Vancouver Names Canada Place Street As Komagata Maru Place In Memory Passengers

The City of Vancouver has named Canada Place as the secondary name Komagata Maru Place in memory of the ship’s passengers. The motion brought forward to the City by Raj Singh Toor, Vice President an...

South Asian Man Facing Charges Of Masturbation, Urination And Making Threats From Vancouver To Victoria

A South Asian man is facing charges of public masturbation, urination and making threats relating to incidents in Vancouver, Victoria and Sidney. Gurman Singh Sidhu remains in custody after his case c...

ONE Heavyweight Champion Bhullar Takes On Malykhin On June 23 But Has Sights Set On Mega Fight With Ngannou

ONE Heavyweight Champion Arjan Bhullar is set to defend his title in title unification fight against Anatoly Malykhin on June 23 but he has sights set on a mega fight with that would pit him against f...

BC Minimum Wage Rises To $16.75 An hour On June 1

On June 1, 2023, B.C.'s lowest-paid workers will get a pay boost when the general minimum wage increases from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour. The 6.9% increase on Thursday, June 1, 2023, also applies to min...

PLEA Appeals To Surrey’s Parents To Pick Punjabi Over French

The Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) is urging parents in Surrey to pick Punjabi over French. In a press release last week, PLEA said Surrey School District has sent notes to parents of s...

PAUL SANDHU: Remembering A Bay Street Legend And Fixed-Income Guru

Paul Sandhu was chief executive of Toronto-based Marret Asset Management Inc. and among the most talented fixed-income investors of the past several decades. He suffered a horrible accident at his cot...

BC Byelections For Vancouver-Mount Pleasant And Langford-Juan de Fuca Scheduled For June 24

Premier David Eby has called two byelections for the electoral districts of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Langford-Juan de Fuca in late June. Final voting day for both electoral districts will be June ...

Another South Asian Man Goes Missing In Downtown Vancouver

Another South Asian man has gone missing from downtown Vancouver after the previous missing man’s body was discovered in False Creek after he was reported missing last month. Police are asking for t...

CHUCKY’S DEAD: UN Gangster Amarpreet Samra Gunned Down Outside Fraserview Hall

They got Chucky! A well known Indo-Canadian gangster Amarpreet Samra, aka “Chucky”, who recently appeared on a police list of most dangerous gangsters, was gunned down early Sunday morning outside...