A memorandum of understanding between Destination Vancouver and Indigenous Tourism BC aims to foster a more inclusive tourism industry
By day, Gumaa Lodongi is a budding actor studying dramatic arts. By night, he lives at the Emergency Response Centre in Surrey where he has food, shelter and medical care provided by one of Fraser Health’s new Integrated Homelessness Action Response Teams (IHART).
“It’s been more than two years since the BC government received Janet Patterson’s report detailing major problems throughout workers’ compensation,” BCFED President Laird Cronk said. “It exposed a system that too often acts like a for-profit insurance company, instead of an ally in an injured worker’s recovery.”
“Canada has a long, proud tradition of standing up for human rights at home and abroad. On this International Human Rights Day, we join our friends and allies around the world in reaffirming and celebrating the importance of human rights, while recommitting ourselves to building a world where they are respected by all.
A Delta Police cybercrimes officer investigating a local ransomware attack will be travelling to Europe this month to advance the investigation. The National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3) is responsible for Canadian expenditures to attend this gathering of international partners looking at cybercrime trends.
As a friend, ally and regional partner, Canada is committed to helping countries in the northern part of Central America address high levels of violence and growing social and economic instability. These difficult conditions have forcibly displaced thousands—including many women and girls—and contributed to a significant increase in irregular migration, which puts already vulnerable people at greater risk.
Capturing the magic of Christmas, and how sometimes in life, holding the holiday in your heart year-round can keep you going, Canadian pop artist Alexis Lynn explores that joyous, hope-inducing feeling through her new single “December Dreaming” — available now.
Surrey, British Columbia – A grassroots community-based documentary, Emergence: Out of the Shadows, from Metro Vancouver, Canada is making a splash at film festivals around…
Heartfelt gratitude and tributes were paid on December 6 to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 65th death anniversary. The day is now popularly known as the Dr. Ambedkar Maharprinirvan Day. Ambedkar passed away on December 6, 1956 and left positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians in India and across the Diaspora.
Five very generous families came together and donated a substantial amount to the South Asian Health Fund at the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation (RCHF), the announcement was made on Friday, November 19th at the Drishti Awards Gala.
PICS Society’s Gurpurab Day 13-hour Radiothon & TV-Telethon raised $1,425,238 for the Guru Nanak Diversity Village, a 125-bed long-term care facility that will provide culturally sensitive care to our seniors.
Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union has announced a significant donation of $100,000 to help with recovery efforts for the recent severe weather devastation in the Fraser Valley.
The recent rains and ensuing floods and landslides have devastated residents, communities, and roadways in communities across BC.
The Salvation Army has launched a massive emergency response effort to help victims of the worst flood in a century in British Columbia. Emergency Units are on the ground in six of the hardest hit communities across the province providing food, hydration, shelter, clothing, and blankets to first responders, evacuees, and flood victims.
Performance presented by Time Will Tell Arts Society & Indian Summer Festival