Indo-Canadian Family In Saanich Disturbed By Racist Notes And Threats

Racists in the Vancouver Island community of Saanich or from the greater Victoria area are making life hell for an Indo-Canadian family with racist notes and threats on their lives. Members of a Sikh-...

South Asian Activist Among British Columbians Honoured For Standing Against Hatred

South Asian activist from Vancouver is among more than 100 people and organizations which have been nominated for this year's B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards for their efforts to fight ra...

CELEBRATING DR. AMBEDKAR: Author Of India’s Constitution Remains A Figure Of High Ideals

By Zile SinghDr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti(April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956)--------------------- Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, a military cantonment town in the Centra...

UFV Launches South Asian Canadian Legacy Project To Showcase Community’s Contributions To BC

University of the Fraser Valley launched the South Asian Canadian Legacy project which aims to show South Asian Canadians’ contribution to this great province. The South Asian Canadian Legacy Projec...

Robert Tomljenovic sentenced for the shooting of Pritpal Singh

The man who murdered an Indo-Canadian in April 2020 has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison Robert Tomljenovic, who was charged with the shooting death of Pritpal Singh, has been sentenced ...

BC Brings In New Tools To Deal With Elected Officials Charged With Criminal Offences

The Province has introduced legislative amendments that will give local governments’ new tools to act when elected officials are charged with or convicted of a criminal offence. These legislative ch...

HIT AND RUN: Police Seek To Identify Driver Who Ran Over Elderly Man In Surrey

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the driver of a vehicle that struck an elderly pedestrian and fled the scene. On March 31, 2022, just after 7:00 p.m., Surrey RCMP ...

Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum’s Changes To Ethics Commissioner Investigations Threatens Transparency

Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis says proposed changes to the way investigations are conducted by the city’s ethics commissioner interfere with the commissioner’s work and will lead to less tra...

Canada Expands Simplified Renewal Process For Passports

Beginning March 31, Canadians in Canada and abroad can now use the simplified process to renew an expired passport as long as it was issued within the last 15 years. The simplified process is also ava...