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. T...

Arshdeep Singh Identified As Man Shot Dead In Langley Last Week

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has identified the victim of the fatal shooting in Langley on January 26, 2021, as Arshdeep Singh. “We are releasing our victim’s identity in the ...

Diljit Dosanjh Dedicates Song To Rihanna After She Tweets To Support Indian Farmers

The song comes less than 24 hours after Rihanna lent her support to the ongoing farmers' protest in India. Diljit Dosanjh has been a vocal supporter of the protests.NEW DELHI - Diljit Dosanjh has show...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Double From Tuesday As Spread Starts To Slow

COVID-19 related deaths doubled from the eight announced Tuesday as the spread is beginning to slow with daily cases decreasing very slightly. To get the virus under control will take time but hopeful...

INDIA'S DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN: WSO Releases Report On How India Targets Sikhs in Canada

The report entitled “Exposed: India’s Disinformation Campaign Against Canada’s Sikhs” looks at the history of Indian interference and disinformation in Canada, including after the recent resig...

Pop Superstar Rihanna Backs India Farm Protests As Indian Government Prepares To Further Curtail Freedom And Human Rights

"Why aren’t we talking about this?!" Rihanna said in a Twitter post, sharing a CNN article on the demonstrations with her 100.9 million followers on the platform, using the hashtag #FarmersProtest. ...

PASSING OF A LABOUR LEGEND: Charan Gill Leaves A Great Legacy Of Activism And Fighting For The Working Man

I always enjoyed my talks with Charan and appreciated his candou in all matters. He appeared in several of my documentary films, from the award-winning Gone Are The Days, an indictment of racism in Ca...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 8 Deaths And 429 Cases Announced Tuesday

After falling significantly, the active cases of COVID-19 has shot up to above 4500 while the spread remains stuck in the 400-500 range and deaths continue on a daily basis. Slow vaccine rollout has a...

BC Taxi Companies Lose Final Ditch Effort To Stop Uber, Lyft

The cab companies argued that the board's decisions were "patently unreasonable," in part because they allowed Uber and Lyft an unlimited fleet size while the number of taxis is capped. However, Justi...