August, 2023

Features

Aman Grewal: The Beating Heart of healthcare

It will take time for the toll of the pandemic to be fully quantified, but stories of how the healthcare workforce has really been put to the test during past 2 years, are in abundance. Nurses in COVID-19 hot spots, across the world, have been asked to do the unimaginable. They have pushed body and mind to the limit to …

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Trump offers ‘orderly transition’ after Congress confirms election of Biden, Harris

New York (IANS): Fighting off the mob onslaught on democracy, the US Congress on Thursday confirmed the election of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President officially, bringing to a close the tumultuous challenges to their election from President Donald Trump and his supporters. Isolated even in his party except for diehard supporters, Trump now offered a …

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“Time to support local talent, and put Surrey on the world stage”

In an interview with Desi Today Tarun Nayar, Executive Director of 5X Fest, talks about 5X’s role in promoting local South Asian artists. Tarun Nayar, is a DJ/producer and tabla player based in Vancouver and has toured the world with his band Delhi 2 Dublin. Along with a passion to produce music, Tarun has a greater passion to promote fresh …

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It takes a Village to raise a Child

KidsPlay is a registered charity founded by officer, Kal Dosanjh along with Kiran Toor working towards keeping kids away from the lifestyle of drugs, gangs, and violence. KidsPlay Youth Foundation is a registered charity founded by the veteran officer, Kal Dosanjh. He is the CEO of KidsPlay in a volunteer capacity. Along with him, Kiran Toor is the President of …

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Jinder Oujla Chalmers: Breaking barriers

By Surbhi Gogia Famous hockey commentator Don Cherry was recently fired for making on-air, racist remarks. It just displayed how Canadian media, in general, is becoming intolerant towards racism. However, things were not the same a few decades ago. Ironically, it was not even acceptable to have an Indian name for the mainstream media show hosts. Here is the story …

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Everything you need to know about winter driving

RCMP and ICBC are urging drivers to prepare in the lead-up to the winter driving season, during which statistics show there is a dramatic increase in crashes. According to ICBC, casualty crashes (where at least one person was injured or killed) due to driving too fast for conditions increase by a staggering 87% across B.C. in December compared to October. …

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Jacquile Singh Kambo: Raising gang awareness through meaningful cinema

South Asian community has been struggling to deal with Gang violence and South Asian youth involvement in it for quite a long time. Organizations and individuals have been working tirelessly to spread awareness about this problem. Meet Jacquile Singh Kambo, a graduate of Capilano University, who too has made a unique contribution in raising awareness about this issue through meaningful …

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Paper Lions: A tale of Singhs and Kaurs

Most of the Sikhs have the middle name Singh — which means lion in English. Sikhs have displayed the qualities of a lion by being fearless, powerful and risk-taking in many aspects. But when it comes to treatment of their women, many have displayed weakness. Paper Lions a new novel by award-winning Sikh author Sohan Koonar, explores and questions this …

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Showcasing South Asian talent beyond Bollywood

 By Arshad Khan and Anya McKenzie Have you heard of the film The Big Sick? Or before that East Is East or Bend It Like Beckham? Beckham was a small, independent film by Gurinder Chadha that launched her career from an unknown filmmaker to now one of the industry’s top directors, with her latest feature Blinded By The Light becoming …

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New Campaign for South Asian families to have mental health, addiction challenges conversations

Listening can be one of the best ways you can help a family member experiencing mental health and addiction challenges By Rachna Singh MLA Surrey-Green Timbers This week our government is launching a campaign encouraging families to start having courageous conversations about mental health and addiction challenges.  The campaign makes life-saving resources more accessible by having translated information on the StopOverdosebc.ca …

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