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By Kamran Rahman Wedding shopping in India has become an increasingly popular alternative to shopping in Canada. For many women, shopping in India is more than buying things for their weddings, as the trip can be an adventure. There are added benefits of being able to go sightseeing and enjoy the perks of being a tourist. While brides find themselves …

CHIEF Superintendent Brian Edwards has been selected as the new Officer in Charge of the Surrey RCMP detachment, the City of Surrey announced on Wednesday. “I welcome Chief Superintendent Brian Edwards in his new role as Officer in Charge of Surrey RCMP,” said Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum. “In his policing career spanning 24 years, Chief Superintendent Edwards has served with both …

A second hospital is coming to Surrey. Following the purchase of the site for a new, state-of-the-art facility, the project is moving to the business-planning phase. Surrey’s new hospital will be built in Cloverdale beside the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus at 5500 180 St. “This is a great day for people in Surrey as we are delivering a new hospital in the …

THE father of international student Prabhleen Kaur Matharu, 21, has told the media in Surrey that the 18-year-old boy who killed his daughter was her “husband.” According to a Hindustan Times report, the victim’s father, Gurdial Singh Matharu, a Jalandhar-based photojournalist who has come to Surrey to take his daughter’s body back to Punjab, told the media : “Earlier this year, …

THE BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) announced on Wednesday that it has succeeded in ensuring the professional judgement of nurses is respected through an agreement with Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) to amend the mandatory flu vaccination policy. The new agreement, reached through collaborative efforts with HEABC, will mean an end to the punitive nature of the previous policy and …

MORE at-risk students will get the supports they need to get off the path to gang life through the expansion of the Erase (expect respect and a safe education) school-based gang and gun violence prevention program. The Province is investing an additional $4.93 million over the next three years to provide immediate support to students, parents, educators, law enforcement and community …

Help Keian’s Holiday Wish Toy Drive bring cheer to sick kids and their families The Surrey RCMP is hoping to make the holidays a little brighter for sick kids and their families by inviting the public to come out and support the annual Keian’s Holiday Wish Toy Drive. Between December 2nd and December 15th, the Surrey RCMP will be accepting donations of cash or …

RADICAL Desi in partnership with others released its annual calendar in Surrey on Sunday, December 1. Dedicated to the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, the calendar was unveiled by the Editor of Georgia Straight, Charlie Smith. Others who joined him in the ceremony included Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal and Surrey-Green Timbers MLA Rachna Singh, besides members of Guru …

ARSHDEEP Purba is this year’s reigning queen, our Miss Canada Globe 2019/2020! This 22-year-old from Calgary, who now resides in Vancouver, made her new province very proud when she won that title at the Miss Canada Globe Pageant. Arshdeep, who was born in Calgary, moved to Vancouver at the age of 18 to attend Vancouver Film School and become an actress. …

VANCOUVER City Council on Wednesday directed City staff to amend the Vacancy Tax bylaw to increase the Empty Homes Tax rate (currently 1 per cent) to 1.25 per cent for the 2020 tax year. Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion which includes provision for additional .25 increases to the rate in 2021 and 2022. The mayor’s motion also asks …