The generosity of the local longshore union hit a record high. ILWU 502, based in Surrey, raised $52,502 for the BC Children’s Hospital this year. The union serves the ports of Fraser Surrey Docks, Deltaport and Wes-shore coal Terminals. The fundraising that began just a few years ago has netted over $242,000 for the Hospital. […]
About 200 million migrants, half of whom are women, sent $445 billion to their families in Asia, Latin America and Africa in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said. LONDON – Migrants working in rich countries sent home almost half a trillion dollars in 2016, helping to lift families out of poverty by […]
The ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show has a long tradition of inviting the Scripps Spelling Bee champions to compete against Jimmy in a mock competition. LOS ANGELES – US spelling bee champion Ananya Vinay is no stranger to impromptu competitions. Her latest challenge was a face-off against Jimmy Kimmel on his Live show on Friday. The […]
GENEVA – Intensified US-led forces air strikes have killed at least 300 civilians in the Syrian northern city of Raqqa since March, UN war crimes investigators said on Wednesday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of Kurdish and Arab militias supported by a US-led coalition, began to attack Raqqa a week ago to take […]
Shootings in Surrey continued this week with RCMP confirming that that the two shootings earlier this week are believed to be linked, and that the parties involved are likely known to each other. An investigation into two targeted shootings in Surrey caused the temporary closure of J. T. Brown Elementary School Tuesday morning. SURREY – […]
The traditional Punjabi-Indian sport of Kabaddi involves tagging and getting away or tagging and getting wrestler down and it takes a lot of stamina and physical battle to win points. SURREY – A Surrey high school has adopted a sports league to bring a traditional Punjabi-Indian sport Kabaddi to younger generations in Canada. Kabaddi involves […]
Simran Jeet Singh, a post-doctoral fellow at NYU’s Center for Religion and Media and a senior religion fellow for advocacy group Sikh Coalition, recalled the encounter in an essay on NBC News. NEW YORK – A Sikh-American scholar at the New York University was allegedly called “Osama” by a teenager, in a fresh incident of […]
By Acharya S.P.Dwivedi Majority of the religions of the world prescribe to ‘final days’, ‘last days’ ,’eschaton’ and ‘end time’ and believe that world is destined to have an ultimate climax. The scriptural prophecies vary a lot and self declared Messiah, time to time, comes with dates of ‘doomsday’ also. Those who believe in […]
Veteran Victoria constable Del Manak replaces Frank Elsner, who resigned after investigation into inappropriate twitter messages last year. Manak has been acting as head of the force since December 2015, when former chief Elsner stepped aside while investigations were conducted into allegations that he’d sent Twitter messages to the wife of one of his officers. […]
As of Dec. 1, cellphone customers can ask their provider to unlock their phones free of charge, the CRTC announced Thursday. At the same time, it said, all newly purchased mobile devices must be provided to customers unlocked. TORONTO – Canadian cell phone companies have been banned from charging customers for unlocking their phones. CRTC […]
