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MP Olivia Chow visits NDP Campaign in Vancouver Langara

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MP Olivia Chow visits NDP Campaign in Vancouver Langara

ShareVancouver- Federal NDP Transportation critic Olivia Chow visited the campaign office of BC NDP candidate George Chow to celebrate the kick-off of the campaign. “George Chow represents the change that B.C deserves. He is an excellent candidate who understands the meaning of public service. People in Vancouver-Langara will be fortunate to have him as their more »

Stand up and stop violence against women

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Stand up and stop violence against women

ShareVICTORIA – British Columbians can stand together during the week of Apr. 14-20 to condemn all acts of violence against women as the B.C. government proclaims Prevention of Violence against Women Week. This week is an opportunity to acknowledge that violence against women has serious adverse physical, psychological, sexual, financial and cultural impacts on women, more »

Panjabi Library Presents Interactive Experience With Khalsa Raj Exhibition

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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 »

Child care provider receives lifetime achievement award

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Child care provider receives lifetime achievement award

ShareNEW WESTMINSTER – She’s been recognized across the country as a leader in the field of Early Childhood Education, and she’s dedicated much of her life to children and families in B.C. Today at Douglas College in New Westminster, Susan Fraser was presented with a Child Care Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement by the more »

The Times of India Bollywood Awards Vancouver 2013 (Gallery)

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The Times of India Bollywood Awards Vancouver 2013 (Gallery)

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Privy Council Office spending thousands to keep tabs on ethnic press

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Privy Council Office spending thousands to keep tabs on ethnic press

ShareOTTAWA—Citizenship and Immigration Canada isn’t the only federal department spending hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping a keen eye on the country’s ethnic media. The Privy Council Office, the bureaucracy that supports the prime minister, spent $463,300 last January on a two-year contract with the same ethnic media monitoring company that Citizenship has paid almost more »

“On Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors Issue”

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“On Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors Issue”

ShareOn Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors is an hour-long Canadian documentary airs for the first time Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 8 pm on OMNI 2. The unique documentary examines the plight of senior immigrants of South Asian origin. By sharing the story of one remarkable elderly couple surviving on their own, more »

Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories

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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 »

Ken Herar given Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

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Ken Herar given Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

ShareEleven Mission and one Maple Ridge resident were presented the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals this past Saturday by Pitt Meadow-Maple Ridge-Mission Member of Parliament Randy Kamp at the Cedarbrooke Chateau in Mission. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth more »

PM Harper pushes trade, investment with preoccupied India

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PM Harper pushes trade, investment with preoccupied India

SharePrime Minister Stephen Harper came to the Indian capital on Monday with the message that Canada is prepared to talk serious business, but his hosts don’t appear to be as ready to sign off on freer trade yet. Three important agreements — a foreign investment protection deal, an economic partnership or free-trade pact, and the more »

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