE 15600-BLOCK OF 112 AVENUE. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS DISCOVERED THREE DECEASED PERSONS INSIDE THE HOME, WHOM ARE BELIEVED
Surrey Mayor Locke Tells Province Not To Burden Taxpayers With One-Time 55 Percent Tax Hike By Quickly Approving Her Plan To Keep The RCMP
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE IS TELLING THE PROVINCE NOT TO BURDEN CITY TAXPAYERS WITH A ONE-TIME 55 PERCENT TAX HIKE AND QUICKLY APPROVE HER TRANSITION BACK TO RCMP PROPOSAL. CITY OF SURREY SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY THAT A STAFF REPORT PRESENTED TO SURREY CITY COUNCIL LAST MONTH SHEDS LIGH
Fraser Valley Real Estate Market Sees Highs, Lows And Big Slide In Sales And Listings
__ _THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE MARKET LIKE ALL ACROSS CANADA SAW HIGHS AND LOWS AND A REAL SLIDE IN SALES AND LISTINGS AS INTEREST RATES ROSE SHARPLY. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 716 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN DECEMBER 2022, DOWN 14.7 PER CENT FROM
PICS CEO Satbir Cheema Awarded Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee
[PICS Board Members (L-R - Parveen Goel, Maninder Grewal, Kam Pawar & Arvinder Bubber) and PICS's President and CEO pose for a picture with Honorable Member of Parliament Ken Hardie who presented Satbir Singh Cheema with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for outstanding service to the community.
NO SURCHARGE: Poll Finds That Most Shoppers Would Stop Shopping At Major Retailers If Hit With 1.5 Percent Fee
__ _THREE-IN-FIVE WITH A POINTS CARD SAY THEY WOULD STOP USING IT IF SURCHARGE BECAME UNIVERSAL. THE LATEST DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE ASKS CREDIT CARD HOLDERS – 95 PER CENT OF CANADIAN ADULTS – HOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW CREDIT CHARGE SURCHARGE MIGHT AFFECT THEIR PURCHASI
KASHMIR SELF DETERMINATION: Advocates Use Mobile Billboard Trucks In US To Highlight Kashmir Independence
__ _THE WORLD KASHMIR AWARENESS FORUM (WKAF), A WASHINGTON-BASED ADVOCACY BODY, DISPLAYED RAZOR-SHARP MESSAGES ON MOBILE BILLBOARD TRUCKS IN WASHINGTON & NEW YORK, CALLING ON THE UNITED NATIONS TO FULFILL ITS PLEDGE TOWARDS THE PEOPLE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR – RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION. THE ELECTR
RRR Filmmaker SS Rajamouli Wins Best Director At New York Film Critics Circle
_THE BREAKOUT INTERNATIONAL HIT WILL COMPETE FOR TWO AWARDS AT GOLDEN GLOBES ON JANUARY 11!_ __ _ Super hit South Indian film RRR, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, which has broken out internationally and will compete at the January 11 Golden Globes is winning audiences and awards outside India.
Why Are Immigration And Refugee Applicants Being Jailed In Canada?
By Harinder Mahil Thousands of people who show up at Canadian borders each year and apply for refugee status are often sent to detention centres and jails. Why does the Canadian government treat these people as criminals? The government’s explanation is that this happens when an immigrat
New Rules Protect Homebuyers But At A Cost Of 0.25 Percent Of Selling Price
__ _NEW RULES FOR HOMEBUYERS AND SELLERS ARE NOW IN EFFECT THAT PROVIDE A WAY OUT FOR BUYERS BUT AT A COST OF 0.25 PERCENT OF THE SELLING PRICE. THE HOMEBUYER PROTECTION PERIOD, ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE HOMEBUYER RESCISSION PERIOD, INCLUDES A RESCISSION OR CANCELLATION FEE OF 0.25%
2022 Brought Dramatic Political Change For Punjab And New Premier For BC
By Balwant Sanghera Well, 2022 is finally over. Now we can welcome 2023 with a lot of expectations. A closer look at 2022 indicates that it may be one of the most unusual ones in a long time. Let us start with the unprecedented victory of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Punjab. For the first time in
DESIBUZZ Inaugural Issue Gets Lots Of Love
__ _BOOK YOUR AD IN OUR UPCOMING ISSUES!_ _IT’S SUCH A PROUD FEELING TO PUT OUT THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF OUR MONTHLY PRINT VERSION OF OUR ONLINE DESIBUZZCANADA AND DESIBUZZBC PUBLICATIONS, WHICH HIT NEWSSTANDS RECENTLY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW - I HAVE SPENT MY LONG CAREER IN JOURNALISM WORKING IN
Farm workers To Get 2.8 Percent Rate Increase On January 1
__ _BC ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT FARM WORKERS AND PRODUCERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR AGRICULTURAL PIECE RATES WILL INCREASE BY 2.8% ON SUNDAY, JAN. 1, 2023. THE INCREASE APPLIES TO 15 AGRICULTURAL CROPS THAT ARE HARVESTED BY HAND, AS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS REGULATION, I
Surrey Youth Known To Police Arrested After Shots Fired At 3:25am In Tsawwassen
__ _A SURREY YOUTH KNOWN TO POLICE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT A TSAWWASSEN HOUSE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ON DECEMBER 29TH AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 AM, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 5300 BLOCK OF 4A AVENUE, TSAWWASSEN. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS CONF
Suspect In Hit-And-Run Causing Death Identified But Not Arrested Yet
__ _THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN IN SURREY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, ACCORDING TO POLICE BUT HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED. ON DECEMBER 16, POLICE ATTENDED THE 13300 BLOCK OF OLD YALE ROAD TO A REPORT THAT A PEDESTRIAN HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO REMAIN AT THE SCENE. TRAGIC
Over 77,000 British Columbians Vaccinated Against Flu Last Week
__ _MORE THAN 77,500 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED AGAINST INFLUENZA FROM DEC. 5 TO DEC. 11, 2022, INCLUDING 42,582 PEOPLE WHO WERE VACCINATED DURING THE WEEKEND'S INFLUENZA-VACCINE WALK-IN CLINIC BLITZ. THIS WAS PART OF GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TO GET VACCINATED
Surrey RCMP Chief Brian Edwards Calls Out Surrey Police For Spreading “False Narratives” To Discredit City’s Police Of Jurisdiction
__ _ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BRIAN EDWARDS, OFFICER IN CHARGE, SURREY RCMP, PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY TO CALL OUT THE SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) FOR SPREADING FALSE NARRATIVES TO DISCREDIT THE CITY’S POLICE OF JURISDICTION. EDWARDS WAS RESPONDING TO SPS’S RECENT REPORT TO THE PROVINCIAL G
Latest Snow Storm Cancels Over 300 Flights At Vancouver Airport
__ _ The latest snow storm which shut down two major bridges and put traffic around the city to standstill also cancelled a total of 323 flights by early afternoon Friday at Vancouver International Airport. As of 1:30 p.m. PT, YVR had only 22 successful departures and 32 arrivals, according to an
HOUSING BUST: Indo-Canadian Uber Driver Bought $2 Million Ontario Home That He Can’t Close On
__ _NO ONE SAW THE HOUSING BUST COMING WHEN BUYERS WERE DRUNK ON HIGH PRICED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES, PUTTING DOWN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN DEPOSITS, HOPING TO CLOSE ON THEIR DREAM HOMES WITH ALL TIME LOW INTEREST RATES WITH SOME HOPING TO FLIP THEM FOR BIG PROFITS. WELL MANY CANADIANS ARE NOW
Mayor Harvie Celebrates Guru Nanak North Delta Food Bank’s Soft Opening
__ _THE GURU NANAK NORTH DELTA FOOD BANK HELD A SOFT OPENING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, MARKING THE FIRST FOOD BANK TO OPEN IN NORTH DELTA THAT WILL OPERATE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. MAYOR GEORGE V. HARVIE, DELTA COUNCILLORS JESSIE DOSANJH AND DYLAN KRUGER, ALONG WITH DELTA SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR VAL WINDSOR,
Surrey RCMP Seized Large Cache Of Weapons Following Firearms Trafficking Investigation
__ _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
Police Seeks Help To Locate Missing South Asian Man
__ _RCMP IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING MOHAMED ABDUL HAMEED, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING ON DECEMBER 12. HE WAS LAST SEEN AT 11:00 AM IN CENTRAL RICHMOND._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF RICHMOND - RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating Mohamed Abdul Hameed, who was reported missing on
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’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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
BY CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA VANCOUVER - on the 66th death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, family of the late artist Shital Anmol, officially gifted a portrait of Dr. Ambedkar to the Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR) on December 6 at a ceremony hosted by Chetna Association of Cana
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
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
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
Big Donations!
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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
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
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
Surrey Mayor Desperately Seeks Recount After Narrow 973 Vote Loss
__ _EVEN THOUGH HE RETURNED A DAMAGED CAR BACK TO SURREY AND ACCEPTED DEFEAT ON SATURDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S BACKERS WANT HIM TO CONTINUE FIGHTING THE ELECTION HE LOST NARROWLY BUT BY NEARLY A 1000 VOTES, WHICH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO EVEN WITH A RECOUNT. MCCALLUM, WH
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__ _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
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PICS CEO And Staff Fight Back Against Propaganda And Unfounded Allegations
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__ _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
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__ _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
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Kidnapped Indo-American Family Found Murdered Including 8-Month Baby
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Keep The RCMP In Surrey Group Says It Received Death Threat At The Door Of It’s Supporter
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CLOAK AND DAGGER: Mayoral Candidate Dhaliwal Condemns McCallum Of Insider Politics
__ _UNITED SURREY MAYORAL CANDIDATE SUKH DHALIWAL COMMITS TO REVIEW ALL DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS RUBBER STAMPED AT MONDAY’S MEETING. DHALIWAL IS CALLING OUT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S LATEST EXAMPLE OF CLOAK-AND-DAGGER POLITICS WITH MONDAY’S BAFFLING CITY COUNCIL MEETING. BY ONCE AGAIN CHOOSING I
Sims’ Surrey Forward Demands Investigative Audit Of Surrey Development Corporation Dissolution
__ _JINNY SIMS AND HER SURREY FORWARD ARE ACCUSING MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND COUNCILOR BRENDA LOCKE OF VOTING TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE THE SURREY CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SIMS AND HER SURREY FORWARD TEAM SAID THEY PROPOSE A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT OF THE DECISION – WHO BENEFITED, WHO LOST AND WHA
BC Celebrates October As Islamic Heritage Month 2022
__ _BC PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES RACHNA SINGH SAID THE PROVINCE IS CELEBRATING OCTOBER AS ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH. "OCTOBER IS ISLAMIC HERITAGE MONTH - A TIME TO HONOUR AND REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSLIM CANADIANS AND LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ISLAM IN CANADA._
DRUG DEATHS: Almost 1500 People Have Died In BC This Year From Toxic Drug Supply
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Driver Comes Forward After Leaving Accident Scene That Killed Pedestrian In North Delta
__ _THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH A MALE PEDESTRIAN HAS TURNED HIMSELF/HERSELF IN AFTER LEAVING THE ACCIDENT SCENE TUESDAY. DELTA POLICE IS INVESTIGATING. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, JUST AFTER 6:30 AM, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A PEDESTRIA
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__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH BY HUSBAND IN A CANADIAN TIRE STORE IN MISSISSAUGA ON MONDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY, POLICE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 22-YEAR-OLD CHANDANPREET KAUR. THEY ADDED THAT KAUR WAS THE WIFE OF THE SUSPECT, 26-YEAR-OLD CHARANJEET SINGH. SINGH WAS CHARGED ON TUE
BREAKOUT FESTIVAL MADNESS: VPD Seeks Bystander Video To Identify Violent Festival Suspects
__ _– VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE VIDEO PORTAL AND A DEDICATED TIP LINE TO IDENTIFY SUSPECTS WHO SPARKED VIOLENCE AND DAMAGED PROPERTY FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF A CONCERT SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PNE AMPHITHEATRE. “VIDEO EVIDENCE AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS WILL FORM A CRITICAL PART
KHALISTAN REFERENDUM: Canadian Sikh Turn Out In Thousands To Vote For Sikh State To Be Carved Out Of India
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Drug Dealer From Alberta Shot To Death In Surrey
__ _A MAN POLICE IS DESCRIBING AS A WELL KNOWN DRUG DEALER FROM ALBERTA WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN SURREY. IHIT HAS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 27-YEAR OLD RICHARD OFOSUHENE, MAN FROM EDMONTON, ALBERTA. OFOSUHENE WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND HAD TIES TO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ALBERTA.
Ongoing Murder Investigation Leads To Wanted Indo-Canadian Man’s Arrest
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WANTED ON A CANADA-WIDE ARREST WARRANT WAS ARRESTED IN SURREY ON TUESDAY AS PART OF AN ONGOING MURDER INVESTIGATION. ARJUN PUREWAL WAS ARRESTED ON SEPTEMBER 20 BY IHIT INVESTIGATORS FOLLOWING A SEARCH OF SURREY RESIDENCE IN RELATION TO A RICHMOND HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
Multiple Charges Laid Against South Asian Man In Stolen Vehicle Investigation
_A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WAS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS IN A STOLEN VEHICLE INVESTIGATION BY THE SURREY RCMP. SURREY RCMP SAID A 22-YEAR-OLD MUHAMMAD MEHRAN ALI OF DELTA HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING A VEHICLE THAT WAS FOR SALE BY OWNER. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A M
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__ _SUKH DHALIWAL FRONTED UNITED SURREY SAID AFTER FOUR YEARS OF SECRECY, SPECIAL ACCESS AND ISOLATION, THEY ARE RELEASING ITS ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE PLAN TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN SURREY CITY HALL. “UNITED SURREY IS SIMPLY RESPONDING TO OVERWHELMING OUTCRY FROM SURREY RESIDENTS OV
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__ _POLICE IN BURNABY ARE SEEKING HELP TO LOCATE AN ELDERLY INDO-CANADIAN WHO WENT MISSING YESTERDAY. BURNABY RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 65-YEAR-OLD RAJESH VERMA. HE WAS LAST SEEN BY FAMILY IN THE 8800-BLOCK OF ARMSTRONG AVENUE AT 3:30 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15._
BC Donates Funds To Help Pakistan After Devastating Floods
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA IS DONATING RELIEF FUNDS TO THE CANADIAN RED CROSS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF DEVASTATING FLOODS. "DESPITE BEING OCEANS APART, OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY WITH SADNESS BY THE TERRIBLE LOSS AND HARDSHIP THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN ARE EXPERIENCING," SAID
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Former BC Minister Rich Coleman Declares Mayoral Candidacy With Elevate Langley Team
__ _FORMER BC LIBERAL MINISTER RICH COLEMAN, WHO WAS MARRED IN THE BC MONEY-LAUNDERING SCANDAL WHEN HE WAS THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, HAS ENTERED THE MAYOR’S RACE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, LEADING A NEW MUNICIPAL TEAM CALLED ELEVATE LANGLEY. COLEMAN, THE LONGEST SERVING MLA IN LANGLEY, SAID HE LO
Film Legend Kabir Bedi Bestowed Lifetime Achievement Award By Italy At Venice Film Festival
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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
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
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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
Surrey's First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
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__ _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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__ _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
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__ _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
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
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__ _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
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__ _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 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
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__ _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
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__ _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
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India’s 75th Independence Anniversary Celebrated In Vancouver And Across The World
BY ZILE SINGH Ambassador (Retd.)
Surrey Lawyer Serf Grewal Suspended For Mismanagement In Real Estate Deals
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER FROM SURREY WAS SUSPENDED FOR MISMANAGEMENT IN REAL ESTATE DEALS. A LAW SOCIETY OF BC TRIBUNAL PANEL HAS SUSPENDED GREWAL AFTER DETERMINING HE UNINTENTIONALLY MISAPPROPRIATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF TRUST FUNDS. GREWAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED SEVERAL BREACH
ONE Champion Arjan Bhullar To Take On Anatoly Malykhin For The Heavyweight Unification Title
__ _ONE FIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPION ARJAN BHULLAR WILL TAKE ON UNDEFEATED FIGHTER ANATOLY MALYKHIN FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION TITLE IN SINGAPORE AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH. BHULLAR IS SET TO UNIFY THE TITLES AGAINST INTERIM CHAMPION MALYKHIN ON SEPT. 29 AT ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 161 AT THE SINGAPORE INDOO
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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__ _THE TERRACE RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN WHOSE WHEREABOUTS IS UNKNOWN. JASWINDER TAGGAR WAS LAST SEEN ON THE MORNING OF JULY 17, 2022, IN THE FAMILY HOME AND APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH AT THE TIME. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SHE IS WITHOUT HER W
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Netflix’s Deepa And Anoop Featuring Lead Voice By Indo-Canadian Girl Debuts Monday
__ _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
Community Raises $20,000 For Dr. Amedkar Room At Surrey Centre Library
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Celebrated And Condemned Author Salman Rushdie Remains In Critical Condition Following Attack In New York
__ _WTF WHERE WAS THE SECURITY? CELEBRATED BUT CONDEMNED AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOLLOWING AN ATTACK ON FRIDAY WHILE HE WAS ABOUT TO DELIVER A LECTURE IN WESTERN NEW YORK. RUSHDIE’S SON ZAFAR RUSHDIE SAID SUNDAY HIS FATHER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BUT RETAINS H
Burnaby Highway Shooting Leaves One Dead And One Injured In Another Gangland Shooting
__ _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
Suspect Arrested After Downtown Machete Attack Leaves Four Injured With Serious Injuries
__ _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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STAY AWAY: Indo-Canadian Gangsters Again Dominate The Most Dangerous List
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Police-Reported Hate Crimes Increased By 27 Percent In 2021
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MISSING LANJI: Police Seek Help In Locating Missing South Asian Man From Surrey
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A 64-YEAR-OLD SATPAL LANJI, WHO WAS LAST SEEN IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA. ON JULY 19, LANJI WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER LAST BEING SEEN THE PREVIOUS DAY IN THE 11300-BLOCK OF 163 STREET. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR LANJI TO BE
No. Road Sikh Gurdwara Honours Volunteer And Veteran Paramedic Chain Batth
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__ _SURREY’S GATEWAY PIZZA AND BANQUET HALL OWNER JAWAHAR SINGH PADDA APPARENTLY HAD A LIFE-CHANGING INCIDENT THAT LED HIM TO PUTTING ON THE SIKH TURBAN BUT THAT DIDN’T LEAD TO HIM BECOMING A GOOD SIKH FOLLOWING HIS EARLIER CONVICTION AND A 29 MONTH JAIL SENTENCE AS HE IS BACK IN THE NEWS FOR
South Surrey Gangland Victims Believed To Be Indo-Canadian As IHIT Investigates
__ _THE SECOND MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON’S GANGLAND STYLE SHOOTING IN SOUTH SURREY’S ATHLETIC PARK HAS DIED, RAISING THE BODY COUNT TO TWO AS ANOTHER VICTIM CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM SERIOUS INJURIES, ACCORDING TO POLICE. SOURCES TELL DESIBUZZCANADA THAT BOTH OF THE MURDERED
One Dead And Two Left With Life Threatening Injuries In Another Gangland Style Shooting In Surrey
__ _WITH THE WEATHER HEATING UP, THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTICK IN GANGLAND STYLE SHOOTINGS AND KILLINGS WITH THE LATEST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH SURREY THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD AND TWO SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. SOURCES TELL DESIBUZZCANADA THAT IT’S MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE RECENT
Shots Fired At Newton Residence But No One Injured
__ _SUMMER HEAT IS BRINGING BACK GANGLAND KILLINGS AND SHOOTINGS GALORE WITH THE LATEST IN THE SOUTH ASIAN DOMINATED NEWTON AREA OF SURREY. ON JULY 28, AT 03:14 A.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED AT A RESIDENCE IN THE 8300-BLOCK ON 142A STREET. FRONTLINE OFFICERS ATTENDED THE AREA
Surrey RCMP Seek Help In Locating Sukhwinder “Sukha” Singh
__ _ Police are seeking help in locating a missing Indo-Canadian man. Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 46 year-old Sukhwinder “Sukha” Singh. Singh was last seen at approximately 10:20 a.m. on July 28, 2022, in the 7000-block of 126 Street in Surrey.
Asa Singh Johal Memorial Cup $5,000 Award To Be Handed Out Annually At Nations Cup Tournament
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Multiple Langley Shootings Leave Three Dead As IHIT Takes Over Investigation, IIO Also Involved
__ _A BIZARRE EARLY MONDAY MORNING SHOOTING SPREE HAS LEFT THREE DEAD INCLUDING THE ALLEGED SHOOTER AND TWO INJURED IN LANGLEY CITY AND LANGLEY TOWNSHIP. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANGLEY RCMP, HAS NOW TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION. THE INDEPENDENT
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__ _THE GURU NANAK VILLAGE WAY SIGN WAS UNVEILED IN CLOVERDALE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SURREY CITY COUNCIL WAS JOINED BY PICS SOCIETY, ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COUNSEL GENERAL OF INDIA (VANCOUVER) AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE UNVEILING. THE SIGN HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE CORNER
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__ _JUGGY SIHOTA, VICE-PRESIDENT, CONSUMER HEALTH AT TELUS, IS THE FIRST BIPOC WOMAN TO BE APPOINTED TO VGH AND UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. PHILANTHROPY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND MY GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO ALL OF OUR DONORS. MY GRATITUDE, AS WELL, TO GARY SEGAL, OUR FORMER BOA
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__ _MEDIA IN INDIA ARE BEING FED PROPAGANDA BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ABOUT KHALISTANI LINK TO THE MURDER LAST WEEK OF FORMER AIR INDIA SUSPECT RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK WHILE MANY IN THE SIKH COMMUNITY SUSPECT LINKS TO THE INDIAN AGENCIES BEING BEHIND MALIK’S MURDER. POSTMEDIA RECENTLY REPORTE
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__ _SURREY RCMP IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING A MISSING 46 YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN. ON JULY 21, 2022, GURDEEP GREWAL WAS REPORTED MISSING FROM A RESIDENCE IN SURREY. POLICE AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED FOR GURDEEP’S WELLBEING AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WIT
Alberta Leadership Candidate Sawhney Takes Issue With Newly appointed Human Rights Commission
__ _UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE RAJAN SAWHNEY TOOK ISSUE WITH THE NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF OF THE ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND TRIBUNALS COLLIN MAY AFTER MEDIA REPORTS ALLEGED THAT COLLIN HAS PREVIOUSLY MADE PEJORATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT ISLAM. “I HAVE NOW READ MR. MAY’
Surrey First Quickly Introduces Former MP Gordie Hogg As Mayoral Candidate After Sukh Dhaliwal Declares
__ _SURREY’S FORMER GOVERNING PARTY SURREY FIRST QUICKLY INTRODUCED FORMER MP GORDIE HOGG AS THEIR MAYORAL CANDIDATE FOLLOWING MP SUKH DHALIWAL’S ANNOUNCEMENT ON MONDAY THAT HE’S RUNNING FOR MAYOR WITH HIS UNITED SURREY PARTY. SURREY FIRST LAUNCHED NAMED FORMER SURREY MLA AND MP HOGG AS ITS
Winnipeg Celebrates The Renaming Of Singh Trail Park To Komagata Maru Park
__ _WINNIPEG CITY COUNCIL HAS OFFICIALLY UNVEILED KOMAGATA MARU PARK, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY NAMED SINGH TRAIL PARK. ON APRIL 28, COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO RENAME THE GREEN SPACE LOCATED AT SINGH TRAIL PARK TO “KOMAGATA MARU PARK” TO HONOUR THE STORY AND HISTORY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU INCIDEN
BC Court Of Appeal Decision Against Private Health Care Case Is Great News For Everyone
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__ _LIBERAL MP SUKH DHALIWAL MADE SOME REAL NOISE MONDAY EVENING AT A PACKED RALLY OF SUPPORTERS WHO TURNED OUT IN DROVES TO SUPPORT HIS MAYORAL RUN IN SURREY UNDER THE UNITED SURREY BANNER. EARLIER ON MONDAY, SUKH DHALIWAL OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS SURREY MAYORAL BID ALONG WITH HIS TEAM WHICH INC
South Asian Woman Killed In Maple Ridge As HIT Investigates
__ _A SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN IS DEAD AND A MAN IS SUFFERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS AFTER A SHOOTING IN MAPLE RIDGE ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS TAKEN CONDUCT OF AN INVESTIGATION AFTER 35-YEAR-OLD CASHMERE ALI AND AN UN-NAMED MALE WERE SHOT INSIDE A RESIDENCE IN
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__ _THE CITY OF MISSION WILL HONOUR THE PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU, WHICH WAS TURNED BACK DUE TO CANADA’S RACIST POLICIES AT THE TIME. RAJ SINGH TOOR, THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY, SPOKE BEFORE MISSION COUNCIL ON APRIL 19, ASKING THE
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__ _POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE MAN GUNNED DOWN IN SURREY THURSDAY MORNING IS BUSINESSMAN AND KHALSA SCHOOL AND KHALSA CREDIT UNION FOUNDER RIPUDAMAN SINGH MALIK. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT), WHICH HAS TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION, IS CALLING ON THE PUBLIC TO HELP FURTHER
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Artist Ruby Singh And VIBC Among Recipients Of Lieutenant Governor's Arts and Music Awards
__ _ARTIST RUBY SINGH AND A NUMBER OF SOUTH ASIAN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL BHANGRA CELEBRATION SOCIETY / 5X FESTIVAL AND INDIAN SUMMER ARTS SOCIETY, ARE AMONG THE RECIPIENTS OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S ARTS AND MUSIC AWARDS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Art
Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum Added $11 Million In Extra Costs By Canceling and Then Restarting Cloverdale Sports and Ice Complex
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILOR LIND ANNIS CHARGED TUESDAY THAT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS TEAM ADDED $11 MILLION IN EXTRA COSTS BY FIRST CANCELING CLOVERDALE SPORTS AND ICE COMPLEX AND THEN BRINGING IT BACK. “THE PARENTS, SKATERS AND TEAMS WHO WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW ICE COMPLEX WERE R
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BY HARINDER MAHIL Toronto’s mayor, John Tory, has formally apologized to Sikhs for the latest policy that required Sikh security guards to shave their beards to wear N-95 masks or take lower-paying jobs. The mayor apologized for any delay in addressing this issue and ensuring security contract
OPINION: Why Local Area Residents are Striking to Change the Hotel Industry’s Treatment of Workers During COVID-19?
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NDP Says Liberals' Failure With Airport And Passport Delays Is A National Embarrassment
__ _NDP TRANSPORT CRITIC TAYLOR BACHRACH SAID THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT HAS MUCH TO BE ASHAMED OF BUT THE SITUATION AT PEARSON AIRPORT AND THE PASSPORT DELAYS IS A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT. "AFTER TWO YEARS OF BEING UNABLE TO TRAVEL, PEOPLE ARE BEYOND FRUSTRATED THAT THEY CANNOT GET THEIR PASSP
Surrey Celebrates New Outdoor Volleyball Courts And Upgraded Walking Loop At Kabaddi Park
__ _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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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.
Several South Asian Organizations Declare Support For Teesta Setalvad And Sreekumar
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__ _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
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
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
LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: Knowledge Is More Valuable Than Money
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__ _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
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
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__ _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
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
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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
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__ _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
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
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
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,
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
NDP Says Rising Mortgage Rates Will Be Devastating For Families Already Struggling Post Pandemic
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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
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
STREET EATS: Happy Singh Adds 60 Plus Premium Dessert Shakes To Their Menu
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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
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
GOUGED: NDP Says Liberals And Conservatives Stand Up For Rich Oil Corporations And Not For Canadians
__ _NDP SAID TUESDAY WHILE CANADIANS ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUMPS WITH RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES – IN VANCOUVER GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED TO OVER 2 DOLLARS PER LITRE, THE LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES ARE STANDING FIRM WITH RICH OIL COMPANIES. “PEOPLE IN VANCOUVER ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUM
Premier Horgan Remembers Komagata Maru On Its 108th Anniversary
__ _"IN 2008, THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMALLY APOLOGIZED IN THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER FOR ITS ROLE IN THE KOMAGATA MARU TRAGEDY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED RESOURCES BY THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS SOUTH ASIAN CANADI
International Jurists Union Expresses Solidarity With The Oppressed People Of The World At Conclusion Of Its Conference
__ _INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BETWEEN MAY 19-22, 2022, AT KONYA, TURKEY ON THE SUBJECT, “VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.” JURISTS, ACADEMICS AND SCHOLARS FROM 40 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSS
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.
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
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
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,
12th Annual SASSY Awards Handed Out At Surrey City Hall
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__ _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
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__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DEFACED A MEMORIAL TO PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU LAST SUMMER. VPD OFFICERS LOCATED AND ARRESTED YUNIAR KURNIAWAN IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT. KURNIAWAN WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MISCHIEF IN JANUARY, AND HAD BEEN WANTED
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__ _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
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__ _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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__ _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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__ _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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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Low But Deaths Rise To 14 Wednesday
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BC RCMP Shut Down Numerous Bogus Online Cryptocurrency Investment Platforms
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__ _AFTER NO DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, THERE WERE 10 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 400 CASES. THERE ARE 517 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 73 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – After no deaths were reported Tuesday, there were 10 new C
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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
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 800 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Long Weekend Sees 44 Deaths And Over 2100 Cases
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 7000 Cases Reported Over Weekend With Seven Deaths
__ _WHILE THE COVID-19 CASE COUNT DECREASED FROM ABOVE 3000 CASES FROM LAST WEEK BUT THE THREE DAY SINCE FRIDAY PRODUCED NEARLY 7000 CASES AND SEVEN NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 6,966 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 283,841 CASES IN
Dead Body Found At Surrey House As IHIT Takes Over Murder Investigation
__ _SURREY RCMP FOUND A DECEASED BODY AT A RESIDENCE IN THE CITY SUNDAY EVENING WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SHOOTING RELATED DEATH AND THE MURDER INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT). INITIAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT A SHOOTING OCCURRED AT THE RESIDENCE
Father Of Indo-Canadian Taxi Driver Killed By Driver Who Ran Red Light Wants Criminal Charges Approved
__ _FATHER OF AN INDO-CANADIAN TAXI DRIVER, WHO WAS KILLED IN 2019 BY A DRIVER OF A CAR2GO AFTER HE RAN A RED LIGHT, WANTS CRIMINAL CHARGES APPROVED BY CROWN AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDY. TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SANEHPAL RANDHAWA WAS KILLED WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER CRASHED INTO HIS CAB IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 3000 On Friday With Nine Deaths
__ _THERE WERE A WHOPPING NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TO END THE WEEK WITH CASES REMAINING ABOVE 3000 ON FRIDAY. BC IS REPORTING 3,144 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 276,875 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 33,184 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINC
Abbotsford Stabbing Leaves One Dead In Targeted Attack
__ _A STABBING IN ABBOTSFORD ON EARLY MORNING SATURDAY HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD IN WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A TARGETED ATTACK. THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS INVESTIGATING BUT THE NAME OF THE VICTIM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED ALTHOUGH SPECULATION IS THAT HE IS AN INDO-CANADIAN._ ABBO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 3200 Cases Reported Thursday And Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH AS MORE THAN 3200 WERE REPORTED THURSDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,223 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 273,731 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 31,817 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 238,524 PE
HAPPY PAPA: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Wife Gurkiran Welcome Baby Girl
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH IS AN ELATED FIRST TIME DAD AS HE AND HIS WIFE GURKIRAN KAUR SIDHU WELCOMED A NEW ADDITION TO THEIR FAMILY, A BABY GIRL BORN JAN. 3. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU OFFERED HIS CONGRATULATIONS ON TWITTER. “SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS - CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Wednesday To Nearly 3800
__ _AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DIPS, CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE TO NEARLY 3800 BUT THERE WERE NO DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,798 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 270,508 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 29,967 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 237,195 PEO
TIME FOR CHANGE: Change Is The Law Of Nature
BY ZILE SINGH Animate and Inanimate, all change. It is a good time for you to change. Nothing is static. Change is the Law of Nature. Everything is in motion. Within a second, the future becomes present and the present turns into the past. Even the past is changing on the sc
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2500 Cases Reported Tuesday With Four Deaths Since Friday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO COME FROM THEIR DAILY HIGHS BUT STILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH WITH OVER 2500 REPORTED TUESDAY AND FOUR DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,542 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 266,710 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 27,106 ACTIVE
IN GOD WE TRUST: What Does God Have To Do With American Legal Tender?
__ _GOD DOES NOT PLAY ANY ROLE IN THE LEGALITY OF THE LEGAL TENDER. SO WHY DOES GOD'S COMMITMENT INSCRIBED ON ALL THE UNITED STATES CURRENCY, SINCE 1938 ON COINS AND 1957 ON PRINTED MONEY? IT REFERS TO THE MIX OF POLITICS AND NATIONALISM TO COIN THE EXPRESSION "IN GOD WE TRUST." IT WAS INITIATED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 9000 Cases
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD REPORTING JUST OVER 2200 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 9,332 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 264,181 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: DEC. 31, 2021 - JAN. 1, 2022: 4,033 NEW CASES, JAN.
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: Begin With Saying Goodbye To Alcoholism
BY ZILE SINGH The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. The world is changing, everything is changing. Let us change ourselves. The New Year is approaching. It is high time to gird up your loins. The Basketball legend Mich
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 3800 Cases And Three Deaths Reported Friday
__ _A BRUTAL WEEK OF SPIRALING COVID-19 CASES BROUGHT ON BY THE OMICRON VARIANT ENDED WITH NEARLY 3800 CASES AND THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,795 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 254,849 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 20,811 ACTIVE CASES O
Longshoremen From Local ILWU 502 Hold Prayer-Langat At Sukh Sagar Gurdwara
Longshore workers from local ILWU 502, located in Surrey, held an annual Sahej Patth followed by Langar last weekend at the New Westminster Sukh Sagar Gurdwara. The prayer for all Longshore workers is an annual event to which everyone was invited. The union has been involved with many charita
Community Organizations Step-Up To Help British Columbia’s Flood Relief Efforts
__ _ KIRPA COLLECTIVE, TERA TERRA HELPING HANDS, IK SANSAR FOUNDATION, AND GURDWARA SAHIB DASMESH DARBAR ARE PROUD TO COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND ESSENTIALS THROUGHOUT BRITISH COLUMBIA. TOGETHER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, BOATS, HELICOPTERS AND PLAN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit The Mother Lode Thursday With Over 4300
__ _COVID-19 IS SPREADING FAST BC AS CASES HIT AN ALL TIME RECORD WITH OVER 4300 CASES THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 4,383 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 21 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 251,054 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 17,357 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE
Alberta Businessman Bob Dhillon And Scientist VI Lucky Lakshmanan Honoured With Order Of Canada
__ _ALBERTA BUSINESSMAN BOB DHILLON AND CLEAN ENERGY SCIENTIST VI LUCKY LAKSHMANAN OF MISSISSAUGA HAVE BEEN HONOURED WITH THE ORDER OF CANADA. THE TWO ARE AMONG THE 39 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HONOURED WITH THE ORDER OF CANADA BY GOVERNOR GENERAL MARY SIMON._ TORONTO – Alberta businessman Bob Dhil
BC Announces New Relief Funding For businesses Ordered Closed
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA BUSINESSES THAT WERE MANDATED TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS BECAUSE OF SURGING COVID-19 CASES WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NEW ONE-TIME RELIEF GRANT OF UP TO $10,000._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - British Columbia businesses that were mandated
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit An All Time Record Wednesday With Over 2900
__ _OMICRON IS WREAKING HAVOC IN BC WITH COVID-19 CASES REACHING A RECORD HIGH ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 2900 AND FIVE DEATHS. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,944 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 246,671 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 16,014 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINC
Global Pandemic And Rise Of Extreme Right Have Dominated 2020-2021 But Will There Be Change As We Enter 2022
By Promod Puri If the circa 2020 and 2021 get merged, we clock an era of a worldwide pandemic, the planetary threat to global climate change, and the sharp and clear emergence of political far-Right. The impromptu eruption of extreme conservatism, as seen during the last US presidential electio
NDP MP Introduces National Framework For Guaranteed Livable Basic Income
__ _NDP MP LEAH GAZAN (WINNIPEG CENTRE) RECENTLY INTRODUCED A PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PERMANENT GUARANTEED LIVABLE BASIC INCOME (GLBI) IN CANADA. GAZAN IS PROPOSING A GLBI FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA OVER THE AGE OF 17 REGARDLESS OF PARTICIPATION IN T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease Slightly To Over 1700 Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY TUESDAY TO OVER 1700 BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID THE NUMBERS ARE PRELIMINARY AND FULL FIGURES WILL BE PROVIDED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,785 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 243,731 CASES IN THE PROVINCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cas
Cinema Of Sleep Wins Best Canadian Feature At Whistler Film Festival
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 6200 Case
_OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE DAILY CASES HAVE REACHED NEW RECORDS WITH OVER 6200 CASES REPORTED OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD SINCE FRIDAY. DEATHS WERE NOT REPORTED IN THIS MINI UPDATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 6,288 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 241,946 CASES IN THE PRO
Nadir Patel Finally Out As Cameron MacKay To Become New Canadian High Commissioner to India
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Touch Nearly 2500 On Friday With Four Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE FAST OMICRON SPREAD AS FRIDAY SEES NEARLY 2500 CASES AND FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,441 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 235,658 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10,415 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 222,604
BUDGET 2022: Surrey Residents Not Happy With Mayor’s Late Budget Or 2.9 Percent Tax Increase
__ _SURREY RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY CAMPERS WITH MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S LATE BUDGET OR THE 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES. THE BUDGET REPORT STATES A “PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $63 FOR THE AVERAGE ASSESSED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THAT WILL PREDOMINATELY BE USED TO OFFSE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Shoot Up Above 2000 Thursday
__ _OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE PROVINCE SAW CASES OF COVID-19 SHOOT UP ABOVE 2000 THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,046 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 233,217 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8,739 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 1400 On Wednesday With Six Deaths
_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
Surrey’s Sant Mangat Charged With Child Pornography Offences
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Dramatically Tuesday To Over 1300
__ _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
Komagata Maru Relic Being Sent To The Scrap Yard
A relic with links to the historic Komagata Maru is being sent to the scrap yard. B.C.’s oldest wooden tugboat which was built in 1905 has seen it’s last days. The MV Sea Lion was part of history in 1914 when 376 people from South Asia arrived in English Bay aboard the cargo ship the SS Komag
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 700 On Friday With Three Deaths
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Thursday With Three New Deaths
__ _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
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases StayAbove 500 Wednesday With Seven Deaths
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1100 Cases And Five Deaths
__ _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:
Constitution Day Celebration - 2021
Zile Singh November 26th is a red-letter day in Indian history. An unparalleled living document known as the ‘Constitution of India’ was adopted on this day in 1949 and enacted two months later on January 26, 1950. It is unparalleled because it enshrines as many provisio
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 On Friday With Three New Deaths
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
_THERE WERE NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AND OVER 300 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY AS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,576 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE PROVISIONAL DUE TO A DELAYED DATA REFRES
Surrey Makes It Into One Of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures
__ _ “THIS AWARD IS A TRIBUTE TO THE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS AT THE CITY OF SURREY WHO MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. CULTURE IS DRIVEN BY THE POSITIVE ACTIONS OF OUR PROUD WORKERS. THE TENACITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESILIENCE THEY HAVE SHOWN, ESPECIALLY DURING CHALLENGING TIMES HAS BEEN TRULY IM
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Wednesday Sees Six Deaths As Cases Remain Above 300
__ _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
Conspiracy Theories Flood Social Media As India’s Defence Chief General Bipin Rawat Dies In Another Tragic Helicopter Crash
__ _CONSPIRACY THEORIES AS WHETHER THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED CHIEF OF DEFENCE GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT WAS AN ACCIDENT OF A CONSPIRACY FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY AS INDIA SAW ANOTHER TRAGIC CRASH THAT KILLED A HIGH PROFILE ARMY MAN. RAWAT DIED AFTER THE AIR FORCE HELICOPTER CARRYING HIM AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 300 Cases Reported Tuesday With One Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON TUESDAY WITH JUST OVER 300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 326 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 220,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,814 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,577 PEOPLE WHO TES
BC Expands Financial Assistance For People Affected By Flooding
__ _BC HAS EXPANDED DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DFA) ELIGIBILITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FROM NOV. 14 TO DEC. 2, 2021, AND NOW INCLUDES BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN THE NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST AREAS OF THE PROVINCE AND ON VANCOUVER ISLAND._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Cases Over The Weekend But 11 Deaths
_ 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
SUPERFAN: Newly-Outed Gay Actor Kal Penn To Portray Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia In Bio-Pic
__ _INDO-AMERICAN ACTOR KAL PENN, WHO RECENTLY CAME OUT GAY IN LATER AGE, WILL PLAY TORONTO RAPTORS’ SUPERFAN – THE TURBANED SINGH NAV BHATIA IN A BIO-PIC, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES THURSDAY. "SUPERFAN IS GOING HOLLYWOOD," BHATIA SAID ON TWITTER. "EXCITED TO HAVE KAL PENN SAY YES TO PLA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 Friday With Six Deaths
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Five Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED RELATIVELY LOW WITH OVER 300 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 368 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,180 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,020 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
Ellis Ross Endorsed By Mission South Asian Councillor Ken Herar Ahead Of Community Fundraiser On Friday
__ _MISSION COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR IS ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT ROSS AT 6PM ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN VANCOUVER, WHERE A CHRISTMAS THEMED FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF ROSS IS BEING HELD. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $60 AT WWW.ELLISROSSCAMPAIGN.COM/CHRISTMAS OR BY REACHING OUT T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Wednesday Sees Seven Deaths As Cases Remain Above 300
__ _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
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
First Turbaned-Sikh BC MLA Aman Singh Undergoing Cancer Treatment, Remains Upbeat
__ _THE FIRST TURBANED-SIKH MLA AMAN SINGH (RICHMOND-QUEENSBOROUGH) IS UNDERGOING TREATMENT TO FIGHT COLON CANCER AND REMAINS OPTIMISTIC THAT HE WILL TRIUMPH OVER IT. SINGH SAID HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER AFTER UNDERGOING THE ROUTINE SCREENING RECOMMENDED BY THE BC CANCER AGENCY FOR PEOPL
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 On Thursday With Three Deaths
_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
CONSTITUTION DAY: India Celebrates Law Day On November 26
BY ZILE SINGH Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) of India– November 26. ---------------- November 26is the Indian Consti
BC Celebrates Multicultural Week
__ _"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
BC COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Friday Sees Six Deaths And 341 Cases
_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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Rise Dramatically Wednesday As Cases Remain Low
__ _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
Prakash Purb Celebrations At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
Guru Nanak Devji' s 552nd Parkash Purb was celebrated with great enthusiasm at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas, 8600 #5 Road, Richmond. It started with the commencement of Akhand Paath Sahib on Wednesday, November 17 and concluded with the Bhog on Friday, November 19 in the e
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
BC Government Warning North Coast To Get Ready For Heavy Rain And Strong Winds Saturday Through Tuesday
__ _THE PROVINCE IS URGING PEOPLE ON B.C.'S NORTH COAST TO PREPARE AND BE DILIGENT AS ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA HAS ISSUED WEATHER ALERTS FOR HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY, NOV. 20 AND LAST UNTIL TUESDAY, NOV. 23. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMA
GURPURAB GIFT: Modi Feeling The Bite Of Farmers Does The Right Thing By Withdrawing All Three Anti-Farmer Reform Bills
__ _INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FOUND THE GENEROSITY OF THE SPIRIT OF GURU NANAK’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TO FINALLY DO THE RIGHT THING AND WITHDRAW THE ANTI-FARMER REFORM BILLS WHICH HAS CREATED A MODERN REVOLUTION IN INDIA WITH FARMERS LAYING DOWN IN THEIR LIVES IN ALL OUT FIGHT AGAINST TH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 With Nine Deaths Thursday
__ _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
DISASTER ZONE: BC Hit Hard By Flood Waters Leading Province To Declare State Of Emergency
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday While Cases Decline
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY TO OVER 300 BUT THERE WAS A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS TO SEVEN FROM ONE TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,682 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,380 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19
Is India’s Aggressive Push Against Canadian Sikhs Behind Ranjit Singh Khalsa’s Deportation Battle Even Though He’s Been In Canada 32 Years
__ _WHY IS CANADA TRYING TO DEPORT A FORMER INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN IN CANADA FOR 32 YEARS AND WAS GIVEN PERMANENT RESIDENCY DECADES AGO? COULD THE REASON BEHIND BE INDIA’S BULLYING OF CANADIAN POLITICIANS AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO GO AFTER OUTSPOKEN AND FORMER
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO DECLINE AND LET’S HOPE DEATHS STOP AS OVER 300 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH WAS REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 338 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,358 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,568 ACTIVE CASES OF
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 New Deaths And Nearly A 1000 Cases Over Last Two Days
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE LAST 48 HOURS SEEING 23 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 1000 CASES. OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 992 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 211,750 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 10-11: 519 NEW CASES AND NOV. 11-1
Guru Nanak’s Birth Anniversary Celebrations Begin On November 17 At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Guru Nanak Dev ji’s Parkash Purb (Birthday) is celebrated with great enthusiasm every year around the globe. Same will take place this year. People around the globe will be celebrating this special day with devotion. Every Gurdwara Sahib in Metro Vancouver will be welcoming
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 New Deaths And Over 500 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A RAPID PACE WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES AND OVER 500 CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 555 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 210,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,321 ACTIVE C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 500 Cases And Five New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH AS EXACTLY 500 WERE REPORTED TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,301 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 203,375 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 426 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 124
NARINDER SINGH KAPANY: Father Of Fibre Optics’s Autography Explores A Remarkable Life
_BOOK TITLE: THE MAN WHO BENT LIGHT: FATHER OF FIBRE OPTICS BY NARINDER SINGH KAPANY_ BY ROOPINDER SINGH “After a hundred, you stop counting,” said Dr Narinder Singh Kapany when I asked him, at the beginning of this millennium, how many patents he had. He coined the term ‘fibre optics’,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 17 Deaths And Nearly 1500 Cases
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Friday Sees Deaths Down But Cases Remain Above 500
__ _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
DIWALI DELIGHT: It’s A Festival Of Light, Enjoyment And Relationships By Zile Singh
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.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Eight New Deaths And Nearly 600 Cases Reported On Thursday
__ _COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT DESPITE VACCINE RATES REACHING NEAR THE 90 PERCENT RANGE. THURSDAY SAW EIGHT NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 596 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,716 CASES IN THE PROVINCE
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
__ _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,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 400 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS FROM COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY PERIOD WITH OVER 400 CASES REPORTED. B.C. IS REPORTING 430 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,120 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,373 ACTIVE CASES OF
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 400 Cases And Five Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _THE NUMBER OF DAILY DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE HIGH AS FIVE MORE WERE REPORTED ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH OVER 400 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 406 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,690 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,694 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
More And More Indians Becoming Citizens Of Other Countries With Canada And Australia At The Top
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Moderate But Weekend Sees Whopping 25 Deaths
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A WHOPPING 25 NEW DEATHS AS CASES MODERATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,370 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,284 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: OCT. 29-30: 568 NEW CASES, OCT. 30-31:
Hotel Workers File Human Rights Complaint Against The Pan Pacific Hotel Citing Discrimination
__ _ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, WOMEN WERE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY PAN PACIFIC HOTEL’S ACTIONS. THE UNION SAYS THAT THE LUXURY DOWNTOWN HOTEL LOCATED AT CANADA PLACE FIRED AROUND 100 LONG-TERM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN FIRED SINCE JUNE 2020, 94% ARE WOMEN
Federal Proof Of Vaccination For International Travel Now Available
__ _STARTING SATURDAY, OCT. 30 THIS PROOF OF VACCINATION WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN TRAVELLING IN CANADA BY AIR, RAIL OR CRUISE SHIP. THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAS SAID THE FEDERAL PROOF OF VACCINATION CAN ALSO BE USED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. BEFORE LEAVING, ALL TRAVELLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE
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,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Deadly Week Ends With Nine Deaths Friday
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Begin To Pile Up With 10 Reported Thursday With Over 700 Cases
__ _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
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
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
HUMAN RIGHTS: United Nations Celebrates 76th Anniversary Of The Charter
BY ZILE SINGH The year 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the United Nations’ Charter of Human Rights. The Charter of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) was signed in San Francisco on June 26, 1945, by the representatives of 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the Confe
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees More Than 1600 Cases And 20 New Deaths
_AS VACCINE RATES REACH 90 PERCENT OF BOTH DOSES, IT’S GETTING SAFER TO LIVE WITH COVID-19 BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THE CASES TO DISAPPEAR AS THEY CONTINUE TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 PLUS LEVEL WITH MORE THAN 1600 REPORTED FOR THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WITH 20 NEW DEATH
GUNN-DOWN: BC Liberal Brass Rejects Rightwing, Intolerant Wanna-Be Leadership Candidate Aaron
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Deadly Week Ends With 13 New Deaths On Friday
__ _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
GOODBYE CRB? Majority Of Canadians Want Benefits To End Before Next Year, Says Poll
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Go Above 700 On Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _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
BIG, FAT AND NOISY: Punjabi Music Star Sharry Mann Not The Only One Upset With Parmish Verma-Geet Grewal’s Complaint Ridden Wedding
_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
Elite powerlifter Sumeet Sharma Adds To His Triumphs With Another Gold At North American Powerlifting Championships
__ _TOP INDO-CANADIAN POWERLIFTER SUMEET SHARMA ADDED TO HIS MEDAL HAUL BY TAKING GOLD AT THE NORTH AMERICAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COSTA RICA LAST WEEKEND. SHARMA, WHO WAS ONLY ONE OF THREE LIFTERS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CANADA, TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FROM COSTA RICA THAT HE’S EXCITED TO HAVE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To Nearly 700 On Wednesday With Six New Deaths
__ _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
Surrey RCMP Seek Help To Locate Missing South Asian Woman
__ _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
Indo-Canadian Man Gunned Down At Business Plaza In Brampton
__ _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
Calgary Elects Successive South Asian Mayors With Jyoti Gondek Becoming City's First Female Mayor
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1800 Cases And 26 Deaths
__ _WEEKEND SAW A RISING TIDE OF COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS WITH OVER 1800 SINCE FRIDAY AND 26 NEW DEATHS. DESPITE THE RISING VACCINE RATES IN THE PROVINCE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOAD OF DEATHS OVER THE LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,846 N
High Demand For Metro Vancouver Real Estate Continues With High Prices
__ _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
DEATH WISH: The Epidemic Of Concealed Guns In America
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
Dilpreet Sandhu Gets 21 Months In Negligent Driving Death Of Indo-Canadian Soccer Prodigy
SURREY – An Indo-Canadian man has been sentenced to 21 months in the negligent driving causing death of a soccer prodigy Brandon Bassi. Dilpreet Sandhu, 20, has been sentenced for crash that killed Bassi, 19, of North Delta and left his own cousin in vegetative state The sentencing hearing wa
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 13 New Deaths Ends A Deadly Week
__ _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
“Humboldt Driver” Jaskirat Sidhu Says He’s Sorry For The Pain Caused By His Actions
__ _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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Thursday With Nine New Deaths
__ _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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decline Significantly Over Last Two Days But 28 Deaths Over Long Weekend
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS WITH MONDAY-TUESDAY PERIOD SEEING LESS THAN 400 BUT THE LONG WEEKEND SAW OVER 2000 CASES AND A WHOPPING 28 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,090 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR
VPD Cop Jagraj “Roger” Berar Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault Of Fellow Cop At 2019 Whistler Party
__ _JAGRAJ “ROGER” BERAR, 55, WAS FOUND GUILTY AT THE NORTH VANCOUVER PROVINCIAL COURT ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING A TRIAL WHICH HEARD THAT A VANCOUVER POLICE PARTY IN WHISTLER ENDED WITH BERAR’S SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A FELLOW OFFICER, INCLUDING ORAL SEX WITHOUT THE FEMALE COP’S PERMISSION. THE IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 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
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
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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 2000 Cases And 10 New Deaths Over The Weekend
__ _IT WAS ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 WEEKEND AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 2000 CASES SINCE FRIDAY. FRASER HEALTH REGION CONTINUES TO BE THE SORE SPOT WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,986 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 189,680 CASES IN T
Banker Harp Dhillon Appointed New Board Chair At Surrey Hospitals Foundation
__ _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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__ _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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__ _THE IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE AT BC PLACE STADIUM, WHICH IS DRAWING OUTSTANDING REVIEWS, IS THE CREATION OF VANCOUVER BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SHINE EXPERIENCES. SHINE EXPERIENCES IS THE COLLABORATION OF A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES WITHIN THE CREATIVE SECTOR AND IS LED
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__ _CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE MICHAEL BARRETT SAID BAKSHISH SIDHU IS WANTED BY THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) FOR CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONEY. SIDHU ALLEGEDLY LAUNDERED MONEY FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKERS, INCLUDING THE NOTORIOUS SINALOA CARTEL IN MEXICO THAT WAS RUN BY EL CHAP
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__ _THERE IS A REAL CONCERN OF THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19 AS CASES CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THURSDAY SEEING MORE THAN 700 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 724 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 162,693 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,640 ACTIVE CASES OF
Racists Target Edmonton Sikh Gurdwara With Threatening Phone Calls, Racial Slurs And Deliveries Of Meat Pizzas
__ _LEADERS AT THE SINGH SABHA GURDWARA IN THE MILL WOODS AREA OF SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT MONTHS OF TARGETED HARASSMENT. SINCE MARCH, THE GURDWARA — WHERE THOUSANDS OF SIKH EDMONTONIANS WORSHIP — HAS RECEIVED DAILY MULTIPLE THREATENING PHONE CALLS. VOICES ON THE OTHER END HU
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Near 700 On Wednesday With One New Death
__ _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
Developer Sukh Grewal’s Daughter Guneet Running For Liberals in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon
_AND HUSBAND-TO-BE PUNJABI SINGER-ACTOR PARMISH VERMA CHEERING FOR HER AS THEY AWAIT MARRIAGE FOLLOWING ELECTION!_ __ _INDO-CANADIAN DEVELOPER SUKH GREWAL’S GUNEET GREWAL IS RUNNING FOR THE TRUDEAU LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR THE RIDING OF MISSION-MATSQUI-FRASER CANYON WHILE HUSBAND-TO-BE PUNJABI SI
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__ _MASKS ARE RETURNING INDOORS AS CASES OF COVID-19 SPIKE AS DO DEATHS WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING 16 PEOPLE DIE. CASES WERE UP OVER 600 AGAIN TUESDAY BUT NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 641 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 161,271 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE AR
MASKS ARE BACK: BC Mask Mandate For All Indoor Spaces Begins Wednesday
__ _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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__ _THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) REPORT SAYS THE THRESHOLD OF 1.5 DEGREES WILL BE BREACHED AROUND 2050, REGARDLESS OF HOW AGGRESSIVELY HUMANITY DRAWS DOWN CARBON POLLUTION.ACCORDING TO THE REPORT EVEN IF WE ACHIEVE THE 1.5°C TARGET, IT WOULD STILL GENERATE HEAT WAVES, FLO
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__ _RAJ TOOR OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU SOCIETY SAID THIS IS A TERRIBLE INCIDENT. “MYSELF AND THE DESCENDENTS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU FAMILIES ARE VERY SADDENED AND PAINED TO SEE THIS,” HE TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA. THE CITY OF VANCOUVER SAID SUNDAY IN A STATEMENT IT WAS "SADDENED" TO LEA
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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
BC Bringing In Proof Of Vaccination On September 13 To Stop The Fourth Wave
__ _A NEW ORDER FROM THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER WILL REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION TO ACCESS A BROAD RANGE OF SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND DISCRETIONARY EVENTS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE. AS OF SEPT. 13, ONE DOSE OF VACCINE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THESE SET
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_THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS CONTINUING TO HOLD AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH FRIDAY NUMBER REMAINING ABOVE 600 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 663 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SEVEN EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 158,919 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,345 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-1
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 WERE CLOSE TO 700 THURSDAY AS SPREAD SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS, ESPECIALLY A BIG JUMP IN FRASER HEALTH. THERE WERE TWO DEATHS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 689 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 158,256 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,982 ACT
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY SPREAD INCREASING IN THE INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH REGIONS. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 553 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 157,567 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CU
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit Above 500 On Tuesday With One New Death
__ _CASE OF COVID-19 JUMPED ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY AS SPREAD REMAINS STRONG IN THE INTERIOR BUT ALSO INCREASING IN FRASER HEALTH. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 501 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 157,014 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,296 ACTI
Sajjan Announces Government Support For New Recreation Centre For seniors In South Vancouver
__ _DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR A NEW SENIORS CENTRE TO MEET THE NEIGHBOURHOOD’S GROWING NEEDS FOR A FACILITY DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS IN SOUTH VANCOUVER ON BEHALF OF CATHERINE MCKENNA, MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIE
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__ _AFTER REACHING OVER 700 COVID-19 CASES ON FRIDAY, THE WEEKEND SAW AN AVERAGE OF JUST UNDER 500 A DAY SINCE FRIDAY WITH ONE DEATH OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,434 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 156,513 CASES IN THE
Ferrari Riddled With Bullets At Surrey Strip Mall Sending One Man To Hospital
__ _BRAZEN GANG SHOOTINGS HAVE BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND AND THE LATEST AT A SURREY STRIP MALL IN THE GUILDFORD AREA SENT ONE MAN TO HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT INSIDE A WHITE FERRARI IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE EARL’S RESTAURANT IN THE 10100 BLOCK OF 152ND STREET. A WHITE FE
Should There Be A Criminal Investigation Now That Ross Street Gurdwara Committee Member Admitted To Wrongdoing
ROSS GURDWARA COMMITTEE MEMBER JERMANJIT SINGH HUNDAL ADMITS TO STEALING TEMPLE MONEY! __ _KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY, VANCOUVER IS CAUGHT IN AN ALLEGED THEFT SCANDAL BY TEMPLE COMMITTEE MEMBER JERMANJIT SINGH HUNDAL, WHO ADMITTED TO TAKING MONEY FROM STUDENTS AND NOT DEPOSITING WITH THE TEMPLE TREASU
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED OVER THE 700 FRIDAY AS THE INTERIOR AGAIN ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE CASES BUT CASES ARE ALSO RISING ACROSS OTHER BC HEALTH REGIONS, A REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR HEALTH OFFICIALS GOING INTO THE FALL SEASON WITH SCHOOL OPENING NEXT MONTH. B.C. IS REPORTING 717
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 500 On Thursday With One New Death
_CASES OF COVID-10 CONTINUES REMAINED ABOVE 500 ON THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 513 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 154,362 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,834 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 148,702 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIV
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Rise As Wednesday Sees Over 500
_CASES OF COVID-10 CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC AS THE VIRUS WREAKS HAVOC IN THE INTERIOR WHICH SAW CASES RISE ABOVE 500 ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WAS ALSO ONE NEW DEATH AFTER A LONG PAUSE. B.C. IS REPORTING 536 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 153,849 CASES IN THE PROVI
Fraser Valley Home Sales Soften In July While Supply At Lowest Level In Forty Years
__ _MARKET ACTIVITY IN THE FRASER VALLEY – BOTH SALES AND NEW LISTINGS – SOFTENED IN JULY, HOWEVER BUYERS CONTINUED TO SIGNIFICANTLY OUTNUMBER SELLERS RESULTING IN INVENTORY REACHING THE LOWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 1981. THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,006 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rising In All Regions But Vaccine Offering Protection
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE RISING IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE 3000 PLUS ACTIVE CASES ARE IN THE INTERIOR AS DAILY NUMBERS REMAIN CLOSE TO 400. VACCINE IS HELPING TO EASE THE RISK FACTOR OF THE VIRUS AND THAT’S ONE REASON BC ISN’T ALARMED AT THE RISING NUMBER OF CASES. B.C. IS
Christopher Singh Of Delta Identified As Man Shot To Death In Richmond Last Saturday
__ _POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 23-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER SINGH, FROM DELTA. SINGH WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND HAD SUSPECTED INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. MR. SINGH DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF RICHMOND – The recent gangland killing victim h
RACISM IS EVIL: All Of Us Have A Role To Play In Combating Racism
BY HARINDER MAHIL Recently there have been a number of incidents of racism in British Columbia. Two such incidents concern members of the Indo-Canadian community. The first one relates to a man hurling racist insults towards a Sikh security guard outside of a Kelowna COVID-19 vaccine clinic on
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Numbers Were Down On Sunday But Weekend Sees Over 1000 Cases
_THE INTERIOR REMAINS A HOTBED OF NEW COVID-19 CASES, LEADING TO SHUTDOWN OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND REINTRODUCTION OF THE MASK MANDATE AS THE WEEKEND SEES OVER 1000 CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,079 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 152,918 CASES IN T
Key Suspect In Patti Double Murder Case ‘Linked’ To Canada Drug Cartel, Claims Punjab Police Claims
__ _THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE PATTI DOUBLE MURDER CASE, LAKHBIR SINGH, ALIAS LANDA, HAS ALLEGED LINKS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG RACKET BUSTED BY THE CANADIAN POLICE IN A YEARLONG OPERATION IN APRIL, CLAIM THE PUNJAB POLICE. OF THE 30 PERSONS NABBED IN THE OPERATION, 25 ARE OF PUNJAB ORIGIN. IN T
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
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
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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
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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 150 Cases Reported Tuesday As Daily Cases Trend Upward
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO STEADILY RISE WITH 150 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,259 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 783 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,700 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Big Trouble Spot As Cases Shoot Above 200
__ _THE BC INTERIOR IS A BIG COVID-19 TROUBLE SPOT AS CASES SHOOT PAST 200 ON THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 204 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,648 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 1,055 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,810 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. NOTE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Below 100 For The Weekend But Remain On High Side
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 AVERAGED BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT WERE ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH TWO DAYS OF 94 CASES. OVERALL THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SIDE WITH MOST OF THE NEW CASES AMONG THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 267 NEW CASES OF C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 100 For First Time In Weeks
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 100 FRIDAY AFTER WEEKS OF CONTINUED DECREASES. THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 112 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,842 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 603 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVI
Canadian Sikh Organizations Renew Calls For Special Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
__ _IN 2015, MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR TOOK ON THE CAUSE OF HELPING SIKH AND HINDU MINORITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. SINCE HIS PASSING THE MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR FOUNDATION HAS WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING 60 REFUGEES TO CANADA WITH 120 REMAINING IN THE QUEUE TO ARRIVE
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
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
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
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
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__ _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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 54 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
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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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STEP 3: BC Plans To Lift More Restrictions On Canada Day Including No More Mandatory Masks Indoors
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Appointed Company Board Chairman
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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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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 87 New Cases And One New Death Reported Wednesday
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NDP Joins Conservatives In Calling For Defence Minister Sajjan’s Firing
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SUSPICIOUS DISAPPEARANCE: Gang Associate Parminder Paul Rai Goes Missing, HIT Investigating
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A Resolutely Progressive Federal Budget That Supports The Arts And Racialized Communities
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__ _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
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__ _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. _
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Canada To Relax Quarantine Protocols For Vaccinated Citizens Returning Home
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 148 Cases And Three New Deaths Reported Wednesday
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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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
BC Proclaims May 23-29 Anti-Racism Awareness Week To Mark Komagata Maru Anniversary
__ _THE DATES WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THE ANNIVERSARIES OF THE KOMAGATA MARU, THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH ARE ALL THIS WEEK. "WE STAND ALONGSIDE EVERY PERSON WHO HAS FACED, OR CONTINUES TO FACE, RACISM IN OUR PROVINCE," SAID DAVID EBY, ATTORNEY GENERAL. "THIS WEEK IS A CHANCE
Has COVID-19 Harmed Diversity By Tearing Us Apart With Anti-Asian Hate?
__ _AT THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN TIME, SOME HAVE CHOSEN TO BE DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS ASIAN CANADIANS. IN A TIME WHEN WE SHOULD TURN TO ONE ANOTHER FOR SUPPORT IN NAVIGATING THIS PANDEMIC , A SCENARIO OF DIVISION HAS ONLY MADE OUR SHARED SITUATION WORSE. _ BY KEN HERAR Has COVID-19 brought us
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise By More Than 100 On Thursday With Seven New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME BAD NEWS ON THURSDAY AS CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 ON THURSDAY FOLLOWING DAYS OF DECLINES THAT SAW 250 ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WERE ALSO SEVEN DEATHS AS BC BEGINS IT’S RESTART THAT IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE PROVINCE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
WhatsApp Sues Modi Government Over Fascist New Media Rules Which Will Mean End To Privacy
NEW DELHI - Taking the user privacy war to the court over new IT rules, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in the Delhi High Court, saying that user privacy is in its DNA and requiring messaging apps to "trace" chats undermines people's right to pri
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Slide With 250 Reported Wednesday With Three New Deaths
__ _WITH THE RESTART OF BC ALREADY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO SLIDE WITH MID 200 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. IT’S ALL GOOD NEWS FOR A GREAT SUMMER AND A BACK TO NORMAL BEYOND STARTING HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER
FOUR STEP PLAN: BC Restart Means Life Back To Normal By September But Summer Fun Included
__ _BC IS GOING TO ROAR BACK TO FULLY NORMAL WITH A FOUR STEP PLAN THAT WILL GRADUALLY OPEN UP ALL SECTORS WITH TOTAL FREEDOM FROM MASKS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS BY SEPTEMBER 2021. BC ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT WITH MORE THAN 60% OF ADULTS VACCINATED WITH THEIR FIRST DOSE AND COVID-19 CASE COUNTS AND H
Fraser Valley Sales Continue At Blistering Pace As Surge In Inventory Calming Price Hikes
__ _IN APRIL, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 3,016 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 338 PER CENT COMPARED TO APRIL 2020 AND A 9 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO MARCH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR SALES IN APRIL WAS 2,969 IN 2016._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Decline As BC Announces Restart Plan
__ _WITH CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUING TO DECLINE AND VACCINES DOING ITS JOB, BC ANNOUNCED THE RESTART PLAN ON TUESDAY THAT WILL IN FOUR PHASES GET US BACK TO A NORMAL WAY OF LIVING BY JULY 2021. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 289 N
Indo-Canadian Man Arrested In East Vancouver After Fatal Stabbing
__ _RAJESH NARAYAN WAS ARRESTED ON SATURDAY BY VPD OFFICERS AND IS NOW CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER AFTER A 59-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH IN AN EAST-SIDE HOME SATURDAY MORNING._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – An Indo-Canadian man is arrested after a fatal stabbing in East Van
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Continued Decline In Cases Over The Weekend Good News For BC Reopening
__ _THERE IS GOOD NEWS ON THE COVID-19 FRONT AS CASES CONTINUED TO DECLINE OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS, THE LAST 24 HOUR PERIOD SEEING CASES BELOW 300 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 12 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY, THE DOWNWARD CASE TRAJECTORY IS GOOD NEWS AND REOPENING PLANS ARE TO BE
South Asian Artists Part Of Reimagine Fun At The Vancouver International Children’s Festival
VANCOUVER – A number of South Asian writers and artists will be joining the Vancouver International Children’s Festival online line-up of world-class theatre, music, dance and storytelling created specifically for children and youth. The Festival returns from May 31 to June 13 to entertain
Annual Inflation Rate In Canada’s Hits Highest Level In Nearly A Decade
__ _THE ANNUAL PACE OF INFLATION ROSE TO 3.4 PER CENT IN APRIL, STATISTICS CANADA REPORTED WEDNESDAY, UP FROM A 2.2 PER CENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN MARCH. THE INCREASE IN APRIL SET A NEW PANDEMIC-ERA HIGH FOR THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS AND WAS THE HIGHEST REA
SERIAL GANG MURDERS: Hitmen Getting Free Reign To Slaughter South Asian Gangsters With Two Killed On Saturday
_ _ _POLICE SEEM HELPLESS AS SERIAL KILLERS IN THE GUISE OF MURDEROUS HITMEN FOR HIRE BY GANGSTERS ARE ASSASSINATING RIVAL GANGSTERS WITH BROTHERS’ KEEPER AND RED SCORPION-KANG GANGSTERS GETTING THE DEATH WARRANT THIS WEEK. THREE GANGSTERS WERE GUNNED DOWN WITH YASIN KHAN, WHO IS WITH THE RED S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 420 Cases Reported Friday To End Another Good Week
__ _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
Surrey Neighbourhood Vaccination Clinics Going Strong With 1000 Plus Doses A Day
__ _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
MEGALOMANIAC: Modi Solely Responsible For Leading India Into COVID-19 Death Trap
__ _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
Cycling4Diversity’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations Scheduled From May 16-22
__ _IN CELEBRATION OF CYCLING4DIVERSITY’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY, OUR TEAM IS SPINNING NEXT WEEK TO CELEBRATE CYCLING4DIVERSITYWEEK IN OUR PROVINCE FROM MAY 16 TO THE 22ND. FOUNDER KEN HERAR SAID, “MY MAIN OBJECTIVE 10 YEARS AGO WAS TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE CULTURAL DIVISIONS THAT EXIST IN COMMUNI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Decrease To Mid 300 Level First Time In Months With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS DEFINITELY SLOWING IN BC AND CASES DECREASED TO MID 300 LEVEL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS ON THURSDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. WITH THE DECREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ICU, THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY AND FULL OPENING SHOULD HAPPEN BY MID JUNE THE LATEST. DR.
“I Had No Role In 1984 Delhi Massacre Of Sikhs,” Amitabh Bachchan Wrote To Akal Takht Jathedar In 2011
__ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 500 Again With Eight New Deaths On Wednesday
__ _THERE WAS A SLIGHT JUMP IN COVID-19 CASES ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE TOTAL RISING ABOVE 500 AFTER FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF BELOW 400 A DAY. BUT THERE WERE ALSO EIGHT DEATHS AS THE VIRUS IS STILL SHOWING IT’S MUSCLE, KILLING THE MOST VULNERABLE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND
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
Sikh-Canadian Businessman Nav Bhatia First Fan To Ever Be Honoured At Basketball Hall Of Fame
__ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 411 Cases And Two Deaths Announced Tuesday As Downward Trend Continues
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE FINALLY SEEING A CONSISTENT DOWNWARD TREND AS TUESDAY SAW FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY OF BELOW 500 A DAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. DESPITE THE IMPROVING SITUATION, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING BAN ON INDOOR DINING AT RESTAURANTS WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE TO FURTHER
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Decrease As Weekend Sees 14 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DAILY AVERAGE BEING JUST PAST MID 400 WITH 14 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. THE RESTRICTIONS COUPLED WITH THE VACCINE HAS SEEN CASES DROP OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE QUESTION NOW IS THAT DOES BC OPEN PAST THE COMING MAY LONG WEEKEND OR WAI
Hindu Temple In US Accused Of Using Dalits As Slave Labour Busted By Authorities
__ _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
Arjan Bhullar Slays His Medusa To Become The First Sikh-Indian MMA World Champion
__ _FORMER CANADIAN WRESTLING GREAT TURNED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) FIGHTER ARJAN SINGH BHULLAR FINALLY SLAYED HIS MEDUSA TO BECOME THE FIRST SIKH-INDIAN, CANADIAN MMA HEAVY WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION SATURDAY AFTER HE DOMINATED REIGNING ONE CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT BRANDON “THE TRUTH” VERA ON, BE
THE END IS NEAR: More Than 50% Of Eligible British Columbians Have Received Their First Vaccine Shot
_ _ _"WE'VE MADE EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS TOGETHER OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS TOWARD EVERYONE GETTING THEIR FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE," SAID PREMIER HORGAN. "COVID-19 HAS TURNED OUR LIVES UPSIDE DOWN, BUT THIS MILESTONE GIVES US HOPE OF BETTER DAYS AHEAD. WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING. WE NEED ALL BRITIS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Dip Below 500 On Friday With Two New Deaths
__ _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,
BLOODY MESS: Another Indo-Canadian Gangster Gunned Down In A Brazen Shooting In Burnaby
ARE POLICE FORCES OK WITH SOUTH ASIAN GANGSTERS KILLING THEMSELVES? _ _ _HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS SAY 23-YEAR-OLD BROTHERS KEEPER GANGSTER JASKEERT KALKAT WAS THE MAN KILLED THURSDAY AROUND 8:30 PM AT THE CACTUS CLUB RESTAURANT, WHICH BECAME A CHAOTIC MESS FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING WITH PATRONS FLEEI
WSO Says Battle Against Bill 21 Must Continue As Quebec Court Strikes Key Provisions From Racist Bill
__ _THE WSO AND QUEBEC EDUCATOR AMRIT KAUR WERE INTERVENERS IN THIS CASE. AMRIT KAUR, A WSO BOARD MEMBER WHO IS A PRACTICING SIKH AND WEARS A TURBAN AS A PART OF HER BELIEFS, WAS FORCED TO RELOCATE TO BRITISH COLUMBIA IN ORDER TO PURSUE HER PROFESSION. AMRIT KAUR SAID, “I AM VERY PLEASED THAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 587 Cases And Five New Deaths Announced Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE AGAIN HOVERING AROUND THE 500-600 MARK, EXACTLY WHERE THE SPREAD WAS WHEN IT BALLOONED TO ABOVE 1200 AND MAY WILL BE A GOOD TEST TO SEE IF THE SPREAD CAN GO LOWER THAN 300. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS BUT ACTIVE CASES ARE STEADILY DECREASING WITH A SLOWER PACE OF RECOVERY
ONE Championship Fighter Bhullar Putting Everything On The Line To Become The First Indio-Canadian MMA World Champ
__ _FORMER CANADIAN WRESTLING GREAT TURNED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) FIGHTER ARJAN SINGH BHULLAR IS PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE THIS WEEK TO BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN, INDO-CANADIAN MMA WORLD CHAMPION WHEN HE TAKES ON REIGNING ONE CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT BRANDON “THE TRUTH” VERA ON SATURDAY
Guru Tegh Bahadur Was A Great Champion Of Human Rights
BY DR. KALA SINGH Sikhs all over the world celebrated the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the 9th Guru (Teacher) who was born on April 18, 1621 and martyred on November 24, 1675. Guru Tegh Bahadur composed 116 _Shabads_ (Hymns) in_15 Ragas_ in _Aad Guru Granth Sahib, _the Holy
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Slightly Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES ARE AGAIN HOVERING IN THE MID 500 TO 600 LEVEL AS THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH ONE NEW DEATH ON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE A FEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE WE CAN REALLY TELL IF THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO LOWER AS THIS WAS WHERE IT WAS STUCK WHEN THE CURRENT CASE COUNT BEGAN INCREASING AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Fall As Does Hospitalization With Two New Deaths Tuesday
_CASES IF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO FALL AS DOES HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ACTIVE CASES WITH TUESDAY SEEING JUST ABOVE 500 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. RESTRICTIONS MIXED WITH ONGOING VACCINATIONS WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE BC FULLY OPEN AND BACK TO NORMAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Averages Below 600 Cases But 20 More People Died
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW MORE CONTINUED DECLINE OF COVID-19 CASES WITHIN THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY AVERAGING BELOW 600 CASES A DAY BUT DEATHS WERE ON THE UPTICK AS ANOTHER 20 PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THE SHORT-TERM AND THE LONG-TERM OUTLOOK IS GOOD FOR BC AND CURRENT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE LIFTED AT
BBB Says Be Wary Of Crowdfunding As You Donate To Fight The COVID-19 Crisis In India
__ _BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) SAYS NEW REGULATIONS UNDER INDIA’S FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION REGULATION ACT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER 2020, HAVE PLACED RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN DONATIONS. SOME OF THESE RESTRICTIONS COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR FUNDS COLLECTED THROUGH CROWDFUNDING SITES TO REACH
OUT OF CONTROL: Hapless Police Fired Upon By Gangsters After Killing Of Karman Grewal Outside Vancouver Airport’s Domestic Terminal
SUNDAY’S KILLING OF UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER FOLLOWS ANOTHER KILLING SATURDAY IN BURNABY! __ _THE KILLING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT INVOLVES ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER, WHOM THE POLICE HAD WARNED THE PUBLIC AGAINST A FEW YEARS AGO. SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER SAID IT IS KARMAN GREWAL, WHO WAS FEATURED
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: Celebrate Mother’s Day With Delicious Lemon Poppy Scones
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! For Mother's Day, my husband and I have spent a lot of time reminiscing about our own mothers and what they meant to us. We are so grateful to have been able to enjoy life with them and look up to them as the matriarch
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
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise More Than 100 From Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 FROM WEDNESDAY’S 572 AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. DESPITE THE RISE, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 700 CASES WHICH IS ENCOURAGING AND SHOWS BC IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Downward Case Trend Continues With Less Than 600 Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BC AS THE PROVINCE SAW A FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF COVID-19 CASES LESS THAN 700 AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE CASE COUNT DIPPED BELOW 600 WITH NO NEW DEATHS. THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR THE LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE KEY TO CURBING SPREAD. DR. BONNI
Applications For Permanent Residency For Over 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates From Canadian Institutions Opens Thursday
__ _THIS SPECIAL PUBLIC POLICY WILL GRANT PERMANENT STATUS TO TEMPORARY WORKERS AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES OF A CANADIAN INSTITUTION WHO ARE ALREADY IN CANADA AND WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE NEED TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC AND ACCELERATE OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPECIA
SHOOTINGS GALORE: Latest Shooting Victim A Woman Dies As Police Under-Fire For Out Of Control Gangsters
__ _ON SATURDAY, CORRECTIONS OFFICER BIKRAMEET RANDHAWA WAS MURDERED IN A STRIP MALL IN NORTH DELTA AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A SHOOTING EVERYDAY THIS WEEK WITH THE LATEST BEING TUESDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 8:52 PM, WHEN SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A DROPPED 911 CALL IN THE 9700 BLOCK OF 1
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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),
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Two Alleged Newton Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested By Burnaby RCMP
__ _SHORTLY BEFORE 8 P.M. ON MARCH 21, SURREY RCMP WERE CALLED TO A REPORT OF A ROBBERY NEAR 57 AVENUE AND 148 STREET. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WAS THAT TWO UNKNOWN MALES FLAGGED DOWN A PASSING VEHICLE, UNDER THE PRETENSE OF NEEDING ASSISTANCE. THE SUSPECTS ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE PRODUCED A WEAPON A
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
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
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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
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__ _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
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,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Go Sky High During Weekend As Case Total Hits 1785
__ _WEEKEND SAW SKY HIGH DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 WHILE CASES ALSO SURGED TO NEARLY 1800 OVER THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. THE SPREAD IN BC HAS BEEN STEADY AND AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED THAT WE GO INTO A THIRD WAVE IF WE ARE NOT CAUTIOUS AS VACCINES WILL TAKE TIME TO BEND THE CURVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Indo-Canadian Man Found Badly Hurt In Early March In Abbotsford Has Died As Investigators Appeal For Witnesses
__ _JEEVAN SINGH SULL WAS FOUND BADLY HURT MARCH 3, 2021 AND HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY THAT THE 61-YEAR-OLD SULL DIED OF HIS INJURIES MARCH 14. ANYONE WITH INFO WHO WAS AT SLOCAN DRIVE NEAR TRETHEWEY STREET MARCH 3 BETWEEN 10:30 A.M. AND 1 P.M. URGED TO CALL IHIT_ ABBOTSFORD – An
BC Education Minister Hopeful That Students Will Safely Return To Campus This Fall
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Friday Cases Hit Over 700 For First Time In Months
__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE FOR REAL? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS WHICH HIT ABOVE 700 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, THERE IS HUGE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS AND 68 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
PROUD MISSION SON: Ken Herar Dedicates His Stint As Acting Mayor To Pioneering South Asian Businessman-Politician Naranjan Grewall
__ _DISTRICT OF MISSION CITY COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE ACTING MAYOR FOR THE DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, DEDICATING HIS SHORT STINT TO A PIONEERING INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN-POLITICIAN NARANJAN GREWALL. “MY FATHER KNEW ALL THE LEGENDARY PEOPLE OF OUR AREA DU
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths And Cases Skyrocket On Thursday As BC Warned Of Third Wave
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 AGAIN SHOT UP AS DID CASES, WITH OVER 600 CASES AND EIGHT DEATHS ON THURSDAY. VARIANTS ARE ALSO UP, MAKING FOR A VERY BAD START TO THE SPRING WITH VACCINES AS THE ONLY HOPE BUT SOME EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT IF BC IS NOT CAREFUL, THEY COULD BE HEADED TO THE DREADED T
BC Financial Services Authority To Become The Single Regulator For Real Estate
__ _BCFSA CURRENTLY REGULATES B.C.'S FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKET, INCLUDING CREDIT UNIONS, TRUST COMPANIES, REGISTERED PENSION PLANS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND MORTGAGE BROKERS. THE AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED TO THE REAL ESTATE SERVICES ACT WILL GIVE BCFSA AUTHORITY WITH ALL ISSUES REGARDING REAL ESTATE._
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Deaths And 498 Cases Announced Wednesday
__ _BC’S COVID-19 BATTLE CONTINUES AS DEATHS DECREASE WHILE CASES REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 RANGE DAILY WITH FOUR DEATHS AND NEARLY 500 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 498 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 89,427
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths But Cases Remain Steady
__ _THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 BUT CASES REMAINED STEADY IN THE MID 500S AND 139 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER (PHO), AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 556 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 14 EPI-LINKED CASES,
Unsmoke Canada And TerraCycle To Reduce Cigarette Waste Nationwide
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Shoot Back Up During Weekend Which Sees 1506 Cases
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 WERE BACK UP AGAIN DURING THE WEEKEND WITH 10 IN TOTAL OVER THREE DAYS WITH OVER 1500 CASES. VARIANTS ARE ALSO UP WITH 382 CASES OVER THE WEEKEND. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE PERIODS. FROM
India’s Secret Agency RAW Officer Tells About The Murder, Mayhem And Misuse Of Power By Ruling Indian Govts
Dear Editor: We have often been writing against ruling governments and political leaderships for misusing their powers to create communal tensions, violence and innocent killings in the country for their political benefits. But now I think it can’t be possible without full cooperation and supp
Celebrity Couple Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas To Announce 93rd Oscar Nominations Monday
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AGAIN HIT ABOVE 600 ON FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE NO DEATHS, A GOOD SIGN THAT THE VACCINE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUP IS BEGINNING TO WORK. VARIANTS CONTINUE AT A STEADY PACE WITH 79 NEW CASES ANNOUNCED FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX,
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__ _CONGRESS LEADER RAHUL GANDHI ON THURSDAY SAID INDIA WAS “NO LONGER” A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY, QUOTING MEDIA REPORTS ON SWEDISH INSTITUTE’S DEMOCRACY REPORT THAT DOWNGRADED INDIA. “INDIA IS NO LONGER A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY,” HE SAID ON TWITTER, TAGGING A NEWS REPORT CITING SWEDEN’S V-DEM
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Pandemic Is Very Much Still With Us, Say Health Authorities
__ _BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAID CURRENT MODELLING SHOWS US HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS PROGRESSED IN THE PROVINCE OVER THE PAST YEAR. “WHAT WE HAVE SEEN VERY CLEARLY IS NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE VIRUS OR THE IMPACTS THAT COME WITH IT. THE PANDEMIC IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US.” THEY SAID. DR. BO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 531 New Cases And 51 Variants Announced Wednesday
__ _WHILE CASES OF A COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A STEADY PACE OF 500 PLUS BUT DEATHS HAVE GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WITH ONLY ONE DEATH ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. BUT THE VARIANTS ARE ON THE RISE AS VACCINE ROLLOUT HITS FULL THROTTLE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
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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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__ _THE TREE CITIES OF THE WORLD PROGRAM IS AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE CITIES AND TOWNS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THEIR URBAN FORESTS ARE CELEBRATED, PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGED. TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A “TREE CITY”, A COMMUNITY MUST MEET FIVE CORE STA
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__ _THE POLICE HAVE PROMISED TO “COME DOWN AS HARD AS WE NEED TO” BUT AMAR SINGH OF TURBANS FOR AUSTRALIA SAID: “THEY ARE TARGETING OUR COMMUNITY.” THE AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST HATE AND VIOLENCE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE THREAT THAT HINDU FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM POSES._ SYDNEY -The
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__ _MANJINDER SAGOO IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. SANAD RAYES IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 11 Deaths And 1462 Cases With Variant Cases On The Rise
__ _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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__ _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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__ _THREE SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS ARE NOW UNDERWAY INTO THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A RICHMOND RCMP OFFICER CONST. JASMINE THIARA. THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE, B.C.’S CIVILIAN POLICE WATCHDOG, SAID IT RECEIVED 911 CALLS LAST SUNDAY NIGHT REPORTING A WOMAN CONSIDERING SELF-HARM._ RICHMOND –
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 600 As Four More Deaths Reported Friday
__ _THE ONGOING SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS AT A STEADY PACE OF MID 500 ON A DAILY BASIS AS SEEN FROM FRIDAY NUMBERS WHICH HIT 600 AGAIN AFTER A LONG WHILE. THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 634 NEW CA
New Westminster To Commemorate Komagata Maru By Renaming Ferry Docks
__ _NEW WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RENAME THE Q TO Q FERRY DOCKS TO REMEMBER THE 1914 INCIDENT, FOLLOWING OTHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY. THE JAPANESE STEAMSHIP CARRYING 376 INDIAN IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED OFF THE COAST OF B.C., ONLY TO BE DENIED ENTRY INTO
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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
NDP’s Jagmeet Singh Tackling Online Hate Next, Says Let’s Shut It Down
__ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four Deaths And 564 Cases Announced Wednesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES CONTINUED TO BE STUCK IN THE MID 500S AS DEATHS HAVE COME DOWN BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE VACCINE WILL EVENTUALLY BRING THE DAILY CASES SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 564 NEW CASES,
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BY SURESH KURL The Question, "what will it take for all levels of governments to ease Covid-19 restrictions and allow us to emerge out of our home-shells," is being talked around these days. Obviously, people are tired of living in all impacting isolation. People cannot attend birthday or wedd
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths And Cases Rise As Do New Variants
__ _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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Former Politician, Businessman Herb Dhaliwal Ordered To Pay $75,000 More To Ex-Wife
_ _ _IN A FEBRUARY 19 RULING, JUSTICES HARVEY GROBERMAN, SUSAN GRIFFIN, AND JOYCE DEWITT–VAN OOSTEN ORDERED FORMER LIBERAL CABINET MINISTER HERB DHALIWAL TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $75,000 TO HIS EX-WIFE, NEELU KANG. DHALIWAL HAD ALREADY COMMITTED TO PAY $450,000 AS PART OF HIS PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT
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__ _WITH THE VACCINE ROLLOUT FINALLY GETTING UNDER WAY, THERE IS HOPE THAT WE WILL BE IN THE CLEAR SOONER THAN LATER AS CASES CONTINUE TO DROP, ALTHOUGH SLOWLY, WHILE DEATHS SEEM TO HAVE PEAKED IN BC WITH MUCH LOWER DAILY COUNTS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
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__ _WITH AN ACCELERATED PACE, SAFFRON NATIONALIST NARENDRA MODI’S BIGOTED TRANSFORMATION GETS CAMOUFLAGED BY THE AUTONOMOUS AND NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE JUDICIARY, MEDIA, AND THE ELECTION COMMISSION THAT HAVE BECOME WEAK AND CORRUPTED DURING MODI'S AUTOCRATIC AND FASCIST RULE._ BY PR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Eight Deaths And 1478 Cases
__ _THE PROVINCE IS CAREFULLY WATCHING THE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 VARIANTS WHICH NUMBER 158 TOTAL CASES WHILE THE REGULAR DAILY CASES WERE NEARLY 1500 OVER THREE DAYS WHILE EIGHT MORE DEATHS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF H
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Jump Back Up To Near 600 With Another Seven Deaths
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 SHOT BACK UP AGAIN FRIDAY TO NEAR 600 WHILE THERE WERE ANOTHER SEVEN DEATHS. THE SPREAD’S DRASTIC UP AND DOWN THIS WEEK SHOWS THAT THE REPORTED DATA MAY NOT BE CONCISE AS WAS STATED IN THE FRIDAY’S PRESS RELEASE THAT NUMBERS REPORTED TODAY WILL BE VERIFIED LATER. D
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Shoot Up To 10 While Cases Come Down Below 400
__ _WHILE DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 HAD BEEN COMING DOWN WITH THE LAST FIVE DAYS AVERAGING 2-3 A DAY BUT ON THURSDAY IT SHOT BACK UP TO 10 WHILE THE DAILY CASES ACTUALLY CAME DOWN BELOW 400 AFTER A WHILE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
Varshney Family Philanthropy Helps Create Maternity Care Centre Family Lounge At St. Paul’s Hospital
__ _HARI VARSHNEY HAS BEEN WITH THE HOSPITAL’S FOUNDATION FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, INCLUDING BEING CHAIR OF THE FOUNDATION. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, HARI HAS ALSO BEEN ON THE CAMPAIGN CABINET FOR RENEWAL OF ST. PAUL’S TO BUILD THE NEW HOSPITAL. HARI AND MADHU HAVE DONATED $300,000 TO BUILD THE M
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__ _A DRIVER LEFT A TRAIL OF DAMAGE IN SOUTH VANCOUVER OVER THE WEEKEND AND ENDED UP CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDOW OF ORIGINAL TANDOORI KITCHEN SUNDAY MORNING. THE DRIVER OF A GREY INFINITY DROVE RECKLESSLY ALONG MAIN STREET, DAMAGING MANY SHOPS BEFORE ENDING UP CRASHING INTO ORIGINAL TANDOORI KITC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Deaths And 456 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO RUN BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PLUS A DAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THE SPREAD TO GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY? IT COULD BE A VACCINE OR IT COULD JUST BE MORE TIME WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL THE VIRUS FADES AWAY. DR. BONNIE HE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Only One Death Reported Tuesday But Cases Remain Above 500
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO DECREASE WITH JUST ONE DEATH REPORTED TUESDAY BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG AS CASES HAVE AGAIN SHOT UP PAST 500 FOR CONTINUOUS DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 559 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 2
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__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED STRICTER RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED ON NON-ESSENTIAL AIR TRAVELERS IN RESPONSE TO NEW, LIKELY MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS._ TORONTO - Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting February 22 as they await the result of a coron
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 1428 Cases And Eight Deaths
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECREASE BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400 PLUS CASES A DAY. DELAY IN ROLLING OUT THE VACCINE HAS REALLY HURT CANADA BUT THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH
TWO FACED: Indo-Americans Pretend To Be Liberal In US While Showing Their True Conservative Face In India, Survey Finds
__ _FOR EXAMPLE, IT SAYS, “HINDUS AND NON-HINDUS AGREE (THE LATTER MORE SO) THAT WHITE SUPREMACY IS A THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY DIVERGE ON THE THREAT POSED BY HINDU MAJORITARIANISM IN INDIA.” A LITTLE OVER HALF BELIEVED HINDU MAJORITARIANISM WAS A THREAT TO MINORITIES IN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 508 Cases And Six Deaths Announced Friday
__ _THE SPREAD SEEMS TO BE NOTCHING UP SLIGHTLY AS CASES HAVE GONE ABOVE 500 FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS WHILE DEATHS HAVE DECREASED TO HALF A DOZEN DAILY. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 508 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 75,835 CAS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Dramatically Thursday To Above 600 For First Time In Over A Month
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY TO ABOVE 600 IN OVER A MONTH WHILE DEATHS REMAINED LOW AT FOUR BUT THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 617 NEW CAS
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_ _ _SALEHA JABEEN WAS COMMISSIONED IN DECEMBER AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT AT THE CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION IN CHICAGO, BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE MUSLIM CHAPLAIN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE._ WASHINGTON - Saleha Jabeen, US military's first female Muslim chaplain, has graduated from Air Force Basic
FEDERAL ELECTION? Liberals Continue To Hold Lead In Vote Intention As Unfavourable Views Of New Conservative Leader O’Toole Intensify
__ _WITH TALK OF A FEDERAL ELECTION BEING ON HORIZON THIS YEAR, POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS MAY-JUNE, HALF (51%) SAY TOP PRIORITY FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GETTING COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL. NEW PUBLIC OPINION POLLING DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS NEARLY HALF (47%) IN THIS COUNTRY
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__ _WHILE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ARE CONTINUING TO DECLINE, THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400 PLUS CASES A DAY. VACCINE WILL BE A KEY TEST TO SEE IF CASES DECLINE TO PREVIOUS LEVELS OF LESS THAN 100 A DAY BUT SO FAR VACCINES HAVE NOT BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BUT MARCH WILL FINALLY SEE A PROPER
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__ _FORTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD NEAL PRATAP WAS SHOT IN BURNABY LATE LAST THURSDAY, MARKING THE SECOND DEADLY ATTACK IN THE AREA IN NINE DAYS. WITNESSES CALLED POLICE TO THE 6200-BLOCK OF MCKEE STREET JUST AFTER 10 P.M. PT AFTER HEARING GUNSHOTS AND CRIES FOR HELP, ACCORDING TO RCMP. OFFICERS FOUND PRATA
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__ _EVEN WITH RESTRICTIONS, THE COVID-19 SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STEADY WHILE DEATHS ARE DECLINING BUT STILL AVERAGING SIX A DAY. THE LONG WEEKEND CONTINUED NEAR 400 A DAY CASES WHILE THERE WERE 26 DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH,
Indo-Canadian Man From Calgary Fined $4000 And Ordered To Pay $6000 For Being A Fake Immigration Consultant
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__ _MO DHALIWAL ALONG WITH ORGANIZATION POETIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION (PJF) IS ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY TO DIVIDE INDIA. IT WAS REPORTED MONDAY THAT DELHI POLICE HAS WRITTEN TO VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM ZOOM SEEKING DETAILS OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
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__ _THE BIGGEST NEWS ON WEDNESDAY ON THE COVID-19 FRONT WAS THE 8PM LIQUOR CLOSER THAT PUT THE DAMPER ON NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS. THERE WERE 11 NEW DEATHS AS CASES REMAINED IN THE NEAR 500 RANGE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTE
SIKH TO THE CORE: Toronto “Superfan” Nav Bhatia Turns Down Global Indian Award After Criticism
__ _TORONTO RAPTORS “SUPERFAN” NAV BHATIA, WHO CAME UNDER CRITICISM FOR ACCEPTING THE GLOBAL INDIAN AWARD FROM THE CANADA-INDIA FOUNDATION, A PRO-INDIA GROUP, SAYS MY HEART CANNOT ACCEPT THIS AWARD, NOT WHILE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ACROSS INDIA ARE IN PAIN. BHATIA INITIALLY ACCEPTED THE AWAR
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__ _WHILE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECREASE, THE DEATH CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH WITH ANOTHER 72 PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS SINCE THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON NEW CASES OF COVID
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_ _ _THE SIKHS FOR JUSTICE, WHICH IS USING PEACEFUL MEANS IN TRYING TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT SIKH HOMELAND CALLED KHALISTAN, FILED THE LAWSUIT AGAINST MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE AND SIKH-HATER, HACK REPORTER TERRY MILEWSKI FOR DEFAMATION, SAYING THE ONE-SIDED INDIA-FUNDED ANTI-SIKH REPORT PUT OU
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__ _WHEN WILL PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU REFORM CANADA'S SEX TRADE LAWS? HOW CAN SEX WORKERS CARRY OUT THEIR BUSINESS LEGITIMATELY? IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, THE CURRENT LAW STATES THAT IT IS "LEGAL" TO BE A SEX WORKER, BUT IT IS "ILLEGAL" FOR A CLIENT TO HIRE A SEX WORKER?THOSE IN THE SEX TRADE AR
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__ _DAILY DEATH RATE FROM COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH ANOTHER 12 DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 582 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 48,609 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZ
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__ _THE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH MID 400 BUT DEATHS CONTINUE UNABATED WITH ANOTHER 12 ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. HOPEFULLY, THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CUT DOWN THE SPREAD AS AUTHORITIES GET THE VACCINE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE FRONT LINE WORKERS AND ELDERLY. DR. BO
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__ _THE RESTRICTIONS AND ADDED AWARENESS ON THE SPREAD HAS LED TO CASES COMING DOWN FROM AS HIGH AS A 1000 TO THE MID 500 LEVELS OVER THE LAST WEEK AND OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SAW ONE DAY WITH BELOW 500 BUT DEATHS CONTINUED TO REMAIN HIGH OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS TOTALING 41 SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BO
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__ _DELTA WILL INSTALL A KOMAGATA MARU STORY BOARD SIGN IN THE NORTH DELTA SOCIAL HEART PLAZA SO THAT RESIDENTS MAY BE BETTER INFORMED OF THE HARDSHIPS AND STRUGGLE THAT THE PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF DELTA - Raj Singh of the non-profit Descendants of the Komagata
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__ _HOPEFULLY, THE TOUGH COVID-19 MEASURES INTRODUCED BY THE PROVINCE WHICH WILL BE VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED WILL LOWER THE DAILY CASE COUNT AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE RISING TIDE OF DEATHS DURING THE SECOND WAVE OF THE VIRUS IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MI
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__ _PARAMJIT MASUTTA , A 48-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF TWIN DAUGHTERS, WAS WALKING WITH HER GIRLS IN SURREY, B.C. ON TUESDAY WHEN A RUNAWAY DELIVERY VAN SUDDENLY VEERED IN THEIR DIRECTION. AT THE LAST MOMENT, MASUTTA, WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING HER DAUGHTERS' HANDS, MANAGED TO PUSH THE GIRLS OUT OF THE WAY. BY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another 21 Deaths And 673 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _THERE SEEMS TO BE NO LET UP ON THE MOUNTING COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WITH ANOTHER 21 ANNOUNCED THURSDAY WHILE CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN THE HIGH 600S. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 673 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING S
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__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 IS DOING MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN IT’S INITIAL VERSION WITH DEATHS CONTINUING TO MOUNT IN BC WITH ANOTHER 24 REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 640 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUD
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__ _THE HIGH DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO CONCERN AUTHORITIES AS BC RECORDED 21 MORE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TUESDAY WHILE THE DAILY CASE COUNT WENT DOWN TO JUST ABOVE 500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 522 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLU
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__ _THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IN BC CONTINUES TO RISE RAPIDLY WITH 49 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WITH CASES REMAINING IN THE 700 PLUS DAILY RATE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE 2
Defeated BC Liberals Name MLA Critic Roles Under Interim Leader Shirley Bond
__ _THE REDUCED 28-MEMBER BC LIBERAL CAUCUS SAID THEY WILL MAKE SURE THERE IS AN INTEGRATED RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA IS CURRENTLY FACING._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA– Badly defeated BC Liberals named MLA critics under the leadership of interim Lea
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__ _GITANJALI RAO, A "BRILLIANT" YOUNG SCIENTIST AND INVENTOR, HAS BEEN NAMED BY TIME MAGAZINE AS THE FIRST-EVER ‘KID OF THE YEAR' FOR HER "ASTONISHING WORK” USING TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE ISSUES RANGING FROM CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER TO OPIOID ADDICTION AND CYBERBULLYING._ NEW YORK - Fifteen-
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__ _FACEBOOK HAS DITHERED ON ACTING AGAINST THE RIGHT-WING GROUP WITH TIES TO THE RULING BJP BECAUSE "CRACKING DOWN ON THE VIOLENT RIGHTWING BAJRANG DAL MIGHT ENDANGER BOTH THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND ITS STAFF IN INDIA", THE NEWSPAPER WROTE, REAFFIRMING ITS REPORTAGE EARLIER THIS YEAR O
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FILMMAKER R. PAUL DHILLON SAYS TELEFILM CANADA FINALLY WAKING UP TO THE REALITY OF FILM-TV FUNDING AND ENACTING MANY OF THE THINGS HE PROPOSED TO HERITAGE MINISTER IN 2018! _DESIBUZZCANADA EDITOR-FOUNDER AND WELL KNOWN FILMMAKER-PRODUCER R. PAUL DHILLON PRESENTED HIS PROPOSAL DIVERSITY FEATURE
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__ _A DEADLY WEEK THAT SAW A RECORD 28 DEATHS ON THURSDAY CAME TO AN END WITH ANOTHER 11 PEOPLE DYING OF COVID-19 AND CASES THAT REMAINED ABOVE 700. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 737 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED
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__ _MUNROOP HAYER, 27, WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME WHERE HIS FRIEND RIYAD RASHEED WAS GUNNED DOWN. HAYER, WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED IN A 2019 MURDER, APPEARED IN SURREY PROVINCIAL COURT LAST WEEK ON ONE COUNT OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2019 REMEMBRANCE DAY SLAYING OF ANDREW JAMES BALDWIN
Indo-Canadian Cops With VPD Charged With Beating Up A Black Football Player
__ _VPD CST. JARROD SIDHU IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON FOR THE TASERING OF JAMIEL MOORE-WILLIAMS AND CST. JAGPRET GHUMAN IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ASSAULT FOR KICKING WILLIAMS IN THE HEAD WHILE HE WAS IMMOBILIZED ON THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE TASERING. THE JUSTICE-FOR-JAMIE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Alarming 28 Deaths As Cases Again Jump Over 700
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS HITTING BC HARD WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS BUT THURSDAY’S 28 DEATHS IS ALARMING AS DAILY CASE NUMBERS AGAIN GO ABOVE 700. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 723 NEW CASES OF COVID-
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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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__ _WHILE THE DAILY CASES OFCOVID-19 ARE COMING DOWN AS SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS BUT DEATHS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE WITH ANOTHER 16 REPORTED DEATHS TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 566 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TW
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 35 More Deaths And Cases Remain Steady Just Below 700 Per Day
__ _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
INDIA'S DOUBLE TALK ON TERRORISM: State Terrorism In Kashmir And Atrocities Against Minorities Is Okay But Citizens Fighting For Their Rights Is Terrorism
_ _ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 11 More Deaths And 711 Cases Announced Friday
__ _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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RESPECTED FORMER JUDGE WALLY OPPAL AND BUSINESSMAN PETER DHILLON CALL THE ANNOUNCEMENT HISTORIC FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY! __ _PREMIER JOHN HORGAN ANNOUNCED THAT BURNABY-EDMONDS MLA RAJ CHOUHAN’S NAME WILL BE PUT FORWARD ON MONDAY AS THE PARTY'S CHOICE FOR SPEAKER WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RESU
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Death Numbers Remain High As Cases Decrease Slightly
__ _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
OVERWHELMING SUPPORT: Car Rallies, Protests Outside Indian Consulates Mark Great Show Of Support For Hero Farmers
SURREY – The support for protesting farmers in India has been overwhelming with Punjabi NRIs abroad, especially in Canada and right here in Surrey where a huge rally of over 100 cars and a very large protest outside the Indian Consulate offices in downtown Vancouver was held Wednesday. Hundred
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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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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High And Death Count Keeps Rising
__ _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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South Asian Man From Edmonton Charged For Allegedly Luring 6 Teens Over Snapchat
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__ _IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT THE COLLEGE OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP CONSULTANTS ACT IS NOW IN FORCE. THIS ACT PROVIDES A STATUTORY FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP CONSULTANTS, AND WILL MAKE THE FORTHCOMING COLLEGE OF IMMIGRATION AND
Trudeau Says Canadians Won’t Be Among The First To Get Vaccine Because Lack Of Manufacturing
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Despite The Misreporting Of Record 941 Cases Tuesday, The Spread Remains Super Strong
__ _DESPITE THE ADMISSION BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT TUESDAY’S NUMBERS WERE NOT THE RECORD BREAKING 941, THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS SUPER STRONG WITH AUTHORITIES BRINGING IN STRICT NEW RULES TO CURB THE SPREAD BEFORE THE VACCINE ARRIVES EARLY NEXT YEAR. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 887 New Cases And 13 New Deaths In Rising Pandemic Horror
__ _ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 DAY IN BC WITH 13 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 900 CASES WHICH IS BEGINNING TO DEEPLY IMPACT THE SPREAD AS WE HEAD INTO DECEMBER, GLAD TO LEAVE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST MONTHS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEAL
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__ _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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__ __ _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
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
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__ __ _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
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-
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__ __ _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
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
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
STILL LICENSED: Rupinder And Navdeep Batth Not Disciplined By Immigration Consultants’ Regulator Despite 69 Charges Of Immigration Fraud
INDO-CANADIAN CBSA LED THE COMPLEX INVESTIGATION THAT BUSTED THE BATTHS ALLEGED FRAUD! _ _ __ _THE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN (ITO) DOCUMENT, WHICH WAS FILED IN 2017 TO OBTAIN WARRANTS TO SEARCH CAN-ASIA IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS, RUPINDER AND NAVDEEP BATTH’S LANGLEY HOME, AND MULTIPLE SAFETY DEPOSI
DONALD, BC: My Canadian Work Journey Began At A Saw Mill Where It Was One Big Family
BY BALWANT SANGHERA – SECOND IN A SERIES ON MY LIFE Working in lumber-saw mills was one of the major sources of employment for Indo-Canadians especially till the 1980s. In addition to a large number of saw mills in Metro Vancouver there were also a lot of lumber mills on Vancouver Island and t
Elections BC Says No Violations Committed By Thind Campaign But NDP Says The Intentions Were Clearly There
WHO RELEASED THE GARRY THIND WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT CONTENT TO NDP? _ _ __ _WHILE THE BC LIBERAL GARRY THIND’S CAMPAIGN WAS CLEARED BY ELECTIONS BC OF NOT COMMITTING VOTER FRAUD BUT NDP CONTINUED TO HAMMER THIND AND LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON OVER CLEAR INTENTIONS TO SUBVERT MAIL-IN BALLOT PROVISIO
US Man Looking To Score With Canadian Girlfriend Fined $1000 And Boat Seized For Quarantine Act Violation
__ __ _A US MAN LOOKING FOR A LOVE TRYST WITH HIS CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND HAS FOUND THE HARD WAY THAT LOVE DOESN’T COME CHEAP AS HE WAS FINED $1000 AND HIS BOAT SEIZED AFTER FAILING TO REPORT HIS CROSSING INTO CANADIAN WATERS. HE WAS SENT BACK BUT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 TO GET HIS BOAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Three Deaths And 161 Cases
__ __ _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
Can-Asia Immigration Consultants Rupinder “Ron” Batth And Navdeep Batth Charged With Immigration Fraud
_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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Hospitalization Rate Reaches 69 As Active Cases Come Down Slightly
__ __ _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
Immigration Lawyer Roger Bhatti Faces Multiple Charges In Fraudulent Refugee Claims
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 125 New Cases Announced Wednesday As Spread Remains Strong
__ __ _THERE WERE 125 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY AS DAILY CASES REMAIN ABOVE 100 AND THE SPREAD OF VIRUS IN BC REMAINS STRONG. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 125 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR
NDP Wants Answers On BC Liberal Candidate Garry Thind’s Role In Voter Fraud Allegations
“WHAT IS MR. BALDEEP JHAND’S ROLE IN THE THIND CAMPAIGN AND WAS THE SURREY REALTOR FIRED?,” ASKS NDP! __ __ _ON TUESDAY, NDP MADE ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD AGAINST THE BC LIBERALS CANDIDATE GARRY THIND, A SURREY SCHOOL TRUSTEE WHO’S TAKEN A JUMP TO PROVINCIAL POLITICS. NDP ACCUSED THIN
Amnesty International India Halts Human Rights Work After Reprisal From Indian Government
__ __ _“THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS AND SHAMEFUL ACT BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH FORCES US TO CEASE THE CRUCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS WORK OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA FOR NOW. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MARK THE END OF OUR FIRM COMMITMENT TO, AND ENGAGEMENT IN, THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA. WE WI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death Makes Four Over Last Four Days
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Shows Improvement As Daily Cases Average Well Below 100
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Another Day Of Less Than 100 Cases
__ __ _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
GANGLAND MURDER: Vancouver Police Seeks Public’s Help In Grewal Murder Investigation
__ __ _ 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
NDP Calls Out Trudeau Liberals For Putting Out Welcome Mat For Trump Crony’s Company Despite Human Rights Controversy
_PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES WAS REPRESENTED IN OTTAWA BY FORMER AMBASSADOR TO THE US AND LIBERAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR DAVID MCNAUGHTON. LAST WEEK, THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER FOUND MCNAUGHTON GUILTY OF BREACHING HIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST OBLIGATION WHILE PROMOTING PALANTIR. “THIS IS A MASSIVE DATA SURVEILLA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Deaths And Daily Count Again Shoots Up Well Above 100
__ __ _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
LIGHT SENTENCE? Family Outraged At Two-Year Sentence For Terry Dulay’s Killer
__ __ _PARDEEP TERRY DULAY’S RELATIVE ANEIL SANGHERA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS LESS A DAY IN JAIL AND 18 MONTHS PROBATION FOR THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A 41-YEAR-OLD RICHMOND MAN, WHO DIED DURING A WEDDING CEREMONY AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN SOUTH VANCOUVER IN 2017. DULAY’S FAMILY TOOK TO FAC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Continue To Drop As Daily Cases Go Below 100
__ __ _WITH THE ELECTION UNDERWAY AND CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN THE PANDEMIC, THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS AS ACTIVE CASES CONTINUED TO DROP, GOING FROM ALMOST 2000 TO LESS THAN 1400 OVER TWO DAYS AND DAILY NUMBERS ALSO DROPPED BELOW 100 OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEAL
BC State Of Emergency Extended Again As Virus Spread Worsens
__ __ _ON AUG. 21, POLICE AND OTHER PROVINCIAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO ISSUE $2,000 VIOLATION TICKETS FOR OWNERS OR ORGANIZERS CONTRAVENING THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER'S (PHO) ORDER ON GATHERINGS AND EVENTS. BETWEEN AUG. 21 AND SEPT. 12, 14 VIOLATION TICKETS WERE ISSUED,
DOCTOR BY CHANCE MYSTIC BY CHOICE: Memoir Of Dr. Jagessar Das’s Journey From Medicine To Spirituality
BY ACHARYA DWIVEDI SURREY - The Memoir: Doctor by Chance Mystic by Choice is written by a distinguished spiritual person and scholar Dr. Jagessar Das. The title of the book is exceptionally fascinating and exciting as the subject himself. I have known Dr. Das for twenty-five years. Together w
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Drop By 500 In A Day But High Daily Count Continues
__ __ _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
COVID-19 AND DIABETES: Why The Virus Is Killing US Diabetes Patients At Alarming Rates
__ __ _AMONG DEATHS OF THOSE UNDER 65, HALF HAD THE CHRONIC CONDITION. THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ANALYZED MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS IN 15 STATES AND NEW YORK CITY FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY._ NEW YORK - Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Cases Remain In The 100 Plus Range With Four New Deaths
__ __ _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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__ __ DESIBUZZCANADA EXCLUSIVE:_ WHILE THE NEW POLL CONDUCTED BY POLLARA FOUND SURREY RESIDENTS WOULD CHOOSE FORMER SURREY MAYOR DIANNE WATTS OVER MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM ON A BALLOT BY MORE THAN TWO-TO-ONE MARGIN, IT ALSO REVEALED THAT LIBERAL MP SUKH DHALIWAL TIED WITH MCCALLUM FOR SUPPORT. WATT
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_FIFTY SCHOLARS FROM LEADING INSTITUTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK CALLED FOR THE REPORT TO BE RETRACTED AS IT “MALIGNS ALL SIKH-CANADIANS ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY AS EXTREMIST AND FOREIGN INFLUENCED ACTORS.” IN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE, THE SCHOLARS ALSO STATE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Active Cases Climbing Steadily
__ __ _THE VIRUS SPREAD THAT OCCURRED IN LATE SUMMER IS SHOWING ITS UGLY HEAD WITH HIGH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 , WHICH ARE STAYING ABOVE 100 DAILY AND PUSHING TOWARDS A DAILY AVERAGE OF 140-150. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, HAVE ISSUED THE
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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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking Cases Thursday Shows Worsening Virus Situation
__ __ _THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC, INDICATING THAT ANOTHER LOCKDOWN MAY BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER SPREAD WIDENS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 165 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKE
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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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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Remain High As Active Cases Shoot Past 1600
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases And Those Under Active Exposure Monitoring Continue To Rise
__ __ _THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW THE WORST IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS, A TOTAL OF SIX, BUT THE VIRUS SPREAD CAN BE BETTER ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEARLY 1600 ACTIVE CASES AND OVER 3000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING, WHICH IS A REAL CONCERN AS WE HEAD INTO THE FLU
SIKH HATERS: Terry Milewski, Ujjal Dosanjh And A Conservative Lackey Team Up For A Pile Of Trash And Bucket Full Of Dollars To Malign Sikhs
THE USUAL SUSPECTS: SIKH ACADEMICS SHRED BIASED, ANTI-SIKH PROPAGANDA BY RIGHTWING CANADIAN THINK TANK _WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE THAT THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE IS GIVING STAMP OF APPROVAL TO THE USUAL SUSPECTS OF SIKH HATERS MADE UP OF A WASHED-UP AND DISGRACEFUL JOURNALIST, WASHED UP POLI
THE LAST PICTURE: The Deadly Act Of Trying To Get That Picture Of A Lifetime Has Claimed Over 250 People
_ _ __ _WHETHER IT’S ON TOP OF A TREE WHILE DIVING, OR FLYING, SCALING SKYSCRAPERS, BRIDGES, CLIFFS, EDGES OF GRAND CANYON OR ANY OTHER PRECARIOUSLY PLACED LOCATION THAT ATTEMPT TO GET JUST ONE PICTURE TO REMEMBER FOR A LIFETIME HAS BEEN A DEADLY ONE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE THEIR LAST PICTURE. I
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Tallies Remain 100 Plus But Last 24 Hour Shows Big Decrease
__ __ _WEEKEND SAW CODI-19 DAILY CASES IN BC REMAIN 100 PLUS BUT THE LAST 24 HOUR PERIOD SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CASES BUT WILL THE LOWER TREND HOLD AS THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE SPIKE OF CASES OVER THE LAST FOUR WEEKS THAT HAS SEEN ACTIVE CASES SHOOT UP TO NEARLY 1600 FROM AS LOW AS 275 A FEW
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking 100 Plus Daily Cases Ends Another Bad Week
__ __ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK FOR BC CAME TO AN END WITH RECORD-SETTING DAILY NUMBERS THAT HIT ABOVE 130 FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE WIDENING OF THE EXPOSURE IS BAD NEWS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE DREADED WINTER FLU SEASON. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
Masturbating Indo-Canadian Cabbie Pleads Guilty To Avoid Jail Time
_ _ __ _IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MAY 26, 2019, GAGANDEEP SINGH SIDHU PICKED UP A FARE TO DRIVE A WOMAN IN HER 20S HOME FROM THE BAR. UPON ARRIVING AT THE WOMAN’S HOME, SHE BECAME SICK AND BEGAN VOMITING IN A NEARBY GARBAGE BIN. FOOTAGE FROM SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE HOUSE SHOWED SIDHU APPR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Continue To Rise As Daily Tallies Hit 100 Plus
__ __ _WHILE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN STEADY DOSES OF DEATHS BUT THE STEEP RISE IN THE DAILY COVID-19 CASES HAS GIVEN GREAT CONCERN TO THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES WHO ARE TAKING DRASTIC ACTION TO DEAL WITH THE WIDENING SPREAD BY SHUTTING DOWN VIRUS HOTSPOTS LIKE NIGHT CLUBS AND BANQUET HALLS. HEALTH MINIS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC’s Panic Closing Of Banquet Halls And Night Clubs Justified As Daily Cases Remain High
__ __ _THE SUDDEN CLOSING OF NIGHT CLUBS AND BANQUET HALLS SEEMS JUSTIFIED BY BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES AS DAILY CASES REMAIN HIGH, HITTING ANOTHER 100 ON WEDNESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 100 NEW CASES, AND NO NEW EPI-LINKED CASE
BC State Of Emergency Extended Again As Virus Spread Continues To Widen
__ __ _"IT'S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH RULES TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "HOWEVER, THERE REMAINS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE IGNORING DR. HENRY'S ORDERS AND THREATENING OUR HARD WORK OVER
PROMOTING PUNJABIYAT: The Positive Impact Of Social Media
BY RAVINDER SINGH SODHI The COVID crisis hasn’t only affected the economy of the different nations but has also altered the social life of the masses. The cultural, literary, as well as performing activities have all come to a standstill. However, during this, some literary, theatrical, and ar
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Mother-Lode of 100 Plus Cases On Three Consecutive Days Leads To Bar And Banquet Hall Shutdown
__ __ _THE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND SAW COVID-19 CASES HIT THE 100 PLUS MARK ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS AS SPREAD FROM CARELESS PARTIES AT BARS, NIGHT CLUBS, HOMES AND BANQUET HALLS SHOWED IT’S UGLY FACE, FORCING THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE DOWN NIGHT CLUBS AND BANQUET HALLS UNTIL THE INCREASING
Ontario Premier Ford Again Singles Out South Asian Dominated Brampton Amid COVID-19 Spike
_“I’M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BRAMPTON,” ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD TOLD REPORTERS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ON SEPT. 4 IN BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. “SOMETHING IS BROKEN WHEN YOU HAVE THREE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WITH 40 PERCENT OF THE CASES.” IN JULY, FORD LAMBASTED THE H
Federal Election Speculation Begins As Poll Finds Trudeau Liberals And Conservatives In Dead Heat
__ __ _TWO WEEKS FROM A SCHEDULED RE-OPENING OF PARLIAMENT WITH A SPEECH FROM THE THRONE THAT MAY ULTIMATELY TRIGGER A FALL ELECTION, THE LATEST PUBLIC OPINION DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS THE LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE PARTIES OF CANADA IN A TIE, WITH 35 PER CENT OF DECIDED
Half Dozen Canadian Cities Dedicate Sept 6 To Human Rights Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra
_ _ __ _THE PROCLAMATION READS “JASWANT SINGH KHALRA WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF DEMOCRATIC AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND A HIGHLY RESPECTED LEADER OF SIKH COMMUNITY. SEPTEMBER 6 IS A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT DATE RECOGNISED BY SIKHS AND SOUTH ASIANS ALL ACROSS CANADA IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS DEATH IN 1995.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Shoot Past 100 For Friday As Another Bad Week Comes To An End
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 REMAIN HIGH IN BC AS SPREAD WIDENS AND ACTIVE CASES HEAD TOWARDS 1500 WITH A NUMBER OF NEW DEATHS RECORDED THIS WEEK. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AS BC IS TESTING LESS THAN ALBERTA (10,000 TESTS A DAY COMPARED TO BC’S 4000 A DAY) SO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH
Two South Asian Men Charged With Hate Motivated Assault On Gay Couple In Calgary
__ __ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN MEN FROM CALGARY HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT IN AN INCIDENT POLICE SAY BEGAN AS A HATE CRIME AFTER A GAY COUPLE WAS ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED. AHMED NASSER BORHOT IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. ALAA BORHOT IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. THEY ARE EXP
NO LOVE FOR DOUG PAAJI: New Poll Says 72 Percent Surrey Residents Wouldn’t Vote For Mayor McCallum
58 PERCENT WANT TO KEEP RCMP IN SURREY INSTEAD OF COSTLY LOCAL POLICE! __ __ _SURREY RESIDENTS ARE CLEAR ON TWO THINGS IN A NEW POLLARA POLL COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF): THEY DO NOT WANT A NEW SURREY POLICE SERVICE OR SUPPORT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM. VOTERS FILLED ALL BUT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Spread Remain High As BC Records Over 6000 Cases And One New Death
__ __ _BC’S SPREAD CONTINUES TO WIDEN AS TOTAL COVID-19 CASES REACH ABOVE 6000 AND THE PROVINCE RECORDS ONE NEW DEATH. OFFICIALS SAY THAT BC IS AT A TIPPING POINT AND IT IS TIME FOR THE CITIZENS TO HELP DECREASE THE SPREAD. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Rise Above 1000 As Daily Cases Continue To Hit The 100 Plus Mark
__ __ _THE SPREAD IN BC IS CERTAINLY WIDENING WITH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONSISTENTLY HITTING THE 100 PLUS MARK AS HOSPITALIZATION AND THOSE BEING MONITORED FOR EXPOSURE ALSO RISES DRASTICALLY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 104 NEW
John Horgan Continues To Be Top Rated Premier In Canada, Says Poll
__ __ _B.C. PREMIER JOHN HORGAN'S POPULARITY HAS SKYROCKETED FROM PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS OF 46 PER CENT APPROVAL IN FEBRUARY. HORGAN EDGED OUT HIS COUNTERPARTS IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC IN THE TOP THREE SPOTS, RESPECTIVELY, ACCORDING TO AN ANGUS REID INSTITUTE POLL THAT PUTS THE B.C. PREMIER'S CURRENT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Tuesday Sees Daily Cases Go Down But Will It Hold?
__ __ _AFTER ANOTHER WEEKEND OF HIGH DAILY CASES, TUESDAY SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE BUT WILL THE LOW TREND HOLD? HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 58 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 5,848 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 100 Plus Cases Over Last Two Days Makes For Another Miserable Weekend
__ __ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC CONTINUES TO WIDEN AS CASES OVER THE WEEKEND SHOW THAT UNLESS PEOPLE REMAIN VIGILANT AND TAKE PRECAUTION, THE SPREAD WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN AS THE LAST TWO DAYS SAW 100 PLUS CASES A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALT
Lumber Mogul Asa Singh Johal Celebrates 98th Birthday
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Prominent businessman and philanthropist Asa Singh Johal celebrated his 98th birthday with his family, friends and members of the congregation at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas on Monday, August 17. His well-wishers at the Gurdwara wished Mr. Johal a ver
Five Indo-Canadian Men Arrested For Gun Offences Had Threatened Sikh Independence Activists, Say Witnesses
WHO’S BEHIND THE PERPETRATORS WITH A LOADED GUN AT SIKHS FOR JUSTICE RALLY IN BRAMPTON? __ __ _SIKH INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS SAY THERE WAS A REAL CHANCE FOR BLOODSHED AFTER FIVE INDO-CANADIAN MEN (SOME COULD BE INDIAN STUDENTS BUT THAT PART HAS NOT BEEN CLARIFIED) WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN BRA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The COVID Cork Pops With Record Number Of Single Day Cases Ahead Of Labour Day Weekend
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH DAILY COVID-19 CASES ENDS WITH THE OTHER RECORD SETTING CASES FOR A SINGLE DAY AS BRITISH COLUMBIANS HEAD INTO THE “SUMMER IS OVER” LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND AND KIDS GET READY TO HEAD TO SCHOOL WITH THE PANDEMIC SITUATION NOT LOOKING SO GOOD. THERE IS REAL CONCER
BCREA’s Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update Sees 6.5 percent Increase
__ __ _“THE OUTLOOK FOR THE BC HOUSING MARKET IS MUCH BRIGHTER FOLLOWING A SURPRISINGLY STRONG RECOVERY,” SAID BRENDON OGMUNDSON, BCREA CHIEF ECONOMIST. “WE EXPECT HOME SALES WILL SUSTAIN THIS MOMENTUM INTO 2021, AIDED BY RECORD-LOW MORTGAGE RATES AND A RECOVERING ECONOMY.”_ BY DESIBUZZ
“Cool Cat” Jaden Smith Releases New Album “CTV3”
After almost 6 years since _Cool Tape Vol. 2_ dropped in 2014, Jaden Smith has released the third installment of the Cool Tape mixtape series with his latest album _CTV3_. The series started in 2012 with _The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol.1_. With this album it features guest appearances from Justin B
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average Remains Above 50 For The Week As Active Cases Back Above 900
__ __ _BC HAD ANOTHER COVID-19 RELATED DEATH AS THE ACTIVE CASES AGAIN WENT ABOVE 900 THURSDAY WITH THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK WELL ABOVE 50 AS SCHOOLS GET READY TO OPEN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 68 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FOUR
TALKING POLITICS: From New Conservative Leader To WE Scandal, DESIBUZZCanada Editor Gives His Take On Channel Punjabi
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF DESIBUIZZCanada founder and editor R. Paul Dhillon appears regularly on Channel Punjabi with host Jas Karan Sahota to talk about political and other issues happening in BC and across Canada. On Tuesday, Dhillon discussed everything from new Conservative leader Erin O’T
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Come Down Slightly But Daily Average Remains Above 50
__ __ _WHILE COMPARED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, BC IS STILL DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING DAILY CASES RELATIVELY LOW AND THIS WEEK HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ACTIVE CASES AS WELL AS COMING DOWN FROM THE WEEKEND RECORD SETTING OF 109 CASES ON A SINGLE DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Come Down On Tuesday But Will The Low Trend Continue?
__ __ _TUESDAY SAW A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN DAILY COVID-19 CASES BUT WHETHER THIS LOWER TREND WILL HOLD FOR THE WEEK REMAINS TO BE SEEN. ON THE OTHER HAND, ACTIVE CASES CONTINUE TO GO UP. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 58 NEW CASES, INCL
POEM: Through The Eyes Of Hildegard Von Bingen As She Watches The Migrant Farm Workers Of The Fraser Valley
_ _ __ _BY SUSAN MCCASLIN_ The following poem is from an unpublished sequence in progress about the 12th-century German mystic, Hildegard of Bingen – visionary, artist, nun, theologian, musician, composer, natural scientist, herbalist, and cosmologist. In the sequence, I imagine Hildegard bei
FENTANYL PANDEMIC: Overdose Deaths Hit Sky High In The Age Of Corona
_ _ __ _THE BC CORONERS SERVICE REPORTED 175 DEATHS RELATED TO ILLICIT DRUG TOXICITY AND FENTANYL-DETECTED DRUG DEATHS TO THE END OF JULY 2020. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH MORE THAN 170 SUSPECTED ILLICIT DRUG DEATHS REPORTED TO THE BC CORONERS SERVICE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VIC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Reaches Another Pandemic High Of 109 Cases In One Day
__ __ _NEW RECORD HIGHS ARE BEING REACHED IN THE BC COVID-19 OUTBREAK AS SATURDAY-SUNDAY PERIOD SAW ANOTHER SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS HIGH OF 100 CASES LAST WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PE
Sikh-American Filmmaker Satinder Kaur Among Prestigious Universal Writers Program 2020 Participants
_ _ __ _FORMER U.S. ARMY VETERAN SATINDER KAUR, A WRITER, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER FROM BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, JOINS JENNIFER COATES, ANGELA DELGADO, SATINDER KAUR AND LARRY SANTANA AMONG THE WRITERS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIO'S 2020 WRITERS PROGRAM. KAUR IS THE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN WR
BOLLYWOOD TURNS BULLYWOOD: Sushant Singh Rajput’s Tragic Death Has Put Everyone On Notice
__ __ _THE TRAGIC DEATH OF SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT NOT ONLY HAS SEEN TONS OF SKELETONS TUMBLE OUT OF HIDEOUS CLOSETS OF BOLLYWOOD BUT ALSO PROVED THAT THE COMMON MAN IS THE MOST POWERFUL; THAT THE COMMON MAN IS NOT READY TO TOLERATE INJUSTICE_ BY DR NEELAM BATRA-VERMA _(AUTHOR 1971: A WAR STORY)_
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another High Daily Case Week Ends With 90 On Friday
__ __ _ACTIVE CASES RISE ABOVE 800 SINCE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK BEGAN IN BC AND THE RISING DAILY CASES SUGGEST THAT IF BRITISH COLUMBIANS DON’T SMARTEN UP AND TAKE CAUTION, THERE COULD BE ANOTHER LOCKDOWN COMING EVEN BEFORE AN EXPECTED SECOND WAVE. THE BC GOVERNMENT HAS RIGHTLY INSTITUTED A STR
Unlicensed Daycare Owner Charged In Death Of “Baby Mac” Saini
__ __ _MACALLAN SAINI, AKA “BABY MAC”, DIED IN JANUARY 2017 AND CHARGES WERE LAID THIS WEEK AGAINST 41-YEAR-OLD SUSY YASMINE SAAD, FOLLOWING A VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION. SAAD APPEARED IN COURT WEDNESDAY WHERE SHE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ‘FAILURE TO PROVIDE NECESSARIES OF LIFE
OUTBREAK: Employees At Loblaws Surrey Distribution Centre Test Positive For COVID-19
__ __ _TO DATE, NINE EMPLOYEES OF THE FACILITY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. FRASER HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH IS SCREENING ALL EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY, AND CASE AND CONTACT MANAGEMENT IS ONGOING. THOSE IDENTIFIED AS CASES AND CLOSE CONTACTS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SELF-ISOLATE._ BY DESIBUZZCA
Is Deputy Prime Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's Elevation To Finance An Answer To Justin Trudeau's Woes?
__ __ _TILL RECENTLY, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND WAS CANADA’S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER WHO SUCCESSFULLY AND DEXTEROUSLY HANDLED TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE USA DEALING THROUGH THE TOUGH BUREAUCRATIC TEAM OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. BUT SHE ALSO TEAMED UP WITH TRUMP ON AN ANTI-CH
Young Indo-Canadian Drowns In Harrison Lake In Latest Tragic Death From Drowning
__ __ _DHANPREET BAINS, WHO WENT BY DHAN, DIED LAST SUNDAY WHEN HE COULDN’T MAKE IT OUT OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE DURING A SWIM ON A PARTICULARLY HOT DAY. THERE HAS BEEN A STEEP RISE IN DROWNING DEATHS THIS SUMMER INCLUDING NEARLY HALF DOZEN SOUTH ASIANS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Remain High This Week With 80 Announced Thursday
__ __ _BC’S HIGH DAILY COUNT OF COVID-19 CASES CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER WEEK WITH AN AVERAGE WELL ABOVE 70 A DAY FOR THIS WEEK AS UNDISCIPLINED AND CARELESS PARTIERS FROM WEEKS AGO ARE FINALLY SHOWING UP IN DROVES WITH INFECTIONS. BUT THANKFULLY THE DEATHS HAVE ACTUALLY GROUND TO A NEAR HALT WITH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steep Rise Of Active Cases Is Bad News As Spread Widens
_THE RECENT SPIKE OF COVID-19 CASES IN BC HAVE PUSHED THE ACTIVE CASES TO NEAR 800 FROM AS LOW AS IN THE MID 200S AND THERE ARE ALSO NEARLY 2500 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR EXPOSURE. ALL THIS IS BAD NEWS FOR THE SPREAD THAT IS SLOWLY GETTING OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO CARELESSNESS OF YOUNG PEOP
Facebook India Executive A Willing “Puppet” Of Modi Government In Allowing Hateful Propaganda By BJP Politicians
_A REPORT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, QUOTING UNNAMED CURRENT AND FORMER FACEBOOK OFFICIALS, ALLEGES A TOP FACEBOOK INDIA OFFICIAL ANKHI DAS OPPOSED TAKING DOWN HATE SPEECH POSTS BY A BJP MLA OVER WORRIES IT WOULD DAMAGE THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN INDIA. BUT MANY IN INDIA THINK SHE IS A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Tuesday’s Tally Of 83 Continues High Trend Of New Infections
_THE TREND OF DAILY NEW INFECTIONS OF COVID-19 CONTINUED THEIR HIGH TRAJECTORY TUESDAY WITH 80 PLUS NEW CASES. AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE CRITICAL FALL FLU SEASON AND EXPECTED SECOND WAVE WHICH COULD BE DEADLIER, THIS TREND CREATED BY CARELESS PARTY-GOERS IS NOT BODING WELL FOR BC. HEALTH MINISTER AD
With Daily Cases On Steep Rise, BC State Of Emergency Extended Again
__ __ _"THE VAST MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE FOLLOWING DR. HENRY'S ORDERS OF SEEING FEWER FACES IN BIGGER SPACES, BUT WE ALL HAVE TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO FLATTENING THE CURVE," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT TO KEEP TRANSMISSION RATES DOWN, AND NOW UNSA
DO GOOD DEEDS: Love, Kindness And Compassion Goes A Long Way
BY ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR(RETD.) TODAY: KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE, WEAR MASK AND OBSERVE HYGIENE. TOMORROW: SURE, YOU WILL NOT BE BOTHERED BY COVID-NINETEEN. As the saying goes, “As you sow, so shall you reap” we will be rewarded or punished according to the good or bad deeds that we do. T
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steeply Rising Daily Cases Going From Bad To Worse
__ __ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CASES IN BC ARE RISING STEEPLY EVEN BEFORE THE SECOND WAVE WITH THE SITUATION GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE WITH FRIDAY TO SATURDAY 24 HOUR PERIOD SEEING A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH
South Asian Lawyer Named CEO Of Human Rights Museum Plagued With Accusations Of Racism And Homophobia
__ __ _WINNIPEG LAWYER ISHA KHAN WAS NAMED THE NEW LEADER OF EMBATTLED HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM AFTER FORMER HEAD RESIGNED AMID TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA, SEXISM AND CENSORSHIP._ WINNIPEG – Lawyer Isha Khan was named the new leader of embattled human rights museum after former he
Kamala Harris Reflects On Her Indian And Jamaican Parents In First Campaign Speech
__ _HISTORY-MAKING FIRST BLACK-SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN VP CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS TALKED ABOUT HOW HER PARENTS, JAMAICAN AND INDIAN IMMIGRANTS, MET WHILE PROTESTING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN OAKLAND IN THE 1960S._ DELAWARE - In her opening remarks during her first campaign appearance as Joe Biden’s cho
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Rise In Daily Cases Could Be Bad News For An Expected Second Wave
__ __ _BC SAW THE WORST WEEK OF RISING COVID-19 CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN WITH THIS WEEK EASILY AVERAGING ABOVE 80 CASES A DAY AND ACTIVE CASES RISING STEADILY TO 629 FROM LESS THAN 300 A FEW MONTHS AGO. JULY AND AUGUST HAVE SEEN THE SPREAD INCREASE AND WHILE OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING PEOPLE
Man Banned From Flying And Ordered Deported To India After Smoking And Refusing To Wear A Mask On WestJet Flight From Vancouver To Toronto
__ __ _ON A TORONTO-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER, 59-YEAR-OLD BALVIR SINGH CAUSED A SCENE AFTER SMOKING IN HIS SEAT AND REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WINNIPEG. ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT CANADA, IT’S THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN C
“Club Mumbai” Party Crowd Seen Flouting COVID-19 Rules In Video At Levels Night Club Following Exposure
_A VIDEO HAS EMERGED OF CLUB MUMBAI, A PURPORTED INDIAN STUDENTS’ PARTY CLUB, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE SEEN PARTYING AND FLOUTING COVID-19 RULES AT THE VANCOUVER-BASED NIGHTCLUB, IN YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIOUR DURING THE PANDEMIC._ VANCOUVER – Indian students and
Richmond Police Seek Help In Locating Indo-Canadian Trucker
__ __ _SURINDERJIT SINGH MATTU HAS DISAPPEARED, WHICH IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER, ACCORDING TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS._ RICHMOND – Richmond RCMP is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Indo-Canadian trucker from the city. Surinderjit Singh Mattu disappeared on Sunday
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Rise Rapidly As Virus Spread Increases
__ __ _ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG WITH THE SPREAD WHICH THIS WEEK HAS BEEN WELL OVER 60 PER DAY AND RISING. PARTY-GOERS AND YOUNGSTERS ARE THE MAIN CULPRITS IN THE INCREASE IN THIS SPREAD OVER JULY AND AUGUST AND WITH THE SUMMER (AUGUST) WINDING DOWN, THERE MAY BE FURTHE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cause For Alarm As 85 New Cases Announced Wednesday
__ __ _THERE’S CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS BC SPREAD OF COVID-19 WIDENS WITH THE THIRD HIGHEST TALLY OF CASES SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN TO BE TABULATED IN THE PROVINCE WITH BIGGEST TROUBLE SPOT BEING COASTAL REGION WHICH SAW MAJORITY OF THE NEW CASES DUE TO THE ONGOING SPREAD AT PARTIES. ALSO THE HIGH NU
PEACE OF MIND: How To Heal Your Mental State During COVID-19 Pandemic
BY ZILE SINGH _ A MAN IS WELL OR WOE AS HE THINKS HIMSELF SO. __NOTHING IS GOOD OR BAD BUT MIND MAKES IT SO._ We are passing through a critical phase of our lives. COVID-19 has made the world to kneel down. All are grappling with physical as well as financial in
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Continue To Increase As Spread Widens
__ __ _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
Kamala Harris Becomes First Black-South Asian American Woman To Be Vice President Candidate
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Cases Average Over 40 A Day But No New Deaths
__ __ _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
Another Indian Student Involved In Serious Crash That Sent Nine People To Hospital
_ _ __ _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
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT MURDER? Top Forensic Expert Dr. Dinesh Rao Says Crime Scene Was Contaminated
_ _ __ _“OF COURSE THE CRIME SCENE WAS CONTAMINATED. EVEN I HAVE SEEN VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF CURIOUS NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS WALKING AROUND. THIS INDICATES THE INEXPERIENCE AND INCOMPETENCY OF THE POLICE WHO MADE SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENTS THAT MR SUSHANT HAD COMMITTED SU
Canadian Parliament Plans For MP’s To Vote Virtually To Pass Legislation
__ __ _THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAS ASKED THE CHAMBER’S ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP A SECURE PLATFORM THAT CAN BE USED BY MPS TO VOTE REMOTELY._ OTTAWA - The House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee is looking to develop virtual voting to pass leg
TRIAL BY SOCIAL MEDIA: Was Sushant Singh Rajput Murdered Or Committed Suicide – Fans Have Already Made Their Mind
BY _DR NEELAM BATRA-VERM_A A lot many years ago, I used to write stories on trial by media. This is 2020, and trial by media is obsolete. It has been taken over by trial by social media, and try as much as you can, you cannot reign in the common man on the platform. Trial by social media today o
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week With Rising Daily Cases Ends With 50 Plus
_ANOTHER WEEK SAW A CONTINUING TREND OF RISING DAILY COVID-19 CASES AS CARELESS SUMMER PARTIES ARE WREAKING HAVOC AND INCREASING THE SPREAD THAT SAW THIS WEEK END WITH 50 PLUS CASES ON FRIDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C. 'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 53 NEW CAS
ARSON: Is Suspicious Khalsa Centre Fire In Mission Related To Racist Incident At Seven-Eleven?
__ __ _IS THE FIRE AT KHALSA CENTRE SUMMER CAMP IN MISSION ON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING RELATED TO A RACIST GRAFFITI INCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK AT A MISSION SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE? POLICE COULDN’T COMMENT ON THE DETAILS WHICH LED THEM TO SUSPECT ARSON, AND CPL. NATHAN BERZE, MEDIA OFFICER WITH THE MI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Remain high For The Week With Two New Deaths
__ __ _THE LONG STRING OF NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CAME TO AN END AS TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AS THE DAILY CASES REMAINED HIGH, HOVERING WELL ABOVE 40 A DAY FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 47 NEW CASES, INCLUDING O
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__ __ _SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE MANAGER RAVI DHAND WAS SHOCKED BY THE RACIST GRAFFITI ATTACKING INDO-CANADIANS ON THE NIGHT OF MONDAY, AUG. 3. – RACISTS IN MISSION DEFACING THE STORE WITH WORDS LIKE “FUC**** HINDU” AND INSULTS ABOUT TURBANS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF MISSION – Racists in
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep Rising But Deaths Slow And Only Handful Hospitalized
__ __ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 KEEP RISING IN BC BUT DEATHS HAVE SLOWED TO A TRICKLE AND ONLY A HANDFUL PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS CASES OF THE VIRUS ARE IN HOSPITALS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 47 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Up For The Weekend, Averaging Well Above 30 A Day
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BC’s State Of Emergency Extended Again As Daily Cases Continue Rising
_"IN RECENT WEEKS, BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE BEEN REMINDED THAT COVID-19 CASE COUNTS CAN EASILY RISE IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "AS WE CONTINUE OUR SLOW AND SAFE APPROACH TO PHASE 3, EXTENDING THE PROVINCIAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT WITH THE RESOU
SHASHI ASSANAND: Tireless Fighter For Immigrant Women Among 2020 Order Of BC Recipients
_VANCOUVER AND LOWER MAINLAND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY (VLMFSS) FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHASHI ASSANAND, WHO RETIRED A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER 26 YEARS AT THE HELM OF THE IMMIGRANT SERVICES ORGANIZATION, IS AMONG A GROUP THAT INCLUDES REVERED POLITICIAN CAROLE TAYLOR, BUSINESSMAN
BASSI IN TROUBLE? Punjabi Talk-Show Host Under-Fire For Calling Indian Female International Students “Whores And HomeWreckers”
_POPULAR TORONTO-BASED PUNJABI TELEVISION AND RADIO HOST JOGINDER BASSI HAS INCREASED HIS SHOW’S POPULARITY WITH HIS ONGOING DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN GENERAL, MANY OF WHOM, MOSTLY MALE, WHO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN CRIMINAL AND UNSOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN CANADA BUT IT’S WHAT
Brampton Indo-Canadian Councillor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Denies The Allegations, Calls It Politically Motivated
_BRAMPTON CITY COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND HARASSING A WOMAN, ACCORDING TO A CITY REPORT. "I COMPLETELY DENY THE ALLEGATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS MADE IN THIS REPORT," DHILLON SAID FRIDAY. THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DHILLON CAME TO LIGHT AFTER A SEXUA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep On Rising As Week Ends With 50 Cases
_ANOTHER WEEK ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE AS CASES HIT 50 FOR FRIDAY WHILE THOSE HOSPITALIZED REMAIN LOW WITH JUST FIVE PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN BC WITH THE VIRUS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 50 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, F
25 Canadian MPs Write To Immigration Minister For Special Refugee Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
_THE LETTER, SIGNED BY 16 CPC, 6 NDP AND 3 GREEN MPS, ASKS THE CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION TO USE HIS POWERS UNDER SECTION 25.2 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE LESS THAN 800 REMAINING SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN._ OTTAWA - Twenty-five Ca
Man From India Banned From Flying And Ordered Deported After Smoking And Refusing To Wear A Mask On WestJet Flight From Vancouver-Toronto
_ON A TORONTO-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER, 59-YEAR-OLD BALVIR SINGH CAUSED A SCENE AFTER SMOKING IN HIS SEAT AND REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WINNIPEG. ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT CANADA, IT’S THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN CHARGED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Near 30 For This Week
_THIS WEEK IS AGAIN AVERAGING NEAR 30 COVID-19 CASES A DAY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON HOSPITALIZATION AS ONLY A HANDFUL OF SERIOUSLY AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS ARE IN HOSPITAL OUT OF THE 242 ACTIVE CASES OF THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – This week is again averaging n
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE: SFU Profs Co-Author Book Addressing Urgent Need To Combat Domestic Violence
_TO ENABLE WIDER ACCESSIBILITY, THE BOOK ENTITLED, “MAKING SENSE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE & WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS A VIOLENCE FREE SOCIETY,” IS A FREE OPEN-SOURCE E-BOOK PUBLICATION, AND IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 13 INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE EXPERIENCE AN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit Over 40 For Wednesday But Only Six Affected Are In Hospital
__ __ _SUMMER HAS CERTAINLY BROUGHT THE SPREAD WITH IT AS COVID-19 CASES HIT OVER 40 ON WEDNESDAY, A NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN MONTHS, BUT THE DAILY RISE IS STILL NOT A WORRISOME TREND AS ONLY SIX PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED FROM THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –Summer
Pritam Singh Appointed Singapore’s First Leader Of Opposition
__ __ _SINGAPORE’S LEGISLATURES HAVE NEVER HAD FORMALLY DESIGNATED LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION LEADING THE WAY FOR VETERAN POLITICIAN PRITAM SINGHTO MAKE HISTORY BY BEING APPOINTED SINGAPORE’S FIRST LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT._ SINGAPORE – Veteran Politician Pritam Singh was on Tues
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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Cases Drop Slightly From The Above 30 A Day Average
_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
Is Cultus Lake Drowning Victim Another Young International Student From India?
__ _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
Police Arrest Indo-Canadian Man In South Vancouver Shooting That Sent One Person To Hospital With Serious Injuries
_ _ __ _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
EID MUBARAK TO ALL: Surrey Muslims To Celebrate Eid-ul-Adha On Friday July 31
__ __ _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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Slight Drop In Daily Cases Ends Another Worrisome Week
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC DIPPED SLIGHTLY TO END ANOTHER WORRISOME WEEK THAT SAW CASES AVERAGE ABOVE 30 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 27 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,419 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC’s Top Doc Bonnie Urges Caution As Daily Cases Rise
_BC HEALTH OFFICIALS INCLUDING BC’S TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL DR. BONNIE HENRY IS URGING EXTREME CAUTION AND CARE IN BRITISH COLUMBIANS’ DAILY ACTIONS IN THE PUBLIC AS DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 30 WHEN FOR MONTHS BC WAS AVERAGING BELOW 20 AND THEN 15 A DAY._
RACISM: Surrey Mayor Needs To Re-Establish Both The Diversity Advisory Committee And Establish A Race Relations Accountability Committee, Says Surrey Resident
__ __ _IN AN OPEN LETTER, SURREY RESIDENT PAULINE GREAVES TELLS SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO RE-ESTABLISH BOTH THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH A RACE RELATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE._ DEAR EDITOR: Mr. Mayor; I find your statements and actions conflicting. On the one hand
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep Climbing But Should There Be A Cause For Concern Yet?
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC KEEP CLIMBING AND THIS WEEK THE AVERAGE IS ALREADY ABOVE 30 BUT SHOULD THE RISE IN CASES BE A CONCERN AS THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW DEATHS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DESPITE THE RISE OF INFECTIONS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Daily COVID-19 cases in BC keep climbi
Canada Makes Changes For International Students To Study Through Online Learning
__ __ _AS THE FALL SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO HAS ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEGINNING A NEW PROGRAM ONLINE THIS FALL WITH A CANADIAN LEARNING INSTITUTION, IF THEIR INSTITUTION IS OFFERING THE PROGRAM ONLINE, SO THA
With Rising COVID-19 Cases, BC Again Extends State Of Emergency To Continue BC's COVID-19 Response
__ __ _"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
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 30 New Cases Announced Tuesday Keeps Daily Average High
__ __ _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
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
_ LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE SEEN A STEADY RISE OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC BUT THE WEEKEND TALLY SINCE FRIDAY IS A REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS SATURDAY SAW A WHOPPING 51 CASES WITH THE AVERAGE OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BEING ABOVE 30 PER DAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Last two weeks have
HORGAN FLYING HIGH: BC Premier’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time High Amid COVID-19 Response
__ __ _“PREMIER HORGAN REALLY LEADS THE CHARGE,” SAID STEVE MOSSOP WITH INSIGHTS WEST POLLING AGENCY. “WE HAVE APPROVAL RATINGS ROCKETING BY 17 POINTS IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS TO 68 PER CENT, WHICH IS REALLY HIGHER THAN WE’VE EVER SEEN FOR NOT ONLY HORGAN BUT ANY OTHER POLITICAL LEADER THAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Negative Trend Of Rising Daily Cases
__ __ _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
NDP Says Andrew Wilkinson Tried To Block John Horgan’s 20% Car Insurance Rate Cut But NDP Didn’t Let Him
__ __ _THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS PASSED WEDNESDAY, OVERHAULS ICBC WITH AN ENHANCED CARE MODEL THAT WILL SAVE DRIVERS AN AVERAGE OF $400 PER YEAR BY ELIMINATING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL COSTS FROM THE SYSTEM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkin
BC Sees Job Numbers Climb By 118,000 As Gradual Economic Recovery Begins
__ __ _"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
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
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._
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
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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 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
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:
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
South Asian Realtor Dies In Kelowna Trying To Save Daughter During Father’s Day Trip
__ __ _KASHIF SHEIKH, A LOCAL REALTOR, DIED AFTER RESCUING HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FROM A WATERFALL NEAR KELOWNA._ KELOWNA — A Pakistani-Canadian father died on Father’s Day in Kelowna trying to save his daughter. Kashif Sheikh, 46, a local realtor, died after rescuing his 13-year-old dau
TOTAL IDIOTS: Police Search For Punjabi Men Riding In Chrysler 300 With Personalized Plate “SUUBEDAR”
_SOMETIME BETWEEN SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 AND MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020, TWO MEN WERE OBSERVED ENTERING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS OF A BLACK CHRYSLER 300, WITH ONTARIO PERSONALIZED LICENCE PLATE, “SUUBEDAR”. THE CAR THEY GOT INTO PURPOSELY DID BURN-OUTS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT DAMAGED
Vancouver Mayor Calls For An End To All Street Checks By VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced that he wants to end the practice of street checks in Vancouver. The Mayor will introduce a motion calling on Council to affirm this priority and ask the Vancouver Police Board to begin this work. “Thanks to the actions of the Province and
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
THE SECRET TO LIVING LONG: 102-Year-Old Mr. Singh Listens To His Body And That What You Should Do During Pandemic
__ __ _MR. SINGH STILL GOES FOR WALKS AND WAITS FOR THE SUMMER WEATHER WHEN HE WILL HIT THE GOLF COURSE. THE TESTIMONY TO HIS EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AT THIS SENIOR GOLDEN AGE IS THAT HE DOES NOT TAKE ANY OF THOSE MEDICINES OFTEN RELATED TO OLD AGE. CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, KNEE PROBLEMS, ETC. HAVE BYP
Pro-Independence Group Sikhs For Justice Empowered By Akal Takht Jathedar’s “All Sikhs Want Khalistan” Comments
_ _ GIANI HARPREET SINGH SAID EVERY SIKH WANTS KHALISTAN AND THEY WILL ACCEPT IT IF GOVERNMENT OFFERS IT! _ASKED ABOUT SLOGANEERING AT AKAL TAKHT IN FAVOUR OF KHALISTAN BY SIKH HARDLINERS, GIANI HARPREET SINGH SAID, “THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IF SLOGANS ARE RAISED AFTER THE FUNCTION. IF THE GOVER
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
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES HAS COME TO AN END AND THE JUNE LOOKS PROMISING AS THE ECONOMY GETS A FURTHER OPENING TEST. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 11 NEW INFECTIONS AND FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY NO NEW DEATHS F
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__ __ _THIS YEAR'S B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS WERE PRESENTED THROUGH A LIVESTREAM EVENT ON THE B.C. GOVERNMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE. PREMIER HORGAN AND ANNE KANG, MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTICULTURALISM, PRESENTED THE AWARDS THAT WERE CO-HOSTED BY MELANIE
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__ __ _BC CONTINUES TO GET GOOD NEWS ON A DAILY BASIS AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUES TO DECREASE AND ARE BELOW 10 DAILY FOR THIS WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED NINE NEW INFECTIONS AND TWO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,558 CASES IN BR
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__ __ _THERE WERE JUST NINE NEW CASES GIVEN THAT BC HAS NOW REOPENED MANY BUSINESSES FOR PHASE TWO AND THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED TEN-FOLD. BUT SINCE THE VIRUS HAS A TWO WEEK PERIOD BEFORE PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, HEALTH OFFICIALS WON’T KNOW THE TRUE IMPACT OF THE REOPENING ON NEW CASES U
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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 Liberals Bending Over Backwards To Lobby For Restaurant Industry
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__ __ _ALLEGATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO CBSA OFFICER MISCONDUCT INCLUDED IMPROPER SEARCH, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BRIBERY, THEFT, EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, COLLECTING WOMEN’S PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERS, AND MORE. THOUGH MANY DETAILS FROM THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION DOCUMENTS ARE REDA
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__ __ _SATYENDER DEV KHANNA AND PRIYA KHANNA WORKED AT THE CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER._ NEW YORK - An Indian-American father and daughter, both doctors in New Jersey, have died due to the COVID-19, with Governor Phil Murphy describing their demise as “particularly tough" and hailed them for
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__ __ _BC WENT FROM 2 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED TUESDAY TO 21 ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, THE DAY AFTER THE REOPENING OF THE PROVINCE’S PHASE TWO, WHICH SAW MANY RESTAURANTS AND HAIR SALONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES REOPEN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OF
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__ __ _FROM THE LOW DAILY NEW COVID-19 CASES LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUE TO DROP THIS WEEK, BC HAS NOT ONLY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE VIRUS MAY BE ON IT’S WAY OUT IN OUR PROVINCE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED JUST TWO
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__ __ _MISSING MAN FOR 88-YEAR-OLD JARNAIL SANGHERA HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS SOUTH ASIAN MALE, WITH A SLIM BUILD, 5’8”, WHO WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A LIGHT BLUE TURBAN, A PLAID SHIRT, BLACK VEST, AND KHAKI PANTS. SANGHERA SPEAKS ONLY PUNJABI._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF DELTA - Delta Pol
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_ _ __ _‘NOW’S NOT THE TIME” CAMPAIGN TO HALT SURREY’S TRANSITION TO LOCAL POLICE FORCE HAS RECRUITED SOME HEAVY-HITTERS, INCLUDING FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ SINGH DHILLON, TO MAKE SURE THAT SURREY RCMP STAYS NOW THAT COVID-19 HAS WRECKED HAVOC ECONOMICALLY EVERYWHERE. “
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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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__ __ _STAYING HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BEING RESPECTFUL OF THOSE AROUND US WHEN WE DO GO OUT ARE STILL VERY MUCH A NECESSITY FOR ALL OF US. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL NOT CHANGE, EVEN AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE: SAFE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, WASHING OUR HANDS AND AVOIDING NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONAL TR
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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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__ __ _LOW DAILY INFECTIONS CONTINUED WEDNESDAY BUT SO DID THE DEATHS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF COVID-19. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,255 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
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__ __ _BC HAS DONE IT’S BEST IN FLATTENING THE CURVE AND IT’S SHOWING BY NUMBERS THAT HAVE HIT SINGLE DIGIT ON TUESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 BUT FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,232 CASES IN B
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__ __ _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
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__ __ _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
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__ __ __ _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 –
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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
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
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
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Virus Numbers On The Upward Tick With 145 New Cases Announced On Tuesday
_ON TUESDAY DURING THEIR DAILY UPDATES, BC HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER SAID FOR THE TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS OF MARCH 22 TO 23, AND MARCH 23 THROUGH TO THIS MORNING, THERE HAD BEEN 145 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS IN BC._ __ BY PD RAJ – SEN
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE MONDAY: Affected Rate Less Than Previous Days But Vigilance Needed
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the current information below for Monday, March 23, 2020. Positive COVID-19 cases less than the previous two days but still climbing so vigilance needed to cut the rate of new cases. CASES: * Total confirmed cases
FILM FANATIC: Aman Bassi Is A Rising Young Star In The Film-Entertainment World
_TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD AMAN BASSI, A SURREY BORN AND BRED GIRL, IS DOING IT ALL IN THE WORLD OF CINEMA – PRODUCING, DIRECTING, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP) AND EVEN SINGING, RECENTLY RELEASING A BREAK-OUT R&B INFUSED HIP-HOP TRACK CALLED VIBE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – The world of
Vancouver Cracking Down On Those Who Break COVID-19 Orders With Fines And Closures
__ _VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE ON MONDAY FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO VOTE ON AN AMENDMENT TO VANCOUVER'S EMERGENCY POWERS BYLAW THAT WILL INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS. AS DIRECTED BY THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ALL BUSINESSES THAT REMAIN OPEN MUST ENSURE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTA
IS GOD ON VACATION? The Business Of Religion Like Any Other Business Is Down These Days!
_THE BELIEVABILITY OF HIS OR HER EXISTENCE, BASED ON RITUALISTIC AND CONCEPTUAL PHYSICAL PRESENCE, IS RIGHTFULLY QUESTIONED. IS GOD AVOIDING HIS RESPONSIBILITY BY FLEEING FROM THE PERIL? IS HE ON VACATION?_ __ BY PROMOD PURI Churches, temples, mosques, or Gurdwaras may not be much congregated
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Overseas Immigration And Trident Immigration Services To Provide Free Support Services To Students, Temporary Residents, Visitors And Supervisa Holders
SURREY - In the present COVID-19, Coronavirus pandemic time that we are going through, we at Trident immigration services inc in association with Overseas immigration will assist all temporary residents like visitors , super visa holders, international students , foreign workers to apply their
Indo-Canadian Among Team Of Canadian Researchers Who Isolated The Deadly Coronavirus
_ARINJAY BANERJEE, WHO IS A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY’S INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND SPECIALISES IN CORONAVIRUSES AND IN BATS, SAID: “NOW THAT WE HAVE ISOLATED THE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS, WE CAN SHARE THIS WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS AND CONTINUE THIS TEAMWORK. THE
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Have Quadrupled This Week As Virus Spreads Fast In BC
__ _THE COVID-19 UPDATE FRIDAY SHOWED THAT THE SITUATION IN BC IS GETTING WORSE AS THE NUMBER OF CASES HAVE NEARLY QUADRUPLED IN A SINGLE WEEK TO 348 WITH ANOTHER BIG JUMP OF 77 NEW CASES SINCE THURSDAY._ __ _BY PD RAJ – SENIOR WRITER DESIBUZZCANADA_ VICTORIA – The COVID-19 update Friday s
Karnvir Garcha Charged In 2019 Surrey Stabbing At Violence-Filled Sidhu Moosewala Concert
_FOLLOWING A FULSOME INVESTIGATION BY THE SURREY RCMP GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, KARNVIR GARCHA, A SURREY RESIDENT, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, AND ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM. GARCHA IS CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. THE STAB
Baby Doll Singer Kanika Kapoor Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Accused Of Hiding Her Travel History
_UK-BASED BABY DOLL SINGER KANIKA KAPOOR HAS TESTED CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE. SHE IS ACCUSED OF HIDING HER TRAVEL HISTORY AND THEN PARTYING IN INDIA AT A 5-STAR HOTEL. KANIKA’S FATHER RAJIV KAPOOR, IN THE MEANTIME, SPOKE TO AAJ TAK AND SAID THAT SHE ATTENDED THREE PARTIES AFTER ARRIVING IN LUCKNOW
Trudeau’s COVID-19 Aid Package To Workers And Businesses Hope To Curb Economic Disaster Brought On By The Pandemic
The aid measures, delivered as part of the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, will provide up to $27 billion in direct support to Canadian workers and businesses, plus $55 billion to meet liquidity needs of Canadian businesses and households through tax deferrals to help st
BC Construction Association Unveils “Virtual Hotline” To Support Construction Sector
__ _THE BC CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION IS BOLSTERING THE RESOURCES ITS PROVIDING ONLINE WITH A “VIRTUAL HOTLINE” TO GATHER THE OBSERVATIONS, QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR GUIDANCE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, INCLUDING TRADE AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, PROJECT OWNERS, TRADESPEOPLE, MANUFACTURERS AND
Vigil Held To Commemorate Indo-Canadian Farmworkers Who Died Tragically
_THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, THREE WOMEN—ARMAJIT KAUR BAL, 52, SUKHVINDER KAUR PUNIA, 46, AND SARBJIT KAUR SIDHU, 31—TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN A FIFTEEN PASSENGER VAN CARRYING SEVENTEEN FARMWORKERS SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL ON THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY NEAR ABBOTSFORD, BC._ ABBOTSFORD - A vigil
BC Declares State Of Emergency For 14 Days To Curb COVID-19 Spread
_MIKE FARNWORTH, MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, MADE THE DECLARATION BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM B.C.'S HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, AFTER DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17. "DECLARING A
A CONVERSATION: Extraordinary Author-Poet K.K. Srivastava Talks About His Work And Career
BY ASHOK BHARGAVA Author-Poet K.K. Srivastava is an accomplished professional with a Masters in Economics from Gorakhpur University in 1980, who joined the Civil Service in 1983. Srivastava has written three volumes of poetry: Ineluctable Stillness (2005), An Armless Hand Writes (2008; 2012) an
STATE OF EMERGENCY: BC Declares Public Health Emergency As Coronavirus Count Jumps To 186 With Three New Deaths
_HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX SOUGHT TUESDAY TO ALLAY CONCERNS ABOUT REPORTED SHORTAGES OF HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT, SAYING B.C. HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF TESTING SWABS. “WE ARE SOON TO RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT NEW SHIPMENTS OF MASKS, OF N95 MASKS, WHICH IS OF CONCERN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TH
How Will Steven Spielberg’s Remake Of Classic West Side Story Fly With The New Generation?
_THE ORIGINAL 1961 WEST SIDE STORY IS A ROMEO AND JULIET INSPIRED TALE AND A CLASSIC MUSICAL BELOVED BY MANY FILM LOVERS AND IS A PART OF MOVIE HISTORY. THE RELEASE OF FIRST LOOK OF SPIELBERG’S ADAPTATION OF THE ADORED MOVIE ALLOWS FANS TO HAVE A FEEL OF WHAT THE MOVIE IS GOING TO BE._ __ LOS
All Surrey Recreational Facilities And Libraries Closed From Monday To Fight COVID-19 Spread
__ _MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM HAS DIRECTED THE CLOSURE OF ALL CITY OF SURREY RECREATION CENTRES, ICE ARENAS, POOLS AND LIBRARIES TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). FULL REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE WHO HAS REGISTERED FOR ACTIVITIES AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE AND LIBR
BILLION RISING: Vancouver And Surrey Events Create 1300 Care Packages For Women And Children
SURREY - To mark 2020’s, Worldwide One Billion Rising* campaign, the biggest mass action to end violence against women, social justice and faith based organizations came together to hold events in Vancouver and Surrey in February 2020. The main focus was to bring people together to create ov
CORONAVIRUS ISN’T GOING TO KILL YOU – But It Could Be Deadly For Your Elderly And Sick Loved Ones
_WHILE THIS PANDEMIC HAS CREATED GREAT FEAR AND FEAR-MONGERING HAS LED TO PANIC BUYING OF TOILET PAPER AMONG OTHER ITEMS, THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC UNLESS IT’S YOUR NATURE AND STUPIDITY TO DO SO. THE WORLD ISN’T ENDING BECAUSE OF SOME COMMON COLD THAT DOESN’T HAVE A CURE YET AND NEARLY 90 P
COVID-19 ASSISTANCE: Trudeau Assures Canadians That Government Will "Take Care Of You" Amid Financial Uncertainty
_PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS GOVERNING FROM HOME FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IS IN SELF-ISOLATION AFTER HIS WIFE, SOPHIE GRÉGOIRE TRUDEAU, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19, THURSDAY. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR COVID-19 AND A DOCTOR HAS ADVISED HIM NOT TO BE TESTED IF HE IS
STAR IN THE MAKING: Karan Aujla Has Emerged As Another Great Punjabi-Canadian Talent From BC
__ _JASKARAN SINGH AUJLA, OR AS HE IS KNOWN TO HIS FANS SIMPLY AS ‘KARAN AUJLA’, HAS BECOME THE NEW KING OF PUNJABI MUSIC AND A SUPER HIT ON YOUTUBE. HIS STYLE OF MUSIC AND NEW DIMENSION OF VIDEOS SET ON EXOTIC LOCATIONS HAS MADE HIM AN INTERNATIONAL STAR TO THE TUNE OF OVER 100 MILLION VIE
DISEASED SHIP: More Than 130 Indians On Coronavirus-Hit US Cruise Ship That Disembarked Monday
__ _“WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS ONE GUEST PASSENGER AND 131 TEAM MEMBERS FROM INDIA ABOARD GRAND PRINCESS,” PRINCESS CRUISES, OWNER OF THE CRUISE-LINER, SAID. THE SHIP WAS CARRYING 2,421 PASSENGERS AND 1,113 CREW MEMBERS; AND 21 OF THEM HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS._ NEW DELHI - Mo
POSTPONED: South Asian Fashion Week Kicks Off With A Launch At Pierre's In Yaletown
_SOUTH ASIAN FASHION WEEK (SAFW) WAS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK FOR ITS THIRD YEAR FROM MARCH 27 TO 29 WITH A NEW VENUE – THE FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM HOTEL BUT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS FEARS, SAFW, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD TO POSTPONE THEIR EVENT. CO-FOUNDERS CINDY KHELLA AND FARAH HASAN, WHO HOSTED THE KICKOFF
Indo-Canadian Landlord Ordered To Pay $23,300 After Losing Human Rights Case
_BRITISH COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL MEMBER PAMELA MURRAY, IN FINDING THE COMPLAINT “JUSTIFIED,” ORDERED PARMINDER MOHAN TO PAY CRYSTAL SMITH AN ADDITIONAL $1,500 TO COVER LOST WAGES FOR TIME SHE MISSED FROM WORK FOR HAVING TO MOVE, “BECAUSE OF STRESS FROM THE SITUATION,” AND $1,800 FO
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: Tasty Southeast Asian Inspired Peanut Coconut Curry To Drown Your Coronavirus Blues
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU When I think of Southeast Asia, I am taken back to my trip to Thailand many years ago. It was a truly magical experience to be immersed in so many different sights, sounds, and smells. Almost everywhere I looked I saw people, locals and tourists alike, enjoying the
Indo-Canadian Man Returning To India after 22 Years Arrested For Immigration Fraud
_LUCK FINALLY RAN OUT FOR ROORH RAM, WHO WAS LEADING A COMFORTABLE LIFE IN CANADA AFTER MIGRATING THERE IN 1998 ALLEGEDLY USING FAKE DOCUMENTS TO GET A VISA, AS THE CBI ARRESTED HIM ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OFFICIALS SAID._ NEW DELHI – An Indo-Canadian man tho
CRA Needs Volunteers To Lend A Hand At Tax Time
VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is celebrating 49 years of helping individuals prepare their income tax and benefit returns. CVITP volunteers help complete over half a million tax returns every year for individuals who have a modest i
PRITI’S A BIG BULLY: Labour Calls For Britain’s Home Secretary Patel To Step Down As New “Bullying” Charges Emerge
__ _THE CABINET OFFICE INQUIRY WAS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY AFTER THE TOP CIVIL SERVANT IN THE HOME OFFICE, PHILIP RUTNAM, RESIGNED PUBLICLY, LEVELLING A SERIES OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH HOME SECRETARY PRITI PATEL AND ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTION TO SUE THE GOVERNMENT. PATEL HAS REJECTED THE ALLEGATI
Women’s Day Exhibition To Honour Indo-British Spy Noor Inayat Khan
__ _NOOR INAYAT KHAN WAS THE DAUGHT __ER OF INDIAN SUFI SAINT HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN AND A DESCENDANT OF THE 18TH CENTURY MYSORE RULER TIPU SULTAN._ __ LONDON - A British Indian World War II spy, Noor Inayat Khan, has been chosen as the subject of a major new interactive digital exhibition in the U
A RELATIONSHIP DISTRACTION? SNL’s Pete Davidson Responds To Ariana Grande’s Diss: You Are “Bill Board’s Woman Of The Year”, While I’m “Butt-hole Eyes From Barstoolsports.com.”
__ _THE COMEDIAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE DID NOT PLAN ON SPEAKING ABOUT HIS INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP WITH POP STAR ARIANA GRANDE. UNTIL DAVIDSON MENTIONS IN THE SPECIAL THAT HIS FRIEND LET HIM KNOW THAT GRANDE SAID IN HER VOGUE INTERVIEW THAT SHE WAS UNSURE WHO HE WAS AND DATED HIM AS A “DISTRACTI
VERY SERIOUS MISCONDUCT: Did US Prosecutors And The FBI Coerced False Evidence In College Admissions Cases, Actress Lori Loughlin’s Attorneys Say “YES”
WILL THE NEW ALLEGATIONS OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT LEAD TO THE INDICTMENTS THROWN OUT! __ _IN US DISTRICT COURT IN BOSTON, JUDGE NATHANIEL M. GORTON DESCRIBED THE ALLEGATIONS OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT AS “VERY SERIOUS" AND DIRECTED LOUGHLIN’S ATTORNEYS TO FILE A MOTION TO DISMISS, SUPPRE
Veteran Arts Advocate Zainub Verjee Receives Governor General’s Awards For Outstanding Contribution In Visual And Media Arts
VANCOUVER - Zainub Verjee, Cultural Administrator, Arts Advocate, Art Critic with deep roots in Vancouver has received the Governor General’s Awards for Outstanding Contribution in Visual and Media Arts, which was announced on February 19th by the Canada Council for the Arts. Verjee is curre
Surrey Changes Bylaws To Give Taxi Companies An Equal Playing Field With Ride Hailing
_CITY COUNCIL ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY BYLAWS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PASSENGER DIRECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING TAXICABS, REFLECT THE SAME REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE IMBL TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER THE CITY’S JURISDICTION._ SURREY – Surrey Council approved several
13-Year-Old Punjab Girl Impresses Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
NEW DELHI - Namya Joshi, a seventh-grader from Sat Paul Mittal School in Ludhiana loves training teachers and has been a crusader for making learning fun through technology. Joshi, 13, has been helping teachers—not only at her school but across the globe—convert classroom lessons into intera
Ontario NDP MPP Gurratan Singh Tables Sikh Genocide Awareness Week Bill
_WSO PRESIDENT TEJINDER SINGH SIDHU SAID, "WE WELCOME THE TABLING OF AN ACT TO PROCLAIM SIKH GENOCIDE AWARENESS WEEK BY BRAMPTON EAST MPP GURRATAN SINGH. THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE SIKH GENOCIDE AND PASSING OF THIS BILL WILL BE DEEPLY IMPORTANT TO THE SIKH COMMUNITY. THIS BILL WILL CREATE AN OPP
Disappointment And Criticism Greets NDP Government's Final Approval To Create Surrey Police Force
__ _OPPOSITION SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PROVINCE HAS GIVEN SURREY THE GO-AHEAD TO CREATE A LOCAL POLICE BOARD, SHE FEELS THERE HAS BEEN A SERIOUS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WITH TOO MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS STILL TO BE ANSWERED. “WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SU
Missing Indo-Canadian Woman Who Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances Had Attended Fiji Rugby Fundraiser On Saturday
_FORTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD NIRLA SHARMA OF NEW WESTMINSTER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED AFTER LEAVING HOME AT 4 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 24. ACCORDING TO DESIBUZZCANADA SOURCES, SHARMA ATTENDED THE FIJI RUGBY FUNDRAISER WITH HER DAUGHTER ON SATURDAY NIGHT. “SHE CAME TO KHANNA BANQUET HALL ON 21ST FEB TO PICKUP H
FROM RAGS TO RICHES: Shoeshine Lad From Bathinda Is ‘Indian Idol’
_THE STORY OF THIS YEAR’S INDIAN IDOL WINNER IS TRULY RAGS TO RICHES. SALMAN ALI, AKA SUNNY, A SHOESHINE BOY FROM BATHINDA, HAS WON THE INDIAN IDOL 11, TAKING HOME THE CASH PRIZE OF RS25 LAKH, A CAR AND A SINGING CONTRACT WITH T-SERIES. AS HIS NAME WAS ANNOUNCED AS WINNER AROUND MIDNIGHT ON SUN
ANOTHER 1984? India Must Put An Immediate Stop To Delhi Violence, Says WSO
__ _THE RIGHTWING HINDUTAVA GOONS HAVE CREATED CHAOS IN DELHI USING OLD TRICKS OF SETTING COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND RELIGIOUS PLACES ON FIRE. THE VIOLENCE ERUPTED ON SUNDAY AFTER SUPPORTERS OF THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT (CAA), PASSED BY THE BJP GOVERNMENT LAST DECEMBER, ATTACKED ANTI-GOVERNM
THE WEDDING PLAN: Don’t Assume You Know What To Expect – Plan Well!
BY MANDEEP PANESAR For many Sikh brides-to-be who are in the early stages of wedding planning, it can be easy to assume that you know what to expect. When your wedding day comes around the corner, reality can set in, and you can start to feel overwhelmed. I’ve been in that situation, and I’m
Some People Using Dating Apps In Surrey Paying A High Price For Sex And Romance
__ _POLICE ARE REPORTING A SPIKE IN SEXUAL E__XTORTION AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING PEOPLE USING DATING APPS IN SURREY. RCMP CORPORAL ELENORE STURKO EXPLAINS IT'S LINKED TO THE RISE OF DATING APPS LIKE TINDER AND BUMBLE. USERS ARE BEING WARNED TO THINK TWICE BEFORE SHARING ANY SENSITIVE OR PRIVA
PLATES OF FLAVOUR: Tired Of Veggies, Try This Delicious Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
COOKING WITH PERMJIT K. SANDHU Cooking with meat can be challenging for some, especially if you wish to delight your dinner guests with a level of sophistication and decadence. But sophistication doesn’t have to mean complicated. You can make a delicious meal that screams opulence with only
JATINDER SINGH: Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Indo-Canadian Youth
RICHMOND – A missing Indo-Canadian youth is being sought by the Richmond RCMP. They are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing Richmond resident Jatinder Singh, who was last seen February 18, 2020. Description of Jatinder Singh: South Asian male 16 years 6 ft 2 in Slende
Indo-Australian Mayor Sukhi Turner Is Politician By Choice, Punjabi At Heart, Kiwi By Nature
_SUKHINDER KAUR GILL, AKA SUKHI TURNER, ARRIVED IN NEW ZEALAND IN JULY 1973 AFTER MARRYING THE COUNTRY’S MOST GLAMOROUS CRICKETER GLENN TURNER AND 20 YEARS LATER, BECAME THE FIRST PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN (PIO) TO BECOME A THREE-TIME MAYOR OF DUNEDIN, SERVING FROM 1995 TO 2004._ WELLINGTON - Sh
Sri Srinivasan Becomes The First Indo-American Chief Judge
_SRI SRINIVASAN, WHO WAS BORN IN CHANDIGARH, IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO BE NAMED TO THE APEX COURT AT SOME STAGE, POSSIBLY BY A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT — HE WAS NAMED TO THE DC CIRCUIT BY OBAMA._ WASHINGTON - Sri Srinivasan has become the first Indo-American and Asian to head a US court of appeals aft
750 UTA Truckers Deliver Ultimatum To BC Government To Enforce The Law
_SURREY NDP MLAS WARNED BY THE UNITED TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION TO COMPEL COMMISSIONER TO STOP ILLEGAL LABOUR, OR FACE THE WRATH OF ANGRY TRUCKING COMMUNITY._ SURREY – The United Truckers Association’s first meeting of 2020 delivered a strong message to BC’s Minister of Labour and his fellow Su
Girl Guides Of Canada Exploring Diversity And Inclusivity At Special Surrey Celebration This Saturday
_CELEBRATED SINCE 1926, WORLD THINKING DAY IS A DAY OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND BE CONNECTED TO ALL 10 MILLION GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS IN 150 COUNTRIES._ __ SURREY - February 22 is a very special day for Girl
WHO’S THE CHIEF? Hereditary Chiefs Of The Wet’suwet’en Lands Ultimately Rule Over The Elected Ones
IN THE EPICENTRE OF FIRST NATIONS’ PROTESTS IN THE WET’SUWET’EN LANDS, IT’S THE HAGWILGET VILLAGE COUNCIL THAT’S ALSO DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND! __ _THE EPICENTRE OF THE CANADA-WIDE PROTESTS IS THE INDIGENOUS LANDS OF WET’SUWET’EN OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE OF BURNS LAKE IN BRITISH COLUM
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN: Richmond’s Unique Religious-Interfaith Hub Gets Film Treatment
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Richmond’s Highway to Heaven (H2H) is a very unique place. This small stretch of Number Five Road in Richmond has more than 20 places of worship of different religious denominations. India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas was the first place of worship to be b
SNACKABLE: Lizzo Literally Looked Like A Hershey Bar At The Brit Awards 2020
_LIZZO ARRIVED AT THE 2020 BRIT AWARDS AND DID NOT FAIL TO AMAZE US AND STUNS IN A BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE BAR INSPIRED DRESS. _ LONDON -- Lizzo walked in the red carpet in chocolate inspired dress designed by Moschino and even a candy bar inspired clutch. Lizzo while flaunting her dress in fron
GANGSTER CENSORSHIP: Punjab Curving Artistic Freedom By Banning Gangster Film 'Shooter' For Allegedly “Promoting Violence”
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FILES CHANDIGARH – Punjab government’s ill-advised efforts to deal with gang violence and crime has become a campaign to take freedom of expression and artistic freedom away from artists like filmmakers and music artists. Is this really the right approach,
Trudeau Government Changing Stress Test Rate For Insured Mortgages
The new minimum qualifying rate will be the greater of the borrower's contract rate or the weekly median five-year fixed insured mortgage rate from mortgage insurance applications, plus two percentage points. OTTAWA – The Justin Trudeau government is changing the stress test rate for insured m
Exceptional Athlete Brandon Bassi Who Died In A Tragic Car Accident In Surrey Honoured In B.C. Legislature
_THE MEMORY OF AN INDO-CANADIAN TEEN FROM DELTA WAS HONOURED IN THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE AT THE B.C. LEGISLATURE THIS WEEK, WITH LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR JANET AUSTIN RECOGNIZING BRANDON BASSI AS A LEADER IN SPORT WHO WAS LOST IN THE PAST YEAR. BASSI WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN SURREY ON MAY 18, 20
FILM LANDMARKS: If You Love Netflix’s “To All The Boys I Loved Before” Films – You Can Now Visit All The Film’s Locations In Vancouver
_IF YOU ARE A FAN OF NETFLIX’S TO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE FILMS, NOW YOU CAN VISIT ALL THE FILM’S SHOOTING LOCATIONS IN VANCOUVER. THE FIRST FILM WAS FILMED BOTH IN VANCOUVER AND PORTLAND OREGON BUT THIS TIME AROUND THE ENTIRE SEQUEL IS FILMED IN VANCOUVER AND LANGLEY. _ VANCOUVER - In
OPINION: LISTEN UP TRUDEAU: Experienced Immigration Consultant Proposes Amendments To Improve The Canadian Study Visa Stream
BY KULDEEP KUMAR BANSAL Kuldeep Bansal is an experienced immigration consultant who recently dealt with a number of issues which he says was a huge learning experience. He says the issues were direct result of a lack of proper direction from Immigration Canada and their own loopholes that have
Missing Surrey Man Rattanjot Sidhu Found Dead
Rattanjot Sidhu, who was last seen wearing a black turban, black puffy jacket, black sweat pants and black/orange shoes, was found dead, according to Surrey RCMP. BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - A missing Indo-Canadian man from Surrey has been found dead. Rattanjot Sidhu, who was last seen at
HIGH PRAISE: Drs. Bhui’s Son Surgeon Dennis Bhui Saves The Day For A Patient Who Lost 75 Percent Vision In One Eye
_WHILE WE COULD WRITE A BOOK ON THE HEAD OF THE BHUI FAMILY, THE VERY POPULAR AND CHARMING DR. PARAMJIT SINGH BHUI, WHO LEFT MUMBAI WITH HIS SWEETHEART FROM THE SOUTH, THE BEAUTIFUL NALINI BHUI (HERSELF A LEADING PHYSICIAN) AND SETTLED FOR THIRTY YEARS IN SURREY (AND THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS IN CANADA
CRA SCAM: Indo-Canadian Couple From Brampton Arrested In RCMP’s Transnational Scam Investigation
_GURINDERPREET DHALIWAL AND INDERPREET DHALIWAL, BOTH FROM BRAMPTON, ARE BOTH CHARGED ONE COUNT OF FRAUD OVER $5,000 AND ONE COUNT OF LAUNDERING OF THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME AMONG OTHER CHARGES. IN ADDITION TO THE DHALIWALS, A CANADA-WIDE ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SHANTANU MANIK, 26 YEARS OF
Dev Patel Goes Medieval In A24’s “Green Knight” Trailer
_INDO-BRITISH HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR DEV PATEL STARS AS SIR GAWAIN, THE NEPHEW OF KING ARTHUR PLAYED BY SEAN HARRIS, IN WHAT DISTRIBUTOR-PRODUCER A24 FILMS DESCRIBES AS AN “EPIC TAKE ON THE CLASSIC ARTHURIAN LEGEND”. _ LOS ANGELES – The moody trailer of Indo-British Hollywood superstar Dev P
GODDESS KALI AND THE DANCE OF DEATH:Does Kali Represent The True Contemporary Woman While Society Tries To Tame Her?
_IN HER DUALITY, AND WITH HER FOUR, EIGHT, OR TEN ARMS THAT CARRY A MIX OF BELLIGERENT AND LUMINOUS SYMBOLISMS, GODDESS KALI REPRESENTS WOMANHOOD IN MULTI-FACETED PORTRAIT. THE MANY ROLES CONTEMPORARY WOMAN JUGGLES, THE CHALLENGES, AND THE FIGHTS OR BATTLES SHE UNDERTAKES ARE WHAT GODDESS KALI RE
Pattullo Bridge Replacement Contract Worth $967.5 Million Awarded To Fraser Crossing Partners
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New Sfu Graduate From India Has Years Of Experience But Studying With Her Daughter Was An “honour Roll”
TOPICS:Anasuya Kesavan [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/anasuya-kesavan/]Communications Specialist [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/communications-specialist/]Journalist-Writer [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/journalist-writer/]SFU [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/sfu/] anas
FILM REVIEW: Writer-Director R. Paul Dhillon Weaves Past-Present-Future In A Fun-filled Cultural Ride Through Diverse Canadian Landscape In The Fusion Generation
__ _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
_NEW ANGUS REID POLL FINDS SNC-LAVALIN ETHICS VIOLATION HAS NOT HAMPERED LIBERAL ENTHUSIASM AS PARTY CONTINUES SUMMER RISE. CASTING AHEAD TO AN EXPECTED OCTOBER VOTE, 36 PER CENT OF CANADIANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CANDIDATE IN THEIR RIDING. MEANWHILE, THE LIBERALS GARNER 3
South Asian Family In Coquitlam Terrorized By Racist Letter
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 20, 2019 _“DARKY IN OUR WHITE MAN’S LAND GET THE F*** OUT OF MY COUNTRY,” IS THE FIRST LINE OF THE LETTER, WHICH GOES ON TO MAKE RACIST AND SEXUAL COMMENTS BEFORE SAYING, “LOTS OF YOU DARKIES H
DESI ANGREJ: The Fusion Generation Promotions Underway!
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Rcmp Needs To Charge Hooligan Indian Students Caught In A “punjabi-style” Brawl At Strawberry Hill Cinemas
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 16, 2019 _THE VIDEO, WHICH HIT SOCIAL MEDIA AND WAS SHARED ON WHATSAPP ON SUNDAY, SHOWS FISTS AND FEET FLYING IN A MASS FIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STRAWBERRY HILL MALL. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MEN WERE
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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The Rebels: Doug “paaji” Helps Creates Solid Opposition With Four Councillors Issuing A Joint Statement Condemning Surrey Mayor’s “my Way Or The Highway” Governance
_SURREY’S AGING MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, AKA DOUG PAAJI, HAS HELPED CREATE A SOLID FOUR MEMBER OPPOSITION OF LINDA ANNIS, JACK HUNDIAL, STEVEN PETTIGREW, AND BRENDA LOCKE, WHO ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT THIS WEEK IN STANDING UP TO MCCALLUM’S OLD STYLE OF “MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY” GOVERNAN
Punjabi Pop Star Guru Randhawa Got “wacked” At Vancouver Show
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Venerable Simpson, Thomas & Associates Law Firm Certified As A Great Place To Work
_“KNOWING THAT OUR STAFF CALL SIMPSON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES A GREAT PLACE TO WORK IS EXTREMELY GRATIFYING. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND BELIEVE THAT IF WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF THEN THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR CLIENTS. WE ARE HONOURED TO RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION FROM GREAT PLACE
Veteran Indo-canadian Cop Retires Amidst Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Advances Towards A New Recruit
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Shadda Tops In Canada: Diljit Dosanjh Starer Shadaa Beats All Bollywood And Punjabi Films To Become The Top Money-maker In Canada For 2019
_SHADAA HAS BECOME THE HIGHEST GROSSING INDIAN FILM IN CANADA FOR 2019 WITH GROSSES OF AROUND $1.4 MILLION AFTER 31 DAYS OF RELEASE. THE FILM HAS BEATEN ALL THE HINDI RELEASES OF 2019 BY A DECENT MARGIN AS THE SECOND BEST FILM IS GULLY BOY AT $1.15 MILLION. SHAADA IS ALSO THE HIGHEST PUNJ
“turbaned Suspect” Sought In Assault Near Sfu’s Burnaby Campus
_THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE, APPROXIMATELY 19-23 YEARS OLD, 5’9, BROWN EYES, AND WEARING A BLACK TURBAN, BLUE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, GREY SWEAT PANTS AND BLACK SANDALS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF BURNABY – A turbaned suspect is sought by Burnaby RCMP, which released a
Agri-food Immigration: New Scheme For Those Looking To Come To Canada
_THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A NEW 3-YEAR ECONOMIC IMMIGRATION PILOT THAT WILL FILL LABOUR SHORTAGES, PARTICULARLY IN MEAT PROCESSING AND MUSHROOM PRODUCTION, WITHIN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR AND HELP MEET CANADA’S AMBITIOUS EXPORT TARGETS._ MISSISSAUGA – Those looking to come t
Surrey Approve Komagata Maru Way Street Sign To Honour Victims
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 12, 2019 _AT MONDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF COMMEMORATIVE SIGNS THAT SAY KOMAGATA MARU WAY ON 75A AVENUE BETWEEN 120 STREET AND 121A STREET. IN ADDITION TO T
Lions Get Clobbered By Eskimos!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 12, 2019 _THE BC LIONS CONTINUE TO SUCK AS EDMONTON ESKIMOS EMBARRASSED THEM 33-6 THURSDAY NIGHT AT BC PLACE STADIUM. THE LIONS SUFFERED ANOTHER UGLY DRUBBING AT THE HANDS OF THE ESKIMOS BECAUSE THE OFFENSIV
Top Mma Fighter Arjan Bhullar Says Goodbye To Ufc And Goes To One Championship
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 8, 2019 _FORMER UFC HEAVYWEIGHT BHULLAR IS THE LATEST HIGH-PROFILE TALENT ACQUISITION BY ONE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE NEWS WAS CONFIRMED ON WEDNESDAY BY BHULLAR HIMSELF, WHO TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO POST A PHOTO OF
Missing: Surrey Rcmp Seek Help In Locating Jaspal Sidhu
_JASPAL SIDHU OF SURREY WAS LAST SEEN AT 9:30 AM ON JULY 2, 2019 IN THE 8600 BLOCK OF 152 A ST IN SURREY. HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. SIDHU IS DESCRIBED AS A 38 YEARS OLD SOUTH ASIAN, MALE, 5’9, 161 LBS, WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLUE SWEAT
First Hindu Mp In Canada Deepak Obhrai Loses Fight To Liver Cancer
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Gateway Pizza Owner Jawahar Singh Padda Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 4, 2019 _GATEWAY PIZZA, JAWAHAR PADDA WAS SENTENCED TO 29 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS IN PRISON IN SURREY AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED OF A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING POINTING A FIREARM, UTTERING THREATS, FORCIBLE CONFI
Punjabi Market-celebrates Milestone With Historic Motion Passed By Vancouver
_SINCE THE FIRST STORE OPENED IN 1970, THE PUNJABI MARKET HAS BEEN CONSIDERED A PLACE TO SUPPORT CULTURAL IDENTITY AS IS DEMONSTRATED EVERY YEAR BY THE SHEER NUMBER OF UPWARDS OF 100,000 ATTENDEES AT THE ANNUAL VAISAKHI PARADE THROUGH THE PUNJABI MARKET. COUNCILLOR PETE FRY, WHO PUT FORTH
Celebrating Capu!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 28, 2019 _CAPILLANO UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS CAPPED OFF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR BY CELEBRATING WITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR DINNER AT THE PINNACLE HOTEL AT LONSDALE QUAY IN NORTH VANCOUVER. DESIBUZZCANAD
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
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
POLL: Trudeau Liberals Appear To Have Stopped Bleeding Support But Can The Conservatives Be Bloodied?
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Accused Indian Corporate Fraudster Exposed In Bc’s Dirty Money Probe
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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
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?
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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
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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
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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
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Judge Calls Satinder Dhillon’s Lawsuit Over People’s Party Of Canada Name “nonsensical” And Awards Maxime Bernier Led Party $20,000 In Costs
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
Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Charged With Impersonating A Cop
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Just A Thought: Do You Ever Stop To Think About The Creation, Cultivation And Development Of Thought
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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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2019 __ _SURREY RCMP HAS WRAPPED UP ITS SIX-MONTH-LONG PROBE INTO THE MUCH HEATED VOTER FRAUD IN SURREY WHICH ONE MORONIC INDO-CANADIAN ORGANIZATION TRIED TO BLAME ON THE INCUMBENT SURREY FIRST SLATE W
Anti-gang Music Video Targets (ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ) Premieres To Great Community Reaction
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 12, 2019 _A GROUP OF ARTISTS – R. PAUL DHILLON (JOURNALIST-EDITOR OF THE LINK AND FILMMAKER), NIRANJAN SINGH “NANJI” DHALIWAL (SONG WRITER-LYRICIST), SAM SIDHU (MUSIC DIRECTOR) AND GOGI BAINS (SINGER)
Musical Firecracker Neha Kakkar To Blow The Roof Off Queen Elizabeth Theatre This Sunday As Kvp Entertainers’ Celebrate Their Landmark 25th Silver Jubilee
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 11, 2019 __ _NEHA KAKKAR HAS REACHED THE HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY ALL OVER THE WORLD IN A VERY SHORT TIME BUT WHAT DISTINGUISHES HER FROM OTHERS IS HER HUMBLENESS AND CONNECTIVITY WITH THE AUDIENCE AND THAT P
South Asian Cop With Vpd Convicted For Making Threats
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 2, 2019 DEEPAK KUMAR SOOD, AN OFF-DUTY VANCOUVER COP, THREATENED TO ‘BASH’ IN THE HEAD OF FURNITURE STORE OWNER! _CONST. DEEPAK KUMAR SOOD OF THE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF MA
Christy Clark’s “chamcha” Jas Johal Makes An Idiot Of Himself By Calling Surrey Ndp Mlas Chamchas Then Had To Withdraw His Shameful Remarks
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 2, 2019 __ _“IT’S SHAMEFUL THAT JAS JOHAL IS SAYING ONE THING TO OUR COMMUNITY ON THE RADIO, AND SAYING THE OPPOSITE JUST TWO HOURS LATER IN THE LEGISLATURE,” SAYS BRAR. “HE INSISTED HIS OFFENSIVE
Former Air India Investigator Insp. Baltej Singh Dhillon Being Honoured By Toastmaster
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 29, 2019 __ _AT AGE 16, ON HIS FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL IN VANCOUVER, SOMEONE PLACED A STICKER ON BALTEJ SINGH DHILLON’S BACK. IT READ “GO HOME, PAKI!”. BALTEJ DIDN’T GO HOME. INSTEAD HE RESOLVED
Indo-canadian Youtube Sensation Lilly Singh Makes History As First Indo-canadian To Get Her Own Tv Show On Big Us Network
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 21, 2019 __ _THE NEWLY NAMED “A LITTLE LATE WITH LILLY SINGH” WILL START IN SEPTEMBER MAKING HER THE ONLY FEMALE TO HOST A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW ON ONE OF THE MAJOR NETWORKS AT THE CURRENT MOMENT._ LOS
Watch Out For Overcharging Loomba
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 17, 2019 SURREY – An Indo-Canadian heating and water tank repairman from Surrey-based Loomba Plumbing has been overcharging customers for heat and water tank repairs. DesibuzzCanada has received numerou
Rajinder Sandhu Arrested And Charged With Shooting That Injured 17-year-old Boy In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 __ _SIX CHARGES HAVE SINCE BEEN LAID AGAINST RAJINDER SANDHU, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER, DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITH INTENT, POSSESSION AND DISCHARGING OF A RESTRICTED FIREARM, POSSESSION OF A REST
Respected New Us Congresswoman Ocasio-cortez’s Indo-american Aide Accused Of Funneling $1million Into Private Accounts
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 __ _THE TRANSFERS WERE MADE BY SAIKAT CHAKRABARTI, OCASIO-CORTEZ’S CHIEF OF STAFF, AND MAY HAVE RUN AFOUL OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT THAT PLACES A LIMIT OF $5,000 ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
Historic Win: Jagmeet Singh Rises From The Ashes With A Decisive Win As Trudeau Faces “corruption” Wrath
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2019 __ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH’S BIG VICTORY (FIRST NON-WHITE, FIRST ETHNIC-CANADIAN, FIRST TURBANED SIKH-CANADIAN NATIONAL PARTY LEADER TO WIN A SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS) COMES AT A PERFECT TI
South Asian Woman And Hubby Win A Cool $1 Million In Lotto Max Maxmillions
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2019 __ _JACE AND ROSHINA DE ATH ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE FREE TIME AFTER MATCHING ALL SEVEN NUMBERS IN THE LOTTO MAX MAXMILLIONS DRAW HELD BACK ON OCTOBER 26, 2018 TO WIN $1 MILLION. “WE WILL CONS
Best Documentary Short: Film On Taboos Around Menstruation In India Wins Oscar Award
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2019 __ _DIRECTED BY AWARD-WINNING IRANIAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKER RAYKA ZEHTABCHI, THE FILM IS CREATED BY THE PAD PROJECT, AN ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED BY AN INSPIRED GROUP OF STUDENTS AT THE OAKWOOD SCH
South Asian Man Charged Following Stabbing At North Delta School
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 22, 2019 _MANOJ GEORGE, AGE 49 YEARS OLD OF DELTA BC, IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. HE WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WOMAN WHO WAS INJURED IN THIS I
Minister Wilson-raybould’s Resignation Spells Trouble For Trudeau Govt In Election Year
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [/../../../author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2019 __ _JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD’S SUDDEN RESIGNATION ON TUESDAY TURNED VAGUE ALLEGATIONS OF INTERFERENCE IN THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF AN ENGINEERING GIANT INTO A DEEPENING POLITICAL CRISIS FOR PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU
Budget 2019: Ndp Delivers Balanced Budget Aimed At Families And Working People
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE NEW BC CHILD OPPORTUNITY BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN TILL AGE 18! _TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES AND HELP EVERY CHILD REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, BUDGET 2019 INTRODU
Top Trudeau Lieutenant Navdeep Bains Chosen Liberals’ National Campaign Committee Co-chair For October Election
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 19, 2019 _THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA ANNOUNCED THAT NAVDEEP BAINS, NIKKI HIPKIN, BRITTNEY KERR, DOMINIC LEBLANC, AND SYLVIE PARADIS WILL SERVE AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE PARTY’S NATIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE F
Tribune India Profiles Desibuzzcanada Founder-editor & Filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon And His Upcoming Film Desi Angrej: The Fusion Generation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 19, 2019 _TITLED, “OF IDENTITY & ROOTS”, THE TRIBUNE WROTE: “WRITER-FILMMAKER PAUL DHILLON, WHO HAS COME UP WITH HIS SECOND FILM DESI ANGREJ: THE FUSION GENERATION, SAYS IT IS A UNIQUELY MULTICULTU
British Sikh Billionaire Famous For Matching Rolls Royce With Turbans Goes Viral With Splashy New Fleet
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 7, 2019 _REUBEN SINGH, THE LONDON-BASED CEO OF ALLDAYPA AND ISHER CAPITAL, POSTED A SERIES OF IMAGES OF HIMSELF POSING WITH HIS WIDE RANGE OF LUXURY CARS SIX OF WHICH WERE BOUGHT RECENTLY. IN 2000, THE S
Health Canada Warns Of Toxic Herbal Products Sold At Indo-canadian Owned A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic In Surrey And Brampton
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 2, 2019 _HEALTH CANADA HAS SEIZED PRODUCTS, INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE A1 HERBAL AYURVEDIC CLINIC LTD. AND IS WARNING THE PUBLIC THAT THEY COULD POSE SERIOUS RISKS. NONE OF THE SEIZED HEALTH PROD
Bc Liberals Shared Cosy Relationship With Legislature “moocher” Craig James Accused Of Taking An “illicit” $258,000 Payout Among Other Hefty Expenses On Taxpayers’ Tab
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2019 NEITHER FORMER PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK, NOR CURRENT LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON OR FORMER BC LIBERAL SPEAKER LINDA REID CALLED OUT JAMES ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTRAVAGANT EXPENSES AND THE PAYOUT! _SUS
Film On Taboos Around Menstruation In India Lands Oscar Nomination
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 25, 2019 __ _DIRECTED BY AWARD-WINNING IRANIAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKER RAYKA ZEHTABCHI, THE FILM IS CREATED BY THE PAD PROJECT, AN ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED BY AN INSPIRED GROUP OF STUDENTS AT THE OAKWOOD SCHO
Evm Hacking: ‘cyber Expert’ Who Got Asylum In Us Makes Bombshell Allegations That 2014 General Elections Were Rigged And People Murdered To Keep Quiet
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 25, 2019 _SYED SHUJA, WHO SPOKE TO THE PRESS IN LONDON VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING, ALLEGED THAT BJP LEADER GOPINATH MUNDE WAS KILLED BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT EVMS HAD BEEN HACKED._ LONDON – A United States-bas
Poetry: Do Perceptions Really Matter Or Are They A Figment Of One’s Imagination?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 18, 2019 By Paarull JS Bakshi Perceptions were hard to shatter For all we know, they rarely matter They are mostly just a figment of one’s imagination For all we know that this is merely our false f
You May Not Like Pm Narendra Modi’s Politics But You’ll Fall In Love With His Poetry
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 18, 2019 _SHRI NARENDRA DAMODARDAS MODI, COMMONLY KNOWN AS NARENDRA MODI, HAD A HUMBLE BEGINNING BUT THROUGH HIS DEVOTION, DEDICATION AND INNER STRENGTH HE HAS REACHED TO HIGH POLITICAL OFFICE OF PRIME MI
Controversial Muslim Columnist Accuses Islamic Party Of Ontario Head Of Uttering Death Threat
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 15, 2019 BUT IT COULD ALSO BE PART OF TAREK FATAH’S ONGOING ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF HIS OWN COMMUNITY! _“NON-MUSLIM READERS, EVEN POLICE AND POLITICIANS, WOULD NOT KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ALLEGATI
Surrey Considering Naming Street After The Komagata Maru And Kin Of One Of The Passengers Says It’s A Great Tribute
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 DESIBUZZCANADA ADVISES TO NAME 128TH AS KOMAGATA MARU STREET! _IF APPROVED BY SURREY CITY COUNCIL, THE STREET WILL OFFER A GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE PASSENGERS AND RAJ SINGH TOOR — WH
Kabaddi Kabooters: Will Trudeau Government Get Tough After Immigration Report Says Half Of Kabaddi Players Who Came To Canada Between 2014-2017 Didn’t Go Back To India
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _MORE THAN 120 KABADDI PLAYERS WHO CAME TO CANADA FOR THE ANNUAL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS BETWEEN 2014-2017 HAVE EITHER VANISHED, APPLIED FOR REFUGEE STATUS OR SOMEHOW OBTAINED A CANADIAN WORK VISA, AC
Fyi Media Celebrates Launch Of 7 New Channels!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 9, 2019 _BILL SANDHU AND TIRATH ARORA CO-FOUNDED FYI MEDIA HELD A BIG PARTY LAST WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR 7 TV CHANNELS ON USA’S BIGGEST SATELLITE DISTRIBUTOR DISH NETWORK -SLING TV. ACCORD
Lotto Win: Richmond’s Zahra Madhany Pockets Cool $500,000 By Saying “yes” To Extra
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 3, 2019 __ _RICHMOND’S ZAHRA MADAHANY NORMALLY BUYS TICKETS WHEN THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT UP FOR GRABS, BUT HADN’T PLAYED FOR SOME TIME UNTIL SHE PURCHASED THE WINNING TICKET AT THE DODI MARKET ON
Canadian Sikhs Organizations Hold Meeting Regarding “extremism” Wording In Public Safety Canada Report
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 2, 2019 TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE BEEN IN DAMAGE CONTROL OVER THE ISSUE BUT HAVE THEY ALREADY LOST SIKH VOTES IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION? _THE PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA REPORT WAS A BIG BOO-BOO BY THE JUSTIN TRUDE
500 Crore Election Fund For Madhya Pradesh Paved The Way For Kamal Nath Getting Cm Post
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2018 AND FRIENDS BALVIR BOPARAI AND AMAN DHALIWAL! _WHAT A MUSICAL TREAT! TAKING A BREAK FROM THE WEDDING CELEBRATIONS – ATTENDED THE PTC PUNJABI MUSIC AWARDS WITH THE GREAT SUKSHINDER SHINDA, WHO
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
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
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
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
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
India’s Population Explosion – Is It An Asset Or A Ticking Time Bomb?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 16, 2018 _OVERPOPULATION ALSO LEADS TO CONGESTION AND UNCLEAN AND UNHEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS. LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CAPITOL CITY, DELHI. DELHI AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS BECOME THE MOST DEN
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
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
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
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
Bc Introduces Legislation To Better Protect Temporary Foreign Workers From Exploitation
Migrant farm workers in strawberry fields. (Mark Miller/Getty Images) POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 26, 2018 _"WORKERS COMING TO B.C. WANT TO FEEL SAFE, CONFIDENT THEIR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED, AND THAT ABUSIVE EMPLOYERS WILL BE HELD ACCO
‘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
Don’t Let The Fear Of Minority Government Stop You For Voting Yes On Proportional Representation
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School Trustee Candidate: Aronjit Lageri Says He Represents Much Needed Change On Surrey School Board
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Indo-canadian Man Accused Of Killing His Wife At Vernon In 1986
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Remembering Rani: Big Donation For Burnaby Hindu Temple!
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Police Arrest Seven Indo-american Men For Inappropriately Touching Young Girls At Water Park
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Son Of Indo-american National Spelling Bee Champ Hopes To Make History
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Surrey Rcmp Investigators Say Single Predator Described As A South Asian Man Behind Newton Sex Assaults
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Bomb Blast At Indo-canadian Restaurant In Mississauga Injures 15 – Three Critically
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Bc Real Estate Sector Businesses Owe $169 Million In Unpaid Taxes To Cra
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Time Has Come For Vancouver To Be Ruled By An Indigenous Canadian Mayor
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Pc Ontario Candidate Simmer Sandhu Quits Over ‘internal Theft’ Of 60,000 Customers’ Data
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Indo-canadian Among Immigration Minister Hussen’s Appointment Of 10 Citizenship Judges
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Canada India Networking Initiative 2018 Will Hold Third Conference In Surrey On June 8-10
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Satinder Sartaj Show Kick Off Party!
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Meet Manjeet: Remembering A Poet And A Great Human Being!
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Surrey Rcmp Release Sketch Of South Asian Suspect In Sexual Assault Investigation
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Controversial Jaspal Atwal Charged With Uttering Threats Against Punjabi Radio Station Host
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India Telling Canada To Curtail Freedom Of Expression As It Has Done In Attempt To Silence Canadian Sikhs
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Bc Woman Fired From Her Job After Racist Tirade At Denny’s Restaurant In Alberta
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Indo-canadian Conservative Mp’s China Trip Paid For By Communist Party
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Indian Newspapers Say “Khalistani” Hardeep Singh Nijjar Questioned By Surrey Rcmp Day Before Vaisakhi Parade In Vancouver
NIJJAR'S NAME WAS ON THE LIST THAT PUNJAB CM CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH HANDED TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU DURING THE LATTER'S TROUBLED INDIA VISIT! [Nijjar-blacklist2] _HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR DENIES THAT INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S LIES ARE ALL AS FABRICATION, SAYING THAT HE IS SIMPLY INVOLVED IN THE SIKH STRUGGLE
Air Canada Charged With A String Of Offences That Led To The Death Of A South Asian Baggage Handler
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Liberal Mla Coleman Puts Fake Rumours About Him Running As Surrey Mayor To Rest As Surrey First Set To Decide Mayoral Candidate On Monday
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South Asian Woman Among Victims Of Deadly Toronto Van Attack
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Over 500,000 Celebrates At Vaisakhi Day Parade In Surrey
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Rcmp Say It’s Too Early To Know What Happened In Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
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Khalsa Credit Union To Provide Free Sugarcane Plates For Vaisakhi Celebrations
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South Asian Driver Charged In Drinking-driving 2016 Crash That Killed Two Men In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 19, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MAY 22, 2016, SURREY RCMP BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION OF A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION AT THE INTERSECTION OF 88 AVENUE AND 152 S
Senior Canadian Government Official Tells National Media That Atwal Met Regularly With Indian Government Officials
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] BUT ATWAL HAS DENIED HE’S SPYING FOR INDIA OR WERE PART OF A CONSPIRACY TO EMBARRASS PM TRUDEAU DURING INDIA VISIT! [Jaspal Atwal-Extremist] _THE SENIOR GOVER
“kingmaker” Bhela Taints Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer Who Appointed Him Community Coordinator
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Richmond Farmland Owners Association Condemn “racist” Councillor Harold Steves
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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
Canada’s Wanna-be First Sikh Billionaire Donates A Generous $10 Million To Alberta University
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Conspiracy? What Is Behind Kejriwal’s “sorry Plea” To Majithia As Punjab Aap On The Verge Of Collapse
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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
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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
Conservatives Attempt To Continue Anti-canadian Sikh Propaganda With A Racist, Divisive Resolution
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Indo-canadian Man From Surrey Facing Child Pornography Charges After Being Caught At Ontario-us Border
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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”
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Iconic Bollywood Superstar Sridevi Kapoor Dies At 54
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Padmaavat Stereotypes Muslims And Glorifies Immolation Custom
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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
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India Has Not Only Snubbed Pm Justin Trudeau But Canada Too And That’s Shameful
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Former Mp Dhaliwal Says Indian Media And Government’s Preoccupation With Khalistan Has Derailed Focus Of Justin Trudeau’s Visit
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Surrey Realtor Kaminder Rai Latest To Be Killed In Escalation Of Gang Violence
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Two South Asian Sfu Alumni Fast Track Their Way To Techstars Accelerator
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Trudeau Liberals Bring Changes To Canada’s Citizenship Revocation Process
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Wso Calls For Full Investigation Of “murderer” Tytler’s Recordings
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Indo-canadians In North Delta Protest Second Class Treatment By Delta Mayor, Council
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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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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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Harj Nagra-deep Jandu Collaboration “kyon” Tops The Charts Across Continents
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Transport Canada Gives Green Light To Small Kirpan Accommodation For Sikhs In Domestic And International Flights
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [WSO-Kirpan2] _TRANSPORT CANADA HAS AMENDED THE PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST SO THAT “VERY SMALL KNIFE BLADES (6 CM OR LESS—ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE PAPER CLIP)
Ndp Government Goes After Bc Liberal Insiders Satnam Johal And Jagmohan Singh Over$200,000 Pre-election Grant
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NDP SAYS $200,000 CHRISTY CLARK GOVERNMENT GRANT TO B.C. LIBERAL INSIDERS JOHAL AND SINGH RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS! [ravi-kahlon] _NDP SENT OUT A PRESS RELEAS
Federal Ndp Remembers 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs In Delhi With “genocide” Declaration
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [NDP-1984 SIKH GENOCIDE] BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY (IN WHITE JACKET) AT THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO MARK THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 RIOTS IN THE SUBURB O
Indo-canadian Businessman From Edmonton The Man Behind Punjab’s First Tennis Champion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 29, 2017 [TFG-banners 2] [Dalwinder playing 2] [Dalwinder-Singh-Harvey-Saran] _DALWINDER SINGH BECAME THE FIRST PUNJAB-BASED TENNIS PLAYER TO WIN THE INDIAN MEN’S NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP, A TRAI
Indo-canadian Writer’s Story “lions Of The Sea” Wins Best Script At Calcutta International Film Festival
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
Indo-canadian Man Identified As The Victim In Latest Surrey Shooting
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
Dim Mak: China Gives The “hand Of Death” To Western Domination Of The World
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 19, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sawraj-Singh-China Gives Dim Mak2] _IN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES, WE HAVE SEEN WESTERN DOMINATION NOT ONLY IN ECONOMIC FIELD, BUT ALSO IN POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGIC
Shoot-out At Vancouver Punjabi Market
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Punjabi-Market] _ONE STRAY BULLET SHOT THROUGH THE SECURITY BARS AND INTO A PHYSIOTHERAPY OFFICE AND LANDED AT THE RECEPTIONIST'S DESK WHERE THE YOUNG WOMAN
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] _
Trudeau Government Overhauls Conservatives’ “regressive” Citizenship Changes
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NEW CITIZENSHIP RULES TAKE EFFECT THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11! [Justin Trudeau] _FURTHER TO CHANGES INTRODUCED UPON ROYAL ASSENT WHICH REPEALED CERTAIN PROVISIO
“white Guy” Using A Bunch Of Indo-canadian Last Names Wanted For Uttering Threats
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] DHILLON SINGH SAHOTA IS WANTED BY CHILLIWACK RCMP! _ACCORDING TO POLICE, A BRITISH COLUMBIA WIDE WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DHILLON SINGH SAHOTA, 18, OF CHILLI
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
Jagmeet Singh Battles Racism In Canadian Politics With Love
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 2, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jagmeet Singh battles racism] _NDP LEADERSHIP WINNER JAGMEET SINGH’S CAMPAIGN ARRIVED IN A CLIMATE OF INCREASING HATRED, FEAR AND DIVISION. HIS CALL FOR UN
“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
Could The Opening Of The Parq Be The Catalyst For Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson To Land Amazon
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Parq-Amazon3] _ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT, THE VANCOUVER MAYOR GREGOR ROBERTSON SAID HIS CITY IS INTERESTED IN LANDING THE TECH HUB. “GREAT NEWS! AMAZON WOULD BE FANT
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
Bhai Ghanaiya A Great Exemplary Sikh Who Served Humanity With Selfless Love And Is The Forerunner Of Red Cross
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PUNJAB GOVERNMENT'S RECOGNITION OF BHAI GHANAIYA THROUGH MANAV SEWA DIWAS VERY COMMENDABLE! [B.-Sanghera-Bhai Ghanaiya2] _THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF BHAI
250 Years Of Heer Featuring Madan Gopal Singh And Chaar Yaar This Saturday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] Last year marked the 250th anniversary since the creation of Waris Shah’s epic “Heer”. A timeless story of tragic love, and a metaphor for humanity’s quest fo
Brown Horse: Veteran Federal Liberal Herb Dhaliwal Testing The Waters For Bc Liberal Leadership
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] “BROWN HORSE IS COMING TO RESCUE BC LIBERALS,” SAID ONE DHALIWAL SUPPORTER! [Herb-Dhaliwal-BC-Libs2] _DESIBUZZCANADA ORIGINALLY BROKE THE STORY THAT BC
Murdered Mission Woman’s “criminal” Husband Hails Order Extraditing Her Mother, Uncle To India To Stand Trial
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jassi-Murder-Uncle-Mom-extradition] [>Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, mother and uncle respectively of Jaswinder Kaur ‘Jassi' Sidhu, who was k
Be The Magic That You Are By Believing In Yourself
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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
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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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2017 [banners website 1] LOVE IS THE WAY TO THE FUTURE, SAYS KING KHAN! [Shah Rukh Khan-Ted-Talks-Van2] _"IF THERE HAS BEEN A MOMENTOUS TIME FOR HUMANITY TO EXIST, IT IS NOW," BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR SHA
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
Ndp Leader John Horgan Says He Will Eliminate Tolls On The Port Mann And Golden Ears Bridges
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 10, 2017 [header] [BC-Gov-real-estate-NDP] _NDP LEADER OFFERS BIG GOODIES TO VOTERS IN SURREY AND FRASER VALLEY WITH A BIG TICKET ANNOUNCEMENT OF GETTING RID OF TOLLS ON THE PORT MANN AND GOLDEN EARS BRID
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 31, 2017 [banners website 1] [Asian Cinema Week-Kung-Fu-Yoga3] BY R. PAUL DHILLON FOUNDER-PUBLISHER – DESIBUZZBC/DESIBUZZCANADA [Asian Cinema Week2] Last week turned out to be an unplanned Asian ci
Diljit Dosanjh-anushka Sharma Starrer ‘phillauri’ Collects Over 15 Crore In First Weekend
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 30, 2017 [header-1] [Phillauri-box-office2] _‘PHILLAURI’ BOX-OFFICE COLLECTION DAY 3: ANUSHKA SHARMA AND DILJIT DOSANJH’S ROMANTIC-COMEDY COLLECTED RS 6.03 CRORE ON SUNDAY. THE FILM COLLECTED RS 1.7
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
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
Corrections Canada Appoints First Turbaned Sikh Warden
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 24, 2017 [banners website 2] [Sav-Bains2] _SAWINDER (SAV) SINGH BAINS WAS APPOINTED AS THE WARDEN OF FRASER VALLEY INSTITUTION IN ABBOTSFORD ON LAST JULY. BAINS GOT INTO CORRECTIONS BY CHANCE. HIS WIFE WA
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
Surrey Rcmp To Celebrate With The Indo-canadian Community At Vaisakhi Day Parade
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 20, 2017 [banners website 1] [20170418_133130] _"THIS IS MY 6TH YEAR AT THE SURREY VAISAKHI AND IT IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO SEE THE GENEROSITY AND SPIRIT OF SEVA CELEBRATED SO OPENLY BY THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUN
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
Veteran Pics Insider Satbir Singh Cheema To Succeed Founder Charan Gill As New Ceo
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 19, 2017 [banners website 2] [Satbir Singh Cheema3] _VETERAN PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY’S (PICS) EMPLOYEE SATBIR SINGH CHEEMA, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND P
Is Punjab Cm Amarinder Singh Misinformed, Has Bad Advisors Or Just Trying To Play “sikh Genocide In India” Politics By Shunning Sajjan And Calling Him “a Khalistani Sympathiser”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 17, 2017 [banners website 2] [Amarinder Singh-Sajjan] _IS THE VETERAN PUNJAB CONGRESS LEADER CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH, WHO JUST SWEPT INTO POWER IN THE STATE WITH A 77 SEAT SWEEP AFTER A 10 YEAR AKALI-BJP GO
“unquestionably Qualified” Seema Verma Confirmed For Health Post In Trump Administration
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 16, 2017 [header] [Seema-Verma-11] _SEEMA VERMA, WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE WHITE HOUSE AS THE "UNQUESTIONABLY QUALIFIED" FIRST GENERATION INDIAN-AMERICAN, WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE BY A VOTE OF 55-4
Indian National Given 15-years In Jail In Us For Supporting Terrorist Activities
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 9, 2017 [header-1] [Khalistani-jailed] _BALWINDER SINGH WAS A MEMBER OF TWO MILITANT GROUPS, INCLUDING BABBAR KHALSA INTERNATIONAL (BKI), AND PROVIDED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO “INTIMIDATE” THE INDIAN GOVER
Indo-canadian Widow Of A Multi-millionaire Real-estate Developer Locked In Dog Fight Over Estate
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 4, 2017 [Indo-widow-land-map] _AFTER THE DEATH OF VANCOUVER DEVELOPER AND INVESTOR WILLIAM FREDERICK LOUGHEED, A COMPLEX BATTLE IS BREWING BETWEEN BALWINDER KAUR BRAR LOUGHEED AND SOME OF HER FORMER HUSBAN
Multi-religious Gathering Marches In Kansas To Celebrate Murdered Indian Techie’s Life
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2017 [header-1] [People march before a vigil for Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian engineer who was shot and killed, at a conference center in Olathe, Kansas] _HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, HOLDING PLACARDS THAT C
Dance Guru Shiamak Davar Among Vip Guests Invited By The Queen To Buckingham Palace To Celebrate Uk-india Year Of Culture
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 25, 2017 [header] [SHIAMAK3] _SINGER, CHOREOGRAPHER, PERFORMING ARTIST SHIAMAK DAVAR ALONG WITH WENDELL RODRICKS, ASTAD DEBOO, MANISH ARORA AMONG OTHERS WILL REPRESENT INDIA TO CELEBRATE UK-INDIA_ _ Y
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”
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 24, 2017 [header] [Indo-woman-lawsuit] _MALKEET KAUR DHALIWAL’S ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN REBUKED BY THE DEFENDANT COPS CLAIM SHE WAS “LAWFULLY ARRESTED” AND “SUFFERED NO LOSS, INJURY, DAMAGE, OR E
Ndp Delivers A Budget For The Common Man While “fat Cat” Bc Liberals Decry Tax Hikes
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 24, 2018 [BCNDP Leader John Horgan stops off at the IOUE training facility.] _TWO KEY ASPECTS OF THE BUDGET IS A SPECULATION TAX, AND INCREASES IN THE FOREIGN BUYERS' TAX, TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDA
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
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
Christy Clark Goes Trump With Phony Hacking Allegations Against Ndp
AppleMark POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 11, 2017 [header-1] AFTER PLAYING DUMB AND DUMBER ALL WEEK, CLARK LEAVES VOICE MAIL APOLOGY FOR NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN ON FRIDAY! [BC Liberals-phony-hacking3] _PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK ACCUSED T
Man Found Dead In South Vancouver May Have Died From Altercation At Drinking Party
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 11, 2017 [header-1] [South-Van-murder2] _VANCOUVER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CITY'S THIRD HOMICIDE OF 2017 AFTER AN INJURED MAN DIED SHORTLY AFTER BEING FOUND INSIDE A HOME ON THURSDAY. "A GROUP OF
Families, Entertainers To Be Featured On 51st Show Of Hearts Telethon This Saturday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 10, 2017 [header-1] [Variety-Club-Telethon2] BURNABY – The countdown is on for the 51st_Show of Hearts_, broadcast live on February 12 from the Molson Canadian Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino Vancou
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Indo-american Comedian Aziz Ansari First “desi” To Host Saturday Night Live
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 13, 2017 [header-1] [Aziz-Ansari3] _POPULAR INDO-AMERICAN COMEDIAN-ACTOR AZIZ ANSARI, SON OF IMMIGRANTS FROM CHENNAI, WILL BECOME THE FIRST PERSON OF INDIAN-ORIGIN TO HOST THE ACCLAIMED ''SATURDAY NIGHT
Punjabi Beauty To Represent Malaysia At Miss Universe Finals In Manila
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 12, 2017 [header-1] [Punjabi Beauty-Miss Universe7] [Brand-D-Logo] _KIRANMEET KAUR BALJEET SINGH JASSAL WON MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA TITLE IN 2016 AND WAS AWARDED 'MISS MY DENTIST WINNING SMILE' SUBSIDIA
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
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
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 4, 2017 _BECOME A SPONSORS OF TFG!_ _ALL SPONOSORS WILL BE INVITED TO AN EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE FILM!_ _———————————————————————–_ [TFG-Slate-new] M
Indo-canadians Angry Over Modi’s Lack Of Options For Nris In Demonitization Mess
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 30, 2016 [header-1] [indo-can-angryamarpreet-aulakh2] _INDIAN OVERSEAS CONGRESS CANADA PRESIDENT AMARPREET SINGH AULAKH WROTE IN A LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: “SINCE THE NOTIFICATION, NO STEPS HAVE
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
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
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
Liberals Recruit South Asian Who Is A Mobilization Expert As New National Director
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
Powerful: Russia’s Putin Most Powerful Followed By Trump As Number 2 – India’s Modi At Number 9
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Mp Dhaliwal Applauds His Government’s Dramatic Reduction Of Waiting Times For Spousal Sponsorships
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Immigrants Need To Accept That Canada Is Their Home Now
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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._
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
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61 Indian Call Centre Fraudsters, Companies Charged By Us Government
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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
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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
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[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
Christy Clark Forced To Regulate Real Estate Industry After Rampant Unethical Conduct
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Americans Continue To Hate Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump As Both Poll Unfavorably
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[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
Omni Television Looking To Go National With New Multicultural Tv Channel For All Canadians
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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
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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
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‘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
Wso Says It’s Deeply Disappointed By Defeat Of Ontario Sikh Genocide Motion
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[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
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“desi” Superman Fulfills Wishes And Helps Others Celebrate On His Birthday
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Arjan Bhullar To Make His Ufc Debut This September In Edmonton At Ufc 216
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Prominent Vancouver Sikh Youth Slate Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu Shot Dead In Richmond
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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
Police Investigating Suspicious Death After Body Of Missing Indo-canadian Man Found
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Maple Batalia’s Killer’s Friend Found Guilty Of Accessory After The Fact
GURSIMAR BEDI WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IN BATALIA'S MURDER! [Batalia-murder-2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _SERGEANT STEPHANIE ASHTON WITH IHIT CALLS THIS SECOND GUILTY VERDICT IN THE CASE A RESULT OF HARD WORK. “THE GUILTY VERDICT AGAINST MR. [GURSIMER] BEDI SHOULD BE A REMIND
Virat Kohli: The Making Of A Cricket Legend?
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Surrey Rcmp Make Multiple Arrests Including Four South Asians In Ongoing Drug Trafficking Investigation
_RAVINDER SAMRA, 29, AND HAZIM HAZIM, 20, ALONG WITH TONY TRAN, 30 AND PETER BUTCHER, 52, ALL HAILING FROM SURREY ARE IN CUSTODY. TWO MORE SOUTH ASIANS – PRIYA SANDHU, 23 FROM RICHMOND, AND ABDULHAMID SULTAN (20 YEAR OLD MALE, FROM SURREY ARE SOUGHT BY POLICE FOR TRAFFICKING ALONG WITH JAMES GR
South Asian Samosa Maker Among Winners Of Surrey International Trade Awards
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Bhangra Superstar Jazzy B. Makes History As First South Asian Artist To Get Starwalk Bc Entertainment Hall Of Fame Honours
DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER AND AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST R. PAUL DHILLON AND PUNJABI MUSIC IMPRESARIO BOBBY NAGRA NOMINATED JAZZY B. FOR THIS GREAT HONOUR! [Jazzy B-Star-Walk] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _“THIS IS A GREAT HONOUR FOR JAZZY WHO IS WELL DESERVING BUT IT’S AN EVEN BIGGER HONOUR FOR THE WIDER
Brian Jessel BMW's Cabriolet Gala Makes Big Donation!
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Well Regarded Indo-canadian Educator Honoured By Kpu
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Who Deserves Credit For Komagata Maru Apology?
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Pm Trudeau Points To Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan An Example Of How Far Canada Has Come In 102 Years As He Rights Komagata Maru Wrong
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Young Wrestler Jason Bains Win His Third Gold In Four Years At Canadian Wrestling Championships
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Former Bc Liberal Communications Director Brian Bonney Charged In “ethnic Vote Buying” Scandal
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Well-known Actor Dasaundha Kaler To Star As Villain “crazy Tony” In R. Paul Dhillon’s Romantic Comedy The Fusion Generation
[View More: http://farawaylandstudios.pass.us/dasaunda] [IMG_0236] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _“IT’S ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM AND PASSION TO ACT IN FILMS AND THAT DREAM HAS COME TRUE. THERE IS NOTHING MORE EXCITING THEN ACTING AND WATCHING OTHER ACTORS BRING A CHARACTER TO LIFE. I LOVE BEING IN FR
Racial Profiling Of South Asian Community Not Helping Police Catch Gangsters Or Earn Community Sympathy
MAYOR LINDA HEPNER TO BLAME FOR MAKING GANG ISSUE A SOUTH ASIAN PROBLEM INSTEAD OF A SURREY PROBLEM [Meera-Gill-Linda] _SURREY MAYOR LINDA HEPNER HAS GONE ON RECORD TO CATEGORICALLY LIST THAT THE GANG AND DRUG PROBLEM IS SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY’S PROBLEM AND NOT A SURREY’S PROBLEM.OVER T
Surrey Beer, Wine And Spirits Lovers Will Have To Wait As Liquor Festival Postponed
[DESIBUZZbc2] [Surrey-wine-beer-fest2] CLOVERDALE — The two-day inaugural beer, wine and spirits festival – The Grape & The Grain [http://thegrapeandthegrain.ca/] – which was set to take place next weekend (May 28-29), has been postponed due to low tickets. The festival, which is d
Sahaara Mental Health Foundation Fundraiser A Huge Success
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Italian Auteurs Dominate The Top 10 Cannes Palme D’or Winners In Thr Critics List
[Italian Auteurs-Cannes Palme d'Or][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] CANNES – The annual Cannes Film Festival, the biggest of all the film festivals, is once again upon us and The Hollywood Reporter (THR) critics sifted through all 69 past winners of Cannes' coveted top prize Palme d'Or. Interestingly, TH
Silicone Valley Elite To Honour Indian Math Genius Ramanujan With A Foundation Named After Him
_SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE_ ACTOR DEV PATEL STARS AS RAMANUJAN IN “THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY” [Math-Genius-Ramanujan-Film][Math-Genius-Ramanujan2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _"SUNDAR PICHAI (CEO, GOOGLE), SERGEY BRIN (FOUNDER, GOOGLE), MARK ZUCKERBERG (FOUNDER, FACEBOOK), BRENDAN IRIBE (CEO OF OC
Open-heart Surgery Survivor Hans Rana Gabriel To Host Fundraising Gala Swagat On May 20
[GCF-H. G. Rana07] _HANS RANA GABRIEL, WHO WAS BORN WITH A RARE HEART DEFECT, IS HOSTING A FUNDRAISING GALA ON MAY 20 AT ROYAL KING PALACE BANQUET HALL CALLED SWAGAT – AN EVENING OF GIVING. THE EVENT IS BOUND TO BE ONE FILLED WITH HEART, COMMUNITY AND GIVING-BACK, NOT TO MENTION A PROMISE OF B
Christy Clark Government Giving Diabetes Patients A Sugar High For Not Meeting Their Health Needs, Says Ndp
[Christy-sugar-high2][Christy-sugar-high4] _NEW DEMOCRAT HEALTH SPOKESPERSON JUDY DARCY MET WITH MEDIA LAST THURSDAY IN SUPPORT OF YOUNG AND T1, AN ADVOCACY GROUP FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES PATIENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 35, AS THEY LAUNCHED THEIR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO HAVE INSULIN PUMPS FUNDED B
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Business: Love Yourself First And Listen To What Your Heart Says
ARE YOU FACING A CHALLENGING SITUATION OR WONDERING WHAT YOUR NEXT STEP SHOULD BE? I INVITE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF “OUT OF LOVE FOR MYSELF AND IN THIS SITUATION OR THIS PERSON, WHAT INSPIRED ACTION DO I TAKE?” AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR HEART SAYS. [Manpreet-Dhillon-BUSINESS] [Manpreet-Dhillon-BU
Indo-canadian Suspect Sought In Surrey Sex Assault Of Realtor At Open House
THE SUSPECT SPOKE IN AN ACCENT! [Sex-Assault-Indo2] _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS AN EAST INDIAN (INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN) MALE IN HIS LATE 20S TO MID-40S, 5-5 TO 5-8 TALL WITH BROWN EYES AND A DARK BROWN, WELL-GROOMED BEARD. HE WORE DARK PANTS, A LIGHT COLOURED SHIRT, AND A TURBAN, AND SPOKE
Punjabi Boy Gurpreet Singh Sandhu First Indian To Captain Soccer Team In Europe
[Punjabi Boy-Sandhu4][Punjabi Boy-Sandhu] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _GURPREET SINGH SANDHU, THE 24-YEAR-OLD GOALKEEPER FROM CHANDIGARH, WAS GIVEN THE HONOUR OF CAPTAINING THE RESERVES TEAM OF NORWAY’S STABAEK FC IN A MATCH OF NORWAY’S SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE LAST SUNDAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A
Fruiticana Celebrates Vaisakhi At Surrey Nagar Kirtan
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [Brand-D-Logo] _TONY SINGH’S FRUITICANA WAS FRONT AND CENTRE AT THIS YEAR’S VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN IN SURREY LAST SATURDAY, WHERE THE CROWD SURPASSED ALL RECORDS AT MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE. FRUITICANA’S STALL WAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST, SERVING PUNJAB’S TRADITIONAL AND
Was Kohinoor Stolen By The British Or Was It A Gift From The Heirs Of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
[UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 02: The Queen and the Duke of EDINBURGH wave from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace to the vast crowds massed outside the Palace on June 2 1953 upon their return from Westminster Abbey after the coronation of the Queen. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Get
Deep Singh Sangra: Great Teacher Retires After 30 Years
[Deep-Sangra3] [Deep-Sangra] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _RECENTLY RETIRED TEACHER AND TIRELESS PROMOTER OF PUNJABI LANGUAGE DEEP SINGH SANGRA WAS HONOURED BY THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF QUEENSBOROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NEW WESTMINSTER ON APRIL 20. AT A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY, HIS FORMER STUDENTS AND COLLEAG
Baljit Singh Appointed Veterinary Faculty Dean At Calgary University
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Celebrating 250 Years Of Waris Shah’s Heer – But Is It The Original?
[HEER-Waris Shah4] [HEER-Waris Shah] _EVEN AS THE PUNJABI LITERATI FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE SET TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF COMPILATION OF WARIS SHAH’S HEER, FINDINGS BY A US-BASED RESEARCHER HAVE SPARKED A DEBATE ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE MANUSCRIPT AND ITS PERIOD OF COMPILATION. MOHAMMAD
Toor Brothers Elated That Pm Justin Trudeau Finally Offered Official Apology For Komagata Maru Tragedy
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL OFFICIALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE HISTORIC WRONGDOING ON MAY 18 IN PARLIAMENT! [komagata-Toor] [komagata_stamp] _“OUR PRIME MINISTER IS A GREAT MAN AND A MAN OF HIS WORD,” RAJ TOOR TOLD DESIBUZZBC. “HE MADE A PROMISE THAT IF HE WERE TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT, THERE WOUL
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
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
Wso Condemns The Killing Of Pakistan’s Only Sikh Legislator
[WSO Condemns Killing Of Pakistan-Sikh] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [WSO Condemns Killing Of Pakistan-Sikh2] _SARDAR SORAN SINGH'S CAR WAS STOPPED ON FRIDAY EVENING NEAR HIS HOME IN PIR BABA IN BUNER DISTRICT AND HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY GUNMEN ON MOTORBIKES. SINGH WAS THE MINISTER OF MINORITIES IN K
International Superstar Priyanka Chopra Tops Time’s 100 Most Influential List
[priyanka-chopra-time-100] [Priyanka Chopra-Time2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _“AS MUCH AS I LIKE BEING RESCUED. EVERY GIRL DOES … NOW 13, 15 YEARS LATER, WHATEVER, I THINK THAT THE MOVIES THAT I DO, I’M IRREPLACEABLE AND THE BOYS ARE REPLACEABLE,” BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR PRIYANKA CHOPR
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
Surrey Rcmp To Celebrate With Sikh Community At Vaisakhi Day Tomorrow
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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
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