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Sylvia Bishop Kicks Off Delta North Campaign
ShareDelta North NDP candidate Sylvia Bishop kicked off her campaign by greeting commuters bright and early Tuesday morning at the corner of Nordel Way and Scott Road. Flanked with about a dozen volunteers, motorists waved and honked back at the enthusiastic Bishop who said, “People on the doorstep are telling me they are ready for more »
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Quebec bans Twitter from courtrooms
ShareQuebec courtrooms will become Twitter-free zones come Monday as new rules governing the use of electronic communications and technology come into effect. As other Canadian jurisdictions weigh whether to allow tweets and texts from the confines of a courtroom, Quebec judges have decided to put an end to the practice. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-bans-twitter-from-courtrooms/article11197529/
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Malala: A Girl From Paradise (Film)
ShareBy Barbara Brown Special to the Diversity Reporter Diversity Reporter Editor Mohsin Abbas is soaring high on the wings of a new passion – a documentary film he is making about the remarkable courage of a 15-year-old school girl from his native Pakistan. Malala: A Girl from Paradise tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, who more »
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Cycling4Diversity ready to roll
ShareCycling4Diversity for the past two years have brought a new perspective in celebrating cultural diversity in British Columbia. A team of cyclist mostly from the Abbotsford/Mission area cycled from Mission to Victoria speaking with students and organizations on topics of cultural diversity, inclusion and racism. Their motto: “Building bridges of dialogue, one city at a more »
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Panjabi Library Presents Interactive Experience With Khalsa Raj Exhibition
SharePanjabi Digital Library is gearing up to launch The Khalsa Raj: Banda, Battles & Body Politic exhibition in Surrey, British Columbia and is making every effort to impress to create an interactive experience. Panjab Digital Library whose mission is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture and history of Panjab, sees this exhibit as a more »
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TOIFA Awards 2013: Full list of winners
ShareBest Actor – Negative Role Rishi Kapoor Agneepath Best Debut – Female Ileana D’Cruz Barfii Best Debut – Male Ayushman Khurana Vicky Donor Best Actress – Supporting Role Dolly Ahluwalia Vicky Donor Best Actor – Supporting Role Annu Kapoor Vicky Donor Best Actor – Comic Role Abhishek Bol Bachchan Best Playback – Female Shalmali Kholgade more »
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Minister Kenney Unveils Revamped Welcome to Canada Guide and New Living in Canada Online Tool
ShareVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA- A new, more comprehensive guide and a new web tool to help newcomers settle and integrate in Canada were unveiled today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. CIC’s new flagship publication, Welcome to Canada, is intended to be the official handbook to assist immigrants in preparing to come to Canada more »
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Government provides $1 million for literacy outreach
ShareVANCOUVER – The B.C. government is providing Decoda Literacy Solutions with a $1 million grant to support the organization’s literacy outreach programs in communities throughout British Columbia. Education Minister Don McRae made the announcement today at a Decoda conference in Vancouver on literacy and essential skills in the B.C. labour market. The $1 million in more »
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Canada Remembers Holodomor Victims
Share“This week, Canadians will remember one of the greatest tragedies of the last century: the deliberate starvation of millions of men, women and children in Ukraine between 1932- 1933. “Those deaths resulted from the murderous policies of the Soviet regime under Josef Stalin. The famine-genocide in Ukraine remains among the worst crimes against humanity ever more »
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Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories
ShareWhen it comes to the history of Canada’s South Asian community, Sikhs form a significant portion of the mosaic. Every year, Canadians participate in the Remembrance Day ceremony and pay special tribute to those compatriots who died defending their country during the wars. Until recently, nothing much was known about handful of Sikhs who joined more »