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Surrey widening 80 Avenue to 4 lanes between King George blvd & Scott Rd
‘It needs a lot of work, that’s for sure,’ Coun. Doug Elford said of the busy stretch of road in Newton.
The City of...
Indian comedian Raju Shrivastav passes away at 58
Famous Indian comedian Raju Shrivastav has died aged 58 in Delhi after health complications, reported Indian news agency ANI. The news was confirmed by...
Tiny home villages as solution to homelessness? 3 BC mayors say yes
Three Vancouver Island mayors say they have found a successful path forward for lessening homelessness in their communities.
Victoria mayor Lisa Helps, Duncan mayor Michelle...
COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC lowest since June
The number of patients with COVID-19 in BC hospitals reached a nine-week low, as the govt prepares to begin administering the first approved variant-targeting...
Homicide investigators release sketch of suspect in deadly Surrey taxicab shooting
Homicide investigators are hoping a sketch of the suspect in a deadly daytime taxicab shooting in Surrey will help them find the killer.
Man was...
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ENTERTAINMENT
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor dies of cancer
Rishi Kapoor, the romantic star of many Bollywood films was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, died in a Mumbai on Thursday,...
Actor Irrfan Khan, ‘Life of Pi’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ dies at 53
Irrfan Khan, an icon of Indian cinema who had string of Anglo-American successes under his belt, such as Life of Pi,...
Old Bollywood music is timeless
Old Hindi film music is timeless. There is a great contribution of some remarkable music directors and lyricists, such as
Music directors: S.D....
‘Kala Chashmas’ (black glasses) worn by Katrina to be auctioned
Breaking the marketing template has been a norm with the “Baar Baar Dekho” team. In a marketing move as weird as it is innovative,...
SPORTS
Uncertainty over next Chairman as ICC denies T20 World Cup is postponed
Shashank Manohar is prepared to stay on as International Cricket Council
chairman to oversee a "smooth transition" following reports that former
India captain Sourav...
Tokyo Olympics can be “Difficult” If Coronavirus pandemic not contained, says Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says, it would be "difficult" to hold the postponed Tokyo Olympics if the Coronavirus pandemic is...
Tour De France cancelled till September amid COVID-19
Amid COVID-19 safety measures Tour De France will be raced from August 29 to September 20, organizers announced on Wednesday, postponing cycling's flagship...
Mission accomplished: Top 6 successful run chases in Test history
On this day in 2003, West Indies went on to successfully chase down a huge total of 418 against Australia making it the highest...
WORLD
China begins evacuation of its nationals from India
China began evacuating hundreds of
its nationals from India starting from Monday due to the prevailing COVID-19
situation in the country, the official media reported. One...
NRI couple found murdered in Phagwara
A Canada-based NRI couple was reportedly
murdered with sharp-edged weapons at their local residence in Onkar
Nagar on Saturday Night.
Senior Superintendent of the Police...
India expels Pakistan embassy officials for ‘espionage’
Two Pakistani officials expelled by India over
spying allegations have returned home, a Pakistan embassy spokesman
said, as the nuclear-armed rivals wrangle over the...
Kerala-grown ‘superfood’ jackfruit goes global as a meat substitute
Green, spiky and with a strong, sweet
smell, the bulky jackfruit has morphed from a backyard nuisance in
India's south coast into the meat-substitute darling of...