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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On March 16th, Poetic Justice Foundation unveiled "OVERCASTE: Confront. Disrupt. Evolve." - an unprecedented museum exhibit curated by Anita Lal and Dr. Sharanjit Kaur...
Surrey RCMP is continuing investigation of another pedestrian struck during early Monday morning traffic, near Scott Road and Nordel Way. On January 29, 2024...