INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ PAIN: High University-College Fees Add To Stress, Trauma, Anxiety… Deaths

Dear Editor,The high cost of international student fees is becoming a major problem in Canada. Many international students are forced to work full-time jobs, including overtime, in addition to their f...

Surrey Mayor Tells Minister Farnworth That Surrey Has Made A Decision On Policing So Stop The Delays

Surrey mayor Brenda Locke is telling Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, that Surrey has made the decision to move on with keeping the Surrey RCMP as their police of choic...

Students Visit #5 Road Gurdwara!

India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas ,situated on Richmond's Highway to Heaven (aka #5 Road), is a very popular place for students and visitors eager to learn about inter religious/int...

Delta Police Say Drivers Didn’t Help As They Tried To Deal With Mental Health Crisis That Closed Alex Fraser Bridge Monday

Delta police say irate drivers didn’t help matters as they tried to deal with a mental health crisis that closed the Alex Fraser bridge on Monday for hours after a distraught man tried to commit sui...

Over $125,000 in expenses mysteriously disappear off Falcon campaign disclosure

NDP is asking why did $125,000 in BC Liberal leadership expenses suddenly disappear from Liberal leader Kevin Falcon’s financially overblown campaign which he won. In his original leadership campaig...

OBITUARY: Punjabi Market And Notary Pioneer Pritpal Narwal Passes Away

Punjabi market and Indo-Canadian notary pioneer Pritpal Narwal passed away last week. Pritpal spent much of his young life tilling fields, wrestling and playing kabaddi. Pritpal's talent in kabaddi ea...

It’s Time For A Fresh Approach To Seniors’ Care That’s Dignified, Homely And Loving

By Alex SanghaI worked as a clinical social worker for a health authority in older adults for several years and I am currently trying to support my father who is terminally ill. The quality of life th...

How To Diet Like A Desi

Food is a big part of Desi culture, so having to forgo or limit the meals that connect you to your roots doesn’t seem appealing. However, the community also faces significant health issues, some of ...

Saskatchewan Doles Out $$746,818 To The Production Of “Our Big Punjabi Family”

The Government of Saskatchewan doled out nearly $750,000 to help produce the new Indo-Canadian television series “Our Big Punjabi Family” featuring numerous BC actors like BK Singh Rakhra and othe...