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Gurtaj Singh Charged In December 2024 Guildford Homicide As Investigation Continues
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DECEMBER 2024 MURDER IN THE GUILDFORD AREA OF SURREY AS POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION. POLICE LOCATED TWO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. DESPITE LIFE SAVING MEASURES, ONE WOMAN SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES AT THE SCENE. ON
Drunk Taxi Driver Arrested By Richmond Police And Car Towed
_BC HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS ARRESTED A DRUNK TAXI DRIVER FROM DELTA LAST TUESDAY AND TOWED AWAY HIS CAR. THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED WHEN A BC HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER SAW THE UNNAMED TAXI LEAVING A LIQUOR STORE WITH NO PASSENGER. THE OFFICER DECIDED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THAT THE MAN BEHIND THE WH
Mentally-Challenged Kai-Ji Adam Lo Charged With Killing 11 People And Injuring Dozens At Filipino Festival
__ _A MENTALLY CHALLENGED SUSPECT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DEATH OF MULTIPLE FESTIVAL-GOERS AT A FILIPINO COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT IN SOUTH VANCOUVER. THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE HAS NOW CHARGED KAI-JI ADAM LO, 30, WITH EIGHT COUNTS OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER EVEN THOUGH 11 PEO
NDP’s Bleak Election Outlook And Future Should Be A Matter Of National Concern
BY PROMOD PURI As Canadians prepare to head to the polls on April 28, the New Democratic Party (NDP) finds itself in a precarious position. The latest CBC poll tracker, released April 7, paints a stark picture: the NDP’s national support has plummeted to just 8.6 percent. In contrast, the Libe
Suspected Drunk Driver Who Killed 6-Year-Old Girl Arrested After He Fled The Accident Scene
__ _AN ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER WHO KILLED A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND INJURED HER SIBLINGS SUNDAY IN FRASER HEIGHTS AREA OF SURREY WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE FLED THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE RCMP SURREY POLICE OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT’S CRIMINAL COLLISION INVESTIGATION TEAM (SPOSU CCIT), AND THE LOWER MAIN
OPINION: Why Social Democracy Beats Capitalism Hands Down
BY ALEX SANGHA In an era of rising inequality, unaffordable healthcare, and political disillusionment, it's fair to ask: What kind of economic and political system actually delivers a good life for the average person? While capitalism—particularly the American model—is often praised for its
Vancouver NDP Candidate And Others Condemns Racist Comments By Saskatchewan Party MLA Racquel Hilbert Against Leader Jagmeet Singh
__ _SASKATCHEWAN PARTY MLA RACQUEL HILBERT MADE DESPICABLE, UNEDUCATED AND RACIST COMMENTS AGAINST NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, CALLING HIM A TERRORIST IN AN ATTEMPT TO SUCK UP TO THE FASCIST LEADERSHIP OF INDIA’S NARENDRA MODI AND HIS RIGHTWING BJP PARTY, TELLING THE USUAL LIES SPEWED BY LAP-DOGS
Toronto Man Kanav Bhatia Arrested For Sexual Assault And Child Luring Investigation
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM TORONTO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ARREST AND CHILD LURING. REGION OF PEEL INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT HAVE CHARGED KANAV BHATIA FOLLOWING A CHILD LURING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. BETWEEN MARCH 23 AND APRIL 1, IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE ACCUSED LUR
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory And Legally Blonde The Musical On The Menu At Theatre Under The Stars This Year
__ _THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (TUTS) ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT ITS MAGICAL 2025 SEASON WILL FEATURE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, ON STAGE JUNE 27-AUGUST 16 AT STANLEY PARK’S ICONIC MALKIN BOWL. FROM WILLY WONKA’S WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION TO THE PERFECTLY PIN
Latest Poll Still Has Carney Ahead On Issues And Poilievre Suffering Concern Over Foreign Interference Remains
__ _ AS THE FEDERAL ELECTION ENTERS INTO THIRD WEEK, CANADIANS ARE STILL PREFERRING LIBERAL LEADER MARK CARNEY ON KEY ISSUES LIKE THE ECONOMY, TARIFF FIGHT WITH THE US WHILE CONSERVATIVE CHIEF PIERRE POILIEVRE IS SUFFERING FROM A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING HIS REFUSAL TO GET A SECURITY CLEARANC
Trudeau Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Compassion And Humanism
BY PROMOD PURI As the new year begins, the spotlight falls on Justin Trudeau's announcement to step down as Canada’s prime minister once the Liberal Party elects a new leader. While this marks the end of an era, it is equally important to reflect on his legacy—a legacy marked by compassion,
Punjabi Language Making Big Strides In Canada
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) has been actively promoting Punjabi language in Canada and BC for more than 30 years. Every year, it celebrates International Mother Language Day to create more awareness about out mother tongue in the community. This year's celeb
Fraser health Warns Of Unauthorized Ayurvedic products Sold By All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry In Surrey
__ _LEAD POISONING: FRASER HEALTH IS WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UNAUTHORIZED AYURVEDIC MEDICINE SOLD BY ALL IN ONE WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY IN SURREY. THE PRODUCTS MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS LEAD, MERCURY, ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS. FRASER H
Trump Idiocy Leads To Political Boon For Federal Liberals As They Usher In Carney
BY PROMOD PURI Thanks to US President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior and idiocy, Canadian politics has dramatically shifted to the benefit of one major political party which was on the verge of total disaster at the upcoming federal election. But Trump’s tariffs and threats to Canada’s
Gajinder Shokeen Arrested And Charged With Threatening Bystander With A Weapon
_AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREATENING A BYSTANDER WITH A WEAPON IN SURREY CITY CENTRE. GAJINDER SHOKEEN HAS HAD CHARGES APPROVED AGAINST HIM FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 IN SURREY’S CITY CENTRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED BYSTANDER
Surrey Police Seek Help To Identify South Asian Shooting Suspect Who Injured Two People
__ _SURREY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING A SHOOTING SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A LATE DECEMBER INCIDENT WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION LED BY THE SERIOUS CRIME UNIT OF THE SPOSU SINCE IT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 29, 2024. FRON
Who’s Targeting Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara With Anti-Sikh Attacks And Violence
__ _IS THERE A CONCERTED EFFORT ON THE PART OF ANTI-SIKH FORCES OR HATEFUL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIRECTED ATTACKS AND VIOLENCE WITHIN THE SURREY-BASED DASHMESH DARBAR GURDWARA PREMISES. THERE WAS AN ATTACK BY A VIOLENT HINDU MAN WHO CAME INTO THE GURDWARA AND REFUSED TO COVER HIS HEAD AND
Brampton Hindu Mandir Priest Ashok Kumar Charged With Sexual Assault
_AN ELDERLY HINDU PRIEST AT A TEMPLE IN BRAMPTON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT. POLICE IN PEEL REGION HAVE CHARGED 69-YEAR-OLD ASHOK KUMAR IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SAID KUMAR ATTENDED A RESIDENCE MONDAY TO PERFORM A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. DURING
Punjabi Cinema Takes Groundbreaking Turn With The Well Made And Entertaining ILTI
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Rising Punjabi film star Jagjeet Sandhu’s new film ILTI (Lovable Troublemaker) is one of the best and original films to come out of the Punjabi film industry and marks a new beginning for Punjabi cinema that has been for too long giving lame, boring
NDP Says Rustad And His MLAs Must Denounce Racist Comments From Former Staffer
__ _NDP SAID FRIDAY A NEWS STORY FROM THE TYEE HAS REVEALED THAT BC CONSERVATIVE STAFFER AND ORGANIZER ADAM BEATTIE HAS BEEN POSTING RACIST VIDEOS TARGETING THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY. POSTING VIDEOS UNDER A FAKE NAME, BEATTIE HAS ACCUSED SOUTH ASIAN MEN OF MAKING WOMEN FEEL UNSAFE, CLAIMING "SOME
BADNAM: Punjabi Copy Of Pushpa Is Too Long But Is Saved By Thrilling Action And Star Cast
BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA The new Punjabi actioner Badnam (Badass) opened last Friday worldwide and is billing itself as a big budget thrill-fest but it’s basically a 3-hour plus copy of the mega-hit South Indian extravaganza Pushpa. Just as Pushpa used the lucrative red sa
Latest Angus Reid Poll Has Liberals-Conservatives Neck To Neck Going Into Spring Election
__ _FEDERAL VOTE INTENTION TIGHTENS TO NEAR-TIE AS LIBERALS AND NEW DEMOCRATS RALLY AROUND MARK CARNEY, WHO HOLDS SIGNIFICANT FAVOURABILITY ADVANTAGE OVER CHRYSTIA FREELAND AMONG 2021 LIBERAL AND NDP VOTERS. CARNEY IS STILL ON THE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND ALREADY HE’S TURNING THE PARTY’S
Former Air India Investigator And First Turbaned Sikh RCMP Cop Appointed Senator
_FORMER AIR INDIA INVESTIGATOR AND FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ DHILLON WAS APPOINTED TO THE SENATE BY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RECENTLY AND THIS WEEK HE WAS SWORN INTO THE SENATE, A POSITION THAT CAN BE HELD TILL THE AGE OF 75. “TODAY IS A PROFOUNDLY HUMBLING MILESTONE—I HAVE
Top Canadian Boxing Prospect Eric Basran To Compete In WBC Boxing Grand Prix In Saudi Arabia
_UNDEFEATED SURREY-BASED CANADIAN JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT ERIC BASRAN (7-0, 3 KOS) HAS BEEN SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE INAUGURAL RIYADH SEASON/WORLD BOXING COUNCIL (WBC) GRAND PRIX SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MONTH IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. “THIS IS THE DREAM OF EVERY UPCOMING BOXER,” AN ECST
Man Who Killed Jordan Krishna And Robeen Soreni Found Guilty
__ _THE MAN WHO KILLED TWO YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN MEN AND ATTEMPTED TO KILL ANOTHER HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF THE CRIMES. TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD SURREY RESIDENT BRYCE DALLAS CAMPBELL PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING JORDAN KRISHNA, AND ROBEEN SORENI, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HARBIR KHOSA. ON JULY 30, 2022 AT 2:4
Charges Approved Against Gurdeep Dhanoaa And Chin Tung Cheung In Serious Hit And Run Case In Coquitlam
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN AND CHINESE CANADIAN DRIVER HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN A SERIOUS HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT EARLIER LAST YEAR THAT CAUSED MAJOR INJURIES TO ONE PEDESTRIAN. AFTER AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION, THE COQUITLAM RCMP ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE A
Canada’s Trump Wannabe Ruby Dhalla Unceremoniously Booted After Irregularities And Foreign Interference
__ _AS LIBERAL LEADERSHIP DATE OF MARCH 9 APPROACHES, THE PARTY IS CLEANING HOUSE BY BOOTING A HAS-BEEN POLITICAL OPERATIVE THE FORMER PARTY MP RUBY DHALLA, WHO WITH ALLEGEDLY NEFARIOUS BACKING STYLED HERSELF AS A FEMALE CANADIAN DONALD TRUMP, MIMICKING MANY OF THE US PRESIDENT’S EXTREME POLICI
PICS Surrey Mega Job Fair sets new standards for employment opportunities
Another successful chapter in its history, attracting a diverse crowd of job seekers and exhibitors. The event, organized by the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, saw participation from over 60 exhibitors and continued its tradition of fostering connections between pote
Great Punjabi Artist Jarnail Singh Passes Away In The Motherland
__ _THE GREAT PUNJABI ARTIST JARNAIL SINGH, WHO MADE CANADA HOME AND DISPLAYED HIS ART OF PAINTING IN BC TO GREAT HEIGHTS, WINNING ACCOLADES AND ART LOVERS, PASSED AWAY BACK IN HIS MOTHERLAND OF PUNJAB, INDIA AT THE AGE OF 70. BORN INTO AN ARTIST FATHER S. KARNAIL SINGH, JARNAIL SINGH GREW UP IN
Trudeau And Canada Get Big Win Over Big Bad USA And Trump With Four Nations Cup Hockey Victory
_“YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR COUNTRY — AND YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR GAME,” PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU!_ BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR DESIBUZZCANADA Canada retained superiority over Our Game by defeating the big bad USA, sorry soon to be our 11th province, at the Four Nations Cup hockey tourney
Three Indo-Canadian Youngsters Killed In Horrific Crash On Patullo Bridge
_RACING MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS A WHITE VEHICLE IS SEEN CRASHING INTO A TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED!_ __ _IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HUGE TRAGEDY FOR INDO-CANADIAN FAMILIES AS THREE YOUNG MEN DIED IN A HORRIFIC CRASH ON THE PATULLO BRIDGE ON VALENTINE’S DAY LAST FRIDAY. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEA
Indo-Canadian Man Sought In Unprovoked Stranger Assaults Arrested And Charged
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN EARLIER SOUGHT BY POLICE FOR UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULTS HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED. ALTHOUGH HE HASN’T BEEN NAMED YET, THE ALLEGED SUSPECT IN TWO UNPROVOKED STRANGER ASSAULTS THAT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 9 HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY SURREY POLICE SERVICE (SPS) AND CHARGED B
Additional Charges Laid Against Jatinder Singh Who’s Facing Ongoing Sexual Assault Investigation
__ _ADDITIONAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID AGAINST AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN ALREADY FACING AN ONGOING SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION. NEW CHARGES INCLUDE SECRETLY RECORDING NUDITY AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. SURREY POLICE SERVICE AND THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT OF THE RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT
TRUMP TARIFFS: We Must Turn Our Attention Away From US As A Friend And Ally
BY HARINDER MAHIL It has become clear that we in Canada can never count on the US to be our friend and ally. It seems obvious that the US announced 25% tariffs on Canadian exports so that the commander in chief would look tough. Punishing 25% levies on imports from America’s neighbours were
Three South Asians Among Six Arrested And Charged With Thirty-Six Drug Related Charges
__ _THREE SOUTH ASIANS ARE AMONG SIX PEOPLE ARRESTED AND CHARGED RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING. THIRTY-SIX CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AGAINST SIX INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING RYAN NAIDU, 27 YEARS OLD, PRESHIKA CHAND, 27 YEARS OLD, AND AUSTIN REDDY (27 YEARS OLD, IN RELATION TO A BURNABY RCMP DRUGS AND OR
Gagandeep Bakshi Charged Following December Shooting In Surrey-Newton
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A SHOOTING IN THE NEWTON AREA OF SURREY IN DECEMBER 2024. GAGANDEEP BAKSHI HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE RCMP SURREY PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT UNIT (SPOSU) INTO A DECEMBER 16 SHOOTING IN NEW
Indian Couple Busted With 8 kg Of Fentanyl After Roadside Stop
__ _AN INDIAN COUPLE FROM CALGARY WAS ARRESTED AFTER MOUNTIES SEIZED EIGHT KILOGRAMS OF FENTANYL DURING A ROADSIDE STOP ON THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY ON TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR SWIFT CURRENT. OFFICERS WITH THE SASKATCHEWAN RCMP’S ROVING TRAFFIC UNIT AND PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY PATROL SAY THAT A SEARCH OF A
Twenty-Two-Year-Old Mannan Khanna And Accomplice Arrested For Robbing Man After Attempting To Arrange A Sexual Encounter
__ _AN INDIAN MAN AND HIS ACCOMPLICE WERE ARRESTED BY YORK REGIONAL POLICE AND CHARGED AFTER A MAN WAS HELD AGAINST HIS WILL AND FORCED TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM SEVERAL ATMS IN VAUGHAN. TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MANNAN KHANNA AND 32-YEAR-OLD JESSICA KANE ARE CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY IN VAUGHAN. THE INC
Chetna Association Of Canada Decries Vandalism Of Dr. Ambedkar Statue In Amritsar On Republic Day
BY JAI BIRDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chetna Association of Canada ("Chetna") While dissent is an acceptable, often facilitated, and essential tool for sustaining democracies, it needs to be expressed peacefully and without destroying public or private property, or using any other means of terrori
Challenge To Quebec’s “Secularism Law” Which Majorly Discriminated Against Sikhs And Muslim Women To Be Heard By Supreme Court
BY HARINDER MAHIL The Supreme Court of Canada on January 23 agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec’s “secularism law”, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job. This law prohibits turban wearing Sikhs or hija
MLA Dhir Discusses International Credentials And Landlord-Tenant Rights With Community Members
__ _GOLDEN BC RESIDENT HARJINDER MALL RECENTLY VISITED VANCOUVER AND MET THE NEWLY ELECTED MLA SUNITA DHIR (VANCOUVER LANGARA). MALL WAS JOINED BY LOWER MAINLAND RESIDENTS AND THE FEDERAL NDP CANDIDATE MANOJ BHANGU (VANCOUVER FRASERVIEW - SOUTH BURNABY). AT THE MEETING, ISSUES RELATED TO INTERN
Should PMTrudeau Appoint Himself To The Senate Like John Abbott And Mackenzie Bowell?
__ _IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN SPECULATION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU APPOINTING HIMSELF TO AN OPEN SENATE SEAT IN QUEBEC. SOME MAY VIEW THIS AS A BOLD AND UNEXPECTED MOVE, A DEMONSTRATION OF TRUE LEADERSHIP AND POWER. BUT LET US DELVE DEEPER
Seminar Titled An Afternoon of Kindness And Love Held At Surrey’s Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Management of Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in Surrey held a very impressive seminar titled: An Afternoon of Kindness and Love recently. The Gurdwara management had invited several prominent representatives of various religious denominations and other organizations to share
Two Indo-Canadian South Asian Men Charged Following Incident In Surrey City Centre
_TWO INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT IN A CITY CENTRE APARTMENT ON MONDAY. SAMEER SAMEER AND SUPREET SINGH, BOTH 23-YEAR-OLDS FROM SURREY, ARE FACING NUMEROUS ASSAULT AND OTHER CHARGES. SHORTLY BEFORE 11 PM ON JANUARY 20,
Front-Running Poilievre Running Out Of Steam As Trudeau Exits And Carney Ready To Take Over
BY PROMOD PURI Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre isn’t hiding his frustration over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s refusal to step down immediately and he is running out of steam with more trouble on the horizon with economic wizard Mark Carney soon to take over from Trudeau, offering Lib
Canadians Say “Hell NO” To Trump's Idiotic 51st State Idea And Americans Agree With Us, Says New Poll
_CANADA AS 51ST STATE? FOUR-IN-FIVE AMERICANS SAY A MERGER SHOULD BE UP TO CANADIANS WHILE 90% OF CANADIANS SAY ‘NO’. AMERICANS OPPOSE A MERGER 2:1; JUST 52% SAY IF CANADA DOES JOIN THE U.S., IT SHOULD GET ‘FULL STATEHOOD’. WHEN IT COMES TO APPETITE FOR SUCH A “MERGER” – AMERICANS A
New Poll Says NDP Stands To Gain From Liberal Downfall But Can Jagmeet Singh Get It Done
__ _CURRENT NDP SUPPORTERS ARE DIVIDED ON WHETHER LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, WHO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB STEERING THE PARTY SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC, OR ANOTHER LEADER WOULD RESONATE BETTER WITH VOTERS. SINGH’S FAVOURABILITY DROPPED 11 POINTS (FROM 44% TO 33%) IN 2024. THIS IS AN 18-POINT REDUCTION SIN
Serial Property Flipper Balkar Singh Bhullar Fined $2.15 Million For Tax Evasion But Avoids Jail Time
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN LABELED A SERIAL PROPERTY FLIPPER HAS BEEN FINED MORE THAN $2 MILLION FOR TAX EVASION BUT AVOIDS JAIL TIME AFTER A CONDITIONAL TIME IMPOSED BY THE COURT. BALKAR SINGH BHULLAR, 67, PLEADED GUILTY IN AUGUST 2023 TO ONE COUNT OF TAX EVASION UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT AFTER FAI
Trudeau Makes Historic Visit To Guru Ravidass Gurdwara In Burnaby
[PM Trudeau with members of the congregation. In the picture with PM Trudeau are: Ramandeep Saroya and her parents (Gurmej and Surinder Saroya) and uncle Hardev Saroya.] _PM TRUDEAU WITH MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION. IN THE PICTURE WITH PM TRUDEAU ARE: RAMANDEEP SAROYA AND HER PARENTS (GURMEJ AND S
Chetna Association Demands “Sikh-Killer” Indian Minister Amit Shah Retract Remarks About Dr. Ambedkar
__ _CHETNA ASSOCIATION CANADA IS DEMANDING THAT INDIAN HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH, ACCUSED OF ORDERING THE KILLING OF SIKHS IN CANADA, RETRACT HIS STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT REGARDING BABA SAHIB DR. AMBEDKAR. ON DECEMBER 18, 2024, SHAH SAID IN RAJ SABHA: "IT HAS BECOME A FASHION TO SAY AMBEDKAR, AMBEDK
11 Indian Men Sought In Violent Hindu Temple Protests In Mississauga And Brampton
__ _POLICE IN ONTARIO’S PEEL REGION ARE SEEKING TO ARREST 11 INDIAN MEN INVOLVED IN VIOLENT HINDU PROTESTS IN THE MISSISSAUGA AND BRAMPTON AREAS THAT TOOK PLACE LAST MONTH. POLICE RELEASED IMAGES OF 11 MEN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY DURING AND ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN
CALI VISIT: Visiting California And Mexico Can Be A Cultural And Fun Experience
BY BALWANT SANGHERA After spending a few days in Mexico, it was time to return to the U.S. After crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. we decided to spend some time in a spacious mall just a few kilometers from the Mexican border.After doing some shopping and enjoying refreshments, we left
International Students are not responsible for Canada’s Immigration and Housing Problems
BY HARINDER MAHIL There has been a lot of discussion in the press lately about Canda’s housing problems. Some commentators suggest that international students have caused the housing crisis. We will be hearing a lot about Canada’s immigration problems as the next federal election approaches
OBITUARY: Remembering Jagjit Singh Sandhu
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Our community has lost one of its prominent members recently. Jagjit Singh Sandhu,, Richmond resident and a good friend of mine passed away peacefully , on November 26 surrounded by his loved ones. Jagjit was born on April 16, 1934. His ancestral village is Jethuwal in distri
CALI VISIT: California And Mexico Present Unique Choices For Visitors
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Recently, my wife Baldev and I, along with some of our relatives, had a very enjoyable trip to California as well as the Baja and Guadalajara area of Mexico. California is one of the biggest states of U.S.A. stretching from Mexico in the south to Oregon in the north. This mor
How Can Premier Eby Improve Public Services And Cut Taxes At The Same Time?
BY HARINDER MAHIL As the NDP has elected a majority, I congratulate Premier David Eby and his newly appointed ministers for their re-election. Although they don’t have as many seats as before, it is still significant that they were able to get a majority of NDP candidates elected. Premier Eby
Indian Student Arrested After Posing As Rideshare Driver To Sexually Assault Multiple Women
_ANOTHER CRIMINAL FROM INDIA WHO CAME UNDER THE TAINTED STUDENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ONTARIO AFTER POSING AS A RIDESHARE DRIVER TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT MULTIPLE WOMEN IN BRAMPTON AND YORK REGION AREA. POLICE ALLEGE THAT 22-YEAR-OLD BRAMPTON RESIDENT ARSHDEEP SINGH TOOK A WOMAN TO THE AREA OF
Surrey Council To Consider Ash Scattering Pier On Fraser River After Plea From Indo-Canadian Community
__ _AT A RECENT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, SURREY CITY COUNCIL SAID IT WILL CONSIDER PROVIDING A PIER FOR THE SCATTERING OF ASHES ON THE FRASER RIVER AFTER PLEA FROM THE LARGE LOCAL INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY. THE PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE DEPARTMENT HAS RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL PROCEED WITH THE DEV
BC’s Minimum Wage Is Not Enough To Pay For Rent, Food And Other Essentials In Metro Vancouver
BY HARINDER MAHIL The 2024 living wage update, released by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) on November 20, 2024, shows that 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver has risen to $27.05 per hour, a 5.3% increase for last year. This increase highlights the region’s deepening affordability
Conservatives Accuse Trudeau Of Fraud And Chaos In Canada’s Immigration System
_MASS DEPORTATION NEEDED: OVER 10,000 FOREIGN STUDENTS USED FRAUDULENT LETTER AND 14,000 APPLIED FOR REFUGEE STATUS!_ __ _THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES ACCUSED THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU LIBERAL GOVERNMENT OF ALLOWING FRAUD AND CHAOS IN CANADA’S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AFTER IT WAS UNCOVERED THAT OVER 10,000 F
Delta Appoints Its First Sikh-Canadian Police Chief Harjinder Singh Sidhu
__ _THE CITY OF DELTA HAS APPOINTED ITS FIRST SIKH-CANADIAN CHIEF OF POLICE. THE DELTA POLICE BOARD ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF HARJINDER (HARJ) SINGH SIDHU AS THE NEW CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DPD). "WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE HARJ SIDHU AS OUR NEW C
Police In Squamish Say No Evidence Of Kidnapping Or Human Trafficking By South Asian Gang
__ _RACISM: IS RACISM BEHIND THE NONSENSE BEING SPREAD ONLINE IN THE SMALL TOWN OF SQUAMISH NEAR WHISTLER WHERE DISINFORMATION WAS BEING SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT KIDNAPPINGS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY SOME IMAGINARY SOUTH ASIAN GANG. BUT THE SEA TO SKY RCMP- SQUAMISH CLARIFIED ON MONDAY THAT AF
Surrey Presents 2024 Civic Distinction Awards To Outstanding Community Leaders
__ _THE CITY OF SURREY PRESENTED THE 2024 CIVIC DISTINCTION AWARDS ON NOVEMBER 14 AT SURREY CITY HALL – THE FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT FOR THE AWARDS SINCE 2017. THE CITY RECOGNIZED 27 RECIPIENTS INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES, AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIO
Diwali And Bandi Chhore Divas Celebrated At Gurdwara Nanak Niwas
India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas,8600 # 5 Road, Richmond celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhore Divas on Friday, November 1 with a great deal of enthusiasm. Devotees began arriving at the Gurdwara from early morning. The flow continued throughout the day. By the evening, the Dar
High Flying Immigration Consultant Raghbir Singh Bharowal Grounded With License Revoked And Heavy Fines
_BHAROWAL CITED FOR MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF DISHONESTY AND FABRICATING FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS AND THREATENING THREE CLIENTS WITH “IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES!_ __ _HIGH FLYING INDO-CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT WHO FLAUNTED HIS EASY GOT WEALTH THROUGH THE LUCRATIVE CANADA IMMIGRATION RACKET ON SOCI
Surrey RCMP Make Arrest At Lakshmi Narayan Mandir After Members Of An Unruly Hindu Mob Turned Violent
__ _TENSIONS AND VIOLENT OUTBURSTS CAME TO A BOIL LAKSHMI NARAYAN MANDIR ON SUNDAY WITH SOME MEMBERS OF AN UNRULY MEMBERS TURNING VIOLENT, FORCING SURREY RCMP DEPLOYED OFFICERS TO MAKE ARRESTS AFTER A CONFLICT ENSUED OUTSIDE THE SURREY TEMPLE BETWEEN PROTESTING PRO-KHALISTAN SUPPORTERS WHO WERE P
Gaganpreet Randhawa Charged In $500 Million Super Drug Lab Bust In BC
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__ _SURREY RCMP HAS ARRESTED A 20-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN ON SEVERAL CHARGES RELATING TO A STOLEN VEHICLE. GURJOT BHATTI REMAINS IN CUSTODY UNTIL HIS NEXT APPEARANCE IN COURT. ON JUNE 11 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE SURREY RCMP CONDUCTED
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__ _NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO HONOUR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CHAMPIONING MULTICULTURALISM AND ADDRESSING RACISM THROUGHOUT BRITISH COLUMBIA. PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023 MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH WHOSE WO
Infamous Indo-Canadian Anti-Vaxxer Died Of Fentanyl Overdose And Not COVID-19
_ _ _AN INFAMOUS INDO-CANADIAN ANTI-VAXXER ACTUALLY DIED FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSE AND NOT COVID-19 AS SOME MIGHT HAVE SUSPECTED DUE TO HIS PARANOIA ABOUT TAKING VACCINES. THE B.C. CORONERS SERVICE HAS RULED NEW WESTMINSTER-BASED MAKHAN “MAC” SINGH PARHAR DIED OF AN ACCIDENTAL FENTANYL OVERDOSE
Gangland Violence Claims Two In Burnaby And Abbotsford
__ _A TEEN WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BURNABY WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS FOUND DEAD AT AN ABBOTSFORD HOME OVER THE WEEKEND. ON FEBRUARY 3 AT 4:11 A.M., THE ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (ABBYPD) WERE CALLED TO THE 7000-BLOCK OF NICHOLSON AVENUE, AFTER A REPORT OF A SHOOTING. MEMBERS ATTENDED AND LOCATED A DECE
SUSPECT MILK: Falooda Drink Recalled In BC And Other Provinces Due To Unlisted Milk Product
__ _DON’T DRINK THAT FALOODA DRINK WITH ALMOND FLAVOR BECAUSE OF A SUSPICIOUS UNLISTED MILK PRODUCT. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING TOLD TO EITHER THROW THE BEVERAGE OUT OR RETURN IT TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED_ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FILES VANCOUVER – Don’t drink that Falooda Drink with Al
Sikh-American Governor Eyeing 2024 Presidential Campaign Opposite Favored Trump
__ _FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY, A SIKH-AMERICAN WHO SERVED AS AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS DURING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION, WILL JOIN TRUMP IN THE RACE FOR THE 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. MULTIPLE SOURCES CONFIRM TO FOX NEWS DIGITAL THAT HA
Surrey Drug Trafficking Investigation Nets Four Arrests And Significant Seizure
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID THURSDAY ITS INVESTIGATION INTO A DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORK CULMINATED IN A SUBSTANTIAL SEIZURE OF DRUGS, INCLUDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL DOSES OF FENTANYL. SURREY RCMP SOUTH COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT (SCRU) STARTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN LAT
FREE FALL: Billionaire Adani’s Empire Crashes Following Accusations Of Fraud And Stock Manipulation
__ _INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI’S EMPIRE IS CRASHING BY THE BILLIONS FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD AND STOCK MANIPULATION BY US-BASED HINDENBURG REPORT. ADANI GROUP SHARES WERE IN FREEFALL ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN UNION BUDGET 2023 WAS RELEASED, AFTER GLOBAL BROKERAGE FIRM CREDIT SUISSE ASSIGNED
Crime Stoppers Helps Arrest Criminals, Seize Weapons And Recover More Than $1 Million In Property And Drugs In 2022
_MORE THAN 500 ANONYMOUS TIPS ABOUT GANG-CRIME ACTIVITIES AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS WERE AMONG THE MORE THAN 4,000 TIPS GIVEN ANONYMOUSLY TO METRO VANCOUVER CRIME STOPPERS IN 2022, ACCORDING TO ITS LATEST STATISTICS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER - More than 500 anonymous tips about gang-crime a
Indo-American Husband Charged With Attempting To Kill His Family By Driving Over A Cliff
__ _AN INDO-AMERICAN MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE DROVE HIS FAMILY OFF A CLIFF IN CALIFORNIA IN EARLY JANUARY. DHARMESH PATEL, 41, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY DROVE A CAR OFF AN OCEANSIDE CLIFF WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN INS
BC Decriminalizes Small Possession And Consumption Of Hard Drugs
__ _BC IS DECRIMINALIZING SMALL POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF HARD DRUGS. THE PROVINCE SAID MONDAY IT IS TAKING A CRITICAL STEP TO END THE SHAME AND STIGMA THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE-USE CHALLENGES FROM REACHING OUT FOR LIFE-SAVING HELP AS B.C.'S DECRIMINALIZATION OF PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Society Must Stop This Barbarian Act And Respect Human Rights
Zile Singh Violence against women is about the control and coercion of women at home in relationship as well as at workplace. In relationship, it is a pattern of power and control. At workplace it is about the vulnerability of a female worker. In relationship, individual events may not appear
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 SUICIDE BUT WAS EVENTUALLY PERSUADED TO NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT. ON JANUARY 23, SHORTLY AFTER NOO
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 EARNED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP TO PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A B.A. DEGREE. HE THEN W
It’s Time For A Fresh Approach To Seniors’ Care That’s Dignified, Homely And Loving
By Alex Sangha I 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 that seniors can expect in their so-called "golden" years has been at the forefront of my mind.
Man On A Ledge Closes Alex Fraser Bridge Causing Traffic Chaos
__ _A MAN ON A LEDGE AND APPARENTLY THREATENING TO JUMP CLOSED THE ALEX FRASER BRIDGE MONDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING TRAFFIC CHAOS. SOUTHBOUND LANES ON ALEX FRASER BRIDGE CONNECTING RICHMOND AND DELTA HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO A POLICE INCIDENT ON MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF NORTH
Basic Needs And Not Unlimited Greed Should Be The Mantra Of These Hard Economic Times
BY ZILE SINGH Need is something required for a safe, stable, and healthy life. Food, clothes, and shelter are the basic needs of all human beings. Without these, human survival is painful. Therefore, basic needs should be the most fundamental rights of everyone. From the beginning of human evolu
OBITUARY: Actor, Artist And Activist Amanpal Sara Passes Away
(2 August 1957 - 17 January 2023) By Ajmer Rode VANCOUVER - Punjabi storyteller, colorist, poet, film artist, social activist and our colleague Amanpal Sara residing in Canada who worked with us in Vancouver Sath and Watan has passed away on January 17, 2023. He was 65 years old at this time of
Music And Film Superstar Diljit Dosanjh To Perform At Coachella 2023
__ _THE PUNJABI STAR JOINS HEADLINERS LIKE BAD BUNNY, BLACKPINK AND FRANK OCEAN, PLUS SOUTH ASIAN-ORIGIN ARTISTS SUCH AS PAKISTANI SINGER ALI SETHI, BANGLADESHI-ORIGIN DJ-PRODUCER JAI WOLF AND INDO-BRIT ARTIST JAI PAUL._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FILES LOS ANGELES – Music and film sup
Sher Vancouver Accepting Submissions For Its inaugural Sundar Film Prize And Festival
__ _SHER VANCOUVER IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS INAUGURAL SUNDAR PRIZE FOR FILMS OF ALL LENGTHS. THE SUNDAR PRIZE IS AN INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS COMPETITION WITH OVER $10,000 CAD IN CASH PRIZES FOR THE TOP 5 FILMS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Sher Vancouver is now accepting sub
FIFA 2022: Liberte, Egalite, Africanite: Desperate France Plays The Race Card and Still Loses
BY JUGRAJ SINGH There is a saying about the exploitation of black slaves in the US, "the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice." A similar saying can be made regarding FIFA 2022, "the blacker the team, the higher the probability of winning." Unfortunately, this saying mostly only applies to
Surrey RCMP Seizes Loaded Shotgun And Large Amount Of Drugs In Whalley Area
__ _SURREY RCMP SAID FRIDAY THEY SEIZED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRUGS, CASH AND A LOADED SHOTGUN FROM A RESIDENCE IN WHALLEY AREA. ON JANUARY 11, SURREY RCMP NORTH COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT (NCRU), WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOWER MAINLAND INTEGRATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND SURREY RCMP MOBILE STR
Police Offer $100,00 Reward While Alleged Kidnapper Of Ontario South Asian Woman Changes Lawyer Days Before 1-Year Anniversary Of Her Disappearance
__ _POLICE SAY A $100,000 REWARD WILL BE GIVEN IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED THAT COULD HELP THEM LOCATE 37-YEAR-OLD ALNAZ HATAMIRI, WHO WAS ABDUCTED FROM A HOME NEAR WASAGA BEACH, ONTARIO. MEANWHILE, HATAMIRI’S ALLEGED KIDNAPPER, HER FORMER BOYFRIEND MOHAMAD LILO, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED M
Police Officially Identify Three Members Of An Asian Family Found Dead In Surrey’s Fraser Heights
THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IDENTIFIED THE DECEASED AS 56 YEAR-OLD XIAO YAN ZHEN, 58 YEAR-OLD LI LI AND 24 YEAR-OLD DANIEL LI, ALL OF SURREY. IHIT SAID THEY HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT, SUPPORTING THE LI’S EXTENDED FAMILY, WHO PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "WHEN WE HEAR
“Naatu Naatu” Composer MM Keeravani Beats Rihanna, Taylor Swift And Lady Gaga To Win Best Original Song At Golden Globes
NAATU NAATU SONG COMPOSER MM KEERAVANI, WHO WAS NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL BREAKOUT SOUTH INDIAN EPIC RRR, BEATS RIHANNA, TAYLOR SWIFT AND LADY GAGA TO WIN BEST ORIGINAL SONG AT REVIVED GOLDEN GLOBES TUESDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES. NAATU NAATU WAS NOMINATED ALONGSIDE TAYLOR SWIFT'S CAROLINA FROM W
Indian Banker Fired By Wells Fargo After Getting Drunk On Air India And Peeing On Fellow Passenger
__ _SHANKAR MISHRA, AN EXECUTIVE AT WELLS FARGO’S OPERATIONS IN INDIA WAS FIRED AND IS BEING HELD FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS THAT HE URINATED ON AN ELDERLY WOMAN DURING A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO NEW DELHI. MISHRA WAS ARRESTED IN BANGALORE BY NEW DELHI POLICE ON SATURDAY, SAID SUMAN NALWA, A POLICE S
MURDER-SUICIDE: Three Bodies Found In Surrey-Fraser Heights House Most Likely A Result Of Murder-Suicide
__ _THE THREE BODIES DISCOVERED IN A HOUSE IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA OF SURREY WERE MOST LIKELY A RESULT OF MURDER-SUICIDE AFTER IDENTITY OF THE VICTIMS WERE REVEALED TUESDAY. HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THREE PEOPLE FOUND DEAD IN A SURREY HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON WERE KILLED IN A MURDER-SUICIDE
MY 50 YEARS IN CANADA: It’s Been A Beautiful And Enriching Journey In “Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana”
By Promod Puri Fifty years ago, after saying goodbye to India, I knocked on the door of Canada. The point of entry was Winnipeg in October 1972. My route to settle in Canada was through a visitor's visa. On arrival at the airport, the excitement dimmed when my Indian passport was stamped for o
$250,000 Lottery Win For Surrey’s Palwinder Sidhu
__ _HE THOUGHT IT WAS $250 BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE $250,000 FOR SURREY RESIDENT PALWINDER SIDHU, WHO WAS STUCK AT WORK ON A SNOWY DAY, BUT FOR HIM, IT HAD A “SILVER LINING.” HE DISCOVERED HE HAD WON THE DEC. 19 DAILY GRAND PRIZE WORTH $250,000. “I DIDN’T BELIEVE IT,” HE TOLD THE BCLC OF
Fraser Valley Real Estate Market Sees Highs, Lows And Big Slide In Sales And Listings
__ _THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE MARKET LIKE ALL ACROSS CANADA SAW HIGHS AND LOWS AND A REAL SLIDE IN SALES AND LISTINGS AS INTEREST RATES ROSE SHARPLY. THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 716 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN DECEMBER 2022, DOWN 14.7 PER CENT FROM
RETURN OF BHINDERANWALE: Who Is Amritpal Singh And Why Is Indian Government So Scared of Him?
AMRITSAR – Who is Amritpal Singh and why is the Indian government so scared of him? The 29-year-old, who landed in Punjab from Dubai following the death of activist and actor Deep Sidhu, has quickly gained political and religious stock with his passionate speeches about Sikhsim and has dramati
Why Are Immigration And Refugee Applicants Being Jailed In Canada?
By Harinder Mahil Thousands of people who show up at Canadian borders each year and apply for refugee status are often sent to detention centres and jails. Why does the Canadian government treat these people as criminals? The government’s explanation is that this happens when an immigrat
Avtar S Sangha’s Storm In A Teacup And Other Stories Is Smorgasbord Of Literary Masala
By Ravinder Singh Sodhi Some Punjabi literary artists of the last generation had earned a good name in the field of writing in English. Dr. Mohan Singh Diwana, Principal Teja Singh, Prof. Gurbachan Singh Talib, Dr. Gopal Singh Dardi, Dr. Attar Singh, and Dr. Taran Singh are some prominent amon
2022 Brought Dramatic Political Change For Punjab And New Premier For BC
By Balwant Sanghera Well, 2022 is finally over. Now we can welcome 2023 with a lot of expectations. A closer look at 2022 indicates that it may be one of the most unusual ones in a long time. Let us start with the unprecedented victory of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Punjab. For the first time in
HAPPY NEW YEAR: Clock Striking Midnight On December 31 Changes Nothing Or Everything?
By Promod Puri The moment clock's second hits midnight and the year 2022 departs, we step into welcoming 2023. Two images flash; one switches off, and the other switches on. That reflects two storylines: an imprint of the old one, while the history begins with the new one. Do we spot any chang
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s Year End Message Highlights Keeping The RCMP And Saving $235 Million
__ _SURREY MAYOR BRENDA LOCKE DELIVERED HER YEAR-END MESSAGE THURSDAY AND KEEPING THE RCMP AS THE MAIN POLICE FORCE IN THE CITY AND SAVING $235 MILLION IN THE PROCESS WAS THE CENTRAL MESSAGE. “POLICING IN SURREY HAS BEEN IN FLUX OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND THE NEW CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ACTION
BC Hoping To Please Both Landlords And Renters With New Speedier Dispute Resolution Process
__ _ON WEDNESDAY, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT RENTERS AND LANDLORDS IN B.C. WILL SOON BENEFIT FROM MORE TIMELY AND EFFICIENT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AS THE GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION TO SPEED UP AND STRENGTHEN RESIDENTIAL TENANCY DISPUTE RESOLUTION. GOVERNMENT IS INCREASING THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCY B
Punjabi Man Looking To Become Permanent Resident In Canada Dies In BC Bus Crash
__ _A RECENT ARRIVAL FROM PUNJAB WHO WAS WORKING TO FULFILL HIS WORK VISA AS A CHEF IN OLIVER WAS AMONG THE FOUR PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE BUS ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY NEAR MERRITT, BC. KARANJOT SINGH SODHI IS ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO DIED IN A CHRISTMAS EVE BUS CRASH, LEAVING BEHIND HIS WIFE, SON AND DA
FTX Execs Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora Face Scrutiny After Three Company Co-Fraudsters Snitch On Boss SBF
__ _NOW THAT THREE SENIOR CO-FRAUDSTERS OF THE DISGRACED FTX EXCHANGE HAVE SNITCHED ON THEIR BOSS SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, SCRUTINY HAS NOW TURNED TO THE TWO INDIANS AT THE DOOMED FIRM NISHAD SINGH AND RAMNIK ARORA. SINGH WAS FTX'S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, AND HAD A 7.8% STAKE IN THE COMPANY. SINGH'S N
IDEOLOGICALLY BENT: Basic Liberties Can Become Irrelevant In Guise Of Good Governance
BY PROMOD PURI Do political parties under a democratic structure need to base themselves on their distinctive ideologies, or can they do away with that and solely project themselves as suppliers of good governance? Healthcare, education, employment, housing, transportation, efficient and corrup
Suspect In Hit-And-Run Causing Death Identified But Not Arrested Yet
__ _THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN IN SURREY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, ACCORDING TO POLICE BUT HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED. ON DECEMBER 16, POLICE ATTENDED THE 13300 BLOCK OF OLD YALE ROAD TO A REPORT THAT A PEDESTRIAN HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO REMAIN AT THE SCENE. TRAGIC
Port Mann And Alex Fraser Bridges Closed Due To Risk Of Falling Ice
__ _TWO MAJOR BRIDGES LEADING INTO SURREY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE DANGERS OF FALLING ICE. BOTH THE PORT MANN BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 1 AND THE ALEX FRASER BRIDGE ARE CLOSED DUE TO THE RISK OF ICE FALLING FROM CABLES ONTO VEHICLES. DRIVERS WILL BE DIRECTED TO DETOURS. THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME WHEN
Federal Government Must Provide More Funds For Healthcare
By Harinder Mahil Canada’s premiers held a joint press conference last week and asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeaufor an “urgent” meeting with them to “hammer out a deal” on health-care funding. Their position is that Ottawa is not paying its fair share of health care costs, noting th
Husband Charged In The Killing Of Surrey Woman Harpreet Kaur Gill
__ _POLICE HAVE CHARGED THE HUSBAND IN RELATION TO A STABBING OF A SURREY WOMAN HARPREET KAUR GILL THAT LED TO HER DEATH ON DECEMBER 7. ON DECEMBER 15, THE SUSPECT, NOW IDENTIFIED AS 40-YEAR OLD NAVINDER GILL OF SURREY, THE HUSBAND OF THE VICTIM, WAS ONCE AGAIN ARRESTED BY IHIT INVESTIGATORS WITH
Surrey Board of Trade Raises Over $11,000 And 837 Pounds Of Food For Surrey Food Bank
__ _SURREY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY GAVE GENEROUSLY AT THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE'S ANNUAL SEASONAL SIZZLE BUSINESS RECEPTION ON DECEMBER 8. THE EVENT RAISED OVER $11,000 AND 837 LBS OF FOOD FOR THE SURREY FOOD BANK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FULL CUPBOARD. OVER 500 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE
40-Year-Old Woman Stabbed To Death In Surrey Identified As Harpreet Kaur
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH IN SURREY WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HARPREET KAUR. BUT POLICE HAVE NOT YET IDENTIFIED THE MAN ARRESTED FOR HER KILLING. THE SUSPECT, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON SCENE BY SURREY RCMP OFFICERS, WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON DECEMBER 8. IHIT INVESTIG
Immigration Minister Unveils Plan To Benefit Employers And Temporary Workers From Family Work Permits
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID THIS WEEK THAT THE PACE OF CANADA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS MADE IT HARD FOR EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, TO FIND THE WORKERS THEY NEED. IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER, ANNOUNCED THAT CANADA IS EXTENDING WORK PERMITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF TE
Third Man Pleads Guilty In 2017 Abbotsford Homicide In Which A South Asian Man Also Pleaded Guilty
__ _A THIRD SUSPECT HAS ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA IN THE 2017 HOMICIDE OF ALEXANDER BLANAROU AFTER TWO EARLIER GUILTY PLEAS INCLUDING ONE BY A SOUTH ASIAN SUSPECT. ON DECEMBER 28, 2017, JUST BEFORE 2:30 P.M., 24-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER BLANAROU WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN THE 5300-BLOCK OF BATES ROAD IN ABBOTSFO
Surrey’s Jasroop Singh Gosal Appointed To BC’s First Accessibility Standards Committee
__ _JASROOP SINGH GOSAL, THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE’S POLICY & RESEARCH MANAGER, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BC GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. THE PROVINCE HAS APPOINTED 30 PEOPLE TO HELP DEVELOP BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST TWO STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY: THE
Unprepared Drivers Blamed For The Highway And Byway Gridlocks After Big Snowfall Last Week
__ _BAD UNPREPARED DRIVERS AND GENERAL UNPREPAREDNESS IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE HIGHWAY AND BYWAY GRIDLOCKS THAT FORCED DRIVERS TO REACH HOME AS LATE NEXT MORNING LAST WEEK AFTER THE FIRST BIG SNOWFALL THIS WINTER. MAINROAD MANAGER DARREN ELL DOESN’T THINK ANYTHING WENT WRONG ON THEIR END ON TU
Role Of Dr. Ambedkar In Social Engineering And Women Empowerment Through The Constitution Of India
By - Jai Birdi, General Secretary, Chetna Association of Canada On behalf of the Chetna Association of Canada, it is my pleasure to extend greetings on the 74th Constitution Day of India. Seventy-three years ago on this day, the Constitution was adopted in India. It was implemented on Janua
Shots Fired At Newton Residence In Surrey Whose Occupants Are Known To Police
__ _SURREY RCMP IS ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF SHOTS FIRED INTO A RESIDENCE IN NEWTON AREA AND SEEKING PUBLIC HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FOUR-DOOR SEDAN. ON OCTOBER 20, AT 09:13 A.M. SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF BULLET HOLES IN A RESIDENTIAL FENCE
Fraser Valley Housing Prices Remain Soft And Sales Down And flat
__ _FRASER VALLEY HOUSING MARKET SALES FOR OCTOBER REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM LAST MONTH AS PRICES DIPPED SLIGHTLY ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES. IN OCTOBER, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 901 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 0.4 PER CENT COMPARED
Delta Police Investigates Three Gang Related Incidents In 72 Hours
__ _DELTA POLICE INVESTIGATORS WERE KEPT BUSY WITH THREE INCIDENTS WITHIN A 72-HOUR PERIOD CONNECTED TO THE BC GANG CONFLICT. STARTING LAST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF 92A AVE AND 117 STREET IN NORTH DELTA. UPON ARRIVAL, O
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: Popular Pakistani Leader And Former PM Imran Khan Survives After Attempt On His Life
_KHAN’S PARTY PTI BLAMES PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF AND OTHER OFFICIALS FOR THE INCIDENT THAT LEFT ONE DEAD AND MANY INJURED!_ __ _PTI SECRETARY GENERAL ASAD UMAR HAS SAID IN A VIDEO STATEMENT THAT HE BELIEVED PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF, INTERIOR MINISTER RANA SANAULLAHAND AND INTELLIGEN
RMCS Finally Celebrates Diwali After Two Years Of Pandemic
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - After more than two years, Richmond Multicultural Community Services (RMCS) celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas in person on Friday,October 28 at Caring Place. It wasa very well organized event. This major South Asian festival, popularly known as the Festival o
Police Say They Now Have Information That Links Dhindsa Brothers’ Murders To Multiple Lower Mainland Shootings
__ _THIS YEAR HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN GANGLAND VIOLENCE, NOT THAT THE GANGLAND MURDERS HAVE SLOWED BUT THAT POLICE HAVE MORE THAN A HALF DOZEN HITMEN, SOME OF WHOM DID THE KILLINGS, LIKE IN THE CASES OF CONTROVERSIAL SIKH BUSINESSMAN RIPUDAMAN MALIK AND LAST WEEK’S MURDER OF GANG-LINKED BUSINES
Murder Of Mountie Shaelyn Yang Highlights Homelessness And Mental Health Issues
Dear Editor The senseless murder of Constable Shaelyn Yang by a homeless man in a Burnaby park recently has again highlighted the issues of homelessness and mental health. The tragic death of the RCMP Constable is devastating not only for her family but also for the law enforcement community and
KAMPALA TO CANADA: Exhibition Highlights 50 Years Ugandan Asian Resettlement In Canada
__ _THE BC UGANDAN ASIAN RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE’S EXHIBIT KAMPALA TO CANADA, WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH A RECEPTION ON TUESDAY EVENING, WILL HIGHLIGHT 50 YEARS OF UGANDAN ASIAN RESETTLEMENT IN CANADA. “IT’S A COMMEMORATION AND NOT A CELEBRATION,” EXPLAINS THE CURATOR OF THE EXHIBITION, TASLI
Targeted Langley Murder Victim Identified As Bittu Chatchot
__ _THE MAN WHO DIED FROM A TARGETED KILLING IN LANGLEY LAST THURSDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 35-YEAR-OLD BITTU CHATCHOT OF LANGLEY. INVESTIGATORS SAID THEY ARE NOW IDENTIFYING THE VICTIM CHATCHOT IN HOPES OF ADVANCING THEIR INVESTIGATION. “INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO CANVASS THE AREA FOR WITNESSE
Amidst Total Chaos, UK Conservative Party Chooses Rish Sunak To Become First Indo-British Prime Minister
__ _AMIDST TOTAL CHAOS FOLLOWING THEIR LAST CHOICE AS PM IN LIZ TRUSS WHO DISINTEGRATED IN 44 DAYS, THE EMBATTLED CONSERVATIVE PARTY HAS GONE WITH RISHI SUNAK AS BRITAIN'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF COLOUR AND FIRST INDO-BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ON TUESDAY. SUNAK WILL NOW BE TASKED WITH STEERING A DEE
BRIGHT LIGHTS: May Diwali Brighten Everyone’s Life And Bring Immense Hope
BY ZILE SINGH Diwali or Deepavali is one of the most important Hindu festivals of lights celebrated throughout India in the month of October/November, depending on the Calendar. Not only in India, but this festival is celebrated in Fiji, Guyana, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sr
Anonymous Letter From “Lowly Patrol Member” Calls Out VPD Top Brass For Nepotism, Unfairness And Systemic Racism
__ _AN ANONYMOUS LETTER FROM A LOWLY PATROL MEMBER ADDRESSED TO POLICE UNION PRESIDENT RALPH KAISER IS CIRCULATING AMONG VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) MEMBERS IN WHICH, THE MEMBER CONSTABLE, IS MAKING NUMEROUS ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSE AND UNFAIRNESS AGAINST TOP VPD BRASS, SAYING NEPOTISM, UNFAIRN
GANGLAND HIT: Two Indo-Canadian Gangsters Among Three Charged In Vishal Walia’s Murder
__ _TWO INDO-CANADIAN ASSOCIATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS GANG AND ANOTHER MAN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF VISHAL WALIA, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN MONDAY OUTSIDE THE POSH UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB. THE ALLEGED KILLERS - DEANDRE BAPTISTE, BALRAJ BASRA AND IQBAL KANG – WERE ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER WALI
Vancouver Bandits President Dylan Kular Named Canadian Basketball League’s Executive Of The Year
__ _VANCOUVER BANDITS PRESIDENT DYLAN KULAR, THE SON OF BUSINESSMAN GREG KULAR, HAS BEEN AGAIN NAMED EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR OF THE CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE (CEBL), THE LEAGUE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. THE 2022 AWARD IS DYLAN KULAR’S SECOND CONSECUTIVE TIME EARNING THE DISTINCTION._ BY DESIBUZ
Gang Enforcement Teams Net Large Seizure Of Drugs, Cash And Weapons
_SURREY RCMP’S GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND COMBINED FORCES SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT’S UNIFORM GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM MADE A HUGE BUST OF DRUGS, CASH AND WEAPONS AS A RESULT OF A TWO MONTH PROJECT. THE TWO MONTH INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT AND INTRADICTIONS, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING
Kiran Dhesi’s Killer Gets 7-Years In Jail For Botched “Accidental” Murder
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN WHO KILLED HIS 19-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND AND THEN TRIED TO BURN HER BODY TO HIDE THE KILLING WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON THIS WEEK. HARJOT SINGH DEO PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING 19-YEAR-OLD BHAVKIRAN "KIRAN" DHESI MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO AND HE WAS SENTENCED IN B.C.
UN Gang Associates Balraj Basra And Iqbal Kang Charged With Arson While Police Ponder Murder Charges In Vishal Walia Slaying
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Surrey Campaign Getting Dirty With Claims Of Theft And Vandalism Of Surrey Forward Volunteer’s Vehicle
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Surrey's First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
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Police Release Suspect Sketch In Surrey Shooting That Killed Drug Dealer And Injured Taxi Driver
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Surrey First Mayoral Candidate Hogg Calls McCallum’s Stadium Idea An Expensive White Elephant
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BAD SPIES: Wrongly Imprisoned British-Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal Did In By UK Government Agencies
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Women’s Groups Call For The Head Of Punjabi Radio Yahoo After He Gas-Lights Suicide Victim
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Police Arrest And Charge Surrey Resident In July Gangland Slaying That Killed One South Asian Gangster
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__ _IT SEEMS EVERYONE FROM MURDERED GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S LEGION OF FANS TO THOSE IN THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, THE PUNJAB GANGSTERS, THEY ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAR RAPPER’S KILLING AVENGED WITH KILLING OF HIGH RANKING GANGSTERS LIKE GOLDY BRAR OR LAWRENCE BISHNOI, WHO HAVE TAKE
Doug Ford Wins An Even Bigger Majority As Both NDP-Liberal Support Collapses And Both Party Leaders Resign
__ _INCUMBENT ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD WON AN EVEN BIGGER MAJORITY ON THURSDAY AS OPPOSITION PARTIES’ SUPPORT COLLAPSES, FORCING BOTH NDP AND LIBERAL LEADERS RESIGN FORD’S PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES LANDSLIDE WIN IN CANADA’S LARGEST PROVINCE BY POPULATION. FORD HAS SECURED A SECOND MAJORITY
KIDSPLAY SPORTS SAY: Over 700 Youngsters Attend The Big Sports Day At BC Place Stadium On Monday from Vancouver’s eastside to fulfill once in a lifetime experience
__ _OVER 700 YOUNGSTERS ATTENDED THE BIG KIDSPLAY SPORTS DAY AT BC PLACE STADIUM ON MONDAY AFTER TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ON VANCOUVER’S EASTSIDE, SURREY, LANGLEY AND ABBOTSFORD GOT A CHANCE TO SET FOOT ONTO THE FIELD AT BC PLACE STADIUM AND MEET THE LIKES OF VAN
NDP Welcomes Falcon To Legislature By Telling Him About The Time He Called Surrey Land “Surplus” And Sold It Off To Liberal Party Donors
__ _BC NDP GOVERNMENT SIDE WELCOMED LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON TO LEGISLATURE BY TELLING HIM ABOUT THE TIME HE CALLED SURREY LAND “SURPLUS” AND SOLD IT OFF TO LIBERAL PARTY DONORS. IN MONDAY’S QUESTION PERIOD, HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX RAISED KEVIN FALCON’S DECISION TO SELL LAND THAT HA
BC Minimum Wage Increases To $15.65 June 1 For Lowest Paid Workers
__ _AS OF JUNE 1, 2022, B.C.'S LOWEST PAID WORKERS WILL GET A PAY BOOST AS THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES FROM $15.20 TO $15.65 PER HOUR, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST OF ANY PROVINCE. THIS INCREASE IS PART OF A COMMITMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 2018 TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FIVE YEARS OF MEA
Marpole Homicide Victim Identified As a 19-Year-old South Asian Man
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED NASEB FAZIL AS THE VICTIM IN VANCOUVER’S FIFTH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR. FAZIL, 19, SUFFERED FATAL STAB WOUNDS FOLLOWING A FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT ON THE STREET BETWEEN A LARGE GROUP NEAR SW MARINE DRIVE AND HUDSON STREET ON MAY 23 AT 3:30 A.M._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
TRIBUTES TO THE MOOSE: From Drake To Diljit Dosanjh And Bollywood Stars Ranveer Singh And Sanjay Dutt Among Legion Of Entertainment Royalty Who Paid Tribute To Slain Rapper Sidhu Moosewala
__ _TRIBUTES POURED IN FOR MURDERED PUNJABI RAP STAR SIDHU MOOSEWALA, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN NEAR HIS VILLAGE SUNDAY EVENING IN PUNJAB. TORONTO-BASED CANADIAN RAPPER-SINGER DRAKE LED THE PARADE OF TRIBUTES FOR HIS HOMETOWN HOMIE BY SHARING MOOSEWALA AND HIS MOTHER’S PHOTO FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF T
Hazelnut Meadows Park victim has been identified As 18-Year-Old Maanav Kinkar
__ _A YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN MAN, FOUND MURDERED IN SURREY PARK, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 18-YEAR-OLD MAANAV KINKAR. ON MAY 26, AT AROUND 8:43 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE HAZELNUT MEADOWS PARK NEAR 140 STREET BETWEEN 68 AVENUE AND 70 AVENUE AND FOUND A MAN DECEASED. BC EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES
SENSELESS MURDER: Killers Of Sidhu Moosewala Allegedly Caught But Will The Real Devils Behind The Killing Get Caught?
__ _ACCORDING TO REPORTS OUT OF PUNJAB AND DELHI, POLICE HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE MURDER VEHICLES AND ALLEGEDLY ARRESTED SOME OF THE ACTUAL KILLERS, THE MEN WHO OPENED FIRE AND KILLED PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER AND RENOWNED LYRICIST SIDHU MOOSEWALA ON SUNDAY, COINCIDENTALLY CHOOSING MAY 29 OR 29/5 WHIC
THE LAST RIDE: Sidhu Moosewala Gunned Down On 29/5 The Number On His Last Album
SIDHU MOOSEWALA’S THE LAST RIDE: “CHOBAR DE CHERE TE NOOR DASDA – KE EHDA UTHU GA JAWANI CH JANAZA MITHIYE”! __ https://youtu.be/6xoB4ZiKKn0 [https://youtu.be/6xoB4ZiKKn0] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sidhu Moose-Wala Concert Tickets Delayed As PNE Looks Into Security Risk Of Punjabi Gangster Rapper
_TICKET SALES OF CONTROVERSIAL PUNJABI GANGSTER RAPPER SIDHU MOOSE-WALA, WHO RECENTLY LOST BADLY IN PUNJAB ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, WERE DELAYED FOR HIS VANCOUVER SHOW AS PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION (PNE) LOOKS INTO SECURITY RISK OF THE SCHEDULED JULY 23RD SHOW AT PACIFIC COLISEUM. MOOSE WALA SHOWS HA
Councillors Must Decide Who Comes First - 600,000 Surrey Residents Or Scandal-Ridden Mayor, Says Annis
__ _EVERY SURREY CITY COUNCILLOR NEEDS TO DECIDE WHO COMES FIRST, DOUG MCCALLUM, OR THE PEOPLE OF SURREY, SAYS COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS. "BY ANY MEASURE, DOUG MCCALLUM SHOULD STEP ASIDE FROM THE MAYOR'S CHAIR, THE POLICE BOARD AND METRO VANCOUVER, AS THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST HIM IS HEARD," SAID AN
Surrey Connect Says Scandal-Ridden Mayor McCallum Must Step Down His Mischief Bombshells
_WHEN BILL 20 BECOMES LAW, A POLITICIAN IN MCCALLUM’S POSITION WOULD BE FORCED TO STEP DOWN UNTIL MATTER IS RESOLVED!_ _SURREY CONNECT HAS CALLED ON MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO STEP DOWN AFTER BOMBSHELL REVEALS ABOUT HIS MISCHIEF CASE WHERE EVIDENCE POINTS TO MCCALLUM NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. SURREY C
GOUGED: NDP Says Liberals And Conservatives Stand Up For Rich Oil Corporations And Not For Canadians
__ _NDP SAID TUESDAY WHILE CANADIANS ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUMPS WITH RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES – IN VANCOUVER GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED TO OVER 2 DOLLARS PER LITRE, THE LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES ARE STANDING FIRM WITH RICH OIL COMPANIES. “PEOPLE IN VANCOUVER ARE GETTING GOUGED AT THE PUM
Woman Sexually Assaulted During Break-And-Enter In Surrey
__ _ SURREY RCMP SAID EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AN UNKNOWN MALE SUSPECT ENTERED A RESIDENCE WHERE A FEMALE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. ON MAY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40 AM, POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE 12900 BLOCK OF 101A AVENUE IN SURREY FOR A REPORT OF A BREAK-AND-ENTER TO A RESIDENCE. UPON ATTENDANCE, F
International Jurists Union Expresses Solidarity With The Oppressed People Of The World At Conclusion Of Its Conference
__ _INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BETWEEN MAY 19-22, 2022, AT KONYA, TURKEY ON THE SUBJECT, “VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.” JURISTS, ACADEMICS AND SCHOLARS FROM 40 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSS
IS DOUG PAAJI DONE? Video Evidence Clearly Shows Surrey Mayor “Not Pinned” Against Vehicle As He Claimed, According To Unsealed Documents
_WILL DOUG MCCALLUM STILL RUN IN OCTOBER GIVEN OUTRAGE OVER HIS LEGAL BILLS COVERED BY SURREY TAXPAYERS!_ __ _IS DOUG PAAJI, AKA SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM DONE AFTER NEW DETAILS EMERGED THAT VIDEO EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM THE SAVE-ON-FOODS PARKING LOT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT HE WAS “NOT PINNED” A
BOYCOTTS AND SANCTIONS: Russia Is Suffering Along With Rest Of The World But Sheikhs, Oil And War Industry Laughing With Skyrocketing Profits
BY PROMOD PURI Yes, the boycott is working! Since February, it has deprived Russians of their choice of burgers at MacDonald; they miss Pepsi too. The absence of Burger King, Starbucks, Kit Kat, Snickers, Mars, and M&M poses a challenging time that downsizes their snacking freedom. So are Carlsb
MAINSTREAM MEDIA LIAS: Ukraine And Russia Conflict Raises Questions About Neutrality And Credibility of Western Media
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Many of our intellectuals are victims of the illusion that the western media is neutral and credible. If a news item is published by the BBC or the New York Times, then they feel that there is a stamp of credibility. They feel that now there is no margin of doubt in this news
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon Makes A Mockery Of Indo-Canadians By Repeatedly Calling Speaker Chouhan The Pride Of Surrey
_FALCON AND BC LIBERAL PARTY IGNORE DESIBUZZCANADA’S CALL FOR COMMENT ON THE ISSUE!_ __ _BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON CAME UNDER FIRE THIS WEEK FOR MAKING RACIALIZED AND PATRONIZING REMARKS AGAINST BC HOUSE SPEAKER RAJ CHOUHAN. IN WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS OFFICIAL SWEARING IN AT THE B.C.
12th Annual SASSY Awards Handed Out At Surrey City Hall
__ _THE 2022 SERVICE ABOVE SELF SURREY YOUTH (SASSY) AWARDS WERE PRESENTED LAST WEDNESDAY MAY 4 DURING BC YOUTH WEEK TO HONOUR ACHIEVEMENTS OF LOCAL YOUTH. THERE WERE 140 ATTENDEES AT SURREY CITY HALL TO CELEBRATE 43 NOMINEES IN SIX AWARD CATEGORIES. 2022 SASSY AWARD FINALISTS INCLUDED ELIZABETH
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__ _AS A PART OF OBSERVING BUDDHIST VESAKH WEEK, CHETNA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA HOSTED A MEET AND GREET SESSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AAM AADMI PARTY AND RASHTRYA LOK DAL PARTY ON MAY 10 AT THE DR. AMBEDKAR ROOM IN THE SURREY CENTER LIBRARY. MANJIT BAINS, CHAIR OF CHETNA'S WOMEN EMPOWERMENT COMMI
Police Bust Man And Seize Drugs, Cash And A Handgun From Punjabi Dominated Surrey-Newton
__ _SURREY RCMP’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT SEIZED A FIREARM, AMMUNITION, CASH AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRUGS IN THE PUNJABI DOMINATED AREA OF NEWTON. ON APRIL 27 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM, SURREY RCMP’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT WERE CONDUCTING PROACTIVE PATROLS AND LOCATED A MAN WHO HAD FLED FROM P
Rally For Reproductive Rights and Justice To Be Held In Vancouver On Saturday
__ _A NETWORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS GROUPS HAS COME TOGETHER TO SAY NEVER AGAIN AND NOT HERE IN RELATION TO CHANGES AFOOT TO ABORTION ACCESS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE GROUP WILL HOLD REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & JUSTICE RALLY ON SATURDAY, MAY 14 AT 1PM A ŠXʷƛ̓EXƏN XWTL’A7S
Indo-Canadian Pilot Who Died With Notorious Passengers Including Alleged Killer Of Gangster Jimi Sandhu Was Reported To Transport Canada For Running Unlicensed Air Taxi
__ _ INDO-CANADIAN PILOT FROM RICHMOND WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NOTORIOUS PASSENGERS INCLUDING AN ALLEGED KILLER OF GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU AFTER CRASHING HIS PLANE IN ONTARIO HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO TRANSPORT CANADA BY ANOTHER SOUTH ASIAN PILOT FOR RUNNING AN UNLICENSED AIR TAXI. ABHINAV HA
More Incidents Of South Asian Man Scamming People With Fake Taxi-Debit Card Fraud
__ _RICHMOND RCMP IS AGAIN WARNING THE PUBLIC OF A DEBIT CARD FRAUD SCAM INVOLVING A FAKE TAXI, A FAKE DRIVER, AND A FAKE PASSENGER, ALLEGEDLY OPERATED BY A SOUTH ASIAN/FIJIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN MEN. SINCE APRIL 22ND, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 8 REPORTS OF A YOUNG MAN APPROACHING PEOPLE IN BUSY PA
Physicians And Surgeons Top List Of Highest Vaccinated Health Professionals
VICTORIA – Doctors and surgeons have placed highest on the status of health professionals who are vaccinated, coming in at 98 percent, according to latest provincial data. BC's provincial health officer (PHO) is publishing data collected regarding the COVID-19 vaccination status of regulated
Indigenous Grandfather And Granddaughter Who Faced Discrimination By BMO Win Settlement And Close Account
__ _HEILTSUK FIRST NATION MEMBERS MAXWELL JOHNSON AND HIS 14-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE BANK OF MONTREAL, WHICH DISCRIMINATED AGAINST THEM. SETTLEMENT TERMS INCLUDE PAYMENT OF AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT, ARTWORK AND TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DISPLAYS, AND THE
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Queensborough Middle School (QMS) has been a good model for Punjabi. For many years, the Punjabi classes there have been flourishing at a fast pace. This has been possible only with the support and co-operation of the school board, district administration, school administration, staff, students a
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Celebrates World Press Freedom Day And Commends Journalists And The Work They Do
__ _FEDERAL NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH CELEBRATED WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY AND COMMENDED THE WORK JOURNALISTS DO, SAYING IT IS CRITICAL TO BUILDING A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD. "TODAY, ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ROLE JOURNALISTS PLAY IN BUIL
Police Seize Smorgasbord Of Drugs And Hundreds Of Thousands In Cash And Gold
__ _POLICE HIT THE MOTHER LODE OF DRUGS AND MONEY FROM CRIMINALS IN A RECENT BUST IN METRO VANCOUVER WITH THE HELP OF THE FBI FROM THEIR LOS ANGELES BUREAU. A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION BY BC RCMP FEDERAL POLICING INVESTIGATORS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF LOS ANGELES,
Gangster Jimi Sandhu’s Accused Killer Gene Karl Lahrkamp Dies In Plane Crash With Indo-Canadian Pilot
__ _RECENTLY, POLICE AGENCIES PUT OUT A REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE KILLER OF FORMER ABBOTSFORD-BASED GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU BUT THE KILLER, A FORMER CANADIAN SOLDIER, HAS BEEN FLYING AROUND CANADA BEFORE HE ALSO MET HIS MAKER LAST WEEK WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN ONTARIO ALONG WITH A
Musk To Fire Twitter’s Indo-American CEO And Slash Staff Pay While Inventing New Ways To Make Money From Tweets
__ _TECH WIZARD-TURNED TWITTER OWNER ELON MUSK IS LIKELY TO FIRE THE COMPANY’S INDO-AMERICAN CEO AND SLASH STAFF PAY TO REIN IN COSTS WHILE INVENTING NEW WAYS TO MAKE MONEY FROM TWEETS. MUSK TOLD BANKS THAT AGREED TO HELP FUND HIS $44 BILLION ACQUISITION OF TWITTER INC THAT HE COULD CRACK DOWN
Correction Officer Bikramdeep Randhawa’s Murder Was Result Of Mistaken Identity, Says Delta Police
__ _DELTA POLICE SAID TUESDAY THAT AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT BC CORRECTIONS OFFICER BIKRAMDEEP RANDHAWA’S MURDER IN A DELTA SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT LAST MAY WAS DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY. AS A RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE SECURED TO DATE, INVESTIGATORS ARE CONFIDENT THAT
South Asian Man Arrested And Charged In Langara College “Indecent Act” Incidents
_CHRISTOPHER RAM IDENTIFIED AS THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY EXPOSED HIS GENITALS LAST MONTH!_ __ _A VANCOUVER POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF A SOUTH ASIAN MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED AN INDECENT ACT OF EXPOSING HIS GENITALS AT LANGARA COLLEGE LAST MONTH. CHRISTOPHER RAM, 35, HAS NOW BEEN
RedFM And Host Harjinder Thind Apologize For “Abandoning Babies” Fiasco
__ _AFTER VETERAN PUNJABI RADIO TALK SHOW HOST HARJINDER THIND CAME UNDER CRITICISM AFTER ARTIST JAG NAGRA MADE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIND’S MISOGYNIST USE OF THE TERM “ABANDONING BABIES” IN REGARDS TO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN ALLEGEDLY LEAVING BEHIND BABIES AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BOTH THIN
VPD Appeals For Help To ID “Dark Skinned” Suspect In Langara Exposings
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE RELEASED IMAGES OF A MAN FRIDAY WHO ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED AN INDECENT ACT AT LANGARA COLLEGE. “INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THIS MAN IS A SUSPECT IN THREE INDECENT ACTS AT THE COLLEGE SINCE LAST MONTH,” SAYS CONSTABLE TANIA VISINTIN. “WE’RE WORKING TO DETERMINE IF THIS MAN I
BOLO: $100,000 Reward Offered For The Fugitive Killer Of Former BC-Based Gangster Jimi Sandhu
__ _POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD FOR THE FUGITIVE KILLER OF FORMER BC-BASED GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU WHO WAS KILLED IN THAILAND IN EARLY FEBRUARY THIS YEAR. GENE KARL LARHRKAMP, WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING SANDHU WITH ANOTHER MAN, IS AMONG TWO FUGITIVES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE ON A LIST OF C
BC Ombudsman Critical Of Mayor Doug And Team’s Changes To Ethics Commissioner Investigations
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS A THREE-PAGE LETTER FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA’S OMBUDSPERSON, JAY CHALKE, REINFORCES EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CHANGES AND INVESTIGATION LIMITATIONS IMPOSED ON SURREY’S ETHICS COMMISSIONER BY DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS FOUR SAFE SURREY COUNCILLORS.
MYTH OF REALITY: The Kashmir Files Is An Islamophobic Morality Tale That Is Palatable And Profitable To Hindutva India, Says Kashmiri Pandit
__ _‘EARLY REVIEWS IN THE INDIAN MEDIA HAD FOUND THE FILM DEEPLY ISLAMOPHOBIC, DISHONEST, AND A PROVOCATION, SAYS SANJAY KAK, KASHMIRI PANDIT FILMMAKER AND WRITER. THIS MOVIE FEEDS INTO CYCLES OF HATE AND REVENGE. IT COLLAPSES KASHMIR’S HISTORY AND POLITICS INTO AN ISLAMOPHOBIC MORALITY TALE
Trade unions And Community Activists Support Locked Out Hilton Metrotown Workers
BY HARINDER MAHIL I attended a rally in Burnaby in support of locked out Hilton Metrotown workers on Thursday, April 14. These workers, primarily women of colour including South Asians, were locked out by Hilton on April 15, 2021.More than 400 trade unionists and community representatives turned
UBC Hoops Star Sukhman Sandhu Among Two Drafted By Fraser Valley Bandits
_TOP INDO-CANADIAN BASKETBALL PLAYER CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC) HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY THE FRASER VALLEY BANDITS BASKETBALL TEAM._ __ _THE FRASER VALLEY BANDITS [https://www.thebandits.ca/] ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT THE CLUB HAS SELECTED SUKHMAN SANDHU FROM THE UNIVERS
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__ _NDP CRITIC FOR NATIONAL REVENUE (TAX FAIRNESS AND INEQUALITY) NIKI ASHTON SAYS RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA SHOULD BE ELIMINATED IN ALL FORMS FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SYSTEM. “NEW DEMOCRATS ARE APPALLED BY HOW THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (CRA) IN PARTICULAR IS REPO
Councilor Annis Says Mayor McCallum’s Halloween Trial A Nightmare For Surrey Taxpayers And Voters
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS IS CALLING DOUG MCCALLUM'S HALLOWEEN DAY TRIAL IA NIGHTMARE FOR SURREY VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS, SINCE IT COMES TWO WEEKS AFTER THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 15. "SURREY VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS ARE REALLY SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING," SAID AN
KGF Chapter Smashes Box Office Records Grossing Over $70 Million Worldwide Over Weekend
__ _THE SOUTH INDIAN FILM K.G.F: CHAPTER 2, A SEQUEL TO AN EARLIER SUPER-HIT FILM, SMASHED BOX OFFICE RECORDS WORLDWIDE WITH AN EASTER WEEKEND GROSS OF OVER $70 MILLION USD. DIRECTOR PRASHANTH NEEL’S SECOND K. G. F. FILM STARRING SUPERSTAR YASH WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING FILM WORLDWIDE OVE
Surrey RCMP Seize Drugs And Firearms In Search Warrant
__ _AN INVESTIGATION BY SURREY RCMP’S FRONTLINE LED TO A SIGNIFICANT SEIZURE OF SUSPECTED ILLICIT DRUGS AND FIREARMS AT A RESIDENCE IN THE GUILDFORD AREA. SURREY RCMP RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT A VULNERABLE PERSON HAD BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR RESIDENCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS USING THE PREMISE
Vaisakhi And Khalsa Sajna Divas Celebrated At No. 5 Road Gurdwara
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MILLIONS GONE: Crypto-Currency Frauds Cost Richmond Residents Over $2.6 Million Already This Year
__ _RICHMOND RCMP HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 22 REPORTS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUDS IN 2022 WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOSSES REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION. “WE HAVE ONE INVESTIGATION WHERE THE VICTIM WAS REPORTEDLY DEFRAUDED OF $ 550,000.00. IN THIS CASE THE VICTIM MADE A SERIES OF INVESTMENTS IN
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-CANADIAN FAMILY IN SAANICH SAY THEY ARE TERRIFIED FOR THEIR SAFETY AFTER A SERIES OF RACIST A
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 RACISM AND STRENGTHEN DIVERSITY. IMTIAZ POPAT WAS HONOURED WITH THE INTERCULTURAL TRUST AWARDS,
CELEBRATING DR. AMBEDKAR: Author Of India’s Constitution Remains A Figure Of High Ideals
BY ZILE SINGH DR. 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 Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh). He was the 14th and the last child of Ramji Sakp
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 RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN THE 12400-BLOCK OF 76 AVENUE. TH
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 AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD THEIR PASSPORT LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY, THE SIMPLIF
Another Indo-Canadian Shot Dead In Targeted Shooting In Maple Ridge But Police Say Darr Khunkhun Didn’t Have Criminal Record
__ _ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT POLICE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS LINKED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT AS THE DEAD MAN DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 41-YEAR-OLD DARR KHUNKHUN FROM MAPLE RIDGE. THEY SAID KHUNKHUN DOES
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BY HARINDER MAHIL – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA As I sit down to write this column on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I note that according to the United Nations the theme this year is “VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM”. The aim of the theme is to highligh
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__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
COVID-19 OVER? BC Shifts To Weekly Reporting Of Pandemic Data
__ _THE PROVINCE IS SHIFTING TO WEEKLY REPORTS OF COVID-19 DATE IN BC FROM THEIR PANDEMIC TIME DAILY REPORTS. THE GOVERNMENT SAID BEGINNING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7, COVID-19 DASHBOARDS AND REPORTS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL WILL BE UPDATED ON WEEKLY BASIS HERE: HTTP:/
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Hospitalization Remains Over 300 And Cases Over 200 Wednesday
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS SLOWED DOWN BUT REMAINS STEADY OVER 200 WEDNESDAY WHILE HOSPITALIZATION HAS RISEN TO OVER 300 SINCE THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE 329 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 37 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – The spread of COVID-19 has slo
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain In Mid 200s On Tuesday With Hospitalization Over 300
__ _WHILE THE PROVINCE WILL NOT BE RELEASING THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TILL THURSDAY, THE CASES REMAINED IN THE MID 200S ON TUESDAY WITH HOSPITALIZATION OVER 300. THERE ARE 334 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 35 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –
Kelowna RCMP Make Arrest In UBCO Security Guard Harmandeep Kaur
__ _KELOWNA RCMP HAVE ARRESTED A MAN IN THE TRAGIC MURDER OF A FEMALE INDO-CANADIAN SECURITY GUARD WHO WAS KILLED WHILE ON DUTY IN THE EARLY HOURS OF FEBRUARY 26. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION SPEARHEADED BY THE KELOWNA RCMP SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5, THE BC PROSECUTION SERVICE APPROV
NO MORE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS? BC To Lift Vaccination Card Requirements This Friday
__ _THE PROVINCE SAID TUESDAY THAT AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET VACCINATED, BC CONTINUES WITH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO FURTHER LIFT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WHILE PROTECTING THOSE MOST AT RISK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SPRING BOOSTER VACCINE PROGRAM. STARTING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 12:01 AM, SHOWING
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Hospitalizations Rise Over The Weekend While Cases Remain Low
_THERE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS HOSPITALIZATION ROSE TO ABOVE 300 IN A LONG WHILE AFTER A CONTINUED TREND DOWNWARDS WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STUCK IN THE MID TO HIGH 200S. THE PROVINCE ALSO SAID THAT THEY WON’T BE RELEASING THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TILL THURSDAY. OVER A THRE
Allegations Of Corruption And Drug Use Leads To Indo-Canadian Police Sergeant Being Demoted
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TOP COP IS FEELING PROFESSIONAL BACKLASH AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND DRUG USE. DAVINDAR DALEP, A POLICE SERGEANT IN OAK BAY HAS BEEN DEMOTED AND BARRED FROM SEEKING A PROMOTION FOR ONE YEAR AFTER HE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR CORRUPTION, NEGLECT OF DUTY AND USING INTOXICANT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 300 With Four Deaths On Friday
__ _AFTER A LONG STREAK OF CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE MID TO HIGH 200S, FRIDAY SAW CASES RISE TO ABOVE 300 WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE 274 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 35 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – After a long streak of cases of COVID-19 in the
LOST VAISAKHI: Artist Jag Commemorates Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtans In Surrey And Vancouver With Special Prints
__ _ARTIST JAG NAGRA HAS RELEASED AN ILLUSTRATED SERIES ENTITLED LOST VAISAKHI TO COMMEMORATE THE VANCOUVER AND SURREY NAGAR KIRTANS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR DUE TO COVID-19. THE SERIES INCLUDES 10 ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURING SCENES THAT WOULD BE SEEN DURING THE
Canada Has Granted Permanent Residency To 108,000 Individuals In First Three Months Of 2022
__ _IMMIGRATION CANADA IS WORKING OVERTIME TO GRANT PERMANENT RESIDENCY TO INDIVIDUALS LINED UP IN THE QUEUE. SEAN FRASER, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED THAT IRCC SURPASSED ITS GOAL TO MAKE 147,000 PERMANENT RESIDENCE FINAL DECISIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022?DOU
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And Two Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS LOOKING GOOD AFTER THE WIDER OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE MASK MANDATE. THERE ARE 281 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 42 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Da
Indo-Canadian Man Identified By Punjab Police Behind Kabaddi Star Sandeep Ambia’s Killing Is A Former Conservative And Convicted Fraudster
_PUNJAB POLICE TO SEEK EXTRADITION OF ACCUSED SNOVER DHILLON TO FACE MURDER CHARGES!_ __ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN IDENTIFIED BY INDIAN POLICE AS THE MAN BEHIND THE KILLING OF KABADDI STAR SANDEEP NANGAL AMBIA IN PUNJAB IS A CONTROVERSIAL FORMER CONSERVATIVE WHO WAS A $22,000 GUN FOR HIRE TO WIN CON
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 300 Cases And Six Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY BUT STILL REMAINED BELOW 300 BUT THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE 276 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 43 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 rose slightly on Wednesday but still remained b
Indo-American Oscar Winner Calls Chris Rock A “Fucking Dick” And Rock’s Abuser Will Smith “Selfish” For Ruining Best Documentary Win
__ _INDO-AMERICAN OSCAR WINNER IS PISSED AT PRESENTER CHRIS ROCK FOR CALLING HIM A “WHITE GUY” AND CALLED THE COMEDIAN, WHO RECEIVED THE INFAMOUS SLAP FROM BEST ACTOR WINNER WILL SMITH DURING SUNDAY NIGHT’S LIVE CEREMONIES, A “FUCKING DICK” ON AIRING HIS BEEF ON TWITTER. JOSEPH PATEL, A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday As Hospitalizations Continue To Slide
__ _COVID-19 IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US BUT VACCINATION IS HAVING THE DESIRED EFFECT OF KEEPING HOSPITALIZATIONS DOWN. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED TUESDAY. THERE ARE 273 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 46 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 500 Cases And Six Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS DO DEATHS WITH THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY SEEING OVER 500 CASES AND SIX NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 556 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 355,648 CASES: MARCH 25-26: 207 NEW CASES, MARCH 26-27
THE END OF PANDEMIC: Don’t Go Back To Old Habits – It’s Time To Embrace Healthy Living
BY DR. ARUN GARG Finally, it seems, there is a light at the end of this long, dark pandemic tunnel. With health restrictions being lifted, British Columbians are breathing easier, they are considering travelling again or maybe even attending a concert or hockey game. Although we all mus
Kamal Sharma And His KVP Entertainers Bring Bollywood Back To Vancouver With Arijit Singh On June 3rd
__ _LOCAL MUSIC IMPRESARIO KAMAL SHARMA AND HIS KVP ENTERTAINERS ARE BRINGING BOLLYWOOD BACK TO VANCOUVER FEATURING MUSIC SUPERSTAR ARIJIT SINGH IN CONCERT ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER – Local music impresario Kamal Sharma and his KVP entertainers are bringing Bolly
Akal Academy Honoured Life And Legacy Of Sant Baba Iqbal Singh
__ _ The sangat of Akal Academy Surrey honoured the life and legacy of Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara on Sunday March 6th. The program started with Kirtan by well known Bhai Maninder Singh Ji Sri Nagar Wale followed by a performance by Dr. Angrej Singh._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Two Deaths And Over 200 Cases Ends The Week
__ _EVERYTHING FROM DECREASED HOSPITALIZATION AND DECREASING CASES AND EVEN DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 IS A GOOD SIGN THAT THE WIDER OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE MASK MANDATE WAS THE RIGHT MOVE AND ABOVE 90 PERCENT VACCINATION IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE VIRUS. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES AND TWO NEW DE
Former NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu Mulling Run for Surrey City Council
__ _FORMER NDP MP JASBIR SANDHU IS MULLING A RUN A FOR SURREY CITY COUNCIL. SANDHU TOLD SURREY NOW-LEADER NEWSPAPER HE’S THINKING “VERY SERIOUSLY” ABOUT RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AFTER HIS TELEPHONE HAS BEEN RINGING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH SUPPORTERS ASKING HIM TO RUN. HE SAID HE HASN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Death And |Over 200 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY WITH OVER 200 ON THURSDAY BUT DEATHS ROSE AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THERE ARE 255 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 52 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained steady with over 200 on Thu
Vancouver Police Arrests Yuniar Kurniawan In Komagata Maru Memorial Vandal
__ _VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DEFACED A MEMORIAL TO PASSENGERS OF THE KOMAGATA MARU LAST SUMMER. VPD OFFICERS LOCATED AND ARRESTED YUNIAR KURNIAWAN IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT. KURNIAWAN WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF MISCHIEF IN JANUARY, AND HAD BEEN WANTED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 200 AND ONE NEW DEATH. THERE ARE 258 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19, AND 49 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained steady on Wednesday with over 200 and one new death. As of We
BIG DEAL: NDP-Liberals Agreement To Deliver Dental And Pharmacare To Canadians While Keeping Trudeau In Power Till 2025
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT NDP AND TRUDEAU LIBERALS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN PARLIAMENT TO HELP STRUGGLING CANADIANS AND TO DELIVER SINGH’S PARTY’S PROGRESSIVE AGENDA OF DENTAL CARE AND PHARMACARE TO CANADIANS. “VOTERS HAVE GIVEN THIS PARLIAMENT A CLEAR MANDATE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases But No New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 200 AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF BELOW 200 BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS TUESDAY. THERE ARE 254 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 48 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 again rose above 200 after two cons
“We Need Policies That Could End Systemic Racism And Ensure Racialized People Are Protected,” Says PICS CEO Satbir Cheema
SURREY - PICS Society’s President & CEO Satbir Cheema said it’s time to send a strong message on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reinstates our deep belief that we need policies that could end s
Surrey Announces $428 Million capital Infrastructure Program That McCallum And Team May Not Be There See Through
__ _SURREY ANNOUNCED AN AMBITIOUS $428 MILLION CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM THAT MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM AND HIS TEAM OF FOUR COUNCILORS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH AS THIS ELECTION MAY OUST THE MAYOR AND MOST OF HIS TEAM. AT MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, SURREY CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Cases Continuing To Decrease With Eight Deaths
__ _PERHAPS THE PANDEMIC IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END, AT LEAST IN BC AS CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING JUST OVER 500 CASES FOR THREE DAYS WITH EIGHT NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 506 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 354,084 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: M
South Asian Fronted Gay-Comedy Sort Of Renewed By CBC And HBO MAX
__ _THE SOUTH ASIAN FRONTED GAY-TRANSGENDER COMEDY SORT OF HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR SEASON 2 BY CBC AND HBO MX AFTER BEING A NEW BREAKOUT HIT WITH AUDIENCES. CREATED BY BILAL BAIG (ACHA BACHA) AND FAB FILIPPO (SAVE ME), THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CBC AND MAX ORIGINAL COMEDY DEBUTED ON HBO MAX IN NOVEMB
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Dip Below 200 With Six Deaths To End The Week
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DIPPED BELOW 200 ON FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE STILL SIX NEW DEATHS AS EVERYTHING OPENS UP AND BEING VACCINATED IS THE KEY TO PLAYING SAFE IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD. THERE ARE 290 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 46 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAF
Premier Horgan Celebrates Hola Mohalla And Holi With BC Sikh And Hindu Communities
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan sent out statements to BC Sikh and Hindu communities celebrating Hola Mohalla and Holi. "This week, we join the many British Columbians celebrating the beginning of Hola Mohalla,” Horgan said. "Traditionally, Hola Mohalla is a three-day
Top Kabaddi Player Sandeep Nangal Ambia Who Once Played With Vancouver Kabaddi Club Shot Dead At Tournament In Punjab
__ _TOP KABADDI PLAYER SANDEEP NANGAL AMBIA, WHO ONCE PLAYED LOCALLY FOR VANCOUVER KABADDI CLUB, WAS SHOT DEAD AT A TOURNAMENT IN PUNJAB WHERE HE WAS TO BE HONOURED WITH A SPECIAL PRIZE. NANGAL AMBIA WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AT CLOSE RANGE BY TWO SHOOTERS IN BROAD LIGHT AND IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Seven Deaths And over 200 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS AND OVER 200 CASES. THERE ARE 298 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 49 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Deaths related to COVID-19 remained steady for the second
Canada To Lift Pre-Arrival COVID Testing For Fully Vaccinated Travelers On April Fools Day
__ _THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THURSDAY (MARCH 17) THAT IT'S DROPPING THE PRE-ARRIVAL COVID-19 TEST REQUIREMENT AT AIRPORTS AND LAND BORDER CROSSINGS, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, ACCORDING TO THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE. “WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE DETAILS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TOMO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Return Wednesday With Eight More People Dying From The Virus
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS RETURNED WEDNESDAY AS EIGHT MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS WHILE CASES REMAIN LOW WITH OVER 200. THERE ARE 329 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 51 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – COVID-19 related deaths returned Wednesday as ei
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECLINE AND HOPEFULLY DEATHS AS WELL. THERE WERE OVER 200 CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY. THERE ARE 345 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 50 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continue to decline an
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 14 Deaths While Daily Cases Continue To Decline
__ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO DECLINE, DEATHS ARE STILL WITH US. THERE WERE 14 NEW DEATHS FROM THE FRIDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD AND OVER 600 CASES FOR THE THREE DAYS. BC IS REPORTING 689 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 352,728 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: MARCH 11-12: 280 NEW CASES, M
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Mask Mandate Now Officially Over But Pandemic Continues With Over 200 Cases And Three Deaths
__ _WHILE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS WITH BC’S MASK MANDATE OFFICIALLY LIFTED TODAY BUT THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES BUT SAFETY NOW RESTS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AS TO HOW HE WANTS TO CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THOSE WHO WANT TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS CAN
BC RESTRICTIONS: No More Masks Required Starting From Friday But Vaccination Cards To Stay Till April
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIA IS ENDING IT’S MASK MANDATE WITH MASKS NOT REQUIRED STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BUT INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES CAN STILL ASK FOR THEM IF THEY CHOOSE TO. AS OF FRIDAY, MARCH 11, B.C.'S INDOOR MASK ORDER IS BEING REPEALED ALONG WITH EASED RESTRICTIONS ON LONG
REVOLUTIONARY: AAP Crushes Congress And Destroys Akali With 92 Seat Majority As CM-Elect Bhagwant Mann And Ministers Set To Take Oath On March 16
_BHAGWANT MANN SAYS CHANGE WILL BE VISIBLE IN A MONTH IN PUNJAB!_ __ _THE AAM AADMI PARTY’S “BROOM” (CHARU) SWEPT PUNJAB CLEAN WITH AN ASTOUNDING 92 SEAT MAJORITY ON MARCH 10, CRUSHING PUNJAB CONGRESS AND DECIMATING THE SHIROMANI AKALI DAL, WHO WAS LEFT WITH A MEASLY THREE SEATS WITH ALL O
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases And Four Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _WHILE EVERYONE IS EAGER TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS WHICH AFTER THIS LONG PANDEMIC IS THE END GOAL BUT CASES CONTINUE AS DO DEATHS WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS AND OVER 300 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY. THERE ARE 388 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 52 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF
HISTORIC WIN: The “Broom” Sweeps Punjab Clean As AAP Headed For Landslide Win
_BHAGWANT MANN SET TO BE PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER: “IT’S A VICTORY OF THE PEOPLE”!_ __ _IT WAS EXPECTED THAT AAM AADMI PARTY’S “BROOM” (CHARU) WOULD BE WINNER IN PUNJAB GIVEN THE WINDS OF CHANGE BUT THE RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 20 ELECTION FINALLY RELEASED WEDNESDAY (THURSDAY, MARCH 10 P
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Low But Deaths Rise To 14 Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW WEDNESDAY BUT DEATHS AGAIN REACHED DOUBLE DIGITS WITH 14 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 200 CASES. THERE ARE 405 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 58 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 remained low Wednesday but deaths
LEARN ABOUT CRYPTO INVESTING: Sessions In Punjabi And English This Sunday At Surrey Library
There is much hype about Cryptocurrency and Blockchain these days but many people still don’t know what it’s all about. To learn about cryptocurrency this weekend, Greg Kular and his team are providing sessions this Sunday at the Surrey Public Library (10350 University Drive) starting at 11am
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 200 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO SLIDE TUESDAY AS HEALTH AUTHORITIES REPORTED OVER 200 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH. THERE ARE 419 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 63 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continued to slide Tuesday as health autho
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. IS REPORTING 997 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 350,941 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: MARCH 4
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 HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 69 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – W
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 THIND ALLEGEDLY MADE ABOUT MOTHERS ``ABANDONING BABIES” AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. PITT MEADO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Rise To 13 On Thursday With Nearly 400 Cases
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ROSE TO 13 THURSDAY FROM WEDNESDAY’S 11 AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH WHILE CASES DECREASE WITH NEARLY 400 REPORTED THURSDAY. THERE ARE 511 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 79 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – COVID-19 relat
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Return Wednesday With10 More Dead From The Virus
__ _AFTER NO DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, THERE WERE 10 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 400 CASES. THERE ARE 517 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 73 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – After no deaths were reported Tuesday, there were 10 new C
Sikh-Canadian Boxer Chakria Keeps Middleweight Crown After Saturday’s Big Win
__ _SIKH-CANADIAN BOXER SUKHDEEP SINGH CHAKRIA MAINTAINED HIS IBA INTERCONTINENTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE LAST SATURDAY BY DEFEATING MEXICAN JOURNEYMAN JUAN CARLOS (THE MOLE) RAYGOSA. CHAKRIA HEADLINED THE PROFESSIONAL BOXING CARD PUT ON BY UNITED BOXING PROMOTIONS AT THE CAA CENTRE IN BRAMPTON ON SA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 400 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
_COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TOOK A BREAK TUESDAY AS THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS WHILE THERE WERE OVER 400 CASES AFTER DECREASING TO THE MID TO HIGH 200 LEVELS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THERE ARE 523 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 83 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
Richmond Sikh Gurdwara Donates Kidney Dialysis Machines To Punjab Hospital
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Like many other communities, the South Asian community is also a very generous community. Whenever a natural disaster strikes or there is a calamity or pandemic, our community and our places of worship are there to help. This has been very evident during the COVID-19 Corona
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 22 Deaths As Cases Decrease Significantly
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUE TO SOAR AS THERE WERE 22 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE RAPIDLY WITH LESS THAN 1000 SINCE FRIDAY. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 974 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 348,305 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: FEB. 25
India’s Praggnanandhaa Beats World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
__ _IN 2018 PRAGGNANANDHAA BECAME THE YOUNGEST INTERNATIONAL MASTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME AND NOW HE HAS BEATEN THE CHESS MASTER OF THE WORLD. "I JUST WANT TO HIT THE BED," R PRAGGNANANDHAA SAID EARLY ON MONDAY AFTER DEFEATING MAGNUS CARLSEN, THE HIGHEST-RANKING CHESS PLAYER IN THE WORLD, AT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Continue at High Pace As 12 More People Die From the Virus Friday
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH AS 12 MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS ON FRIDAY AND THERE WERE OVER 500 CASES. THERE ARE 599 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 96 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – COVID-19 related deaths continue to remain
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine Deaths And Nearly 600 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _EVEN AS COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATION AND CASES DECREASE, DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH. NINE MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS WHILE NEARLY 600 CASES WERE REPORTED THURSDAY. THERE ARE 612 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 102 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown Attends Vigil For Punjabi Actor-Activist Deep Sidhu
__ _BRAMPTON MAYOR PATRICK BROWN ATTENDED AND ADDRESSED A VIGIL OF ACTOR-TURNED-ACTIVIST DEEP SIDHU, WHO DIED IN A CAR CRASH RECENTLY (HIS SUPPORTERS SAY HE WAS MURDERED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES). BROWN TOOK PART IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA) VIGIL SERVICE AMID KHALISTAN FLAGS AND ANTI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 800 Cases And One Death Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY TO NEARLY 800 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. THERE ARE 653 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 IN B.C., AND 108 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 rose slightly Wednesday to nearly 800 with one new death. As of W
SOCIAL BUDGET: NDP Focuses On Its Base With Budget 2022 Investing In Environmental And Social Strengths
__ _THE NDP GOVERNMENT IS FOCUSING ON ITS BASE OF THE WORKING MAN BY INVESTING IN B.C.'S ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRENGTHS. BC FEDERATION OF LABOUR CONCURRED, SAYING THAT TUESDAY’S PROVINCIAL BUDGET SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES THE CENTRAL ROLE OF WORKING PEOPLE IN REBUILDING OUR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Long Weekend Sees 44 Deaths And Over 2100 Cases
__ _THE LONG WEEKEND WAS A DEADLY ONE WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS THERE WERE 44 OVER THE FOUR DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WHILE CASES CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITH JUST OVER 2100. WHILE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN RELAXED NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED OVER THE COMING MONTHS, IT REMAINS TO BE S
Canada’s New Immigration Plan Focuses On Labour Market Shortages With Over 1.3 Million Permanent Residents Expected By 2024
__ _CANADA IS LOOKING TO FOCUS ITS IMMIGRATION PLAN ON LABOUR MARKET SHORTAGES WHICH MEANS IT IS READY TO ACCEPT OVER 1.3 MILLION PERMANENT RESIDENTS BY 2024. IMMIGRATION MINISTER SEAN FRASER RECENTLY TABLED THE 2022‒2024 IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLAN, WHICH CHARTS AN AMBITIOUS BUT RESPONSIBLE PATH F
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Friday Sees Five Deaths And Over 600 Cases As Restrictions Eased
__ _BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE HOPEFULLY HEADING TO A SPRING AND SUMMER OF NORMAL LIVING WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS NOW EASING WITH ONLY MASKS INDOOR AND VACCINE PASSPORTS STILL REMAINING AS CAUTION TOWARDS A RECEDING VIRUS. BUT THE VIRUS WILL STILL BE WITH US AND IT WILL BE UP TO EACH PERSON TO REMA
Fake South Asian Modeling Agent Jailed For Sex Assaults And Likely To Be Deported To Pakistan
__ _A FAKE SOUTH ASIAN MODELING AGENT CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE METRO VANCOUVER AREA IS HEADED TO JAIL AND IS LIKELY TO BE DEPORTED TO PAKISTAN AFTER HE SERVES HIS SENTENCE. KASHIF RAMZAN, WHO POSED AS A MODELLING AGENT AND THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED TEENS IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY, WILL SPE
Surrey RCMP Respond To Fraser Heights Community Concerns After Gangland Hit That Claimed The Life Of Gangster Juvraj Jabal
__ _FOLLOWING TWO RECENT INCIDENTS IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA, SURREY RCMP SAID THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROVIDE PARENTS, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.ON FEBRUARY 8, A SHOOTING KILLED ONE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE MEDIA AS BROTHER
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Five Deaths And Over 700 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _HOSPITALIZATIONS AND CASES CONTINUE TO DECREASE LEADING TO WHAT MANY HOPE WILL BE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC AS RESTRICTIONS FINALLY BEGIN BEING LIFTED. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS AND OVER 700 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Hospitalizations and cases continue to
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths And Cases Rise Wednesday as 11 People Died From The Virus
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ROSE WEDNESDAY AS DID CASES WITH 11 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 750 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 342,282 CASES IN THE PROVINCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Deaths related to COVID-19 rose We
Boyfriend Pleads Guilty To “Accidently Killing” Bhavkiran Dhesi And Then Trying To Hide Her Murder By Burning Her Body
__ _THE BOYFRIEND OF SURREY TEEN BHAVKIRAN DHESI PLEADED GUILTY TO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING HER BUT THEN TRYING TO HIDE HER MURDER BY BURNING HER BODY IN AN SUV. HARJOT SINGH DEO HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER AND INDIGNITY TO HUMAN REMAINS OF DHESI. DEO ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TUESDAY, FEB. 15 IN
NDP’s Motion To Have US Ambassador Appear Before Committee To Answer About “Ongoing Foreign Interference” Defeated By Liberals And Conservatives
__ _NDP’S QUEST TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN THE FORM OF FUNDING FOR THE SO-CALLED RIGHTWING FREEDOM CONVOY WAS SHOT DOWN BY LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE MP, WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT AN NDP MOTION THAT WOULD HAVE SEEN THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO CANADA, DAVID COHEN, APPEAR AT THE FOREI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Drop With Over 500 Reported Tuesday With Two Deaths
__ _AS BC ANNOUNCED THE WINDING DOWN OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WHEN RESTAURANTS, HALLS AND GYMS WILL OPEN WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OTHER THAN WEARING OF MASKS INDOORS, DAILY CASES CONTINUE TO DROP WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES O
BC Keeping Vaccine Cards And Masks While Restrictions Lifted On All Gatherings
__ _UNLIKE RIGHTWING GOVERNED CANADIAN PROVINCES, BC IS KEEPING BOTH MASKS AND THE VACCINE CARD REQUIREMENTS WHILE LIFTING ALL OTHER LARGE AND SMALL GATHERINGS. WHILE KEEPING THE BC VACCINE CARD, INDOOR MASKING REQUIREMENTS AND COVID-19 SAFETY PLANS IN PLACE, THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER WILL LI
SHOCKING: Actor-Activist Deep Sidhu Road Accident Death With Days To Go Before Punjab Votes Suspicious, Say Supporters
__ _WELL KNOWN PUNJABI ACTOR AND ACTIVIST DEEP SIDHU, WHO SHOT INTO THE LIMELIGHT FOLLOWING THE RED FORT VIOLENCE DURING THE FARMERS’ RALLY ON REPUBLIC DAY LAST YEAR, DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT ON THE KUNDLI-MANESAR-PALWAL (KMP) HIGHWAY NEAR SONEPAT ON TUESDAY NIGHT. SIDHU’S SUDDEN ROADSIDE DEMI
Jimi Sandhu’s Alleged Killers Former Canadian Army Men, Say Thai Police Who Identified Gene Karl Lahrkamp And Matthew Leandre Ovide Dupre As Assassins
__ _TWO FORMER CANADIAN ARMY MEN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THAI POLICE AUTHORITIES AS THE ALLEGED KILLERS OF FORMER VANCOUVER-BASED UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU, WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN PHUKET IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL BAND OF ASSASSINS WHO TRACKED SANDHU FROM DUBAI T
NDP Pounces On Kevin Falcon For Trying To Put Brakes On Surrey Hospital And Move It Elsewhere
__ _NEWLY-ELECTED BC LIBERAL LEADER KEVIN FALCON SEEMS TO WANT TO LOSE THE SURREY SEATS AGAIN WITH HIS COMMENTS THAT HE WOULD STOP PROGRESS ON BUILDING A NEW HOSPITAL IN SURREY AND MOVE THE PROJECT OUT OF CLOVERDALE. SPEAKING ON A LOCAL PUNJABI RADIO STATION, FALCON SAID THAT HE DOES NOT LIKE THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 17 Deaths And over 2700 Cases As Spread Contracts
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS CONTRACTING AS CASES ARE CONTINUING TO DECREASE WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD SEEING OVER 600 CASES WHILE THE WEEKEND SAW JUST OVER 2700 CASES SINCE FRIDAY. THERE WERE 17 NEW DEATHS OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH REMAIN A CONCERN AS MANY PROVINCES LOOK TO LIFT PANDEMIC
Bhola Drug Cartel Member Sarbjit Sander Gunned Down In Langley As Bodies Pile Up Following Jimi Sandhu’s Murder In Thailand
__ _A MEMBER OF THE NOTORIOUS PUNJAB-BASED DRUG CARTEL WHO WAS WANTED IN INDIA WAS GUNNED DOWN IN LANGLEY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS GANGLAND MURDERS RISE FOLLOWING FORMER UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU’S MURDER IN THAILAND LAST FRIDAY AND THE MURDER OF BROTHERS KEEPERS GANGSTER
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Deadly Week Comes To An End With 17 Deaths And Over 1200 Cases Friday
__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK CAME TO AN END WITH 17 NEW COVID-17 DEATHS AND OVER 1200 CASES ON FRIDAY. THERE ARE 846 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AND 136 ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Another deadly week came to an end with 17 new COVID-17 deaths and over 120
Surrey Fraser Heights Shooting Victim Dies, His Murder Could Be Connected To Jimi Sandhu Hit In Thailand
__ _THE MAN WHO WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN A SHOOTING TUESDAY NIGHT IN SURREY FRASER HEIGHTS AREA HAS DIED AND HIS MURDER MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE MURDER OF FORMER LOCAL GANGSTER JIMI SANDHU, WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN BY FOREIGN ASSASSINS IN THAILAND LAST WEEK. ON FEBRUARY 8, AT 11:30 PM, SURRE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1300 Cases And Five Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _AS ANTI-VAXXERS AND OTHER RIGHTWING-RACIST GROUPS RAMP UP BLOCKADES TO END THE VACCINE MANDATE AND LIFT MANDATORY MASK RESTRICTIONS, COVID-19 IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US WITH PEOPLE DYING DAILY. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS AND OVER 1300 CASES THURSDAY. THERE ARE 867 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WIT
GANG RELATED: Another Surrey Shooting Leave A Man And Woman Seriously Injured
__ _ANOTHER SHOOTING RELATED TO ONGOING GANG WAR OR AS POLICE DESCRIBE IT AS LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT HAS LEFT TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SURREY RCMP SAID WEDNESDAY MORNING THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE FRASER HEIGHTS AREA THAT SENT TWO PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL. ON FEBRUARY 8 AT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 18 Deaths And Over 1100 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _WHILE NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY SAW A RETURN TO HIGH NUMBERS AGAIN WITH 18 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS WITH OVER 1100 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,187 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 336,229 CASES IN TH
Throne Speech Opens Spring Session As BC Government Sets Agenda Looking Beyond The Pandemic
__ _THE SPRING SESSION OPENED WITH A THRONE SPEECH WHERE THE NDP GOVERNMENT UNVEILED AN AGENDA THAT LOOKS BEYOND THE PANDEMIC. "FROM REBUILDING AFTER THE FIRES AND FLOODS TO GETTING THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT WAVE OF COVID-19, WE HAVE SHOWN WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING BY WORKING TOGETHER," SAID PREMIE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1100 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _AFTER A RISING TIDE OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST WEEK, THERE WERE NO DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY WITH OVER 1100 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 335,042 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 24,372 ACTIVE CASES OF COV
SLICED: Former Vancouver-Based Gangster Jimi Sandhu Gunned Down In Phuket, Thailand
__ _IT SEEMS LIKE DESI GANGSTERS CAN’T FIND SAFER HAVENS OUTSIDE THE VIOLENT METRO VANCOUVER GANGLAND SCENE WITH NOTORIOUS FORMER VANCOUVER-BASED GANGSTER JIMI “SLICE” SANDHU GUNNED DOWN IN PHUKET, THAILAND SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING THERE FROM DUBAI. SANDHU, 32, WAS DEPORTED FROM CANADA FOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Cases Declining But Deaths Rise To 32 Over Three Days
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW A THREE SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DECLINING COVID-19 CASES BUT DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE AS THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 32 OVER THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,287 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 333,925 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: FEB.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Deaths Remain High With 19 Reported Friday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 HAVE STAYED HIGH ALL THIS WEEK WITH ANOTHER 19 REPORTED FRIDAY WITH OVER 1700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,799 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 330,942 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 25,479 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 301,573 PEOPLE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1500 Cases And 13 Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _DAILY DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH ANOTHER 13 PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS THURSDAY WITH OVER 1500 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,518 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 329,143 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 25,554 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 299,657 PEOPLE
FREE PUBLICITY: Punjabi Singer KS Makhan Gets More Infamy With “Fake Guns” Arrest During Music Video Shoot
__ _THERE WAS GENUINE SHOCK AND SURPRISE WHEN VIDEOS OF PUNJABI SINGER KS MAKHAN BEING ARRESTED BY ABBOTSFORD POLICE STARTED MAKING THE ROUNDS SUNDAY NIGHT ON TIK-TOK AND WHATSAPP. MANY ASKED, “WAS HE REALLY BEING ARRESTED OR WAS IT PART OF HIS MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT”? WELL MAKHAN WAS REALLY A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Hit A Daily High Of 18 On Wednesday With Over 1700 Cases
__ _Deaths related to COVID-19 hit a daily high of 18 on Wednesday with over 1700 cases and hospitalizations still near 1000. B.C. is reporting 1,776 new cases of COVID-19, including four new epi-linked cases, for a total of 327,625 cases in the province.There are 25,959 active cases of COVID-19
Indo-Canadian Truckers Stuck Without Food And Medicines In Trucker Blockade Are Back Home Safely
__ _DOZENS OF PUNJABI-CANADIAN TRUCKERS WHO WERE STRANDED IN MONTANA, AS THEY WERE TRYING TO CROSS INTO ALBERTA SINCE THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE ACCESS TO FOOD OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, ARE BACK SAFE AT HOME._ CALGARY - Dozens of Punjabi-Canadian truckers who were stranded in Montana, as they were try
WRONG TARGET: Shots Fired At Surrey Residence Which Were Intended For Previous Owner
__ _A SURREY RESIDENCE WAS SHOT UP ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHICH SURREY RCMP SAY WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THE CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME BUT SHOOTERS WERE TARGETING THE PREVIOUS OWNER. ON FEBRUARY 1 AT 2:47 A.M., SURREY RCMP RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 8600-BLOCK OF TULSY CRES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1200 Cases And Nine Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH WITH NINE MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES FROM THE VIRUS ON TUESDAY WITH OVER 1200 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,236 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 325,851 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. TH
COVID-19 & LONELINESS: Pandemic Taking Toll On Physical And Mental Health And Seniors And Most Vulnerable Suffering The Most
BY BALWANT SANGHERA It has been close to two years since COVID-19 Coronavirus suddenly hit the world like a ton of bricks. Despite all of the relief efforts and financial support by governments at different levels, this pandemic has adversely impacted the majority of people. The on-going waves o
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 4000 Cases Reported For The Weekend With 19 Deaths
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 MODERATE WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY TOTAL OF JUST OVER 1000 BEING THE LOWEST SINGLE DAY FIGURE IN MONTHS, DEATHS CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH. THE WEEKEND SAW JUST OVER 4000 CASES WITH 19 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 4,075 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING
Female Realtor Stabbed To Death In Coquitlam Identified As Ramina Shah
__ _POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE REALTOR WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH IN COQUITLAM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BROKERAGE WHERE SHE WORKED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. THE FEMALE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS RAMINA SHAH FROM MAPLE RIDGE. HER NAME AND PHOTO ARE BEING RELEASED IN AN EFFORT T
INDIA REPUBLIC DAY: Protests And Celebrations!
The Indian Consulate in downtown was a busy place on India’s Republic Day on Wednesday both inside and outside as over 100 protestors gathered in front of the Consulate to protest everything from human rights violations in India to demanding the release of Sikh political prisoners and of course
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With High Hospitalization, Over 2100 Cases And Nine Deaths
__ _HOSPITALIZATION RELATED TO COVIDD-19 INCREASED FURTHER FRIDAY WHILE CASES CLIMBED UP ABOVE 2100 WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,137 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 321,043 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 30,515 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 286,134 PEOPLE WHO
Surrey Shooting Leaves Two Seriously Injured On Friday
__ _ANOTHER SHOOTING IN THE INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED PART OF SURREY-NEWTON AREA HAS LEFT TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHICH POLICE BELIEVE IS GANG RELATED. ON JANUARY 28, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 PM, SURREY RCMP FRONTLINE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 12200-BLOCK OF 80B AV
Arrests In India And US Follow Indian Family Frozen To Death In Tragic Human Smuggling Case
__ _THE INDIAN FAMILY OF FOUR WHO DIED TRAGICALLY WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE CANADA-US BORDER IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE PATEL FAMILY FROM INDIA, WHO WERE BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE US DAYS ARRIVING IN CANADA. ARRESTS HAVE FOLLOWED IN INDIA AND US IN REGARDS TO THE SMUGGLING
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 13 Deaths And Over 2000 Cases Reported Thursday As Hospitalization Rises
__ _COVID-19 RELATED HOSPITALIZATION HAS HIT A HIGH POINT OF NEAR 1000 AS DEATHS ALSO REMAIN HIGH WITH 13 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 2000 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,033 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 318,906 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 29,556 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2000 Cases Reported Wednesday With 21 Deaths
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUED TO STAY HIGH WITH THE LAST 24 HOURS SEEING 21 NEW DEATHS AND OVER 2000 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,086 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 316,873 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 30,058 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 282,189 PEOPLE WHO TES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 1400 Cases Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY TUESDAY FROM THE WEEKEND DAILY AVERAGE WITH 1400 OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,446 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 314,522 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 32,468 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 277,285
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Nearly 5000 Cases And 24 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO STAY HIGH OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NEARLY 5000 CASES SINCE FRIDAY WITH 24 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 4,997 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 313,076 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JAN. 21-22: 2,163 NEW CASES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 2000 Cases Reported Tuesday With Two Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE STILL HOVERING AROUND THE 2000 MARK WITH OVER 1900 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO DEATHS. BC IS REPORTING 1,975 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 301,121 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 37,167 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 258,417 PEOPLE WHO TESTED
Pravasi Bharitya Divas Is A Celebration Of Non-Resident Indians
BY ZILE SINGH “Loyalty to the Motherland is worth more than money.” Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) or the Non-Resident Indians Day is celebrated on January 9 every year by the Republic of India and her Missions Abroad to mark th
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2300 Cases Reported Friday With Nine Deaths
__ _DAILY COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AS THE LAST THREE DAYS HAVE SEEN A TOTAL OF 37 DEATHS. CASES ALSO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 AS THERE WERE OVER 2300 CASES FRIDAY WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,364 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 308,079 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE AR
WANTED: Violent Criminal Amardip Singh Rai Sought On 17 Charges Including Sexual Assault And Unlawful Confinement
__ _SURREY RCMP IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH CAPTURING A VIOLENT INDO-CANADIAN SUSPECT WANTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT AND A WHOLE ASSORTMENT OF CHARGES. SURREY RCMP IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR 42-YEAR OLD AMARDIP SINGH RAI WHO IS WANTED ON 17 CHARGES STEMMING FROM
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 2000 With 15 Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, THERE HAS BEEN 28 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS CASES HAVE BEGUN TO SLOW SOMEWHAT. OVER 2100 CASES WERE REPORTED THURSDAY WITH 15 NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 305,715 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 34,835 ACTIVE CASES OF COVI
Members Of The South Asian Gang That Made £400,000 A Day And Imported Cocaine Worth £165 Million Jailed
__ _MEMBERS OF A BRITISH-SOUTH ASIAN DRUGS GANG WHO IMPORTED MORE THAN £165M OF COCAINE INTO THE UK HAVE BEEN JAILED. THE DERBY-BASED RINGLEADER PALDIP MAHNGAR BOUGHT AROUND 100KG OF THE DRUG FROM CONTACTS IN DUBAI USING ENCRYPTED MOBILE PHONE MESSAGES. POLICE SAID IT WAS THEN SENT ACROSS THE CO
SURREY SHOOTINGS: Surrey RCMP Arrest Suspect Involved In Shooting At Newton Residence, Two Inured In Whalley
__ _SURREY RCMP HAS TAKEN A SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING AT A NEWTON RESIDENCE INTO CUSTODY AND REQUESTING ANYONE WITH FURTHER INFORMATION TO CONTACT POLICE AS THE VICTIM IS NOT COOPERATING. ON JANUARY 18, SHORTLY BEFORE 9:00 P.M., SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF A FIGHT IN FRONT OF A RE
NOMINATE ANTI-RACISM CHAMPIONS: Nominations Sought For British Columbians Standing Against Racism, Hatred
__ _THE PROVINCE IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR ANTI-RACISM CHAMPIONS. THE PROVINCE WANTS TO HONOUR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE STRENGTHENING MULTICULTURALISM AND FIGHTING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province is seeking nomi
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Wednesday To Above 2300 With 13 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AND DEATHS BOTH ROSE WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 2300 CASES AND A WHOPPING 13 NEW VIRUS RELATED DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,387 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 303,565 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 35,770 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN
THE CHOSEN ONE: Entertainer-Turned Politician Bhagwant Mann Declared AAP Punjab Chief Minister Candidate
_PUNJABI ENTERTAINER-TURNED POLITICIAN BHAGWANT MANN HAS FINALLY MADE HIS BREAKTHROUGH IN HIS HOME STATE, BEING CHOSEN AS THE CHIEF MINISTERIAL FACE OF AAM AADMI PARTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY LEADING IN THE POLLS AND IS POISED TO MAKE HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST NON-TRADITIONAL (CONGRESS OR AKALI) PAR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 5600 Cases With Declining Trend But Whopping 22 Deaths
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 SAW A DECLINING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OVER 5600 CASES SINCE FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE A WHOPPING 22 DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 5,625 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 299,146 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JAN. 14-1
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue Downward Trend With Over 2200 Friday With Six Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED THEIR DOWNWARD TREND ON FRIDAY WITH JUST OVER 2200 WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. OMICRON IS EXPECTED TO LEVEL OFF MID FEBRUARY. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,275 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 293,521 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 35,943 ACT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2500 Cases Reported Thursday With Seven Deaths
_CASES OF COVID-19 ARE MODERATING SLIGHTLY FROM THEIR HIGHS WITH OVER 2500 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS. BC IS REPORTING 2,554 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 291,246 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 36,049 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PRO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2200 Cases Reported Tuesday With Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE LEVELING OFF AFTER REACHING HIGHS OF 3000 PLUS WITH TUESDAY SEEING ABOVE 2200 CASES AND THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,239 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 286,080 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 36,087 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 7000 Cases Reported Over Weekend With Seven Deaths
__ _WHILE THE COVID-19 CASE COUNT DECREASED FROM ABOVE 3000 CASES FROM LAST WEEK BUT THE THREE DAY SINCE FRIDAY PRODUCED NEARLY 7000 CASES AND SEVEN NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 6,966 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 283,841 CASES IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 3000 On Friday With Nine Deaths
__ _THERE WERE A WHOPPING NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS TO END THE WEEK WITH CASES REMAINING ABOVE 3000 ON FRIDAY. BC IS REPORTING 3,144 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 276,875 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 33,184 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINC
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 3200 Cases Reported Thursday And Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH AS MORE THAN 3200 WERE REPORTED THURSDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,223 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 273,731 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 31,817 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 238,524 PE
HAPPY PAPA: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Wife Gurkiran Welcome Baby Girl
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH IS AN ELATED FIRST TIME DAD AS HE AND HIS WIFE GURKIRAN KAUR SIDHU WELCOMED A NEW ADDITION TO THEIR FAMILY, A BABY GIRL BORN JAN. 3. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU OFFERED HIS CONGRATULATIONS ON TWITTER. “SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS - CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Wednesday To Nearly 3800
__ _AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DIPS, CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE TO NEARLY 3800 BUT THERE WERE NO DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,798 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 270,508 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 29,967 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 237,195 PEO
Labour Minister And Surrey MLA Harry Bains Says He’s Been Urged To Run For Mayor
__ _VETERAN NDP MLA HARRY BAINS (SURREY-NEWTON) SAYS HE’S BEING URGED TO RUN FOR MAYOR IN SURREY’S NEXT CIVIC ELECTION IN OCTOBER BUT THE CURRENT BC LABOUR MINISTER SAYS HE’LL “THINK ABOUT IT,” AS HIS FOCUS REMAINS IN THE PROVINCIAL ARENA. BAINS SAID BECAUSE OF HIS “LOVE FOR SURREY,
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 2500 Cases Reported Tuesday With Four Deaths Since Friday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO COME FROM THEIR DAILY HIGHS BUT STILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH WITH OVER 2500 REPORTED TUESDAY AND FOUR DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,542 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 266,710 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 27,106 ACTIVE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 9000 Cases
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD REPORTING JUST OVER 2200 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 9,332 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 264,181 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: DEC. 31, 2021 - JAN. 1, 2022: 4,033 NEW CASES, JAN.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 3800 Cases And Three Deaths Reported Friday
__ _A BRUTAL WEEK OF SPIRALING COVID-19 CASES BROUGHT ON BY THE OMICRON VARIANT ENDED WITH NEARLY 3800 CASES AND THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 3,795 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 254,849 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 20,811 ACTIVE CASES O
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit The Mother Lode Thursday With Over 4300
__ _COVID-19 IS SPREADING FAST BC AS CASES HIT AN ALL TIME RECORD WITH OVER 4300 CASES THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 4,383 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 21 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 251,054 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 17,357 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE
Alberta Businessman Bob Dhillon And Scientist VI Lucky Lakshmanan Honoured With Order Of Canada
__ _ALBERTA BUSINESSMAN BOB DHILLON AND CLEAN ENERGY SCIENTIST VI LUCKY LAKSHMANAN OF MISSISSAUGA HAVE BEEN HONOURED WITH THE ORDER OF CANADA. THE TWO ARE AMONG THE 39 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HONOURED WITH THE ORDER OF CANADA BY GOVERNOR GENERAL MARY SIMON._ TORONTO – Alberta businessman Bob Dhil
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit An All Time Record Wednesday With Over 2900
__ _OMICRON IS WREAKING HAVOC IN BC WITH COVID-19 CASES REACHING A RECORD HIGH ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 2900 AND FIVE DEATHS. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,944 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 246,671 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 16,014 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINC
Global Pandemic And Rise Of Extreme Right Have Dominated 2020-2021 But Will There Be Change As We Enter 2022
By Promod Puri If the circa 2020 and 2021 get merged, we clock an era of a worldwide pandemic, the planetary threat to global climate change, and the sharp and clear emergence of political far-Right. The impromptu eruption of extreme conservatism, as seen during the last US presidential electio
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease Slightly To Over 1700 Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY TUESDAY TO OVER 1700 BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID THE NUMBERS ARE PRELIMINARY AND FULL FIGURES WILL BE PROVIDED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,785 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 243,731 CASES IN THE PROVINCE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Cas
Gurdwara Nanak Niwas Raises $100,000 To Help The Community Here And In Punjab
BY BALWANT SANGHERA Last year, when COVID-19 was creating havoc all around the globe, the situation in Punjab was extremely serious. People in various countries, including Canada were reaching out to help those in India as much as they could. At that time, there seemed to be a great need for
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 6200 Case
_OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE DAILY CASES HAVE REACHED NEW RECORDS WITH OVER 6200 CASES REPORTED OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD SINCE FRIDAY. DEATHS WERE NOT REPORTED IN THIS MINI UPDATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 6,288 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 241,946 CASES IN THE PRO
"We're Tired Of COVID, We Want It To Just Go Away,” Says Trudeau As Canada Fights Off Omicron
__ _THERESA TAM, CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, URGED CANADIANS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, TELLING A BRIEFING THAT "THE SITUATION CAN RAPIDLY GET OUT OF HAND ANYWHERE." THE HIGHLY-CONTAGIOUS OMICRON VARIANT HAS PROMPTED SEVERAL OF CANADA'S 10 PROVINCES TO REIMPOSE RESTRICTIONS. QUEBEC SAID ON WE
Surrey RCMP’s Seizure Of Fentanyl, Guns And Cash Linked To Lower Mainland Gang Conflict
__ _SURREY RCMP SAYS TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS BY SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT SEIZURE OF FENTANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE, CASH AND FIREARMS. POLICE SEIZED $90,000.00 CASH, 225 GRAMS OF FENTANYL, 16 GRAMS OF COCAINE, 24 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND 67 FAKE OXY PILLS. TH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Touch Nearly 2500 On Friday With Four Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE FAST OMICRON SPREAD AS FRIDAY SEES NEARLY 2500 CASES AND FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,441 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 235,658 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10,415 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 222,604
BUDGET 2022: Surrey Residents Not Happy With Mayor’s Late Budget Or 2.9 Percent Tax Increase
__ _SURREY RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY CAMPERS WITH MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM’S LATE BUDGET OR THE 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES. THE BUDGET REPORT STATES A “PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $63 FOR THE AVERAGE ASSESSED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THAT WILL PREDOMINATELY BE USED TO OFFSE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Shoot Up Above 2000 Thursday
__ _OMICRON IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE PROVINCE SAW CASES OF COVID-19 SHOOT UP ABOVE 2000 THURSDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 2,046 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 233,217 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8,739 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 1400 On Wednesday With Six Deaths
_DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE TO NEW HEIGHTS AS IMPACTED BY THE OMICRON VARIANT WITH WEDNESDAY SEEING IT TOUCH NEARLY 1500 WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,474 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 231,117 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 7,253 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
Christmas Is More Than Just A Holiday – It Is The Son Of God’s Birthday
BY ZILE SINGH Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The earliest celebration of Christmas, or the Feast of the Nativity, on December 25 was held in the year 336 AD in Rome. The term "Christmas" comes from the Old English CristesMaesse, which means Christ's mass (Christmas).
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Dramatically Tuesday To Over 1300
__ _THE DREADED OMICRON VIRUS IS HITTING BC HARD WITH TUESDAY’S COVID-19 NUMBERS DRAMATICALLY RISING TO ABOVE 1300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 1,308 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 229,643 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,348 ACTIVE CASES OF
Sidhu Claims Victory As Senior Akali Leader Bikram Majithia Booked In Drugs Case
__ _STATE CONGRESS CHIEF NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU, WHO LONG SOUGHT ACTION AGAINST MAJITHIA, ANNOUNCED ON TWITTER THAT A CASE HAD BEEN REGISTERED AT THE CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION. SIDHU WROTE: “AN FIR HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN PUNJAB POLICE CRIME BRANCH AGAINST THE MAIN CULPRITS OF DRUG TRADE ON BASIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 700 On Friday With Three Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-1 REMAINED ABOVE 700 ON FRIDAY AS BC ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE OMICRON SPREAD. THERE WERE THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 789 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 225,785 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,313 ACTIVE CASES
Crown Seeks 6-8 Month Jail For Former Hindu Temple President And Cabbie For Sexual Assault Conviction
__ _THE PROSECUTORS WHO SECURED THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER ABBOTSFORD HINDU TEMPLE PRESIDENT AND CABBIE DEEPAK SHARMA WANT HIM JAILED 6-8 MONTHS AND TWO YEARS PROBATION FOR THE CRIME WHICH OCCURRED IN 2019._ WEST VANCOUVER – The prosecutors who secured the sexual assault conv
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Thursday With Three New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY THURSDAY TO ABOVE 700 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 753 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 224,998 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,878 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 218,616 PEOPLE WHO TESTED PO
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases StayAbove 500 Wednesday With Seven Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 WEDNESDAY AS DEATHS ROSE WITH SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 584 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 224,245 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,458 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 2
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY BUT THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 519 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 223,661 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,171 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 218,001 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITI
PUNJABI BEAUTY: India’s Harnaaz Sandhu Takes The 2021 Miss Universe Crown
__ _PUNJABI BEAUTY HARNAAZ SANDHU HAS TAKEN THE MISS UNIVERSE 2021 CROWN, ENDING INDIA’S 21 YEAR DROUGHT WHEN MODEL-ACTRESS LARA DUTTA WON IT IN 2000. HARNAAZ IS A 21-YEAR-OLD MODEL FROM CHANDIGARH WHO FINISHED HER SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IN THE CITY. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1100 Cases And Five Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OVER 1100 REPORTED OVER THE THREE DAY PERIOD SINCE FRIDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,129 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 223,142 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: DEC. 10-11: 415 NEW CASES, DEC. 11-12:
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 On Friday With Three New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 FRIDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED. B.C. IS REPORTING 437 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 222,013 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2,994 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
_THERE WERE NINE NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AND OVER 300 CASES REPORTED THURSDAY AS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,576 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE PROVISIONAL DUE TO A DELAYED DATA REFRES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Wednesday Sees Six Deaths As Cases Remain Above 300
__ _THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 VIRUS ON WEDNESDAY BUT CASES REMAINED ABOVE 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 379 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 221,235 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,874 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,884 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOV
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 300 Cases Reported Tuesday With One Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON TUESDAY WITH JUST OVER 300 WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 326 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 220,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,814 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 215,577 PEOPLE WHO TES
BC Expands Financial Assistance For People Affected By Flooding
__ _BC HAS EXPANDED DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DFA) ELIGIBILITY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FROM NOV. 14 TO DEC. 2, 2021, AND NOW INCLUDES BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN THE NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST AREAS OF THE PROVINCE AND ON VANCOUVER ISLAND._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Cases Over The Weekend But 11 Deaths
_ Cases of COVID-19 dropped over the weekend to less than 1000 over the three days since Friday but there were 11 new deaths. Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 946 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 new epi-linked cases, for a total of 220,530 cases in the province: Dec. 3-4: 351 new cas
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 Friday With Six Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 FRIDAY AND THERE WERE SIX NEW DEATHS. CASES ARE NOW SPREAD EVENLY IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS AS VACCINATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE. B.C. IS REPORTING 405 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE NEW EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,584 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE
Robust Demand Continues To Keep Fraser Valley Home Sales Soaring
__ _IN NOVEMBER, THE FVREB PROCESSED 1,972 SALES OF ALL PROPERTY TYPES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), A DECREASE OF 9.2 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE 2,173 SALES IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND A 1.8 PER CENT INCREASE MONTH-OVER-MONTH COMPARED TO THE 1,938 SALES IN OCTOBER._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA S
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Five Deaths And Over 300 Cases Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED RELATIVELY LOW WITH OVER 300 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 368 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 219,180 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,020 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
Ellis Ross Endorsed By Mission South Asian Councillor Ken Herar Ahead Of Community Fundraiser On Friday
__ _MISSION COUNCILLOR KEN HERAR IS ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT ROSS AT 6PM ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE FRASERVIEW HALL IN VANCOUVER, WHERE A CHRISTMAS THEMED FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF ROSS IS BEING HELD. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $60 AT WWW.ELLISROSSCAMPAIGN.COM/CHRISTMAS OR BY REACHING OUT T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Wednesday Sees Seven Deaths As Cases Remain Above 300
__ _AFTER NO NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY, SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM COVID-19 AS CASES REMAINED ABOVE 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 375 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,801 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,936 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
NDP Says BC Liberal Leadership Contender Kevin Falcon Opposes Five Permanent Sick Days During A Pandemic
__ _BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE KEVIN FALCON SAYS THE BC NDP GOVERNMENT WAS WRONG TO INTRODUCE FIVE PERMANENT SICK DAYS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO KEEP WORKERS HEALTHY AND SAFE. "THEY MAKE A LOT OF REALLY BAD DECISIONS,” SAID FALCON AT A LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE DEBATE MONDAY. “WHETHER I
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases But No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW, HOVERING NEAR THE MID 300 RANGE ON TUESDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 358 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,426 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,889 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 11 Deaths But Cases Remain Low
__ _THERE WERE 11 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT DAILY CASES REMAINED LOW WITH LESS THAN 100 OVER THE FRIDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD. B.C. IS REPORTING 970 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 218,068 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 26-27: 389 NEW C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 On Thursday With Three Deaths
_CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY TO GO ABOVE 400 AGAIN AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS IN THE 300 LEVEL. THERE WERE ALSO THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 424 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,061 ACTIVE C
BC COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Friday Sees Six Deaths And 341 Cases
_CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED TO BACK BELOW 300 FRIDAY WHILE DEATHS WENT UP WITH SIX MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 341 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 217,099 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,035 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE
Ellis Ross Is No Kevin Falcon, He Has Both Experience And Courage And He’s The Best Choice BC Liberals Have If They Want Real Change
__ _ELLIS SAYS EXPERIENCE ALONE WON’T RETURN OUR PARTY TO GOVERNMENT. “IT TAKES COURAGE, TOO,” HE SAID. “FROM THE MOMENT I ANNOUNCED I WOULD BE SEEKING THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BC LIBERAL PARTY, IT WAS OUR CAMPAIGN THAT HAS LED THE WAY ON SPEAKING OUT ON THE TOUGHEST AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL I
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Rise Dramatically Wednesday As Cases Remain Low
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY TO NINE WHILE CASES REMAINED LOW WITH JUST OVER 300. B.C. IS REPORTING 322 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,334 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,015 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Above 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW AS THERE WERE JUST OVER 300 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 216,012 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,047 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 210,478 PEO
Fruitucana’s Tony Singh And Staff Raise More Than Half Million Dollars For PICS Telethon
__ _FRUITICANA’S TONY SINGH AND HIS STAFF RAISED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR PICS SOCIETY’S GURPURAB DAY RADIOTHON & TV-TELETHON THAT RAISED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE PROJECT. PICS HAS BEEN RAISING FUNDING FOR THE GURU NANAK DIVERSITY VILLAGE, A 125-
BC Government Warning North Coast To Get Ready For Heavy Rain And Strong Winds Saturday Through Tuesday
__ _THE PROVINCE IS URGING PEOPLE ON B.C.'S NORTH COAST TO PREPARE AND BE DILIGENT AS ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA HAS ISSUED WEATHER ALERTS FOR HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY, NOV. 20 AND LAST UNTIL TUESDAY, NOV. 23. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 400 With Nine Deaths Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 400 AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF BELOW 300. DEATHS ALSO ROSE WITH NINE MORE PEOPLE DYING FROM THE VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 468 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 214,150 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,34
Federal Government To Remove Expensive COVID-19 Tests For Day Trippers And Short Term Visitors Abroad
__ _FULLY VACCINATED CANADIANS TAKING SHORT TRIPS ABROAD WILL SOON NO LONGER NEED PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19 MOLECULAR TEST TO RETURN HOME, SAY SOURCES. GOVERNMENT SOURCES SAID THEY ARE ONLY DROPPING THE TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIANS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS FOR TRIPS LASTING LESS THAN 72 HO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday While Cases Decline
__ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY TO OVER 300 BUT THERE WAS A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS TO SEVEN FROM ONE TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 324 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,682 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 3,380 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 300 Cases And One Death Reported Tuesday
__ _SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO DECLINE AND LET’S HOPE DEATHS STOP AS OVER 300 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH WAS REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 338 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,358 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3,568 ACTIVE CASES OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 16 Deaths And Over 1200 Cases
_WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO DIP SLIGHTLY, DEATHS ARE REMAINING STEADY WITH 16 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY AND OVER 1200 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,270 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 213,020 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 12-13:
Anti-Surrey Police Initiative Organizers Claim Referendum Victory With Over 42,000 Signatures But SPS Say They Didn’t Get 10 Percent Province-wide
__ _SURREY POLICE VOTE CITIZENS INITIATIVE REFERENDUM GROUP CLAIMED VICTORY, SAYING SURREY VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR. AND THEY ARE CALLING ON THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO HOLD A DEMOCRATIC REFERENDUM ON POLICING IN SURREY AFTER THEIR CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE COLLECTED 42,942 SIGNATURES F
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 New Deaths And Nearly A 1000 Cases Over Last Two Days
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED TO RISE WITH THE LAST 48 HOURS SEEING 23 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 1000 CASES. OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 992 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 211,750 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 10-11: 519 NEW CASES AND NOV. 11-1
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 New Deaths And Over 500 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A RAPID PACE WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES AND OVER 500 CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 555 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 210,758 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,321 ACTIVE C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 500 Cases And Five New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH AS EXACTLY 500 WERE REPORTED TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,301 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 203,375 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 426 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 124
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees 17 Deaths And Nearly 1500 Cases
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE FRIDAY TO SUNDAY PERIOD SEEING 17 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 1500 CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,438 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 209,703 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: NOV. 5-6: 553 N
DON’T GET CONNED: Crypto Scamsters Use Romance To Milk Over $3 Million From Unsuspecting BC Residents
_IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 2021, BRITISH COLUMBIANS REPORTED LOSSES OF $3.5 MILLION FROM CRYPTO INVESTMENT SCAMS – MORE THAN TRIPLE THE AMOUNT LOST LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS JUST OVER $1 MILLION, ACCORDING TO CAFC DATA. ON AVERAGE, ONLY FIVE PER CENT OF FRAUD VICTIMS REPORT SUCH INCIDENTS TO AUTH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Friday Sees Deaths Down But Cases Remain Above 500
__ _A DEADLY COVID-19 WEEK ENDED WITH OVER 500 CASES BUT ONE NEW DEATH AFTER SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF MULTIPLE DEATHS THIS WEEK. B.C. IS REPORTING 549 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 208,265 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,483 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROV
BC Preparing For Province-wide Booster Dose In January As Next Step In COVID-19 Immunization Plan
__ _MORE PEOPLE IN B.C. WILL START TO RECEIVE INVITATIONS FOR A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES ITS COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION PLAN, PRIORITIZING B.C.'S ELDERLY AND MOST AT-RISK THROUGH TO THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY. THE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS 12+ BEGINNING IN JANUARY
Falcon Campaign Staffer Accused Of Sexual Harassment Allegedly A “Bassi Boys” Scandal Player
__ _BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTENDER KEVIN FALCON’S FRONT-RUNNER STATUS GOT ANOTHER JOLT AS ONE OF HIS CAMPAIGN STAFFERS WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER OF FALCON’S OPPONENT MICHAEL LEE. ALTHOUGH THE STAFFER, A VETERAN INDO-CANADIAN BC LIBERAL ORGANIZER, HAS NOT BEEN N
DIWALI DELIGHT: It’s A Festival Of Light, Enjoyment And Relationships By Zile Singh
In common parlance, Diwali is a festival of lights. There are many myths associated with it.In an unusual but authentic term it is more than that. It is a sketch of life involving different aspects – birth, childhood, adolescence, old age and death - an ultimate goal with intricate struggles.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Eight New Deaths And Nearly 600 Cases Reported On Thursday
__ _COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT DESPITE VACCINE RATES REACHING NEAR THE 90 PERCENT RANGE. THURSDAY SAW EIGHT NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 596 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,716 CASES IN THE PROVINCE
SAD DEMISE: A Tragic End To COVID-19 Denier And Doomed Figure Mak Parhar
__ _IT WAS A SAD DEMISE FOR A WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN COVID-19 DENIER, WHO DIED THURSDAY AFTER BATTLING ILLNESS WHICH HAD MANY OF THE DEADLY VIRUS’S SYMPTOMS. MAK PARHAR, WHO GAINED MUCH ONLINE NOTORIETY FOR HIS BELIEF THE EARTH IS FLAT AND AN OUTSPOKEN DENIAL THAT COVID-19 EXISTS, WAS FOUND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 400 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS FROM COVID-19 REMAINED STEADY AS SIX MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY PERIOD WITH OVER 400 CASES REPORTED. B.C. IS REPORTING 430 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 207,120 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,373 ACTIVE CASES OF
University of British Columbia acquires $70M in land near Surrey Memorial Hospital
_UBC MAKING INROADS TO SURREY WITH ACQUISITION OF HUGE PARCEL OF LAND WORTH $70 MILLION_ __ _THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS MAKING A BIG MOVE TO EXPAND IN SURREY, WITH THE PURCHASE OF 3 ACRES OF LAND NEAR SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, VALUED AT $70-MILLION, THE CITY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. THE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 400 Cases And Five Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _THE NUMBER OF DAILY DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE HIGH AS FIVE MORE WERE REPORTED ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH OVER 400 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 406 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,690 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,694 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
More And More Indians Becoming Citizens Of Other Countries With Canada And Australia At The Top
__ _MORE AND MORE INDIANS ARE BECOMING CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WITH CANADA AND AUSTRALIA LEADING THE WAY. INDIANS TOPPED THE LIST OF NATURALISED CITIZENS OF THE ORGANISATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) COUNTRIES IN 2019, FOLLOWING A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIANS G
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Moderate But Weekend Sees Whopping 25 Deaths
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUED WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A WHOPPING 25 NEW DEATHS AS CASES MODERATE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,370 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206,284 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: OCT. 29-30: 568 NEW CASES, OCT. 30-31:
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Deadly Week Ends With Nine Deaths Friday
__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK OF COVID-19 DEATHS ENDED WITH NINE ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 550 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 584 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 10 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 204,914 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,982 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 197,396 PEOPLE WHO TEST
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Deaths Begin To Pile Up With 10 Reported Thursday With Over 700 Cases
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ARE BEGINNING TO PILE UP AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY WITH OVER 700 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 758 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 204,330 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,961 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
Premier Horgan Gets Health Scare, Surgery Scheduled For Friday
__ _"AFTER NOTICING A LUMP IN MY NECK, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO GET A NUMBER OF TESTS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THOSE TESTS HAVE REVEALED A GROWTH IN MY THROAT THAT REQUIRES SURGERY TOMORROW. ANY FURTHER TREATMENT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE SURGERY,” BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REVEALED THURSDAY. "W
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Six New Deaths And Over 600 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 WENT ABOVE 600 AGAIN WEDNESDAY WHICH SAW SIX NEW DEATHS AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THE DEADLY VIRUS. B.C. IS REPORTING 609 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 203,582 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 4,748 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, A
Sajjan Demoted While Anand Promoted In Trudeau’s New-Look Cabinet
__ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU DEMOTED SCANDAL-RIDDEN FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN WHILE PROMOTING ANITA ANAND BY GIVING HER SAJJAN’S OLD PORTFOLIO, MARKING A BIG CHANGE FOR THE DEFENCE MINISTRY WITH A FIRST INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN IN CHARGE. NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID HE EXPECTS ANA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Tuesday Sees Over 400 Cases And Two New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CAME DOWN SLIGHT TO JUST ABOVE 450 TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 457 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 12 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 202,973 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,829 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 195,646 PEOPLE WHO TESTED P
Two South Asians Among four Facing Kidnapping Charges
__ _CHARGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AGAINST MICHAEL HUSAIN, 30, HARMAN PARMAR, 24, AND ASHLEY SMITH, 30, FOR KIDNAPPING, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY HARM AND USING A FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE. THE NAME OF THE FOURTH PERSON ACCUSED IS NOT BEING RELEASED DUE TO A COURT IMP
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees More Than 1600 Cases And 20 New Deaths
_AS VACCINE RATES REACH 90 PERCENT OF BOTH DOSES, IT’S GETTING SAFER TO LIVE WITH COVID-19 BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THE CASES TO DISAPPEAR AS THEY CONTINUE TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 PLUS LEVEL WITH MORE THAN 1600 REPORTED FOR THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY WITH 20 NEW DEATH
WSO Condemns Racist Vandalism Outside Calgary Gurdwara
__ _UNFORTUNATELY THE GURDWARA’S SECURITY FOOTAGE DID NOT CATCH THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COWARDICE ACT. THE CITY OF CALGARY CREWS QUICKLY CAME AND CLEANED UP THE GRAFFITI OFF THE STREET AFTER THE POLICE WAS CALLED. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE GURDWARA SAHIB WAS TARGETED BY RACIST ATTAC
GUNN-DOWN: BC Liberal Brass Rejects Rightwing, Intolerant Wanna-Be Leadership Candidate Aaron
__ _PARTY’S LEADERSHIP ELECTION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LEOC) CO-CHAIR ROXANNE HELME AND BC LIBERAL PARTY PRESIDENT PAUL BARBEAU SAID THE COMMITTEE HAS DECLINED TO APPROVE AARON GUNN’S APPLICATION TO BE A CANDIDATE IN THE ONGOING BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST. HOWEVER, THE NDP SAID DESPITE THE
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__ _ANOTHER DEADLY WEEK OF COVI-19 RELATED DEATHS ENDS WITH 13 ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 649 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 200,898 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,106 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 193,325 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED.
Demand For Fraser Valley Real-Estate Remains Robust While Sales Soften
__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 1,866 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN SEPTEMBER, A DECREASE OF 10.6 PER CENT COMPARED TO AUGUST AND A 16.4 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. LARRY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, SAID, “WHILE WE’VE SEEN A SOLID
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Go Above 700 On Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 700 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS, NEARING A TOTAL OF 2100 IN BC. B.C. IS REPORTING 715 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 200,249 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 4,965 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 192,819 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE REC
BIG, FAT AND NOISY: Punjabi Music Star Sharry Mann Not The Only One Upset With Parmish Verma-Geet Grewal’s Complaint Ridden Wedding
_THAT BIG, FAT, NOISY, FERRIS-WHEEL SPINNING AND COMPLAINT-RIDDEN INDO-CANADIAN WEDDING THAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT ON THE NEWS IS THAT OF NONE OTHER THAN PUNJABI MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR-TURNED SINGER-ACTOR PARMISH VERMA AND LOSING FEDERAL LIBERAL CANDIDATE GEET GREWAL, THE DAUGHTER OF DEVELOPER SUKH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To Nearly 700 On Wednesday With Six New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE TO NEAR 700 WEDNESDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE. BC ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE LIFTING CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS AS OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 WHICH IS ALSO THE DAY THAT THE PROVINCE WILL REQUIRE FULL TWO-SHOT VACCINATION FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING L
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases And Five New Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS WITH FRASER HEALTH CONTINUING TO BE A PROBLEM AREA WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 560 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING EIGHT EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 198,838 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1800 Cases And 26 Deaths
__ _WEEKEND SAW A RISING TIDE OF COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS WITH OVER 1800 SINCE FRIDAY AND 26 NEW DEATHS. DESPITE THE RISING VACCINE RATES IN THE PROVINCE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOAD OF DEATHS OVER THE LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,846 N
High Demand For Metro Vancouver Real Estate Continues With High Prices
__ _NEW LISTINGS IN SEPTEMBER WERE 1.2 PER CENT BELOW THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THAT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE REBGV SAYS SALES LAST MONTH WERE MORE THAN 20 PER CENT ABOVE THE DECADE AVERAGE FOR SEPTEMBER._ VANCOUVER – House prices have gone up across the Lower Mainland region again, and demand contin
DEATH WISH: The Epidemic Of Concealed Guns In America
BY ARON SOLOMON – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA It is fair to say that people outside of the United States are often quite surprised when they learn how easy it is to obtain a permit to legally carry a gun. But when they find out how many states don’t even require a permit to legally possess a g
Dilpreet Sandhu Gets 21 Months In Negligent Driving Death Of Indo-Canadian Soccer Prodigy
SURREY – An Indo-Canadian man has been sentenced to 21 months in the negligent driving causing death of a soccer prodigy Brandon Bassi. Dilpreet Sandhu, 20, has been sentenced for crash that killed Bassi, 19, of North Delta and left his own cousin in vegetative state The sentencing hearing wa
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 13 New Deaths Ends A Deadly Week
__ _EVEN AS VACCINE RATES RISE SHARPLY WITH BC NEARING 90 PERCENT OF12 AND OLDER POPULATION RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE DOSE, DEATHS HAVE ROSE DRAMATICALLY THIS WEEK, ENDING WITH 13 NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ON FRIDAY WITH OVER 600 CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 667 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO
“Humboldt Driver” Jaskirat Sidhu Says He’s Sorry For The Pain Caused By His Actions
__ _JASKIRAT SIDHU, AKA "THE HUMBOLDT DRIVER," SAID IN HIS FIRST NATIONAL TELEVISION INTERVIEW THAT HE’S SORRY FOR THE PAIN HIS ACTIONS CAUSED IN THE MASSIVE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED 13 YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS WHILE INJURING 16. "I AM SO SORRY FOR THE PAIN I HAVE CAUSED BECAUSE IT WAS MY MISTAKE. AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Thursday With Nine New Deaths
__ _IT’S BEEN A DEADLY WEEK OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS AS THERE WERE NINE WERE REPORTED ON THURSDAY WITH CASES OVER 500. BC IS REPORTING 580 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,766 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,348 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVIN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 600 On Wednesday With Four New Deaths
__ _AFTER TWO SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF DECREASING COVID-19 CASES THAT HIT BELOW 400, WEDNESDAY SAW THE NUMBERS GO BACK ABOVE 600 WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 605 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,186 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,172 ACTIVE CASES O
Basant Motors Provides $32,000 Scholarships To Top Students
SURREY - Basant Motors has awarded $32,000 in scholarships to top school children on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. During a function held in the yard of Basant Motors, President Baldev Singh Bath welcomed the guests and the children receiving scholarships for higher education. Giving i
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decline Significantly Over Last Two Days But 28 Deaths Over Long Weekend
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS WITH MONDAY-TUESDAY PERIOD SEEING LESS THAN 400 BUT THE LONG WEEKEND SAW OVER 2000 CASES AND A WHOPPING 28 NEW DEATHS OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,090 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Week Of High Cases Ends With Over 700 And Five New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES ENDS WITH OVER 700 WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY. FRASER HEALTH REGION REMAINS AS THE TROUBLE SPOT WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 743 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 192,491 CASES IN THE PRO
Vancouver Homeowner’s Bid To Have His House Assessed $1 Million Higher Rejected
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s Property Assessment Appeal Board has rejected an East Vancouver homeowner's argument that his property was undervalued by more than $1 million in its most recent assessment, reported CTV News. Harvey Oreck appealed the $2,899,000 assessed value of his home at 3422 Triumph St.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 600 Cases Reported Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _MAJORITY OF THE CASES CONTINUE TO COME FROM UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AS MORE THAN 600 WERE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 624 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 191,748 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,929 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 I
Surrey Gangland Hit Victim Identified As Sharnbeer Somal
__ _THE YOUNG INDO-CANADIAN KILLED TUESDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 28-YEAR-OLD SHARNBEER SINGH SOMAL, OF SURREY. SOMAL WAS KNOWN TO THE POLICE. SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING, A BLACK FORD PICK-UP WAS FOUND ON FIRE IN THE AREA OF 129A STREET AND 72A AVENUE. HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE IT IS C
Another Indo-Canadian Gunned Down In Local Gangland Violence
_ALTHOUGH THE LATEST VICTIM OF GANGLAND VIOLENCE IN SURREY TUESDAY NIGHT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE, SOURCES TELL DESIBUZZCANADA THAT HE’S A 24-YEAR-OLD INDO-CANADIAN MAN. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:56 PM, THE SURREY RCMP RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Wednesday With Nine New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AND DEATHS RELATED TO THE VIRUS ROSE DRAMATICALLY ON WEDNESDAY WITH CASELOAD RISING ABOVE 700 AFTER DAYS OF 500-600 DAILY CASES. NINE MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM THE DEADLY DISEASE. B.C. IS REPORTING 752 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 191,124
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Decrease To Below 600 Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO BELOW 600 ON TUESDAY WITH NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 593 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 190,372 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,937 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 182,045 PEOPLE WHO TESTED P
Air Canada Restarts Flights Between Canada And India
MONTREAL – Air Canada announced this week the resumption of its non-stop flights to and from Delhi, India, following the lifting of the Government of Canada restrictions on non-stop flights from India. The airline’s flights from Delhi to Toronto and Vancouver resume arriving today. “P
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Nearly 2000 Cases And 10 New Deaths Over The Weekend
__ _IT WAS ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 WEEKEND AS THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 2000 CASES SINCE FRIDAY. FRASER HEALTH REGION CONTINUES TO BE THE SORE SPOT WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,986 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 189,680 CASES IN T
How To Stay Healthy Amidst The Pandemic?
The global spread of COVID 19 has changed how we live, communicate with others, and socialize in the community. After all, staying safe and healthy is on the top of the priorities of everyone globally. Now that the COVID 19 is here to stay, people are looking for ways to stay healthy and fit. Fur
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 700 Cases Reported Friday With 11 New Deaths
__ _THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO WREAK DEADLY HAVOC AS FRIDAY SAW A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS CASES REMAINED ABOVE 700. B.C. IS REPORTING 714 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 187,694 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,317 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 178,980 PEOP
WESTERN ALLIANCE IN CHAOS: "Et tu, USA?" Europe Feels Cheated, Humiliated and Betrayed By America
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH When Joe Biden became President, he reassured Europe that he is going to reverse Trump's policy of tilting toward Asia-Pacific, and will revive the traditional American policy of considering Europe as the most important ally of America. However, the recent
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 749 Cases Announced Thursday With Nine New Deaths
__ _ON THE DAY THAT CANADIANS OBSERVED A SPECIAL DAY TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, BC ANNOUNCED 749 CASES AND NINE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 749 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 186,994 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. CURRENTLY, 145 COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE
Navjot Sidhu 'Softens Stance' After Party Considers Changes To Top Posts
__ _THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN TOP POSTS AS DESIRED BY SIDHU, SAYS SENIOR LEADER._ CHANDIGARH - Days after the deadlock between Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and the party leadership over the appointments of the DGP and AG, besides those of "tainted" ministers, the cricketer-turned politician
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 800 Wednesday With 11 New Deaths
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO RISE WITH 11 PEOPLE DYING ON WEDNESDAY WITH CASES REMAINING ABOVE 800. ACTIVE CASES HAVE GONE ABOVE 6000 WITH FRASER HEALTH HAVING THE LARGEST NUMBER WITH OVER 2300. B.C. IS REPORTING 813 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 186,245 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.
Jim Pattison Makes $4 Million Matching Donation To Kick Start Fundraising Campaign For Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
The Surrey Hospitals Foundation announced that Canadian business icon Jim Pattison is making a $4 million matching donation to kick start a fundraising campaign to upgrade the 10-year-old Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre (JPOCSC) in Surrey. The Surrey Hospitals Foundation has a fun
KOMAGATA MARU APOLOGY: New Westminster Apologizes To The South Asian Community And Descendants Of The Victims Of The Historical Wrongdoing
__ _ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT THE OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL, WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN ATTENDANCE, MAYOR JONATHAN X. COTE READ THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER’S OFFICIAL APOLOGY TO THE COMMUNITY, FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO WERE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY ACTIONS AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 600 Cases Reported Tuesday With Two New Deaths
VICTORIA – Cases of COVID-19 continue to hover over 600 Tuesday with two new deaths. The unvaccinated continue to make up bulk of the cases even as the vaccination rate continues to rise. As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, 87.8% (4,068,060) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their fir
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 2200 Cases And 18 New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING OVER 2200 CASES AND A WHOPPING 18 NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,239 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 184,780 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: SEPT. 24-25: 876 NEW CASES, SEPT. 25-26: 657 NEW CASES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Week Of High Cases Ends With Over 700 And Seven New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES CAME TO AN END WITH OVER 700 ON FRIDAY WITH SEVEN NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER THE TROUBLE SPOT WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 743 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 182,541 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,979 ACTI
Shooting Outside Controversial Punjabi Radio Talk Show Host Joginder Bassi’s House
__ _THE ‘GAUNDA PUNJAB’ HOST BASSI’S CAR WAS SHOT UP IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE WITH THE SHOOTER(S) TARGETING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO SOURCES, THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE BASSI’S DAUGHTER’S HOME WHEN IT WAS SHOT BUT NOBODY WAS HARMED IN THE INCIDENT. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF TO
Surrey RCMP Gang Unit Arrest Prohibited Driver Gurkaran Sandhu With Help From Air 1
_GURKARAN SANDHU WAS ARRESTED AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WILLFULLY RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING A PEACE OFFICER, AND DRIVING WHILE PROHIBITED. THE SECOND OCCUPANT WAS RELEASED ON SCENE. SANDHU WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 WITH MULTIPLE RELEASE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To Over 800 On Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HAS REMAINED STRONG SINCE THE UPTICK IN LATE SUMMER AND THURSDAY SAW CASES RISE ABOVE 800 AGAIN WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 832 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 181,769 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,697 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND
Criminal Charges Against Indo-Canadian Man Accused Of Defrauding Ontario Of $11Million In COVID Relief Funds
__ _THE PROVINCE HAS SUED SANJAY MADAN, HIS WIFE, AND TWO ADULT CHILDREN, ALLEGING THAT THEY ILLEGALLY ISSUED AND BANKED CHEQUES UNDER THE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO MADAN’S LAWYER, THE FORMER ONTARIO BUREAUCRAT IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF FRAUD OVER $5,000 AND TWO COUNTS OF BREACH
Powerlifter Sumeet Sharma Encourages Supporting Front-Line Workers And Teachers
_ Well known powerlifter Sumeet Sharma wants to encourage people in the South Asian community to donate to front line workers and teachers and he is doing so by example. Sharma took all of the funds that his sponsors gave him to go to Czech Republic in May (the trip was canceled due to Covid-19) a
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 Again With Whopping 10 Deaths Wednesday
_THE DEADLY COVID-19 VIRUS CONTINUES TO TAKE A TOLL AS 10 NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED WEDNESDAY AND CASES AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 700. THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG AS VACCINATION CONTINUES. B.C. IS REPORTING 759 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 25 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 180,937 CASES IN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 500 Cases Reported Tuesday With One New Death
__ _FRASER HEALTH REGION HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER AS TOP SPOT FOR COVID-19 CASES WITH OVER 500 REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 525 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 180,178 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 5,282 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 172,62
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Cases Decline Slightly But 11 New Deaths Since Friday
_CASES OF COVID-19 DECLINED SLIGHTLY FOR A TOTAL OF NEARLY 1700 SINCE FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE ALSO 11 NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH HAS AGAIN TAKEN OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES WITH OVER 500 FOR THE WEEKEND. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,692 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 179,64
Punjab Gets Historic First Ever Dalit Chief Minister After Congress Gives Long-Time Leader And CM Captain Amarinder The Boot
__ _THE ALL INDIA CONGRESS COMMITTEE CLEARED THE NAME OF DALIT LEADER CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF PUNJAB—A DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES AFTER A DAY OF HECTIC POLITICAL ACTIVITY THAT SAW PULLS AND PRESSURES FROM SEVERAL CLAIMANTS. CHANNI SAID HE WILL TAKE OATH AS PUNJAB CHI
ELECTION DAY MONDAY: Let’s See If Canadians Punish Liberals And Trudeau For $600 Million Unnecessary election
BY PROMOD PURI Despite all the “Hangama,” the outcry about staging another election in less than two years and the middle of the pandemic, we can also see some positive aspects. For example, temporary jobs for those jobless workers conducting the gigantic electoral process. A news report sa
Actor, Singer-Songwriter Ajay Friese Releases Music Video For New Single “Your Eyes”
__ _FILMED AT CATALOGUE STUDIOS IN VICTORIA, BC, AND DIRECTED BY NIKOLAS FACEY AND ZAYDEN PHAN, THE “YOUR EYES” MUSIC VIDEO IS A CANDID BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO THE RECORDING PROCESS OF THE SONG INCLUDING PRODUCER-ARTIST DISCUSSIONS AND A MULTI-SCREEN CLIMAX. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF V
Koshik Chand Of Delta Wins $1 Million Lotto 6/49, Looks Forward To Family Visit To Fiji
__ _A FIJIAN-CANADIAN WHO WON A COOL $1 MILLION LOTTERY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A TRIP BACK TO THE HOME COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE HIS WIN. KOSHIK CHAND SAID IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE HE HAS GONE BACK TO FIJI, BUT AFTER WINNING THE $1 MILLION GUARANTEED PRIZE IN THE LOTTO 6/49 DRAW ON JULY 10, 2021, HE P
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__ _"IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID" IS THE FAMOUS QUOTE COINED BY JAMES CARVILLE, ONE OF FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN ADVISORS, TO HAMMER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMY TO THE AMERICAN VOTERS WHILE BUSH WAS TRYING TO CASH IN ON HIS POPULARITY OF THE KUWAIT WAR. THE EXPRESSION, IT'S
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 New Deaths And Over 750 Cases Reported Friday
__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF HIGH COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH MORE THAN 750 AND A WHOPPING 11 NEW DEATHS AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO REMAIN DEADLY. B.C. IS REPORTING 768 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 19 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 177,954 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6,031 ACTIVE CASES OF
Decreasing Supply And Strong Demand Keeps Fraser Valley Real Estate Strong
__ _THE BOARD PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 2,087 PROPERTY SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN AUGUST, AN INCREASE OF 4.0 PER CENT COMPARED TO JULY AND A 2.4 PER CENT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. SALES REMAINED UNUSUALLY HIGH FOR THE MONTH; SECOND ONLY TO AUGUST OF 2005._ BY
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 700 On Thursday With Four New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 700 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS WITH INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH REGIONS CARRYING THE BULK OF THE LOAD. UNVACCINATED ARE CONTINUE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 706 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: The Unvaccinated Continue To Help The Spread As 661 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 ARE ON THE RISE WITH THE VULNERABLE IMMUNITY DEFICIENT POPULATION AS SEVEN NEW DEATHS WERE REPORTED WEDNESDAY WHILE CASES REMAINED ABOVE 650. B.C. IS REPORTING 661 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 176,480 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. T
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_MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND HAND SANITIZING TO BECOME THE NORM IN ANXIETY-FILLED SCHOOL YEAR!_ __ _STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER(S) ON A REGULAR BASIS AND KEEPING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOL OPEN IS GREATLY BENEFICIAL TO EVERYONE. SETTING ASIDE A DISTRACTION FREE ENVI
Michael Chang Hoping NDP Momentum And Jagmeet Singh’s Leadership Puts Him Over The Top In Langley-Aldergrove
_MICHAEL CHANG, WHO IS RUNNING IN LANGLEY-ALDERGROVE, SAYS HE WILL FIGHT FOR MEANINGFUL ACTION ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY – BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MAKING SURE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD DENTAL CARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND TAKING BOLD CLIMATE ACTION THAT CREATES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Tuesday Sees More Than 650 Cases And One New Death
__ _THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG AS DECLINING CASES OF COVID-19 OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS AGAIN JUMPED UP TO ABOVE 650 TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 677 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 20 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 175,819 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6,165 ACTIVE
Trudeau And O'Toole's Reaction To Racist Bill 21 Debate Question Truly Outrageous, Says WSO
__ _DEBATE MODERATOR SHACHI KURL, IN ENGAGING BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS LEADER YVES-FRANÇOIS BLANCHET SAID, "YOU DENIED THAT QUEBEC HAS PROBLEMS WITH RACISM YET YOU DEFEND LEGISLATION SUCH AS BILLS 96 AND 21 WHICH MARGINALIZE RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, ANGLOPHONES AND ALLOPHONES. QUEBEC IS RECOGNIZED AS A DIS
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__ _WEEKEND SEES NEARLY 2000 CASES AND NINE DEATHS AS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC IN BC AS THE PROVINCE BRINGS IN VACCINE CARDS TO INCREASE VACCINATION AND ONCE AND FOR ALL BURY THE SPREAD. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,984 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 175,142 CASES
Vancouver-Based Bollywood Actor-Producer Rajat Bedi Charged With Negligence Causing Death In Mumbai Accident
__ _VANCOUVER-BASED BOLLYWOOD ACTOR-PRODUCER RAJAT BEDI HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH AFTER HIS CAR HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN MUMBAI. RAJESH BAUDDHA, 39, ALIAS RAJESH DOOT, A LABOURER, SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES AT A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN MUMBAI ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AFTER WHICH POLICE ADD
KidsPlay Hosts Super Successful Free Summer Camps With Over 300 Participants
__ _KIDSPLAY FOUNDATION’S SUMMER CAMPS BROUGHT OUT A LOAD OF YOUNGSTERS LAST WEEKEND IN A SUPER SUCCESSFUL CAMPS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS IN SURREY AND ABBOTSFORD. THESE CAMPS HAVE BEEN RUNNING ALL SUMMER LONG. “AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. INVESTING IN YOU
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__ _SO TRUDEAU CALLED A SNAP ELECTION FOR SEPT. 20, HOPING TO EARN HIS LIBERAL PARTY A RULING MAJORITY. INSTEAD, HIS NUMBERS DROPPED INSTANTLY, CONFOUNDING MANY. WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, HE'S LIKELY TO END WITH A WEAKENED MINORITY GOVERNMENT OR EVEN A HUMILIATING DEFEAT. "THE LIBERALS LIKELY CALLED TH
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__ _ANOTHER WEEK OF RISING COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH NINE NEW DEATHS FRIDAY, ONE OF THE HIGHEST DAILY TOTALS IN A LONG WHILE. B.C. IS REPORTING 820 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 11 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 173,158 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,850 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE P
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: More Than 750 Cases Reported Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED HIGH WITH MORE THAN 750 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH A STEEP RISE IN DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 774 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 172,338 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,594 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 164,470 P
Intimidation And Interference Complaint Against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum Filed With Elections BC
_ _ _THE SURREY POLICE VOTE CAMPAIGN HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, ALLEGING POSSIBLE INTIMIDATION AND INTERFERENCE OF VOLUNTEERS COLLECTING INITIATIVE PETITION SIGNATURES THAT CALL FOR A DEMOCRATIC REFERENDUM ON POLICING IN SURREY. SURREY POLICE VOTE CITIZENS INITIATIV
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__ _WHILE THERE WERE NO DEATHS, CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED ABOVE 800 ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG WITH INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH CARRYING THE LOAD. B.C. IS REPORTING 814 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 16 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 171,564 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,550
SICK MINDS: Hinduatva Fanatics Continue Religious Persecution Of NDP Leader And Class Act Jagmeet Singh
_SINGH’S INTIMIDATION AND HARASSMENT IS HINDUTAVA’S GRAND PLAN TO TARGET RELIGIOUS MINORITIES LIKE SIKHS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS!_ EDITOR’S NOTE:_ IT’S COMPLETELY APPALLING TO SEE MENTALLY SICK PEOPLE AND HINDUATAVA RIGHTWING FANATICS CONTINUE TO HARASS AND INTIMIDATE NDP LEASDER AND CLASS A
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Long Weekend Sees Nearly 2500 Cases And 15 Deaths
__ _THE LONG WEEKEND TOOK A TOLL ON THE VULNERABLE AS 15 PEOPLE DIED FROM COVID-19 RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WHILE NEARLY 2500 TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE CRITICAL FALL SEASON. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 2,425 NEW CASES OF
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__ _RAJ SAINI HAS DROPPED OUT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN THE RIDING OF KITCHENER CENTRE AFTER FACING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH HE DENIES. SAINI SAID IN A STATEMENT ON SATURDAY THAT HE IS LEAVING THE RACE AFTER CBC NEWS THIS WEEK REPORTED ON ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHA
Merritt Councillor Mike Bhangu Says Uttering Threat Charges Untrue And Phony
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Punjab And Haryana High Court To Decide If Spouse Can Register Rape Case Against Husband?
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Driver Charged With Criminal negligence After Two International Students From India Die In Horrific Road Accident
__ _AN INDO-CANADIAN MAN FROM VANCOUVER HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE DEATHS OF TWO PASSENGERS, BELIEVED TO BE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM INDIA, IN HIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING A CRASH ON CYPRESS BOWL ROAD EARLY SEPT. 2. ON FRIDAY, THE CROWN SWORE TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH AGAINST 22-YE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 671 Cases Reported Friday With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG WITH 671 CASES REPORTED FRIDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. FRASER HEALTH AND INTERIOR HEALTH REGIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 460 OF THE TOTAL CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 671 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 168,325 CASES
NDP Hammers Trudeau’s “Flipper Candidate” Noormohamed, Says He Must Answer For Flipping Dozens Of Houses For Millions Of Profit
__ _PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS SOLD AT LEAST 41 PROPERTIES SINCE 2005 AND MADE NEARLY $5 MILLION. AS PRICES RAPIDLY INCREASED IN SIX YEARS UNDER TRUDEAU, THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE HAS SOLD 17 HOMES AND MADE $3.7 MILLION. NDP CANDIDATES ANJALI APPADURAI AND PETER JUL
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 801 Cases Reported Thursday With Six New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN HIGH WITH OVER 800 REPORTED THURSDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. THE INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH CONTINUE TO HAVE BULK OF THE CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 801 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 167,654 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THE NUMBERS OF TOTAL AND NEW CASES ARE
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__ _SIDDHARTH, THE 40 YEAR OLD WHO ALSO DATED RISING YOUNG STAR SHEHNAZ GILL, DIED FROM A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK THURSDAY 2 SEPTEMBER AT THE COOPER HOSPITAL IN JUHU. HE WAS A POPULAR FACE OF SHOWBIZ AND HAS BEEN A PART OF FILMS LIKE HUMPTY SHARMA KE DULHANIA._ MUMBAI – In a big shocker, well kno
Millennials To Drive Housing Demand Over Next Decade
VANCOUVER - Over the next decade (2019-2029), there will be 861,000 job openings in BC, according to the British Columbia Labour Market Outlook. 69% of these future job openings will be to replace workers leaving the labour force. 598,000 job openings will be due to retiring workers who will ne
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__ _THE FOURTH WAVE MAY NOT BE AS DEADLY AS THE THIRD WAVE BUT CASES CONTINUE THEIR HIGH COUNT WITH MORE THAN 750 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. AS OF WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, B.C. IS REPORTING 785 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 166,853 CASES IN THE PRO
ANUP SINGH JUBBAL: Community Activist, Renowned Rotarian And Founder Of Canadian Eyesight Global Passes Away
__ _IN 1989, ANUP SINGH JUBBAL FOUNDED AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PREVENTING BLINDNESS AMONG IMPOVERISHED CITIZENS IN RURAL INDIA AND DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THIS NOBLE CAUSE FOR THE PAST 32 YEARS. JUBBAL WAS THE FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CANADIAN EYESIGHT GLOBAL ORIGINALLY NAMED PROJECT EYES
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Over 650 Cases Reported Tuesday With Two Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STRONG AS MORE THAN 650 CASES WERE REPORTED TUESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 655 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING 15 EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 166,068 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 6,045 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 157,94
HAPPIEST MAN: Local Activist Khushi Ram Reaches Century And Still Going Strong
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CAME DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER HITTING OVER 800 ON FRIDAY WITH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SEEING 500 PLUS CASES BUT THERE WERE SEVEN NEW DEATHS. INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH ARE LEADING THE CHARGE WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CASES THAN ANY OTHER HEALTH REGION. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C.
India’s 75th Independence Day Celebrations Held Worldwide
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Award-Winning Filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon’s Romantic Comedy The Fusion Generation Gets Home Video Release
THE FUSION GENERATION Is Now Available On DVD And Blu-Ray And Will Soon Be Released On Streaming-VOD Platforms DVD & Blu-ray: THE FUSION GENERATION (2019) Starring Sitara Hewitt & Gulshan Grover BUY FROM AMAZON The Fusion Generation is a multicultural romantic comedy about a doting mother desp
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__ _THE MASK MANDATE AND PROOF OF VACCINATION COULDN’T HAVE COME SOON ENOUGH AS CASES CONTINUE TO RISE WITH FRIDAY NUMBERS HITTING ABOVE 800 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 867 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 163,560 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE A
Wings And Wizards At BC Place Indeed A Magical Family Experience
__ _THE IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE AT BC PLACE STADIUM, WHICH IS DRAWING OUTSTANDING REVIEWS, IS THE CREATION OF VANCOUVER BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SHINE EXPERIENCES. SHINE EXPERIENCES IS THE COLLABORATION OF A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES WITHIN THE CREATIVE SECTOR AND IS LED
Conservatives Accuse Trudeau Liberals Of Accepting Donations From “US Drug Enforcement Agency Fugitive” Bakshish Sidhu
__ _CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE MICHAEL BARRETT SAID BAKSHISH SIDHU IS WANTED BY THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) FOR CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONEY. SIDHU ALLEGEDLY LAUNDERED MONEY FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKERS, INCLUDING THE NOTORIOUS SINALOA CARTEL IN MEXICO THAT WAS RUN BY EL CHAP
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__ _THERE IS A REAL CONCERN OF THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19 AS CASES CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THURSDAY SEEING MORE THAN 700 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 724 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 162,693 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,640 ACTIVE CASES OF
Racists Target Edmonton Sikh Gurdwara With Threatening Phone Calls, Racial Slurs And Deliveries Of Meat Pizzas
__ _LEADERS AT THE SINGH SABHA GURDWARA IN THE MILL WOODS AREA OF SOUTHEAST EDMONTON ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT MONTHS OF TARGETED HARASSMENT. SINCE MARCH, THE GURDWARA — WHERE THOUSANDS OF SIKH EDMONTONIANS WORSHIP — HAS RECEIVED DAILY MULTIPLE THREATENING PHONE CALLS. VOICES ON THE OTHER END HU
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Near 700 On Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN HIGH WITH NEARLY 700 WEDNESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 698 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 161,969 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,356 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE AND 154,669 PEOPLE WHO
NDP Says Liberal Candidate Taleeb Noormohamed Broke Trudeau’s Own Home Flipping Rules
__ _LIBERAL CANDIDATE TALEEB NOORMOHAMED HAS MADE $600,000 FLIPPING VANCOUVER CONDOS SINCE 2017. JAGMEET SINGH SAYS: “FOR SIX YEARS, JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS LET SPECULATORS AND HOME FLIPPERS OFF THE HOOK WHILE PRICES SKYROCKETED FOR REGULAR PEOPLE. HE SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS
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__ _MASKS ARE RETURNING INDOORS AS CASES OF COVID-19 SPIKE AS DO DEATHS WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING 16 PEOPLE DIE. CASES WERE UP OVER 600 AGAIN TUESDAY BUT NO NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 641 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 161,271 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE AR
MASKS ARE BACK: BC Mask Mandate For All Indoor Spaces Begins Wednesday
__ _GET YOUR MASKS OUT AGAIN AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, MASKS MUST BE WORN IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT B.C. TO HELP SLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 AS B.C. PREPARES FOR THE FALL AND RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON, BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. A NEW ORDER FROM THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Whopping 16 Deaths While Cases Decrease Slightly After Rising Above 700 Saturday
__ _THERE WERE A WHOPPING 16 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS WITH THE CASES DECREASING SLIGHTLY AFTER RISING ABOVE 700 ON SATURDAY. BC IS BRINGING IN PROOF OF VACCINATION ON SEPTEMBER 13 TO HELP STOP THE FOURTH WAVE. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,711 NEW CASES OF COV
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 600 For Friday With One New Death
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Baby On The Way For Jagmeet Singh And Wife Gurkiran Kaur!
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Rise But There Seems To Be Less Panic Due To High Vaccinations
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 WERE CLOSE TO 700 THURSDAY AS SPREAD SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS, ESPECIALLY A BIG JUMP IN FRASER HEALTH. THERE WERE TWO DEATHS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 689 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 158,256 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,982 ACT
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 500 For Second Day With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 500 FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY SPREAD INCREASING IN THE INTERIOR AND FRASER HEALTH REGIONS. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH WEDNESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 553 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 157,567 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CU
Surrey Golf Club, Sikh Gurdwara And Aria Banquet Hall Cited For COVID-19 Exposure
__ _ARIA BANQUET HALL AND CONVENTION CENTRE, LOCATED AT 2350 PATTULLO PLACE HAD POSSIBLE EXPOSURE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 12 AM ON JULY 31. SURREY GOLF CLUB, LOCATED AT 7700 168 STREET HAD POSSIBLE EXPOSURE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM ON JULY 30. GURU NANAK SIKH TEMPLE, LOCATED AT 7050 120 STREET HAD POSSIBLE EX
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Hit Above 500 On Tuesday With One New Death
__ _CASE OF COVID-19 JUMPED ABOVE 500 ON TUESDAY AS SPREAD REMAINS STRONG IN THE INTERIOR BUT ALSO INCREASING IN FRASER HEALTH. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. B.C. IS REPORTING 501 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 157,014 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 5,296 ACTI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Over 1400 Cases And One Death
__ _AFTER REACHING OVER 700 COVID-19 CASES ON FRIDAY, THE WEEKEND SAW AN AVERAGE OF JUST UNDER 500 A DAY SINCE FRIDAY WITH ONE DEATH OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 1,434 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 156,513 CASES IN THE
Ferrari Riddled With Bullets At Surrey Strip Mall Sending One Man To Hospital
__ _BRAZEN GANG SHOOTINGS HAVE BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND AND THE LATEST AT A SURREY STRIP MALL IN THE GUILDFORD AREA SENT ONE MAN TO HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT INSIDE A WHITE FERRARI IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE EARL’S RESTAURANT IN THE 10100 BLOCK OF 152ND STREET. A WHITE FE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Go Through The Roof On Friday With Real Concern Of The Spread Increasing Across BC
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED OVER THE 700 FRIDAY AS THE INTERIOR AGAIN ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE CASES BUT CASES ARE ALSO RISING ACROSS OTHER BC HEALTH REGIONS, A REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR HEALTH OFFICIALS GOING INTO THE FALL SEASON WITH SCHOOL OPENING NEXT MONTH. B.C. IS REPORTING 717
Anti-Gang Crusader Eileen Mohan Joins Surrey Police Vote To Give Surrey Residents A Say On Policing
__ _MOHAN’S SON CHRISTOPHER WAS AN INNOCENT 22-YEAR-OLD BYSTANDER MURDERED IN THE SURREY SIX SLAYINGS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO IN SURREY. “WHEN I LOST MY SON, THE RCMP WAS LIKE MY SECOND FAMILY, OFFERING ME COMPASSION, GUIDANCE, THEIR TIME AND EVEN FOOD WHEN I NEEDED IT. I WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR KI
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 500 On Thursday With One New Death
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Rise As Wednesday Sees Over 500
_CASES OF COVID-10 CONTINUE TO RISE IN BC AS THE VIRUS WREAKS HAVOC IN THE INTERIOR WHICH SAW CASES RISE ABOVE 500 ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WAS ALSO ONE NEW DEATH AFTER A LONG PAUSE. B.C. IS REPORTING 536 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 153,849 CASES IN THE PROVI
Abandoned Wife Says Indo-American Husband “Checked My Vagina After Sex And Said I Was Preventing Pregnancy”
__ _“MY HUSBAND HAS ABANDONED ME WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT. I HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. MY PARENTS IN INDIA SOUGHT HELP FROM MY FATHER-IN-LAW BUT HE IS DEMANDING DOWRY TO GET ME BACK IN MY HUSBAND'S LIFE,” THE WOMAN FROM BIHAR'S PATNA SAID IN A DISTRESS COMPLAINT, SENT TO SENIOR OFFICIALS IN T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rising In All Regions But Vaccine Offering Protection
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE RISING IN ALL HEALTH REGIONS BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE 3000 PLUS ACTIVE CASES ARE IN THE INTERIOR AS DAILY NUMBERS REMAIN CLOSE TO 400. VACCINE IS HELPING TO EASE THE RISK FACTOR OF THE VIRUS AND THAT’S ONE REASON BC ISN’T ALARMED AT THE RISING NUMBER OF CASES. B.C. IS
Christopher Singh Of Delta Identified As Man Shot To Death In Richmond Last Saturday
__ _POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 23-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER SINGH, FROM DELTA. SINGH WAS KNOWN TO POLICE AND HAD SUSPECTED INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. MR. SINGH DID NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF RICHMOND – The recent gangland killing victim h
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Numbers Were Down On Sunday But Weekend Sees Over 1000 Cases
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Continue To Increase As Friday Sees 464
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH THE INTERIOR STILL HAVING THE BULK OF THE CASES BUT OTHER HEALTH REGIONS ALSO SEEING STEADILY RISING CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 464 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 151,839 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 2,411 AC
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Unvaccinated Driving Up Daily Cases As Thursday Sees 402
__ _HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE URGING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED AS COVID-19 CASES SURGED ABOVE 400 THURSDAY WITH THE SPREAD LARGELY AMONG THE UNVACCINATED. B.C. IS REPORTING 402 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 151,375 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2,066 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 300 On Wednesday
__ _IS BC BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE FOURTH WAVE OF COVID-19? JUDGING BY THE RISING DAILY CASE COUNT, WHICH WENT ABOVE 300 ON WEDNESDAY AFTER A LONG PAUSE, THERE IS MUCH CAUSE FOR CONCERN. B.C. IS REPORTING 342 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 150,973 CASES I
Poll Says Canadians Divided On Immigration Target Levels As Canada Readies For Post-Pandemic Rush
__ _AS OTTAWA PREPARES TO RAMP UP IMMIGRATION POST PANDEMIC, CANADIANS ARE DIVIDED OVER TARGET LEVELS. NEW DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT ANGUS REID INSTITUTE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FINDS CANADIANS DIVIDED ALONG AGE, GENDER, AND POLITICAL LINES ABOUT WHETHER THAT NUMBER
RCMP Consider Charges After Surrey Couple Apologizes For Racist And Insensitive Remarks At Aspen Park
_A SURREY-NEWTON COUPLE ACCUSED OF SHOUTING RACIST COMMENTS AT A GROUP OF PUNJABI-CANADIAN SENIORS AND CHILDREN IN ASPEN PARK HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING BY OFFERING AN APOLOGY. THE COUPLE’S OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO WEDNESDAY AT THE PARK IN THE NEWTON NEIGHBOURHOOD. “WE’RE IN C
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Remains Sore Spot Over Long Weekend With More Than Double The Cases
__ _THE BC INTERIOR REMAINED A HOT BED OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH HAD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CASES THAN BOTH COASTAL AND FRASER HEALTH, WHICH ARE MUCH MORE DENSELY POPULATED. OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 742 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES
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__ _JIM SINGH KANDA WAS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT, ASSAULT AND NUMEROUS FIREARMS OFFENCES ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON OCT. 1, 2016 BUT A JUDGE IN THE CASE HAD STAYED THE CHARGES BECAUSE OF “UNREASONABLE” DELAY. THE TRIAL JUDGE DIRECTED A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON ACCOUNT OF
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__ _THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE WORST SINCE THE RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED WITH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 STEADILY RISING WITH A FRIDAY TOTAL BEING 243. THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR A BIG INCREASE IN CASES WITH 131 REPORTED FOR INTERIOR HEALTH BUT FRASER HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES SURREY, ALSO SAW CAS
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__ _TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN, THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF CANADA IS HOSTING A MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN VARIOUS CITIES AND LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA ON JULY 31. THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STARTED THEIR RIDE AT 9:30 AM FROM GUR SIKH TEMPLE 33089 S
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise To 185 With Three New Deaths On Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO RISE WITH WEDNESDAY NUMBER RISING TO NEAR 200 LEVEL WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 185 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,444 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 909 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,756 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 150 Cases Reported Tuesday As Daily Cases Trend Upward
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO STEADILY RISE WITH 150 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 150 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,259 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 783 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,700 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Interior Big Trouble Spot As Cases Shoot Above 200
__ _THE BC INTERIOR IS A BIG COVID-19 TROUBLE SPOT AS CASES SHOOT PAST 200 ON THURSDAY. B.C. IS REPORTING 204 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 149,648 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE 1,055 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,810 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. NOTE
Global Peace Alliance’s ART4Peace Arts and Literary Contest 2021 Is Now Open
__ _THE THEME THIS YEAR IS TOWARDS A BETTER WORLD. WE WANT EVERYONE TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS ON HOW TO WEATHER THIS PANDEMIC, HEAL OUR PLANET AND CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER. LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, FORGIVENESS, KINDNESS, EQUALITY, ANTIRACISM, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION. DEMILITARIZATION, ALL ARE ESSENTIAL F
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Below 100 For The Weekend But Remain On High Side
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 AVERAGED BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS BUT WERE ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH TWO DAYS OF 94 CASES. OVERALL THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SIDE WITH MOST OF THE NEW CASES AMONG THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 267 NEW CASES OF C
Navjot Sidhu Is The New Congress King Of Punjab As He Becomes Party Chief On Way To CM’s Chair
__ _MAVERICK SPORTSMAN-TURNED POLITICIAN NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU IS THE NEW CONGRESS KING OF PUNJAB AS HE WAS APPOINTED PARTY CHIEF THIS WEEK. IT’S THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS HIM TAKING OVER FROM INCUMBENT CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH AS CHIEF MINISTER. SIDHU AND AMARINDER SINGH HAVE BEEN AT LOGGERHEADS FOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 100 For First Time In Weeks
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE ABOVE 100 FRIDAY AFTER WEEKS OF CONTINUED DECREASES. THERE WERE ALSO FOUR NEW DEATHS. B.C. IS REPORTING 112 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,842 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 603 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVI
Canadian Sikh Organizations Renew Calls For Special Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
__ _IN 2015, MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR TOOK ON THE CAUSE OF HELPING SIKH AND HINDU MINORITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. SINCE HIS PASSING THE MANMEET SINGH BHULLAR FOUNDATION HAS WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING 60 REFUGEES TO CANADA WITH 120 REMAINING IN THE QUEUE TO ARRIVE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Rise Further But No New Deaths
_CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TO 89 BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW DEATHS FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. B.C. IS REPORTING 89 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,730 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 781 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,178 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE H
Recent PR Residency Applicant Can Now Get Open Work Permit While Waiting For Decision
__ _ THE PATHWAY TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE WAS OPENED TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM A CANADIAN INSTITUTION, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE IN OTHER DESIGNATED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS ON MAY 6, 2021. TO QUALIFY FOR THE PATHWAY, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE LEGALLY WORKING IN CANADA AT THE TIME OF
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Cases Remain 70 Plus For Second Straight Day
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 70 FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, SHOWING A SLIGHT UPTICK IN DAILY CASES. B.C. IS REPORTING 78 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,641 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 729 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 146,142 PEOPLE WHO TESTED PO
Surrey Board Of Trade Accuses Mayor McCallum And His Safe Surrey Of Bullying On Skytrain Criticism
__ _“WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED BY TODAY’S SAFE SURREY COALITION SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT DEPICTED THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE AND ITS CEO AS BEING WRONG TO HAVE QUESTIONED THE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) VERSUS SKYTRAIN IN 2018. SPECIFICALLY, THAT THE PROMISED
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Case Numbers Rise To 76 On Tuesday
__ _MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER BC’S RESTART, COVID-19 CASES ROSE SLIGHTLY TUESDAY TO 76 AND COMING DAYS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO SEE IF CASES BEGIN TO RISE AFTER OPENING UP AND LIFTING THE MASK MANDATE. B.C. IS REPORTING 76 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,563 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.
Canada To Accept Record Number Of Applications For The 2021 Parents And Grandparents Program
_ _ _MARCO E. L. MENDICINO, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP, ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IRCC) WILL INVITE A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO APPLY UNDER THE 2021 INTAKE OF THE PROGRAM. IRCC WILL ACCEPT UP TO 30,000 ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS, GIV
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Average Of 50 Cases A Day With Two New Deaths
_THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN LOW AS THE WEEKEND SAW AN AVERAGE OF JUST OVER 50 CASES A DAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 156 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,487 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JULY 16-17: 56 NEW CASES, JULY 17-18: 60 NEW CASES
Tara Reid Talks The Late DMX, Deepak Chopra And The Art Of Ascension
__ _THE ACTRESS, PRODUCER, AND POP CULTURE FIGURE OPENS UP TO SYNDICATED ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST, ALLISON KUGEL, ABOUT FINDING HER WAY BACK FROM TABLOID INFAMY._ BY ALLISON KUGEL – SPECIAL TO DESIBUZZCANADA Tara Reid burst onto the scene as the flawless blue-eyed babe of the iconic 1999 camp
TOUR DE CURE: Support Narasimhareddy Metta For Ride To Cure Cancer
THIS AUGUST NARASIMHAREDDY METTA, WHO RUNS THE LITTLE DONKEY RESTAURANT IN FORT LANGLEY, WILL BE EMBARKING ON A CYCLING CHALLENGE. HE AND HIS PEDAL BEYOND TEAM HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOUR DE CURE PRESENTED BY WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS TO HELP THE BC CANCER FOUNDATION BREAK DOWN CANC
Jaspreet Sandhu Of Abbotsford Wins $1 Million Maxmillions Prize
__ _JASPREET SANDHU IS STILL TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIS FEELINGS AFTER WINNING A $1-MILLION MAXMILLIONS PRIZE DURING THE JUNE 15, 2021 LOTTO MAX DRAW. THE ABBOTSFORD RESIDENT, WHO PURCHASED HIS TICKET AT THE REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE IN CHILLIWACK, SCANNED HIS TICKET RECENTLY AND DIS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 45 New Cases Reported Friday With No New Deaths
__ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH A LOW CASE OF COVID-19 AS THE RESTART IS HOLDING UP WELL IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY. B.C. IS REPORTING 45 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,331 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 652 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,908 PEOPLE WHO T
Racist Anti-Vaxxer Outside Kelowna Vaccine Clinic Tells Sikh Security To Go Back To India
__ _RACIST ANTI-VACCINE PROTESTOR WASN’T JUST VENTING AT THE COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC IN KELOWNA BUT DECIDED TO GO AFTER A SIKH SECURITY GUARD TRYING TO KEEP THE PEACE, TELLING HIM TO GO BACK TO INDIA. “YOU ARE NOT A CANADIAN, YOU ARE DISGUSTING,” BRUCE ORYDZUK, A WELL KNOWN CONSPIRACY
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 54 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LOW BUT THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES BEING IN COASTAL HEALTH. B.C. IS REPORTING 54 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,282 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 650 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE
Police Investigate Shooting In Fleetwood And Linked Vehicle Fire In South Surrey
__ _THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME THAT WAS TARGETED ARE KNOWN TO POLICE AND HAVE TIES TO THE ONGOING LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. POLICE ARE SEEKING THE INTENDED VICTIMS’ COOPERATION TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY - Surrey RCMP General Investigation
“Fully-Funded” Punjabi Wife Sent To Canada Reneges On Illegal Immigration Deal, Leading To Husband Killing Himself
_ _ _THE CASE OF 23-YEAR-OLD PUNJAB-BASED LAVPREET SINGH AND HIS JILTED WIFE HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS IN CANADA AND PUNJAB OVER THE SORDID AFFAIR OF LAVPREET MARRYING THE GIRL AND THEN FINANCING HER IMMIGRATION TO CANADA TO THE TUNE OF 40 LAKH RUPEES ($75,000 CAD). LAVPREET’S CASE IS PART OF AN ABS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 41 Cases Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths Over Last Seven Days
__ _BC’S COVID-19 SUCCESS STORY IS HOLDING STEADY WITH LOW CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS FOR A WEEK. B.C. IS REPORTING 41 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,228 CASES IN THE PROVINCE.THERE ARE 639 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,817 PEOPLE WHO
LOOKING FOR NEW LOVE: Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan And Wife Kiran Rao End Their 15-Year Marriage
__ _IT LOOKS LIKE BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AAMIR KHAN IS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW LOVER AS HE ENDS HIS 15-YEAR MARRIAGE WITH WIFE KIRAN RAO, WHO HAS BEEN HIS PRODUCING PARTNER AND SUPPOSEDLY SOUL-MATE ON AN INTELLECTUAL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH MANY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THE GREAT ACTOR. KHAN AND
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 33 Cases Reported Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _VACCINE SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS JOB AS CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW BUT DEATHS HAVE ALSO DECLINED STEEPLY AS THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED OVER THE LAST FIVE DAYS. B.C. IS REPORTING 33 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,187 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 639 A
Biden Nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India
_ _ _ASSUMING HE IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, ERIC GARCETTI WILL LEAVE CITY HALL WITH MORE THAN A YEAR LEFT ON HIS TERM. THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY OR CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. GARCETTI WAS ELECTED IN 2013, AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. HE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Weekend Sees Continued Low Cases And No New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECLINE AND THE GOOD NEWS IS WITH INCREASED VACCINE NUMBERS, DEATHS ARE ALSO DOWN WITH NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 123 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,154 CASES IN THE PROVINCE: JULY
Canadian Government Needs To Do More To Root Out Racism And Islamophobia
Dear Editor: As a proud Canadian who immigrated to Canada in 1970 with my family, I am mourning the deaths of the Afzaal family of London, Ontario. The five members of this family were mowed down on June 6th, 2021, at the hands of a terrorist who’s sole purpose was to kill them due to t
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 45 Cases Announced Friday With No New Deaths
_B.C. IS REPORTING 45 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 148,031 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THIS INCLUDES A DATA CORRECTION FROM YESTERDAY, AS WELL AS RECONCILIATION OF RECORDS FOR CASES FOLLOWED UP BY THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE PROGRAM BETWEEN MARCH AND APRIL 2021. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 661 ACTIVE CASE
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 59 Cases Reported Thursday With One New Death
__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,915 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 649 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,491 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 74 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 19 ARE IN INTENS
BOLLYWOOD LEGEND PASSES AWAY: Dilip Kumar's Legion Of Fans In India And Pakistan Pay Their Respects To A Great Talent
_ _ _THE LEGENDARY ACTOR DILIP KUMAR, AKA YOUSUF KHAN, PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY, FANS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO THE TALENTED ACTOR INCLUDING THOSE FROM HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN PESHAWAR WHO PRAYED FOR THE DEPARTED SOUL._ __ MUMBAI – The legendary actor Dilip Kumar, aka Yousuf
12-Year-Old Indo-American Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Ever Chess Grandmaster
NEW YORK - Indo-American prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra on Wednesday became the youngest ever chess Grandmaster after he scored his third GM norm in Budapest, Hungary, according to a report. The 12-year-old from New Jersey in the United States became a GM from International Master, having crossed the
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 59 New Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,856 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 624 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,455 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 86 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 20 ARE IN INTENS
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Tuesday Sees 46 New Cases And No New Deaths
__ _B.C. IS REPORTING 46 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,797 CASES IN THE PROVINCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 602 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE PROVINCE, AND 145,420 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAVE RECOVERED. OF THE ACTIVE CASES, 87 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL AND 22 ARE IN INTENS
B.C. COVID-19 UPDATE: Only 20 Cases In 24 Hours But Three Deaths In Last 72 Hours
_OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, B.C. IS REPORTING 87 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,790 CASES IN THE PROVINCE; JULY 2-3: 30 NEW CASES, JULY 3-4: 37 NEW CASES AND JULY 4-5: 20 NEW CASES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - As of Monday, July 5, 2021, 78.0% (3,613,370) of eligible people 12
RACISM: Canada Needs To Right The Wrongs Of Government Backed Catholic Church’s Indian Residential School Horrors
__ _THE UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS OF THOUSANDS OF UNMARKED GRAVES OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN FROM THE GROUNDS OF A FORMER INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ACROSS CANADA HAS BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. THIS HAS BEEN A RECKONING FOR CANADA’S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Will Cases Remain Low Now That Many Restrictions Lifted?
__ _THE COVID-19 CASES FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF JULY REMAINED LOW BUT SINCE MANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AS OF CANADA DAY, WILL THE CASE COUNT GO UP? IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS IT WILL TAKE TIME TO SEE WHETHER THE SPREAD INCREASES BUT GIVEN THE HIGH VACCINATION RATES, BC SHOULD BE HOM
Many Indo-Americans Say They Face Bias And Discrimination Even As Many Import Their Own Prejudices
__ _A NEW 2020 INDIAN AMERICAN ATTITUDES SURVEY RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY REVEALS THAT ONE IN TWO INDIAN AMERICANS REPORT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THE PAST YEAR (DURING THE TRUMP TERM), WITH PREJUDICE BASED ON SKIN COLOR IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF BIAS. SOMEWHAT SURPRISINGLY, THE REP
Sikh Philosophy Can Be A Great Guide For Solving Problems And Challenges Facing Modern Society
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH What are the main challenges and problems of modern man? I feel that these are: Fear, Anxiety and Insecurity. What is the root cause of these? Alienation from one's true self caused by capitalist consumer culture is the main cause of the challenges and problems faced by mo
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 44 Cases Reported Wednesday With No Deaths On Consecutive Days
__ _BC MOVES TO THE NEXT PHASE OF RESTART ON CANADA DAY WITH MANY RESTRICTIONS LIFTED AND CASES CONTINUE TO SLOW AS WELL AS DEATHS WITH NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. BC HAD 44 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,621 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROV
MUTED CELEBRATIONS: This Canada Day We Remember The Thousands Of Lost Souls In Government-Backed Catholic Church Death Pits Called Residential Schools
__ _THE HORRIFIC REVELATIONS OF REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN IN THE FORMER KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHOCK OF OVER 750 UNMARKED GRAVES AT A FIRST NATION RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN SASKATCHEWAN, HAVE DAMPENED THE SPIRIT OF CANADA DAY. MORE UNMARKED GRAVES OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
STEP 3: BC Plans To Lift More Restrictions On Canada Day Including No More Mandatory Masks Indoors
__ _WITH BRITISH COLUMBIANS ACHIEVING NEARLY 80% ADULT DOSE 1 VACCINE COVERAGE AND COVID-19 CASE COUNTS CONTINUING TO DECLINE, THE PROVINCE IS SAFELY MOVING TO STEP 3 OF ITS FOUR-STEP RESTART PLAN ON THURSDAY, JULY 1 WHICH WILL MEAN 50 PERCENT CAPACITY FOR LARGE BANQUET HALL GATHERINGS AND NO MOR
16 Punjabi Men From Brampton, Mississauga And York Region Charged For Mail Theft
__ _ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 AND 17, 2021, TWO SEARCH WARRANTS WERE CONDUCTED AT RESIDENCES IN BRAMPTON, WHERE OFFICERS LOCATED HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF MAIL, STOLEN/ALTERED CHEQUES, PRINTERS, SCANNERS, AND OTHER TOOLS USED TO FORGE DOCUMENTS. SIXTEEN SOUTH ASIAN MEN (SOME COULD BE INDIAN STUDENTS OR V
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Just 29 Cases Reported Tuesday As BC Ready To Lift Restrictions Under Restart Plan
__ _CASES CONTINUE TO SLIDE AS DOES EVERY OTHER COVID-19 STATISTIC LEADING TO THE LIFTING OF MORE RESTRICTIONS AND NO MORE MASKS INDOORS AS BC GETS READY TO START STEP 3 OF ITS RESTART PLAN. THERE WERE 29 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ON TUESDAY, FOR A TOTAL OF 147,578 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. DR. BONN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Decrease As Active Cases Hit Below 1000
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECLINE AS SEEN BY THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT AVERAGED 145 BUT THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT ACTIVE CASES HAVE HIT BELOW 1000 IN A LONG TIME WHICH IS CLEAR INDICATION THAT THE PANDEMIC IS COMING TO AN END IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AN
BC Housing Market Stays Hot Amidst Strong Demand, Dwindling Supply
__ _THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION (BCREA) REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 12,638 RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE RECORDED BY THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS) IN MAY 2021, AN INCREASE OF 178.2 PER CENT OVER MAY 2020 WHEN THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROMPTED A LOCKDOWN OF THE PROVINCIAL
FOR LOST SOULS: Sikh-Canadian Bikers Remember And Honour Aboriginal Children With A Ride To Kamloops
With the lifting of travel restrictions in BC, Sikh Motorcycle Club members organized the ‘Lost Souls Memorial Ride” to remember and honour the aboriginal children who suffered abuse and death at the hands of Canadian government backed Catholic Church run Residential Schools. Sikh bikers said
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Good Week Ends With Less Than 100 Cases A Day
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 100 A DAY THIS WEEK AS SPREAD CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITH NUMBERS DROPPING FOR ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION. WE MAY BE AT THE END OF THE PANDEMIC IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEA
Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Found At Former Residential School In Saskatchewan
__ _LAST MONTH THE REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN WERE FOUND BURIED ON THE SITE OF WHAT WAS ONCE CANADA’S LARGEST INDIGENOUS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL NEAR KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF BOBBY CAMERON OF THE FEDERATION OF SOVEREIGN INDIGENOUS FIRST NATIONS SAID HE EXPECTS MORE GRAVES WILL BE FOUND ON RESI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 75 Cases And Three New Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK’S CANADA DAY, BC IS LOOKING GOOD WITH LOW DAILY CASE COUNTS AND RECEDING NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 77.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN B.C. AND 76.0% OF THOSE 12
BC Brings In More Resources To Prevent And Respond To Sexual Violence On Campus
__ _THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING SERIES, DEVELOPED BY BCCAMPUS IN COLLABORATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE, IS AN OPENLY LICENCED EDUCATION RESOURCE NOW AVAILABLE TO ANY POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN B.C._ BY DESIBUZZCANA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 87 New Cases And One New Death Reported Wednesday
__ _WITH VACCINE NUMBERS RISING AND COVID-19 CASES SHRINKING, BC IS POISED FOR A GREAT RESTART, WHICH BEGINS ON JULY 1. WHILE CAUTION IS STILL NECESSARY GIVEN THE DANGEROUS VARIANTS OUT THERE, HEALTH OFFICIALS SEE SMOOTH SAILING AHEAD. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIA
Home Sales, Prices Drop Across Canada From April To May Amid Buyer Fatigue
__ _CANADIAN HOME SALES FELL 7.4 PER CENT IN MAY FROM APRIL, WHILE THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICE WAS DOWN 1.1 PER CENT FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ACCORDING TO CREA DATA._ OTTAWA — Canadian home sales and the average price fell in May compared with the previous month, as frustrated would-be buyers to
Lawyer Narinder Kang Suspended After Domestic Violence Incident
__ _THE SUSPENSION RELATES TO AN INCIDENT ON JUNE 15, 2018, WHEN KANG GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH AB (ALLEGEDLY HIS WIFE). THE ALTERCATION BEGAN WHEN, AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A SOCIAL FUNCTION WHERE KANG HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL, HE AND AB GOT INTO A HEATED VERBAL ARGUMENT. THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low Tuesday With No New Deaths
__ _BC IS HITTING THE SWEET SPOT OF LOW COVID-19 DAILY CASES AS WE HEAD TO THE MORE RESTRICTIONS BEING LIFTED ON JULY 1. THERE WERE ONLY 56 CASES ON TUESDAY AND NO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 77.7% OF ALL ADULTS
Gun-Totting Man Gives Himself Up In Richmond After Standoff
__ _AT APPROXIMATELY 12:08 P.M. ON JUNE 22, RICHMOND RCMP ATTENDED THE 22000-BLOCK OF NORTON COURT AFTER A MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTED A FIREARM AT BAILIFFS. BAILIFFS WERE AT THE RESIDENCE TO ENFORCE A SUPREME COURT ORDER TO REMOVE THE MAN WHEN THE BAILIFFS ENTERED THE PROPERTY, THE MAN ALLEGEDLY POINT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Single Digit Cases With Just 45 For Monday
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING JUST 229 TOTAL CASES OVER THREE DAYS AND ONLY 45 CASES IN THE LAST 24-HOUR PERIOD. DEATHS ARE ALSO DOWN WITH THREE REPORTED OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN
Taxi Driver And Former Hindu Priest Deepak Sharma Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault
__ _SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD DEEPAK SHARMA OF ABBOTSFORD WAS GUILTY OF THE OFFENCE BY JUDGE PATRICIA BOND, WHO DELIVERED HER VERDICT IN THE CASE FRIDAY. JUDGE PATRICIA BOND, WHO CONCLUDED THAT ALL THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THE WOMAN “DID NOT CONSENT TO HIM (SHARMA) TOUCHING HER, SAID THERE IS “NO AIR
COVID-19 PILL: Pfizer Developing Pill To Treat The Deadly Virus
NEW YORK - This week, the CEO of Pfizer told CNBC that an antiviral treatment for COVID-19 could be available to the public by the end of 2021. It will be in the form of a pill taken orally at home, and the pill is expected to be effective against variants of the virus. The news about Pfizer's a
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low With One New Death Reported Friday
__ _TREND OF LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUES WITH EVERYTHING FROM ACTIVE CASES TO HOSPITALIZATIONS HITTING NEW LOWS. WHILE THE DELTA VARIANT IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN, BC SO FAR IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO BEING BACK TO NORMAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MIN
FLYING SIKH HEAVEN BOUND: Legendary Olympian Milkha Singh Dies At 91 Of COVID-19 Complications
_ _ _THE LEGENDARY OLYMPIAN MILKHA SINGH’S ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITION BECAME CRITICAL LATE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER HE DEVELOPED COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING FEVER AND DROPPING OF OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL AND HE DIED OF POST-COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS AT THE PGI, CHANDIGARH, AT 11.30 PM ON FRIDAY. HE WAS 91.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 120 Cases And One New Death Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 100 FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW AFTER THE WEEKEND SAW IT DECLINE TO LESS THAN 100. THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH BUT OVERALL THE SPREAD HAS SLOWED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 76.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN
COVID-19 Law Breakers Will Have To Pay Fines If They Don’t Want To Lose Their Driver’s Licenses
__ _IF PASSED, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT WILL EXTEND "REFUSE TO ISSUE" (RTI) RESTRICTIONS TO FINES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT AND COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT. RTI WILL APPLY TO ALL OUTSTANDING FINES ISSUED UNDER THESE ACTS AND WILL BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY. PEOPLE
A Resolutely Progressive Federal Budget That Supports The Arts And Racialized Communities
BY FABIENNE Structural inequalities, observed for so many years, have been amplified and increased tenfold by the pandemic. We must act with courage. We must act with determination. We must act now. Resolutely progressive, equitable, and even feminist, Chrystia Freeland’s first budget - fir
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain In Low 100s As Four New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW BUT THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS REPORTED WEDNESDAY. VACCINE IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON CURBING THE SPREAD AND IT LOOKS GOOD FOR BC IN THE LONG TERM TO GET OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
BC Premier Horgan Remains Near The Top While Kenney And Ford Take A Beating
__ _PREMIER’ S PERFORMANCE: WHILE BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN REMAINS AT THE TOP IN ENGLISH CANADA WITH HIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, ONTARIO AND ALBERTA PREMIERS SEE DECLINES IN LEADERSHIP APPROVAL WHILE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THOSE PROVINCES GAIN._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VANCOUVER
Record-Breaking New Listings In The Fraser Valley Not Enough To Match Insatiable Buyer Demand
__ _IN MAY, THE FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD (FVREB) PROCESSED 2,951 SALES ON ITS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS), AN INCREASE OF 267 PER CENT COMPARED TO MAY 2020 AND A 2 PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO APRIL. (NOTE THAT LAST YEAR, THE MARKET WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN.) TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 108 Cases And No Deaths Reported Tuesday
__ _WITH VACCINATIONS ON TRACK TO SURPASS THE RESTART MILESTONES, THERE IS REAL HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR A SMOOTH POST-COVID-19 SAILING BUT WE CAN’T THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND JUST YET. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 76.1% OF
Two Sikh-American Boys Say They Were Targeted For Religion At Long Island Mall
__ _YUVRAJ BINDRA SAYS HE AND HIS FRIEND WERE AT WALT WHITMAN SHOPS IN SOUTH HUNTINGTON ON MAY 29 WHEN ANOTHER GROUP OF TEENS STARTED VERBALLY ASSAULTING THEM, BELIEVING THAT THE TWO ARE MUSLIMS. BINDRA RECALLED ONE OF THE ATTACKERS SAYING, "HEY, MOHAMMED, COME HERE. I'LL KNOCK THAT BALL OFF YOUR
Tuesday Marks The Beginning Of The End Of The Pandemic For British Columbians With Life Hopefully Returning To Normal By September
__ _THE BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED UPDATES OF THE BC RESTART PLAN ON MONDAY WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS BY SEPTEMBER 2021. THE TRANSITION INTO STEP 2 OF THE FOUR-STEP RESTART PLAN ALIGNS WITH KEY METRICS FOR MOVING FORWARD. MORE THAN 75% OF ADULTS ARE VACCI
PROGRESSIVE CON: Alberta Indo-Canadian MP Tim Uppal Says He’s Sorry For Not Standing Up To Harper Conservative-era Divisive Policies
__ _VETERAN INDO-CANADIAN CONSERVATIVE MP TIM UPPAL HAS HAD A CHANGE OF HEART IN REGARDS TO HIS ROLE IN PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER ERA DIVISIVENESS AND RACIST POLICIES THAT THEIR CONSERVATIVE GOVT UNLEASHED IN CANADA. UPPAL IS APOLOGIZING FOR NOT PUSHING AGAINST HIS PARTY'S CULTURALLY DIVISIVE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Fall With Just 277 Over Last Three Days
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO FALL AS BC ANNOUNCED A NEW UPDATE ON THE RESTART PLAN MONDAY WHICH SEES EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL IN SEPTEMBER AS BC SLOWLY LIFTS RESTRICTIONS OVER THE SUMMER. THERE WERE ONLY 277 CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY, AVERAGING LESS THAN 100 CASES A DAY. D
Canadian Sikhs Hold Rally To Remember 1984 Genocide By India
__ _BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND JUNE 6TH, 1984, OPERATION BLUE STAR WAS AN (INDIAN ARMY ASSAULT CARRIED OUT ON THE HOLIEST SIKH SHRINE, SRI DARBAR SAHIB ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOLDEN TEMPLE. OVER 30,000 SIKH PILGRIMS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE KILLED WITH ARMY BULLETS DURING THIS WEEK OF BLOODSHED. _
Palestinian Victory And The New Alignment Of Forces In The Post Benjamin Netanyahu Israel
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH First of all, we have to decide who won the current Palestinian and Israeli war. I think it is obvious that the Palestinians have won the war. Perception of the people as to who won the war is very important. Immediately after the ceasefire was declared, the Palestinians in G
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 With One New Death Reported Friday
__ _BC REACHED A MILESTONE IN IT’S FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC WITH MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAVING ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE. CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW AND THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE CONFIDENT THAT BC WILL HAVE NO CASES BY SEPTEMBER IF THEIR DATA FORECASTING PROVES RIGHT.
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL HORROR: WCCAR Extends Deepest Sorrow And Solidarity With Canada's Indigenous People
VANCOUVER - The West Coast Coalition Against Racism extends its deepest sorrow to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada on the discovery of remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops. Unmarked graves containing the bodies of 215 children, whose identities
Indo-Canadian Among Two Men Charged With Buying Guns For Criminals And Gangsters
__ _HARJOT CHAHAL, A 26-YEAR-OLD FROM PITT MEADOWS, AND ALEX LYTLE, A 31-YEAR-OLD FROM PORT COQUITLAM, HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE OFFENCES RELATING TO BUYING GUNS FOR CRIMINALS. IN MID-2020, INVESTIGATORS FROM CFSEU-BC INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED USE OF A “STRA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low As Four New Deaths Reported Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED LOW ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS WITH FRASER HEALTH REGION CONTINUING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER. BUT WITH ACTIVE CASES BELOW 2000 AND HOSPITALIZATION BELOW 200, BC REMAINS ON TRACK TO RESTART WHILE BEING CAUTIOUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 148 Cases And Three New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW WITH 148 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 74.5% OF ALL ADULTS IN B.C. AND 72.4% OF THOSE 12 AND OLDER HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF A COV
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Nearing 75 First Dose Vaccinations As Cases Continue To Decline
__ _EVERYTHING FROM ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES TO HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DECLINING AS VACCINATIONS RAMP UP WITH BC NEARING 75 PERCENT OF THE ADULT POPULATION HAVING RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED THAT 74.2% OF A
Thousands Of UK Sikhs Mark Anniversary Of 1984 Sikh Genocide In London
__ _JUNE 6 MARKS THE 37TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE AND MANY SPEAKERS AT THE FREEDOM RALLY, HELD IN LONDON ON SATURDAY, REFLECTED ON THE TREATMENT OF SIKHS OVER THE LAST 74 YEARS, INCLUDING DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS IN TERMS OF THE PROMINENT SIKH ROLE IN THE FARMER PROTESTS, CONTINUED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend See Continued Decline In Cases But 12 New Deaths
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW FURTHER DECLINE IN DAILY COVID-19 CASES, REACHING A LOW OF 131 FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY BUT THERE WERE 12 NEW DEATHS OVER THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF REPORTED THAT 73.9% OF ALL ADULTS IN
Ghastly Remains Of 215 Aboriginal Children Found Is A Horror That Canada Must Acknowledge And Correct
Dear Editor: The ghastly discovery of 215 remains of children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is shocking. These children may be from First Nations from all over Western Canada. Our heartfelt sympathies go to all of the Aboriginal communities. The stories of survi
Another South Asian Man Killed In Ongoing Gangland War
_ _ _ALVIS ANJESH SINGH WAS FOUND DECEASED IN HIS VEHICLE IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE, A SILVER SUV WITH A SUNROOF, DROVE EAST ON KENT AVENUE AFTER THE SHOTS WERE HEARD. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SEEN INSIDE THAT VEHICLE. MINUTES LATER, A BU
Sarbjit Sangha Replaces Joanie Sidhu As Surrey RCMP Media Spokesperson
__ _SURREY RCMP ANNOUNCED THAT CONSTABLE SARBJIT SANGHA WILL BE THEIR NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT AS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER. CST. SANGHA JOINS THE MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT FROM THE SURREY RCMP DRUG UNIT WHERE SHE HAS SPENT THE PAST 10 YEARS AS AN INVESTIGATOR, MOST RECENTLY FOCUSING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 For The Third Straight Day
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED BELOW 200 FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED FRIDAY. VACCINATED NUMBERS IN BC ARE GOING UP AND CASES DECLINING, MARKING A VERY GOOD TREND FOR THE RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
LIQUOR THIEVES: Gurmukh Singh Thiara And Travis Emard West Face 48 Charges Of Liquor Store Thefts
__ _THE SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT HAS ARRESTED TRAVIS EMARD WEST AND GURMUKH SINGH THIARA IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTITUDE OF THEFTS FROM LIQUOR STORES ACROSS THE LOWER MAINLAND. IN FEBRUARY 2021, SURREY RCMP COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CRU) INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION INTO A SERIES OF THEFTS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Case Trend Continues With Two New Deaths Thursday
__ _THE LOW TREND OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES CONTINUED THURSDAY WITH JUST ABOUT 200 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. BC LOOKS GOOD FOR THE RESTART AS THE VACCINE SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS JOB OF KEEPING PEOPLE PROTECTED FROM THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF
Widow Of Murdered Surrey Man Launches Petition Campaign For Binding Referendum On Surrey Policing Choice
__ _THE SURREY POLICE VOTE CAMPAIGN, LAUNCHED BY DARLENE BENNETT, THE WIDOW OF PAUL BENNETT, WHO WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THEIR SURREY HOME AND FAMILY IN 2018 IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, IS BASED ON B.C. LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS VOTERS TO SIGN A CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE PROCESS ON ANY ISSUE OF CON
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 200 On Tuesday With Four New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED BELOW 200 WEDNESDAY WHILE THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES HAVE ALSO DROPPED BY HALF TO NEAR 2500 AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN, ALL INDICATIONS THAT THE VIRUS IS ON IT’S WAY OUT OF BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DI
Indo-American Man Busted For Riding In The Backseat Of His Driverless Tesla
__ _PARAM SHARMA WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT IN JAIL AND LET GO AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE. HE LET THE ELECTRIC CAR DRIVE BY ITSELF IN VIOLATION OF LAWS THAT REQUIRE A DRIVER TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES._ LOS ANGELES - An Indian origin man who
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: More Than 70 Percent BC Adults Vaccinated As Cases Hit Below 200 Tuesday
_ _ _VACCINATION NUMBERS IN BC ARE GOING WAY UP WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE GOING WAY DOWN, HITTING BELOW 200 ON TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY MONTHS. IS THIS THE FINAL STRAW IN THE VIRUS’S COFFIN AS WE FINALLY HEAD TOWARDS A NORMAL EXISTENCE IN OVER A YEAR. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVIN
SFJ Vows To Distribute $4 Million Khalistan Oxygen Fund To COVID Patients In Punjab
NEW YORK - To help the COVID stricken population of Punjab, secessionist group “Sikhs for Justice” launched an initiative “Khalistan Oxygen” in which each Corona patient will be given Rs.10000/- as humanitarian grant. SFJ announced that pro Khalistan Sikhs from USA, Canada, Australia, UK
VPD Cops’ Whistler Party Lands Officer Jagraj Roger Berar In Big Trouble
__ _ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRIAL, COURT HEARS TESTIMONY IN CASE THAT ALLEGES VANCOUVER POLICE OFFICER JAGRAJ ROGER BERAR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A COLLEAGUE INCLUDING ORAL SEX WITHOUT A FELLOW FEMALE COP’S PERMISSION. SURREY RESIDENT BERAR FACES ONE COUNT SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH HE DENIES._ VANCOUVER
Sikh-Canadian Pioneer Daljit Singh Sandhu Passes Away
BY JAITEG SINGH ANANT Well known local Sikh community pioneer Daljit Singh Sandhu passed away recently. The beloved Canadian Punjabi and Sikh community personality was a prominent figure in the Khalsa Diwan Society, Vancouver. Sandhu dedicated his entire life to the Sikh community and communit
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekends Sees Cases In The Mid To Low 200s With 11 Deaths
__ _BC IS SEEING CONTINUING DECLINE IN COVID-19 CASES WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING LOW TO MID 200S WITH 11 NEW DEATHS. THE COMBINATION OF VACCINES AND RESTRICTIONS HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE DECLINING DAILY CASES AND IT’S GREAT NEWS FOR THE ANNOUNCED RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 317 Cases And Two Deaths Announced Friday
__ _ANOTHER GOOD WEEK ENDED WITH JUST OVER 300 COVID-19 CASES AND TWO DEATHS WITH CONTINUED DECLINES IN ACTIVE AND HOSPITALIZED CASES WHICH BODES WELL FOR BC’S RESTART. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 317 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF
Canada Extends Flight Ban From India And Pakistan Until June 21
__ _PASSENGERS CAN STILL FLY TO CANADA FROM INDIA OR PAKISTAN BY ARRIVING VIA A THIRD COUNTRY. CARGO FLIGHTS, HOWEVER, WILL BE PERMITTED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SHIPMENTS OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, SUCH AS VACCINES AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, IT SAID ON FRIDAY._ OTTAWA - Canada has extended the
Has COVID-19 Harmed Diversity By Tearing Us Apart With Anti-Asian Hate?
__ _AT THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN TIME, SOME HAVE CHOSEN TO BE DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS ASIAN CANADIANS. IN A TIME WHEN WE SHOULD TURN TO ONE ANOTHER FOR SUPPORT IN NAVIGATING THIS PANDEMIC , A SCENARIO OF DIVISION HAS ONLY MADE OUR SHARED SITUATION WORSE. _ BY KEN HERAR Has COVID-19 brought us
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise By More Than 100 On Thursday With Seven New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME BAD NEWS ON THURSDAY AS CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 ON THURSDAY FOLLOWING DAYS OF DECLINES THAT SAW 250 ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WERE ALSO SEVEN DEATHS AS BC BEGINS IT’S RESTART THAT IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE PROVINCE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Slide With 250 Reported Wednesday With Three New Deaths
__ _WITH THE RESTART OF BC ALREADY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO SLIDE WITH MID 200 REPORTED WEDNESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. IT’S ALL GOOD NEWS FOR A GREAT SUMMER AND A BACK TO NORMAL BEYOND STARTING HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER
Surrey Cares Provides $9000 To MOSAIC Community Lunch Box Program
_MP SUKH DHALIWAL JOINED COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS AS SURREYCARES PROVIDED $9,000 TO THE MOSAIC COMMUNITY LUNCH BOX PROJECT TO RESPOND TO THE FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES NEWCOMERS TO SURREY FACE - PROVIDING A CULTURALLY SAFE & ACCESSIBLE FOOD PROGRAM. _ SURREY - SurreyCares Community Foundation [https:
India Travel Ban Holds Up Indian Student’s Body's Return To Homeland
__ _AMRINDER SINGH, WHO WAS 29 YEARS OLD, DIED APRIL 5 AND HIS FAMILY DOESN’T KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH. BIMALJEET KAUR KALER SAID HER COUSIN’S BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EARLY MORNING FLIGHT ON APRIL 23 TO NEW DELHI AND THEN ON TO PUNJAB _ ABBOTSFORD - The body of an Indian student
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Decline As BC Announces Restart Plan
__ _WITH CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUING TO DECLINE AND VACCINES DOING ITS JOB, BC ANNOUNCED THE RESTART PLAN ON TUESDAY THAT WILL IN FOUR PHASES GET US BACK TO A NORMAL WAY OF LIVING BY JULY 2021. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 289 N
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Continued Decline In Cases Over The Weekend Good News For BC Reopening
__ _THERE IS GOOD NEWS ON THE COVID-19 FRONT AS CASES CONTINUED TO DECLINE OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS, THE LAST 24 HOUR PERIOD SEEING CASES BELOW 300 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 12 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY, THE DOWNWARD CASE TRAJECTORY IS GOOD NEWS AND REOPENING PLANS ARE TO BE
Over 200 Canadian Academics, Union Leaders And Activists Stand In Solidarity With Indian Farmers
__ _IN THE MIDST OF THE UNPRECEDENTED COVID CRISIS IN INDIA, MORE THAN 200 ACADEMICS, TRADE UNION LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS FROM CANADA, US AND ELSEWHERE SIGN STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE FARMERS AND PEOPLE OF INDIA_ VANCOUVER - It is no longer news that India is in the grip of a Covid catastrop
Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies Take A Huge Dive After China Bans Them
__ _BITCOIN, THE BIGGEST AND BEST-KNOWN CRYPTOCURRENCY, HAD ALREADY BEEN UNDER PRESSURE FROM A SERIES OF TWEETS FROM MUSK, BUT THE NEWS FROM CHINA SENT IT FURTHER DOWN. IT HIT A THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTH LOW OF $30,066. THE CRYPTOCURRENCY HAS DROPPED 54 PER CENT FROM A RECORD HIGH OF $64,895 HIT ON
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 420 Cases Reported Friday To End Another Good Week
__ _THIS WEEK HAS SHOWN DRAMATIC DECREASES IN DAILY COVID-19 CASES THAT BODES WELL FOR AN EARLY RESTART AND LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING INDOOR DINING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE DETAILS OF THE REOPENING WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK AND MOST LIKELY DINING WON’T OPEN TILL AT LEAST NEXT FRIDAY
MEGALOMANIAC: Modi Solely Responsible For Leading India Into COVID-19 Death Trap
__ _MEGALOMANIAC NARENDRA MODI'S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS MORE THEATRICAL, WITH HOGWASH CLAIMS THAT INDIA HAS CONTAINED THE VIRUS SPREAD, AND THE COUNTRY IS HELPING THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH VACCINE EXPORTS. IN REALITY, INDIA HAS SCORED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ONE-DAY TOLL COVID-19, CR
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Decrease To Mid 300 Level First Time In Months With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS DEFINITELY SLOWING IN BC AND CASES DECREASED TO MID 300 LEVEL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS ON THURSDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. WITH THE DECREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ICU, THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY AND FULL OPENING SHOULD HAPPEN BY MID JUNE THE LATEST. DR.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Above 500 Again With Eight New Deaths On Wednesday
__ _THERE WAS A SLIGHT JUMP IN COVID-19 CASES ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE TOTAL RISING ABOVE 500 AFTER FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF BELOW 400 A DAY. BUT THERE WERE ALSO EIGHT DEATHS AS THE VIRUS IS STILL SHOWING IT’S MUSCLE, KILLING THE MOST VULNERABLE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND
Canada sends COVID-19 Relief Supplies To India On Top Of $10 Million Donation
__ _THE SHIPMENT THAT IS BEING SENT VIA A CC-150 POLARIS AIRCRAFT FROM 8 WING/CANADIAN FORCES BASE TRENTON AND WILL INCLUDE 25,000 VIALS OF THE ANTI-VIRAL REMDESIVIR AS WELL AS 50 VENTILATORS._ OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will depart on Wednesday carrying critical medication and ve
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 411 Cases And Two Deaths Announced Tuesday As Downward Trend Continues
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE FINALLY SEEING A CONSISTENT DOWNWARD TREND AS TUESDAY SAW FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY OF BELOW 500 A DAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. DESPITE THE IMPROVING SITUATION, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING BAN ON INDOOR DINING AT RESTAURANTS WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE TO FURTHER
Film Star Randeep Hooda Teams Up With Khalsa Aid
__ _SHARING A VIDEO, RANDEEP HOODA URGED FANS TO DONATE TO KHALSA AID AND WROTE, “PEOPLE ARE DYING DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN, HELP INDIA BREATHE @KHALSAAID_INDIA IS PROVIDING OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS TO REDUCE BURDEN ON THE MEDICAL SYSTEM. YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND CONTRIBUTE SO THAT CONCENTRATORS REACH
Vancouver City Council Apologizes For Historical Discrimination And Declares May 23 As Komagata Maru Remembrance Day
__ _VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY APOLOGIZED TUESDAY FOR HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 376 PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON BOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU STEAMSHIP FROM BRITISH INDIA IN 1914. COUNCIL ALSO DECLARED SUNDAY, MAY 23, AS THE FIRST KOMAGATA MARU REMEMBRANCE DAY TO BE MARKED BY THE CITY OF VANC
“Front-Runner” Falcon Officially Declares BC Liberal Leadership Bid While NDP Calls Him An Agent Of The Top 1 Percent Who Will Bring Hard Times For The Rest
_ _ _FORMER BC LIBERAL CABINET MINISTER KEVIN FALCON OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO RUN FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY AT A VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT IN VANCOUVER WHERE HIS WIFE, JESSICA, AND TWO DAUGHTERS, JOSEPHINE AND ROSE JOINED HIM. MEANWHILE THE NDP TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT A PICTUR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Decrease As Weekend Sees 14 Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DAILY AVERAGE BEING JUST PAST MID 400 WITH 14 NEW DEATHS SINCE FRIDAY. THE RESTRICTIONS COUPLED WITH THE VACCINE HAS SEEN CASES DROP OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE QUESTION NOW IS THAT DOES BC OPEN PAST THE COMING MAY LONG WEEKEND OR WAI
Indo-Canadian Man Kills 19-Year-Old Nephew And Injures Wife
__ _GAMDUR SINGH BRAR, WHO SHOT DEAD HIS NEPHEW HARMANJOT SINGH BHATTAL AND SERIOUSLY INJURED HIS WIFE SATVIR KAUR BRAR IN EDMONTON AT THE WEEKEND, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER._ EDMONTON - A 43-year-old man has been charged with shooting dead his 19-year-old ne
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Dip Below 500 On Friday With Two New Deaths
__ _IT HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD WEEK FOR BC IN TERMS OF THE DRAMATIC DOWNWARD TREND OF COVID-19 CASES WITH FRIDAY SEEING UNDER 500 AFTER MONTHS OF RISING CASES WITH TWO NEW DEATHS REPORTED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 494 NEW CASES,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 587 Cases And Five New Deaths Announced Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE AGAIN HOVERING AROUND THE 500-600 MARK, EXACTLY WHERE THE SPREAD WAS WHEN IT BALLOONED TO ABOVE 1200 AND MAY WILL BE A GOOD TEST TO SEE IF THE SPREAD CAN GO LOWER THAN 300. THERE WERE FIVE NEW DEATHS BUT ACTIVE CASES ARE STEADILY DECREASING WITH A SLOWER PACE OF RECOVERY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Slightly Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES ARE AGAIN HOVERING IN THE MID 500 TO 600 LEVEL AS THE SPREAD CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH ONE NEW DEATH ON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE A FEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE WE CAN REALLY TELL IF THE CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO LOWER AS THIS WAS WHERE IT WAS STUCK WHEN THE CURRENT CASE COUNT BEGAN INCREASING AND
INDECENT ACT SUSPECT: Surrey Police Seek South Asian Man Involved In Four Indecent Act Incidents
_ _ _FOUR MORE VICTIMS HAVE COME FORWARD AND PROVIDED INFORMATION TO POLICE REGARDING THREE ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS SINCE THE INITIAL REPORT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT ONE SUSPECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE INDECENT ACTS. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 4:00 AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Fall As Does Hospitalization With Two New Deaths Tuesday
_CASES IF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO FALL AS DOES HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ACTIVE CASES WITH TUESDAY SEEING JUST ABOVE 500 WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. RESTRICTIONS MIXED WITH ONGOING VACCINATIONS WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE BC FULLY OPEN AND BACK TO NORMAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN
MOST EXPENSIVE: New Surrey Police Paying Officers More Than RCMP And Other Police Forces And Taxpayers Will Be Footing The Bill
__ _SURREY FIRST COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS SAID AFTER ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, AN RCMP CONSTABLE IS PAID $74,916. MEANWHILE THE SALARY OF A FIRST YEAR SPS CONSTABLE IS $80,880, $6,000 MORE. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES RCMP SALARIES IN SURREY, WHICH MEANS THE CITY SAVES 10 PER
MODI FAILED INDIA: Scientists Say Indian Government Completely Ignored Their Warnings Amid Worsening COVID-19 Surge
__ _DESPITE THE WARNING, FOUR OF THE SCIENTISTS SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT SEEK TO IMPOSE MAJOR RESTRICTIONS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. MILLIONS OF LARGELY UNMASKED PEOPLE ATTENDED RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND POLITICAL RALLIES THAT WERE HELD BY PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, LEADERS OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Averages Below 600 Cases But 20 More People Died
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW MORE CONTINUED DECLINE OF COVID-19 CASES WITHIN THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY AVERAGING BELOW 600 CASES A DAY BUT DEATHS WERE ON THE UPTICK AS ANOTHER 20 PEOPLE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THE SHORT-TERM AND THE LONG-TERM OUTLOOK IS GOOD FOR BC AND CURRENT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE LIFTED AT
BBB Says Be Wary Of Crowdfunding As You Donate To Fight The COVID-19 Crisis In India
__ _BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) SAYS NEW REGULATIONS UNDER INDIA’S FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION REGULATION ACT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER 2020, HAVE PLACED RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN DONATIONS. SOME OF THESE RESTRICTIONS COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR FUNDS COLLECTED THROUGH CROWDFUNDING SITES TO REACH
OUT OF CONTROL: Hapless Police Fired Upon By Gangsters After Killing Of Karman Grewal Outside Vancouver Airport’s Domestic Terminal
SUNDAY’S KILLING OF UNITED NATIONS GANGSTER FOLLOWS ANOTHER KILLING SATURDAY IN BURNABY! __ _THE KILLING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT INVOLVES ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER, WHOM THE POLICE HAD WARNED THE PUBLIC AGAINST A FEW YEARS AGO. SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER SAID IT IS KARMAN GREWAL, WHO WAS FEATURED
BC To Create Racist Incident Hotline For Reporting Of Racism And Hate Crimes
__ _THE HOTLINE IS INTENDED TO BE A MULTILINGUAL SERVICE, NOT DELIVERED BY POLICE, FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO REPORT RACIST INCIDENTS AND RECEIVE SUPPORT AND REFERRALS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province will consult with community stakeholders to develop a racist incident hotline
GANGLAND KILLING: Popular Corrections Officer Bikramjeet Randhawa Remembered At Special Service
__ _BIKRAMJEET SINGH RANDHAWA, A POPULAR CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT FRASER REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN MAPLE RIDGE WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT LAST SATURDAY, WAS REMEMBERED AT A SPECIAL SERVICE FRIDAY WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE INDO-CANA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 700 With Seven New Deaths
__ _A RELATIVELY GOOD WEEK ENDED WITH A SLIGHT RISE IN COVID-19 CASES ON FRIDAY WHICH ALSO SAW SEVEN NEW DEATHS. THE SPREAD IS SLOWING AS SEEN THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK BUT CASES ARE STILL HIGH. THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS END ON MAY 26 SO HOPEFULLY THE DOWNWARD TREND OF CASES CONTINUES. DR. BONNIE HE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise More Than 100 From Wednesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE MORE THAN 100 FROM WEDNESDAY’S 572 AND THERE WAS ONE NEW DEATH. DESPITE THE RISE, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 700 CASES WHICH IS ENCOURAGING AND SHOWS BC IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Downward Case Trend Continues With Less Than 600 Reported Wednesday With No New Deaths
__ _THERE WAS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BC AS THE PROVINCE SAW A FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF COVID-19 CASES LESS THAN 700 AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE CASE COUNT DIPPED BELOW 600 WITH NO NEW DEATHS. THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR THE LIFTING OF CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE KEY TO CURBING SPREAD. DR. BONNI
Applications For Permanent Residency For Over 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates From Canadian Institutions Opens Thursday
__ _THIS SPECIAL PUBLIC POLICY WILL GRANT PERMANENT STATUS TO TEMPORARY WORKERS AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES OF A CANADIAN INSTITUTION WHO ARE ALREADY IN CANADA AND WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE NEED TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC AND ACCELERATE OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPECIA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 700 Tuesday With One New Death
__ _THE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO GO DOWN AS IT REMAINED BELOW 700 FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. ONGOING RESTRICTIONS COMBINED WITH THE VACCINE ROLL OUT, BC COULD BEND THE CURVE SOONER THAN LATER. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX
$833,000 Funding To Rightwing Hindu Groups From US Federal COVID-19 Fund Criticized
__ _FIVE GROUPS LINKED TO HINDU NATIONALIST ORGANISATIONS IN INDIA RECEIVED DIRECT PAYMENTS AND LOANS IN US FEDERAL RELIEF FUND. NEW YORK-BASED SUNITA VISWANATH, CO-FOUNDER OF HINDUS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE US PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS MIGHT END UP FURTHERING HATE CAMPAIGN AGAINS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Slide Down But Weekend Sees 15 Deaths
__ _THE RESTRICTIONS COMBINED WITH THE VACCINE ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO HAVE IMPACT AS DAILY CASES ARE TRENDING DOWN WITH THE LAST TWO DAYS SEEING LESS THAN 700 A DAY CASES BUT THERE WERE 15 DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRI
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Meet VPD Sergeant Mehrban Singh Sidhu
__ _IN CELEBRATION OF SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROFILING SIKH MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY, WHILE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE RICH AND DIVERSE SIKHHERITAGE._ BY MEHRBAN SINGH SIDHU “I am the E-COMM Liaison, and have served
INNOCENT VICTIM? Latest Gangland Killing Targets Popular Indo-Canadian Corrections Officer
_ _ _THE MURDER OF BIKRAMJEET RANDHAWA, 29, IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCOTTSDALE SHOPPING CENTRE IN DELTA. AS JORDAN ARMSTRONG REPORTS, IT’S JUST THE LATEST COMMUNITY LEFT SHAKEN BY RECENT GUN VIOLENCE. RANDHAWA, WHO WAS NOT KNOWN TO POLICE, WAS S
COVIDIOT: Irresponsible Punjabi Singer-Actor Gippy Grewal Arrested For Disobeying COVID Curbs
_ _ _WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN DROVES IN INDIA FROM COVID-19 WITH THE VIRUS DEVASTATING INDIA, PUNJABI ACTOR-SINGER GIPPY GREWAL, WHOSE HUNGER TO SHOOT MORE FILMS IS MATCHED BY HIS EGO AND IRRESPONSIBILITY, WAS ARRESTED MAKING YET ANOTHER PUNJABI FILM THAT NO ONE CAN SEE FOR A LONG WHILE FOR DISO
REAL HEROES: All Workers Deserve Paid Sick Leave
BY HARINDER MAHIL There has been a lot of discussion these days about paid sick leave for workers. There is a general agreement that workers should not go to work while they are sick and that they deserve paid sick leave. Most provinces were waiting for the federal government to introduce a prog
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 740 Cases And Four Deaths End A Good Week Of Declining Infections
__ _THIS WAS A RELATIVELY GOOD WEEK FOR DECLINING CASES OF COVID-19 WHICH SAW 740 CASES AND FOUR DEATHS ON FRIDAY. WHILE THERE ARE STILL OVER 500 PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL INCLUDING 174 IN INTENSIVE CARE, RESTRICTIONS ARE HELPING TO REDUCE THE SPREAD AND COMING WEEKS WILL BE CRUCIAL. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain In The Mid 800s With One New Death Thursday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ARE AGAIN SETTLING IN THE MID 800S WITH ONE NEW DEATH REPORTED THURSDAY. BC IS NEARING 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED SO FAR WITH AT LEAST ONE SHOT BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THE MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS VACCINATED. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER,
MAXIM GIRL: Model-Actress Kajal Kumar Pursuing Her Passion And Spreading Awareness With Maxim Magazine Cover Girl Contest
__ _VANCOUVER-BASED MODEL-ACTRESS AND CAREER WOMAN KAJAL KUMAR IS LIVING OUT HER DREAM AND PURSUING PASSION PROJECTS DURING TOUGH COVID-19 TIMES. SHE IS CURRENTLY RIDING HIGH WITH THE MAXIM MAGAZINE COVER GIRL CONTEST WHERE SO FAR SHE IS IN 1ST PLACE IN HER GROUP. ACCOUNTING BY TRADE, SHE ENTERED
Actor Jimmy Shergill Booked In Punjab For COVID-19 Violations
__ _ACTOR JIMMY SHERGILL AND NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR EESHWAR NIVAS WERE AMONG 35 BOOKED FOR FLOUTING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN RULES WHILE SHOOTING IN PUNJAB’S LUDHIANA, POLICE SAID ON WEDNESDAY. A CREW OF 150 MEMBERS WAS SHOOTING AT A SET AT AROUND 8 PM, TWO HOURS AFTER THE CURFEW, WHEN THE PO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Steady At 800 Plus With Five New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 JUMPED OVER 800 AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTER TWO STRAIGHT DAYS OF LESS THAN 800 WITH FIVE NEWS DEATHS. THIS WEEK IS CRUCIAL IN BC GOVERNMENT DETERMINING WHETHER THE INDOOR DINING BAN AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS POSED WILL CONTINUE PAST MAY 3RD. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
Canada-US Agree To Extend Land Border Restrictions As COVID-19 Rages
__ _THE LAND-BORDER RESTRICTIONS, IMPOSED IN MARCH 2020, HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 21. NOW IN PLACE FOR 13 MONTHS, THEY ARE BEING RENEWED MONTH BY MONTH. MEXICO SAID LATE ON MONDAY IT WAS MAINTAINING SOME OF ITS BORDER RESTRICTIONS, TOO._ OTTAWA - Canada and the United States on Tuesday extended
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Below 800 For Second Straight Day With No New Deaths
__ _ There may be hope on the horizon as daily COVID-19 cases dip below 800 for the second straight day with no new deaths. The restrictions combined with vaccinations may finally be bearing fruit as the numbers have been coming down. The downward trend in cases will not be enough to end restaura
NDP Calls Liberals 2021 Budget Another Handout To Help Ultra-Rich Get Richer
__ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAID DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEN SO MANY EVERYDAY CANADIANS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLED FINANCIALLY, CANADA’S BILLIONAIRES INCREASED THEIR WEALTH BY $78 BILLION. HE SAID INSTEAD OF IMPOSING A WEALTH TAX TO HELP CANADIANS RECOVER FROM THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend See Significant Decline In Cases But 17 Deaths
__ _THE WEEKEND SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 WITH SUNDAY TO MONDAY PERIOD SEEING MID 700. BUT THERE WERE 17 NEW DEATHS FROM THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE PERIODS: FROM APRIL 23 TO 24, BC
Asa Singh Johal, His Wife Kashmir And Balbir Jawanda Honoured For Their Immense Service To No. 5 Road Gurdwara
BY BALWANT SANGHERA RICHMOND - Our pioneers set foot on Canadian soil more than 130 years ago. Since then they have worked very hard in the growth and development of the South Asian community and their adopted country, Canada. As a result of their struggles and sacrifices, our community has ac
India's Ultra Rich Fleeing COVID-19 Stricken Homeland On Private Jets As Country Set Another Global Single Day Record With 350,000 Infections
__ _WITH THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND ALL MIRACLE CURES OF CORONAVIRUS SUDDENLY DISAPPEARING, AS HAD BEEN REPORTED EARLIER, BEING A MYTH, INDIA IS NOW FACING THE WORST OF COVID-19 WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES DAILY AND THOUSANDS OF DAILY DEA
Finance Minister Freeland’s First Budget Big On Spending To Kickstart Post Pandemic Economy
__ _WHILE THERE WERE MANY CRITICS OF THE BUDGET, THERE WAS ALSO APPLAUSE FOR THE FIRST PANDEMIC FEDERAL BUDGET. METRO VANCOUVER APPLAUDED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE CONTINUING EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 HEAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 1000 Plus Cases And Four New Deaths Reported Friday
__ _WHILE ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION OF COVID-19 DECLINED SLIGHTLY FRIDAY, BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG WITH 1000 PLUS NEW CASES AND FOUR DEATHS. VACCINE ROLLOUT HOLDS OUT HOPE BUT UNTIL THE CASES GO DOWN, THE RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 1000 With Four New Deaths
__ _COVID-19 DAILY CASES AGAIN ROSE ABOVE 1000 ON THURSDAY WITH FOUR NEW DEATHS. HOSPITALIZATION HAS NOW REACHED ABOVE 500 WHILE VACCINATION IN BC HAS SURPASSED 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE AND MORE THAN 88,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SECOND DOSES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.
ON THE RED LIST: Canada Suspends All Flights From India And Pakistan For 30 Days
OTTAWA – India and Pakistan are on Canada’s “Red List” as the federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says because there are so many people arrivi
Sultan Nazrin Shah Praises Sikh Community’s Contributions And Says Sikhs Are Vital Component Of Malaysian Society
__ _THE SULTAN OF PERAK SULTAN NAZRIN SHAH SAID ALTHOUGH THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAS ONLY EVER BEEN A TINY PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION — ACCOUNTING FOR AROUND TWO AND A HALF PER CENT TODAY — THEY HAVE ALWAYS STOOD OUT AND MADE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN. HE SAID THE SIKH REPUTATION FOR COURAGE, LOYALTY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Taper Off To Mid 800s But Seven Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID 800S BUT THURSDAY SAW SEVEN DEATHS RELATED TO THE VIRUS. HOSPITALIZATION IS WAY UP, NEARING 500 AND ICUS ARE PACKED WHICH IS A VERY WORRYING SIGN DURING THIS THIRD WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Come Down Slightly On Tuesday With One New Death
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 DID COME DOWN SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. IT’S BEEN WEEKS SINCE THE CASES HAVE BEEN IN THE MID 800S AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THIS IS ONE DAY BLIP OR A DOWNWARD TREND. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, RE
Four Indo-Canadians From Ontario Charged In over $100K Worth Of Cheques, IDs And Drug Bust
__ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ONTARIO POLICE SEIZED OVER $100,000 WORTH OF STOLEN CHEQUES, IDENTIFICATIONS AND DRUGS IN A BUST AT A BOLTON HOTEL IN CALEDON. GURPREET SINGH OF MISSISSAUGA, GURDEEP BAINS OF BRAMPTON, PARDEEP SINGH OF BRAMPTON AND NIRMAL DHILLON OF CALEDON ARE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 2900 Cases And Eight New Deaths Since Friday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE OR NEAR 1000 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS WITH EIGHT NEW DEATHS INCLUDING THE FIRST CHILD TO DIE FROM THE DEADLY VIRUS. PROVINCE IS BRINGING IN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING A BAN ON TRAVEL OUTSIDE YOUR AREA WITHOUT A GOOD REASON TO ATTEMPT TO FURTHER CONTAIN EXPO
VACCINE FOR EVERYONE: People Aged 50 And Below Can Now Register For COVID-19 Vaccine
_ _ _REGISTERING ONLINE TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. PEOPLE NEED THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH NUMBER (FOUND ON THEIR CARECARD OR ON THE BACK OF THEIR DRIVER'S LICENCE OR BC SERVICES CARD), POSTAL CODE, FIRST AND LAST NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT GETS CHECKED REGULARLY OR A PHONE NUM
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Over 1000 Cases For Friday With Six New Deaths
_ _ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK OF COVID-19 CASES ENDED WITH OVER 1000 CASES FOR FRIDAY WITH SIX NEW DEATHS. WHILE NO NEW RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, IT IS CRUCIAL FOR BC TO REDUCE THE SPREAD WHILE VACCINATION CONTINUES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise For Second Straight Day, Hitting Above 1200
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, AGAINST HITTING ABOVE 1200 WITH THREE NEW DEATHS REPORTED THURSDAY. ACTIVE CASES HAVE NOW HIT ABOVE 400 FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH OVER 10,000 ACTIVE CASES AND MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR THE VIRUS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C
PERMANENT RESIDENCY: Canada Giving 90,000 Essential Temporary Workers And International Graduates Pathway To Become Permanent Residents
__ _TO BE ELIGIBLE, WORKERS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF CANADIAN WORK EXPERIENCE IN A HEALTH-CARE PROFESSION OR ANOTHER PRE-APPROVED ESSENTIAL OCCUPATION. INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES MUST HAVE COMPLETED AN ELIGIBLE CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS, AND NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Jump Up Above 1100 With Six New Deaths
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO HIT RECORD HIGHS IN BC AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE BC GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE INDOOR DINING BAN TILL MAY LONG WEEKEND AS EVEN WITH THE VACCINE ROLL OUT, BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE TO RESTRICT THEMSELVES FROM SOCIAL GATHERING TO BEND THE CURVE DURING THE WORST STAGE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Trend Down For Last Two Days With Two New Deaths
__ _THE TREND OF COVID-19 CASES OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS IS ENCOURAGING AS THERE WAS NEARLY A 100 CASE DECLINE FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY WHICH SAW OVER 800 CASES BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THIS NUMBER MAY NOT BE FINAL DUE TO DELAY IN DATA REPORTING.. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, A
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 3200 Cases And 18 New Deaths Since Friday
__ _BC IS FACING A TOUGH THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19 WHICH IS SEEING SOME OF THE HIGHEST DAILY CASES WHICH THIS WEEKEND WENT OVER 3200 FOR THE THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY ALTHOUGH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE CASES WERE LESS THAN A 1000. BUT THERE IS 18 NEW DEATHS IN THE LAST 3 DAYS AND THE ACTIVE CASES AND
Wife Thumbs Open UK Bhangra Artist Juggy D’s Phone And Exposes His Womanizing And Sends Him To The Slammer
_BOLLYWOOD AND PUNJABI POP SINGER GURU RANDHAWA ALSO EXPOSED IN JUGGY’S WHATSAPP DIRTY TALK! _ __ _UK BHANGRA AND POP ARTIST JAGWINDER SINGH DHALIWAL, AKA JUGGY D WAS ARRESTED IN LONDON FOR ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER HIS WIFE KIRAN THUMBED OPENED HIS PHONE AND EXPOSED HIS WOMANIZING FOR
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Celebration Of Vaisakhi And Diversity During April
VICTORIA - Rachna Singh, BC Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, marked the beginning of Sikh Heritage Month by emphasizing culture and diversity. "The Sikh community has continued to enrich and strengthen our province since the first Gurdwara opened its doors more than 100 years
US Drug Sleuths Are Hunting For Bakshish “Zira” Sidhu In Mexican Drug Cartel Money Laundering Case But Sidhu Is Roaming Free In Surrey
_TOP U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) SLEUTHS ARE REPORTEDLY HUNTING FOR BAKSHISH SINGH “ZIRA” SIDHU, A SURREY-BASED MONEY EXCHANGE OPERATOR WHO THEY CLAIM IS A KEY MONEY LAUNDERER LINKED WITH THE DREADED SINALOA DRUG CARTEL OF MEXICO. THEY ARE ALSO HUNTING FOR HIS TWO AIDES, BALWAN
Navdeep Bains And Mélanie Joly To Serve As Liberal National Campaign Committee Co-Chairs For Election 2021
_LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL LIBERAL NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND!_ __ _THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT RACHEL BENDAYAN, M.P. FOR OUTREMONT, MARCI IEN, M.P. FOR TORONTO CENTRE, TERRY BEECH, M.P. FOR BURNABY NORTH—SEYMOUR, AND THE MONA FORTIER, M.P. FOR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 1200 During One Of The Worst Weeks Of The Pandemic
__ _THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS IN TERMS OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC AND IT COMES TO AN END WITH 1200 PLUS CASES AND TWO NE W DEATHS. THE NEW VARIANTS ARE HELPING TO SPREAD THE VIRUS FASTER BUT BLAME HAS TO GO TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CARELESS DURING THIS PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Hits Another Record With 1293 Cases On Thursday
__ _COULD BC BE HEADED TOWARDS ANOTHER LOCK DOWN AS CASES HIT THE MOTHER LODE OF NEARLY 1300 ON THURSDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS. THE SPREAD IS NOW SUPER STRONG IN THE PROVINCE AND THE NEW VARIANTS AND COVIDIOTS ARE NOT HELPING THE SITUATION AS ACTIVE CASES ARE CLOSING IN ON 10,000 DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Canadian Resident Wanted In Congress Leader Pehlwan’s Murder
CHANDIGARH - In the murder case of District Youth Congress president and Zila Parishad member Gurlal Singh Pehlwan, the police have procured an open-ended non-bailable arrest warrant from a local court against Canada-based Goldy Brar. He is believed to the main conspirator in the murder which
Government Says ICBC Legal Costs To Be Reduced And Motor Vehicle Claims Sped Up
__ _LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE MADE TO THE EVIDENCE ACT IN 2020, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF EXPERTS AND EXPERT REPORTS THAT CAN BE USED IN COURT ON THE ISSUE OF DAMAGES IN A VEHICLE INJURY CASE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL EXPERT REPORTS IN APPROPRIATE CASES. THE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Near 1000 And Two New Deaths Reported Wednesday
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED NEAR 1000 WEDNESDAY WITH TWO NEW DEATHS AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO WRESTLE WITH THE INCREASING SPREAD. DESPITE THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, DAILY CASES HAVE RISEN TO RECORD HIGHS AS VACCINE ROLL OUT IS PICKING UP STEAM. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Climb Above 1000 For Tuesday With Three New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS SUPER STRONG AS CASES AGAIN CLIMBED ABOVE 1000 ON TUESDAY WITH THREE NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE GOING UP WITH THE ONLY HOPE BEING VACCINATION WHICH IS STILL ROLLING OUT SLOWLY AND WILL NOT HELP CURB THE SPREAD UNLESS PEOPLE TAKE PRECAUTIO
COVID-19 POSITIVE: Akshay Kumar Hospitalized, His Film ‘Sooryavanshi’ Postponed As COVID-19 Devastates Bollywood
__ _BOLLYWOOD STAR AKSHAY KUMAR, WHO HAS COME UNDER THE WRATH OF INDIA’S FARMERS FOR BEING PM NARENDRA MODI’S LACKEY AND NOT SUPPORTING THEIR CAUSE, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 ON SUNDAY AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON MONDAY. ACCORDING TO INDIAN MEDIA REPORTS, ALONG WITH KUMAR, 45 PEOPLE WORKING
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High As 23 More People Die Since Thursday
__ _COVID-19 IS RAVAGING BC WITH THE THIRD WAVE AS DAILY CASES REMAIN HIGH WITH THE LAST FOUR DAYS SEEING MORE THAN 4000 CASES AND 23 NEW DEATHS. ACTIVE CASES ARE NOW WELL ABOVE 8000 AND THE MORE DANGEROUS VARIANTS ARE ALSO RISING. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DI
Pandemic Front And Centre At South Asian Media Roundtable with BC Premier!
BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN AND A NUMBER OF HIS MLAS HOSTED A SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING PANDEMIC AND THEN SOME. BC’S COVID 19 RESPONSE WAS AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA INCLUDING THE ASTRA ZENECA VACCINE WHICH IS RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER. HORGAN TALKED ABOUT THE S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Wave Hitting BC Hard As Daily Cases Break Another Record
__ _BC HAS SEEN ANOTHER RECORD HIGH DAY OF COVID-19 AS THE LAST TWO DAYS SAW NEARLY 2100 CASES, INCLUDING 1072 CASES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THE THIRD WAVE IS HITTING BC HARD AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE AUTHORITIES SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING AND BROUGHT IN MANDATORY MASKS IN SCHOOLS TO CUR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 800 Cases And Five New Deaths Announced Thursday
__ _THE COVID-19 CASES CAME DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE RECORD HIGH ON WEDNESDAY WITH OVER 800 CASES AND FIVE NEW DEATHS. GOING INTO THE EASTER WEEKEND, IT WAS A GOOD CALL TO SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING TO CURTAIL THE DRAMATIC RISE IN RECENT CASES. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 1000 Plus Cases Wednesday Pushes BC’s Grand Total To Above 100,000
__ _IT’S NO WONDER THAT THE BC GOVERNMENT AND THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE SHUT DOWN INDOOR RESTAURANT DINING AND MANDATED MASKS IN SCHOOLS AS WEDNESDAY SAW COVID-19 CASES GO THROUGH THE ROOF HITTING ABOVE 1000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BC. THE DAILY NUMBER ALSO PUSHED BC’S GRAND TOTAL ABOVE 100,0
Canada-Based Punjabi Singer Diljaan Killed In Accident In Punjab
__ _DILJAAN WAS A RUNNER-UP IN THE TV REALITY SHOW ‘SUR KSHETRA’ IN 2012. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN ‘AWAAZ PUNJAB DI’ AND RELEASED SEVERAL SONGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. “DILJAAN’S WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE CURRENTLY IN CANADA. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SOON. WE HAVE INITIATED PROCEEDINGS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain High While No New Deaths For Tuesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES REMAINED ABOVE 800 FOR TUESDAY WHILE THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS. BUT ACTIVE CASES WENT ABOVE 7000 AND VARIANTS WERE ALSO UP ABOVE 300. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 840 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 18 EPI-LINKED CASES, FO
Surge In Daily COVID-19 Cases Leads To Shutdown Of All Indoor Restaurant Dining Till April 19
__ _BC SAID IN A PRESS THAT TO ADDRESS RISING COVID-19 CASE COUNTS, PROTECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AND HELP BREAK THE CHAIN OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION, THE PROVINCE IS AMENDING THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT MONDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, SAID: "
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Surge In Cases Leads To Over 2500 With Six New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS GETTING STRONGER IN BC AS SEEN BY THE WEEKEND SURGE THAT RESULTED IN OVER 2500 CASES OVER THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. ACTIVE CASES ARE APPROACHING 7000 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING ARE OVER 10,000, WHICH HAS LED THE PROVINCE TO CANCEL ALL INDOOR DINING TILL APRIL 1
MURDER AND MAYHEM: Yannick Bandaogo Charged In North Vancouver Killing And Stabbings
__ _YANNICK BANDAOGO WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING AND STABBINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN NORTH VANCOUVER SATURDAY. BANDAOGO’S BACKGROUND, HISTORY IN BC AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIMS, IF ANY, IS STILL BEING DETERMINED._ NORTH VANCOUVER – The man who went on a killing and s
Increase In Streaming Video Usage In Pandemic Expected To Continue, Says Study
__ _MORE THAN 47% OF PARTICIPANTS SAY STREAMING VIDEO BUDGETS WILL INCREASE IN 2021 AND OVER 71% EXPECT AN INCREASE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. COMPARATIVELY, JUST OVER 9% OF PARTICIPANTS SAY THEIR DVD BUDGETS WILL INCREASE IN 2021 AND APPROXIMATELY 15% EXPECT AN INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS._
Surrey School District Makes Masks Mandatory Inside School For Grades 4-12
__ _IN A LETTER TO PARENTS ON SATURDAY, THE SURREY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT SAID EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, MARCH 27 THE DISTRICT WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ORDER OF THE MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, SPECIFIC TO FACE COVERINGS IN SURREY SCHOOLS. “THIS ORDER IS SPECIFIC TO OUR DISTRICT AND REQUIR
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__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE OF THE COVID-19 HITTING BC? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S 908 CASES AND ACTIVE CASES GOING ABOVE 6000, WE MAY BE GOING FULL SPEED INTO THE THIRD WAVE. THE SPREAD IS DEFINITELY GETTING STRONGER AND THAT’S A BAD SIGN FOR BC IN THE COMING MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL H
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__ _EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AN AMENDMENT TO THE VIOLATION TICKET ADMINISTRATION AND FINE REGULATION RAISES THE FINE FOR PROMOTING AND FOR ATTENDING A NON-COMPLIANT GATHERING OR EVENT FROM $230 TO $575. THE CURRENT FINE FOR THOSE WHO ORGANIZE OR HOST A PROHIBITED EVENT REMAINS THE SAME AT $2,300._
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit 800 On Thursday With Five New Deaths
__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 HIT A HIGH ON THURSDAY, HITTING THE 800 DAILY PLATEAU WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC BACK IN NOVEMBER 2020.EVERYTHING INCLUDING ACTIVE CASES AND NEW VARIANTS ARE GOING UP WHICH COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR BC AS IT TRIES TO GET OUT FROM UNDER CURREN
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__ _THE SUSPECT VEHICLE IS DESCRIBED AS A DARK COLOURED HATCHBACK AND THE DRIVER IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MAN IN HIS 20S, WITH A BEARD._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – A South Asian driver is sought in a Surrey crash that left an elderly man injured. Surrey RCMP is seeking witnesses a
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__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TO RISE WITH WEDNESDAY SEEING MORE THAN 700 CASES AND THREE DEATHS. WITH THE SPREAD SEEMINGLY INCREASING, THERE IS A RISK OF A THIRD WAVE BUT THE PROVINCE IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF VACCINATING BRITISH COLUMBIANS WITH OVER HALF A MILLION DOSES ALREADY DISTRIBUTED
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__PHOTOS BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON /SINGH VIDEO _THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 3-19 SHOWS THAT ALMOST ALL THE NEW DELHI-TORONTO FLIGHTS CARRIED COVID-19-POSITIVE PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS IN THE THREE-ROW RANGE OF EACH COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSON ON THE FLIGHT ARE DEEMED AS IMPACTED. AS MANY AS 30 COVID-19-I
Immigration Minister Mendicino Marks Fraud Prevention Month By Warning Bad Immigration Consultants And Criminals
__ _“CANADA IS ONE OF THE TOP DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD FOR IMMIGRATION AND TRAVEL, WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE HOPING TO COME HERE EVERY YEAR. WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS, SOME TURN TO CONSULTANTS OR OTHER SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE – AND WHILE MOST CONSULTANTS OPERATE
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__ _COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO STAY HIGH WITH NEARLY 700 CASES REPORTED TUESDAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH. VARIANTS ALSO CONTINUE TO RUN STRONG WITH 144 NEW CASES. VACCINE IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD BUT THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX,
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__ _WEEKEND SAW SKY HIGH DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 WHILE CASES ALSO SURGED TO NEARLY 1800 OVER THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. THE SPREAD IN BC HAS BEEN STEADY AND AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED THAT WE GO INTO A THIRD WAVE IF WE ARE NOT CAUTIOUS AS VACCINES WILL TAKE TIME TO BEND THE CURVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY,
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__ _ON SATURDAY, LOWER MAINLAND'S INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE DEAD MEN ARE BROTHERS CHATEN DHINDSA AND JOBAN DHINDSA. BOTH WERE KNOWN TO POLICE. "THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE A TARGETED INCIDENT RELATED TO THE VICTIMS' INVOLVEMENT IN THE ONGOING LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT," S
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__ _IS THE THIRD WAVE FOR REAL? JUDGING BY FRIDAY’S DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS WHICH HIT ABOVE 700 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS, THERE IS HUGE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS AND 68 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
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__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 AGAIN SHOT UP AS DID CASES, WITH OVER 600 CASES AND EIGHT DEATHS ON THURSDAY. VARIANTS ARE ALSO UP, MAKING FOR A VERY BAD START TO THE SPRING WITH VACCINES AS THE ONLY HOPE BUT SOME EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT IF BC IS NOT CAREFUL, THEY COULD BE HEADED TO THE DREADED T
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__ _BC’S COVID-19 BATTLE CONTINUES AS DEATHS DECREASE WHILE CASES REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 RANGE DAILY WITH FOUR DEATHS AND NEARLY 500 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 498 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 89,427
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__ _THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 BUT CASES REMAINED STEADY IN THE MID 500S AND 139 NEW CASES OF THE VARIANTS WERE REPORTED TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER (PHO), AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 556 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 14 EPI-LINKED CASES,
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__ _GURDWARA SAHIB DASMESH DARBAR, ORGANIZERS OF THE PARADE WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 24TH IN SURREY, SAID THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE AND IN ADHERENCE WITH PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19, HAVE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO A
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__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 WERE BACK UP AGAIN DURING THE WEEKEND WITH 10 IN TOTAL OVER THREE DAYS WITH OVER 1500 CASES. VARIANTS ARE ALSO UP WITH 382 CASES OVER THE WEEKEND. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE PERIODS. FROM
India’s Secret Agency RAW Officer Tells About The Murder, Mayhem And Misuse Of Power By Ruling Indian Govts
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__ _CASES OF COVID-19 AGAIN HIT ABOVE 600 ON FRIDAY BUT THERE WERE NO DEATHS, A GOOD SIGN THAT THE VACCINE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUP IS BEGINNING TO WORK. VARIANTS CONTINUE AT A STEADY PACE WITH 79 NEW CASES ANNOUNCED FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX,
India Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi Says Country No Longer Democratic
__ _CONGRESS LEADER RAHUL GANDHI ON THURSDAY SAID INDIA WAS “NO LONGER” A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY, QUOTING MEDIA REPORTS ON SWEDISH INSTITUTE’S DEMOCRACY REPORT THAT DOWNGRADED INDIA. “INDIA IS NO LONGER A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY,” HE SAID ON TWITTER, TAGGING A NEWS REPORT CITING SWEDEN’S V-DEM
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__ _BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAID CURRENT MODELLING SHOWS US HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS PROGRESSED IN THE PROVINCE OVER THE PAST YEAR. “WHAT WE HAVE SEEN VERY CLEARLY IS NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE VIRUS OR THE IMPACTS THAT COME WITH IT. THE PANDEMIC IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US.” THEY SAID. DR. BO
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 531 New Cases And 51 Variants Announced Wednesday
__ _WHILE CASES OF A COVID-19 CONTINUE AT A STEADY PACE OF 500 PLUS BUT DEATHS HAVE GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WITH ONLY ONE DEATH ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. BUT THE VARIANTS ARE ON THE RISE AS VACCINE ROLLOUT HITS FULL THROTTLE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER
PANDEMIC: 2020 Was Deadliest Year For Drug Overdose Deaths In BC
__ _THERE WERE 1,716 DEATHS DUE TO ILLICIT DRUGS IN 2020 IN B.C., REPRESENTING A 74% INCREASE OVER THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RECORDED IN 2019 (984). THE NUMBER OF ILLICIT DRUG TOXICITY DEATHS IN 2020 EQUATES TO ABOUT 4.7 DEATHS PER DAY, WHICH IS TWO DEATHS PER DAY HIGHER THAN IN 2019 (2.7)._ BY DESIB
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__ _WHILE DEATHS REMAINED MODERATE, DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED THEIR 500 PLUS PACE DURING THE WEEKEND BUT SAW A DROP IN THE LAST 24 HOURS TO 385 CASES. MEANWHILE THE MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS ARE ALSO ON THE RISE WITH 144 NEW CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCI
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__ _THREE SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS ARE NOW UNDERWAY INTO THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A RICHMOND RCMP OFFICER CONST. JASMINE THIARA. THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE, B.C.’S CIVILIAN POLICE WATCHDOG, SAID IT RECEIVED 911 CALLS LAST SUNDAY NIGHT REPORTING A WOMAN CONSIDERING SELF-HARM._ RICHMOND –
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 600 As Four More Deaths Reported Friday
__ _THE ONGOING SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS AT A STEADY PACE OF MID 500 ON A DAILY BASIS AS SEEN FROM FRIDAY NUMBERS WHICH HIT 600 AGAIN AFTER A LONG WHILE. THERE WERE FOUR NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 634 NEW CA
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__ _BEGINNING MARCH 8, 2021, SENIORS AGED 80+ AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AGED 65+ WHO ARE NOT LIVING IN INDEPENDENT LIVING OR SENIORS' SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CAN MAKE ONE CALL TO BOOK THEIR APPOINTMENT THROUGH THEIR LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY CALL CENTRE ACCORDING TO A STAGGERED SCHEDULE. THIS IS TO AVOID LO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four Deaths And 564 Cases Announced Wednesday
__ _COVID-19 CASES CONTINUED TO BE STUCK IN THE MID 500S AS DEATHS HAVE COME DOWN BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE VACCINE WILL EVENTUALLY BRING THE DAILY CASES SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 564 NEW CASES,
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths And Cases Rise As Do New Variants
__ _THE COVID-19 SPREAD IN BC CONTINUED TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE 500 PLUS RANGE WHILE DEATHS HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN BUT ON WEDNESDAY SEVEN MORE DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AND 18 CASES OF THE NEW VARIANT. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 542 N
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Continue To Decline As Do Daily Cases
__ _WITH THE VACCINE ROLLOUT FINALLY GETTING UNDER WAY, THERE IS HOPE THAT WE WILL BE IN THE CLEAR SOONER THAN LATER AS CASES CONTINUE TO DROP, ALTHOUGH SLOWLY, WHILE DEATHS SEEM TO HAVE PEAKED IN BC WITH MUCH LOWER DAILY COUNTS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
Modi’s Misguided Jaunt Towards Sectarian Nationalism Will Not Make Secular India A Hindu Nation
__ _WITH AN ACCELERATED PACE, SAFFRON NATIONALIST NARENDRA MODI’S BIGOTED TRANSFORMATION GETS CAMOUFLAGED BY THE AUTONOMOUS AND NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE JUDICIARY, MEDIA, AND THE ELECTION COMMISSION THAT HAVE BECOME WEAK AND CORRUPTED DURING MODI'S AUTOCRATIC AND FASCIST RULE._ BY PR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Eight Deaths And 1478 Cases
__ _THE PROVINCE IS CAREFULLY WATCHING THE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 VARIANTS WHICH NUMBER 158 TOTAL CASES WHILE THE REGULAR DAILY CASES WERE NEARLY 1500 OVER THREE DAYS WHILE EIGHT MORE DEATHS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF H
Surrey School Assault With A Weapon Lands Two Youths In Jail While Third Suspect Sought
_ _ _FOLLOWING AN ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON AT AN INDO-CANADIAN DOMINATED NEWTON SCHOOL, POLICE ARRESTED TWO YOUNG SUSPECTS AFTER ONE YOUTH WAS INJURED IN THE VIOLENCE CAPTURED ON VIDEO. A THIRD SUSPECT HAS NOT YET BEEN ARRESTED; POLICE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO LOCATE THEM. SURREY RCMP INVESTIGATORS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Jump Back Up To Near 600 With Another Seven Deaths
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 SHOT BACK UP AGAIN FRIDAY TO NEAR 600 WHILE THERE WERE ANOTHER SEVEN DEATHS. THE SPREAD’S DRASTIC UP AND DOWN THIS WEEK SHOWS THAT THE REPORTED DATA MAY NOT BE CONCISE AS WAS STATED IN THE FRIDAY’S PRESS RELEASE THAT NUMBERS REPORTED TODAY WILL BE VERIFIED LATER. D
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__ _WHILE DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 HAD BEEN COMING DOWN WITH THE LAST FIVE DAYS AVERAGING 2-3 A DAY BUT ON THURSDAY IT SHOT BACK UP TO 10 WHILE THE DAILY CASES ACTUALLY CAME DOWN BELOW 400 AFTER A WHILE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REP
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Deaths And 456 Cases Reported Wednesday
__ _DEATHS CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO RUN BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PLUS A DAY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THE SPREAD TO GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY? IT COULD BE A VACCINE OR IT COULD JUST BE MORE TIME WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL THE VIRUS FADES AWAY. DR. BONNIE HE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Only One Death Reported Tuesday But Cases Remain Above 500
__ _COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS CONTINUE TO DECREASE WITH JUST ONE DEATH REPORTED TUESDAY BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STRONG AS CASES HAVE AGAIN SHOT UP PAST 500 FOR CONTINUOUS DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 559 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 2
Indo-Canadian Mountie Takes Her Own Life Under The Oak Street Bridge
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 1428 Cases And Eight Deaths
__ _DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUE TO DECREASE BUT THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400 PLUS CASES A DAY. DELAY IN ROLLING OUT THE VACCINE HAS REALLY HURT CANADA BUT THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 508 Cases And Six Deaths Announced Friday
__ _THE SPREAD SEEMS TO BE NOTCHING UP SLIGHTLY AS CASES HAVE GONE ABOVE 500 FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS WHILE DEATHS HAVE DECREASED TO HALF A DOZEN DAILY. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 508 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 75,835 CAS
Son Arrested After Indo-Canadian Man Killed In Surrey Panorama Ridge
__ _SOURCES TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THE DECEASED IS DAVINDER SINGH BASRA, THE FATHER OF THE MAN ARRESTED BY POLICE THURSDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO B.C. ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY RECORDS, THE HOUSE IS OWNED BY NARINDER KAUR BASRA AND DAVINDER SINGH BASRA, WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 2006. SOURCES S
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Rise Dramatically Thursday To Above 600 For First Time In Over A Month
__ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ROSE DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY TO ABOVE 600 IN OVER A MONTH WHILE DEATHS REMAINED LOW AT FOUR BUT THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 617 NEW CAS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Continue To Decline But Cases Stuck In The 400s
__ _WHILE COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS ARE CONTINUING TO DECLINE, THE SPREAD REMAINS STUCK IN THE 400 PLUS CASES A DAY. VACCINE WILL BE A KEY TEST TO SEE IF CASES DECLINE TO PREVIOUS LEVELS OF LESS THAN 100 A DAY BUT SO FAR VACCINES HAVE NOT BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BUT MARCH WILL FINALLY SEE A PROPER
South Asian Man Shot Dead In Burnaby Neighbourhood Where Another Gangland Murder Occurred
__ _FORTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD NEAL PRATAP WAS SHOT IN BURNABY LATE LAST THURSDAY, MARKING THE SECOND DEADLY ATTACK IN THE AREA IN NINE DAYS. WITNESSES CALLED POLICE TO THE 6200-BLOCK OF MCKEE STREET JUST AFTER 10 P.M. PT AFTER HEARING GUNSHOTS AND CRIES FOR HELP, ACCORDING TO RCMP. OFFICERS FOUND PRATA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Extended Weekend Sees 26 Deaths And 1533 Cases
__ _EVEN WITH RESTRICTIONS, THE COVID-19 SPREAD CONTINUES TO REMAIN STEADY WHILE DEATHS ARE DECLINING BUT STILL AVERAGING SIX A DAY. THE LONG WEEKEND CONTINUED NEAR 400 A DAY CASES WHILE THERE WERE 26 DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH,
Indo-Canadian Man From Calgary Fined $4000 And Ordered To Pay $6000 For Being A Fake Immigration Consultant
__ _IN AUGUST 2019, MANJIT SINGH PIASA OF ABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD. WAS CHARGED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT ALONG WITH SIX COUNTS OF FRAUD. HE PLEADED GUILTY ON DEC. 2, 2020 AND WAS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS PROBATION AND A $4,000 FINE. PIASA WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY MORE T
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__ _MO DHALIWAL ALONG WITH ORGANIZATION POETIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION (PJF) IS ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY TO DIVIDE INDIA. IT WAS REPORTED MONDAY THAT DELHI POLICE HAS WRITTEN TO VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM ZOOM SEEKING DETAILS OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
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__ _THE SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA HAS A CONTRACT WITH ASTRAZENECA TO PRODUCE DOSES OF ITS VACCINE, TO “SUPPLY INDIA BUT ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,” AND HEALTH CANADA IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE FACILITIES—DESCRIBED BY ASTRAZENECA AS THE WORLD’S LARGEST VACCINE MANUFA
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Rise Thursday To Nine While Cases Remain Steady
__ _DEATHS NOTCHED HIGHER THURSDAY WITH NINE NEW PEOPLE DYING FROM COVID-19 RELATED CAUSES WHILE DAILY CASES REMAINED STEADY IN THE MID 400S. THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES AND THOSE UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING HAVEN’T REALLY DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD SIGN FOR THE SPREAD TO
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__ _IT WAS ANOTHER HO-HUM DAY OF COVID-19 DEATHS AND CASES WITH SIX NEW DEATHS AND 400 PLUS CASES WITH THE SPREAD STAYING STUCK IN THESE RELATIVELY MODERATE DAILY NUMBERS. RESTRICTIONS ARE CONTINUING EVEN THOUGH PSYCHOLOGICALLY MANY PEOPLE THINK THE PANDEMIC IS COMING TO A CLOSE WITH VACCINES BUT
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__ _THE DAILY CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH MID 400 BUT DEATHS CONTINUE UNABATED WITH ANOTHER 12 ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. HOPEFULLY, THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CUT DOWN THE SPREAD AS AUTHORITIES GET THE VACCINE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE FRONT LINE WORKERS AND ELDERLY. DR. BO
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__ _PARAMJIT MASUTTA , A 48-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF TWIN DAUGHTERS, WAS WALKING WITH HER GIRLS IN SURREY, B.C. ON TUESDAY WHEN A RUNAWAY DELIVERY VAN SUDDENLY VEERED IN THEIR DIRECTION. AT THE LAST MOMENT, MASUTTA, WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING HER DAUGHTERS' HANDS, MANAGED TO PUSH THE GIRLS OUT OF THE WAY. BY
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__ _A DEADLY WEEK THAT SAW A RECORD 28 DEATHS ON THURSDAY CAME TO AN END WITH ANOTHER 11 PEOPLE DYING OF COVID-19 AND CASES THAT REMAINED ABOVE 700. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 737 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING SIX EPI-LINKED
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CDI College Allows Indian Student To Openly Insult And Attack Sikh Student On Zoom Meeting
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__ _HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO CURB THE RISING COVID-19 CASES AS DEATHS CONTINUE TO MOUNT WITH 11 NEW DEATHS ON FRIDAY. THE VACCINE ROLL OUT CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH BUT CANADA ISN’T GOING TO GET IT UNTIL AT LEAST FEBRUARY OR MARCH SO IT’S UP TO PEOPLE TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS I
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__ _DESPITE THE ADMISSION BY THE AUTHORITIES THAT TUESDAY’S NUMBERS WERE NOT THE RECORD BREAKING 941, THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC REMAINS SUPER STRONG WITH AUTHORITIES BRINGING IN STRICT NEW RULES TO CURB THE SPREAD BEFORE THE VACCINE ARRIVES EARLY NEXT YEAR. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
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__ _ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 DAY IN BC WITH 13 NEW DEATHS AND NEARLY 900 CASES WHICH IS BEGINNING TO DEEPLY IMPACT THE SPREAD AS WE HEAD INTO DECEMBER, GLAD TO LEAVE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST MONTHS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEAL
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__ _RAJKUMAR SUBRAMANIAM, A 49-YEAR-OLD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR, WAS CAUGHT AFTER HE TRIED TO SMUGGLE $1.5 MILLION WORTH OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE COUNTRY ON CANADA DAY, 2014. B.C. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTHONY SAUNDERS SAID SUBRAMANIAM WAS LIKELY MOTIVATED BY MONEY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS T
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__ _THE MAN WAS DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY MIDDLE EASTERN, APPROXIMATELY 40-45 YEARS OLD, 6’0” TALL, SLENDER BUILD, BALD, WITH LIGHT BROWN EYES, AND “WAXY LOOKING” SKIN (SEE ATTACHED SKETCH). THE MAN WAS WEARING A CHARCOAL GREY SWEATER AND BLACK SWEATPANTS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA SURREY - Surr
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__ _MODERNA INC SAID ON MONDAY ITS EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE WAS 94.5 PER CENT EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING COVID-19 BASED ON INTERIM DATA FROM A LATE-STAGE CLINICAL TRIAL, BECOMING THE SECOND US COMPANY IN A WEEK TO REPORT RESULTS THAT FAR EXCEED EXPECTATIONS. SOME 60 MILLION DOSES OF VACCINE CAN BE AVAIL
NEW WORLD: We Must Temper Our Celebrations And Rethink Our Spiritual Dimension
BY ZILE SINGH “A FOUNTAIN AT MY FOND HEART'S DOOR, WHOSE ONLY BUSINESS WAS TO FLOW. AND FLOW IT DID; NOT TAKING HEED. OF ITS OWN BOUNTY OR MY NEED.”
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Case Count Slows To 500 Plus Over The Last Two Days But 10 New Deaths
__ _WHILE THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE SEEN COVID-19 CASES DECREASE TO JUST OVER 500 AFTER RECORD SETTING 767 ON WEDNESDAY BUT THERE WERE 10 NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY AND ACTIVE CASES ARE ABOVE 7000 WHILE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ARE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Decrease By More Than 200 From Wednesday As BC Brings In Mandatory Mask Policy
__ _WEDNESDAY SAW A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN COVID-19 CASES FROM RECORD SETTING THURSDAY AS BC BROUGHT IN NEW RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING MANDATORY MASKS INDOORS TO HALT THE INCREASED RECENT SPREAD. BC IS HOPING TO AVOID ANOTHER LOCKDOWN AND IS PREPARING LIKE IN OTHER CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS TO DO EVERYTHIN
IMMIGRANTS’ STORY: From Economic Struggle To Cultural Deprivation To Poor Health In Land Of Dreams
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UNTOLD STORIES BOOK: AAJ Media Group CEO Suki Pangalia And Team Produces Beautiful Gift Of History Of South Asian Pioneers
AAJ LEGACY ANNOUNCES SECOND EDITION OF THE SOUTH ASIAN PIONEER EXPERIENCE IN BC! _“WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO MAKE THE STORIES OF PIONEER AND A COLLECTION OF OUR HISTORY IN BC AND CANADA A BIG SUCCESS,” SAID SUKI PANGALIA, THE
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__ _THE DAILY COVID-19 CASE COUNT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE IN BC AS THIS WEEK HAS TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS O F RECORD SETTING CASES ABOVE THE 700 MARK AND 10 MORE DEATHS, MAKING IT 21 OVER TWO DAYS. MORE RESTRICTIONS ARE TO FOLLOW BUT THERE IS RISING CONSENSUS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMPOSE A LOCK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Record Set With 700 Plus Cases And 11 new Deaths
__ _IT HAS BEEN DEADLY LAST FEW DAYS BUT WITH ANOTHER RECORD SETTING 700 PLUS CASES TUESDAY AND 11 NEW DEATHS SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE COVID-19 DENIERS AND THOSE NOT BEING CAREFUL IN PUBLIC OR TAKING PRECAUTIONS AS ONE INDO-CANADIAN-OWNED GYM WAS ACCUSED OF DOING AFTER 42 INFECTIONS FROM CARELESS C
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__ _MOHINDER SINGH GILL SERVED AS THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FROM 1971 TO 1977 AND PUNJAB PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE (PPCC) CHIEF FROM 1976 TO 1979. HE WAS ALSO ELECTED AS AN MLA FROM FEROZEPUR CANTT IN 1967. CM CAPT AMARINDER SINGH DESCRIBED GILL AS A GENTLEMAN POLITICIAN, WHO WORKED RELENTLESSLY
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_ _ _BC KEEPS SETTING NEW RECORDS FOR THE DAILY COUNT OF THE COVID-19 AS CASES KEEP RISING WITH THE WEEKEND SETTING A NUMBER OF DAILY HIGHS AS A TOTAL THREE DAY COUNT SINCE FRIDAY REACHED NEARLY 2000 WITH NINE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINIS
Prime Minister Trudeau Upset As Liberals Shunt Out South Asian MP Who Hired Her Sister And Then Tried To Hide It
YASMIN RATANSI, AN ISMAILI MUSLIM, IS THE FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT! _ _ _DON VALLEY EAST MP YASMIN RATANSI, AN ISMAILI MUSLIM, AND THE FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT, WAS SHUNTED OUT OF THE LIBERAL CAUCUS AND WILL SIT AS AN INDEPENDENT MP AFTER SHE HIRED HER SISTE
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__ _ON FRIDAY, FRASER HEALTH OFFICIALLY DECLARED AN OUTBREAK AT THE PLATINUM ATHLETIC CLUB AT 7653 KING GEORGE BLVD. AFTER IT WAS LINKED TO 42 CASES. AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING THAT ANYONE WHO ATTENDED THE FACILITY BETWEEN OCT. 21 AND NOV. 7 MUST SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS FROM THE LAST TIME THEY WERE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Continue To Rise Steeply As Friday’s 600 Plus Sets Another Record
__ _RECORDS KEEP BREAKING IN BC AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO HIT NEW HIGHS, REACHING 600 PLUS A DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROVINCE WITH ACTIVE CASES HEADING TOWARDS 6000 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING REACHING ABOVE 12,000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
TAME YOUR DIWALI CELEBRATIONS: Bonnie Henry Says South Asian Community Hit Harder By COVID-19 And Must Take Precautions
__ _B.C.'S TOP DOCTOR SAYS THE PROVINCE'S SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IS GETTING COVID-19 AT A HIGHER RATE THAN OTHERS AND WITH DIWALI HITTING RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE SECOND WAVE OF RISING CASES, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TAME THE CELEBRATIONS AND HAVE NO GATHERINGS OTHER THAN CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. DIW
BC Bringing In Hefty Fines For COVID-19 Rules Violators
__ _THE NEW TICKETING MEASURES UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT APPLY TO PARTY BUSES AND LIMOUSINES. THE MEASURES ALLOW POLICE AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL FINES. PEOPLE WHO OPERATE OR PERMIT OPERATION OF PERIMETER-SEATING VEHICLES OR PERIMETER-SEATING BUSES IN CONTRAVENTION
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Over 1100 Cases And Four New Deaths Continue The Upward Trend
__ _THE SECOND WAVE IS REALLY DIGGING IN BC AS SPREAD IS INCREASING AS SEEN OVER THE REMEMBRANCE DAY HOLIDAY WHICH SAW CASES SURGE TO 1100 OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS AS WELL AS FOUR NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON TWO 24-
Surrey Proclaims November 2020 As 1984 Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month
COUNCILOR JACK HUNDIAL SAYS MAYOR HOGGED THE PROCLAMATION READING BY REFUSING TO LET SIKH COUNCILORS TO READ IT! __ _THE CITY OF SURREY HAS DECLARED THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE MONTH. A PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THIS REGARD BY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, WHO DECIDED TO
Biden Names Top Indo-American Doctor To Head His COVID-19 Taskforce
__ _VIVEK MURTHY, WHO WAS THE NATION’S TOP DOCTOR WHEN BIDEN WAS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS ALONG WITH FORMER FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER DAVID KESSLER._ NEW YORK - President-elect Joe Biden has already named the heads of his co
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Total Cases Nearing 20,000 With Deaths Closing In On 300
__ _THE 500 PLUS CASES OF COVID-19 OVER THE PAST WEEK AND QUICKLY DRIVING UP THE TOTAL NUMBER CASES TOWARDS THE 20,000 MARK AND DEATHS ARE ALSO CLIMBING AND QUICKLY APPROACHING 300. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 525 NEW CASES OF C
CRAZY US ELECTON: Will A Deeply Divided And Polarized America Unite After Final Election Results Declared?
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Pakistani-American Newlyweds Drown While On Honeymoon In Caribbean Islands
__ _THE TRAGEDY IN PARADISE TOOK PLACE JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER MOHAMMAD MALIK AND NOOR SHAH WERE MARRIED IN A TRADITIONAL PAKISTANI WEDDING AT AN EAST MEADOW WEDDING HALL ON LONG ISLAND — TAKING THE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE HEIGHTS OF HAPPINESS TO THE DEPTHS OF SORROW IN A MATTER OF WEEKS._ NEW YO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Five New Deaths And Nearly 1000 Cases Over The Weekend
__ _BC AUTHORITIES ARE SCRAMBLING TO BRING THE RAPIDLY INCREASING SPREAD OF COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL WITH VARIOUS MEASURES AND RESTRICTIONS BUT THE LAST WEEK HAS SEEN AN INCREASE AND DEATHS THAT ARE TRULY TROUBLING. THERE WERE FIVE MORE DEATHS OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS THAT SAW CASES RISE TO NEARLY 10
COVIDIOT: Indo-Canadian Conspiracy Nut Mak Parhar Arrested For Breaking Quarantine Rules
__ _ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE, MAK PARHAR SAYS HE RECENTLY ATTENDED A FLAT-EARTH CONFERENCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AN EVENT CALLED FLATOBERFEST 2020, AND REFUSED TO SELF-ISOLATE FOR TWO WEEKS ONCE HE RETURNED HOME TO THE LOWER MAINLAND._ VANCOUVER — Indo-Canadian conspiracy nut Mak Parhar was arrested
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__ _AFTER OUTGOING DOOFUS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SHENANIGANS AND LEGAL STALLING, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE 2020 FOLLOWING A CLIFF-HANGER VOTE COUNT AFTER TUESDAY'S ELECTION. THE BBC REPORTED THAT BIDEN HAS WON THE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE OF PENNSYLVANI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Special Saturday Briefing Emphasizes Zero Guests At Home And No Large Gatherings
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS HITTING BC HARD AS THE AUTHORITIES HELD A SPECIAL SATURDAY BRIEFING TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER 500 PLUS CASES AND TO EMPHASIZE THAT AVOID HAVING ANY GUESTS OVER AND NO LARGE GATHERINGS OF ANY KIND. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MIN
FIRST WOMAN: Kamala Harris Makes History As First Black Woman, South Asian To Be Elected US Vice President
__ _THE 56-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA SENATOR REPRESENTS THE MULTICULTURALISM THAT DEFINES AMERICA BUT IS LARGELY ABSENT FROM WASHINGTON’S POWER CENTRES. HER BLACK IDENTITY HAS ALLOWED HER TO SPEAK IN PERSONAL TERMS IN A YEAR OF RECKONING OVER POLICE BRUTALITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. AS THE HIGHEST-RANKI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Is Big Trouble Brewing For BC As Daily Caseload Hits Near 600 For The First Time
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS BEGINNING TO WREAK HAVOC IN BC AS FOR THE FIRST TIME, DAILY CASES HIT ABOVE 500 AND VERY CLOSE TO 600 ON FRIDAY. THE SPREAD IS STRONGEST IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION AND AUTHORITIES MAY DECIDE TO LOCKDOWN FRASER AND COASTAL HEALTH AREAS FOR A MONTH TO GET IT UN
POLL FATIGUE: Polls Proven Wrong Again Trump Supporters Keep It Close And Turn Election Into Marathon
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Spread In BC Is Very Strong As Thursday Sees 425 New Cases
__ _THE SECOND WAVE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN BC IS EXTREMELY STRONG AS THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD HIGH OF 425 CASES WITH ACTIVE CASES NEARING 3500 AND THOSE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING OVER 7500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 425 NEW CA
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__ _JASKIRAT SINGH SIDHU WAS SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO 29 COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE CRASH THAT KILLED 16 AND INJURED 13 OTHERS. SIDHU’S I LAWYER MICHAEL GREENE SAYS CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY NEEDS TO LOOK AT ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS CLIENT’S CASE IN DE
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__ _THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH IN BC AS THE DAILY CASE COUNT JUMPS TO OVER 300 A DAY THIS WEEK, WHICH HAS STEADILY RISEN DURING THE SECOND WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 335 NEW CASES, INCLUDING SEVEN EPI-
JAMBOODVIPA: The Long Journey Of How The Land Of Rose Apple Forests Came To Be Known As India
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Near 300 Cases And Three New Deaths Tuesday
__ _THE HIGH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED TUESDAY AS THE SECOND WAVE SET IN AND THE SPREAD INCREASED. THERE WERE ALSO THREE NEW DEATHS. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 299 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED CASES
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_ _ _DOZENS OF SIKH SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND POSTS HAVE BEEN CENSORED ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS CENSORSHIP CAMPAIGN COINCIDES WITH THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE. AN EARLIER CAMPAIGN TO CENSOR SIKH CONTENT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2020, AS SIKHS COMMEMORATED
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__ _ONE PROMINENT PUNJABI FILM PRODUCER TOLD PUNJABIFILMWORLD THE MINIMUM PUNJABI FILM INDUSTRY SHOULD HAVE DONE IS WAITED TILL NEXT SPRING TO START PRODUCTION AS THE INDUSTRY HAS NO OUTLETS OTHER THAN CINEMAS TO RELEASE THEIR FILMS AND SINCE CINEMAS ARE BASICALLY STILL CLOSED, THERE IS NO REASON
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__ _THE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND, WHICH SAW HUNDREDS OF HALLOWEEN PARTY-GOERS ON GRANVILLE STREET IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER, BROUGHT A MOTHER-LODE OF COVID-19 CASES AND SIX NEW DEATHS. DR. RÉKA GUSTAFSON, B.C.'S DEPUTY PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED ON THREE 24-HOUR
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__ _OUT OF A FIELD OF 22 INDO-CANADIAN CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE 87 SEATS OF THE BC LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY, EIGHT INDO-CANADIANS WERE ELECTED AS MLAS, ALL FOR THE BC NDP, WHICH SAW AN HISTORIC WIN WITH A TOTAL OF 55 SEATS WON ON ELECTION NIGHT BUT THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MAIL-IN-BAL
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_ _ _THE SECOND WAVE IS THREATENING TO SHOOT CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC SKY HIGH AS ANOTHER BAD WEEK COMES TO AN END WITH OVER 250 CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH. WITH THE NDP GOVERNMENT RE-ELECTED AND A NUMBER OF NEW ORDERS IN EFFECT, MUCH WILL NEED TO BE DONE IF BC WANTS TO AVOID ANOTHER LOCKDOWN. DR. BO
After A Disastrous Election Campaign, Andrew Wilkinson Out As BC Liberal Leader
__ _"I WANT TO THANK ANDREW WILKINSON FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE PEOPLE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IN HIS ROLE AS OPPOSITION LEADER. I'VE DONE THAT JOB, AND I'VE OFTEN SAID IT IS THE TOUGHEST JOB IN POLITICS. MR. WILKINSON LED THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION THROUGH A VERY CHALLENGING TIME FOR OUR PR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And The Daily Count Remains Above 200
__ _ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 ARE NEARING 2500 INCLUDING A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE MONITORING FOR THE VIRUS AS THE SECOND WAVE IS BEGINNING TO HAVE A DEEP IMPACT WITH DAILY CASES REMAINING ABOVE 200 AND DEATHS ON A NEAR DAILY BASIS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Death And 287 Cases Continue The High Spread Rate
__ _CASES OF COVID-19 REMAINED ABOVE 200 FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT DAY AS THE HIGH SPREAD RATE CONTINUES IN THE SECOND WAVE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER SHUTDOWN IN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MI
DESTINED TO LOSE: Was Trump’s Destiny To Be One Term President Or Was It To Be A Bigger Villain Than The Coronavirus?
BY JEET SINGH Jaise Gati Vaise Mati is a popular saying in India. It means that your mind will work the way your destiny is. That is why the wise and the enlightened said: Don’t judge others. They never explained why not Judge others. The reason you don’t judge others is that each one of u
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__ _THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON NOV. 10, 2020, TO ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO KEEP BRITISH COLUMBIANS SAFE AND MANAGE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS AND COVID-19 OUTBREAKS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Above 200 For Sixth Straight Day As Second Wave Sets In
_THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 IS LEADING TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DAILY CASES IN BC WITH THE NUMBERS HITTING ABOVE 200 FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 217 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Hit Above 300 For The First Time As Weekend Numbers Go Through The Roof
_BC IS NOT EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST RATE OF COVID-19 SPREAD SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN AS THE PROVINCE HIT ABOVE 300 A DAY OVER THE WEEKEND THAT SAW OVER 800 CASE FOR THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY AS WELL AS THREE NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINI
NDP Crushes BC Liberals In Historic Landslide Win
__ _ALTHOUGH THE FINAL NUMBERS WILL STILL TAKE DAYS TO COME DUE TO A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS, THE NDP HAS WON A MAJORITY MANDATE GIVEN THAT THEY ARE LEADING OR WON IN OVER 50 RIDINGS. IS THIS THE WAY THE NDP INTENDED IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY CALLED THE ELECTION THAT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED
BC ELECTION RESULTS: All Riding Results As Of Oct. 25
_THE 2020 PANDEMIC ELECTION ENDED WITH NDP CRUSHING THE BC LIBERAL RED BY LEADING OR WINNING IN 55 SEATS. ALTHOUGH MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE STILL BE TO COUNTED, IT’S A SIZEABLE MAJORITY FOR THE NDP LED BY JOHN HORGAN, WHICH HAD MADE A REAL BREAKTHROUGH WITH THE ELECTORATE BY WINNING SAFE BC LIBERAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Hitting BC Hard As Daily Cases Jump Above 200
__ __ _SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS HITTING BC HARD AS ANOTHER WEEK ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE WITH NOW THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 200 PLUS CASES INCLUDING RECORD BREAKING 274 ON THURSDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED
THE KHALISTAN CONSPIRACY: Former R&AW Agent Says Congress Gave Rise To Sikh Insurgency And Then Crushed It For Political Mileage
__ __ _THE UPCOMING BOOK `THE KHALISTAN CONSPIRACY’, IS A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT, WRITTEN BY GBS SIDHU, A FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WITH THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING (R&AW), THAT BRINGS OUT LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE KHALISTAN MOVEMENT AND THE ROLE OF SENIOR POLITICIANS OF THE TIME "IN CRE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Second Wave Hitting Like A Brick With Single Day Record So Far Of 274 Cases
__ _THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 IS HITTING BC LIKE A BRICK WITH RECORD BREAKING SINGLE DAY CASES OF 274 A DAY AFTER BC GOT IT’S FIRST DAY OF 200 PLUS CASES WEDNESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, REPORTED 274 NEW CASES, INCL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: More New Deaths And Daily Cases Reach Above 200 For The First Time
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE HIT HARD THIS WEEK AS WEDNESDAY SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES AND THE DAILY PROVINCIAL TOTAL HIT ABOVE 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE VIRUS BEGAN. THERE WERE ALSO TWO NEW DEATHS AS ACTIVE CASES HIT ABOVE 1700 AGAIN AND ACTIVE CASES HIT NEARLY 4300. DR. BONNIE HEN
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_ _ __ _TWO PROMINENT SOUTH OKANAGAN INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN ARE REMAINING QUIET AFTER BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN AN IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME, INCLUDING FACING MULTIPLE COUNTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT. SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, FOUNDER OF SINGLA BROTHERS HOLD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death And Cases Remain Above 150 For Consecutive Days
__ __ _THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 HAS HIT BC BUT HOW HIGH THE DAILY CASES WILL GO REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 150 CASES DAILY FOR OVER A WEEK WITH THE WEEKEND SEEING A RECORD DAILY NUMBER OF 174. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINI
BAD MOVE: Why Is Canada Allowing International Students Back Into Country Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
__ __ _WHILE COVID-19 CASES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF ACROSS CANADA, THE GOVERNMENT HAS LOOSENED RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BACK INTO CANADA. MANY ARE CALLING THIS A BAD MOVE AS MANY ARE COMING FROM COVID-19 STRICKEN COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS STUDENTS — COMIN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: The Dreaded Second Wave Underway As BC Records Nearly 500 Cases Over Three Days
__ __ _THE DREADED SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 SPREAD IS NOW UNDERWAY, ACCORDING TO BC HEALTH AUTHORITIES. THE WEEKEND SAW TWO DAYS OF 170 PLUS CASES WITH THE THREE DAYS TOTAL OF NEARLY 500 CASES SINCE FRIDAY INCLUDING TWO NEW DEATHS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPH
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__ __ _ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN AT 10:15 A.M. ON OCTOBER 17 AFTER SURREY RCMP RECEIVED A REPORT OF A BROKEN WINDOW AT 107-15380 102A AVENUE IN SURREY. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 10:00 A.M. AND IT IS BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED OVER-NIGHT._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
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__ __ _HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTY SANDEEP DHALIWALL WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHILE MAKING A TRAFFIC STOP FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2019 NEAR HOUSTON. ROBERT SOLIS, 47, OF HOUSTON, WAS CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER IN THE SLAYING. _ HOUSTON - It's been a year since Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhal
Delta-North Green Party Candidate Decries Vandalism Against Signs
__ __ _NEEMA MANRAL, WHO'S ALSO SECRETARY AND SPOKESPERSON OF FRIENDS OF CANADA-INDIA, RECENTLY CAME UNDER ATTACK FOR BEING A PRO-INDIA AND PRO-MODI STOOGE. GEORGIA STRAIGHT ARTICLE WRITTEN BY GURPREET SINGH, THE HUSBAND OF NDP CANDIDATE RACHNA SINGH, SAID MANRAL HELPED ORGANIZE 73RD-ANNIVERSARY
Conservative Garnett Genuis And Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal Top MPs Speaking About Sikh-Canadian Issues
WSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SIKH-CANADIAN MP CAUCUS IN OTTAWA LIKE THE UK! __ __ _DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 17 SIKH MPS (12 LIBERAL, 4 CPC AND 1 NDP), THE MOST VOCAL MP WITH RESPECT TO SIKH ISSUES IS CONSERVATIVE GARNETT GENUIS (EDMONTON SHERWOOD PARK). GARNETT HAS RAISED A VARIETY OF ISSUE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death Ends Another Week Of 100 Plus Daily Cases
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF STEADY 100 PLUS DAILY COVID-19 CASES CAME TO AN END WITH ONE NEW DEATH AND ACTIVE CASES AGAIN GOING ABOVE 1500. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 155 NEW CASES, INCLUDING NINE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR
BHABJIT "BOBBY" AUJLA: Indo-Canadian Who Drowned In Maple Ridge Had A Criminal Past
_BHABJIT “BOBBY” AUJLA, WHO RAN THE SEASONAL PHATBOY FIREWORKS BUSINESS, WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 1ST AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SEA-DOO ON ALOUETTE LAKE. AUJLA ALONG WITH MAIN ACCUSED PARMINDER BASRAN WERE ARRESTED 16 YEARS AGO AS PART OF THE MURDER OF AMANDEEP BATH, AN INNOCENT 27 YEAR O
FRAUD ALLEGATIONS: BC Liberal Candidate Dave Hans Denies Allegations Brought By Dance School Man Aditya Sood
__ __ _DAVE HANS, AKA BALDEV SINGH HANS, IS ONE OF TWO DEFENDANTS IN A B.C. SUPREME COURT LAWSUIT FILED JANUARY 2019 BY ADITYA SOOD, WHO RUNS ADITYA’S DANCE SCHOOL, AND A NUMBERED COMPANY OVER A $12.75 MILLION DEAL TO BUY SEVEN LOTS FROM APOLLA DEVELOPMENT ON RAVINE ROAD NEAR KING GEORGE HIGHW
Old And Young Indo-Canadian Men Sought In Suspected Sexual Assaults In Abbotsford
__ __ _POLICE ALSO SEARCHING FOR AN OLDER INDO-CANADIAN MAN LINKED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT IN CENTRAL ABBOTSFORD ON A BUS ON OCTOBER 3RD AND THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING A YOUNGER INDO-CANADIAN MAN (BOTH MEN ARE DESCRIBED OFFICIAL AS SOUTH ASIAN) FOR AN ASSAULT THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN MID AUGUST THIS YE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Thursday’s 142 Cases Keeps The Daily Count Steady Above 100
__ __ _DAILY CASES REMAIN STUCK IN THE MID 100S AS THE TOTAL BC COVID-19 TALLY REACHED ABOVE 11,000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 142 NEW CASES, INCLUDING THREE EPI-LINKED CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 11,034 CASES IN BRITI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases And Hospitalization Rises As Daily Cases Remain High
__ __ _ACTIVE CASES ARE AGAIN INCHING UP AND HOSPITALIZATION OF SERIOUS CASES ARE INCREASING SLIGHTLY AS DAILY CASES CONTINUE TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE 100 BUT COMPARATIVELY BC IS STILL MANAGING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BETTER THAN OTHER LARGE JURISDICTIONS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH
Trudeau Says Canada-U.S. Border Staying Closed Until US Can Control COVID-19 Spread
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF EASING BORDER RESTRICTIONS ANYTIME SOON, SAYING AS U.S. COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO RISE, THE BORDER RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE LAND BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE MID-MARCH TO NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL._ SURREY
NOT THE REAL LIBERALS: Can The BC Liberal Sheep In Conservative Wolf Clothing Find Their True Separate Identity?
__ __ _THE WEEKEND CONTROVERSY OVER MAKING FUN OF AN ETHNIC CHINESE-CANADIAN CANDIDATE BY ONE OF THE VETERAN BC LIBERAL CANDIDATES AND MLAS JANE THORNWAITE, WHICH INCLUDED PARTY LEADER ANDREW WILKINSON ON THE ZOOM FAREWELL TO OUTGOING MLA RALPH SULTAN, SHOWS JUST HOW OUT OF TOUCH THE BC LIBERALS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Thanksgiving Weekend Sees 5 Deaths And Daily Cases Reaching As High As 170
__ __ _IT WAS A BRUTAL THANKSGIVING WEEKEND THAT SAW A TOTAL OF 549 NEW CASES OVER FOUR DAYS AND FIVE NEW DEATHS AS THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS CONTINUED TO REMAIN STRONG IN BC. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED DAILY CASES FO
BC ELECTION; New Poll Has NDP Still Leading By Wide Margin But Only Two In Five Decided Voters
__ __ _NEW DEMOCRATS ARE SEEN AS BEST ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES, BUT LAG BC LIBERALS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. JUST TWO-IN-FIVE VOTERS SAY THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN WHICH PARTY THEY WILL SUPPORT. THE INCUMBENT BC NDP CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 18-POINT ADVANTAGE IN PRE-DEBATE VOTE INTENTION. 49 PER CENT
Independent Candidate Megan Knight Calls Surrey Board Of Trade “Out Of Step With Voters” For Not Inviting Her To All Candidates Debate
__ _“IT’S VERY CLEAR THAT MY INDEPENDENCE IS RESONATING LOUDLY WITH PEOPLE AROUND SURREY-WHITE ROCK WHO ARE TIRED OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,” MEGAN KNIGHT TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA FRIDAY. “IT’S UNFORTUNATE THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZERS ARE OUT OF STEP WITH WHAT THE VOTERS OF SURREY-
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Steady 100 Plus Cases Active Cases Slowly Inching Up
__ __ _THE WEEK ENDED WITH STEADY 100 PLUS CASES THAT SEEM TO HAVE LEVELED OFF BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT INCH UP IN THE ACTIVE CASES AS WELL AS PEOPLE ACTIVELY BEING MONITORED FOR EXPOSURE. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 1
IMMIGRATION LOTTERY: Federal Government Announces Opening Of 2020 Parents And Grandparents Program
__ __ _OVER A 3-WEEK PERIOD, FROM 12 P.M. EDT ON OCTOBER 13, 2020, TO 12 P.M. EST ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020, CANADIANS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO SPONSOR THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO COME TO CANADA WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT AN INTEREST TO SPONSOR FORM ONLINE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA
FREE VACCINE: NDP’s Horgan Commits To Providing Free COVID-19 Vaccine
__ __ _“WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY AND SAFE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC,” SAID NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN. “THE DIFFICULT TIMES ARE NOT OVER YET, BECAUSE THE VIRUS WILL BE WITH US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BUT ONCE THERE IS A SAFE AND APPROVED VACCINE, WE WILL ENSURE EVERY BRITISH C
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death As Total BC Cases Hit above 10,000
__ __ _WHILE THE DAILY COVID-19 NUMBERS REMAIN HIGH FOR BC BUT THE STEADY PLUS 100 DAILY TALLY SEEMS TO SUGGEST LOW SPREAD WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED AND COULD LEAD TO LOWER CASES IF PEOPLE REMAIN CAUTIOUS, WEAR MASKS AND AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS. BC’S TOTAL CASE COUNT HAS NOW GONE ABOVE 10,000. DR
EASY MONEY: Four Indo-Canadian Businessmen Including Winery Man Randy Toor Charged As Part Of Crackdown On Immigration Fraud
_ _ __ _FOUR INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN - RANDHIR (RANDY) TOOR, SURINDER PAUL SINGLA, VED KALER AND GURTAJ GREWAL - EACH FACE MULTIPLE COUNTS OF COUNSELLING OR ATTEMPTING TO COUNSEL MISREPRESENTATION OR HELPING PEOPLE MISREPRESENT FACTS RELATED TO THEIR IMMIGRATION. THE ONGOING CHARGES ARE PART O
EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS: Developer Bob Cheema’s Defamation Suit Against Brian Young Draws More Alleged Dirt About Backroom Dealings On Hand-Picked Police Chief And Skytrain Push
__ __ _WHEN INDO-CANADIAN DEVELOPER BOB CHEEMA FILED THE DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST FORMER SURREY CIVIC CANDIDATE BRIAN YOUNG LAST YEAR, CLAIMING THAT YOUNG FALSELY AND MALICIOUSLY PUBLISHED A SERIES OF TWEETS IN APRIL AND MAY 2019 THAT SUGGESTED CHEEMA SURREPTITIOUSLY WIELDS POWER AND INFLUENCE OV
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths But Cases Remain Above 100
__ __ _THERE WAS NO NEW DEATH AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DAILY DEATHS BUT THE DAILY CASE COUNT REMAINED ABOVE 100, A NUMBER HIGH BY BC STANDARDS BUT COMPARED TO OTHER BIG PROVINCES, THE PROVINCE IS STILL MANAGING THE VIRUS SPREAD COMPETENTLY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPH
Indo-Canadian Who Drowned In Maple Ridge Was Owner Of Phatboy Fireworks
_ _ __ _BOBBY AUJLA WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 1ST AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SEA-DOO ON ALOUETTE LAKE. BUT RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR AUJLA, CITING DIFFICULT UNDERWATER TERRAIN AND A LACK OF RESULTS FROM A SONAR SCAN OF ALOUETTE LAKE. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF WITH NEWS FI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Deaths As Daily Cases Remain Above 100
__ __ _DAILY DEATHS HAVE AGAIN BECOME THE NORM AS CASES REMAIN ABOVE 100 AS A SECOND WAVE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE HOLD AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE FALL FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 102 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-
BC State Of Emergency Extended Again As COVID-19 Spread Continues To Widen
__ __ _THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON OCT. 13 TO ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO KEEP BRITISH COLUMBIANS SAFE AND MANAGE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS AND COVID-19 OUTBREAKS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia ha
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Deaths As Daily Cases Remain High Over The Weekend
__ __ _THERE WERE FOUR NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE WEEKEND AS DAILY CASES REMAINED ABOVE 100 FOR ALL THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS. IN THE FIRST REPORTI
STILL LICENSED: Rupinder And Navdeep Batth Not Disciplined By Immigration Consultants’ Regulator Despite 69 Charges Of Immigration Fraud
INDO-CANADIAN CBSA LED THE COMPLEX INVESTIGATION THAT BUSTED THE BATTHS ALLEGED FRAUD! _ _ __ _THE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN (ITO) DOCUMENT, WHICH WAS FILED IN 2017 TO OBTAIN WARRANTS TO SEARCH CAN-ASIA IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS, RUPINDER AND NAVDEEP BATTH’S LANGLEY HOME, AND MULTIPLE SAFETY DEPOSI
US Man Looking To Score With Canadian Girlfriend Fined $1000 And Boat Seized For Quarantine Act Violation
__ __ _A US MAN LOOKING FOR A LOVE TRYST WITH HIS CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND HAS FOUND THE HARD WAY THAT LOVE DOESN’T COME CHEAP AS HE WAS FINED $1000 AND HIS BOAT SEIZED AFTER FAILING TO REPORT HIS CROSSING INTO CANADIAN WATERS. HE WAS SENT BACK BUT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 TO GET HIS BOAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Three Deaths And 161 Cases
__ __ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK ENDS WITH THREE DEATHS AND FRIDAY COVID-19 TALLY ON THE VERY HIGH AT 161 CASES. THE SPREAD NEEDS TO BE BETTER MANAGED AS WE HEAD INTO THE DEAD OF WINTER OR THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR TYPE OF SHUTDOWN AS BEING DONE IN QUEBEC IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SECOND WAVE. DR. BONNIE HENR
ANGRY WORLD: Anger Is Like Cancer So Keep Calm In The New COVID-19 World
_DURING COVID-19, MAN HAS BEEN QUARANTINED IN INVISIBLE CELLS. SOCIAL DISTANCING, RESTRICTION ON THE FREE FLOW OF BREATH AND CLEAR SPEECH (MASK), CROSSING ONE ANOTHER’S PATH, LOOKING AT EACH OTHER WITH SUSPICION AND TOUCHING THINGS RANDOMLY HAVE CAUSED EMOTIONAL UPHEAVALS. MAN IS A BUNDLE O
Can-Asia Immigration Consultants Rupinder “Ron” Batth And Navdeep Batth Charged With Immigration Fraud
_IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS RUPINDER 'RON' BATTH AND NAVDEEP BATTH FACE 69 CHARGES BETWEEN THEM. THE CHARGES WERE LAID AFTER A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION BY CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY INVESTIGATION AND THE CHARGES ARE FILED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT. THE PAIR'S FIRST COURT APPEA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Hospitalization Rate Reaches 69 As Active Cases Come Down Slightly
__ __ _BC IS STILL DOING RELATIVELY BETTER THAN OTHER CANADIAN PROVINCES BUT THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE HAS RISEN TO 69 PEOPLE WHILE THE ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES HAVE COME DOWN SLIGHTLY. OCTOBER WILL BE A KEY TEST AS HOW BC DOES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WINTER AND FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROV
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 125 New Cases Announced Wednesday As Spread Remains Strong
__ __ _THERE WERE 125 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY AS DAILY CASES REMAIN ABOVE 100 AND THE SPREAD OF VIRUS IN BC REMAINS STRONG. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 125 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR
NDP Wants Answers On BC Liberal Candidate Garry Thind’s Role In Voter Fraud Allegations
“WHAT IS MR. BALDEEP JHAND’S ROLE IN THE THIND CAMPAIGN AND WAS THE SURREY REALTOR FIRED?,” ASKS NDP! __ __ _ON TUESDAY, NDP MADE ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD AGAINST THE BC LIBERALS CANDIDATE GARRY THIND, A SURREY SCHOOL TRUSTEE WHO’S TAKEN A JUMP TO PROVINCIAL POLITICS. NDP ACCUSED THIN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death Makes Four Over Last Four Days
__ __ _WHILE CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND THE 100 DAILY MARK, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR NEW DEATHS OVER THE FOUR DAYS INCLUDING ONE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 105 NEW CASES, INCLUDING THR
KHALISTAN IS A SIKH PROJECT: Milewski And His Gang Get Most Of It’s Drivel Wrong In A 20-Page Anti-Sikh Propaganda
BY BHUPINDER S. LIDDAR Three Canadian members of parliament and I, in January1992, stood in the early morning cold of Chandigarh, Punjab, in front of a long table loaded with rifles and pistols. All that our host, Punjab Police Chief K.P.S. Gill, was trying to do was try to convince us was that
PANDEMIC ELECTION: Did The NDP Gamble Right Or Will BC End Up With Another Minority Government?
_ _ __ _THE LAST ELECTION, THREE YEARS AGO, RESULTED IN NDP SECURING 41 SEATS AGAINST THE B.C. LIBERAL PARTY, WINNING 43 SEATS. THE THEN-LIBERAL PREMIER, CHRISTY CLARK, TRIED HER BEST TO CLAIM HER RIGHT TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT. BUT HORGAN’S MANEUVERABILITY WITH THE GREEN PARTY WITH ITS THREE-SE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Shows Improvement As Daily Cases Average Well Below 100
__ __ _PAST WEEKEND WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN RECENT MONTHS IN TERMS OF HAVING LOWEST COVID-9 CASES OF ANY OF THE LAST FOUR WEEKENDS. THERE WERE VERY POSITIVE SIGNS AS CASES AVERAGED MUCH BELOW 100 FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Another Day Of Less Than 100 Cases
__ __ _THIS WEEK SAW THREE OUT OF FOUR DAYS OF LESS THAN A 100 CASES OF COVID-19, A SOMEWHAT POSITIVE SIGN BUT THERE HAVE BEEN THREE DEATHS THIS WEEK AND BC IS A CRUCIAL TIME TO CLAMP DOWN ON THE VIRUS BEFORE THE FALL FLU SEASON. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN
GANGLAND MURDER: Vancouver Police Seeks Public’s Help In Grewal Murder Investigation
__ __ _ VANCOUVER POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR DASHCAM VIDEO FROM THE PUBLIC IN A NEW AREA OF INTEREST RELATED TO THE MURDER OF IQBAL GREWAL LAST WEEK. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR DRIVERS TO COME FORWARD WITH DASHCAM VIDEO FROM SEPTEMBER 16, CAPTURED BETWEEN 7 AND 8 P.M., IN THE AREA OF WESTMINSTER HIGHWAY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Deaths And Daily Count Again Shoots Up Well Above 100
__ __ _IT WAS NOT GOOD NEWS ON THE VIRUS FRONT THURSDAY AS TWO NEW DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED AND CASES AGAIN SHOT WAY PAST 100, REACHING CLOSE TO 150. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED 148 NEW CASES, INCLUDING 12 EPI-LINKED CA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Continue To Drop As Daily Cases Go Below 100
__ __ _WITH THE ELECTION UNDERWAY AND CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN THE PANDEMIC, THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS AS ACTIVE CASES CONTINUED TO DROP, GOING FROM ALMOST 2000 TO LESS THAN 1400 OVER TWO DAYS AND DAILY NUMBERS ALSO DROPPED BELOW 100 OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases Drop By 500 In A Day But High Daily Count Continues
__ __ _THE ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES TALLY DROPPED BY 500 IN A SINGLE DAY BUT THE HIGH DAILY COUNT CONTINUED AS PANDEMIC GETS AN ELECTION TEST WITH THE WRIT DROPPED AND PROVINCIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER
COVID-19 AND DIABETES: Why The Virus Is Killing US Diabetes Patients At Alarming Rates
__ __ _AMONG DEATHS OF THOSE UNDER 65, HALF HAD THE CHRONIC CONDITION. THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ANALYZED MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS IN 15 STATES AND NEW YORK CITY FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY._ NEW YORK - Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to
SWAMI AGNIVESH: A Progressive Hindu Crusader Who Campaigned Against Female Foeticide And For Dalit Rights
__ __ _SWAMI AGNIVESH, 81, WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 11, 2020, IN DELHI, WAS A MULTI-CRUSADER SOCIAL ACTIVIST BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK AGAINST BONDED LABOUR. HE ALSO CAMPAIGNED AGAINST FEMALE FOETICIDE AND DALIT RIGHTS. A MAN WITH A WORLD VISION OF ONE-HUMANITY, HE ARGUED THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED F
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Cases Remain In The 100 Plus Range With Four New Deaths
__ __ _IT WAS ANOTHER DEADLY COVID-19 WEEKEND WITH FOUR NEW VIRUS RELATED DEATHS WHILE THE DAILY CASE COUNT REMAINED 100 PLUS WITH ACTIVE CASES NOW HOVERING AROUND 2000. DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND STEPHEN BROWN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ANNOUNCED THREE 24-HOUR REPOR
SFU Professor Says Favorable Election Timing Is Encouraged Behavior In Politics But Pandemic Could Present A Challenge To NDP
__ __ _“I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT POLITICAL TIMING FOR THE NDP, BUT THIS IS ENCOURAGING BEHAVIOR OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY IN OUR CURRENT FIRST PAST THE POST ELECTORAL SYSTEM,” POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR CARA CAMCASTLE TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA. “PARTIES WANT TO RETAIN POWER, WIN A MAJORITY, AND NO
WSO Says Khalistan Report By Rightwing Canadian Think Tank Parrots Indian Government Propaganda Against Sikhs
_FIFTY SCHOLARS FROM LEADING INSTITUTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK CALLED FOR THE REPORT TO BE RETRACTED AS IT “MALIGNS ALL SIKH-CANADIANS ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY AS EXTREMIST AND FOREIGN INFLUENCED ACTORS.” IN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE, THE SCHOLARS ALSO STATE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Active Cases Climbing Steadily
__ __ _THE VIRUS SPREAD THAT OCCURRED IN LATE SUMMER IS SHOWING ITS UGLY HEAD WITH HIGH DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 , WHICH ARE STAYING ABOVE 100 DAILY AND PUSHING TOWARDS A DAILY AVERAGE OF 140-150. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, HAVE ISSUED THE
Iqbal Grewal Identified As Man Shot Dead In Targeted South Vancouver Shooting
_VANCOUVER POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED 23-YEAR-OLD VANCOUVER RESIDENT IQUBAL GREWAL AS THE MAN KILLED WEDNESDAY EVENING IN A GANGLAND STYLE SHOOTING. THEY ARE ASKING FOR WITNESSES TO COME FORWARD. VANCOUVER POLICE SAID IN A NEWS RELEASE THURSDAY THAT A VICTIM WAS FOUND DEAD IN FRONT OF A HOUSE ON 64TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking Cases Thursday Shows Worsening Virus Situation
__ __ _THURSDAY SAW ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN BC, INDICATING THAT ANOTHER LOCKDOWN MAY BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER SPREAD WIDENS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 165 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Remain High As Active Cases Shoot Past 1600
__ __ _BENDING THE CURVE THAT HAS BEEN GOING STRAIGHT UP WILL BE A BIG CHALLENGE AS WE HEAD INTO THE FALL WITH COVID-19 CASES REMAINING HIGH FOR ANOTHER WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 122 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CAS
NPF Says Surrey Police Board Must Account For Millions In Hidden Costs For Taxpayers
_"DESPITE THESE CONCERNS BEING RAISED BY RESIDENTS IN NUMEROUS SURVEYS, THE NPF AND MANY OF SURREY'S OWN CITY COUNCILLORS, THE PUBLIC STILL DOES NOT HAVE A CLEAR ACCOUNTING OF THE MILLIONS IN MISSING COSTS FOR THIS UNPOPULAR PLAN," SAID NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF) PRESIDENT BRIAN SAUVÉ. "WE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Active Cases And Those Under Active Exposure Monitoring Continue To Rise
__ __ _THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW THE WORST IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS, A TOTAL OF SIX, BUT THE VIRUS SPREAD CAN BE BETTER ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEARLY 1600 ACTIVE CASES AND OVER 3000 PEOPLE UNDER ACTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING, WHICH IS A REAL CONCERN AS WE HEAD INTO THE FLU
GANGLAND SHOOTING: Police Say Newton Shooting Tied To Lower Mainland Gang Conflict
__ __ _EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE MALE VICTIM HAD BEEN PURSUED BY TWO MEN AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING. THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING ARE BELIEVED TO BE KNOWN TO ONE ANOTHER AND ASSOCIATED TO THE LOWER MAINLAND GANG CONFLICT. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AS OFFICERS SEEK TO IDENTIFY AL
SIKH HATERS: Terry Milewski, Ujjal Dosanjh And A Conservative Lackey Team Up For A Pile Of Trash And Bucket Full Of Dollars To Malign Sikhs
THE USUAL SUSPECTS: SIKH ACADEMICS SHRED BIASED, ANTI-SIKH PROPAGANDA BY RIGHTWING CANADIAN THINK TANK _WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE THAT THE MACDONALD-LAURIER INSTITUTE IS GIVING STAMP OF APPROVAL TO THE USUAL SUSPECTS OF SIKH HATERS MADE UP OF A WASHED-UP AND DISGRACEFUL JOURNALIST, WASHED UP POLI
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Tallies Remain 100 Plus But Last 24 Hour Shows Big Decrease
__ __ _WEEKEND SAW CODI-19 DAILY CASES IN BC REMAIN 100 PLUS BUT THE LAST 24 HOUR PERIOD SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CASES BUT WILL THE LOWER TREND HOLD AS THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE SPIKE OF CASES OVER THE LAST FOUR WEEKS THAT HAS SEEN ACTIVE CASES SHOOT UP TO NEARLY 1600 FROM AS LOW AS 275 A FEW
WSO Canada Say It Stands With Indian Lawyer Prashant Bhushan
__ __ _WSO PRESIDENT TEJINDER SINGH SIDHU : “PRASHANT BHUSHAN’S STRENGTH AND COURAGE HAVE BEEN INSPIRATIONAL THROUGHOUT HIS LEGAL CAREER AND HIS MOST RECENT DECISION TO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR HIS CRITICISM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENT. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT INDIA IS F
Massive Fire In New Westminster Destroys Pier and Parts Of The Park
_ _ __ _ALTHOUGH VISIBLE FROM THE MANY CONDO AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS LINING THE QUAY, THE FIRE DIDN’T SEEM TO BE THREATENING ANY STRUCTURES BUT THERE IS HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE AREA RIGHT ALONG THE PIER. “THE RED ‘W’ MADE OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF
VIP IMMIGRANT: It’s Been A Long And Very Fruitful Journey Since I Landed In Canada In 1966
BY BALWANT SANGHERA – FIRST IN A SERIES ON MY LIFE It has been more than fifty four years since I set foot in Winnipeg, Canada in the midst of a very cold winter in the last week of January, 1966. On my way to Canada (from my hometown Pharwala in Jalandhar District) I had spent a week in Engla
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Record Breaking 100 Plus Daily Cases Ends Another Bad Week
__ __ _ANOTHER BAD WEEK FOR BC CAME TO AN END WITH RECORD-SETTING DAILY NUMBERS THAT HIT ABOVE 130 FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE WIDENING OF THE EXPOSURE IS BAD NEWS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE DREADED WINTER FLU SEASON. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
Masturbating Indo-Canadian Cabbie Pleads Guilty To Avoid Jail Time
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NPF Says Lack of Transparency, Real Costs And Timing Key Issues For New Surrey Police Board
SURREY COUNCILOR LINDA ANNIS SAYS NEW SURREY POLICE BOARD NO SUBSTITUTE FOR REFERENDUM AND PUBLIC INPUT __ __ _“AS PREMIER JOHN HORGAN, SOLICITOR GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH AND POLICING EXPERTS HAVE CONFIRMED, THIS TRANSITION IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING A DONE DEAL: NOT ONLY FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTI
North Delta Track And Field Facility Project Receives $5.8 Million In Funding
_THE NORTH DELTA TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY WILL BE WORLD ATHLETICS COMPLIANT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN DELTA, ALLOWING TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES THE ABILITY TO TRAIN LOCALLY WHILE SUPPORTING THE BROADER COMMUNITY WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW COMMUNITY RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep Rising But Deaths Slow And Only Handful Hospitalized
__ __ _WHILE DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 KEEP RISING IN BC BUT DEATHS HAVE SLOWED TO A TRICKLE AND ONLY A HANDFUL PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS CASES OF THE VIRUS ARE IN HOSPITALS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 47 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Up For The Weekend, Averaging Well Above 30 A Day
RAKHRI FUN: THIS PICTURE OF ESTEEMED DR. BONNIE HENRY WAS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHATSAPP, CALLING FOR THE CANCELLATION OF RAKHRI, THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BROTHER-SISTER LOVE IN THE INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS INTENDED AS A JOKE AS THE OCCASSION WITH BROTHERS GIVE MONEY TO
THE POWER OF PRAYER: Prayer Of A Righteous Man Is Powerful And Effective
ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR(RETD.) We are passing through a critical phase. Uncertainty about physical and economic wellbeing is staring at a close quarter. Businesses and day to day life is at stake. In addition to follow physical health guidelines, prayer is essential for mental health during Co
SHASHI ASSANAND: Tireless Fighter For Immigrant Women Among 2020 Order Of BC Recipients
_VANCOUVER AND LOWER MAINLAND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY (VLMFSS) FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHASHI ASSANAND, WHO RETIRED A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER 26 YEARS AT THE HELM OF THE IMMIGRANT SERVICES ORGANIZATION, IS AMONG A GROUP THAT INCLUDES REVERED POLITICIAN CAROLE TAYLOR, BUSINESSMAN
TRUDEAU DOWN: WE Scandal Beginning To Take Toll On PM’s Popularity As Approval Drops Six Points
_WE SCANDAL: PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S APPROVAL DROPS SIX MORE POINTS, BUT CANADIANS DOUBT THE ISSUE WILL BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT. HALF (53%) OF POLLED CANADIANS SAY THEIR OPINION OF THE PM HAS WORSENED IN THE LAST MONTH. A PLURALITY (43%) SAY THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY COMMITTED AN U
BASSI IN TROUBLE? Punjabi Talk-Show Host Under-Fire For Calling Indian Female International Students “Whores And HomeWreckers”
_POPULAR TORONTO-BASED PUNJABI TELEVISION AND RADIO HOST JOGINDER BASSI HAS INCREASED HIS SHOW’S POPULARITY WITH HIS ONGOING DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN GENERAL, MANY OF WHOM, MOSTLY MALE, WHO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN CRIMINAL AND UNSOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN CANADA BUT IT’S WHAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep On Rising As Week Ends With 50 Cases
_ANOTHER WEEK ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE AS CASES HIT 50 FOR FRIDAY WHILE THOSE HOSPITALIZED REMAIN LOW WITH JUST FIVE PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN BC WITH THE VIRUS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 50 NEW CASES, INCLUDING FIVE EPI-LINKED CASES, F
25 Canadian MPs Write To Immigration Minister For Special Refugee Program For Afghan Sikhs And Hindus
_THE LETTER, SIGNED BY 16 CPC, 6 NDP AND 3 GREEN MPS, ASKS THE CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION TO USE HIS POWERS UNDER SECTION 25.2 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE LESS THAN 800 REMAINING SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN._ OTTAWA - Twenty-five Ca
Man From India Banned From Flying And Ordered Deported After Smoking And Refusing To Wear A Mask On WestJet Flight From Vancouver-Toronto
_ON A TORONTO-BOUND WESTJET FLIGHT FROM VANCOUVER, 59-YEAR-OLD BALVIR SINGH CAUSED A SCENE AFTER SMOKING IN HIS SEAT AND REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WINNIPEG. ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT CANADA, IT’S THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HAS BEEN CHARGED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Average Near 30 For This Week
_THIS WEEK IS AGAIN AVERAGING NEAR 30 COVID-19 CASES A DAY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON HOSPITALIZATION AS ONLY A HANDFUL OF SERIOUSLY AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS ARE IN HOSPITAL OUT OF THE 242 ACTIVE CASES OF THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – This week is again averaging n
DR. CHINMOY BANNERJEE: Activist And Social Justice Fighter Passes Away
__ __ _IT IS WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THAT THE DR. HARI SHARMA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF THE FOUNDATION’S PRESIDENT, DR. CHINMOY BANERJEE ON JULY 29. _ VANCOUVER – A much beloved and respected Indo-Canadian activist and social justice fighter Dr. Chinmoy Banerjee, who was President
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Hit Over 40 For Wednesday But Only Six Affected Are In Hospital
__ __ _SUMMER HAS CERTAINLY BROUGHT THE SPREAD WITH IT AS COVID-19 CASES HIT OVER 40 ON WEDNESDAY, A NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN MONTHS, BUT THE DAILY RISE IS STILL NOT A WORRISOME TREND AS ONLY SIX PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED FROM THE VIRUS IN BC._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA –Summer
South Asian Men Accused Of Assault And Yelling Racial Slurs To Woman Of Colour, Say Chilliwack RCMP
__ __ _DURING THE ALLEGED ASSAULT, A GROUP OF SOUTH ASIAN MEN ALLEGEDLY DIRECTED A NUMBER OF RACIAL SLURS TOWARD THE BLACK FAMILY, SAYS CORPORAL MIKE RAIL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UFVRD RCMP. THE TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, TREATED FOR INJURIES AND LATER RELEASED._ BY DESIBUZ
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Begins With A Downward Trend Of Daily Cases
__ __ _WHILE REMAINING ABOVE 20 A DAY, THIS WEEK HAS SO FAR SEEN A SLIGHT DROP OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW CASES AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 3,523 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMB
Dalit Man Commits Suicide After Charged Under India Draconian UAPA Law To Silence Activists
AMRITSAR - Lovepreet Singh, a Dalit Sikh, became another victim of India’s draconian UAPA law which is being misused by the state to target Sikhs. Singh, 23, was booked by Amritsar police alleging a pro-Khalistani wall writing. On 13th July he was summoned by NIA after which he committed sui
New Citizenship Rules Benefit Couples And Same-Sex Couples With Fertility Issues
__ __ _IN RECOGNITION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CANADIAN FAMILIES, IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARCO E. L. MENDICINO ANNOUNCED A CHANGE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF “PARENT” UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP ACT. THE CHANGE ALLOWS NON-BIOLOGICAL CANADIAN PARENTS WHO ARE THEIR CHILD’S LEGAL PARENT AT BIRTH TO PASS DOWN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Cases Drop Slightly From The Above 30 A Day Average
_THE COVID-19 CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS SINCE FRIDAY DROPPED SLIGHTLY FROM THE ABOVE 30 AVERAGE OF LAST WEEK BUT MUCH CAUTION NEEDED TO KEEP DAILY CASES LOW. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES MONDAY FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPO
ANOTHER DROWNING: Sikh-Canadian Man Drowns In Banff National Park In Freak Accident
__ _“I AM DEEPLY SADDENED TO SHARE THAT OUR FRIEND GAGANDEEP SINGH IS NO LONG HERE WITH US,” SINGH’S FRIEND PARMEET SINGH WROTE ON FACEBOOK WITH PICTURES OF GAGANDEEP. “HE WAS A CARING, BRIGHT SOUL THAT WILL BE MISSED. HE CAME TO CANADA IN 2016 AS A STUDENT WITH A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS
MUKUND MOHAN: Ex- Microsoft Exec Who Works For Vancouver-Based Tech Company Arrested And Charged With $5.5 Million Fraud In US COVID-19 Relief Fund Program
_ _ __ _MUKUND MOHAN, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF VANCOUVER-BASED BUILDDIRECT, WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN WASHINGTON STATE, WHERE HE LIVES, AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF WIRE FRAUD AND ONE COUNT OF MONEY LAUNDERING. IN ONE APPLICATION, MOHAN SAID ONE OF HIS COMPANIES PAID MORE THAN $2.3 MILLI
EID MUBARAK TO ALL: Surrey Muslims To Celebrate Eid-ul-Adha On Friday July 31
__ __ _MUSLIMS HAVE TO PREPARE FOR A VERY DIFFERENT CELEBRATION OF EID-UL-ADHA THIS YEAR WITH COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS. LIMITED PILGRIMAGE WILL ATTEND HAJJ CEREMONY AND RITUAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL.MAY ALMIGHTY ACCEPT EVERY MUSLIMS PRA
DREAMLAND RUPTURED: Punjabis Seeking The Canadian Dream Struggling With Sadness In Their Chosen Heaven
__ __ _THE PRESIDENT OF A GURUDWARA SAHIB IN SURREY TOLD ME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CONGREGATION WERE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION THAT HE HAD TO REQUEST THE BC GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT A DEPRESSION AWARENESS PROGRAM IN THE GURUDWARA SAHIB TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE PROBLEM.
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Slight Drop In Daily Cases Ends Another Worrisome Week
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC DIPPED SLIGHTLY TO END ANOTHER WORRISOME WEEK THAT SAW CASES AVERAGE ABOVE 30 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 27 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,419 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Indo-Canadian Businessman’s Ordeal Comes To An End With 90 Days In Jail And $250,000 Fine
__ __ _“THERE ARE MANY DEGREES OF ETHICAL LAPSES AND SOMETIMES YOU DON’T EVER SEE THEM BECOMING CRIMES AND WHEN THEY DO IT’S A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM,” SAID A FRIEND OF SIDOO’S. “DAVID EXPERIENCED THIS SHOCK FROM WHICH HE WILL DEFINITELY LEARN. IT’S SIMILAR TO THE WAY PANDEMIC WILL CR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC’s Top Doc Bonnie Urges Caution As Daily Cases Rise
_BC HEALTH OFFICIALS INCLUDING BC’S TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL DR. BONNIE HENRY IS URGING EXTREME CAUTION AND CARE IN BRITISH COLUMBIANS’ DAILY ACTIONS IN THE PUBLIC AS DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 30 WHEN FOR MONTHS BC WAS AVERAGING BELOW 20 AND THEN 15 A DAY._
RACISM: Surrey Mayor Needs To Re-Establish Both The Diversity Advisory Committee And Establish A Race Relations Accountability Committee, Says Surrey Resident
__ __ _IN AN OPEN LETTER, SURREY RESIDENT PAULINE GREAVES TELLS SURREY MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM TO RE-ESTABLISH BOTH THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH A RACE RELATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE._ DEAR EDITOR: Mr. Mayor; I find your statements and actions conflicting. On the one hand
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Keep Climbing But Should There Be A Cause For Concern Yet?
_DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC KEEP CLIMBING AND THIS WEEK THE AVERAGE IS ALREADY ABOVE 30 BUT SHOULD THE RISE IN CASES BE A CONCERN AS THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW DEATHS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DESPITE THE RISE OF INFECTIONS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Daily COVID-19 cases in BC keep climbi
Desi TikToker From Surrey With Fake Guns Arrested And Fined $200 Each
_ _ __ _A GROUP OF 12 YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 30 YEARS OLD WERE ARRESTED AT MUD BAY PARK. THE GROUP INFORMED THE OFFICERS THEY WERE FILMING A TIKTOK VIDEO AND HAD TWO PISTOL-STYLE AIRSOFT GUNS IN THE BUSHES. POLICE SEARCHED THE AREA AND FOUND TWO AIRSOFT PISTOLS, ONE BASEBALL BAT, O
With Rising COVID-19 Cases, BC Again Extends State Of Emergency To Continue BC's COVID-19 Response
__ __ _"I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE FROM COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, AND WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. AS A GOVERNMENT, WE ARE WORKING
POWER PLAY: Iran China Deal Should Make India Reconsider Its Foreign Policy
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH Iran and China are working on a deal worth 400 billion dollars. Iran will sell its oil at a concession price for the next 25 years. In return, China will develop Iran's infrastructure such as building roads, railway lines, airports, seaports and developing
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 30 New Cases Announced Tuesday Keeps Daily Average High
__ __ _AS PEOPLE BECOME MORE CARELESS AND LESS CAUTIOUS, THE SPREAD IS HITTING ANOTHER STRIDE WITH CASES THAT ARE NOW AVERAGING ABOVE 30. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 30 NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE EPI-LINKED CASE FOR A TOTAL OF 3,328 C
“SUUBEDAR” CHARGED: Young Indo-Canadian Caught On Video Driving Dangerously Criminally Charged
__ _LOVEPREET WIRING, FROM MISSISSAUGA, WAS IDENTIFIED AND WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING AND WILL BE ATTENDING THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN BRAMPTON ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020._ TORONTO - Region of Peel- Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Road Safety Services have laid
CONSTRUCTION BIZ: Balraj Mann Group Acquires Vancouver Ready Mix And Fraserway Prekast
__ __ _“WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CONCRETE (SUPPLY, RESTORATION AND MATERIALS TESTING), ACQUIRING VANCOUVER READY MIX WAS A NATURAL STEP IN EXPANSION, ENABLING BM GROUP TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND SERVE NEW GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS,” SAID RACY SIDHU, PARTNER IN THE BM GROUP’S M
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Steep Rise Of Daily Cases Over The Weekend See 51 For Saturday
_ LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE SEEN A STEADY RISE OF DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC BUT THE WEEKEND TALLY SINCE FRIDAY IS A REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS SATURDAY SAW A WHOPPING 51 CASES WITH THE AVERAGE OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS BEING ABOVE 30 PER DAY._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Last two weeks have
LEMON "TOONA": Needled Lemons Similar To The Ones In Coquitlam Were Found In Wolverhampton, England In 2016
URBAN VOODO: ARE NEEDLED LEMONS BEING HANGED ALONG COQUITLAM TRAILS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS OR PEOPLE? __ __ _ARE NEEDLED LEMONS FOUND HANGING ON TREES ALONG PORT COQUITLAM TRAILS “TOONA-TAANA” – CURSE OFFERING AND ARE THEY BEING HANGED BY LOCAL INDO-CANADIANS OR OTHERS. AND ARE THEY SUPPOS
BC Housing Markets Bounces Back To Pre-COVID-19 Normal With 16 Percent Increase Year Over Year In June
__ __ _YEAR-TO-DATE, BC RESIDENTIAL SALES DOLLAR VOLUME WAS UP 0.6 PER CENT TO $24.7 BILLION, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. RESIDENTIAL UNIT SALES WERE DOWN 8 PER CENT TO 32,875 UNITS, WHILE THE AVERAGE MLS RESIDENTIAL PRICE WAS UP 9.4 PER CENT TO $751,722._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VA
HORGAN FLYING HIGH: BC Premier’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time High Amid COVID-19 Response
__ __ _“PREMIER HORGAN REALLY LEADS THE CHARGE,” SAID STEVE MOSSOP WITH INSIGHTS WEST POLLING AGENCY. “WE HAVE APPROVAL RATINGS ROCKETING BY 17 POINTS IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS TO 68 PER CENT, WHICH IS REALLY HIGHER THAN WE’VE EVER SEEN FOR NOT ONLY HORGAN BUT ANY OTHER POLITICAL LEADER THAT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Week Ends With Negative Trend Of Rising Daily Cases
__ __ _FOR A SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, THE DAILY COVID-19 CASES ARE ON A NEGATIVE UPTICK WITH AVERAGE FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS GOING WELL ABOVE 20 FOR EACH DAY. AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED ESPECIALLY AFTER PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING THE DUTIFUL, INCLUDING A RECENT INCIDENT WHERE AN INDO-CANADIAN REALTOR CELEBRA
NDP Says Andrew Wilkinson Tried To Block John Horgan’s 20% Car Insurance Rate Cut But NDP Didn’t Let Him
__ __ _THE LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS PASSED WEDNESDAY, OVERHAULS ICBC WITH AN ENHANCED CARE MODEL THAT WILL SAVE DRIVERS AN AVERAGE OF $400 PER YEAR BY ELIMINATING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL COSTS FROM THE SYSTEM._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA - BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkin
NPF ROUNDTABLE: National Police Federation Continues To Demand Clarity And Costing On Proposed Surrey Police Transition
__ __ _THE NATIONAL POLICE FEDERATION (NPF) ARGUES SURREY’S PROPOSED POLICE TRANSITION WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS IN SURREY: GIVING PEOPLE LESS FOR MORE, AS TAXPAYERS WOULD BE BURDENED WITH UNEXPECTED AND GROWING COSTS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION. FUNDING THE PLAN HAS ALSO RESULT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Uptick In Daily Cases A Worry Especially After Study That Says There Are Eight Times More Positive Cases Than Reported
_ _ _A RECENT UPTICK IN REPORTED DAILY COVID-19 CASES IS A CONCERN FOR HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN BC ESPECIALLY AFTER A NEW STUDY THAT SUGGESTS EIGHT TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE IN METRO VANCOUVER HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAN THE RATE OF REPORTED CASES._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
SRAN GANGLAND MURDER: Police Release Photos Of Suspect Vehicle In Abbotsford Killing
____ _AN EXTENSIVE CANVASS FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE HAS PRODUCED IMAGES OF A BLACK 2019 MITSUBISHI RVR, WITH SOME NOTICEABLE DAMAGE, BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE TARGETED SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED AROUND 7:49 P.M. ON JULY 10, 2020._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF ABBOTSFORD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Hit Above 20 For Tuesday But No New Deaths
__ __ _ COVID-19 CASES AGAIN JUMPED OVER 20 FOR TUESDAY AS INFECTION HOTSPOTS CONTINUE AROUND THE PROVINCE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 21 NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO EPI-LINKED CASES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,149 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
Ravinderpaul Gill Of Calgary Facing 29 Firearms And Drug Charges
__ __ _CALGARY POLICE HAVE CHARGED RAVINDERPAUL GILL AFTER MULTIPLE FIREARMS AND DRUGS WERE SEIZED FROM A RESIDENCE IN SOUTHEAST CALGARY. GILL WILL NEXT APPEAR IN COURT ON AUG. 7, 2020._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF CALGARY – An Indo-Canadian man from Calgary is facing a slew of gun and drug ch
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Week Begins On A Good Note With The Usual Low Cases
__ __ _AFTER A SPIKE OF COVID-19 DAILY CASES LAST WEEK THAT TOOK THE DAILY AVERAGE TO ABOVE 20 CASES AFTER A LONG WHILE, THIS WEEK BEGAN WITH THE USUAL LOW CASES FOR MONDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 13 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF
India Needs To Balance It’s Act With Russia, America And China
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH India needs to balance its relations with all major powers of the world, particularly with Russia, America and China. We can say that India needs friendly relations with Russia, cordial relations with America and working relations with China. America is th
WE Scandal: Trudeau Comes Out Largely Unscathed From Charity Scandal
__ __ _NEW ANGUS REID POLLS FINDS HALF OF CANADIANS APPROVE OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU DESPITE THE WE CHARITY SCANDAL AS LIBERAL BASE STAYS COMMITTED BUT ANGER AMONG NON-LIBERALS GROWS. PROPORTION VOICING STRONG DISAPPROVAL OF PM (34%) NOW DOUBLES THOSE VOICING STRONG APPROVAL (16%)._ BY
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average Goes Above 20 For Last Week With Two More Deaths Over The Weekend
_FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE, BC’S DAILY AVERAGE OF COVID-19 CASES WENT ABOVE 20 FOR LAST WEEK WITH TWO NEW DEATHS IN THE LAST THREE DAYS. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JULY 10 TO JULY 11, BC HAD 21 NEW CASES. FROM JULY 11 TO JULY 12, THERE WERE 20 NEW CASES AND IN THE LAST 24 HOU
KEEP HOPE ALIVE: We Need It In Abundance To Get Through The Pandemic
BY ZILE SINGH WHERE THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS LIFE TO CUT COVID-19, HOPE IS THE KNIFE As a noun, Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. As a verb it is to want something to happen. Its synonyms are: asp
Alleged "Cocaine Smuggler" Karmjit "Jazzy" Sran Shot Dead In Gangland Slaying In Abbotsford
_ALLEGED "COCAINE SMUGGLER" KARMJIT "JAZZY" SRAN, WHO WAS OUT ON BAIL, WAS G__UNNED DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT IN ABBOTSFORD. HE WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS AT HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. IHIT WAS CALLED OUT TO TAKE CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION. IHIT IS CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY
RIGHTWINGERS GUN FOR PM: Man Caught Outside Trudeau’s Residence Was Packing An Arsenal
NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH SAYS POLICE HAVE DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO TREATMENT OF WHITE AND NON-WHITE SUSPECTS _THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES MEMBER COREY HURREN HAD MULTIPLE FIREARMS WHEN HE TRIED TO RAM INTO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S RESIDENCE. HURREN IS ALSO ACCUSED OF UTTERING A THREAT TO 'CAUS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Third Day Of Rising Daily Cases A Cause For Concern
_BC SAW A THIRD DAY OF STEADILY RISING CASES OF COVID-19 TO END THE WEEK ON A NOTE OF CONCERN AS FRIDAY’S 25 CASES WAS A BIG UPTICK OF DAILY CASES SINCE MAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 25 NEW CASES BUT NO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL
Is Canada Doing India’s Dirty Work By Putting Two Sikh-Canadians On The “No Fly” List Without Any Credible Evidence
_BEFORE MAY 17, 2018, BOTH BHAGAT SINGH BRAR AND PARVKAR SINGH DULAI WERE FREE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CRIMINAL RECORD AND WERE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS IN CANADA. DULAI EVEN WORKED ON THE AIR INDIA DEFENCE TEAM AS AN INVESTIGATOR YEARS AGO AND HE WAS WELL KNOWN TO BOTH CS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two Consecutive Days Of Climbing Daily Cases Shouldn’t Be Worry Yet
__ __ _THE COVID-19 DAILY CASES IN BC HAVE BEEN CLIMBING FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND SHOULD WE WORRY THAT INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPOTTED AT POPULAR RESTAURANTS LIKE BURGER PLACES AND STRIP JOINTS? SEEING HOW IT IS TAKING ITS TOLL IN THE US, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORRIED BUT GIVEN HOW THE AUTHO
Brampton Resident Suresh Kumar Ratnani Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls
__ __ _ON MONDAY JULY 6TH, SURESH KUMAR RATNANI (ALSO KNOWN AS JOE) WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HE IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN BRAMPTON ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. RATNANI IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN, 5’9, WITH A HEAVY BUILD, SHORT BLACK
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Cases Rise To 18 Wednesday But Daily Average Remains Below 15
__ __ _THERE WERE 18 CASES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY, A RISE FROM THE USUAL 10 OR 12 CASES BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS BELOW 15 FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX, MINISTER AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THREE NEW DEATHS AND 18 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,0
BCLI Issues Report On The Builders Lien Act To Simplify And Improve Operations
__ __ _ THE BUILDERS LIEN ACT IS A MAJOR CORNERSTONE OF CONSTRUCTION LAW. THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EASIER AND FASTER PROCEDURES TO CLEAR LIENS FROM THE OWNER’S TITLE, AND TO CURB THE TENDENCY OF THE ACT TO CAUSE INTERRUPTIONS IN THE FLOW OF FUNDS IN A BUILDING PROJECT. IT WOULD ALSO BE EA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Has BC Really Beaten The Virus As Low Daily Cases Continue
__ __ _BC HAS DEFINITELY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT HAS THE PROVINCE BEATEN COVID-19 FOR GOOD? THAT’S HARD TO SAY AS HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO USE PRECAUTION WITH BC AGAIN EXTENDING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C. 'S PROVINCIA
Two South Asian Women Wanted By Island Police For Stealing $3000 Worth Of Beauty Products
__ __ _TWO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN ARE WANTED BY POLICE AFTER BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA STEALING $3,000 OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM LANGFORD STORE. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS DESCRIBED AS IN HER EARLY 40’S WHILE THE OTHER LOOKS TO BE IN HER 20S. THE OLDER SUSPECT STANDS 5’6″ TALL, HAS A MEDIUM BUILD, LONG
BC Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Again For Another Two Weeks
__ __ _"WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME RESTRICTIONS LIFTING, BUT THERE ARE MEASURES WE NEED TO KEEP IN PLACE TO CONTINUE BATTLING COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE SURE BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE SAFE AND THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE PROTEC
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Six Deaths Over Last Three Days A Low Point In Otherwise Continued Low Daily Cases
__ __ _SIX NEW COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS MARKS A LOW POINT IN OTHERWISE CONTINUATION OF LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS SINCE FRIDAY. IN THE FIRST
COVID-19 Has Created A Real Crisis In Canadian Journalism
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COVID-19 HELP: BC Reduces Annual License Fee For Taxi Industry
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week Of Low Daily Cases Ends With 13
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW IN BC WITH ANOTHER WEEK ENDING WITH AN AVERAGE OF BELOW 15 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 13 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,947 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. SIX CASES PREVIOUSLY
Friends Of India To Protest Saturday At Chinese Consulate In Vancouver Demanding Release Of Detained Canadians
__ __ _THE PEACEFUL PROTEST WILL BEGIN ON JULY 4TH, 2020 AT 10:30 AM (PST) AT THE CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA LOCATED AT 3380 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C._ SURREY – Friends of Canada-India have been planning to hold a protest at the Chinese Consulate In Vancouve
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 24 Cases Over The Last Two Days Keeps Daily Average Below 15
_ _ __ _DESPITE INCREASED ACTIVITY IN BC, THE COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW AS MOVIE THEATRES OPEN ON FRIDAY FOR FILM LOVERS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS. IN THE FIRST REPORTING
BASIC INCOME: Poll Says Three In Five Canadians Support Idea Of Basic Income
__ __ _AS COVID-19 REWRITES PLAYBOOKS ON THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET, MAJORITIES SUPPORT THE IDEA OF BASIC INCOME OF UP TO 30K. BUT WHO WILL PAY? TWO-THIRDS REJECT INCREASE IN THEIR OWN TAXES, MOST FEEL WEALTHY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE_ VANCOUVER – As the federal government extends the Canadian Emerge
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ZILE SINGH AMBASSADOR (RETD.) Adversity does not come alone. It brings with it other pains and sufferings in different forms. Racism is one of the hidden pandemics which we all are embattling with for a long time. Unlike Covid-19, Racism embraces religion, race, nationality, ethnicity, co
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: BC Continues To Avoid The Surge Of New Cases With Just 10 Announced Tuesday
__ __ _BC HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN AVOIDING THE SURGE OF NEW CASES SEEN ACROSS US AND IN EASTERN CANADA AND WE CONTINUE TO DO WELL ON A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS WITH VERY LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 12 NEW CASES AND NO
DECLINE OF THE WEST: Russia's Role Is Vital In A Crisis-Ridden World
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The world is passing through a very serious crisis. The main reason for the crisis is the decline of the western capitalist system. This crisis is not only economic, but is global and has social, familial, moral, ethical and cultural aspects. The bitter truth is that the we
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Despite Flare-Ups At Vancouver Strip Club, Daily Cases Remain Low
__ __ _DESPITE THE FLARE-UP OF POSSIBLE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AT A POPULAR VANCOUVER STRIP CLUB, DAILY CASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS REMAINED LOW. "THERE HAS BEEN ONE NEW EXPOSURE EVENT AT BRANDI'S EXOTIC SHOW LOUNGE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION. PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY CONTAC
Prime Minister Announces Support For Students Serving Their Communities And Opportunities To Gain Paid Work Experience
OTTAWA -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the launch of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), which will support post-secondary students and recent graduates as they volunteer to serve in their communities’ COVID-19 response and gain valuable experience at the same time. “Canadian
Abbotsford-Based Music Video Maker Sukh Sanghera Accused Of Sexual Harassment
PUNJABI #ME-TOO: MORE MODELS LEVEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST SANGHERA! __ __ _LOCAL MODEL-ACTRESS RACHELLE MICHELLE TOLD SIKH WOMEN FORUM KAUR MOVEMENT ABOUT HER BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE PUNJABI MUSIC INDUSTRY ALLEGING THAT SHE WAS HARASSED BY SUKH SANGHERA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSIC
Surrey Councillor Annis Accuses Mayor McCallum Of Abusing In Camera Meeting To Avoid Transparency
__ __ _SURREY COUNCILLOR LINDA ANNIS IS ASKING “WHERE IS THE INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSIONER WE AGREED TO IN JUNE 2019?” "HE [MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM] KNOWS THAT ONCE WE ARE IN CAMERA, OUR HANDS ARE TIED AND WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING PUBLICLY. FRANKLY, HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND ABUSING
Landlords Can Evict Tenants Under New Law But Not For Failure To Pay Rent
__ __ _THE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MARCH 30, 2020. AS THE PROVINCE MOVES FORWARD WITH BC'S RESTART PLAN, THE BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN LATE PAYMENT OR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED._ VICTORIA – The Province is maintaining the moratorium on rent
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__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES BUT THERE WERE A FEW DEATHS THIS WEEK AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK OF NO FATALITIES FROM THE VIRUS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTA
TOTAL IDIOTS: Police Search For Punjabi Men Riding In Chrysler 300 With Personalized Plate “SUUBEDAR”
_SOMETIME BETWEEN SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 AND MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020, TWO MEN WERE OBSERVED ENTERING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS OF A BLACK CHRYSLER 300, WITH ONTARIO PERSONALIZED LICENCE PLATE, “SUUBEDAR”. THE CAR THEY GOT INTO PURPOSELY DID BURN-OUTS AT AN INTERSECTION THAT DAMAGED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Deaths And New Cases Hit The 20 Daily Mark In A Long While
__ __ _THERE WERE TWO NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED FROM COVID-19 ON THURSDAY AND DAILY CASES ALSO SHOT UP TO 20 AFTER A LONG WHILE OF DAILY CASES AVERAGING BELOW 15 A DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THE NEW CASES WITH THE TOTAL NOW STANDI
BC's Phase Three Reopening Mainly About Travel And Tourism Within The Province
VICTORIA – BC government announced the Phase 3 reopening plan on Wednesday which mainly concerns safe and respectful travel and tourism within the province. "Thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of British Columbians, and under the guidance of the provincial health officer, we are now enterin
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For Another Week Remains Below 15
__ __ _DESPITE THE 14 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK SO FAR REMAINS BELOW 15 AS PHASE 3 WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY WHICH REALLY MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN ALLOWING BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO TAKE IN-PROVINCE VACATIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY,
Longshoremen Union Donates $25,773 To Children’s Hospital Despite COVID-19
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Low Cases Continues Over The Weekend With One New Death
__ __ _LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND, AVERAGING LESS THAN 15 CASES A DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH AS BC IS EXPECTED TO OPEN PHASE THREE THIS WEEK. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 19 TO JUNE 20, THERE WERE 10 NEW CASES. IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 20 TO JUN
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NOT FOR PROFIT: Seniors Care Homes Should Be Operated By The Government And Not Private-For-Profit Sector
__ __ _BRITISH COLUMBIA’S SENIORS ADVOCATE ISOBEL MACKENZIE REPORTED THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CARE HOMES GENERATED $1.4 BILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE OF WHICH $1.3 BILLION COMES FROM PUBLIC FUNDING. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT LESS THAN HALF OF CARE HOME OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THEIR AUDITED
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Daily Cases Continues Over The Weekend With One New Death
__ __ _LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND, AVERAGING LESS THAN 15 CASES A DAY WITH ONE NEW DEATH AS BC IS EXPECTED TO OPEN PHASE THREE THIS WEEK. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 19 TO JUNE 20, THERE WERE 10 NEW CASES. IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD FROM JUNE 20 TO JUN
OPINION: Gandhi Has Got To Go Because His Racist Actions Are An Affront To Black Lives Matter
__ __ _GANDHI APOLOGISTS SAY HIS RACISM TOWARDS BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS WAS DUE TO HIS BEING YOUNG. BUT WAS IT JUST THE “YOUNG” AND “IMMATURE” GANDHI BEFORE HE EVOLVED? THAT’S WHAT SOME SUGGEST TO WHITEWASH THE RACISM AND DEMANDS FOR SEGREGATION THAT WERE REPEATEDLY RAISED BY AN EXCEPTION
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__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF A NEW NATION-WIDE MOBILE APP TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATIONS OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 ACROSS CANADA, WITH BETA TESTING TO BEGIN IN ONTARIO. “AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH RESTARTING THE ECONOMY, WE MUST KEEP WORKING TOGETHER TO P
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Such Low Daily Cases, NDP Govt To Accelerate Start Of Phase Three
__ __ _SINCE THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY UNDER PHASE TWO, BC CONTINUES TO SEE LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS. NOW THE BC GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO ACCELERATE START OF PHASE THREE AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OF
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__ __ _RECENTLY, POLICE ACROSS CANADA, INCLUDING SOME RCMP OFFICERS WERE ASKED BY THE TORONTO STAR TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUE OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. BC RCMP SERGEANT VERONICA FOX WAS ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST. HER FULL SUBMIS
Worshipper At Abbotsford’s Kalidhar Gurdwara May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Eight New Cases Announced Thursday But No New Deaths
_ _ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,783 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – While other jurisdictions are suffering from the
Basant Sweets And Dosa Hut Chef Tested Positive For COVID-19 But Owner Says Restaurant Safe For Customers
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Inch Up Slightly But Daily Average Remains Below 15
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY INCHED UP SLIGHTLY BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS BELOW 15 FOR THE WEEK SO FAR. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 19 NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,775 CASES IN BRITIS
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths And Low Daily Cases Trend Continues
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES CONTINUES AS TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO SAW NO NEW DEATHS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW COVID-19 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES AND ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,756
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__ __ _SHOULD BC ACCELERATE THE REOPENING AS THE PROVINCE HAS NOT ONLY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT CONTINUES TO SHOW VERY LOW DAILY CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR THREE 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS SINCE FRIDAY._ BY D
South Asian Men And Veteran Toronto Cop Among 10 Charged Sexual Exploitation Of 16-Year-Old Girl
__ __ _ARYAN KHEMKA, 19, MOHAMMAD AHMADI, 35, SAYAD JALAI, 27, FEIYA LIU, 29, PAUL POCHMURSKI, 45, ANGEL PINA SANCHEZ, 36, DRAGOMIR POPOVIC, 41, AUSTIN MORDEN, 27, AND MICHAEL YIMER, 29, ARE CHARGED WITH THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL._ TORONTO -A number of South Asian men and a
BOLLYWOOD ANXIETY: Rising Young Bollywood Star Sushant Singh Rajput Kills Himself After Ex-Manager Also Dies Of Suicide
_ _ __ _SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT’S SUICIDE COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE RECENT SUICIDE DEATH OF HIS EX-MANAGER DISHA SALIAN, WHO WAS JUST 28. SALIAN DIED AFTER FALLING OFF A HIGH-RISE IN MUMBAI’S MALAD ON MONDAY (JUNE 8) NIGHT. FOLLOWING SALIAN’S TRAGIC DEATH, RAJPUT WAS DEPRESSED ACCORDING TO RE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Remain Low For Another Week As Reopening Accelerates
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES REMAINED LOW FOR ANOTHER WEEK AS BC LOOKS TO ACCELERATE REOPENING TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 16 NEW CASES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TO
Police Seek Help To Identify Indecent Act Suspect Who Is South Asian Or Middle Eastern
__ __ _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN OR MIDDLE EASTERN MAN, WITH SHORT DARK HAIR, DARK FACIAL HAIR, IN HIS 20’S, MEDIUM BUILD, AND WEARING GLASSES._ SURREY - Surrey RCMP is looking for the public’s help to identify a man, possibly a South Asian or Middle Eastern, who is a suspec
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Sixth Day Of No Deaths As BC Accelerates Reopening
__ __ _DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW IN BC WITH NO DEATHS FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS ON THE REOPENING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 14 NEW CASES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, FOR A TOTAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Five Straight Days Of No Deaths As Cases Remain Very Low
__ __ _BC IS SHOWING A REMARKABLE TREND OF NO COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY AS DAILY CASES REMAIN SO LOW THAT AUTHORITIES ARE NOW CONSIDERING REOPENING PHASE THREE SOONER EVEN THOUGH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX A
BC Extends State Of Emergency For Another Two Weeks Despite Low Daily Cases And No Deaths For Five Straight Days
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POEM: The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Dread And Spread
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BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: No New Deaths For Fourth Straight Day As Cases Remain Low
__ __ _THERE WAS NO NEW DEATH FROM COVID-19 FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY AS CASES REMAINED ON A LOW DAILY TREND. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED NINE NEW INFECTIONS AND ONE NEW EPI-LINKED CASE, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,669 CASES IN BRITISH COLU
GOD AND CORONAVIRUS: Don’t Rely On Him As He Helps Those Who Help Themselves
BY ZILE SINGH – AMBASSADOR (RETD.) To rid -off Coronavirus, they ask, where is God? Speaking mystically, he has gone into a silent Pod Who help themselves, He helps those For Him, there are no friends and no foes In human history never has been a time, except COVID-19, when the human being
MOTHER EARTH: We Must Stop Molesting Mother Nature Or We Face Bigger Disaster Than COVID-19
THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, BOLSONARO IN HIS SPEECH GIVEN TO HIS BRAZILIAN MINERS SAYS, "INTEREST IN THE AMAZON ISN'T ABOUT THE INDIANS OR THE FUCKING TREES --- IT'S ABOUT MINING." -- THE NEW YORKER; NOVEMBER 11, 2019. BY DR. SURESH KURL The stories about the creation could be f
WHY DO YOU NEED RELIGION? Because It Manifests As Love, Forgiveness, Kindness, Humility And Charity
BY DR. J. DAS The majority of people in the world belong to one religion or another. Since religion is such an important activity in the lives of so many people, I feel it is pertinent to ask why there is a need for religion? Perhaps, most people belonging to their respective religions, do not
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__ __ _BC CONTINUES TO DO EXTREMELY WELL AND THE LAST THREE DAYS, INCLUDING THE WEEKEND, WERE A CONTINUATION OF THE LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES THAT HAVE BECOME THE NORM IN THE PROVINCE AS IT LOOKS TO POSSIBLY ACCELERATE TO THE NEXT PHASE OF REOPENING. IT WAS A WELCOME BACK FOR DR. HENRY ON MONDAY.
SIKH GENOCIDE: Did Indira Gandhi Plan The Golden Temple Attack Years Before?
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LIFE OF A MIND: How Do You Cope With COVID-19 As A Writer?
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THE SECRET TO LIVING LONG: 102-Year-Old Mr. Singh Listens To His Body And That What You Should Do During Pandemic
__ __ _MR. SINGH STILL GOES FOR WALKS AND WAITS FOR THE SUMMER WEATHER WHEN HE WILL HIT THE GOLF COURSE. THE TESTIMONY TO HIS EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AT THIS SENIOR GOLDEN AGE IS THAT HE DOES NOT TAKE ANY OF THOSE MEDICINES OFTEN RELATED TO OLD AGE. CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, KNEE PROBLEMS, ETC. HAVE BYP
CMHC Tightens Lending Standards To Protect Housing Market During COVID-19
__ __ _THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY IS INCREASING THE QUALIFYING CREDIT SCORE FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE TO 680 FROM 600 AND LIMITING GROSS AND TOTAL DEBT SERVICING RATIOS TO THEIR STANDARDS OF 35 PER CENT AND 42 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY. "COVID-19 HAS EXPOSED LONG-STANDING VULNERABILITIES IN
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Such Low Daily Cases Has BC Beaten The Virus And Should Open Faster?
__ __ _THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT BC HAS BEEN LARGELY SPARED OF THE PAIN SEEN IN OTHER PROVINCES ESPECIALLY QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BUT THE OUTLOOK HERE IS GOOD FOR A QUICKER START TO THE INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WHILE STILL TAKING PRECAUTIONS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING TO AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS. _ BY PD
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Nine New Cases Including Four “Epi-Linked” Continuing Low Daily Average Trend
__ __ _BC IS INCLUDING FOUR EPI-LINKED OR EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY LINKED CASES IN THE ISLAND HEALTH AND VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION CASE REPORTING. 'EPI-LINKED' MEANS THAT PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT CASES MEET THE CASE DEFINITION FOR COVID-19 BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR A NU
Facebook And Instagram Unblocks Sikh hashtag After Nearly Three Months
_ _ __ _ON MARCH 7, FACEBOOK ADMITTED THAT THE HASHTAG WAS MISTAKENLY BLOCKED. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELEASED BY INSTAGRAM COMMUNICATION ON THEIR TWITTER HANDLE (@INSTAGRAMCOMMS) SAID: “WE HAVE UNBLOCKED THE HASHTAG #SIKH ON INSTAGRAM AND ARE WORKING TO UNBLOCK #SIKH ON FACEBOOK. WE’RE INVES
Young Indo-Canadian Man Charged In 2019 Fatal Collision That Killed Soccer Star Brandon Bassi
_ _ __ _ON JUNE 1, EIGHT CHARGES WERE LAID AGAINST THE ALLEGED DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, DILPREET SANDHU, INCLUDING DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH, AND FAILING TO REMAIN CAUSING DEATH. “THIS COLLISION HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY DUE TO THE TRAGIC LOSS OF A YOUNG PERSON’S LIFE,”
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Cases Jump Up to 22 On Wednesday But Daily Average Remain Below 15
__ __ _NEW COVID-19 CASES IN BC JUMPED ABOVE 20 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO WEEKS BUT THE DAILY AVERAGE REMAINS UNDER 15 FOR THE WEEK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 22 NEW INFECTIONS AND ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 2,623 CASES IN BRIT
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Cases Announced Tuesday As BC In Good Position To Accelerate Opening
__ __ _LOW NEW DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN BC ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE THAT THE PROVINCE HAS TURNED THE CORNER ON THE CORONAVIRUS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE REOPENING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED FOUR NEW INFECTIONS
Indian Ambassador Sandhu Says Post-COVID-19 World Needs Globalisation Based On Fairness, Equality And Humanity
_ _ __ _ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HUMAN WELFARE NEED TO GO HAND IN HAND AND THERE IS A NEED TO ENSURE EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE AND TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALL, INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE US TARANJIT SINGH SANDHU SAID IN A VIRTUAL INTERACTION WITH THE ASIA GROUP HOSTED BY FORM
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__ __ _THE WEEKEND AGAIN SAW LOW DAILY CASES BUT THIS WEEK WILL BE THE BIG TEST AS THE 14 DAY PERIOD OF THE PHASE TWO REOPENING COMES UP ON TUESDAY AND CASES FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARDS WILL TELL THE REAL STORY IF THERE ARE ANY MAJOR SPIKES SINCE THE REOPENING AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE NEXT PHASE OF
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Secures Paid Sick Leave for All Workers in Canada
__ __ _"EVERY WORKER SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO PAID SICK LEAVE. WORKERS NEED TO KNOW THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE TO STAY HOME WITH PAY IF THEY ARE SICK," SAID NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH. "NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN GOING TO WORK SICK OR NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEI
OPINION: It’s Time To Share Your COVID-19 Experience
BY DR. BONNIE HENRY - PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER AND ADRIAN DIX - MINISTER OF HEALTH VICTORIA - The effects of COVID-19 have been far reaching. Everybody in our province has been impacted, as well as everybody across Canada and around the globe. We have learned a lot about the virus, how it spre
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Good Week Ends With 11 New Cases And No New Deaths For Second Straight Day
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK OF LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES HAS COME TO AN END AND THE JUNE LOOKS PROMISING AS THE ECONOMY GETS A FURTHER OPENING TEST. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 11 NEW INFECTIONS AND FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY NO NEW DEATHS F
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Now more than ever we’re discovering the myriad ways that people come together and connect online. It seems that every day there is a new online community popping up, allowing people from all around the world to meet in one place and participate in something they love doing. If you’re already
BC Liberals Call For A Clear Account Of How WorkSafe BC And NDP Lost Almost $3 Billion
__ __ _"PEOPLE ALL ACROSS B.C. HAVE BEEN SACRIFICING TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND NOW AS THEY HEAD BACK TO WORK, THEY'RE LEARNING THAT THE AGENCY IN CHARGE OF ENSURING THEY'RE SAFE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HELP BUY GLOVES OR MASKS," SAID ANDREW WILKINSON, OFFICIAL OPPOSITION
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Four New Cases Announced Friday As BC Continues To Destroy The Curve
__ __ _COVID-19 INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN BC AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH A NEW NORMAL, WHICH MAY MEAN EASING OF RESTRICTIONS EARLIER IN THE FOUR PHASES ALREADY ANNOUNCED. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED FOUR N
KidsPlay Founder Kal Dosanjh Among BC Honourees For Combating Racism
__ __ _THIS YEAR'S B.C. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTI-RACISM AWARDS WERE PRESENTED THROUGH A LIVESTREAM EVENT ON THE B.C. GOVERNMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE. PREMIER HORGAN AND ANNE KANG, MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTICULTURALISM, PRESENTED THE AWARDS THAT WERE CO-HOSTED BY MELANIE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Nine New Cases On Wednesday Means BC Doing Well Even After Reopening
__ __ _THERE WERE JUST NINE NEW CASES GIVEN THAT BC HAS NOW REOPENED MANY BUSINESSES FOR PHASE TWO AND THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED TEN-FOLD. BUT SINCE THE VIRUS HAS A TWO WEEK PERIOD BEFORE PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, HEALTH OFFICIALS WON’T KNOW THE TRUE IMPACT OF THE REOPENING ON NEW CASES U
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week of Low Daily Cases With 11 Announced Tuesday
__ _ __ANOTHER WEEK HAS BEGUN WITH LOW DAILY CASES WITH JUST 11 FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AND FOR FURTHER GOOD NEWS, THERE WERE NO NEW DEATHS ANNOUNCED BY HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER. BC NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 2,541
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 12 New Cases For The Weekend Continues Spelling Good News
__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATE FOR THE TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 23 TO MAY 24, AND MAY 24 TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 24, BC HAD FIVE NEW INFECTIONS AND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Reopening Week Comes To An End With Very Low Daily Cases
__ __ _BC’S FIRST REOPENING WEEK ENDED ON A VERY GOOD NOTE AND WITH LOW DAILY COVID-19 CASES WELL BELOW 20 PER DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 10 NEW INFECTIONS AND TWO NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,517 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 18 New Cases Friday Keeps Daily Tally Well Below 20
THE REOPENING WEEK IS COMING TO A GOOD END WITH DAILY COVID-19 INFECTIONS REMAINING LOW DESPITE THE INCREASED ACTIVITY UNDER PHASE TWO OF BC’S GETTING BACK TO OUR NEW NORMAL UNDER THE VIRUS.HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 18 NEW INFEC
CRIMINALS IN CBSA: Canada Border Officers Investigated For Hundreds Of Misconduct Complaints Including Theft And Taking Bribes
__ __ _ALLEGATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO CBSA OFFICER MISCONDUCT INCLUDED IMPROPER SEARCH, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BRIBERY, THEFT, EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, COLLECTING WOMEN’S PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERS, AND MORE. THOUGH MANY DETAILS FROM THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION DOCUMENTS ARE REDA
SHADOW BROKER: Another Indo-Canadian Mortgage Broker Handed A Lifetime Ban
__ __ _RICKY KANWAL ADMITTED TO SUBMITTING FAKE INCOME AND TAX DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS. AS PART OF A CONSENT ORDER REACHED LAST MONTH WITH B.C.'S REGISTRAR OF MORTGAGE BROKERS, KANWAL ALSO ADMITTED TO ALLOWING TWO UNLICENSED DEALMAKERS TO USE HIM TO GET FINANCING FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Average Of Less Than 15 Daily Cases Continues During Reopening Week
__ __ _BC’S REOPENING WEEK IS TRENDING POSITIVELY WITH LOW DAILY COVID-19 INFECTIONS THAT THIS WEEK SO FAR IS AVERAGING LESS THAN 15 PER DAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 12 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,479
COVID-19 TRAGEDY: Indo-American Father-Daughter Doctors Die From The Virus
__ __ _SATYENDER DEV KHANNA AND PRIYA KHANNA WORKED AT THE CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER._ NEW YORK - An Indian-American father and daughter, both doctors in New Jersey, have died due to the COVID-19, with Governor Phil Murphy describing their demise as “particularly tough" and hailed them for
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Reopening Day Sees A Slight Surge To 21 New Infections
__ __ _BC WENT FROM 2 NEW COVID-19 CASES ANNOUNCED TUESDAY TO 21 ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, THE DAY AFTER THE REOPENING OF THE PROVINCE’S PHASE TWO, WHICH SAW MANY RESTAURANTS AND HAIR SALONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES REOPEN. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OF
Another Indo-Canadian Man Charged In Killing Of Andrew Baldwin
_TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD JASMAN BASRAN HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE HOMICIDE OF ANDREW BALDWIN IN SURREY, B.C. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019. POLICE HAD EARLIER CHARGED JAGPAL HOTHI AND JORDAN BOTTOMLEY WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH BALDWIN’S KILLING. THIRTY-YEAR-OLD ANDR
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Infections Over The Last 24 Hours Is Great News For BC Reopening
__ __ _FROM THE LOW DAILY NEW COVID-19 CASES LAST WEEK WHICH CONTINUE TO DROP THIS WEEK, BC HAS NOT ONLY FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE VIRUS MAY BE ON IT’S WAY OUT IN OUR PROVINCE. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED JUST TWO
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: New Cases For The Weekend Hit Below 10 Per Day
VICTORIA – Last week saw a daily average new COVID-19 cases of below 20 and the weekend is more good news as the two days ending Monday saw just eight cases each day. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided case updates for two 24-hour report
Agricultural And Seasonal Farm Workers Get Protections During Pandemic
__ __ _TO PROTECT FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE HAS OUTLINED A SERIES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FARMS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT EMPLOY SEASONAL LABOUR AND TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – BC government announced suppo
Campaign To Stop Surrey Police Transition Recruits Heavyweights Baltej Dhillon And Dianne Watts
_ _ __ _‘NOW’S NOT THE TIME” CAMPAIGN TO HALT SURREY’S TRANSITION TO LOCAL POLICE FORCE HAS RECRUITED SOME HEAVY-HITTERS, INCLUDING FIRST TURBANED SIKH RCMP OFFICER BALTEJ SINGH DHILLON, TO MAKE SURE THAT SURREY RCMP STAYS NOW THAT COVID-19 HAS WRECKED HAVOC ECONOMICALLY EVERYWHERE. “
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Low Week Ends With 21 New Cases As BC Heads For Reopening
VICTORIA – Another week of low daily cases ended with 21 new infections for the 24 hour period from Friday to Saturday which bodes well for BC as the province heads for a reopening next week. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, reported one new de
NDP Calls On Liberals To Come Clean On ICC And Position On Palestine
__ __ _“AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT A LETTER SENT FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE ICC THAT STATES CANADA’S OPPOSITION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ICC TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF WAR CRIMES BY ISRAELI FORCES AND HAMAS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AND GAZA AND
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Average Daily Cases For This Week Remain Below 20 But Five New Deaths Troubling
__ __ _AS BC HEADS FOR THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY, OUR LOW DAILY CASES OF COVID-19 ARE VERY ENCOURAGING BUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF DEATH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY IS TROUBLESOME. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 15 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE NEW DEAT
KEN HERAR: There’s A New Sheriff In Mission And He’s Speaking Up For Citizens
MISSION COUNCILOR HERAR WANTS APOLOGY FROM MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCILOR FOR INTIMIDATION! __ __ _MISSION COUNCILLOR HERAR STOOD HIS GROUND WHEN COUNCIL RECENTLY VOTED ON THE 2020 TAX BYLAW THAT SOUGHT INCREASE OF 4.39 PERCENT BUT HERAR WAS THE ONLY ONE TO STAND UP FOR MISSION RESIDENTS, SAYING TH
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Day Of Low Cases As BC Heads For Reopening
__ __ _ANOTHER DAY OF LOW COVID-19 CASES IS GOOD NEWS AS BC HEADS FOR REOPENING NEXT WEEK AND THE CURRENT EMERGENCY TO BE LIFTED ON MAY 27. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED 15 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,392 CASE
POLL: Pandemic Sours Canadians’ View Of China To A New Low
__ __ _A WHOPPING 85% OF CANADIANS SAY CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BEEN HONEST OR TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL._ TORONTO – The latest opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian favourability towards China at a new low. Indeed, just 14 per cent of adul
OPINION: A Made For BC Testing Strategy Designed To Adapt To Our COVID-19 Pandemic
__ __ _BY DR. BONNIE HENRY - PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER_ VICTORIA - Testing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases is a core tenet of public health. It tells us the what, who and where of disease transmission, but we need to understand the limitations of testing to do this right. Many
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For This Week Remains Below 20
__ __ _THE DAILY AVERAGE OF NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS REMAINED BELOW 30 THIS WEEK WITH 16 NEW CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, REPORTED ONE NEW DEATH FOR A TOTAL OF 2,376 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAF
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Just Seven Cases Reported Tuesday, BC Is Doing A Good Job Isolating
__ __ _EVERY PERSON IN OUR PROVINCE HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN FAR REACHING. TODAY, A PROVINCEWIDE SURVEY - CALLED YOUR STORY, OUR FUTURE - HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES AND ACTIONS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SO FAR. THE SURVEY CAN BE ACCESSED THROUG
BC Brings In Protections For Seasonal Farm Workers During Pandemic
__ __ _TO PROTECT FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE HAS OUTLINED A SERIES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FARMS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT EMPLOY SEASONAL LABOUR AND TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS._ SURREY – BC government announced support aimed at keeping seaso
COVID-19 IMPACT: Indian Students In Canada Begin Registration For Repatriation
__ __ __ _NEARLY 300,000 INDIANS, MAINLY STUDENTS, ARE BELIEVED TO BE STRANDED IN CANADA DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MANY ARE REGISTERING WITH INDIA TO BE BROUGHT BACK HOME AS PROSPECTS AND EDUCATION HIT A WALL._ TORONTO - Even though Canada does not feature in the first list of countries fr
BC COVID-19 DALY UPDATE: New Cases For The Weekend Average Less Than 20 Daily
__ __ _HEALTH ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 9 TO MAY 10, AND MAY 10 TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 10, BC HAD NINE NEW CASES. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE PROVINCE HAVE HAD A
BC Selects Group To Lead Anti-Racism Program As Racist Incidents Against Asians On The Rise
VICTORIA – BC is providing more support for communities following a rise in racist incidents targeting Asian people during the COVID-19 pandemic. "It is very concerning that we are seeing an increase in racially motivated attacks toward people of Asian heritage since the COVID-19 outbreak," sa
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Good Week End With Low Daily Cases But Next Phase Still Needs Caution
__ __ _AS WE CELEBRATE OUR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS TOMORROW, LET'S SHOW HOW MUCH WE CARE FOR THEM BY ENSURING WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO KEEP THEM SAFE. IF YOUR MOTHER IS OLDER, AWAITING SURGERY OR HAS AN UNDERLYING ILLNESS, AVOID ANY CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT AND CELEBRATE AT A SAFE DISTANCE, UNL
COVID-19 Haunts Taxi Industry As 10 Toronto Airport Taxi And Limo Drivers Killed By The Virus
__ __ _THE DRIVERS WERE WORKING OUT OF PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS INCLUDE KARAM SINGH PUNIAN, WHO DIED MONDAY, AND AKASHDIP GREWAL, WHO DIED FRIDAY, SAID RAJINDER AUJLA, PRESIDENT OF THE AIRPORT TAXI ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT 700 DRIVERS OPERATING ABOU
Ariana Grande And Justin Bieber Sing “Stuck With U” At Home In New Song And Video
LOS ANGELES - After a full week of teasers, the duo unveiled the new track and its accompanying video on May 8. The music video features Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, fans and first responders while at home during the covid-19 pandemic. Before the song and music video release today, Grande and
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Friday’s 29 New Cases Keeps Daily Average Below 30 For This Week
__ __ _“OUR GO-FORWARD PRINCIPLES ARE OUR PLAYBOOK FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THEY ARE THE RULES TO HELP US DECIDE WHAT IS SAFE FOR OURSELVES, OUR LOVED ONES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL COVID-19 IS NO LONGER A RISK TO ANY OF US,” HEAL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 33 New Cases And Two New Deaths Keeps Daily Infection Rate Low As BC Heads For Reopening
__ __ _STAYING HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BEING RESPECTFUL OF THOSE AROUND US WHEN WE DO GO OUT ARE STILL VERY MUCH A NECESSITY FOR ALL OF US. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL NOT CHANGE, EVEN AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE: SAFE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, WASHING OUR HANDS AND AVOIDING NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONAL TR
Hindu Man From Toronto Fired By His Realty Firm And Removed From School Board For Islamophobic Views
__ __ _RAVI HOODA, A TORONTO REALTOR AND IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT, IS THE LATEST IN A GROWING ANTI-MUSLIM PROPAGANDA BY HINDUTAVA FORCES IN INDIA WHICH IS SLOWLY SEEPING INTO FOREIGN LANDS LIKE CANADA. RECENTLY, SEVERAL INDIAN NATIONALS LIVING IN ARAB COUNTRIES WERE FIRED FROM THEIR JOBS FOR DISPL
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Cases Continue This Week But So Do Deaths Of Most Vulnerable Seniors
__ __ _LOW DAILY INFECTIONS CONTINUED WEDNESDAY BUT SO DID THE DEATHS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF COVID-19. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 23 NEW INFECTIONS AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,255 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Just 8 Cases Reported On Tuesday, BC Is Well on It’s Way To Reopening Economy Next Week
__ __ _BC HAS DONE IT’S BEST IN FLATTENING THE CURVE AND IT’S SHOWING BY NUMBERS THAT HAVE HIT SINGLE DIGIT ON TUESDAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED EIGHT NEW CASES OF COVID-19 BUT FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,232 CASES IN B
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Low Daily Cases As BC Gets Ready To Reopen Economy
__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED CASE UPDATES FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: MAY 2 TO MAY 3, AND MAY 3 THROUGH TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH MAY 3, BC HAD 34 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,205 CASES IN B
Seven Million Unintended Pregnancies Could Result From COVID-19, Says UN Study
UNITED NATIONS - Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the Covid-19 pandemic could leave 47 million women in low and middle-income countries unable to use modern contraceptives, leading to seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data rel
OPINION: Corona-Virus Pandemic Exposes The Ugly Face Of Western Capitalism
BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH The corona virus pandemic has exposed the real and ugly face of western capitalism. It has also exposed pseudo globalization of western capitalism. This has brought out the reality that racism is an integral part of western capitalism. The western capitalist societies lack di
COVID ANXIETY: Pandemic Disaster Creating An Anxious World of Uncertainty
BY ZILE SINGH COVID-19 is still at the door. An air of uncertainty prevails all around. While all individual and collective efforts in the form of lockdown, social distancing and other standard hygiene are in place, the pandemic has not come to rest. Its future impacts on economic,
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Week Ends With Moderate Numbers As We Move Towards Reopening Economy
__ __ _ANOTHER WEEK ENDED WITH MODERATELY RISING INFECTIONS IN BC WHICH PUTS THE PROVINCE IN A GOOD STEAD OF REOPENING THE ECONOMY AS SHUTDOWN BEGINS TO HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON EVERYTHING. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 26 NEW IN
Sikh Nation’s COVID-19 Blood Drive Breaks Records
__ __ __ _IN ONE OF THE LARGEST BLOOD DRIVES EARLIER T IN APRIL TO MARK SIKH HERITAGE MONTH, SIKH NATION PARTNERED WITH CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED THAT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CANADA HAS BEEN FACING DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF BLOOD IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS._ SURREY –
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: After Poultry Flare Up, New Daily Numbers Back To Normal
__ __ _THERE ARE 52 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT SUPERIOR POULTRY IN COQUITLAM, AND 35 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT UNITED POULTRY IN VANCOUVER. OF NOTE, THE UNITED POULTRY CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN DECREASED, CORRECTING A REPORTING ERROR IN THURSDAY'S REPORT._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORI
Trudeau Announces Ban On Assault-Style Firearms Citing Nova Scotia Massacre And Other Gun Related Mass Murders In Canada
_ _ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCED THE BAN OF OVER 1,500 MODELS AND VARIANTS OF ASSAULT-STYLE FIREARMS. THESE MODELS REPRESENT NINE CATEGORIES OF FIREARMS AND TWO TYPES IDENTIFIED BY CHARACTERISTIC. SOME OF THEIR COMPONENTS ARE ALSO PROHIBITED. _ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF OTTAWA
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 25 New Cases And Two New Deaths Take BC’s Numbers To 2112
VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 25 new cases and two new deaths for a total of 2,112 cases in British Columbia. "Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 815 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health r
Conservative MP And Leadership Contender's Racist Tirade Directed At Dr. Tam Shows Party's Ongoing Racism Problem
PM TRUDEAU SLAMS DEREK SLOAN FOR ‘RACISM’ WHILE REJECTED CONSERVATIVE LEADER SCHEER REMAINS QUIET! __ __ _“INTOLERANCE AND RACISM HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY, CANADA HAS SUCCEEDED BECAUSE OF OUR DIVERSITY,” PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID WHEN ASKED ABOUT SLOAN’S COMMENTS AND OTHE
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Fraser Health Region Leads As 38 New Infections Announced Wednesday
__ __ _WEDNESDAY SAW CONTINUED RISE OF MODERATELY LOW CASES WITH THE FRASER HEALTH REGION LEADING WITH THE MOST CASES. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 34 NEW CASES AND FOUR NEW DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,087 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA._ B
PM Justin Trudeau And India’s Narendra Modi Discuss Pandemic Strategy And Mass Shooting
NO WORD WHETHER THE RECENT INDIAN SPY SCANDAL CAME UP! _DURING THE PHONE CALL, NARENDRA MODI OFFERED HIS CONDOLENCES TO CANADIANS FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING IN NOVA SCOTIA. JUSTIN TRUDEAU THANKED MODI AND HIGHLIGHTED THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH OF CANADIANS. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE RECENT
Bollywood Star Who Appeared In Slumdog Millionaire And Amazing Spider Man Dies At Age 53
__ __ _IRRFAN KHAN DIED AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO MUMBAI’S KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL ON TUESDAY, WHERE HE WAS UNDER OBSERVATION FOR COLON INFECTION. THE ACTOR IN 2018 HAD ANNOUNCED THAT HE’D BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOUR._ MUMBAI - Actor Irrfan Khan has died at the age
BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Poultry Company Infections Lead To A Spike Up With 55 New Cases
_A POULTRY COMPANY’S NEGLIGENCE THAT HAS LED TO A BREAK OUT OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS AT THEIR VANCOUVER AND COQUITLAM OPERATIONS HAS LED TO A SPIKE UP OF POSITIVE CASES IN BC. AS OF TUESDAY, 46 EMPLOYEES HAVE NOW BEEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE AT SUPERIOR POULTRY IN COQUITLAM, AND 34 EMPLOYEES ARE CON
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Cases Again Takes Daily Average Below 30
_HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, PROVIDED AN UPDATE FOR TWO 24-HOUR REPORTING PERIODS: APRIL 25 TO 26, AND APRIL 26 THROUGH TO MIDDAY MONDAY. IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH APRIL 26, BC HAD 39 NEW CASES AND IN THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD T
Powerlifter Helps With COVID-19 Response
_CHAMPION POWERLIFTER SUMEET SHARMA IS DOING HIS PART IN HELPING WITH THE COVID-19 RESPONSE IN VANCOUVER AND SURREY. HE HAS TEAMED UP WITH RAGA RESTAURANT AND SUPPLEMENT KING SURREY TO DONATE FOOD SUPPLIES TO HEALTH CASEWORKERS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, “OUR GOAL IS TO
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With A Surge Of New Cases In The Fraser Health Region
__ __ _THE LAST FULL WEEK OF APRIL ENDED ON A BAD NOTE FOR BC AS NEW CASES SURGED, ESPECIALLY IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION WHICH INCLUDES SURREY, THE REGION’S BIGGEST CITY BY POPULATION. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 95 NEW CASES AN
OPINION: India Plunged Into Chaos by Modi's Nationwide Lockdown
BY ORGANIZATION FOR MINORITIES OF INDIA NEW DELHI — Millions are facing starvation in India while minorities are being accused of spreading COVID-19 after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown a month after his political party was accused of staging an an
Khalsa Aid Canada Gets Royal Recognition As It Delivers Food To Over 10,000 Canadians
__ _KHALSA AID CANADA IS PROVIDING AID TO A NUMBER OF FOOD BANKS ACROSS CANADA AS DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES SOAR, INCLUDING MUSTARD SEED STREET CHURCH AND FOOD BANK (VICTORIA, BC), OURPLACE SOCIETY (VICTORIA, BC), ALMA MATER SOCIETY OF UBC (VANCOUVER, BC), JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (VANCOUVER, BC),
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Tally Of New Cases Remains Below 30 But Four More Deaths Take BC Total Close To 100
__ __ _FRIDAY NUMBERS AGAIN SAW LESS THAN 30 NEW CASES BUT FOUR MORE DEATHS ARE TAKING BC’S NUMBER CLOSE TO 100 AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TOWARDS AN EASE OF RESTRICTIONS AND RESTARTING NORMAL LIFE WITH MANY CONDITIONS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFF
FLIGHT POLITICS: Canadian Government Trying To Bring (Indo-)Canadians Home Amidst Criticism And Infighting
__ __ _A NUMBER OF INDO-CANADIAN MPS INCLUDING SURREY MPS RANDEEP SARAI AND SUKH DHALIWAL HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR LOVED ONES HOME BUT THEY HAVE FACED A BACKLASH AND CRITICISM FROM OPPONENTS AND DISGRUNTLED ENEMIES INCLUDING THE SAME MAN WHO EARLIER WAS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE
VPD Takes Down High Risk Individuals Over Firearms Offences
__ PHOTO BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON / DESIBUZZCANADA __ _NEIGHBORS TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THE POLICE MAY HAVE BEEN SEEKING GUNS BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REAL ONES AND THAT THEY MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS. “WE HAD A VERY VISIBLE PRESENCE IN THE SUNSET NEIGHBOURHOOD YESTERDAY EVENING IN RELATION T
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Caseload Goes Below 30 Again Even Though More Poultry Positive Spread
__ __ _BC’S DAILY CASELOAD AGAIN WENT BELOW 30 CASES ON THURSDAY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT POULTRY PROCESSING PLAN THAT ADDED TO WEDNESDAY’S HIGH OF 71 CASES HAD MORE SPREAD TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER PROCESSING PLANTS AFTER NEGLIGENCE AT THE VANCOUVER PLANT. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AN
PM Trudeau Hits A High Note On Support In COVID-19 Crisis Poll
__ __ _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS LIFTS HIS APPROVAL TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2017. WHILE AN ELECTION CALL IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, LIBERALS LEAD CPC BY 3 POINTS AMONG DECIDED VOTERS. THE LATEST STUDY FROM POLLSTER ANGUS REID INSTITUTE FINDS
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Vancouver Chicken Processing Plant Infections Double Up Daily Numbers Wednesday
_ _ __ _A VIRUS INFECTION BREAKOUT AT A VANCOUVER CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT HAS DOUBLED OUR AVERAGE DAILY NUMBERS IN BC, WITH THE AUTHORITIES EMPHASIZING HOW SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ISOLATION IS STILL KEY TO KEEP THE SPREAD IN CHECK. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIA
NDP Says Govt Should Help Afghan Sikhs And Hindus Resettle In Canada
__ __ _“IT IS CLEAR THAT SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE NOT SAFE AND CONTINUE TO FACE EXTREME PERSECUTION AND WIDESPREAD DISCRIMINATION. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO PROTECT THESE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE FACED SEVERE PERSECUTION FOR FAR TOO LONG,” SAID NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH. “THE GOVERN
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 25 New Infections And One More Death Continue Low Daily Numbers
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__ __ _IN THE FIRST REPORTING PERIOD THROUGH APRIL 19, BC HAD 29 NEW CASES AND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THERE WERE A FURTHER 23 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,699 CASES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW A TOTAL OF 52 NEW INFECTIONS AND FIVE MORE DEATHS._ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA
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__ __ _COVID-19 HIT THE WORLD LIKE A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE. THE MOST RECENT B.C. MODELLING SHOWS US THAT IN THE FACE OF THIS STORM, WE HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN OUR PROVINCE. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT ARE STILL STANDING STRONG. I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS FO
Trump Using COVID-19 To Temporarily Suspend Immigration To U.S.
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Police Given Powers To Fine Businesses And Individuals $2000 For Price Gouging
__ __ _MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL MIKE FARNWORTH HAS GIVEN POLICE AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE ABILITY TO ISSUE $2,000 VIOLATION TICKETS FOR PRICE GOUGING AND THE RESELLING OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL GOODS DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC._ BY DESIBUZ
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__ __ _THE WESTERN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE VIRTUE OF SHARING. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO TAKE FROM OTHERS RATHER THAN GIVE SOMETHING TO OTHERS. RUSSIA, CHINA AND CUBA SHARED THEIR RESOURCES WITH ITALY, THE WORST AFFECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRY. AMERICA HAS FORCED INDIA TO GIVE IT THE DRU
Consumer Protection BC Put In Charge Of Handling Complaints About Price Gouging During COVID-19
__ PHOTO BY SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON / DESIBUZZCANADA __ _CONSUMER PROTECTION BC HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST AND MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PRICE GOUGING AND RESELLING OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SUPPLIES IN THE PROVINCE. _ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA– If you
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__ __ _BC ENDED ANOTHER GOOD WEEK WITH LOW TO MODERATE RISING CASES AS THE PROVINCE LOOKS TO EASE RESTRICTIONS MOST LIKELY IN MID MAY. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 29 NEW INFECTIONS, THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,647 CASES OF C
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__ __ _NEW YORK - ITS MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES. BUT BIOGEN, A TOP-NOTCH BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN THE US HAS FOUND ITSELF IN AN UNENVIABLE POSITION OF BEING A MAJOR SPREADER OF COVID-19 THAT HAS SO FAR KILLED OVER 1,14,000 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD._ Biogen employees reportedly carried the virus that
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__ __ _ONTARIO EXTENDED ITS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ANOTHER 28 DAYS. ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD SAID ONTARIO’S SCHOOLS WILL NOT REOPEN ON MAY 4 AS IT IS TOO SOON TO RELAX MEASURES AS THE PROVINCE CONTINUES TO FIGHT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS. BUT BC IS DOING MUCH BETTER AND WILL MOST LIKELY LIFT RESTRI
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__ __ _"THE MODELLING WE RELEASED TODAY CLEARLY SHOWS THE RESILIENCY AND 100% COMMITMENT OF EVERYONE IN B.C. IS HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT. WE ARE BENDING THE CURVE,” ANNOUNCED HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER. "THERE ARE NOW 63 CASES OF COVID-19
Janitors Launch Campaign Demanding Better Pay And Work Conditions During COVID-19
__ __ _THE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS INCLUDE AN IMMEDIATE $2 PER HOUR RAISE; KEEPING CLEANERS EMPLOYED DURING THE CRISIS; AND ENSURING ALL CLEANERS ARE WORKING SAFELY WITH THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND PERSONAL PROTECT EQUIPMENT (PPE)._ __ VANCOUVER - The Service Employees International Union Local 2, whic
Indo-Canadian Couple From Brampton Die Of COVID-19 Just Days Apart
_ _ __ _SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD NAGARAJAH THESINGARAJAH DIED IN HOSPITAL ON APRIL 15, JUST TWO DAYS AFTER HIS 56-YEAR-OLD WIFE, PUSHPARANI NAGARAJAH, PASSED AWAY. ACCORDING TO FAMILY, THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS, AGED 29, 22, AND 19, ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS AND REMAIN IN ISOLATION IN THEIR BRAMP
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Thursday’s Announcement Sees Only 14 New Infections As The BC Caseload Eases
_ _ __ _BC LOOKS TO BE OVER THE HUMP AS NEW CASES CONTINUE TO DECLINE WITH THURSDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT SEEING ONLY 14 NEW INFECTIONS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE THREE NEW DEATHS. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 14 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,
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Prince Charles Lauds British-Sikhs’ Role In Covid-19 Fight In Vaisakhi Message
_ _ __ _THE 71-YEAR-OLD HEIR TO THE BRITISH THRONE, WHO RECOVERED FROM HIS COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS LAST MONTH, SAID HE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE “GREAT SADNESS” AS THE EVENT CANNOT BE CELEBRATED IN THE USUAL WAY AS HE LAUDED THE VITAL ROLE BEING PLAYED BY THE COMMUNITY ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE CRISIS.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Mid Week Sees 44 New Cases And Three More Deaths With Total Of 1561 Infections
BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced Wednesday 44 new cases, three more deaths for a total of 1,561 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. "Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVI
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BC Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency Till April 28
__ __ _"THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING TIME, BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE LEADING THE WAY IN OUR EFFORTS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19," SAID PREMIER JOHN HORGAN. "WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR SACRIFICE, DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO KEEP O
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__ __ _ONE IS INCLINED TO SAY IT WAS FLICKERING PRAGMATISM OF BIDEN THAT WON OVER THE DOGMATIC CONSISTENCY OF SANDERS BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE THE USUAL SUSPECTS BEHIND BIDEN’S STATUS QUO VICTORY – MONEY AND POWERFUL FORCES PULLING STRINGS TO GIVEN THE PARTY REIGN TO ONE OF THE WORST CANDIDATES
Local Singer Dal Hothi Releases Aja To Brighten COVID-19 Isolation
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BC COVID-19 UPDATE: With New Coronavirus Cases Waning, Talks Begin About Opening The Economy
__ __ _WITH THE SLOWDOWN OF THE NEW COVID-19 CASES IN BC, TALK HAS ALREADY BEGUN ABOUT WHEN WE CAN LIFT RESTRICTIONS AND RESTART THE BC ECONOMY. ON TUESDAY, HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 27 NEW CASES AND THREE MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL
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Police Arrest And Charge Suspect In Surrey Shooting That Killed An Indo-Canadian Man
_ _ __ _IHIT INVESTIGATORS ALONG WITH SURREY RCMP OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE LOWER MAINLAND DISTRICT’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) ARRESTED 26-YEAR-OLD ROBERT TOMLJENOVIC FOR THE MURDER OF PRITPAL SINGH._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF SURREY – Police are now calling the killing of an Indo-C
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__ __ _JUDGING BY THE WEEKEND NUMBERS, WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL IN BC AS NUMBERS FROM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE BELOW LAST WEEK’S DAILY AVERAGE. DOES THAT MEAN RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED IN EARLY MAY? WE WILL KNOW MUCH MORE THIS WEEK AS PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL POLITICIANS TELL CANADIANS WHAT TO
Massive House Fire In Surrey Shuts Down Area Between 125 and 128 Street
_ _ _POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE IN THE 7900 BLOCK OF 126A STREET IN SURREY ON SUNDAY AT ABOUT 1130 AM, WHICH CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF TWO ADJACENT HOMES. NO ONE IS HURT AND ALL THE OCCUPANTS ARE SAFE. THE HOME THAT CAUGHT FIRE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME.
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Another Week Concludes With Moderately Rising Cases
__ __ _THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW LONG-TERM CARE OUTBREAKS IN THE LAST DAY. VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH AND FRASER HEALTH TEAMS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE 20 REMAINING AFFECTED LONG-TERM CARE AND ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES, WHICH HAVE A COMBINED 246 CASES OF COVID-19._ __ BY DESIBUZZCANADA ST
OVER-SUPPLY: Falling Demand For Milk Forces Dairy Farmers To Dump Their Milk
TORONTO – Falling demand for milk is forcing dairy farmers across Canada and the U.S. to dump gallons of milk and see their profits go down the drain as they try to manage the widespread disruptions the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to their industry. John Walker of Walker Dairy Inc., near Ayl
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__ __ _WITH BUSINESSES CLOSED AND PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, HOW LONG CAN THE LOCKDOWN TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE. CANADIAN POLITICIANS AND HEALTH LEADERS CONTINUE TO TREAD CAUTIOUSLY AND SAY THE NORMAL MAY NOT RETURN FOR A LONG TIME WHILE THEY LOOK TO EASE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW DAILY GRIND AND BUSINE
TARGETED KILLING: Pritpal Singh Identified As Man Shot Dead In Surrey
_ _ __ _ON APRIL 7, 2020 AT 12:43 A.M., 21-YEAR-OLD PRITPAL SINGH WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE A RESIDENCE IN THE 8800-BLOCK OF 138A STREET IN SURREY, B.C. _ _BY R. PAUL DHILLON – EDITOR-FOUNDER DESIBUZZCANADA_ SURREY –Surrey had it’s first targeted shooting during the COVID-19 pandemic
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__ __ _"TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, WE MUST ENSURE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND FULLY ABLE TO ADDRESS THE UNPARALLELED CHALLENGES OF COVID-19. WE MUST ALSO TAKE CARE OF OUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS SO THEY CAN CARE FOR US, PROTECT AND SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE, AND DO ALL WE CAN TO KEEP OUR FIREWALL ST
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Talk Of “End Game” Has Begun But When Will BC’s Restrictions Ease?
BUT WILL MODERATE RISE OF NEW CASES AND MORE DEATHS MEAN CONTINUED LOCKDOWN TILL END OF APRIL? __ __ _TALK OF THE END GAME REGARDING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAS BEGUN WITH GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH OFFICIALS TELLING BRITISH COLUMBIANS WHEN WE CAN GO BACK TO A VERSION OF OUR NORMAL LIVES. PROVINCIAL H
COVID-19 POLL: Canadians Least Equipped To Endure Economic Downturn Bearing The Brunt Of Layoffs
__ __ _ALREADY, 44 PER CENT OF CANADIANS SAY THAT THEY OR SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAS LOST HOURS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. AMONG THIS GROUP, THE MAJORITY SAY THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE NOT COVERING ANY OF THEIR NOW DISAPPEARED WAGES._ __ TORONTO – As the COVID-19 outbreak continues its vise-
OPINION: We’re All In This Fight Together So Let’s Do Our Part To Rid The Virus
BY DR. BONNIE HENRY - PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER VICTORIA - When an outbreak hits a community, one of the most urgent things people want is information. This is human nature, as information allows us to protect ourselves, our families and our loved ones. Information is at the heart of public hea
Trudeau Expected To Call Emergency Parliament Session To pass Legislation On COVID-19
__ __ _THE FOCUS OF THE SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE ON A STIMULUS PACKAGE TO HELP WORKERS AND BUSINESSES SURVIVE THE DEVASTATING BLOW FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS._ __ OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to call an emergency session of the country’s Parliament to pass legislation r
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__ __ _WILL BC BE OUT OF THE COVID-19 HELL HOLE SOONER THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE MODERATE RISE OF MEW CASES IS A GOOD SIGN THAT WE COULD GET BACK TO NORMAL SOONER THAN LATER BUT THE LONG TERM SITUATION STILL LOOKS TENABLE._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – Will BC be out of the COVID-19 he
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BY DR. SAWRAJ SINGH There is a joke in Punjabi which goes like this. Some boys are bathing a cat and the cat dies. A person asks the boys if the bathing killed the cat. The boys answered that it was not the bathing but the wringing to dry it after the bathing which killed the cat. I am afraid th
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__ __ _WHEN WILL THIS COVID-19 SCOURGE END FOR US IN BC? WHILE IT COULD BE EARLIER THAN THE MORE HARDER-HIT PROVINCES LIKE ONTARIO AND QUEBEC BUT NO ONE STILL KNOWS. AND WITH THE LOCKDOWN IN BC AND OTHER COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO END ON APRIL 14 AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO BRING BACK CANADIANS TO R
Sikhs Around The World Send Meals To Thousands Of People In Coronavirus Isolation
__ __ _THE GROUP, 'TURBANS OF AUSTRALIA', HAVE SO FAR DONATED MORE THAN 1.5 TONS OF FOOD._ __ NEW YORK - The Sikh community of Sydney has spent over $4,000 Australian dollars on a food donation program for elderly folks stuck in self-isolation. The group—“Turbans of Australia”—have so
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__ __ _HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED THREE NEW DEATHS AND 29 NEW CASES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,203 INFECTED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON SATURDAY, SIGNALING THAT ISOLATION AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS WORKING IN BC AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO FLATTEN THE
A CORONAVIRUS CRY FROM DELHI: Scared, Stuck In India And Waiting To Fly Back Home To Canada
__ __ _IT’S QUITE SCARY. THE CORNER STORE LADY IS RUNNING OUT OF NECESSITIES AND ALSO SHE HAS TO GET A PERMIT TO BUY ENOUGH, FOR HEMKUNT COLONY, TO LAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS LOCKDOWN. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR PUBLICATION OF MY WRITING. YOU HAVE OFTEN PUBLISHED MY ARTICLES BEFORE. THIS IS A CRY FRO
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_ _ _AN ESTIMATED 25,000 CANADIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS AND PRS REMAINED IN INDIA AT THE TIME THE LOCKDOWN TO HELP CURB SPREAD OF COVID-19 WAS IMPOSED AND AS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS PETERED OUT, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO RETURN TO CANADA. BUT CANADA’S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FIRST 6 FLIGHTS AT A
SIKH HERITAGE MONTH: Trudeau Applauds The Canadian Sikh Community’s Efforts Against COVID-19 Fight
__ __ _SURREY-NEWTON MP SUKH DHALIWAL’S PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL C-376 TO DESIGNATE APRIL AS SIKH HERITAGE MONTH ALSO PASSED IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND RECEIVED ROYAL ASSENT INTO LAW. “TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAVE MADE TO CANADA, FROM THE EARLY PIONEERS WOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE FRIDAY: Another 53 New Cases Takes BC Total To 1174
__ _HOW FAR IS THE END GAME IN THE CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTION> GIVEN BC’S SLOW AND STEADY CLIMB WITH AVERAGE NEW CASES THIS WEEK OF JUST ABOVE 50 PER DAY, WE SHOULD HIT THE PEAK BY MID APRIL. HEALTH MINISTER ADRIAN DIX AND DR. BONNIE HENRY, B.C.'S PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, ANNOUNCED 53 NEW CASES,
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SURREY - Happy Singh Eats, the newest restaurant endeavour by Tandoori Flame Restaurants, may not be open to the public just yet, however they are already serving their community. Teaming up with the kitchen at Tandoori Flame Delta, they’re preparing meals for medical staff at Delta Hosp
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__ _THE NANJI FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS OFFERED TO MATCH EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO THE RICHMOND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND UP TO A TOTAL OF $100,000. THAT MEANS THAT YOUR GENEROUS DONATION WILL HAVE DOUBLE THE IMPACT. "WE ARE SO HONOURED THAT THE NANJI FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED $
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_“I’D LIKE TO THANK THE RCMP AND SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR THEIR FAIR AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THESE BASELESS ACCUSATIONS,” SIMS SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE. UNFORTUNATELY, ANDREW WILKINSON’S DECISION TO PROMOTE THESE FABRICATED CLAIMS RESULTED IN THE UNNECESSARY DIVERSION OF POLICE TIME
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__ __ _"IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, WE ARE SADDENED TO REPORT SIX DEATHS IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL, FRASER AND ISLAND HEALTH REGIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN 31 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE. WE OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST THE
Brampton-West MP Kamal Khera Tests Positive For COVID-19
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__ __ _AN ISMAILI-CANADIAN MAN IS THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN REPORTED TO HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 IN TORONTO LAST SATURDAY. MUBARAK POPAT BECAME INFECTED WITH COVID-19 AFTER RETURNING TO CANADA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ON MARCH 5. HE DIED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IN HOSPITAL, REPORTED CTV NEWS. THE 77
Surrey Sikh Gurdwara Offers Free Delivery Of Groceries And Meals During COVID-19 Isolation
__ __ _GURDWARA DUKH NIVARAN SAHIB IN SURREY WILL ALSO BE OFFERING DRIVE-THROUGH LANGAR, OR DRIVE THROUGH MEAL SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED. THE LANGAR WILL BE HELD FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EVERY DAY, SINCE DINING AT THE TEMPLES HAS BEEN BANNED._ __ SURREY - The Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey is
BC COVID-19 UPDATE WEDNESDAY: 53 New Cases And No Deaths Continues Slow And Steady BC Climb
__ _"EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 497 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 367 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 72 ARE IN THE ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 114 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 16 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION,” THEY SAID._ VICTOR
BC COVID-19 UPDATE TUESDAY: 43 New Cases In BC Shows That Isolating Is Working And Should Continue
__ _EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 476 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 348 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 67 ARE IN THE ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 107 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 15 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STA
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: BC Doing Slightly Better Than Other Big Canadian Provinces With 86 New Cases For Saturday And Sunday
__ _ONTARIO RECORDED 10 DEATHS IN A SINGLE DAY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH INFECTED TOTALING OVER 1700 WHILE QUEBEC CLIMBED WELL PAST 3000 CASES WITH A TOTAL OF 3430 INFECTED, TAKING THE CANADA TOTAL TO NEARLY 7500 INFECTED. BUT PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS TAKING A MEASURE OF SATISFACTION FROM EA
STRANDED: When Will Indo-Canadians Make It Home From India After Modi’s 21-Day Lockdown
__ _MORE THAN 17,500 CANADIAN CITIZENS, MOSTLY INDO-CANADIANS FROM THE PUNJAB REGION, HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AS BEING STRANDED IN INDIA, AND AS OF TUESDAY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD NO REPATRIATION FLIGHTS SCHEDULED TO GET THEM OUT. AND WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER N
BC COVID-19 UPDATE SATURDAY: 92 More Cases Takes BC total To 884 As The Spread Continues
_OF THE TOTAL COVID-19 CASES, 81 INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED, 52 OF THOSE IN HOSPITAL ARE IN INTENSIVE CARE, AND THE REMAINING PEOPLE WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ARE RECOVERING AT HOME IN SELF-ISOLATION._ BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF VICTORIA – The COVID-19 spread in BC contin
CANADA COVID-19 UPDATE FRIDAY: BC Records Another 67 Cases While Canada-Wide Total Expands To 4726
_THE COVID-19 COUNT IN BC GREW BY ANOTHER 67 CASES TO 792 TOTAL WITH CANADA’S TOTAL COUNT NEARING 5000 CASES. TOTAL CANADA-WIDE CASED CURRENTLY STAND AT 4726 AS OF FRIDAY WITH 55 DEATHS AND 350 RECOVERED. WORLDWIDE TOTAL COUNT OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS HIT 596,021 WITH 27,341 DEATHS AND 133,057 HA
Trudeau Hikes Wage Subsidy To 75 Percent From Earlier 10 Percent For Small Businesses Facing Impact Of COVID-19
TO FURTHER SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL GIVE A 75 PER CENT WAGE SUBSIDY FOR QUALIFYING BUSINESSES, FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS, RETROACTIVE TO MARCH 15, 2020. THIS WILL HELP BUSINESSES TO KEEP AND RETURN WORKERS TO THE PAYROLL. MORE DETAILS ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL START WIT
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_AS MORE PROVINCES DECLARE STATES OF EMERGENCY AND SHUT-DOWNS BECOME DEEPER AND LONGER-LASTING, NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH ELABORATED ON THE TWO URGENT MEASURES HE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AND OUTLINED EIGHT INITIATIVES THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD MOVE ON QUICKLY TO HELP CANADIANS MAKE ENDS MEET._ __
BC COVID-19 UPDATE THURSDAY: BC’s Total Virus Cases Rise By Another 66 To 725 With Every Health Region Now Having Patients
_"EVERY HEALTH REGION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: 359 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION, 241 ARE IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 52 ARE IN THE VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH REGION, 62 ARE IN THE INTERIOR HEALTH REGION AND 11 ARE IN THE NORTHERN HEALTH REGION.” _ BY DESIBUZ
THE HUMAN SPIRIT: We Must Fight COVID-19 With Quarantine, Courage And Hope
BY ZILE SINGH - AMBASSADOR (RETD.) _“BETTER A LITTLE LOSS NOW THAN A LONG SORROW”_ With the onslaught of COVID-19 – a viral Pandemic - the whole world is in the grip of an emergency situation. All human beings are at war with it. For all countries, it is an intern
Surrey Gives Residents Three Extra Months To Pay Utilities Fees
_"THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IS EXTENSIVE, AND THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS ARE BEING FELT BY ALL OF US," SAID MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM. "THAT IS WHY THE COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED THE DEFERRAL OF THE ANNUAL FLAT WATER AND SEWER FOR 90 DAYS. WE ARE REVIEWING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS IN HOW WE CAN HELP EASE TH
BC COVID-19 UPDATE WEDNESDAY: 42 New Cases Of The Virus Reported With Another Residential Care Home Hit
__ _"ONE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME NOW HAS A CONFIRMED CASE - A HEALTH-CARE WORKER AT THE BROADWAY PENTECOSTAL LODGE IN THE VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH REGION. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT OUTBREAK PROTOCOLS.”_ __ VICTORIA – Forty-two new COVID-19 cases wer
SAD-Amritsar Overseas Committee Calls On Worldwide Sikhs To Observe ARDAAS Diwas To Rid The World Of COVID-19
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_AFTER EKOMKAR GREWAL AND GURFATEH GREWAL, PUNJABI MUSIC-FILM SUPERSTAR GIPPY GREWAL HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH THE THIRD SON, WHO GIPPY AND HIS WIFE HAVE NAMED GURBAAZ GREWAL. AS SOON AS THE PICTURES WERE SHARED, GIPPY RECEIVED SEVERAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FROM HIS FRIENDS AND FRATERNITY M
Indo-Canadian Woman Found Dead In Brampton Home Was Victim Of Murder-suicide
_POLICE SAID THEY FOUND 27-YEAR-OLD SHARANJEET KAUR’S BODY AND THE BODY OF A 35-YEAR-OLD NAVDEEP SINGH INSIDE THE HOME. THE DEATH OF THE KAUR HAS NOW BEEN DEEMED A HOMICIDE, POLICE SAID._ TORONTO – An Indo-Canadian woman found dead inside a Brampton home was the victim of a murder
Bc Liberal Insiders Dump $125,000 Of The $200,000 They Received From Christy Clark Government To Non-profit Diversecity
_THE NON-PROFIT AGENCY DIVERSECITY__ __COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY RECEIVED $125,000 DONATION FROM SATNAM JOHAL AND JAGMOHAN SINGH FRONTED NEW HORIZONS VILLAGE SOCIETY, WHICH RECEIVED THE CONTROVERSIAL $200,000 FUNDING FROM THE CHRISTY CLARK BC LIBERAL GOVERNMENT JUST BEFORE THE 2017 PROVINC
CBC Uncovers Huge Pro-India Fake News Network Including Canadian Sites And Link To Rightwing Think Tanks And Divisive Figures Like Tarek Fatah
_IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CBC NEWS, FATAH SAID THAT HE WAS AWARE HIS COLUMNS WERE BEING REPUBLISHED IN THE NEW DELHI TIMES AND SAID ANKIT SRIVASTAVA PAID HIM A SMALL FEE FOR IT, THOUGH HE DECLINED TO SPECIFY HOW MUCH. “MR. FATAH IS A FREELANCE OPINION COLUMNIST. FREELANCERS CAN GENERALLY
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WHY ARE POLICE FORCES NOT TAKING BREAK-AND ENTER PROPERTY CRIME SERIOUSLY AFTER INDO-CANADIAN HOME IN RICHMOND AND BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER TARGETED _THE RICHMOND INDO-CANADIAN FAMILY SAW A SECOND ATTACK ON NOVEMBER 18 AT THEIR HOME WITH CRIMINALS POSING AS BY-LAW OFFICERS. WHILE WELL KNOWN PHO
The Demon King: The Much Maligned Raavan Also Enjoys Respect And Honour Too
_ACCORDING TO THE HINDU MYTHICAL NARRATED STORY, RAAVAN ABDUCTED SITA, THE WIFE OF RAM, IN REVENGE THAT THE LATTER, THROUGH HIS BROTHER LAKSHMAN, MUTILATED THE BEAUTIFUL FIGURE OF RAAVAN’S SISTER, SHURPANAKHA. WAS HE AN ARYAN BY RACE OR BELONGING TO THE INDIGENOUS DRAVIDIAN PEOPLE OF IN
Sikh-canadian Businessman Bob Hans And Family Donate $125,000 To Surrey Hospital To Honour Guru Nanak’s 550 Year Legacy
_AS 27 MILLION SIKHS AROUND THE WORLD PREPARE FOR THE 550TH CELEBRATIONS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF GURU NANAK, THE FOUNDER OF THEIR FAITH, SURREY’S HANS FAMILY ARE PLANNING A UNIQUE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN HIS NAME TO HELP SICK CHILDREN AT SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. BOB
Tandoori Chai: Smoky Tea Baked In Clay Oven Heats Up Pakistan
TOPICS:Desi Tea [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/desi-tea/]New Food Trend [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/new-food-trend/]Pakistan Craze [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/pakistan-craze/]Tandoori Chai [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/tandoori-chai/] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [ht
Turbaned Indo-canadian Man Sought After Groping Incident In Surrey
_THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A 50-60 YEAR-OLD SOUTH ASIAN MALE WITH A LONG BEARD, WEARING AN ORANGE TURBAN. ON SEPTEMBER 15, STAFF OF A BUSINESS IN THE 10300-BLOCK OF 152__ND__ STREET REPORTED THAT A COLLEAGUE HAD BEEN GROPED AND KISSED BY A MALE CUSTOMER. THE MAN THEN MADE INAPPRO
Sid Bhullar’s Sexy, Fleshy Twilight Princess Music Video Debuts On Worldstar Hip Hop
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The Original Sikh Lumber Mogul: Author Didn’t Get To Write The Asa Johal Book She Wanted But She’s Happy With The Final Results Of The Book
_FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCER AND AUTHOR JINDER OUJLA-CHALMERS SAID WHILE THE BOOK COVERS MUCH ABOUT EARLY SIKH-CANADIAN HISTORY IN BC AS IT DOES ABOUT ASA JOHAL AND HIS BUSINESS AND FAMILY LIFE, THE FINAL RESULT IS NOT THE BOOK SHE WROTE AS HER VERSION HAD THE REALLY JUICY BI
Where’s The Police? Indian-students And Other Criminals Continue Mob Violence In Surrey
MAYOR “DOUG PAAJI” ALSO CONCERNED THAT HIS FAVOURITE POLICE FORCE THE RCMP NOT DOING ENOUGH TO CURB THE VIOLENCE! _“I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THIS KIND OF MOB VIOLENCE IS HAPPENING WITH ALARMING FREQUENCY. IN AUGUST, ANOTHER LARGE BRAWL IN THE STRAWBERRY HILL AREA WAS CAU
Saving Alberta: Fools Who Are Trying To Break Up The Country Need To Focus On Alberta’s Dire Financial Health And Future Like Peter Lougheed Did
_IN 2005, CAME RALPH KLEIN, THE SANTA CLAUSE OF ALBERTA. I RECALL HIM SHOVELING OUT THOSE MASSIVE OIL-FUELED BUDGET SURPLUS FUNDS AS PROSPERITY BONUS, ALSO KNOWN AS RALPH BUCKS. I WISH, I WERE LIVING IN ALBERTA AT THE TIME, EVEN TEMPORARILY AND NOT IN BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA; SINCE TH
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_THE HEIST THRILLER SERIES TELLS THE STORY OF A PLOT TO STEAL THE KOHINOOR DIAMOND, CENTREPIECE OF THE BRITISH CROWN JEWELS. FEATURING MANY OF THE BIGGEST NAMES FROM THE INDIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, CURSE OF THE KOHINOOR INTERTWINES THE HISTORY OF THE ICONIC DIAMOND WITH THE
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 4, 2019 _GURU NANAK GAVE A MESSAGE OF LOVE, TOLERANCE, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND SINCERE CONCERN FOR ALL OF HUMANITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALL CREATURES AND BEINGS._
Slum-lords: Sahota Family May Be Forced To Handover Their Multi-million Dollar Hotels For $1 To City Of Vancouver
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Strategic Voting: Uncommitted Voters Gave Trudeau Liberals Another Chance By Shifting Votes And Defeating The Conservatives
_WHY AND WHEN DID UNCOMMITTED VOTERS LOCK IN? STUDY SHOWS LIBERALS BENEFITTED MOST FROM STRATEGIC VOTING. ANGUS REID SURVEY CANVASSED CANADIANS WHO WERE UNCOMMITTED DURING CAMPAIGN ABOUT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE SURVEY ALSO OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF JUST HOW VOLATILE THE CAM
Popular Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Being Considered For Federal Cabinet Role For Alberta
_“I’VE GOT A PRETTY BIG JOB NOW, BUT I AM ALSO A LOYAL CANADIAN; I AM A NON-PARTISAN,” MAYOR NAHEED NENSHI SAID. “THAT’S WHY I WEAR PURPLE EVERY DAY — IT’S RED AND BLUE. AND I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ANYBODY WHO’S SEEKING PUBLIC SERVICE TO HELP DO WHAT’
Indo-canadian Gangster Looking To Avoid Deportation Loses Appeal
JIMI SANDHU AN INDO-CANADIAN GANGSTER, WHO HAS LIVED IN CANADA SINCE AGE 7, TOLD AN IMMIGRATION HEARING LATE LAST YEAR THAT HE HAS LEFT BEHIND HIS CRIMINAL LIFESTYLE AND SHOULD BE NOT BE DEPORTED TO HIS NATIVE INDIA. BUT THIS WEEK, SANDHU LOST AN APPEAL OF THE REMOVAL ORDER BY THE IMMIGRATION
“KAIFI AUR MAIN” Is Going To Entertain And Enlighten You
ENTERTAINMENT has always been fun for people. After television theaters are the second love for the people. You all have remembered well the serial “Mera Woh Matlab Nahin Tha [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXkSprlihQM]” in 2015 playing Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta in lead. After the overwhel
Mission Native’s Portrait Pays Respect To Trailblazing Sikh-american Deputy Sheriff And To All Who Stand In The Line Of Fire
_ALAN VAN PATTER, WHO GREW UP IN MISSION AND A GRADUATE FROM MISSION SENIOR SECONDARY IN 2000, TEACHES AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE HOUSTON AREA WHERE FIRST SIKH-AMERICAN DEPUTY SHERIFF SANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL WAS GUNNED DOWN. HE WAS SADDENED BY THE SENSELESS LOSS, AS HE DESCR
Immigration Fraud: Bc And Federal Government Vows To Go After Trucking Companies Following Globe’s Explosive Expose On Exploitation Of Foreign Workers And Safety Concerns
_DEADLY, DANGEROUS AND DOWNRIGHT EXPLOITATIVE – THE PROVINCE AND FEDS PROMISE ACTION AFTER A GLOBE AND MAIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS HOW TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE MAKING MONEY WHILE PUTTING YOU AT RISK._ SURREY – Trucking companies, many of them owned by Indo-Canadians,
Scandal: Ndp Minister Jinny Sims Steps Down As Special Prosecutor Appointed To Investigate
_CITIZENS SERVICES MINISTER JINNY SIMS RECENTLY CAME UNDER ATTACK FROM THE OPPOSITION BC LIBERALS OVER UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS THAT SHE WAS TAKING MONEY FOR WRITING REFERENCE LETTERS FOR PAKISTANIS WHO WERE LATER FOUND TO BE ON A SECURITY WATCH LIST. SIMS RESPONDED
Tight Election: Who Forms Minority Government May Come Down To The Ridings That Were The Closest In 2015
_POLLSTER ANGUS REID’S STUDY LOOKS AT 67 RIDINGS DECIDED BY FIVE OR FEWER PERCENTAGE POINTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION. THE LIBERALS DEFEATED THE CONSERVATIVES BY FIVE OR FEWER POINTS IN 20 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS IN 2015, WITH AN AGGREGATE VOTE ADVANTAG
More Lies From Scheer: He Criticized Politicians With Dual Citizenship And Now Scheer Revealed To Be Holding Canadian-u.s. Citizenship
_FORMER PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER AND SCHEER HIMSELF HAVE BOTH, IN THE PAST, BEEN CRITICAL OF POLITICIANS WHO HELD DUAL CITIZENSHIP. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, LIBERAL STEPHANE DION, NEW DEMOCRAT THOMAS MULCAIR AND FORMER GOVERNOR GENERAL MICHAELLE JEAN ALL CAME UNDER FIRE FROM TH
MAINSTREAM MEDIA BLACKFACE: Global BC TV Exposes Their Own Racism With “Keith’s Getting His Blackface On” Joke While Pretending To Have A Discussion On Trudeau’s Blackface Scandal
_EDITOR’S NOTE: WELL KNOWN INDO-CANADIAN ARTS ORGANIZER MO DHALIWAL WAS INVITED TO SPEAK ABOUT RACISM ON A LOCAL GLOBAL TELEVISION SHOW, BUT IT WASN’T BROADCAST AFTER HE POINTED OUT A STAFF MEMBER’S OFF-AIR “BLACKFACE” JOKE. THIS KIND OF OVERT RACISM IS VERY COMMON IN CA
Trudeau Not A Racist: Liberal Leader’s Brown Face Paint Hurtful But Why Were The Photos-videos Released Now?
WILL RACIST AND RIGHTWING NOW SEE TRUDEAU AS A POSSIBLE CHOICE TO VOTE FOR? _LET’S SEE HOW THE RACISTS SEE THIS – WILL THEY THINK TRUDEAU IS ONE OF THEM NOW AND WOULD CONSIDER VOTING FOR HIM? POLITICS CAN BE AN ABSOLUTE GUTTER BALL! IN EITHER CASE, LIBERAL VOTERS HAVE
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Trudeau Liberals’ Move To Bring In National Speculation And Vacancy Tax Could Be Winning Issue With Canadians Who Are House Poor
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Done Deal: Taxi Drivers Cry Foul On The Eve Of The Arrival Of Ride-hailing Services In Bc
TOPICS:BC Liberals [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-liberals/]Jinny Sims [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/jinny-sims/]Lyft [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/lyft/]Ride-Hailing Services [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/ride-hailing-services/]Sav Dhaliwal [https://www.desibuzzcanada.co
FILM REVIEW: Writer-Director R. Paul Dhillon Weaves Past-Present-Future In A Fun-filled Cultural Ride Through Diverse Canadian Landscape In The Fusion Generation
__ _DESI ANGREJ: THE FUSION GENERATION_ _STARRING: GULSHAN GROVER, SITARA HEWITT, MUNISH SHARMA, THUGPUN, BALINDER JOHAL, DASAUNDHA KALER, B. K. SINGH RAKHRA, NIKKI SHAUNA, GELSEA MAE, RAJ KUMAR TOORA, STEVE DHILLON, CHARLES RAAHUL SINGH, RASHI GREWAL, SID BHULLAR, SUNEE DHALIWAL, ASH DHAWAN, JA
Two South Asian Men Charged With Breaking And Entering A South Surrey Home
TOPICS:Break And Enter [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/break-and-enter/]Davin Kooner [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/davin-kooner/]Gurkamal Chhina [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/gurkamal-chhina/]Surrey Crime [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/surrey-crime/]Surrey RCMP [https://www.de
The Great Divide: Jammu-kashmir’s Unique History Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh And The Dogra Dynasty
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Top Slumdog: India’s High Commissioner Vikas Swarup Bids Farewell In Surrey!
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Rebel Councillor And Former Cop Jack Hundial Says Public Safety Will Be Compromised With Surrey Mayor’s Meagre Police Force
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The Rebels: Doug “paaji” Helps Creates Solid Opposition With Four Councillors Issuing A Joint Statement Condemning Surrey Mayor’s “my Way Or The Highway” Governance
_SURREY’S AGING MAYOR DOUG MCCALLUM, AKA DOUG PAAJI, HAS HELPED CREATE A SOLID FOUR MEMBER OPPOSITION OF LINDA ANNIS, JACK HUNDIAL, STEVEN PETTIGREW, AND BRENDA LOCKE, WHO ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT THIS WEEK IN STANDING UP TO MCCALLUM’S OLD STYLE OF “MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY” GOVERNAN
Punjabi Pop Star Guru Randhawa Got “wacked” At Vancouver Show
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Doing It For The Sisters: Four Indo-canadian Sisters Fight Traditional Indian Custom Of Giving Everything To Sons In Court And Win
_THE SISTERS’ ELDERLY PARENTS AND NIHAL LITT DIED THREE YEARS AGO AND LEFT BEHIND AN ESTATE VALUED AT MORE THAN $9 MILLION. THEIR WILL GAVE 93 PER CENT OF THAT TO THEIR TWO SONS, LEAVING THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS TO SPLIT WHAT WAS LEFT. THE SISTERS DECIDED TO CHALLENGE THEIR PARENTS’ WILL
Veteran Indo-canadian Cop Retires Amidst Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Advances Towards A New Recruit
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Shadda Tops In Canada: Diljit Dosanjh Starer Shadaa Beats All Bollywood And Punjabi Films To Become The Top Money-maker In Canada For 2019
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Top Mma Fighter Arjan Bhullar Says Goodbye To Ufc And Goes To One Championship
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Donald Trump’s Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘little Black Book’ To Open Up Pandora’s Box Of Rich “abusers”
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a news conference, in New York, Monday, July 8, 2019. Federal prosecutors announced sex trafficking and conspiracy charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents unsealed Monday
Missing: Surrey Rcmp Seek Help In Locating Jaspal Sidhu
_JASPAL SIDHU OF SURREY WAS LAST SEEN AT 9:30 AM ON JULY 2, 2019 IN THE 8600 BLOCK OF 152 A ST IN SURREY. HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. SIDHU IS DESCRIBED AS A 38 YEARS OLD SOUTH ASIAN, MALE, 5’9, 161 LBS, WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLUE SWEAT
Outside The Box: The Invisible Me
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Accused Killer’s Brother Gurvinder Deo And Relative Talwinder Khun Khun Also Charged In Kiran Dhesi’s Murder
DHESI MURDER CASE NOW HAS FOUR MEMBERS OF DEO FAMILY INCLUDING MOTHER AND SISTER FACING CHARGES! _GURVINDER DEO AND TALWINDER KHUN KHUN, WHO IS DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS AN EXTENDED DEO FAMILY MEMBER, WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY BY IHIT INVESTIGATORS AND CHARGED BY THE B.C. PROSECUTION SERVICE FOR
Cricket Canada: Vancouver Knights And Toronto Nationals To Faceoff At Global T20 Cricket Second Season On July 26
_THE LEAGUE’S STAGE OF THE SECOND GT20 IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY, JULY 25TH, WITH DEFENDING CHAMPIONS VANCOUVER KNIGHTS TAKING ON THE HOME TEAM, TORONTO NATIONALS, IN WHAT PROMISES TO BE A THRILLING OPENING ENCOUNTER, SAID THE ORGANIZERS. THE TOURNAMENT WILL COMPRISE A TOTAL OF
Hungry For Abroad: Punjab Suffering From Ielts Epidemic
Exodus from Punjab is reaching new levels mainly because of the IELTS. Last year about 700,000 students took the test. The year before the number was about 400,000. There was a 66% increase in the number of people applying for Visa in Punjab last year. Canada is the number one destination f
Kidsplay Soccer!
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128th And 96th Tops Surrey Rcmp’s 10 Worst Vehicle Collision Locations
_SURREY RCMP IS RELEASING THESE FIGURES TO THE PUBLIC TO HIGHLIGHT THE SERIOUS IMPACT THAT COLLISIONS HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO URGE ALL ROADWAY USERS TO FOLLOW BC’S TRAFFIC LAWS. THIS MAY, THERE WAS A COLLISION RELATED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY EVERY WEEK._ SURREY – The intersect
Punjabi Gangster-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala Forced Out From South Asian 5x Festival After Rcmp Deems His History Of Concert Violence A Risk
_WHY DID THE ORGANIZERS OF METRO VANCOUVER’S 5X FESTIVAL BOOK THE PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER SIDHU MOOSEWALA IN THE FIRST PLACE GIVEN THE SINGER’S HISTORY OF CONCERT VIOLENCE BUT THE RCMP HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO SHUT THE DOOR ON MOOSEWALA, DENYING PERMISSION TO THE NEW FESTIVAL FROM THE
Police Seek To Identify Three South Asian Suspects In Assault Investigation
TOPICS:Indo-Canadian Criminals [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/indo-canadian-criminals/]South Asian Suspects [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/south-asian-suspects/]Surrey Crime [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/surrey-crime/]Surrey RCMP [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/surrey-rcmp/]Sus
Outside The Box: Introducing “the Thinking Man” Mike Bhangu
TOPICS:DesibuzzCanada Columnist [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/desibuzzcanada-columnist/]Merritt City Councillor [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/merritt-city-councillor/]Mike Bhangu [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/mike-bhangu/]Outside The Box [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/outsid
“fake Mortgage Broker” Jay Chaudhary Who Raked In Millions In Commissions Hit With Cease And Desist Order
TOPICS:BC Registrar Of Mortgage Brokers [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/bc-registrar-of-mortgage-brokers/]Fake Mortgage Broker [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/fake-mortgage-broker/]Jay Kanth Chaudhary [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/jay-kanth-chaudhary/]Mortgage Fraud [https://www.desi
Alleged Serial Sex Predator Described As A South Asian Man Arrested And Released By Surrey Rcmp
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Surrey Rcmp Bust Drug Trafficking Group Operating Across The Lower Mainland And Make Multiple Arrests Including Three South Asian Men
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 30, 2019 _THREE SOUTH ASIAN MEN ARE AMONG THE SIX MEN ARRESTED IN THE BUST INCLUDING JASBIR SINGH KHABRA, OF SURREY, WHO IS FACING 11 CHARGES RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING. MATTHEW RAMONE MANN, OF DELTA, IS FAC
Judge Calls Satinder Dhillon’s Lawsuit Over People’s Party Of Canada Name “nonsensical” And Awards Maxime Bernier Led Party $20,000 In Costs
TOPICS:Abbotsford Indo [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/abbotsford-indo/]Justice Roger Lafrenière Lefrenière [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/justice-roger-lafreniere-lefreniere/]Maxime Bernier [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/tag/maxime-bernier/]People's Party Of Canada [https://www.desibu
Will Narendra Modi Be A Divider Or Unite India In His Next Five Year Reign?
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Just A Thought: Do You Ever Stop To Think About The Creation, Cultivation And Development Of Thought
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 21, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] PUBLISHER’S NOTE:_ IT IS ONE OF LINK NEWSPAPER FOUNDER AND FORMER EDITOR PROMOD PURI’S MOST THOUGHT-OUT (EXCUSE THE PUN), WELL RESEARCHED AND COMPLEX COL
Brampton Hindu Temple President Convicted Of Rape And Jailed For Two And A Half Years
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 17, 2019 A PRIEST AT THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE OFFERED TO PAY OFF THE VICTIM TO DROP RAPE CHARGES AGAINST TEMPLE PRESIDENT PARVEEN SHARMA! _PARVEEN SHARMA WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HINDU SABHA TEMPLE IN BRAMPTON
Ihit Release Video Clip Of Suspected Murderers Of 18-year-old Austin Grewal In Hopes Of Catching The Killers
Surrey RCMP on the scene following a report of shots fired in the area of Abbey Drive and 176 Street of Surrey. Police arrived to find a male victim suffering from gun shot wounds. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Photo by Shane MacKichan [PNG Merlin Archive] POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https
Jinny Sims Denies “fired” Ex-staffer’s Claims About Money For Reference Letters And Other Accusations
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 15, 2019 __ __ _MINISTER OF CITIZENS SERVICES JINNY SIMS RESPONDED WEDNESDAY, STRONGLY DENYING ALL THE ACCUSATIONS WHICH INCLUDE WRITING VISA SUPPORT LETTERS FOR 10 PAKISTANIS ON BEHALF OF HER SUPPORTER RAB
More Violence At Punjabi Gangster-rapper-singer Sidhu Moosewala’s Show In Calgary
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 __ _AFTER STRING OF VIOLENCE-RIDDEN CONCERTS BY PUNJABI GANGSTER-RAPPER-SINGER SIDHU MOOSEWALA, INCLUDING A VIOLENCE-FILLED CONCERT IN SURREY IN FEBRUARY, HIS CONCERT LAST WEEKEND IN CALGARY WAS MAR
Slavery: How Manusmriti In India And America’s Jim Crow Laws Created Slavery And Violence Against Dalits And Black-americans
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 10, 2019 __ _JIM CROW WAS A LEGITIMIZED AND EVEN LEGALIZED ANTI-BLACK RACISM WHICH RELEGATED AFRICAN AMERICANS NOT ONLY AS SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS BUT DESIGNATED THEM INTO A “WAY OF LIFE” BY WHITE AMERICAN
Punjabi Trucker From Abbotsford Accused Of Harassing Woman Late At Night And Stealing Her Phone
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 9, 2019 __ __ _AN INDO-CANADIAN TRUCKER WITH AN ACCENT, WHO APPEAR TO BE DRIVING A TRUCK FOR ABBOTSFORD-BASED HARJAP TRUCKING, IS ACCUSED OF HARASSING A YOUNG WOMAN LATE AT NIGHT AS SHE WALKED HOME AND THEN
Sandeep Singh: Spinning His Way To Guinness Book Of World Records Glory
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 1, 2019 __ _SANDEEP SINGH OF ABBOTSFORD HAS MASTERED THE ART OF SPINNING THE BASKETBALL ON FINGERS AND EVEN ON TOOTHBRUSH FOR LONGEST PERIODS OF TIME. HE HAS BECOME THE INVINCIBLE CHAMPION OF SPINNING A BASK
Police Release Photo Of Vehicle Of Interest In Hopes Of Catching The Killers Of An 18-year-old Gunned Down Last Friday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MAY 1, 2019 __ _INVESTIGATORS HAVE IDENTIFIED A RED CHRYSLER 300 SEDAN BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED TO THE SHOOTING. ANYONE WITH DASH CAM VIDEO AND/OR CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM THE AREA AROUND THE TIME OF THE SHOOTIN
Sidhu Moosewala Show Stabbing Suspect Turns Himself In
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 30, 2019 __ _THE STABBING HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 10 P.M. ON FEB. 15, WHEN AN ESTIMATED 500 PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING THE SIDHU MOOSEWALA CONCERT FEATURING OTHER LOCAL AND PUNJAB-BASED ARTISTS AT BOLLYWOOD BANQ
Did The Justin Trudeau Government Put Parvkar Singh “parry” Dulai, Bhagat Singh Brar And Another Sikh-canadian Man On The No-fly List To Appease India?
TWO SIKH-CANADIAN MEN FILE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO CANADA’S SECRET NO-FLY LIST! _WHY IS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT UNDER PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, WHICH HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SIKH-CANADIAN MPS AND CABINET MINISTERS EXECUTING ANTI-SIKH AGENDA BY PUTTING SIKHS ON NO-FLY LIST AND FOR TH
Brave Singh: Ndp Leader Shows Incredible Courage And Strength In Revealing Childhood Sexual Abuse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 25, 2019 __ _NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH, WHO REVEALED THAT HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A BOY, TALKS ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLY JOURNEY TO POLITICS IN HIS NEW BOOK “LOVE & COURAGE”._ OTTAWA – Federal NDP Lead
Former Ontario Pc Leader Patrick Brown Was Pressured To Drop Sikh Candidate By Indian Consulate Officials
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 24, 2019 WSO SAYS INDIAN INTERFERENCE IN CANADIAN POLITICS ‘SHOCKING’! _ACCORDING TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL INVESTIGATION, FORMER ONTARIO PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER PATRICK BROWN, NOW THE MAYOR
Vancouver Businessman David Sidoo Fighting All Charges In Us College Cheating Scandal
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 18, 2019 __ _THE NEW INDICTMENT SAID SIDOO FACED A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MONEY LAUNDERING, IN ADDITION TO A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD TO WHICH HE HAS ALREADY PLEADED NOT G
South Asian Man Identified As Vancouver Gangland Shooting Victim
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 17, 2019 __ _MANOJ KUMAR OF VANCOUVER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A THE LATEST VICTIM IN THE ONGOING GANGLAND KILLINGS SPREE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND. “BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING, THIS A
Indo-canadian Care Home Worker Killed In Gangland Style Shooting At Surrey Townhouse Complex
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 13, 2019 __ __ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) IS REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE HOMICIDE OF 30-YEAR-OLD AMRENDRA VIJAY KUMAR, WHO DIED FROM A HAIL O
Anti-gang Music Video Targets (ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ) Premieres To Great Community Reaction
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 12, 2019 _A GROUP OF ARTISTS – R. PAUL DHILLON (JOURNALIST-EDITOR OF THE LINK AND FILMMAKER), NIRANJAN SINGH “NANJI” DHALIWAL (SONG WRITER-LYRICIST), SAM SIDHU (MUSIC DIRECTOR) AND GOGI BAINS (SINGER)
Musical Firecracker Neha Kakkar To Blow The Roof Off Queen Elizabeth Theatre This Sunday As Kvp Entertainers’ Celebrate Their Landmark 25th Silver Jubilee
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 11, 2019 __ _NEHA KAKKAR HAS REACHED THE HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY ALL OVER THE WORLD IN A VERY SHORT TIME BUT WHAT DISTINGUISHES HER FROM OTHERS IS HER HUMBLENESS AND CONNECTIVITY WITH THE AUDIENCE AND THAT P
Christy Clark’s “chamcha” Jas Johal Makes An Idiot Of Himself By Calling Surrey Ndp Mlas Chamchas Then Had To Withdraw His Shameful Remarks
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] APRIL 2, 2019 __ _“IT’S SHAMEFUL THAT JAS JOHAL IS SAYING ONE THING TO OUR COMMUNITY ON THE RADIO, AND SAYING THE OPPOSITE JUST TWO HOURS LATER IN THE LEGISLATURE,” SAYS BRAR. “HE INSISTED HIS OFFENSIVE
Armed Robbery Charges Laid Against Two Indo-canadian Men In String Of Pharmacy Robberies In Surrey-delta
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 29, 2019 __ _FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES ARE KARMAN SINGH GREWAL, 26 YEARS OLD OF VANCOUVER AND GURSIMRAN SAHOTA, 21 YEARS OLD OF SURREY._ SURREY – Surrey RCMP is advising the public that charges have now
Indo-canadian Businessman-philanthropist Snared In Us College Bribery Scandal
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 17, 2019 __ _DAVID SIDOO, A VANCOUVER-BASED BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST AND NOTABLE ALUMNUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUD IN THE UNITED STATES IN R
Abbotsford Hindu Mandir President Resigns After Being Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Cab Passenger
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 15, 2019 __ _COURT RECORDS INDICATE THAT TAXI DRIVER DEEPAK SHARMA, 60, OF ABBOTSFORD WAS CHARGED IN RELATION TO AN ALLEGED INCIDENT ON JAN. 2 IN WEST VANCOUVER INVOLVING A PASSENGER. CONST. JEFF PALMER, S
Rajinder Sandhu Arrested And Charged With Shooting That Injured 17-year-old Boy In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 __ _SIX CHARGES HAVE SINCE BEEN LAID AGAINST RAJINDER SANDHU, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER, DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITH INTENT, POSSESSION AND DISCHARGING OF A RESTRICTED FIREARM, POSSESSION OF A REST
Respected Academic, Lecturer And Former Ubc Chancellor Dr. Bikkar Singh Lalli Passes Away
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 6, 2019 OBITUARY – DR. BIKKAR SINGH LALLI – BA(HONS)’49 & MA’51 (PUNJAB UNIVERSITY), PHD’66 (UBC) JUNE 5, 1928 TO FEBRUARY 13, 2019 _DR. BIKKAR SINGH LALLI’S BELOVED PRESENCE WILL BE GREATLY MI
Respected New Us Congresswoman Ocasio-cortez’s Indo-american Aide Accused Of Funneling $1million Into Private Accounts
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South Asian Woman And Hubby Win A Cool $1 Million In Lotto Max Maxmillions
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] MARCH 1, 2019 __ _JACE AND ROSHINA DE ATH ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE FREE TIME AFTER MATCHING ALL SEVEN NUMBERS IN THE LOTTO MAX MAXMILLIONS DRAW HELD BACK ON OCTOBER 26, 2018 TO WIN $1 MILLION. “WE WILL CONS
Indo-Canadian Journalist Neelam Verma’s Debut Novel 1971 – A War Story Examines The Missing And Presumed Dead 54 Indian Soldiers Inside Pakistan
__ _LEST WE FORGET THAT THE 54 INDIAN DEFENCE PERSONNEL WHO HAD GONE TO 1971 INDIA PAKISTAN WAR, NEVER CAME BACK DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF EVIDENCE OF THEM BEING ALIVE. BASED ON THIS TRUE STORY, CANADIAN WRITER DR NEELAM BATRA-VERMA’S DEBUT NOVEL WAS RELEASED BY HIGH COMMISSIONER OF BANGLADESH IN
Metro Vancouver Taskforce Announce Conspiracy To Murder Charges Against Two South Asian Gang Members Wanted On Canada-wide Warrants
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 26, 2019 _TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MOEEN KHAN OF SURREY, 30-YEAR-OLD PASHMINDER BOPARAI OF ABBOTSFORD WERE ARRESTED IN ADDITION TO 28-YEAR-OLD MUSTAPHA ALI OF OTTAWA, AND 23-YEAR-OLD NOBIN MALONGA-MASSAMBA OF
Budget 2019: Ndp Delivers Balanced Budget Aimed At Families And Working People
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 21, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE NEW BC CHILD OPPORTUNITY BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN TILL AGE 18! _TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES AND HELP EVERY CHILD REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, BUDGET 2019 INTRODU
Tribune India Profiles Desibuzzcanada Founder-editor & Filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon And His Upcoming Film Desi Angrej: The Fusion Generation
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 19, 2019 _TITLED, “OF IDENTITY & ROOTS”, THE TRIBUNE WROTE: “WRITER-FILMMAKER PAUL DHILLON, WHO HAS COME UP WITH HIS SECOND FILM DESI ANGREJ: THE FUSION GENERATION, SAYS IT IS A UNIQUELY MULTICULTU
“gangster” Bikramjit Khakh Who Survived December Shooting Gunned Down In Surrey On Friday Night
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 3, 2019 __ _“WE BELIEVE BIKRAMJIT KHAKH WAS TARGETED FOR MURDER,” SAYS CORPORAL FRANK JANG OF IHIT. “DEVELOPING THE TIMELINE OF MR. KHAKH’S ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO HIS DEATH WILL BE ONE OF THE PRI
Health Canada Warns Of Toxic Herbal Products Sold At Indo-canadian Owned A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic In Surrey And Brampton
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] FEBRUARY 2, 2019 _HEALTH CANADA HAS SEIZED PRODUCTS, INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE A1 HERBAL AYURVEDIC CLINIC LTD. AND IS WARNING THE PUBLIC THAT THEY COULD POSE SERIOUS RISKS. NONE OF THE SEIZED HEALTH PROD
Beware Of Dr. Lipjob: Fake Doc Rajdeep Khakh Avoids Jail Time After Being Convicted Of Illegally Injecting Botox
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 31, 2019 __ _RAJDEEP KAUR KHAKH OF ABBOTSFORD HAS BEEN GIVEN A SUSPENDED 30-DAY SENTENCE AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FINES AND COSTS FOR ILLEGALLY PRETENDING TO BE A DOCTOR AND INJECTING DERMAL FILLERS DESPITE
South Asian Man Sought For Several Groping Incidents In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 26, 2019 __ _SURREY RCMP RELEASED THREE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PHOTOS OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE A SINGLE SUSPECT IN A SERIES OF GROPING REPORTS IN SURREY. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN WITH CHUBB
Film On Taboos Around Menstruation In India Lands Oscar Nomination
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 25, 2019 __ _DIRECTED BY AWARD-WINNING IRANIAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKER RAYKA ZEHTABCHI, THE FILM IS CREATED BY THE PAD PROJECT, AN ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED BY AN INSPIRED GROUP OF STUDENTS AT THE OAKWOOD SCHO
Evm Hacking: ‘cyber Expert’ Who Got Asylum In Us Makes Bombshell Allegations That 2014 General Elections Were Rigged And People Murdered To Keep Quiet
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 25, 2019 _SYED SHUJA, WHO SPOKE TO THE PRESS IN LONDON VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING, ALLEGED THAT BJP LEADER GOPINATH MUNDE WAS KILLED BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT EVMS HAD BEEN HACKED._ LONDON – A United States-bas
Surrey Lawyer-businessman Baldev Ghag Fined Over $418,000 And Sentenced To House Arrest For Tax Evasion
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _THE CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (CRA) ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT BALDEV SINGH GHAG OF SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WAS SENTENCED ON JANUARY 10, 2019 TO A 22-MONTH CONDITIONAL SENTENCE, INCLUDING 8 MONTHS OF H
Surrey Considering Naming Street After The Komagata Maru And Kin Of One Of The Passengers Says It’s A Great Tribute
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 DESIBUZZCANADA ADVISES TO NAME 128TH AS KOMAGATA MARU STREET! _IF APPROVED BY SURREY CITY COUNCIL, THE STREET WILL OFFER A GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE PASSENGERS AND RAJ SINGH TOOR — WH
Kabaddi Kabooters: Will Trudeau Government Get Tough After Immigration Report Says Half Of Kabaddi Players Who Came To Canada Between 2014-2017 Didn’t Go Back To India
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 11, 2019 _MORE THAN 120 KABADDI PLAYERS WHO CAME TO CANADA FOR THE ANNUAL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS BETWEEN 2014-2017 HAVE EITHER VANISHED, APPLIED FOR REFUGEE STATUS OR SOMEHOW OBTAINED A CANADIAN WORK VISA, AC
Year 2018 Marks The Rise Of The East And Decline Of The West
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 2, 2019 _VLADIMIR PUTIN GOT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA FOR THE FOURTH TERM. I FEEL THAT PUTIN CAN BE EASILY CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL LEADER IN THE WORLD BECAUSE HE IS INFLUENCING WORLD EVENTS MORE TH
Xoom Your Money: Paypal Launches A Fast And Secure International Money Transfer Service For Canadian Immigrants
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 28, 2018 _A FEW SIMPLE CLICKS VIA THE XOOM MOBILE APP OR WEBSITE AND FAMILY IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN CAN GET MONEY INSTANTLY DEPOSITED DIRECTLY INTO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS AT COMPETITIVE RATES._ VANCOUVER
Pappu Pass Ho Gaya: Resurgent Rahul Gandhi Emerges As Strong Opposition Leader After Three Big Wins In State Elections
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 12, 2018 _IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT, IT HAS BEEN LAID TO REST. A YEAR AFTER TAKING OVER AS CONGRESS PRESIDENT, RAHUL GANDHI HAS ARRIVED AS INDIA’S MOST IMPORTANT OPPOSITION LEADER AND A FORMIDABLE CHALLEN
Kidsplay Anti Gang Forum Sees Debut Of Anti-gang Music Video Targets
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] DECEMBER 5, 2018 OVER 500 YOUTH AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN DRUGS AND GANGS FORUM IN SURREY _AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR PASSION PROJECT – TARGETS – WELL KNOWN FILMMAKER AND JOURNALIST R.
Vpd Deputy Chief Steve Rai Becomes The First South Asian To Be Appointed President Of Municipal Chiefs Of Police
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 23, 2018 _"I'M PROUD TO BE THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN SENIOR OFFICER TO BECOME THE PRESIDENT OF THE BC ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL CHIEFS OF POLICE (BCAMCP)," RAI TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THURSDAY. "I ACCEPT THE ROLE
Liberal MP Raj Grewal Suddenly Leaving Politics Over Gambling Addiction And Personal Debt
_THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT GREWAL RESIGNED FROM THE LIBERAL CAUCUS AND HIS SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OVER A GAMBLING ADDICTION AND SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL DEBTS. “EARLIER THIS WEEK, MR. GREWAL TOLD US THAT HE IS UNDERGOING SERIOUS PERSONAL CHALLENGES, AND THAT HE IS
Targets Community Premiere @ Kidsplay Gang Forum!
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Kidsplay Basketball!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 16, 2018 _KIDSPLAY HOSTED IT'S FREE ANNUAL KIDS PLAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT NORTH SURREY SECONDARY. THEY PROVIDED TROPHIES, CERTIFICATES, AND $800 TO WINNING TEAMS WITH THE A
Surrey Rcmp Arrests Three Indo-canadian Men With Ties To Lower Mainland Gang War
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 7, 2018 _SAGAR VIRK, SANDEEP MATHAROO AND MANJIT BAHIA, ALL OF SURREY, HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF COUNTS INCLUDING ASSAULT WITH WEAPON, UTTERING THREATS AND RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING A PEACE OFFIC
Surrey Rcmp Seek Help In Identifying Suspect They Believe Is South Asian Or Black
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Mccallum Gets The Skytrain And Surrey Policing Green-light From Trudeau But Funding Still Up In The Air
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 2, 2018 _PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU MET WITH NEWLY ELECTED METRO VANCOUVER MAYORS THURSDAY, INCLUDING VANCOUVER'S KENNEDY STEWART AND SURREY'S DOUG MCCALLUM TO TALK SHOP AND THE LOWER MAINLAND'S TRANS
Doug Paaji Rides Anti-lrt Sentiment And Vote Split To A Return To Mayor’s Chair In Surrey
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 29, 2018 JACK HUNDIAL AND MANDEEP NAGRA ELECTED TO SURREY COUNCIL DOMINATED BY SAFE SURREY! _SURREY FIRST AND TOM GILL GOT DONE IN BY THE ANTI-LRT SENTIMENT AND VOTE SPLIT WITH HIS FORMER PARTY AND COUNC
Trail-blazing Social Worker Shashi Assanand Retires
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 26, 2018 _SHASHI ASSANAND, WHO FOUNDED VANCOUVER AND LOWER MAINLAND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY (VLMFSS) 26 YEARS AGO, LEFT UGANDA AS A REFUGEE IN 1972 WHEN MILITARY DICTATOR IDI AMIN ORDERED AL
Indo-canadian Candidate Kicked Out By Alberta Party Over “old World” Discriminatory Views
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2018 _THE ALBERTA PARTY VOTED MONDAY TO DISQUALIFY YASH SHARMA AS ITS CANDIDATE FOR EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE AFTER “BECOMING AWARE OF AN EVENT HE ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WAS CRITICAL
Surrey Votes: Will Tom Gill Ride The Lrt To Victory Or “doug Paaji” Sneak In On The Skytrain?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2018 SURREY WILL HAVE A NEW FAMILIAR FACE IN THE MAYOR’S CHAIR TONIGHT! _AS THE CAMPAIGN PROGRESSED, THE ANTI-LRT SENTIMENT HAS BEGUN TO SUBSIDE AS PEOPLE GOT FULL INFORMATION OF SURREY’S TRANSIT
Housing And Crime Top Two Issues For Surrey Voters As They Get Set For Election Day, Says New Poll
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2018 _WHILE IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HEATED ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN SURREY IN RECENT YEARS, PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WHERE THINGS ALWAYS SEEM TO MORE HEATED THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE WITH THE U
#ME TOO: My Own Story As A Journalist In India And The Rogue Gallery Of Dirty Old Men Like Aziz Barney Of Rashtriya Sahara Magazine
_THOUGH I CANNOT FORGET THE SUFFERING I HAD ENDURED THAT TIME, YET YEARS LATER, I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS ETHICAL ENOUGH TO TAKE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HARMED ME AS I HOPE, SOME “MAY BE” LEADING A QUIET LIFE SOMEWHERE NOW. QUIET POSSIBLE, THEY “MAY” HAVE DAUGHTERS OF THEIR OWN, AND “MAY
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Reach Beyond The Confines Of Atheism And Theism To Find True Spiritual Bliss
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Why? Badal Akalis Man Manjit Singh Gk Beaten Up By Group Of Men Outside California Gurdwara
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Game On: Dota 2 – The International Will Hand Out Over $10 Million Usd To Winner This Saturday In Vancouver!
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Sitar Maestro Pandit Harvinder Sharma To Launch Kvp Heritage Concert Series
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Ndp Asks Bc Liberal Insiders To Give Progress Report On The $200,000 They Received In The Dying Days Of The Christy Clark Regime
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POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 10, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NDP'S RAVI KAHLON GOES AFTER JOHAL AND SINGH OVER$200,000 PRE-ELECTION GRANT! [ravi-kahlon-ndp-nom4] _NDP SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE ON MONDAY THAT EMPHASIZED
American Sikh Politician Overcomes ‘terrorist’ Propaganda To Win Mayoral Election
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDO-AMERICANS OVERCOME RACIST BACKLASH TO WIN IN US POLLS! [Sikh-American-Mayor] _IN THE END, THE RACIST, HATE-FILLED FLYERS AND POSTERS WEREN’T ENOUGH TO
Transport Canada Gives Green Light To Small Kirpan Accommodation For Sikhs In Domestic And International Flights
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [WSO-Kirpan2] _TRANSPORT CANADA HAS AMENDED THE PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST SO THAT “VERY SMALL KNIFE BLADES (6 CM OR LESS—ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE PAPER CLIP)
Ndp Government Goes After Bc Liberal Insiders Satnam Johal And Jagmohan Singh Over$200,000 Pre-election Grant
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 7, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] NDP SAYS $200,000 CHRISTY CLARK GOVERNMENT GRANT TO B.C. LIBERAL INSIDERS JOHAL AND SINGH RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS! [ravi-kahlon] _NDP SENT OUT A PRESS RELEAS
Gangland Violence Continues To Send Indo-canadian Men To The Grave As Two Killed In One Week
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-killed-Surrey shooting] _VANCOUVER RESIDENT RANDEEP KANG, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY POLICE AS A 27-YEAR-OLD WITH KNOWN GANG ASSOCIATIONS AND ANOTHER MAN
Federal Ndp Remembers 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs In Delhi With “genocide” Declaration
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] NOVEMBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [NDP-1984 SIKH GENOCIDE] BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY (IN WHITE JACKET) AT THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO MARK THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1984 RIOTS IN THE SUBURB O
Indo-canadian Man Identified As The Victim In Latest Surrey Shooting
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 25, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Gangster-Dead] _THE MALE VICTIM OF THE 2:10 A.M SHOOTING EARLY MONDAY IS 28-YEAR-OLD, NICHOLAS KHABRA OF SURREY, WHO WAS FOUND BY POLICE SUFFERING FROM G
Wide Open Bc Liberal Leadership Race Will Likely Go Down The Wire
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 24, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [BC-Liberal-leadership] [BC-Liberal-leadership8] _THE FIRST DEBATE AMONG THE CANDIDATES – ANDREW WILKINSON, DIANNE WATTS, TODD STONE, MICHAEL LEE, MIKE DE J
No Brown Horse: Herb Dhaliwal Decides Not To Seek The Bc Liberal Leadership Bid
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 20, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _"I HAVE COME TO THE DIFFICULT DECISION…THAT MY SEEKING TO LEAD THE LIBERAL PARTY OF B.C. AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE IS JUST NOT A FIT. ANYONE SEEKING TO CHAMPIO
Dim Mak: China Gives The “hand Of Death” To Western Domination Of The World
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 19, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Sawraj-Singh-China Gives Dim Mak2] _IN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES, WE HAVE SEEN WESTERN DOMINATION NOT ONLY IN ECONOMIC FIELD, BUT ALSO IN POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGIC
Flag Honours For Chandra!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 17, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Chandra3] _ON MAY 24 2017 THE CANADIAN FLAG GRACEFULLY FLEW OVER THE PEACE TOWER AT PARLIAMENT HILL IN OTTAWA, CANADA AND LIKE EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING THE F
Indo-canadian Man Charged In Unusual Kidnapping And Sexual Assault Case In Prince George
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Can-sex-assault2] _THE ACCUSED, SUKHJINDER SINGH, MADE A FIRST APPEARANCE ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGES THAT HAS PROMPTED POLICE TO WAR
Global Peace Alliance Of Surrey’s Hands Out Peace-themed Awards
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 13, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [GPA-Chinese-Dancers8] _THE GLOBAL PEACE ALLIANCE OF SURREY HELD THEIR ANNUAL FESTIVAL AT THE FLEETWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEECHES,
Racism And Discrimination Is A Learned Behaviour Which Can Have A Devastating Effect On Kids
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 12, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] _I STILL REMEMBER HOW I WAS MOCKED BY OTHERS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. KIDS RAN UP TO ME AND PULLED UP THE CORNERS OF THEIR EYES TO MAKE A SLANT AND SHOUTED CHI
Viff Bc And Canadian Award Winners Announced Saturday Night At The Playhouse
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 9, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [VIFF Gala] _THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD IT’S SPOTLIGHT GALA AT BLACKBIRD IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. IT AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE BUT STILL A GREAT PL
Popular Canadian Comedian Open To Brown Kings And Queens Of Comedy World Tour
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 7, 2017 [TFG-banner-new 2] SUGAR SAMMY BRINGS HIS JFL COMEDY TOUR TO SURREY AND VANCOUVER NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! [Sugar-Sammy2] _WHILE SUGAR SAMMY, WHO IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, PUNJABI AND HIND
Family, Friends Of Hit And Run Victim In Surrey Urge “criminal” Driver To Turn Himself In
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 3, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] INDO-CANADIAN MAN DEAD IN HIT AND RUN CRIME! [Indo-Can-hit&Run-Dead2] _BIKRAMJIT NANDA FOUND THE VICTIM OF A HIT-AND-RUN LYING ON THE ROAD OF A SURREY CUL-DE-S
No Bed Of Roses: The Impact Of Infidelity On Once A Happy Household In Bangladesh
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] OCTOBER 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [VIFF-Bed-of-Roses] THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NO BED OF ROSES (PG ) ** FAMILY FRICTION! BY DESIBUZZCANADA STAFF Infidelity seem
Could The Opening Of The Parq Be The Catalyst For Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson To Land Amazon
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Parq-Amazon3] _ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT, THE VANCOUVER MAYOR GREGOR ROBERTSON SAID HIS CITY IS INTERESTED IN LANDING THE TECH HUB. “GREAT NEWS! AMAZON WOULD BE FANT
Is Stephanie Cadieux Planning To Run In Dianne Watts’ Vacated Riding For Federal Conservatives?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Stephanie Cadieux-Dianne Watts] _WELL PLACED SOURCES WITHIN THE BC LIBERAL PARTY TOLD DESIBUZZCANADA THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A SEAT SWAP WITH BC LIBERAL M
Bc Liberal Knives Come Out As Dianne Watts Makes Her Bc Liberal Leadership Bid Official
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Dianne-Watts] [Dianne-Watts2] _FORMER SURREY MAYOR AND OUTGOING CONSERVATIVE MP DIANNE WATTS THREW HER HAT IN THE BC LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RING SUNDAY AFTERN
Raghwa Gopal: Creating Tech Success In The Okanagan And Leaving Legacy Of Helping Entrepreneurs
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [RAGHWA-Gopal-story] _DESIBUZZCANADA HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH RAGHWA GOPAL, THE CEO OF ACCELERATE OKANAGAN, FOR AN INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS KEYS TO SUCCESS AN
Extraordinary Hero: Darpan Awards 2017 Honours Khalsa Aid Founder Ravi Singh
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [DARPAN Awards Winners 2017] SURREY – Darpan Magazine, hosted its 8th Annual Awards in the company of esteemed social, business and political elites by honouring
Bhai Ghanaiya A Great Exemplary Sikh Who Served Humanity With Selfless Love And Is The Forerunner Of Red Cross
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] PUNJAB GOVERNMENT'S RECOGNITION OF BHAI GHANAIYA THROUGH MANAV SEWA DIWAS VERY COMMENDABLE! [B.-Sanghera-Bhai Ghanaiya2] _THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF BHAI
250 Years Of Heer Featuring Madan Gopal Singh And Chaar Yaar This Saturday
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] Last year marked the 250th anniversary since the creation of Waris Shah’s epic “Heer”. A timeless story of tragic love, and a metaphor for humanity’s quest fo
Murdered Mission Woman’s “criminal” Husband Hails Order Extraditing Her Mother, Uncle To India To Stand Trial
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Jassi-Murder-Uncle-Mom-extradition] [>Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, mother and uncle respectively of Jaswinder Kaur ‘Jassi' Sidhu, who was k
Letter To The Editor: Politicians Need To Show Accountability And Stop Partying With Convicted Gunmen!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Letter-Convicted Gunmen2] _PHOTOS RECENTLY APPEARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SHOWING CONVICTED GUNMAN MANINDER GILL IS IN THE CENTRE, SUR
Letter To The Editor: Politicians Need To Show Accountability And Stop Partying With Convicted Gunmen 2017
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Letter-Convicted Gunmen2] _PHOTOS RECENTLY APPEARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SHOWING CONVICTED GUNMAN MANINDER GILL IS IN THE CENTRE, SUR
Harjinder Dhudwal Of Surrey Sentenced For Tax Evasion On Real Estate Sales And Rentals
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-tax evasion2] _HARJINDER DHUDWAL OF SURREY WAS SENTENCED ON AUGUST 30, 2017, IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO A CONDITIONAL SENTENCE ORDER OF 15
Ndp Keeps It’s Promise Of Eliminating Bridge Tolls
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] STARTING SEPTEMBER 1 – MOTORISTS NEED NOT FEAR TO CROSS THE PORT MANN AND GOLDEN EARS BRIDGES AS THEY WILL BE FREE OF TOLLS! [ndp-housing-crisis] _NDP IS STICKING TO
Criminal Supporters Of The Rapist “godman” Gurmeet Ram Rahim Run Amok Leading To 30 Killed And 200 Injured In Haryana!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Rapist-Baba-guilty3] _AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WERE KILLED ON FRIDAY AFTER FOLLOWERS OF CONTROVERSIAL RAPIST-CRIMINAL "GODMAN" GURMEET RAM RAHIM SINGH RAMPAGED ACROSS HARYAN
Ndp Government Must Make Changes To Bc Liberals’ Overly Aggressive Civil Forefeiture Laws And Resolve Ongoing Cases After Rcmp Apology To South Asian Woman
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 22, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] ISMAILI-CANADIAN WOMAN DEFAMED BY NEGLIGENT RCMP INVESTIGATION RECEIVES APOLOGY AND SETTLEMENT FROM THE FORCE! [Ismaili-woman-civil-forfeiture3] _MUMTAZ LADHA SUED AFT
White Extremist Racism Need To Be Fought Vigorously But So Does A Milder Form Of Racism Among And Within Ethnic Communities
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 19, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _DESPITE ITS GLOBAL IMAGE OF BEING A TOLERANT SOCIETY, RACISM, AND BIAS TOWARDS MAJOR ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ARE STILL THE ROOTED ASPECTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES WHI
Indo-canadian Banker Tochi Sandhu Gets Commemorative Medal From Pm Trudeau
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _TOCHI SANDHU, DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCALLY-BASED ENVISION FINANCIAL, A DIVISION OF FIRST WEST CREDIT UNION, RECENTLY RECEIVED A COMMEMORATIVE
Vancouver Police Arrests And Charges Four Indo-canadian Men After Drug And Firearms Seizures
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 16, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Indo-Guns3] _FOUR LOWER MAINLAND-BASED GANG ASSOCIATES JAGRAJ MUSHKI NIJJAR, JASKARAN SINGH HEER, HARJOT SINGH SAMRA AND GARY GURPREET DHILLON HAVE BEEN ARREST
India And Israel Share The Dubious Honour Of Maintaining Bad Relations With Neighbours
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 13, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] _BOTH INDIA AND ISRAEL HAD PAINFUL RE-BIRTHS AS MODERN STATES IN 1947. INDIA EXPERIENCED DECIMATION OF PART OF ITS TERRITORY TO CREATE A MUSLIM-MAJORITY PAKISTAN, WHEREA
Body Found In Burnt Vehicle In Surrey Identified As Young Indo-canadian Woman
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] AUGUST 3, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Surrey-realtor-sex-assault] _THE FEMALE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BHAVKIRAN (KIRAN) DHESI, 19 OF SURREY. MISS DHESI WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING THE FAMILY HOME ON TUESD
Alvin Randhawa Of Richmond Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Jail In $120 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 31, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Alvin-Randhawa3] _ALVIN RANDHAWA , WHO'S OLDER BROTHER ALEXIE RANDHAWA WAS ALSO IN US PRISON IN ANOTHER COCAINE SMUGGLING OPERATION, PLEADED GUILTY LAST AUGUST TO CONSPI
Indo-british Muslim Teen Kidnapped, Raped And Murdered In Honour Killing
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 27, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Indo-British-woman-murdered6] _CELINE DOOKHRAN WAS KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND MURDERED IN THE UK IN A SUSPECTED HONOUR KILLING FOR DATING AN ARAB MUSLIM. THE BODY OF DOOKHRAN,
“why Can’y He Be Our President”: Rock-star Trudeau Gets A Glowing Cover Story In Rolling Stone Magazine
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 26, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Justin Trudeau-RollingStone2] _IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED ONLINE ON WEDNESDAY, WRITER STEPHEN RODRICK CONTRASTS THE POLICIES AND STYLE OF TRUDEAU TO THOSE OF HIS AMERICAN C
Landmark Cinemas Celebrates Completion Of Construction At Landmark Cinemas Guildford Town Centre And Landmark Cinemas 10 New Westminster With Exclusive Premiere Of Sci-fi Film Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 21, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Landmark] [Landmark-Valerian] _ALL AUDITORIUMS NOW EXCLUSIVELY FURNISHED WITH PREMIUMPOWERED RECLINER SEATING.ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 BOTH LOCATIONS CELEBRATED OFFICIAL C
The Right Choice: Aap Chooses Firebrand Khaira As Their Punjab Opposition Leader
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Firebrand Khaira3] _PUNJAB AAP MLA SUKHPAL KHAIRA WAS CHOSEN AS THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN THE PUNJAB ASSEMBLY THURSDAY, WITH MAJORITY OF THE 19 OTHER AAM AADMI PARTY M
Ram Nath Kovind Becomes First Bjp Member To Be Elected President Of India
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [India-President3] _KOVIND, THE SECOND DALIT TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT, INDIA'S TOP CONSTITUTIONAL POST, DEFEATED OPPOSITION'S MEIRA KUMAR, ALSO A DALIT AND FORMER LOK SABH
Indo-canadian Philanthropist Stephen Sander Donates $2 Million To Vgh And Ubc
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 20, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Group Shot] _INDO-CANADIAN PHILANTHROPIST STEPHEN SANDER AND FAMILY HAVE MADE A $2 MILLION DONATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AT THE AT VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (VGH) AN
Wine, Sunshine And Fun!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 17, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Mission-Hill=Concert] _DESIBUZZCANADA FOUNDER-EDITOR R. PAUL DHILLON MADE HIS ANNUAL TREK TO BEAUTIFUL OKANAGAN COUNTRY FOR MISSION HILL WINERY'S CONCERT SERIES AT THE
Tainted Mahatama Gandhi Remains Divisive And Controversial Even In Death
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 12, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Gandhi-Bhupinder-Liddar2] _FIRST THERE ARE THOSE WHO ELEVATE HIM TO STATUS OF ALMOST A SAINT AND A MAJOR FORCE IN ACHIEVING INDIA’S FREEDOM FROM BRITISH COLONIAL RULE.
Newly-minted Indian Academy Awards Aims To Go Global With Bollywood And Beyond
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JANUARY 5, 2017 [header-1] SUPERSTAR SHAH RUKH KHAN RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE AWARDS IN MUMBAI! [cm_c8840jpgjet] _FROM EXCHANGING CULTURES TO BUILDING BRIDGES FOR TOURISM, ENGAGING CINEMA LOVERS TO CREATING A PLAT
Dilawri Group Fronted Ride & Drive Gala Supports The Ride To Conquer Cancer
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JULY 1, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [ADV RDGala RTCC_186]VANCOUVER – Dilawri Group of Companies (Dilawri), Canada’s largest automotive group, hosted the inaugural Ride & Drive Gala, which is took place o
Surrey High Schools Form Kabaddi League For Old Style Punjabi Tag And Tackle
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 16, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Surrey high school Kabaddi league] THE TRADITIONAL PUNJABI-INDIAN SPORT OF KABADDI INVOLVES TAGGING AND GETTING AWAY OR TAGGING AND GETTING WRESTLER DOWN AND IT
Dharma, Artha Karma And Moksha: The Doctrine Of Bliss!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 16, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Hinduism-Promod] BY PROMOD PURI An outstanding feature of Hinduism is the doctrine of “purusarthas”, advocating four complementary engagements in an individual’s
Leo Varadkar Becomes Ireland’s First Gay Indo-irish Prime Minister
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 14, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Leo Varadkar-Ireland-PM3] _LEO VARADKAR WAS ELECTED IRISH PRIME MINISTER, MAKING THE 38-YEAR-OLD SON OF AN INDIAN IMMIGRANT THE ONCE-STAUNCHLY CATHOLIC COUNTRY’S FIRST
Victoria Gets First Ever Indo-canadian Police Chief To Replace Scandal-ridden Former Top Cop
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 14, 2017 [TFG--banners website-F2] [Del-Manak-Victoria-top-cop3] _DEL MANAK REPLACES FRANK ELSNER, WHO RESIGNED AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO INAPPROPRIATE TWITTER MESSAGES LAST YEAR. MANAK HAS BEEN ACTING AS H
Christy Clark Continues To Play Games By Delaying Confidence Vote To End Of June
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [John_Horgan_2015 official headshot] _"I CAN'T WALK DOWN THE STREET NOW WITHOUT SOMEONE COMING UP TO ME AND SAYING, 'SO ARE YOU THE PREMIER OR IS SHE THE PREMIER?
Golden Globes Presenter Hfpa Elects Mumbai Born Indian Woman As President
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 9, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] MEHER TATNA ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION! [meher_tatna_hfpa] TATNA WAS BORN IN MUMBAI, INDIA, AND MOVED TO THE U.S., WHERE SHE RECE
Brain Stimulation: Sex, Drugs And Rock N’ Roll – Whatever Your Kink – Get It As That’s Food For The Brain!
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 8, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] [Brain-stimulation2] _THE BRAIN-CHEMICAL SYSTEM THAT IS STIMULATED BY LISTENING TO OUR FAVOURITE MUSIC ALSO MEDIATES THE FEELINGS OF PLEASURE FROM SEX, RECREATIONA
Disturbing Video Shows Bullying Of Chinese Senior Who Supports Chinatown Development Project
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] JUNE 6, 2017 [Desibuzzbc-Banner-Metrics-Final] https://youtu.be/Th7pTPfMMa0 [Chinatown-Bullying2] VANCOUVER – DesibuzzCanada has uncovered very disturbing footage posted online at YouTube from a recent publi
Let’s Play Ball: Kidsplay’s Soccer Tourney Brings Out Over 800 Kids
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Anti-drug Death Squads: Philippines President Rodrigo 'the Punisher' Duterte's Fight Against Drugs Is A Deadly Gun For Hire Assassinations
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Canada Needs To Stop Wasteful Funding To Ukraine In What Is A One-way, Dead End, Futile And Fruitless Relationship
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British Sikhs Tell Their Pm He Should Follow Trudeau’s Lead And Give Apology In Parliament For The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Before 100 Year Anniversary
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Fraudster Rashida Samji Given 6 Years Jail For $100 Million Ponzi Scheme
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 [header] [fraudster-rashida] _PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE GREGORY RIDEOUT SAID AT THE SENTENCING HEARING THAT RASHIDA SAMJI KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND WENT FORWARD WITH THE SCHEME WITH HER EYES W
Mega Producer Of Star Trek And Mission Impossible Tentpoles Sets Up Shop In Surrey With Skydance Studios
SKYDANCE MEDIA BOSS DAVID ELLISON TELLS DESIBUZZBC THAT HE'S ALWAYS DREAMED BIG! _DAVID ELLISON, THE SCION OF THE TECH GIANT ORACLE CO-FOUNDER LARRY ELLISON AND WHOSE SKYDANCE MEDIA HAS PRODUCED $100 MILLION PLUS BUDGETED FILMS IN THE STAR TREK, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, BLADE RUNNER AND JACK REAC
Dial-a-dope Bundoo And A Woman Busted By Chilliwack Mounties
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 [header] [dial-a-dope] _DIPENDRA VARMA BUNDHOO OF DELTA, FACES CHARGES FOR THREE COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND THREE COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR T
Ross Street Election Underway: Will The Ghost Of Murdered Sikh Sangat Leader Amar Sandhu Haunt The Moderates?
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 [HEADER] VOTING FOR SIKHS' OLDEST SOCIETY IN NORTH AMERICA CLOSES AT 8PM TODAY IN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A CLOSE RACE! [ross-street-election2] _DESIBUZZBC PHOTOGRAPHER SUKHWANT SINGH DHILLON
Part-indian Priyanka Yoshikawa Crowned Miss Japan Amidst Racist Outcry
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 [header] [indo-japenese-miss-japan3] _A YEAR AFTER ARIANA MIYAMOTO FACED UGLY BACKLASH FOR BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO REPRESENT JAPAN.__SOCIAL MEDIA LIT UP AFTER MIYAMOTO'S TRAILBLAZING
Surrey Rcmp Seek To Identify Two Alleged South Asian Suspects In Newton Robbery
POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 [header] [South-Asian-suspects] _SURVEILLANCE PICTURES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED DEPICTING THE TWO ALLEGED SUSPECTS WHO ARE DESCRIBED AS SOUTH ASIAN._ SURREY – Surrey RCMP is asking for the public
Vancouver’s Alvin Randhawa Charged In Huge Us-canada Drug Smuggling Operation To Be Deported To Us To Face Charges
Field trip to the Port of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. San Pedro, CA. Photo by Eric Draper POSTED BY: DESIBUZZCANADA [https://www.desibuzzcanada.com/author/DesiBuzzCanada/] SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 [header] ANOTHER INDO-CANADIAN MAN CHARGED IN THE SAME CASE PLEADS GUILTY! [Indo-Can-dru
Swastika: Cultural Sensitivity Should Take Precedence When We Display Controversial Symbols And Objects
[header] [Swastika flags5] _I SINCERELY APOLOGISE ON BEHALF OF MR. GABA FOR FLYING THOSE FLAGS WITH SWASTIKA. THOUGH HIS BEHAVIOUR WOULD SEEM INSENSITIVE I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL. AS WE LIVE IN A MULTI-CULTURAL AND INTER-FAITH COUNTRY, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE ADVISABLE TO F
Kvp Entertainers Bring Together Songstress Sunidhi Chohan And Star-singer Ayushman Khurana This Sunday In Vancouver
[header] [Sunidhi Chauhan & Ayushman Khurana] VANCOUVER – Fresh from the success of acclaimed Kaifi Aur Man featuring Bollywood's legends Javed Akhtar and Shaban Azmi with Jaswinder Singh providing the vocals at Vancouver's Hard Rock Casino, KVP Entertainers are now bringing Bollywood'
Bollywood Superstars Srk, Akshay Make Forbes List Of World’s 100 Highest-paid Celebrites
[header] [Bollywood Superstars-Forbes3] _SHAH RUKH KHAN (SRK) RANKS 86TH ON THE LIST WITH EARNINGS OF $33 MILLION, WHILE AKSHAY COMES IN ON THE 94TH SPOT WITH $31.5 MILLION EARNINGS._ NEW YORK – Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's highest-paid celebrit
Gay British-sikh Man And Mother Become The Voice Of Marginalised Lgbt People Everywhere
[header] [British-Sikh-Mother-Son2] _MANJINDER SINGH SIDHU, WHO HAS A MASTERS IN HUMAN RIGHTS FROM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, HAS MADE SEVERAL YOU TUBE VIDEOS, A FEW WITH HIS MOTHER, IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES OFFERING ADVICE TO THE LGBTI AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. SIDHU SAID HE HAD DISCOVERED THAT
Propaganda: Music-video War In Punjab’s Politics As Akalis Bring Out ‘lalkar’ To Counter Aap’s ‘nasha’
[header] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFMq78p2MeY [Punjab-music-video-war2] CHANDIGARH – Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday launched a song and video called ‘Lalkar’ (‘challenge’) to counter the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP
Sex Spa: Indo-canadian Spa Owner From Winnipeg Charged With Human Trafficking And Extortion
SIMPLE MEHTA OF SIMI MAGIC SPA FACES THREE CHARGES INCLUDING PROCURING A PERSON TO OFFER OR PROVIDE SEXUAL SERVICES! [header] [Indo-sex-spa] _SIMPLE MEHTA WILL APPEARED IN COURT LAST FRIDAY ON THREE NEW CHARGES — ONE COUNT EACH OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, RECEIVING A FINANCIAL OR OTHER MA
Ross Street Gurdwara Membership Registration Comes To End Sunday As Spirit Of Murdered Sikh Sangat Society Leader Amar Sandhu Watches Over
YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW TO SIGN UP TO VOTE FOR THE UPCOMING ROSS STREET GURDWARA ELECTIONS! [New Ross] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE ROSS STREET GURDWARA (KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY, VANCOUVER) MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION COME TO AN END ON SUNDAY, JULY 3, WHICH WILL BE THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP TO VOTE IN THE
Canada Day Celebrations: Be A Proud Canadian And Celebrate Canada Day With Great Fervor!
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] BY HANIF PATEL It is a pride to be a Canadian and participate on Canada Day celebration with zeal and enthusiasm. A red letter day not only bring a chance of joy and merriment but provide an opportunity to rejuvenate spirit to become more reliable, loyal and patriotic Ca
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Fought Harder Outside The Ring
[View-from-Valley-Muhammad-Ali-DB3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _ALI FAMOUS SAYING, “FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE” AND HE DID JUST THAT AND HAD TOUGH WORDS ON DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION, WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED AS RACIST TO SOME. ALIGNING HIMSELF WITH THE NATION OF ISLAM, ITS L
British Pm Cameron To Resign As British Sikhs Call For Mature Political Leadership To Unite A Divided Country After It Votes To Leave Eu
[Sikhs-EU5] _“ALTHOUGH WE SUPPORTED ‘REMAIN’ IN THE EU CAMPAIGN, RECOGNISING OUR WIDER RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF SIKHS IN MAINLAND EUROPE WHO FACE INCREASING DISCRIMINATION WE RESPECT THE OVERALL RESULT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC HAS TAKEN THAT THE UK S
Biz Giant Softbank President Nikesh Arora Resigns After Ceo Masayoshi Son Decides To Stay On
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Rip Raveena: Newspaper Union Calls For Investigation Into Suicide Of Toronto Star’s Top Indo-canadian Journalist
SEXUAL POLITICS IN NEWSROOM LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF TWO TOP EXECUTIVES IN TORSTAR IN RAVEENA AULAKH'S DEATH! [RAVEENA-Aulakh-suicide2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _TORONTO STAR ENVIRONMENTAL CORRESPONDENT RAVEENA AULAKH, WHO WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO, WAS REPORTED TO HAVE T
Joke: ‘don’t Be A Pussy’, Said The Lion!
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] BY ARENA MAHNAS [Joke-Pussy2] An unemployed biologist was having considerable difficulty in finding a new job. He finally saw an ad in a local newspaper for a position at a zoo. In the interview, the manager told him that their only Gorilla named Bunny, which had be
Police Release Suspect Vehicle In The Murder Of Vancouver Sikh Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) PUBLISHED PHOTOS OF A GOLD OR SILVER SUV ON FRIDAY, ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY ITS DRIVER. IHIT SAID THEY WISH TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER._
Police Release Suspect Vehicle In The Murder Of Vancouver Sikh Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu 2016
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) PUBLISHED PHOTOS OF A GOLD OR SILVER SUV ON FRIDAY, ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY ITS DRIVER. IHIT SAID THEY WISH TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER._
Florida Massacre: America’s Love Of Guns And Violence Pushes Itself Into A Deeper Cataclysm
M&R Photography THERE ARE NEARLY 300 MILLION REGISTERED GUNS IN AMERICA, FORGET ABOUT THE ILLEGAL ARSENAL! [Sawraj-Singh-violence-DB3] _IN THE 72 HOURS FOLLOWING THE RECENT MASS SHOOTING INCIDENT IN ORLANDO, IN WHICH 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A GAY DANCE CLUB, 93 PEOPLE DIED ACROSS AMERICA AS
Sikh Sangat Society Vancouver Remember Their Fearless Leader Amar Sandhu As A Proud Sikh Who Envisioned Change At Ross Street Gurdwara
[Amar-Sandhu-murder3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] AMAR SINGH SANDHU WAS KNEE DEEP IN THE CURRENT ROSS ST. GURDWARA ELECTION, WHEN HE WAS KILLED, AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK THAT HIS MURDER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH GURDWARA POLITICS AND UPCOMING ELECTION AT ROSS STREET TEMPLE. SOUTH VANCOUVER
‘udta Punjab’ Set To Release Friday As High Court Dismisses All Petitions And Appeals By Political Goons
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] CORRUPT POLITICAL FORCES WHICH HAVE ALLOWED THE DRUG PROBLEM TO FLOURISH IN PUNJAB, SOME WOULD EVEN SAY THEY PROFIT FROM IT, TRIED THEIR HARDEST FROM THE CENSOR BOARD TO THE COURTS, USING ALL POLITICAL GOONS, BUT DEMOCRACY HAS WON OUT IN THE END AND THE FILM WILL RELEASE FRI
Meet And Greet With Bollywood Serial Queen Dolly Sohi-dhanowa
[Dolly-Sohi-Dhanoa2] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] FILM INDUSTRY AND POLITICAL MOVER-SHAKER SHERNJEET VICKI GILL BROUGHT HINDI SOAP STAR DOLLY SOHI DHANOWA FOR DINNER AND A MEET AND GREET AT SURREY'S NORTHVIEW GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WITH DESIBUZZBC FOUNDER R. PAUL DHILLON. DOLLY HAS STARRED IN SUCH POPUL
Wso Says It’s Deeply Disappointed By Defeat Of Ontario Sikh Genocide Motion
SIKH LIBERAL MPPS VOTED AGAINST THE MOTION! [WSO-Sikh-genocide2] _DESPITE RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE NDP AND PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUSES, ONTARIO'S LIBERAL GOVERNMENT DEFEATED THE MOTION RECOGNIZING THE NOVEMBER 1984 ATTACKS ON SIKHS AS A GENOCIDE. FOUR LIBERAL SIKH MPPS INCLUDING VI
Balmoral-multicultural Marketing Rebrands By Throwing A Party
FROM LEFT: XU WEI, DEPUTY COUNSEL GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN TORONTO, HON MICHAEL CHAN, MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, CCG PRESIDENT SHIRLEY SUN, BALMORAL PRESIDENT SHARIFA KHAN, REZA MORIDI, MINISTER OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION & MINISTER OF
Exceptional Sri Lankan Woman And Bangladeshi Man To Receive Queen’s Young Leaders Award
[Sri-Lanka-Osama Bin Noor] _AS THE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATES THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY, THIS YEAR’S AWARD WINNERS ARE A28-YEAR-OLD NUSHELLE DE SILVA FROM SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESHI MAN OSAMA BIN NOOR , BOTH OF WHOM WILL BE RECOGNISED BY THE QUEEN FOR TAKING THE LEAD IN TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF
“desi” Superman Fulfills Wishes And Helps Others Celebrate On His Birthday
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Pattullo Bridge Will Be Completely Closed This Weekend
_NO CARS OR OTHER TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS ON PATTULLO BRIDGE THIS WEEKEND ON ACCOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES._ [Pattullo Bridge Repairs] SURREY — The Pattullo Bridge will be completely closed to traffic this weekend for ongoing rehabilitation and repairs The closure will commence 8 p.
Kidsplay Powers Youth!
[Kidsplay10-] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _SUPERCOP KAL DOSANJH AND HIS KIDSPLAY TEAM HELD THEIR ANNUAL BIG SOCCER TOURNAMENT AT BC PLACE LAST WEEK WHICH BROUGHT OUT OVER 700 KIDS FROM INNER CITY SCHOOLS ON MONDAY AT THE BIG BC PLACE. IT'S A BIG PASSION FOR KAL WHO HAS BEEN DOING THE TOURNAMENT FOR
Prominent Vancouver Sikh Youth Slate Leader And Developer Amar Sandhu Shot Dead In Richmond
[Amar-Sandhu5] _AMAJIT S_ _[DESIBUZZBC (1)-RED]_ _INGH “AMAR” SANDHU, WHO BACKED VANCOUVER SIKH YOUTH SLATE WHICH HAS BEEN LOCKED IN A FIERCE FIGHT WITH THE MODERATE INCUMBENTS AT KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY AT ROSS STREET, VANCOUVER, WAS SHOT DEAD SATURDAY NEAR A TIM HORTON'S AT THE IRON HEAD PL
Ucla Campus Shooter Was An Indo-american Who Targeted Estranged Wife And Professors
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _MAINAK SARKAR, WHO POLICE SAY CARRIED OUT A MURDER-SUICIDE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HAD A "KILL LIST" WITH MULTIPLE NAMES THAT INCLUDED PROFESSOR BILL KLUG, HIS ESTRANGED WIFE ASHLEY HASTI, WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN A MINNEAPOLIS SUBURB, AND ANOTHER UCLA PROFESSOR WHO W
Crown Seeking 6-8 Years Jail For Punjabi Media Man Maninder Gill As Sentencing Set For Mid July
[Maninder-Gill] _FORMER RADIO INDIA DIRECTOR MANINDER GILL, WHO SHOT COMMUNITY RIVAL HARJIT ATWAL AT A WEDDING AT A SURREY GURDWARA IN 2010, WAS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. SENTENCING WAS AGAIN DELAYED AS GILL'S LAWYER WANTS MINIMUM SENTENCE IN SHOOTING. "HE'S BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FO
Video: Thug Pun’s Ode To Easy E – Rotten Apples
[Thugpun] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _FAST RISING MUSIC STAR THUGPUN TRI [https://www.facebook.com/thugpun.tri] IS BACK WITH A SMASHING TRCCK – ROTTEN APPLES – A LOOK AT CORRUPT COPS EVERYWHERE. THUG IS AT HIS VERY BEST HERE WITH AN EXCELLENT TRACK AND EVEN HOTTER VIDEO. HE KNOCKS IT OUT OF T
Keep Your Ramadan Fasting Nutritious With These Food Ideas
NUTRITIOUS FASTING PRACTICES DURING RAMADAN! [Ramadan Article-Huda Rashid-eDB] BY HUDA RASHID, REGISTERED DIETITIAN [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] When we prepare for the month of Ramadan, we think of it as a time of reflection, doing good deeds and most importantly fasting. The word ‘fasting’i
Former Notary Rashida Samji Found Guilty In $110m Ponzi Scheme
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Indo-canadian From North Vancouver Missing Since Last Friday
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE POLICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A 34 YEAR-OLD NORTH VANCOUVER MAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 20. JASTINDER ATHWAL WAS LAST SEEN IN LYNN VALLEY IN NORTH VANCOUVER._ NORTH VANCOUVER – Have you seen Jastinder Athwal? The North Vancouver
Komagata Maru Apology: After 102 Years We Are Finally Smiling, Rejoicing And Celebrating!
[pmkomagatamaruapology1][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _JULY 1914 WAS A MONTH OF TERRIBLE PAIN, MISERY, AGONY, GRIEF AND ANGUISH FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY WHEN 376 PASSENGERS OF KOMAGATA MARU – GURU NANAK JAHAZ WERE REFUSED TO LAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THE THEN GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND NOT ALLOWED
Pm Trudeau Offering Many Apologies In The House And Outside This Week
'IT WAS MY MISTAKE', SAYS TRUDEAU AFTER SPAT WITH OPPOSITION MPS! [PM-Trudeau-apologies3] _FOLLOWING THE HISTORIC KOMAGATA MARU APOLOGY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THAT SAW A 102 YEAR WRONG FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS A CANADIAN WRONG AND FOR WHICH THE COUNTRY MADE AMENDS TO THE SIKH COMMUNITY AS M
Former Bc Liberal Communications Director Brian Bonney Charged In “ethnic Vote Buying” Scandal
WILL THIS HURT PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK AND BC LIBERAL PARTY'S RE-ELECTION CHANCES NEXT MAY? [BC Liberal-charged-ethnic scandal] _A DRAFT ETHNIC VOTER PLAN, LEAKED IN THE LEGISLATURE BY THE NDP, WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE B.C. LIBERALS' APPEAL TO ETHNIC COMMUNITIES THROUGH A
Surrey Beer, Wine And Spirits Lovers Will Have To Wait As Liquor Festival Postponed
[DESIBUZZbc2] [Surrey-wine-beer-fest2] CLOVERDALE — The two-day inaugural beer, wine and spirits festival – The Grape & The Grain [http://thegrapeandthegrain.ca/] – which was set to take place next weekend (May 28-29), has been postponed due to low tickets. The festival, which is d
Police Release Video-photo Of Turbaned Suspect Sought In Surrey Realtor Sexual Assault
[2016-59655 composite sketch][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A SOUTH ASIAN MALE IN HIS LATE 20’S TO MID 40’S, 5’5” TO 5’8” TALL, WITH BROWN EYES AND A DARK BROWN WELL-GROOMED BEARD. HE WAS WEARING DARK COLOURED PANTS, A LIGHT COLOURED SHIRT, A LIGHT GREY JACKET, A W
Lower Mainland Sikh Community Sends 3 Trailers Full Of Supplies To Fire Victims In Fort Mcmurray
[DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] [Sikh-community-donations2][Sikh Community-Wildfires In Alberta3] _THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITHIN 48HRS WITH CANNED FOOD, DIAPERS, BABY FORMULAE AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE SENDING OFF THESE THREE TRUCKS MONDAY AT 1PM._ BY R. PAU
India’s Women And Child Minister Says Government Considering Making Marital Rape A Crime
[Marital Rape-India4][Marital Rape-India3] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT MINISTER MANEKA GANDHI WAS SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA ON THE SIDELINES OF AN EVENT TO LAUNCH THE 'BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO' (SAVE DAUGHTER – EDUCATE DAUGHTER) CAMPAIGN IN 61 ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS. WHILE THE
Business: Love Yourself First And Listen To What Your Heart Says
ARE YOU FACING A CHALLENGING SITUATION OR WONDERING WHAT YOUR NEXT STEP SHOULD BE? I INVITE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF “OUT OF LOVE FOR MYSELF AND IN THIS SITUATION OR THIS PERSON, WHAT INSPIRED ACTION DO I TAKE?” AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR HEART SAYS. [Manpreet-Dhillon-BUSINESS] [Manpreet-Dhillon-BU
Punjabi Boy Gurpreet Singh Sandhu First Indian To Captain Soccer Team In Europe
[Punjabi Boy-Sandhu4][Punjabi Boy-Sandhu] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _GURPREET SINGH SANDHU, THE 24-YEAR-OLD GOALKEEPER FROM CHANDIGARH, WAS GIVEN THE HONOUR OF CAPTAINING THE RESERVES TEAM OF NORWAY’S STABAEK FC IN A MATCH OF NORWAY’S SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE LAST SUNDAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A
Veteran Journalist Promod Puri Honoured During The Release Of His Book “hinduism Beyond Rituals, Customs And Traditions”
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Due To Overwhelming Demand Rapper Drake Adds Second Show In Vancouver
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Richmond Rcmp Describe Suspect In Handgun Robbery As Indo-canadian Or Dark Skinned Male
[Indo-Handgun-Robbery2] [Indo-Handgun-Robbery-Cpl-Hwang] _“THIS DESPICABLE ACT WAS PARTICULARLY BRAZEN, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME IN WHICH IT TOOK PLACE. WE ARE DOUBLING DOWN OUR EFFORTS IN TRACKING DOWN THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CRIME. OUR LMD FORENSIC UNIT HAS PROCESSED THE CRIME SCENE AND
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Could Garner 30 Million Subscribers And $1 Billion In Revenues In 2016-17
[Mukesh Ambani-Jio3][DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] _IN A POST-RESULTS ANALYSIS, MORGAN STANLEY SAID IT EXPECTS JIO TO HAVE MORE THAN 30 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS BY THE END OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR DOUBLING TO 60 MILLION BY THE NEXT, WITH AN AVERAGE REVENUE PER USER THAT WILL BE 1.3 TIMES TO 1.8 TIMES HIGHER THAN
New Survey Says Shakespeare More Popular In India And Emerging Countries Than Native England
[Shakespeare-India2] [Shakespeare-India5] _IN A BRITISH COUNCIL SURVEY ACROSS 15 COUNTRIES TO MARK THE 400TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARD, AS MANY AS 83 PER CENT OF INDIANS SAID THEY UNDERSTOOD WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, COMPARED TO 58 PER CENT BRITONS. ALSO, 88 PER CENT MEXICANS SAID THEY LIKED SHAK
Pure Love: Dilip Kumar And Saira Banu’s Hospital Pictures Go Viral
[PURE LOVE-Dalip & Saira] [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] NEW DELHI – It seems like the entire country is behind screen legend Dilip Kumar following his recent illness. And now, a lovely new picture of the star with his wife Saira Banu is trending on social media. Dilip Kumar was admitted to Lilav
First Ever Ethnic Media And Diversity Style Guide Released
__ _NEW CANADIAN MEDIA RELEASED THE FIRST EDITION OF THE ETHNIC MEDIA AND DIVERSITY STYLE GUIDE, WHICH PROVIDES TERMS AND DEFINITIONS MEANT FOR WIDESPREAD USE IN CANADIAN NEWSROOMS._ [DESIBUZZbc (1)-Red] OTTAWA – New Canadian Media (NCM), a national not-for-profit website and portal for news
Maggi Noodles Back On Top In India Following Ban And Controversies
NEW DELHI – Barely a few months after ban on Maggi noodles was lifted by the Indian government, the market share of the brand is estimated at a little over Rs 2,000 crore (over $325 million US). Post examining of the data by market researcher Neilsen, it is evident that the share of the in
Ihit Approves Charge Against Teen In Jaylen Sandhu’s Murder
__ _THE INTEGRATED HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TEAM (IHIT) HAS OBTAINED A CHARGE APPROVAL AGAINST A TEEN, NOW 18, WHO CAN’T BE NAMED BECAUSE HE WAS 17 AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED 2014 STABBING DEATH OF JAYLEN SANDHU.THE ALLEGED SUSPECT, WHO NOW 18, APPEARED IN COURT IN SURREY MONDAY AFTERNOON._ BY R
Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan A Huge Hit With Fans Worldwide
GIMMICKY THRILLER OPENS WITH A RECORD RS. 114 CRORE ($19 MILLION US) WEEKEND GLOBALLY! _FAN MADE RS. 52 CRORE (OVER $8.7 MILLION US) OVER THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF RELEASE IN INDIA AND HAS MADE ADDITIONAL RS. 62 CRORE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH A WORLDWIDE TAKE OF OVER RS. 114 CRORE ($19 MI
Indo-american Kids Dominate White House Science Fair 2016
__ _NEARLY A THIRD OF THE PROJECTS, DEMOS, AND EXPERIMENTS IN THE JAMBOREE INVOLVE KIDS OF INDO-AMERICAN, AND THEY PROVIDE A WINDOW INTO HOW THIS ETHNIC GROUP, ALONG WITH OTHER ASIAN-AMERICANS, HAS COME TO DOMINATE SCHOOL-LEVEL STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH) COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING
Premier Christy Clark, Other Provincial And Federal Politicians Grace Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade
_DESIBUZZBC PHOTOGRAPHER SUKHI DHILLON REPORTS THAT THIS YEAR’S PARADE HAD A LARGER CROWD THAN LAST YEAR WHICH COULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO DECENT WEATHER EVEN THOUGH IT TURNED CLOUDY LATER. ALSO THERE WAS A LOT OF HYPE AS WELL FOR THE VANCOUVER PARADE AND LET’S NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS A LOT OF I
Russian President Putin Blames Us For Leak Of Panama Papers 2016
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