December, 2023

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Arshpreet Chahal: Brining home International Glory

Arshpreet Chahal is a 16 years old teen from Vancouver, BC. She recently competed in the Miss Teen Petite International pageant which was hosted in El Salvador on March 3rd, 2017. She won the title of First Runner up. In 2015, Arshpreet won Miss Teen Canada Petite Globe. The pageant was held in Toronto from August 12 to 23 during …

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Local Indo-Canadian Author Releases Debut Fiction Novel – Chasing Kismet

The story is written by Indo-Canadian author Amrita Kaur Lit. Lit lives in Surrey, British Columbia. Her writing regularly appears in several local newspapers and magazines, as well as on her personal blog, ‘Amrita Literature.’ Chasing Kismet tackles deeply convoluted human issues that will particularly resonate with Indian and South Asian readers. From the intricacies of family and community dynamics …

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US Syria strike largely backed by world; Iran, Russia condemn

London/Moscow, Apr 7 (PTI) The US military strike on Syria was widely hailed by the world community today with nations like the UK and Israel backing it as a “just” response to the chemical attack by President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, but Russia and Iran strongly condemned the unilateral move. The UK government said it “fully supports” the US missile strike …

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Jaswant Gill found guilty of manslaughter of his wife

JASWANT Singh Gill was found guilty of manslaughter in connection with his wife Gurpreet (Ruby) Gill, 33, back in February 2006 on Valentine’s Day by a B.C. Supreme Court jury last Sunday. He had been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying. Gill was also found guilty in the first-degree murder of Thomas Eldon Akerman, 26, in December 1994. Court …

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LV Revanth is the winner of Indian Idol 9

Visakhapatnam-based LV Revanth was announced as the winner of Indian Idol Season 9 by none other than the cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Social media was abuzz over the master blaster’s debut on small screen. While the first runners-up was Khuda Baksh, the second runners-up was PVNS Rohit. The season finale witnessed three contestants – LV Revanth Kumar, Khuda Baksh and …

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One dead in Sunday night collision on Vancouver’s South East Marine Drive

VANCOUVER police are investigating a collision on South East Marine Drive that resulted in the death of a driver on Sunday night. Around 9:15 p.m., a car traveling eastbound on South East Marine Drive near Buscombe Street ‎struck a westbound semi truck and a second vehicle. The driver of the car, the single occupant, was treated by first responders at the …

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Jaskarn Lally shot dead in Chase Street home in Abbotsford

JASKARN Lally, 20, of Abbotsford was shot dead last Friday (March 24) in the 3500-block of Chase Street. The Abbotsford Police Department received a report of the shooting just after 4:30 p.m.  and located a male at a residence. He was dead from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.  As the scene was deemed a homicide, the Integrated Homicide investigation …

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UK terror attack: Cop stabbed, 4 dead and many injured outside parliament

Four people dead and several people were injured today close to Britain’s Houses of Parliament in what police said they were treating as a terrorist incident. A suspected terrorist plowed a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot. At least four people, including the attacker, were killed and …

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US seeks designs for ‘imposing’ border wall with Mexico

Washington, Mar 20 (PTI) The “big, beautiful” wall that US President Donald Trump plans to build along the border with Mexico should be tall, climb-resistant, difficult to penetrate and aesthetically pleasing, his administration has said. The wall’s design should be “physically imposing in height,” the Trump administration said while releasing some of the requirements for the multi-million dollar project, kicking …

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