Man Charged In Two Unconnected Murders In Surrey And Vancouver Including That Of An Indo-Canadian

__ _A MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN TWO UNCONNECTED MURDERS IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY INCLUDING THAT OF A INDO-CANADIAN MAN IN SURREY. A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION BY VANCOUVER POLICE AND IHIT HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF NAHOM GIZAW, 21, WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, AND REMAINS IN

UBC Cancer Study Needs South Asian Patients 65 And Over

Almost 1 in 3 persons have cancer related issues so studying various types of cancers in very important. It would be greatly appreciated if the awareness of this study can be enhanced so people experiencing blood cancer and their families can participate and share their perspectives Research tea

SACH South Asian Community Hub To Host 2nd annual Fundraising Gala On May 2

_FOLLOWING THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF LAST YEAR’S INAUGURAL EVENT, THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY HUB (SACH) ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE HOLDING THEIR 2ND ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA ON MAY 2ND AT THE CROWN PALACE BANQUET HALL. CONTINUING WITH THE TITLE, “SACH A WORTHY CAUSE”, THE GALA WILL ONCE AGAI

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

Surrey Police Seek Help With Possible Abduction Of South Asian Woman

__ _SURREY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE ABDUCTION OF A SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN IN SURREY LAST FRIDAY. SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) ARE REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 4, NEAR KING GEORGE BOULEVAR

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

Surrey Police Seek Help To Identify South Asian Shooting Suspect Who Injured Two People

__ _SURREY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING A SHOOTING SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A LATE DECEMBER INCIDENT WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION LED BY THE SERIOUS CRIME UNIT OF THE SPOSU SINCE IT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 29, 2024. FRON

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

Surrey Police Looking For A South Asian Man In Unprovoked Assaults

__ _SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) IS APPEALING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING A SUSPECT IN A FEBRUARY 9 UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULT IN SURREY THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. SHORTLY BEFORE 11:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 9, SURREY POLICE SERVICE FRONTLINE OFFICERS

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

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

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

Two Indo-Canadian South Asian Men Charged Following Incident In Surrey City Centre

_TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT IN A CITY CENTRE APARTMENT ON MONDAY. SAMEER SAMEER AND SUPREET SINGH, BOTH 23-YEAR-OLDS FROM SURREY,  ARE FACING NUMEROUS ASSAULT AND OTHER CHARGES. SHORTLY BEFORE 11 PM ON JANUARY 20,

Police In Surrey Seize Firearm In Traffic Stop From Two Men Known To Them

__ _POLICE IN SURREY SEIZED A FIREARM FROM TWO MEN KNOWN TO THEM AT A TRAFFIC STOP. SURREY POLICE SERVICE GANG CRIME UNIT SAID THEY SEIZED A FIREARM AND A LOADED MAGAZINE IN A VEHICLE AND ARRESTED TWO MEN FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP IN EAST NEWTON LATE ON JANUARY 16TH. POLICE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE TW

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

“Pretty” Social Media Influencer Among 5 More People Charged In Extortion Of South Asian Businesses In Ontario

__ _A PRETTY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER, WHO’S KNOWN TO SPEAK SEXY-ACCENTED PUNJABI TO SELL CARS AND OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS IN THE PEEL REGION AREA, IS AMONG FIVE MORE PEOPLE ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH EXTORTION-RELATED INCIDENTS THAT TARGETED SOUTH ASIAN BUSINESSES IN BRAMPTON AND MI

Two Indian Truckers From Canada Busted In US With More Than $40 Million In Drugs

__ _TWO INDIAN TRUCKERS FROM CANADA HAVE BEEN BUSTED IN THE US FOR CARRYING MORE THAN $40 MILLION WORTH OF DRUGS. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTED 27-YEAR-OLD VANSHPREET SINGH AND 36-YEAR-OLD MANPREET SINGH, BOTH FROM ONTARIO CANADA, IN THE $40M+ OF COCAINE BUST DURING HENRY COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP. CO

Police In Squamish Say No Evidence Of Kidnapping Or Human Trafficking By South Asian Gang

__ _RACISM: IS RACISM BEHIND THE NONSENSE BEING SPREAD ONLINE IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SQUAMISH NEAR WHISTLER WHERE DISINFORMATION WAS BEING SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT KIDNAPPINGS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY SOME IMAGINARY SOUTH ASIAN GANG. BUT THE SEA TO SKY RCMP- SQUAMISH CLARIFIED ON MONDAY THAT AF

Junos To Add A Permanent South Asian Music Category As It Goes For All Inclusive Awards Popularity

__ _AFTER HAVING NEW-WAVE TOP PUNJABI MUSIC ARTISTS LIKE AP DHILLON AND KARAN AUJLA PERFORM AND AUJLA TAKE HOME A FAN-VOTED AWARD, A FIRST FOR PUNJABI SINGER-SONGWRITER, CANADA’S PREMIERE MUSIC AWARDS THE JUNOS IS BRINGING IN A PERMANENT SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC CATEGORY TO GO FOR THE ALL INCLUSIVE AP

Provincial Election Should Make South Asians Remember Our History In BC

BY ANJALI APPADURAI Last week many of us gripped our phones late into Wednesday night, anxiously refreshing for updates about a Category 5 storm threatening to flatten large swathes of Florida. This curious mix of dread and morbid fascination is a familiar one; we’ve felt it many times in the

BC Conservative’s South Asian Candidate Jody Toor “Pretending” To Be A Real Doctor, NDP Says

__ _NDP ON TUESDAY ACCUSED BC CONSERVATIVE’S SOUTH ASIAN CANDIDATE JODY TOOR OF PRETENDING TO BE A REAL DOCTOR WHEN SHE ISN’T. NDP SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT TOOR, WHO STUDIED "SUBSPACE AS THE OPTIMAL SOURCE OF HEALING" AT "QUANTUM UNIVERSITY", IS CALLING HERSELF A MEDICAL DOCTOR. TOOR HAS

Two Rate Cuts Have Done Little To Ignite Summer Home Sales In Fraser Valley

__ _DESPITE TWO RATE CUTS, THE HOUSING MARKET IN THE FRASER VALLEY SAW FURTHER DECLINE IN RESIDENTIAL RESALE MARKET IN AUGUST, AS HOMEBUYERS CONTINUE TO FACE AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD RECORDED 1,067 SALES IN AUGUST, DOWN BY 13 PER CENT OVER LAST MONTH AND BY 30

NDP Charges That Rustad Forces Another South Asian Surrey Candidate Out After Merger With BC United

__ _NDP IS CHARGING THAT THE MERGER OF BC’S TWO RIGHTWING PARTIES IS LEADING TO DIVERSE CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM SURREY, TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY WERE RECRUITED AND NOMINATED BY BC CONSERVATIVE LEADER JOHN RUSTAD. OVER THE WEEKEND, RUSTAD FORCED OUT THE SECOND OF TWO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN

South Asian Man Wanted In Road Rage Incident In North Vancouver

__ _NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP IS LOOKING FOR A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT WHERE A SENIOR WAS ASSAULTED WITH A BATON, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. ON AUGUST 12 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 P.M., NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP RESPONDED TO A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN THE 1400 BLOCK OF RUPERT STREET IN NORTH VANCO

Langley Man Charged In The Killing Of Hitkaran Johal In South Vancouver

__ _A LANGLEY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE KILLING OF AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO A SHOOTING IN VANCOUVER’S SUNSET NEIGHBOURHOOD LAST MONTH. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO EAST 63RD AVENUE AND INVERNESS STREET JUST BEFORE 9 P.M. ON JULY 26 FO

Fruits Of Punjabi-South Asian Community Are Now Visible Throughout Canada

BY BALWANT SANGHERA The South Asian community in Canada, due to its high profile, usually comes under a microscope from time to time. There are several reasons for it. There is no doubt that since its arrival in Canada more than 130 years ago, it has gone through numerous ups and downs. Our pion

Vancouver Police's Media Officer Sued For Discrimination, Bullying And Harassment By South Asian Civilian Employee

__ _ACCUSATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND BULLYING ARE BEING LEVELLED AGAINST A HIGH-PROFILE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) OFFICER, WHO A FORMER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE IS SUING. MONIKA GUL HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CIVIL CLAIM FILED IN COURT._ BY MIKE LLOYD POSTED JULY 30, 2024 7:18 AM. LA

South Asian Suspect Wanted In Stranger Sexual Assault In Newton

__ _SURREY RCMP IS LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN A STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE BEAR CREEK AREA. THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION. ON JULY 20 AT 03:15 AM, SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE 14100-BLOCK OF 91 AVENUE. THE VICT

Canadian-US South Asian Diaspora Organizations Condemn Indian Government Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy And Prof. Showkat Hussain

__ _THE HISTORIC ELECTION RESULTS LAST MONTH LEFT THE MODI REGIME WITH A MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT NEEDING TO ENTER A COALITION TO BE ABLE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A DIMINUTION OF THE REGIME'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS DISSIDENTS. BUT, AS THE OLD

SouthVan’s Moberly And Ross Parks Approved For New Amenities

__ _IN A SIGNIFICANT WIN FOR THE SOUTHEAST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY, THE VANCOUVER PARKS BOARD APPROVED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NEW AMENITIES AT MOBERLY AND ROSS PARKS ON TUESDAY EVENING. THIS INITIATIVE, FIRST PROPOSED BY JAS VIRDI IN NOVEMBER 2022, AIMS TO FAST-TRACK MUCH-NEEDED AMENITIES IN AN ARE

BC To Expand Mental-Health, Addictions Support For South Asian community

__ _BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT EXPANDED SUPPORT IS COMING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL-HEALTH OR ADDICTIONS CHALLENGES IN GREATER VANCOUVER AREA. THOSE AFFECTED CAN NOW HAVE ACCESS TO EXPANDED SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH ASIA

South Asian Heritage Game Turns Out To Be A Dominant One For Bandits Who Are First In Their Division

__ _THE VANCOUVER BANDITS OF THE PRO-CANADIAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE CELEBRATED SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE GAME LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A MAGIC ONE AS THE BANDITS DOMINATED THE CALGARY SURGE ON THEIR WAY TO A 100-74 WIN. BEFORE THE GAME, FANS WERE GREETED TO A DHOL-DHAMAKKA AT THE ENTRAN

While There Has Been Criticism Of The Proposed South Asian Community Museum For Slow Progress It Is A Worthy Project

BY BALWANT SANGHERA When the proposed South Asian community museum was announced it was a great gesture by the Provincial government for our community. But recently it has faced some criticism for it’s slow progress and generated a lot of discussion.  But it is a worthy project that has both

South Asian Man Convicted In 2001 Sexual Assault And Break And Enter Sentenced To Five Years Jail

__ _A SOUTH ASIAN MAN CONVICTED IN 2001 SEXUAL ASSAULT FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER TO A RESIDENCE IN RICHMOND HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO A LENGTHY PRISON TERMS THANKS TO DNA AND THE CRIMINAL’S PENCHANT FOR CRIME. CHRISTOPHER SHARAFI, ALSO KNOWN AS MOHAMMED MENDI SHARAFI, WAS FOUND GUILTY IN OCTOBER OF

Surrey RCMP Seek Help In Armed Robbery Involving South Asian Suspect

__ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN A RECENT ROBBERY INVESTIGATION WHERE THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECT. SURREY RCMP WANTS HELP TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS AND A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ARMED ROBBERY. THE FIRST SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, AP

Two Indo-Canadian Doctors Among BC College of Family Physicians’ Excellence In Family Medicine Awards

__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN DOCTORS ARE AMONG THE HONOUREES IN THE BC COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS’ EXCELLENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE AWARDS. DR. PRAVJOT NIJJAR WAS AWARDED THE MY FAMILY DOCTOR AWARD (BURNABY) WHILE DR. DALE DHILLON WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING HONOUR. THE BC COLLEGE OF F

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

Two Ontario Indo-Canadian Men Charged In $250,000 Bank Fraud

__ _CRIME WAVES INVOLVING INDO-CANADIANS AND INDIAN CRIMINALS WHO CAME TO CANADA POSING AS STUDENTS CONTINUES UNABATED WITH THE LATEST ARREST OF TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN IN OVER $250,000 BANK FRAUD WHILE A THIRD SUSPECT IS BEING SOUGHT ON A NATION-WIDE WARRANT. TWO SUSPECTS, HARKOMAL GREWAL, 35, OF

Two Men Found Dead In Surrey-Newton Now Declared Double Homicide

__ _TWO MEN FOUND IN THE SOUTH ASIAN DOMINATED AREA OF SURREY-NEWTON HOUSE HAS NOW BEEN DECLARED DOUBLE HOMICIDE AS THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS TAKEN CONDUCT OF AN INVESTIGATION. POLICE SAID THE NAMES OF THE DECEASED ARE NOT BEING RELEASED PENDING CONFIRMATION OF IDENTIF

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

Indian Student Chirag Antil Gunned Down In South Vancouver

__ _AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM INDIA WAS GUNNED DOWN IN SOUTH VANCOUVER ON FRIDAY AS VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATE THE MURDER THAT OCCURRED IN THE SUNSET NEIGHBOURHOOD. VPD SAID OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO EAST 55TH AVENUE AND MAIN STREET AROUND 11 P.M. ON APRIL 12 AFTER RESIDENTS HEARD THE SOUND O

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

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

Another South Asian Man Goes Missing In Surrey

__ _ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN MAN HAS GONE MISSING IN SURREY WITH SURREY RCMP PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PRABHJOT DHILLON AND WHAT HE MAY BE WEARING. POLICE REQUESTED THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING THE MISSING 25-YEAR-OLD MAN ON MARCH 23, WHEN DHILLON WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE POLICE.

VPD Charges 19-Year-Old In South Slope Murder Of Vinay Aujla

__ _VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO A HOMICIDE IN SOUTH VANCOUVER IN OCTOBER 2021 OF A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS RESULTED IN ARREST AND CHARGES AGAINST A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN. VINAY AUJLA, A 19-YEAR-OLD VANCOUVER MAN, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT HOSPITAL. TWO OTHER MEN, AGED 18 AND 19, SUFFERED FROM

South Asian Suspect Charged in Yaletown Armed Robbery

__ _A SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECT HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE APRIL 2023 ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED IN YALETOWN AREA OF DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO 19 CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE SUSPECT IN A VIOLENT ROBBERY AT A YALETOWN NIGHTCLUB LAST YEAR. NASIR HUSSAIN SYED HAS BEEN CHARGED

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

Film Crazy South Indian Fans See Bans Over Criminal Turf War Between Distributors

_FILM CRAZY SOUTH INDIAN FANS ARE BEING STARVED OF THEIR FAVORITE CINE PLEASURES AS INDEPENDENT CINEMAS AND CHAINS LIKE CINEPLEX HAVE PUT BANS ON FILM SHOWINGS AFTER CRIMINAL TURF WAR BETWEEN FILM DISTRIBUTORS HAS LED TO MULTIPLE DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS AT MOVIE THEATRES IN THE YORK REGION THAT ARE BE

Two 16-Year-Olds Arrested In Shooting At Sikh Activist’s House In South Surrey

_WAS INDIAN AGENTS BEHIND SHOOTINGTARGETING SIMRANJEET SINGH, A FRIEND OF MARTYRED SIKH LEADER HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR?_ __ _POLICE OFFICIALS REMAIN SILENT AS TWO 16-YEAR-OLD YOUTHS ARE ARRESTED IN THE SHOOTING AT SIKH ACTIVIST SIMRANJIT SINGH’S HOUSE WHILE SIKH COMMUNITY OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS IND

Blue Turbaned South Asian suspect Sought In Surrey Sexual Assault

_ _ _POLICE IN SURREY ARE SEEKING A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WITH A BLUE TURBAN AND FULL BEARD FOR  SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 3 BETWEEN 10:00 P.M. AND 10:25 P.M., A WOMAN WAS WALKING NEAR A PATHWAY IN THE AREA OF 156 STREET AND 78 AVENUE WHEN A MAN GRABBED HER

Is India Starting To Split In Two, New Study Says Yes

NEW YORK – Separatist groups in India and abroad, including Khalistanis, rejoice as scientists say India is naturally splitting into two pieces without their help. New Study this week reported that India is changing drastically under the Earth’s surface and the new study has revealed that the

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,�

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

South Asian Gay Group Defends NDP MLA Rachna Singh After She’s Hit With Recall Campaign

__ _SOUTH ASIAN GAY GROUP SHER VANCOUVER CAME TO THE DEFENCE OF NDP MLA RACHNA SINGH AFTER SHE WAS HIT WITH A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY GROUPS, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF SOUTH ASIANS - MUSLIM AND SIKHS – WHO OPPOSE WHAT THEY CALL “WOKE AGENDA” THAT IS FORCING YOUNG SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONFRONT IN

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

SHOOTINGS GALORE: Surrey Ends The Year With Multiple Shootings And Two Arrests

__ _ANOTHER TURBULENT YEAR IN SURREY ENDS WITH TWO SHOOTINGS THAT SAW POLICE TAKE TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE GUILDFORD AREA ON FRIDAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 P.M. ON DECEMBER 29, 2023, FRONTLINE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF 101 AVENUE AND 15

Two Indo-Canadian Men Charged In Guildford Shooting

__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENCES FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN GUILDFORD ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023. SURREY RCMP SAID MONDAY 24-YEAR-OLD ROMAN ARINDER GILL AND 28-YEAR-OLD SHAUN NARINDER GILL WERE CHARGED WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFENCES. ROMAN ARINDER GILL HAS BEEN CH

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

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

Following Slow Start BC Finally Begins Public Engagement On Planned South Asian Canadian Museum

__ _AFTER ANNOUNCING THE MUCH TOUTED NEW SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN MUSEUM, IT’S BEEN SLOW GOING BUT NOW THE PROVINCIAL NDP GOVERNMENT IS MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW WEBSITE WHICH WILL PROVIDE BRITISH COLUMBIANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR VISION FOR THE NEW MUSEUM TO HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY, CULTURE

Desperate Search For Indo-Canadian Teen Who Was Last Seen In South Vancouver Friday

_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

Suspect Arrested In The Murder Of South Asian Man In East Vancouver

__ _A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING A FATAL SHOOTING OF A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN EAST VANCOUVER LAST MONTH. VPD OFFICERS RESPONDED WHEN TWO MEN WERE SHOT NEAR VICTORIA DRIVE AND EAST 28 AVENUE ON SEPTEMBER 10 JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BOTH MEN WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. ZUHORUDDIN MANS

Two Indo-Canadian Men Arrested In $4 Million Cocaine, Meth Bust In Saskatchewan

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Richmond RCMP Warn Of Fake South Asian Taxi Driver Engaging In Fake Taxi/Debit Card Scam

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__ _UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY LAUNCHED THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO SHOW SOUTH ASIAN CANADIANS’ CONTRIBUTION TO THIS GREAT PROVINCE. THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN LEGACY PROJECT AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN

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__ _AS BC ANNOUNCED THE WINDING DOWN OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WHEN RESTAURANTS, HALLS AND GYMS WILL OPEN WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OTHER THAN WEARING OF MASKS INDOORS, DAILY CASES CONTINUE TO DROP WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES O

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SURREY SHOOTINGS: Police Investigate Two Shootings In Surrey

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South Asian Man Among Two Facing Multiple Charges For Drug Trafficking In Surrey

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__ _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

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_ _ _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

Three South Asians Among Medal Of Good Citizenship Recipients

__ _ZEESHAN HAYAT OF VANCOUVER, FAWZAN HUSSAIN OF SURREY AND FAROUQ MANJI OF RICHMOND WILL RECEIVE THE 2021 MEDAL OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, WHICH RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO, THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND SERVICE, HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF REMU

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases 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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

South Asian Man Charged In Surrey Highway Shooting

__ _TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD ADAM YOUSEF ABOUBAKER OF COQUITLAM WAS ARRESTED AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITH INTENT TO ENDANGER LIFE, AND DISCHARGING A FIREARM WHILE BEING RECKLESS TO THE LIFE OR SAFETY OF ANOTHER PERSON._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Sur

Indo-Canadian Party Host Among Two Arrested By VPD For Health Order Violations

__ _MANJINDER SAGOO IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. SANAD RAYES IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER, CONTRARY TO SECTION 99 ON THE B.C. PUBL

South Asian Suspects Sought As VPD Warns The Public About Rise In Distraction Thefts

__ _ON JANUARY 28 NEAR MAIN STREET AND EAST 41ST AVENUE, A MAN, A WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN IN A BLACK MINIVAN APPROACHED THE VICTIM AND CLAIMED TO NEED MONEY TO GET TO MONTREAL. THE SUSPECTS DROVE THE VICTIM TO THE BANK WHERE THEY WITHDREW $3,000 IN EXCHANGE FOR A BAG OF FAKE GOLD. THE SUSPECTS A

Surrey School Assault With A Weapon Lands Two Youths In Jail While Third Suspect Sought

_ _ _FOLLOWING AN ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON AT AN INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED NEWTON SCHOOL, POLICE ARRESTED TWO YOUNG SUSPECTS AFTER ONE YOUTH WAS INJURED IN THE VIOLENCE CAPTURED ON VIDEO. A THIRD SUSPECT HAS NOT YET BEEN ARRESTED; POLICE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO LOCATE THEM. SURREY RCMP INVESTIGATORS

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

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

South Asian Man Shot Dead In Burnaby Neighbourhood Where Another Gangland Murder Occurred

__ _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

South Asian Man From Mississauga Arrested For Allegedly Scamming Family And Friends

__ _AMRITPAL DHILLON OF MISSISSAUGA IS FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS OF FRAUD AFTER BEING INVESTIGATED BY TORONTO POLICE. IT’S ALLEGED THAT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2018 AND JANUARY 2020, DHILLON CONVINCED FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO INVEST IN HIS BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH PROMISED A 45 PERCENT RETURN IN INTEREST._ T

Police Arrest South Asian Sexual Assault Suspect But Charges Still To Be Laid

__ _THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 SHORTLY BEFORE 1 P.M. TWO YOUTHS WERE AT A PARK IN THE 13200-BLOCK OF 64 AVENUE, WHEN ONE OF THE YOUTHS WAS GROPED FROM BEHIND BY AN UNKNOWN MAN. THE YOUTH WAS PHYSICALLY UNINJURED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE POLICE._ BY DESIBUZZCANAD

Two Indo-Canadians Among British Columbians Recognized With Community Safety And Crime Prevention Awards

__ _GURINDER MANN OF SURREY IS THE WINNER OF THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MEMORIAL AWARD. MANN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER. BALJINDER KANDOLA OF RICHMOND IS THE WINNER OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD. CST. KANDOLA FOUND HER PASSION IN CRIME PREVENTION A

Vancouver Police Lay Charges In South-Van Murder

_ _ _OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 9-1-1 CALLS ABOUT SHOTS BEING FIRED NEAR MAIN STREET AND EAST 48TH AVENUE ON JULY 13, 2020.  AMIN SHAHIN SHAKUR, 30, WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. MOHAMMED ABU-SHARIFE, 41, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER._ VANCOUVER - Charges have been approved by the BC Pr

IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICIANS: MP Kamal Khera Among Two Liberal MPs Forced To Resign From Government Roles While Albertans Call For Premier Kenny’s Resignation

__ _KAMAL KHERA, WHO REPRESENTS BRAMPTON WEST, RESIGNED AS PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PIERREFONDS—DOLLARD MP SAMEER ZUBERI STEPPED DOWN FROM MULTIPLE COMMITTEE ROLES, ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE CHIEF GOVERNMENT WHIP. MEANWHILE ALBERTANS ARE C

Commercial Activity Rebounds In Q3 After Two Consecutive Quarterly Declines

__ _THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2020 SAW THE RESURGENCE OF KEY ECONOMIC INDUSTRIES IN BC, PARTICULARLY THE HARD-HIT RETAIL SECTOR, AS BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES REOPENED AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN THE PROVINCE WERE EASED. EMPLOYMENT IN KEY REAL ESTATE SECTORS AND MANUFACTURING ALSO REBOUNDED IN THE THIRD Q

Two South Asian Men Among Three Charged In 2017 Gangland Murder

__ _ISLAM NAGEM AND EDRICK RAJU HAVE EACH BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND MICHAEL SCHWEIGER WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF ALEXANDER BLANAROU AFTER AN EXTENSIVE THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION. ON DECEMBER 28, 2017, JUST BEFORE 2:30 P.M., 24-YEAR-OLD BLANAROU WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN THE 5300-BLOCK

Two South Asian Men From Surrey Get Stiff Fined For Unlawfully Killing Deer In Osoyoos

__ _AYAD ABDUL-MAJID AND SHOJAA IRTAISH BOTH PLEADED GUILTY IN A PENTICTON PROVINCIAL COURT ON NOV. 4. THE TWO MEN HAD UNLAWFULLY HUNTED A MULE DEER IN OSOYOOS WITH WHAT BC CONSERVATION OFFICERS FOUND WAS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF OTHERS._ OSOYOOS -Two South Asian men fro

Newly Elected MLA Niki Sharma Only South Asian To Be Part Of BC NDP’s New Leadership Team

__ _THE NEW EXECUTIVE, JOINING PREMIER JOHN HORGAN, INCLUDES THE CHAIR, HOUSE LEADER, WHIP AND DEPUTIES. IN ADDITION, NOMINEES FOR THE SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED. SHARMA WAS CHOSEN AS DEPUTY CAUCUS CHAIR._ VICTORIA –Newly elected BC NDP MLA was shown much respect by the NDP

Alberta’s Kenny And Manitoba’s Pallister Rated The Two Worst Premiers As COVID-19 Draws To A Close

BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN HAS BEST PREMIER APPROVAL RATING IN CANADA!  __ _AMID WORSENING SITUATIONS IN THEIR PROVINCES, JASON KENNEY AND BRIAN PALLISTER RECEIVE WORST APPROVAL RATINGS FOR THEIR HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE. LAST WEEK KENNEY CAST A LIGHT ON THE SOUTH ASIANS IN THE PROVINCE, S

South Asian Man From Edmonton Charged For Allegedly Luring 6 Teens Over Snapchat

__ _NOOR SULTAN WAS ARRESTED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ON OCT. 21. ALBERTA IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN CHILD LURING CASES AND POLICE BELIEVE THE FACT KIDS ARE AT HOME AND ONLINE MORE THESE DAYS COULD BE A FACTOR. _ EDMONTON - Edmonton police have charged a 26-year-old South Asian

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Case Count Slows To 500 Plus Over The Last Two Days But 10 New Deaths

__ _WHILE THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE SEEN COVID-19 CASES DECREASE TO JUST OVER 500 AFTER RECORD SETTING 767 ON WEDNESDAY BUT THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY AND ACTIVE CASES ARE ABOVE 7000 WHILE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ARE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL

UNTOLD STORIES BOOK: AAJ Media Group CEO Suki Pangalia And Team Produces Beautiful Gift Of History Of South Asian Pioneers

AAJ LEGACY ANNOUNCES SECOND EDITION OF THE SOUTH ASIAN PIONEER EXPERIENCE IN BC! _“WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO MAKE THE STORIES OF PIONEER AND A COLLECTION OF OUR HISTORY IN BC AND CANADA A BIG SUCCESS,” SAID SUKI PANGALIA, THE

PS5 ROBBERIES: Police Warning That New Digital High-End Gaming Console Robberies On The Rise With South Asian Suspects Involved In One

__ _IN AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT, THREE SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE SUSPECTS AFTER THEY PEPPER SPRAYED THE SELLER AND TOOK OFF WITH THE GAMING MACHINE.  IN EACH OF THE INCIDENTS, IT WAS THE THEFT OF HIGH-END GAMING CONSOLES DURING MEET-UPS ARRANGED THROUGH CRAIGSLIST AND FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE._ BY DESIBUZZC

South Asian Man Convicted Of Killing His Family Receives Four Life Sentences

__ _MENHAZ ZAMAN SHOWED NO REACTION AS HE LISTENED TO THE JUDGE FROM A VIDEO REMAND ROOM AT THE CENTRAL EAST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN LINDSAY, ONT. IN SEPTEMBER, THE 24-YEAR-OLD PLEADED GUILTY TO THREE COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER FOR THE JULY 2019 KILLINGS OF

Prime Minister Trudeau Upset As Liberals Shunt Out South Asian MP Who Hired Her Sister And Then Tried To Hide It

YASMIN RATANSI, AN ISMAILI MUSLIM, IS THE FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT! _ _ _DON VALLEY EAST MP YASMIN RATANSI, AN ISMAILI MUSLIM, AND THE FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT, WAS SHUNTED OUT OF THE LIBERAL CAUCUS AND WILL SIT AS AN INDEPENDENT MP AFTER SHE HIRED HER SISTE

TAME YOUR DIWALI CELEBRATIONS: Bonnie Henry Says South Asian Community Hit Harder By COVID-19 And Must Take Precautions

__ _B.C.'S TOP DOCTOR SAYS THE PROVINCE'S SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IS GETTING COVID-19 AT A HIGHER RATE THAN OTHERS AND WITH DIWALI HITTING RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE SECOND WAVE OF RISING CASES, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TAME THE CELEBRATIONS AND HAVE NO GATHERINGS OTHER THAN CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. DIW

South Asian Man Busted Trying To Drug Woman Companion In Mississauga Restaurant

__ _TARIQ NAWAZ OF MISSISSAUGA IS NOW FACING CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO DRUG A DINNER PARTNER AT A RESTAURANT LAST MONTH. NAWAZ WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ADMINISTERING A NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE AND BREACH OF RECOGNIZANCE. HE WAS RELEASED ON A PROMISE TO APPEAR AND IS SCHEDULE TO MAKE HIS N

FIRST WOMAN: Kamala Harris Makes History As First Black Woman, South Asian To Be Elected US Vice President

__ _THE 56-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA SENATOR REPRESENTS THE MULTICULTURALISM THAT DEFINES AMERICA BUT IS LARGELY ABSENT FROM WASHINGTON’S POWER CENTRES. HER BLACK IDENTITY HAS ALLOWED HER TO SPEAK IN PERSONAL TERMS IN A YEAR OF RECKONING OVER POLICE BRUTALITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. AS THE HIGHEST-RANKI

Indo-American lawyer Becomes First South Asian Woman To Be Elected To New York State Assembly

_ _ _JENNIFER RAJKUMAR, A STANFORD-EDUCATED LAWYER AND AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATE, WILL REPRESENT NEW YORK CITY IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, REPRESENTING THE 38TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT._ NEW YORK - A 38-year-old Indo-American lawyer has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the Ne

New York Street Named Punjab To Honour South Asians In Richmond Hill

__ _THE AVENUES BETWEEN 111TH AND 123RD IN THE NEW YORK SUBURB OF RICHMOND HILL HAS NOW BEEN CO-NAMED PUNJAB AVENUE. THE MOVE WAS ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED SHAPE RICHMOND HILL FOR 50 YEARS._ NEW YORK - A street was named 'Punjabi Avenue' to celebrate the contribution of the S

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Death And 287 Cases Continue The High Spread Rate

__   _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT DAY AS THE HIGH SPREAD RATE CONTINUES IN THE SECOND WAVE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER SHUTDOWN IN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MI

Surrey Museum Wins Two Awards For Punjabi Exhibition

SURREY – The Museum of Surrey was honoured with two prestigious awards during the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA)'s first ever virtual conference on October 8. In addition to being the recipient of the 'Excellence in Community Engagement Award' for the collaborative community exhib

Winery Man Toor And Developer Singla Quiet About Charges Related To immigration Fraud Network

_ _ __ _TWO PROMINENT SOUTH OKANAGAN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN ARE REMAINING QUIET AFTER BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN AN IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME, INCLUDING FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT.  SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, FOUNDER OF SINGLA BROTHERS HOLD

BC NDP Announces It Will Build First Ever South Asian Museum In BC

_ _ __ _“IT IS AN HONOUR TO ANNOUNCE THAT A RE-ELECTED NDP GOVERNMENT WILL BUILD THE FIRST EVER MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE SOUTH ASIAN CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN BC,” SAID JINNY SIMS, BC NDP CANDIDATE FOR SURREY-PANORAMA, “THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN BC’S HISTORY, AND

BC ELECTION; New Poll Has NDP Still Leading By Wide Margin But Only Two In Five Decided Voters

__ __ _NEW DEMOCRATS ARE SEEN AS BEST ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES, BUT LAG BC LIBERALS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. JUST TWO-IN-FIVE VOTERS SAY THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN WHICH PARTY THEY WILL SUPPORT. THE INCUMBENT BC NDP CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 18-POINT ADVANTAGE IN PRE-DEBATE VOTE INTENTION. 49 PER CENT

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-

Princess Diana Award For Young South Asian Woman From Surrey

__ __ _ROCHELLE PRASAD, A 21-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT, IS A RECIPIENT OF THE DIANA AWARD. THE AWARD, IN HONOUR OF PRINCESS DIANA, IS FOR YOUTH AGED NINE TO 25 FOR THEIR SOCIAL ACTION OR HUMANITARIAN WORK._ SURREY – A young South Asian woman from Surrey is the recipient of the Princess Diana A

Police Seek South Asian Suspect In Newton Sexual Assault

__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE, 25-YEARS-OLD, WITH A ROUND FACE, NO FACIAL HAIR, AND WEARING BLACK JEANS, A BLACK WINDBREAKER, NAVY BLUE SOCKS AND A BLACK HELMET. HE WAS RIDING A WHITE BICYCLE WITH NEON TAPE AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT._ SURREY - Surrey RCMP is looking for a

Transit Police Searching For A South Asian Man Who Assaulted Fellow Bus Passenger

__ __ _THE BUS ASSAULT OCCURRED AFTER THE ASSAILANT, DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN, BECAME ANGRY AND PUNCHED THE VICTIM, WHEN THE VICTIM OFFERED HIM A MASK, AS MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED ON TRANSIT VEHICLES. THE VICTIM ASKED IF THE ASSAILANT HAD A MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO WHICH THE ASSAILANT ALLEGEDLY

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

South Asian Carjacker Caught In Brampton After Dramatic Police Chase

__ __ _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

Iqbal Grewal Identified As Man Shot Dead In Targeted South Vancouver Shooting

_VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED 23-YEAR-OLD VANCOUVER RESIDENT IQUBAL GREWAL AS THE MAN KILLED WEDNESDAY EVENING IN A GANGLAND STYLE SHOOTING. THEY ARE ASKING FOR WITNESSES TO COME FORWARD. VANCOUVER POLICE SAID IN A NEWS RELEASE THURSDAY THAT A VICTIM WAS FOUND DEAD IN FRONT OF A HOUSE ON 64TH

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

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

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

Two Indo-Canadian Halls Fined $2300 As Surrey Gets Aggressive With COVID-19 Restrictions

_ _ __ _BUT DINESH KHANNA OF KHANNA BANQUET HALL, ONE OF TWO HALLS THAT WERE FINED (THE OTHER IS RUMOURED TO BE DHALIWAL), TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT HE TAKES OFFENCE TO THE CITY AND SURREY RCMP’S CHARACTERIZATION THAT HIS BUSINESS IS A REPEAT OFFENDER AS HE’S HAD NO ISSUE FROM ANY OF THE AUTH

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

Eight South Asians Among 21 Criminals Charged In Ontario Car Theft Crime Spree

__ __ _EIGHT SOUTH ASIANS ARE AMONG A LARGE CRIME GROUP OF 21 CRIMINALS BUSTED IN A CAR THEFT RING THAT STOLE MILLIONS WORTH OF VEHICLES.  TO DATE, INVESTIGATORS HAVE ARRESTED 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING PARAMJIT NIRWAN, A 55-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAMPTON, JANVIER SIDHU, A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM BRAMPTON, S

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: 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

Two Young Indo-Canadians Charged In Serious 2019 Crash In Newton

_NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD VIKRAM SINGH GREWAL OF SURREY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.  TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD PAVANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL OF SURREY, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSING BODILY HARM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Two you

Indo-Canadian Woman Among Two Busted With Fentanyl Drug Lab In Vancouver

_ON MONDAY, VANCOUVER RESIDENTS, 33-YEAR-OLD, CODY TIMOTHY CASEY AND A 30-YEAR-OLD JANELL SANDHU, WERE CHARGED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND FOUR COUNTS OF POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING UNDER THE CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT. _ BY DESIBUZZCANDA STAFF VANC

South Asian Men Accused Of Assault And Yelling Racial Slurs To Woman Of Colour, Say Chilliwack RCMP

__ __ _DURING THE ALLEGED ASSAULT, A GROUP OF SOUTH ASIAN MEN ALLEGEDLY DIRECTED A NUMBER OF RACIAL SLURS TOWARD THE BLACK FAMILY, SAYS CORPORAL MIKE RAIL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UFVRD RCMP. THE TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, TREATED FOR INJURIES AND LATER RELEASED._ BY DESIBUZ

Cisco Sued By California After Two Of It’s Indian Managers Accused Of Harassing Dalit Employee Based On His “Untouchable” Caste

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__ _ON JULY 17, FORTY-YEAR-OLD KASHIF RAMZAN WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS SEXUAL ASSAULT, ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL INTERFERENCE, ONE COUNT OF INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING, AND ONE COUNT OF FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT. SURREY RCMP SPECIAL VICTIMS’ UNIT IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATI

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__ __ _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

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__ __ _NASER RAJABI, FROM AURORA, IS FACING CHARGES AFTER THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TWO 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS. POLICE HAVE RELEASED A PHOTO OF THE ACCUSED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO MORE ALLEGED VICTIMS._ TORONTO – A South Asian Uber driver is facing charges after the sexual assault of two 16-year-old gi

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__ __ _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

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_ _ _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

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LOCATED: Missing South Asian Teen Has Been Found

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Two South Asian Men Charged With Breaking And Entering A South Surrey Home

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    _WHY DID THE ORGANIZERS OF METRO VANCOUVER’S 5X FESTIVAL BOOK THE PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA IN THE FIRST PLACE GIVEN THE SINGER’S HISTORY OF CONCERT VIOLENCE  BUT THE RCMP HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO SHUT THE DOOR ON MOOSEWALA, DENYING PERMISSION TO THE NEW FESTIVAL FROM THE

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final][Serial-sex-assault-2nd Sketch-001] _THE SURREY RCMP SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY THAT THEY ARRESTED A MAN WANTED IN MULTIPLE CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE NEWTON

Surrey Rcmp Bust Drug Trafficking Group Operating Across The Lower Mainland And Make Multiple Arrests Including Three South Asian Men

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2019 A PRIEST AT THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE OFFERED TO PAY OFF THE VICTIM TO DROP RAPE CHARGES AGAINST TEMPLE PRESIDENT PARVEEN SHARMA! _PARVEEN SHARMA WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE IN BRAMPTON

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 8, 2019 VIOLENT CRIME IN SURREY ROSE 43 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019, REPORT RCMP! SURREY IS TRULY GOING TO THE DOGS AS VIOLENT CRIME IS WAY UP AND GANGSTERS AND KILLERS ARE ROAMING THE STREETS OF SURREY

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 17, 2019 __ _MANOJ KUMAR OF VANCOUVER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A THE LATEST VICTIM IN THE ONGOING GANGLAND KILLINGS SPREE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND. “BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING, THIS A

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 10, 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 OF GU

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 29, 2019 __ _FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES ARE KARMAN SINGH GREWAL, 26 YEARS OLD OF VANCOUVER AND GURSIMRAN SAHOTA, 21 YEARS OLD OF SURREY._ SURREY – Surrey RCMP is advising the public that charges have now

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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

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MONTREAL, QUE.: MARCH 11, 2016 -- STK -- Police cruiser lights in the N.D.G. area of Montreal Thursday, March 11, 2016. (John Kenney / MONTREAL GAZETTE) POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 26, 2019 _TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MOEEN KHAN OF SURREY, 30-YEAR-OLD PASHMINDER BOPARAI OF ABBOTSFORD WERE ARRESTED IN ADDITION TO 28-YEAR-OLD MUSTAPHA ALI OF OTTAWA, AND 23-YEAR-OLD NOBIN MALONGA-MASSAMBA OF

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 2, 2019 __ _RCMP SAID A MAN BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED TO A STABBING THAT OCCURRED IN SURREY LAST MONTH HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ALBERTA. SURREY RCMP’S GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT ADVANCED THE INVESTIGATION

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 30, 2019 __ _THE SURREY RCMP GENERAL INVESTIGATION UNIT ADVANCED THE INVESTIGATION AND ON JANUARY 25, 2019, THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE APPROVED CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER, AGAINST 21-YEAR OLD AN

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2019 __ _SURREY RCMP RELEASED THREE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PHOTOS OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE A SINGLE SUSPECT IN A SERIES OF GROPING REPORTS IN SURREY. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN WITH CHUBB

Khan Family’s Big Lotto Max Win Continues Winning Streak Of Surrey South Asians

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2018 _EXHILARATION AND RELIEF ARE SOME OF THE CHOICE WORDS SURREY’S MOHAMMED KHAN USED TO DESCRIBE HIS FEELINGS AFTER MATCHING ALL SEVEN NUMBERS TO WIN $1 MILLION IN THE LOTTO MAX MAXMILLIONS DRAW

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

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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GQ9-YISaw SURREY – Surrey RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect they believe is either South Asian or Black. On November 2, 20

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 2, 2018 INVITE ONLY: GET INVITED FOR NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IFFSA VANCOUVER 2018 FROM NOV 8-11 – JUST GO TO THEIR WEBISTE AND REGISTER FOR PASSES! _I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY AND F

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2018 _WHILE IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HEATED ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN SURREY IN RECENT YEARS, PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WHERE THINGS ALWAYS SEEM TO MORE HEATED THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE WITH THE U

Election Fraud: Who’s Behind Allegations Of Voter Fraud That’s Tarnishing Surrey’s South Asian Community?

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 5, 2018 SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOM GILL SAYS "WE MUST ENSURE EVERY VOTE COUNTS AND EVERY VOTE IS AUTHENTIC!" _SO IS THIS VOTER FRAUD EVEN REAL OR JUST THE IMAGINATION AND FABRICATION OF INDIVIDUA

South Asian Community Activist Balwant Sanghera Appointed To Bcit Board Of Governors

_“ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNDERSIGNED, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, ORDERS THAT, EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2018, BALWANT SINGH SANGHERA IS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR A TERM ENDING

Tom Gill Finally Unveils Surrey First Slate Of Council Candidates Which Includes Two Indo-canadians

_SURREY FIRST MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOM GILL ACKNOWLEDGED TWO-THIRDS OF HIS SURREY FIRST CANDIDATES ARE NEW TO THE TEAM THAT ALSO INCLUDES CURRENT COUNCILLORS VERA LEFRANC AND MIKE STARCHUK. TWO OF THE INDO-CANADIAN CANDIDATES RUNNING WITH GILL INCLUDE UPKAR TATLAY FROM PANORAMA AND RAMINDER THOMAS F

With Party Facing Money Woes, Ndp Leader Jagmeet Singh Looking To Win Burnaby South For More Than A Paycheck

  _THE IMPENDING BYELECTION TO REPLACE HIS OWN MP KENNEDY STEWART, WHO'S RUNNING FOR VANCOUVER MAYOR, IS THE FIRST REAL CHALLENGE FOR SINGH, WHO MUST WIN THE SEAT AND GET A FOOT IN PARLIAMENT WHERE HE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS A FEDERAL LEADER AS HE IS A GOOD DEBATER AND NEEDS A PLATFORM TO GET

Indo-american Military Man Shot Himself After Killing Woman And Shooting Up Two Cars In Renton, Washington

_RENTON POLICE BELIEVE KRISHNA MAHADEVAN-PRASAD, AN ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY, STABBED A 38-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO DEATH IN A ROOM AT THE ECONO LODGE MOTEL AT 4710 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD. POLICE STATE-WIDE WERE SEARCHING FOR MAHADEVAN-PRASAD WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL NOTIFIED THEM THAT H

Mistaken Identity: Was The Intended Target A South Asian In The Gangland Shooting That Killed An Innocent Surrey Man?

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2018 _SOURCES HAD EARLIER TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT IN FACT THE INTENDED TARGET WAS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO EITHER LIVED IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OR MOVED THERE RECENTLY. DURING A RECENT VISIT TO THE AREA, INVE

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s “lilly White” Cabinet Has No South Asians

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South Asian Makes Their Voice Loud Against Murders On Street

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Big South Asian Community Turnout For Param Grewal

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 5, 2018 _POLITICO PARAM GREWAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A “NICE GUY” WHO HAS LONG WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES IN BOTH PROVINCIAL AND NDP CIRCLES. AND THIS WEEK HE MADE HIS DEBUT OFFICIALLY AS A POLITICI

Surrey Rcmp Investigators Say Single Predator Described As A South Asian Man Behind Newton Sex Assaults

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 25, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final][Serial-sex-assault-Composite2] _BETWEEN APRIL 24 AND MAY 21, 2018, THE SURREY RCMP RECEIVED THREE REPORTS OF ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULTS, SPECIFICALLY INCIDENTS OF GROP

Founder Of Gay South Asian Group Sher Vancouver To Receive Governor General’s Medal

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Canada India Networking Initiative 2018 Will Hold Third Conference In Surrey On June 8-10

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-banner] [CINI-PMD AKG 2011] _CANADA INDIA NETWORK SOCIETY'S THIRD CONFERENCE CINI 2018 WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 8 TO 10 IN SURREY. AS EARLIER  2 IT IS ORGANISED BY CINS AND COHOSTED BY SI

Surrey Rcmp Release Sketch Of South Asian Suspect In Sexual Assault Investigation

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-banner (1)] [South-Asian-Suspect-Composite] _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE, APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OLD, APPROXIMATELY 5'10” TALL, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD, AND SCRUFFY FAC

Air Canada Charged With A String Of Offences That Led To The Death Of A South Asian Baggage Handler

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 1, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-banner] [South-Asian-killed-Air-Canada-8]_I_ _AN HENREY PERVEZ DIED ON APRIL 22, 2016 AT TORONTO’S PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE BAGGAGE-HANDLING CART HE WAS DRIVING FLIPPED O

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 28, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South-Asian-victim-TO-massacre] _RENUKA AMARASINGHA’S USUAL ROUTINE WAS TO GET HER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON READY FOR SCHOOL BEFORE THE SUBWAY RIDE TO WORK. FROM HE

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 14, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South-Asian-Dead3] _IHIT CONFIRMED THAT 23-YEAR-OLD TAREK ALI AL-ROMESHI OF SURREY WAS THE VICTIM OF HOMICIDE.  IT IS STILL EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION BUT I

Two South Asian Sfu Alumni Fast Track Their Way To Techstars Accelerator

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Fake Cop: South Asian Man Posing As A Policeman Steals Cash And Credit Cards

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 16, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Fake-Cop] _ON DECEMBER 2ND AND 19TH, 2017, SURREY RCMP WAS CALLED AFTER A MAN CLAIMING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER ALLEGEDLY STOLE FROM HIS VICTIMS.  IN BOTH CASE

Two Young Indo-canadian Men Gunned Down In Vancouver Shooting

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 15, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Van-Killings2][Van-Killings] _TWO YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN VICTIMS REMAIN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING LAST SATURDAY IN SOUTH VANCOUVER BUT WHILE SEVERAL

Alleged South Asian Drug Dealers Busted In Surrey

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 13, 2018 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-gangsters-assault rifle] _ABDUL SHAHEEL KHAN, FROM SURREY AND SHASTINA SHRENA KUMAR, ALSO FROM SURREY, HAVE EACH BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL

South Asian Elementary School Teacher Suspended After Porn Images Popped Up On His Laptop

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South Asian-teacher-porn] _JEFFREY ROHIN MUTHANNA WAS ATTEMPTING TO PROJECT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ONTO A WHITEBOARD AT A SCHOOL IN WEST VANCOUVER WHEN PORNOG

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PREMIER JOHN HORGAN TELLS SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE LIBERAL FIXER PREM VINNING'S NAME NOT ON THE LIST! [New-BC-Gov-General-Ethnic-Prem] _EVER SINCE THE POLITICAL R

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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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [VISAFF2] SURREY – The Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival  (VISAFF)  is moving to Surrey this year and bringing their line-up of local and interna

Kelowna-based South Asian Tech Entrepreneur Raghwa Gopal Appointed To Rcmp Diversity Board

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Gangland Violence Continues To Send Indo-canadian Men To The Grave As Two Killed In One Week

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-killed-Surrey shooting] _VANCOUVER RESIDENT RANDEEP KANG, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE AS A 27-YEAR-OLD WITH KNOWN GANG ASSOCIATIONS AND ANOTHER MAN

Body Of South Asian Man Found In Farmer’s Field Near Edmonton

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [South Asian Man-Dead] _RCMP SAID WEDNESDAY THAT 26-YEAR-OLD KRISHNEEL KAMAL KUMAR, OF EDMONTON, WAS FOUND IN A FIELD BY A FARMER __MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, A DAY

Targeted South Asian Gangster Foundmurdered Man Found In Richmond Park

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _INVESTIGATORS SAID IBRAHIM AMJAD IBRAHIM WAS FOUND DEAD AT GARDEN CITY PARK SHORTLY AFTER 4 A.M. IBRAHIM, 30, APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFERED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS, TH

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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

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

Gang Problem Is Not A South Asian Problem, Says Abbotsford Police

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [View-From-Valley-Ian-Mc-Donald2] _“GANG VIOLENCE IS NOT A SOUTH ASIAN PROBLEM, IT’S AN ABBOTSFORD PROBLEM," SAID ABBOTSFORD POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IA

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-Can-student-SFU2] _“THE SCHULICH LEADER SCHOLARSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN MANY DOORS FOR ME AS I CAN CONTINUE TO EXPLORE MY INTERESTS AND PURSUE MY PASSION W

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _ALTHOUGH POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE DECEASED – BUT DESIBUZZCANADA SOURCES TELL US THAT THE DROWNING VICTIMS ARE GURWINDER SINGH DHALIWAL AND HARKIRAT

Ndp Government Must Make Changes To Bc Liberals’ Overly Aggressive Civil Forefeiture Laws And Resolve Ongoing Cases After Rcmp Apology To South Asian Woman

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] ISMAILI-CANADIAN WOMAN DEFAMED BY NEGLIGENT RCMP INVESTIGATION RECEIVES APOLOGY AND SETTLEMENT FROM THE FORCE! [Ismaili-woman-civil-forfeiture3] _MUMTAZ LADHA SUED AFT

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 16, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-Stabbing suspects2] _ARMAAN SINGH CHANDI FACES CHARGES OF UTTERING THREATS, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM, AND FAIL TO COMPLY WITH RECOGNIZAN

Targets: Police Warns Of Contact With Five South Asian Men Targeted In Recent Surrey Shootings

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 31, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] [Gangsters-JOHAL, Indervir Singh - age 23, from Surrey] _FIVE INDO-CANADIAN-SOUTH ASIAN MEN HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT AS TARGETS IN RECENT BRAZEN DAYLIGHT SHOOTINGS IN SURREY

Premier John Horgan Unveiled Gender Balanced Cabinet Tuesday In Victoria Which Includes Two Indo-canadian Ministers

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] VETERAN NDP MLA HARRY BAINS IS LABOUR MINISTER WHILE FORMER NDP MP JINNY SIMS IS MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES! [Cabinet-Swearing-In-Harry] [Cabinet-Swearing-In-Moe] _

Accused Killer Of Young Indo-canadian Arrested In 2011 Fatal Shooting In South Vancouver

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 7, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Killer-charged-Indo-murder] _HARPREET SINGH SANDHU, 21, WAS GUNNED DOWN ON JULY 25, 2011 IN VANCOUVER'S CHAMPLAIN HEIGHTS NEIGHBOURHOOD. TWENTY-FIVE- YEAR-OLD HEVAL HISHY

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 26, 2017 [TFG-banners website -F] [Gopal-entrepreneur] _RAGHWA GOPAL NAMED THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER IN A VOTE IN WHICH ONLY THE 40 NOMINEES CAST BALLOTS. INITIALLY, THE VOTE WAS TIED. THE SPONSORING KE

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 1, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-CPA-students3] _“CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX CROMPTON AND RAVNEET DHALIWAL FOR MAKING THE NATIONAL HONOUR ROLL. ALEX, RAVNEET, AND OTHER 63 SURREY CPA STUDENTS

Two Indo-canadian Men Responsible For The Murder Of An “innocent Man” Sentenced

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 14, 2017 [banners website 1] PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN AND BHABJIT SINGH AUJLA WERE SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS IN THE KILLING OF AMANDEEP BATH! [amandeep-bath] _PARMINDER SINGH BASRAN PLEADED GUILTY

Well-known Indo-canadian Gangster Among Two Gunned Down In Vancouver

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 11, 2017 [header-1] Navdip Singh Sanghera Of Vancouver Is One Of The Men Killed Thursday Night! [Indos-Gunned-Down2] VANCOUVER POLICE HAS IDENTIFIED THIRTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD NAVDIP SINGH SANGHERA OF VANCOUVER

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

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 20, 2017 [header-1]DIRECT FIBRE CONNECTION WILL DRAMATICALLY BOOST DATA CAPACITY, PROVIDING LOCAL HOMES ACCESS TO THE GIGABIT-ENABLED TELUS PUREFIBRE NETWORK! [TELUS Media3] _TELUS IS INVESTING $250 MIL

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 19, 2017 [header] [varshney-sfu-diwali7] _DISPROPORTIONATE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY AND POWER BETWEEN GENDERS HAVE FAILED MEN AND HURT WOMEN. THE CURE TO THIS SICKNESS MIGHT JUST BE VALUING HUMANITY AND IN

Gang Hit In Edmonton Guns Down Two Indo-canadian Men From Bc Involved In The Drug

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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

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Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 8, 2016 MOHAMMED SHAMJI CHARGED WITH FIRST-FEGREE MURDER OF PHYSICIAN WIFE! _ELANA SHAMJI WAS REPORTED MISSING LASAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 30 AND HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A SUITCASE IN VAUGHAN, ONT., NOR

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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 21, 2016 [header-1] _ANIL GILL IS A WANTED FOR BREACH OF UNDERTAKING OR RECOGNIZANCE X 6, RESIST OR OBSTRUCT POLICE OFFICER AND RAVINESH SHARMA IS WANTED FOR CANADA WIDE WARRANT._ [wanted2] SURREY �

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

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Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] December 2, 2016 _MOAZZAM TARIQ, 29, WHO WAS ON $10,000 BAIL PENDING SENTENCING AND HAD SURRENDERED HIS PASSPORT, MAY HAVE FLOWN TO VANCOUVER, ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, WHO WAS HIS SURETY.TARIQ TOLD HIS FATHER HE W

Badman, Moe Sihota: Feared And Desired, Jagjit Singh: Kagaaz Ki Kasti And Wrong Time Raju Among 7 Films To Watch At Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2016

Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 25, 2016 MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED BC-CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY) BADMAN PRESS CONFERENCE: BOLLYWOOD LEGEND GULSHAN GROVER IS IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND TO PRESENT HIS NEW FILM BADMAN AT THE VANCOUVER INTER

Writer-director R. Paul Dhillon’s Documentary Moe Sihota: Feared And Desired To Be Shown At Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival On Nov. 27

Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 14, 2016 VISAFF TO PREMIER BOLLYWOOD LEGEND GULSHAN GROVER’S NEW FILM BADMAN AS OPENING NIGHT FILM! _MOE SIHOTA: FEARED AND DESIRED, PRODUCED BY WRITER-DIRECTOR R. PAUL DHILLON AND HIS MMM FILMS BANNER,

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Posted By: DesiBuzzCanada [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] November 7, 2016 THE TRUE FACE OF AMERICA HAS BEEN EXPOSED BY THE MISOGYNIST PIG AND CORRUPT WITCH AND THE MOCKERY IS MAKING COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN AND CHINA SAY THEY HAVE A BETTER POLITICAL SYSTEM!   _LONG AGO, OLI

Two Indo-canadian Men Gunned Down In Brazen Pre-halloween Shooting

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Ebrahim Jadwet: Scion Of Respected Business Family From Nicobar Islands Makes His Mark As A Networking Socialite In Canada

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Remains Of South Asian Student Missing For More Than 20 Years Found In Property Being Developed For Housing

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 21, 2016 [header-1] [ad-lakeeran-10x15-ad-revised-001]   [indo-man-found-dead] _POLICE IDENTITY REMAINS OF SHAFIQ VISRAM, WHO WENT MISSING MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE, VI

Killer Storm: $20,000 Raised For South Asian Teen Killed By Falling Tree In Surrey

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 18, 2016 [header-1] [ad-lakeeran-10x15-ad-revised-001] _SURREY TEEN SHAKIR SALAAM IS BEING MOURNED BY THE CLAYTON COMMUNITY IN SURREY. HE DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A FALLING TREE DURING LAST FRIDAY'S STOR

South Memorial Field House An Oasis For South-van Seniors

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 [header] [jagtar-purewal3] _THE CITY OF VANCOUVER HAD JUST FINISHED SPENDING $900,000 TO RENOVATE FACILITIES IN THE PARK AND LOCAL ACTIVIST JAGTAR SINGH PUREWAL SAW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY T

Raj Sahota First South Asian Woman Appointed Provincial Director Of A Major Bc Political Party

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 [header] [raj_with_john_horgan] _“I AM VERY PROUD OF THE ROLE SOUTH ASIANS HAVE PLAYED IN THE BC NDP,” SAID LEADER JOHN HORGAN. “WE HAVE ELECTED MLAS HARRY BAINS AND RAJ CHOUHAN WHO ARE

Pillsbury Launches Online Culinary Contest ‘pillsbury Kitchen Kekalakar’ For South Asians

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 [header] MISSISSAUGA – Pillsbury, a key brand of General MillsCanada Corporation, has launched an online South Asian recipe contest called ‘PILLSBURY KITCHEN KEKALAKAR’ in Canada on S

B.c. Liberals’ New Ethnic Outreach Scheme Aims To Recognize South Asian Canadian Heritage

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 [header] [bc-south-asian-heritage8] _AS PART OF NOMINATION PHASE, A HERITAGE VALUES WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 27, 2016, FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE STRAWBERRY HILL LIBRARY IN SURREY.

Surrey Rcmp Seek To Identify Two Alleged South Asian Suspects In Newton Robbery

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 [header] [South-Asian-suspects] _SURVEILLANCE PICTURES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED DEPICTING THE TWO ALLEGED SUSPECTS WHO ARE DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN._ SURREY – Surrey RCMP is asking for the public

Feel The Vibe Of Ornamenting The Ordinary: The Crafts Of South Asia Starting Sept. 10

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South Asian Bank Robber Wanted By Surrey Rcmp Arrested Following Tips

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 23, 2016 [header] _ERIC KUMAR, 25 YEARS OLD FROM SURREY, HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ROBBERY AND ONE COUNT OF USE OF AN IMITATION FIREARM WHILE COMMITTING AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE. HE IS CURREN

South Asian Man Wanted In Surrey Bank Robbery

POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 14, 2016 [header] THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE IN HIS EARLY 20S, WITH A THIN BUILD. HE WAS WEARING A BLACK AND RED JACKET WITH WHITE STRIPES AND "WEST COAST SELECTS FC" ON THE  [South

South Van Stabbing

[header][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [Brand-D-Logo] _A 25-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN WAS STABBED SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND 9.15PM INSIDE A HOUSE ON WINDSOR STREET AND 63RD AVENUE IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER POLICE ATTENDED AFTER THE NEIGHBOURS REPORTED THAT MALE ATTACKER, WHO HAD HIS FACE COVERED, RAN NORT

Indo-canadian Woman Among Two Charged In White Rock Drug Lab

[Indo-woman-drug-arrest] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THIRTY-ONE -YEAR-OLD PARDEEP GREWAL  ALONG WITH 46-YEAR-OLD FREDERIC WILSON-KOONPACKDEE WERE ARRESTED AT THE HOUSE. BOTH HAVE NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH A VARIETY OF DRUG AND FIREARMS-RELATED OFFENCES. GREWAL IS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF

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

[SBOT-Anita Huberman, Shelina Mawani, Tom Sundher, Dr. Greg Thomas] _NANA’S KITCHEN, OWNED BY SHEIAL MAWANI, WON THE AWARD IN THE SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY FOR BUSINESSES WITH EVENUE UNDER $15 MILLION. NANA’S KITCHEN IS STRATEGICALLY ADDRESSING THE EXPORT MARKET WITH THEIR BRAND DIFFERENCE OF

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

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

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South Asian Man From Alberta Charged In Violent Crime Spree Across Metro Vancouver

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Missing South Asian Man In Need Of Medication Located

[Missing-Dara Mistry] _SEVENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD DARA MISTRY WAS LAST SEEN AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY WHEN HE LEFT HIS HOME IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF VICTORIA DRIVE. BUT VANCOUVER POLICE SAID FRIDAY MORNING THAT MISTRY LOCATED AND RETURNED HOME SAFE. _ VANCOUVER – Police are searching for an elderly Sout

Op-ed: Celebrating South Vancouver’s Revitalization And New Year Prosperity

http://desibuzz.rcubinity.com/storage/102/5da9d80f298eb_Jack-Uppal3-777x437.jpg [/../../storage/102/5da9d80f298eb_Jack-Uppal3-777x437.jpg] BY GREGOR ROBERTSON – VANCOUVER MAYOR  For many communities and cultures, spring symbolizes renewal and prosperity – a time to reflect on community achi

Op-ed: Celebrating South Vancouver’s Revitalization And New Year Prosperity 2016

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_THIS WEEK’S FILM’S FEATURES WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY YOUTH VOLUNTEER AND SUPER-COP KALWINDER “KAL DOSANJH IN THE FILM TITLED KAL DOSANJH: THE PERSONIFICATION OF INTEGRITY, TRUTH AND JUSTICE, WHICH AIRS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 27 AT 3PM. DOSANJH’S STORY IS UNIQUE AND THE FILM WILL GIV

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