Editors’ Picks

New mosque for B,C,'s Almadiyya community

B.C.’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community finally has its own mosque

LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI The local and Canada-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim community raised $8 million for its new mosque on... (more...)

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Cyclists to spread message of cultural diversity from Victoria to Abbotsford

LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI For the third year in a row, the Cycling 4 Diversity team will head out, making 27 stops to... (more...)

A 65-year-old who just arrived from India Wednesday to visit family in Vancouver has gone missing. (Submitted/ VPD)

Man from India visiting family in Vancouver goes missing

*Update: Vijay Pokarna was found in East Vancouver Wednesday night* STEPHANIE IP VANCOUVER DESI A 65-year-old who just arrived... (more...)

Double-amputee Nepalese-Canadian man inspires as he takes on Everest

LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI Once Sudarshan Gautam, who now lives in Calgary, came to terms with his disability he was able... (more...)

Trio of Surrey difference makers up for Women of Distinction Awards

Kamal Dhillon (from left to right), Navi Gill and Anita Huberman are all up for Women of Distinction awards. Photo illustration LARISSA... (more...)

New Canadian Entrepreneur Award winners, along with their associates and family, from left to right: Venkat Soma, Eswar Reddy Soma, Neal Sims, Beijing Mu, John Halani (of the Ethno Business Council of British Columbia), Durga Soma, Gurpreet Jaswal, Laura Cuner and William Holtz. Jenelle Schneider/PNG

Five B.C. companies receiving entrepreneur awards from Ethno Business Council of B.C.

New Canadian Entrepreneur Award winners, along with their associates and family, from left to right: Venkat Soma, Eswar Reddy... (more...)

As Canadians, we’re all ‘part’ of Toronto author’s immigrant story ‘The Hungry Ghosts’

Author Shyam Selvadurai’s latest book, ‘The Hungry Ghosts,’ centres around a gay character who lives in... (more...)

Salon Picasso owner Radha Sarn organized an early Mother's Day of pampering for seven-year-old son Gage Staley is fighting cancer. Sam treated to the single mom to a makeover followed by a special dinner at The Keg with Gage and his grandmother.

Salon Picasso’s Radha Sarn recognizes a very special mom with Mother’s Day makeover

THANDI FLETCHER VANCOUVER DESI Salon Picasso owner Radha Sarn organized an early Mother’s Day of pampering for Krystie... (more...)

Surjit Bhandal, 83, received word Friday that Citizenship and Immigration Canada will allow her to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Lyle Stafford/Times Colonist files

Elderly Vancouver Island aunt allowed to stay in Canada after five-year fight

KATHERINE DEDNYA VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST Surjit Bhandal, 83, received word Friday that Citizenship and Immigration Canada... (more...)

Abbotsford’s Sikh numbers nearly double over last decade: Statistics Canada

Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, co-ordinator of the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley, comments... (more...)

Punjabi singer Tanya Gill chooses Vancouver for music video shoot (with video, gallery)

Punjabi singer Tanya Gill (left) got ready for her Vancouver video shoot with the help of makeup and hair artist Radha Sarn,... (more...)

Additional charges for two men accused of killing Abbotsford woman

RCMP Chief Superintendent Brian Cantera (from left), Abbotsford Police Department Deputy Chief Rick Lucy, RCMP Superintendent... (more...)

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