SURREY – A staff member of Langley Lodge has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The staff member is in self-isolation at home. Langley Lodge is a long term care facility owned by the Langley Care Society. A Fraser Health SWAT team is on site and communication with residents and families is underway. Enhanced control measures have been put in place at Langley …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Canadians across the country continue to cope with the impact of this unprecedented public health crisis, TELUS is expanding its support for low income families by automatically waiving the fees for the TELUS Internet for Good program for two months, giving customers enrolled in the program access to high speed internet in their …

PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said the 75-per-cent wage subsidy announced last Friday will apply to large and small companies, charities and non-profit organizations. Trudeau said: “If your businesses revenues have decreased by at least 30 per cent because of COVID-19, you will be eligible for this subsidy. The number of employees you have will not determine whether you get …

PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday announced measures to support vulnerable Canadians to help cope with the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic. These measures will help provide young people with mental health supports and Canadian seniors with practical services. They will also help ensure some of the most vulnerable Canadians have a safe place to turn and …

Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, organizers of the annual Surrey Vaisakhi Khalsa Parade scheduled for April 25th in Surrey, British Columbia have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 event until further notice or a significant change in the transmission of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers of the day-long celebration, the largest Vaisakhi Parade in the world, that draws in excess of …

Langley, BC – On February 29, the Coast Hotel ballroom at Cascades Casino was transformed into a glamourous South Asian-inspired marketplace and gala for Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation’s second annual Giving Hearts fundraising gala, raising an outstanding $150,000. Honouring the health needs of our community elders, proceeds will help purchase new specialized wheelchairs and other mobility-enabling equipment urgently needed for …

THE City of Surrey has been given approval to proceed with the formation of Surrey Police Department, following a review by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, of the report submitted by the Provincial Municipal Policing Transition Study Committee. “In just over one year, we moved from a unanimous council motion to full reality on our promise to …

By Surbhi Gogia CHAMPION powerlifter Sumeet Sharma was recently honoured by Khalsa Diwan Society’s Ross Street Gurdwara in Vancouver for being an inspirational role model for youth in schools across the Lower Mainland. We have all heard inspiring weight loss stories due to simple lifestyle changes. But story of a lifestyle change that led to making of an international sports star, …

India’s and now the world’s much-loved stand up comedian Vir Das is coming to Vancouver with his show #Loved this week. Vir will be performing as part of Vancouver’s Just for Laughs festival on Feburary 19 and 20 at Rio Theatre.  JFL NorthWest, Vancouver’s Just for Laughs Festival, February 2020 is delivering 12-hilarious-days of your favourite stand-up, podcast, improv and …

NEW figures show that after 10 years in service, ridership on the Canada Line is still breaking records.  The Canada Line had more than 50 million annual boardings for the first time in its history last year, representing a 30-per-cent increase in ridership since 2010. Originally projected to reach 120,000 daily boardings by 2025 – the Canada Line has continued to …