Proud Punjabi Girl From Surrey Headed To Big Brother Canada House

A self-described proud Punjabi girl from Surrey is headed to the Big Brother Canada house after being selected by the reality show. Haleena Gill, 27, said she “isn’t afraid of being cutthroat when...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue Their Slide With Less Than 1000 Since Friday

Cases of COVID-19 continue their downward slide as the weekend saw an average in the mid 300s with a total of less than 1000 over the last three days with 11 new deaths. Over a three-day period, B.C. ...

Research Participants Wanted For South Asian Pregnant Women Study!

Brock University students are undertaking a study to Understand Body Image in South Asian Pregnant WomenWhat Is This Study About?We’re interested in understanding body image experiences in South Asi...

South Asian Gay Group Calls On The Community To Support Artist-Activist Jag Nagra In Her Complaint Against Harjinder Thind Of Red-FM

South Asian gay organization Sher Vancouver said Friday that they fully supports Jag Nagra in “her courage to stand up to male privilege, patriarchy, and blatant sexism” by Harjinder Thind of Red-...

Several Indo-Canadians Among Those Receiving Province's Highest Honour Thursday At Combined 2020-2021 Ceremony In Victoria

Several Indo-Canadians including businessman Ajay Dilawri and the late community worker Shashi Assanand were among the 31 British Columbians who were invested into the Order of British Columbia during...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Eight Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Friday

While daily COVID-19 case count and hospitalization is on the wane, deaths have continued at a worrying pace. There were eight new deaths on Friday with over 300 cases. There are 484 individuals hospi...

WOMEN’S ROLES: The Importance Of Indian Women In The Vedic Age

By Madhu VarshneyTrustee, Arya Samaj Educational and Cultural Society of BC, VancouverFrom the very beginning, Indian civilization has given much more importance to women. Women occupied a very import...

Broadcasting Complaint Filed Against Radio Host Harjinder Thind Over Comments About Mothers “Abandoning Babies”

A Canadian broadcasting complaint has been filed against Punjabi radio host Harjinder Thind, who has long hosted a talk show on the RED-FM radio station in Surrey. The complaint concerns comments Thin...

Surrey RCMP Arrests Two, Seizes Gun During Traffic Stop

Two arrested, one handgun seized following traffic stopSurrey RCMP seized a loaded handgun and arrested two men, one who was wanted on a Canada wide warrant for human trafficking. On February 25, at 1...