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THE Special Committee to Appoint a Human Rights Commissioner has unanimously recommended to the legislative assembly that Kasari Govender be appointed as British Columbia’s first independent human rights commissioner. The committee’s recommendation is included in a report that was released on Wednesday, May 29. “Committee members were impressed by Ms. Govender’s extensive practice defending human rights coupled with her reputation as …

New Delhi (IANS): In a major surprise, Sushma Swaraj, one of the senior-most leaders of the BJP, was among seven ministers of the previous Council of Ministers to be dropped as Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed his government for the second term. The 67-year-old Swaraj who has held key positions in the party and its governments since decades was conspicuous by …

Surrey, BC – Over 280 students from AJ McLellan Elementary School participated in the seventh annual Butterfly Release Celebration on Monday, at the Surrey Centre Cemetery. The annual event is part of the grade one lifecycle curriculum at AJ McLellan, educating students on the cycle of life.  For weeks, 11 classrooms raised butterflies from egg, to chrysalis, to adult butterfly …

A Palestinian young man prepares traditional cookies ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festivities in celebrating the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, May 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar/IANS)

NAV Bhatia, best known as “Raptors Superfan’ the world over, showed his graciousness once again when he not only forgave a Milwaukee Bucks fan who posted a racist tweet mocking his turban, but announced that the next time he is in Milwaukee, he wants to take the him out for dinner. He said his belief that sports can unite everyone is …

Amritsar: Devotee light up candles at the Golden Temple on the occasion of ‘Gurta Gaddi Diwas’ of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib in Amritsar on May 27, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

Bollywood’s veteran action director Veeru Devgan, father of actor Ajay Devgn, died on Monday, family sources said. He was 85. Veeru Devgan breathed his last on Monday afternoon at a hospital here due to age-related issues, according to a source. Apart from directing action sequences for films like “Himmatwala”, “Mr. India”, “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, “Phool Aur Kaante”, “Dilwale” and “Laal …

THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) on Monday confirmed that a third person had been charged in connection with the homicide of Bhavkiran Dhesi, 19, whose body was found inside a burnt vehicle at around 12:20 a.m. on August 2, 2017, in the 18700-block of 24th Avenue in Surrey. IHIT said that on Friday, May 24, 23-year-old Inderdeep Deo was arrested by …

London, May 24 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced that she would quit as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party on June 7, paving the way for a leadership battle for the next Prime Minister’s post. “I believe it was right to persevere even when the odds against success were high. But it’s now clear to me …