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ABBOTSFORD’S reporting Townline Hill conflict has claimed yet another life – the sixth in the conflict since 2014. And sources tell The VOICE that the three suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting on Monday (February 20) are also South Asians. This is reportedly linked to the ongoing Townline Hill conflict between two groups of young South Asians. Abbotsford Police, however, …

Vikas Swarup Photo: Twitter VIKAS Swarup, currently Additional Secretary and spokesperson in India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be the next High Commissioner of lndia to Canada. He will take over from Arun Kumar Sahu, the acting Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa. Swarup joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986. He served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa …

Facebook photos THE parents of three-year-old Nirmat Gill, who died at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on February 7 because she apparently did not receive proper attention from hospital staff, are advising other parents to insist on proper treatment of their children and ask for second opinions if they feel that there is something wrong. Fraser Health’s Maternal Infant Child and Youth …

Satnam Singh Photo: NWPD THE New Westminster Police are seeking the assistance of the public to locate 25-year -old Satnam Singh who was last seen in the 300-block of Wood Street in New Westminster on December 13 at about 10 p.m. Singh was expected to return home to India. However, he didn’t board his flight. On December 16, New Westminster …

FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, has announced that it will reconsider and possibly eliminate its ban on religious headwear. This week’s announcement is promising for observant Sikh athletes and other religious minorities who have been forced to choose between their faith and their professions. The Sikh Coalition said that for years it has been publicly pressuring FIBA to lift its …

Om Puri Photo: IANS Toronto (IANS): A large number of theatre artists and writers from India and Pakistan paid rich tributes to actor Om Puri here. They recalled his deep association with Toronto as some of Om Puri’s English movies such as “Such a Long Journey” and “West is West” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rajinder Saini, who …

Aman Singh (right) with John Horgan. Photos by Rakesh Gupta AMAN (Amandeep) Singh, a prominent human and civil rights lawyer in B.C. with deep roots in the community, will be taking on Liberal candidate Jas Johal, former TV journalist, in the new riding of Richmond-Queensborough in the provincial election. The riding combines Queensborough with the Hamilton neighbourhood of Richmond, most …

THE Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Monday announced the seizure of 16.85 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Pacific Highway (Traffic Operations) port of entry (POE). On October 23, 2016, an individual entering Canada was referred for a secondary examination. Border services officers (BSOs) examined the traveller’s vehicle and discovered two bricks of suspected cocaine. The traveller was immediately arrested …

MISSISSAUGA: Investigators from Peel Regional Police’s 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau are looking for information to help locate a 15-year-old female and identify suspects in relation to an abduction incident that occurred in the City of Mississauga. On January 15 (Sunday), police were advised by a witness that at 1:25 p.m., that a grey or silver van came to an abrupt …

NAVDEEP Sidhu, 24 and Harman Mangat, 22, both residents of British Columbia, have been identified as those found dead in Southeast Edmonton on Wednesday (January 11). Edmonton’s Medical Examiner confirmed that both victims died from multiple gunshot wounds, Edmonton Police announced on Thursday. Detectives believe this was not a random act, and that these drug-related murders are connected with drug …