Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Politics

BC Minimum Wage Goes Up To $17.40 An hour On June 1

BC is raising the minimum wage again with the lowest-paid workers tol get a pay raise from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024. This represents a 3.9% increase, consistent with B.C.'s average rate of inflation in...

BC Going After Businesses That Hurt People

The public health accountability and cost recovery act will provide the tools necessary for the government to recover costs associated with the promotion, marketing and distribution of products that are harmful to adults and children in British Columbia. Building...

Is Surrey Ready To Be BC’s Largest City With One Million Residents?

Surrey is about to become British Columbia's largest city by 2029, with a population of one million by 2042, says Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis. Annis said data from Stats Canada, BC Stats, and futurists such as demographer Andrew...

Surrey Council Approves 72 Avenue Extension Connecting 152 To Hwy 15

Following the 84th connection that connected King George to 140th Street, Surrey Council on Monday approved the extension of 72 Avenue between 152 Street to Highway 15. With an estimated construction cost of $138M, this project marks the largest...

Vancouver Pays A Fitting Tribute To Komagata Maru Passengers                                                 

By Zile Singh A Japanese ship named Komagata Maru with 376 passengers on board,  comprising theSikhs, Hindus, and Muslims from India, sailed from Hong Kong.  It reached the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC  on May 23, 1914. Due to Canada’s Continuous...

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Dies At 84 

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney passes away this week at the age of 84. Current Conservative leader and most likely the next Canadian prime minister Pierre Poilievre called Mulroney’s passing as a great loss to Canadians. By DESIBUZZCanada Staff OTTAWA...

Suspicious Fire!EPIDEMIC: Almost 200 British Columbians Died From Toxic Overdose In January 2024Suspicious Fire!

The toxic drug epidemic is now killing more British Columbians than many other causes of death including suicides and murders. The latest figures show that at least 198 deaths suspected to have been caused by toxic, unregulated drugs reported...

First Nations Say VPD’s Ongoing Failure To Properly Apologize Puts Human Rights Settlement At Risk

Heiltsuk Nation members seek a culturally appropriate apology from VPD Constables’ failure and ask the constables to apologize in a culturally appropriate way is systemic racism in action and is preventing progress on a landmark human rights settlement with...

Veteran Ontario Public Servant Prabhu Rajan Appointed BC’s Next Police Complaint Commissioner

Veteran Ontario public servant, a South Asian man, has been appointed as BC’s next Police Complaint Commissioner. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia announced Wednesday that they have appointed Prabhu Rajan as Police Complaint Commissioner for a five-year term,...

BC Goes After Six Properties Owned By Accused Kelowna-Based Drug Trafficker Kulwant Bal

BC wants Kulwant Bal, an alleged member of a criminal organization, to forfeit more than $6 million in real estate in the Okanagan because it was bought using the proceeds of drug trafficking and fraud. The properties include Bal’s...
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Police Search For Jasdeep Parmar Who’s Been Missing Since Friday

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing 23-year-old Indo-Canadian man. On March 15th, Jasdeep Parmar...
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Husband Jagpreet Singh Charged With Killing Wife In Abbotsford Friday

An Indo-Canadian man has now been charged in relation to a late-night homicide in Abbotsford on Friday. On March 15 at 10:50 p.m., the...

BC Minimum Wage Goes Up To $17.40 An hour On June 1

BC is raising the minimum wage again with the lowest-paid workers tol get a pay raise from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June...

BC Going After Businesses That Hurt People

The public health accountability and cost recovery act will provide the tools necessary for the government to recover costs associated with the promotion, marketing...

SIDHU MOOSEWALA #2: Parents Of Slain Punjabi Gangster Rapper Welcome Baby Boy

The elderly parents of slain Punjabi gangster rapper Sidhu Moosewala welcomed a baby boy on Saturday which many are calling an attempt by parents...