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A mob in India dragged a man out of bed and beat him to death with bricks — for eating beef

BY MICHAEL E. MILLER, WASHINGTON POST Mohammad Akhlaq was in bed when the mob arrived. The commotion began in the distance, but crept closer and closer...

Shutdown in Punjab against Sikh body’s pardon to self-styled godman

Amritsar, Sept.30 (ANI): A shutdown call was given by radical Sikh groups in Punjab on Wednesday in protest against the pardon granted by the...

Trunk of Golden Tree Monument Installed in Abbotsford

Abbotsford, B.C. - Mr. Charan Gill, CEO of PICS and Gurpreet Pabla , PICS Legal Advocacy Department, were on site as the trunk of...

Indian Government launches Ten Year Multiple Entry Visa for Canadians

10-Year multiple-entry Tourist and Business Visa is being introduced for Canadian nationals with immediate effect, announced Mr. Vishnu Prakash, the Indian High Commission in...

Taxi Driver Arminder Singh Jailed Over Fatal Crash In Australia

MELBOURNE  – A 30-year-old Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia has been sentenced two years in prison, suspended after four months, on charges of dangerously...

Indo-Canadian woman charged for pretending to be nurse, giving Botox injections

Shiva Ashkani, 30, of Brampton, was arrested on August 23 and charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. By  Riannon Westall Toronto police...

Indian-American man donates $1.5 mn for Sikh studies

New York: An Indian-American cardiologist has donated $1.5 million to the University of California-Irvine to create a Chair for Sikh studies within the school,...

Manasvi Noel is Miss India-Canada 2015

TORONTO: Manasvi Noel of Mississauga City has been crowned Miss India-Canada 2015 at the 25th edition of the annual beauty pageant organised here, a...

Surrey trucker Dhillon faces multiple charges after U.S. crash kills woman

BY JENNIFER SALTMAN-The Province Surrey -A Surrey, B.C., truck driver has been charged in connection with a fiery crash that killed one person and injured numerous...

Bidesi facing trial in Surrey murder gets 30 months jail for Richmond shooting

Sheila Reynolds-Surrey North Delta Leader A convicted killer who was scheduled to go to trial this week in the murder of a Surrey man at...

Phone Scammers Using ‘Delta Police Department’ Name to Target Residents

Delta: Police in delta are warning public about phone scams in Delta and Surrey. Phone scammers are once again at work in Delta, but this...

PM Modi relives Madison Square Garden moment, woos Indian diaspora in UAE

Dubai, Aug. 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wooed the Indian diaspora in the UAE, saying that he saw a mini India in...

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Magic Days Coming to Museum of Surrey

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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...