BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 New Cases For The Weekend Continues Spelling Good News

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided an update for the two 24-hour reporting periods: May 23 to May 24, and May 24 to midday Monday. In the first...

BECOMING CANADIANS: South Asian/Punjabi Community Has Made Great Contribution To Canada

By Balwant SangheraSince its arrival in Canada about 125 years ago, the South Asian/ Indo-Canadian community in general and the Punjabi community in particular has made a commendable contribution to C...

HOCKEY LEGEND DIES AT 95: Indo-Canadian Balbir Singh Sr. Was India’s Greatest Sportsperson

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 M...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Reopening Week Comes To An End With Very Low Daily Cases

BC’s first reopening week ended on a very good note and with low daily COVID-19 cases well below 20 per day. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announ...

BC Liberals Bending Over Backwards To Lobby For Restaurant Industry

VANCOUVER – BC Liberals haven’t had much to do during the COVID-19 Lockdown but they are now bending backwards to lobby for support for the hard hit restaurant industry by telling the government t...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 18 New Cases Friday Keeps Daily Tally Well Below 20

The reopening week is coming to a good end with daily COVID-19 infections remaining low despite the increased activity under phase two of BC’s getting back to our new normal under the virus.Health M...

BC Government Proclaims May 23rd As Komagata Maru Remembrance Day

The BC government has joined a number of municipalities in proclaiming May 23rd as Komagata Maru Remembrance Day in British Columbia. Raj Toor, who has been leading the charge in getting this recognit...

CRIMINALS IN CBSA: Canada Border Officers Investigated For Hundreds Of Misconduct Complaints Including Theft And Taking Bribes

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...

SHADOW BROKER: Another Indo-Canadian Mortgage Broker Handed A Lifetime Ban

Ricky Kanwal admitted to submitting fake income and tax documents on behalf of clients. As part of a consent order reached last month with B.C.'s Registrar of Mortgage Brokers, Kanwal also admitted to...