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Filmmakers thank Surrey residents for helping lift movie ban

Larissa Cahute VANCOUVER DESI Makers of Punjabi film Sadda Haq travelled all the way to Surrey Friday to thank the community... (more...)

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Avtar Bains stands outside the Rio theatre, which used to be a Bollywood movie hub, in Vancouver, B.C. on May  23, 2013. Wayne Leidenfrost/PNG

Tracing the history of B.C.’s love affair with Bollywood over the last 60 years (w/ VIDEO)

LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI Avtar Bains stands outside the Rio theatre, which used to be a Bollywood movie hub, in Vancouver,... (more...)

Veena Malik

Voluptuous Veena Malik celebrated in photos as Zindagi 50-50 opens (gallery)

In honour of the release of  ”Zindagi 50-50,” the latest film from Pakistani actress Veena Malik, here is a... (more...)

Far and Wide Collective founder Hedvig Alexander is seen in this undated handout image. Submitted photo/CP

Far and Wide online marketplace seeks to aid artisans from developing nations

LAUREN LA ROSE  THE CANADIAN PRESS Far and Wide Collective founder Hedvig Alexander is seen in this undated handout image.... (more...)

Skagit River in Washington state

Highway bridge collapses in Washington state, severing route between Seattle and Vancouver

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state is seen in an aerial view Friday,... (more...)

An Indian 'dhobi' - clothes washer - hand washes sheets at the Devi Prasad Sadan Dhobi Ghat in central New Delhi on May 23, 2013. Located amongst the high-rises of of the commercial centre of the city Connaught Place, the Dhobi Ghat is home to a community of about 55 'dhobis' who moved to the area in the '70s and whose main clientele are hoteliers. AFP PHOTO/Anna ZIEMINSKI (Photo credit should read ANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

New Delhi’s Dhobi Ghat continues tradition of washing clothes by hand (gallery)

Who needs washing machines? In New Delhi, India, located amongst the high-rises of the city’s commercial centre, Connaught... (more...)

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U.S. President Barack Obama defends drone strikes overseas

JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his administration’s drone... (more...)

Actor Vijay Verma attends the 'Monsoon Shootout' photocall during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2013 in Cannes, France. Samir Hussein/Getty Images

Actor Vijay Verma recounts shooting in the rain as ‘Monsoon Shootout’ hits Cannes

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Actor Vijay Verma attends the ‘Monsoon Shootout’ photocall during the 66th Annual Cannes... (more...)

Jalandhar, India

Power, water, patience run low as heat wave hits India, sending citizens into frenzy

BISWAJEET BANERJEE      THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man cools off his horse during a bath in a canal in Jalandhar, India on... (more...)

Afghanistan cricket team

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted near his home; no ransom demand

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Captain of the Afghanistan cricket team Mohammad Nabi talks to the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka in this... (more...)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with the Australian Sikh Association to discuss the turban and the kirpan. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Australian PM to consider allowing Sikhs to wear turban at work

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with the Australian Sikh Association to discuss the turban and the kirpan. Chris... (more...)

Alberta Wildrose Party Leader

‘Bigoted’ Facebook comments about Alberta Sikh parade deleted by Wildrose party

THE CANADIAN PRESS Alberta Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith made a campaign stop at the Dashmesh Cultural Centre where... (more...)

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