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THE Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says that what taxpayers will save from the federal government will be more than what will be taken away by the province and cities. The two main federal measures are changes to Employment Insurance (EI) premiums which will result in tax savings of up to $132 for employees and $185 for employers, and the first full …

VOICE photojournalist Chandra Bodalia, who is fighting cancer, was honoured by the community at Vancouver’s Fraserview Banquet Hall on Wednesday night as they pitched in to raise $300,000 for the most popular and well-known photojournalist in town. Bruce Kehler, seen here (first photo) giving a warm hug to Chandra, deserves fulsome praise for donating $100,000 himself and then challenging others …

THE practice of allowing government employees to “bank” sick days has created a liability of $90 million for 17 municipal governments in the Metro Vancouver region, according to the latest research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Banking means that if an employee doesn’t use all their allotted sick days in a year, they can save them to …

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) In a new marketing innovation, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and Fox Star Studios have given an opportunity to audiences and fans to book seats for the trailer launch of “Jolly LLB 2”. The event is scheduled for December 19. The social media driven innovation is open to audiences worldwide. As many as 100,000 people will get …

SURREY RCMP are currently on scene in a residential area of Newton investigating reports of shots fired at a vehicle in the 7300-block of 125th Street at about 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday (December 14). Police responded to a report of shots fired and located evidence that shots had been fired in the area. The initial investigation has revealed that the …

‘Pink’ bags four awards at 23rd Star Screen Awards 2016 | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper Mumbai (IANS): Shoojit Sircar’s critically-acclaimed “Pink” bagged as many as four awards, including for the Best Film, at the 23rd Star Screen Awards 2016 here on Sunday. While megastar Amitabh Bachchan received the Best Actor award for the film, Aditya Bannerji got the Best Editing award …

Abbotsford school trustee Preet Rai wins BC NDP nomination for Abbotsford West COMMUNITY leader and third-term school trustee Preet Rai was acclaimed Saturday as the BC NDP candidate for Abbotsford West. Rai, a professional accountant, has served with many community organizations including Canuck Place Campaign, Abby Fest, Business in Black dance troupe, the Reach Board and the Abbotsford Youth Commission. “As …

Moazzam Tariq of Brampton, convicted of sexual assault, flees to Pakistan before sentencing | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper Moazzam Tariq with victim (surveillance video stills) MOAZZAM Tariq, 29, of Brampton, who was convicted in October of sexually assaulting a woman who was too intoxicated to have the ability to consent to sex, fled to Pakistan before he could be sentenced. He …

Canada scores first but drops second Junior World Cup match to South Africa | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper Photo courtesy Field Hockey Canada CANADA’S Under-21 Men’s National Team came up on the short end of a close battle with South Africa, dropping a 3-1 decision Saturday at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India. With both teams coming off losses …

  THE CRTC has approved an application by South Asian Broadcasting Corporation Inc. to amend the broadcasting licence for the ethnic commercial specialty radio station CKYE-FM Vancouver by adding an FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Surrey. It has also approved an application by Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new ethnic commercial AM radio station to …