FATHER’S DAY: Let’s All Cheer For Fathers! By Zile SinghEvery year, third Sunday of June is celebrated as Father’s Day. The first known Father’s Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died i...
Toronto Mayor Tory Apologizes To Sikh Community For Discriminatory Policy Against Sikhs By Harinder MahilToronto’s mayor, John Tory, has formally apologized to Sikhs for the latest policy that required Sikh security guards to shave their beards to wear N-95 masks or take lower-paying j...
OPINION: Why Local Area Residents are Striking to Change the Hotel Industry’s Treatment of Workers During COVID-19? How a Surrey-based Hotel Company is Hurting Women and What We Can Do as a Community To Fight Back!By Ravi BinningCo-written with UNITE HERE Local 40For 17 years, I raised my daughter while cleaning ro...
It’s Time To Celebrate International Day Of Yoga Zile SinghYoga is an art of living. A yogic life is an ideal life. Yogis have excelled in the art of life. It is for all, high and low, rich and poor. For you and for me. “When you are inspired by ...
TURBAN TROUBLES: Is Canada’s Multiculturalism A Facade, Charade And Veneer Of Deeply Embedded Racism? Turban trouble in CanadaBy Bhupinder Liddar – DESIBUZZCanada ColumnistIs Canada’s claim to being a beacon of multiculturalism, multiracial and an inclusive society a façade, charade and a veneer ...
Trudeau Government Needs To Act Immediately On Passport Problems Before Canadian Really Lose Their Patience By Harinder MahilCanadians are facing serious problems in getting their passports in time. These problems started about three months ago when the governments started to lift COVID-19 restrictions.It i...
KPU’s Inaugural Community Impact Award Goes To NEVR And SAFE By Acharya DwivediSURREY - Kwantlen Polytechnic University launched a new award on June 16 to recognize partners of institution who have made a positive and significant impact on local communities. Th...
LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: Knowledge Is More Valuable Than Money By Zile Singh“A race without reading is a race without hope.”Books are a store of wisdom, more valuable than money. Knowledge is something no one can rob from you.Literature is an inspiring agent....
Toronto Police Apologises For Systemic Racism But Will It Change Anything? By Harinder MahilToronto police released a report recently which confirmed what many had believed for years that Black, Indigenous and other racialized people are disproportionately affected by use of...
Student Visits To Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Resumes With Latest Being Grade 8ers From Point Grey Secondary By Balwant SangheraRICHMOND - The COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic has severely affected our lives. Most of the activities were either curtailed or put on hold for almost two years. This included visits ...