April, 2024

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Constable Michael BAL: Top Cop with super compassion

By Surbhi Gogia Police officers are not always fiery and questioning to enforce law and protect people’s lives. They can win hearts and even most difficult situations by a simple act of love and understanding. Constable Michael Bal, a Vancouver Police officer has recently set an example. From coaching youth about life skills to saving lives of the emotionally disturbed …

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Is your spouse cheating on you? Whose fault is it anyway?

A UK study revealed that women are more distressed by emotional cheating such as adulterous messages sent by a rival to their partner than actual sex By Harvinder Sandhu Recently a video of a distressed wife catching her husband in a restaurant with his girlfriend went viral on Facebook. The video was posted by a bystander. The wife was absolutely …

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The increasing infidelity among Indo-Canadians

By Surbhi Gogia Extra marital affairs are on the rise amongst Indo-Canadians. Paul Bains, a registered clinical counsellor, in an interview with Desi Today reveals some shocking cases of how partners are cheating with in Indo-Canadian families, the reasons and solution to this problem Infidelity is as old as the hills. Poor, rich or middle class, infidelity has always existed …

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Dianne Watts: Reconnecting party with people

By Surbhi Gogia Former Surrey mayor and Conservative MP Dianne Watts, recently announced her  bid for the next leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party. After serving as the mayor of Surrey for three consecutive terms, Watts made the jump to federal politics only in 2015. The former Conservative MP for South Surrey–White Rock and the party’s recently-named employment, workforce development and …

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Vandana Jain’s fusion Baking: An icing on the cake

By Surbhi Gogia Canadians are no stranger to fusion food. The food here is infused with various flavours from the origin countries of immigrants. There is also no dearth of speciality restaurants where chefs go beyond tradition and introduce flavours from around the globe to create unique and enticing menus. Be it comfort food, or traditional meals, Indian flavours too …

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Feeling Stuck When it Comes to Relationships?

Kimi Combow, a therapist for over 10 years, shares in her book — Still Single? It’s Not What You Are Doing- It’s How You Are Being — how to break through Your Barriers “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi …

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What Jagmeet Singh’s historic victory means for Canada

 By Megan Dias In a landslide victory, Jagmeet Singh has become the new leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. Despite predictions that voting could go into multiple rounds and ostensibly drag on until mid-October, Singh won 53.6 per cent of the first-ballot votes on Sunday. He easily beat out his closest rival, Charlie Angus, who garnered only 19.3 per cent. …

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Sikligar Sikhs — The forgotten heroes 

Surrey based Charity SAF CANADA introduces a $500, 000 project for a neglected community in India The Sikligar Sikhs, who made important contributions in the fight against human rights, were forced to live a life of a lot of misery due to the helplessness of the nation. While the Sikh militants had fought the enemy (Moguls) with the help of …

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MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH POLITICS

Dr. Suresh Kurl It did not take me much thinking to accept the responsibility as a Co-Chair of Chrétien’s Richmond campaign team. My responsibilities as Co-Chair brought me in close contact with several established liberals, but the two, who played a significant role, were Mr. Ross Fitzpatrick and Mr. Herb Dhaliwal, two businessmen, who later became a Senator and a …

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The roti revolution

  What do you think is the most tedious task in an Indian kitchen? Yes, making Rotis. It is a long and messy process. Every Indian family loves to eat fresh rotis. But there are lot of families, especially settled abroad, who have to sacrifice their cravings just for the sheer work and time it involves in making rotis. Admit …

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