Friday, March 29, 2024

Education

BC Speaker Raj Chouhan And Others Honoured On Anniversary Of Right To Vote By South Asian Community

The South Asian community won the right to vote in British Columbia on April 2, 1947. The Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation commemorated this historic day by organizing an event on April 1 and honoured Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the...

Caste Based Discrimination Is A Reality In Canada And The US

Inderjit And Avninder Dhillon Fined $9000 For Caste Slur By BC Human Rights Tribunal! By Harinder Mahil Those of us who immigrated to Canada from India know all about caste-based discrimination. Dalits face such discrimination almost daily in India. They are...

South Asian Philanthropist Rallies Community For Cancer Fundraiser

A South Asian philanthropist is rallying the community and his peers to raise funds from the community for cancer fight.  Businessman Manjit Lit, who lost his wife to cancer, is leading a group of people from the Fraser region...

SMOOTH SEPARATION: Changes To Family Law To Make It Easier For Divorcing Couples To Divide Everything

BC is proposing amendments to the Family Law Act that will clarify the law around pets, property and pensions to better meet the modern-day needs of separating couples. "Going through a separation or divorce can be an incredibly difficult...

BC Declares April Sikh Heritage Month

Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, said April is a special month for Sikhs, declaring it Sikh Heritage Month. "April is Sikh Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the significant contributions that Sikhs have made to British Columbia....

Unique You 2023 Celebrates South Asian Women

Happiness Wellness Community Resources Society (HWCRS) in partnership with not-for-profit community associations ATI Vancouver and Manasvini Hindi Cultural Society celebrated International Womens’ Day. The event was titled UniqueYou 2023, and it promoted the IWD 2023 theme of ‘Embrace Equity’....

Businessman, Athlete David Sidoo Honoured At South Asian Sports Awards

Businessman and renowned athlete David Siddoo was honoured recently at a South Asian sports awards held in Surrey. “I am remarkably proud of my good friend, and KidsPlay Ambassador, David Sidoo, winning huge accolades at the recent Amateur Sports...

More Centenarians Celebrate Their Birthday At PICS Assisted Living With Mayor Locke

Centenarians celebrating their 100th birthdays at Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society has become a regular occasion with the most recent 100th birthday celebration of senior resident Venketamma Panchaliya at PICS Assisted Living taking place on February 14 with...

Nadim Hirji Promoted To BMO’s New Head Of Commercial Banking

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff With News Files TORONTO - Bank of Montreal’s (BMO) current executive vice-president Nadim Hirji has been promoted to group head of BMO’s commercial banking unit, effective March 1, the bank said Wednesday.  The move comes as the bank...

New Proposed Federal Electoral Boundary Changes Find No Favor With Surrey Board Of Trade

The newly proposed federal electoral boundary changes are not being met kindly in Surrey. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission published its report outlining proposed changes to the federal electoral boundaries for British Columbia. The proposed changes still need to...
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Surrey RCMP Warn Of Fraudsters Who Continue “Unscrupulous Acts”

The Surrey RCMP continue to investigate reports of fraud involving bail requests and online market sales and warn the public of fraudster’s ongoing “Unscrupulous...

Beyond The Game: The Social And Economic Effects Of Sports Betting In Canada

Sports betting in Canada has changed in recent years. It was once a niche hobby but now it is a mainstream activity that has...

OVERCASTE: Poetic Justice Foundation Hosts Exhibit, Talk Highlighting Discrimination

On March 16th, Poetic Justice Foundation unveiled "OVERCASTE: Confront. Disrupt. Evolve." - an unprecedented museum exhibit curated by Anita Lal and Dr. Sharanjit Kaur...

Another Pedestrian Struck In Surrey During Early Morning Traffic

Surrey RCMP is continuing investigation of another pedestrian struck during early Monday morning traffic, near Scott Road and Nordel Way. On January 29, 2024...