Monthly Archives: June, 2016

Twitter reaction to PM Modi’s address at Capitol Hill

PM Narendra Modi is addressing the joint session of the US Congress at Capitol Hill, speaking on the issues ranging from from climate change...

Narendra Modi Bolsters India’s Ties With U.S., Thanks (Partly) to Donald Trump

By GARDINER HARRIS and CORAL DAVENPORT New York Times WASHINGTON — After decades of mistrust and fitful reconciliation efforts,India and the United States made a turn...

Developer Amarjit Singh Sandhu, 56, dead after ‘targeted’ shooting in Richmond, B.C.

By CBC News Police have identified the 56-year-old man shot in Richmond, B.C., Saturday night as a prominent developer, Amarjit Singh Sandhu. Sandhu died in hospital after the parking lot shooting...

Man shot, killed in broad daylight near busy Toronto intersection is a former gangster from Vancouver

By Kim Bolan, A former Vancouver gangster was shot to death in Toronto Tuesday afternoon in a brazen attack that surprised even local police. Sukh Deo, 34,...

Province invests $7 million in Trades Training

VANCOUVER - The Province has announced today that it has invested, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), $7 million in Vancouver Community College (VCC) for trades...

PICS Receives $500,000 for 75 Child Care Spaces in Cloverdale

SURREY – Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society has received $500,000 from the provincial government to create 75 child care spaces in their new state-of-the-art...

B.C. finance minister changes freedom-of-information rules after media complaints

By Rob Shaw VICTORIA — B.C.’s finance minister is set to unveil changes to freedom of information rules on Wednesday in response to concerns from journalists. Mike de Jong...

Toronto taxi drivers charged in alleged scam involving debit cards

TORONTO -- Two Toronto cab drivers are facing a total of 23 charges after allegedly taking part in a debit card fraud scheme. Toronto police...

‘There was blood everywhere’: Barrhaven girl tells of finding dead mother

By GARY DIMMOCK, OTTAWA CITIZEN She was the last to see her mother alive, and the first to find her dead. The girl had stayed home...

Surrey man writes to Trudeau claiming political persecution by India

By KIM BOLAN “Because of my campaign for Sikh rights, it’s my belief that I have become a target of an Indian government campaign to...

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How to Safely Celebrate Easter and Passover

Though it may not be quite the same as past holidays, this Easter, Passover or any other event can still be filled with love,...

Magic Days Coming to Museum of Surrey

Surrey, BC – Lon Mandrake, magician, and son of the late famous Mandrake the Magician, will perform a little abracadabra at Museum of Surrey on...

TransLink completes modernization of 1980s-era SkyTrain technology

NEW WESTMINSTER: TransLink has replaced aging speakers and signs on the SkyTrain system by installing 280 new customer information screens and over 1,400 new...

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

SURREY – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. Four patients at Abbotsford Regional...