BC To Begin Rolling Out COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week But Majority To Get The Shots Next Year

The first round of approximately 4,000 COVID-19 immunizations will begin on the Lower Mainland next week now that vaccine deployment simulations are complete, the government announced. "The pandemic h...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Keep Piling Up While Caseload Stabilizes

Another 16 people died in BC from COVID-19 even though the cases have stabilized to around the 500-600 range over this week. The current restrictions including canceling Christmas celebrations have be...

BC Economy Remains Vulnerable Due To Heavy Reliance On Housing Industry, Says Fraser Institute

“To a large degree, the B.C. economy has relied on housing construction and industries related to the housing sector, so a housing slump would send shockwaves across the provincial economy,” said ...

MLA Raj Chouhan Makes History As First Punjabi-Canadian To Be Elected Speaker In North America

Raj Chouhan, who has represented the riding of Burnaby-Edmonds since 2005, served as Deputy Speaker in the last Parliament. Prior to his election as MLA, Raj founded the Canadian Farmworkers’ Union,...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Are Coming Down But Deaths Are Going Up

While the daily cases ofCOVID-19 are coming down as seen over the last two days but deaths are continuing to rise with another 16 reported deaths Tuesday. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health of...

Two South Asian Men From Surrey Get Stiff Fined For Unlawfully Killing Deer In Osoyoos

Ayad Abdul-Majid and Shojaa Irtaish both pleaded guilty in a Penticton provincial court on Nov. 4. The two men had unlawfully hunted a mule deer in Osoyoos with what BC Conservation officers found was...

BOLLYWOOD WITCH: Punjabis All Over The World Should Boycott Kangana Ranaut

“Kangana Ranaut needs to be in a mental asylum and not on social media, creating negativity all the time. Diljit Dosanjh rightly put her in her place and Punjabis will make sure that her films are b...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 35 More Deaths And Cases Remain Steady Just Below 700 Per Day

While daily cases of COVID-19 have come down and averaged below 700 for the three days since Friday but the death rate remained the same with 35 new deaths which is concerning given that the second wa...

Newly Elected MLA Niki Sharma Only South Asian To Be Part Of BC NDP’s New Leadership Team

The new executive, joining Premier John Horgan, includes the Chair, House Leader, Whip and deputies. In addition, nominees for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker were also announced. Sharma was chosen as ...