HUNDREDS of University of British Columbia students were treated to free food courtesy of the university’s Sikh students, as part of the awareness campaign International Langar Week. Organised by the Sikh Press Association, International Langar Week is an awareness campaign taking place across the world with the aim of encouraging people to use the free food service which is part of …

New Delhi (PTI): The AIR is planning to launch new services for several countries, including Japan, Germany and some in the Commonwealth of Independent States, with an aim to supplement the government’s diplomatic efforts and outreach programs to the Indian diaspora, an official said. Canada, South Africa and Maldives are also among the countries the All India Radio (AIR) plans to …

ONTARIO MPP Jagmeet Singh (Bramalea-Gore-Malton), who is also Ontario NDP deputy leader, made history on Sunday by winning the federal NDP leadership – and he won on the first ballot, garnering 35,266 votes out of a total of 65,782 votes cast. Ontario MP Charlie Angus won 12,705 votes, Manitoba MP Niki Ashton got 11,374 votes and Quebec MP Guy Caron garnered 6,164 …

They have a good product, but now they need money to scale up and go big in a highly competitive industry BY LESLEY YOUNG SOME of the most powerful businesses have humble beginnings. Mattel came to be in a garage. Facebook in a dorm room. And if UAlberta engineering students Akash Gupta and Sravya Kalyanapu achieve the vision they have for …

SURREY: In a first of its kind in B.C., Fraser Health has opened a new clinic to support people in the South Asian community who are struggling with substance use. The Roshni Clinic, which loosely translates in English to “clinic bringing light”, offers services that are culturally-tailored to the community. “For the first time in B.C., South Asian British Columbians living …

  DR. Harinder Dhanju of the Pacific Oral Health Centre in Surrey, who hosted a free oral cancer screening camp for the local community at his centre in Surrey in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Surrey-Newton on September 24, told The VOICE that their team of dentists and specialists from BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program attended to 408 patients. Dr. …

SURREY RCMP on Wednesday confirmed that Avtar Bal, 28, of Surrey was killed in a hit and run on Tuesday. Police said that on September 26, at 7:20 a.m., they were called to the 14300-block of 92nd Avenue in Guildford.  A man had been found by a passerby on the road unconscious with head injuries.  No one had witnessed what led to …

INDO-CANADIAN Gurdarshan Singh Mangat will be creating history as the first MMA fighter of Indian origin to compete for a championship title in an MMA event. The event will be held in Bahrain on November 17 during the 2017 Brave International Combat Week which also features IMMAF world championships.  Gurdarshan qualified to compete for the bantamweight championship title fight. He will …

Surrey’s newest landmark Civic Hotel, Autograph Collection and accompanying restaurant, Dominion Bar + Kitchen, will be hosting a hiring fair on September 19, looking to fill 165 new positions ahead of its opening in November 2017. The boutique 144-room hotel, and accompanying restaurant, are located at the heart of Surrey’s new City Centre, just a 30-minute SkyTrain ride from downtown …

In order to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of India, the Hindi Literary Society of Canada, BC is organizing one of its kind Hindi Lok Mahotsav that will feature folk songs and folk dances from various parts of India followed by dinner and dance on September 15th, Friday, at 6:30 OM, Dhaliwal Banquet Hall, Surrey.  It is your chance …