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Avtar Mahil, the father of the bride, and Avtar Singh Kang, who lost his only son, 13-year-old Damanpreet Singh Kang, 13, in the accident confirmed the names of the six killed ...
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Bachittar Singh Brar, the 71-year-old driver of the pickup truck that plowed into the "Jaago" procession on August 24, was interviewed this week by Radio Sher-e-Punjab's news director Prof. Gurvinder Singh Dhaliwal, who provided this version to The VOICE:
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#1. FORENSIC AUDIT UNCOVERS FRAUD BY FORMER STUDENT LEADERS
#2. SFU STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER IS ONE 'SWEET' DUDE
#3. GOLD SMUGGLER BARRED FROM CANADA
#4. PAUL CHEEMA FOUND DEAD, BUT HIRJI INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
#5. ABBOTSFORD NAGAR KIRTAN FOOD CONTROVERSY
#6. YET ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN OUR COMMUNITY
#7. GIVING CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE: VANCOUVER SUN
#8. CANADIAN RACISM - ONE
#9. CANADIAN RACISM - TWO
#10. CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE A DISGRACE
#11. LAIBER SINGH BACK IN ABBOTSFORD
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SACRAMENTO, California: California State Senate heard its first Hindu opening prayer this week in its 157-year history when famous Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed recited Gayatri and other ancient Sanskrit mantras.
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Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") Administrator Kip Hawley contacted the Sikh Coalition directly on Thursday saying the TSA would like to find a "workable solution" to Sikh community concerns even it may mean "changing" new screening procedures.
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#1. FIND COMFORT IN FORGIVENESS & HEALING
#2. TRAGEDY SENDS SHOCK WAVES THROUGH COMMUNITY
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#1. LABOUR CHALLENGES PREMIER TO GIVE 246,000 BRITISH COLUMBIANS $10 MINIMUM WAGE
#2. SMOKING CAUSES IRREVERSIBLE GENE DAMAGE
#3. MUSHAIRA CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAYS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN
#4. BABA ATTAR DASS EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY'S GOOD WORK
#5. RALSTON THANKS RADIO INDIA, COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT
#6. DIX AND RALSTON DEMAND COVERAGE FOR CRITICAL JOINT REPLACEMENT
#7. SURREY RED FM RUN: FUNDS FOR GOOD CAUSE
#8. ARTS ALIVE AT LANGLEY A BIG HIT
#9. LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND & BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY REMINDERS
#10. 'SLOW DOWN, SCHOOL ZONE': BRIGHT YELLOW LAWN SIGNS
#11. CHANGES AT DELTA BOARD OF EDUCATION
#12. VFTC WANTS RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO SETTLE STRIKE
#13. CONSERVATIVES ARE STANDING UP FOR SAFE STREETS
#14. FEDERAL LIBERALS SAY THEY'RE READY TO TAKE ON HARPER
#15. HIGH INTEREST RATES ON STUDENT LOANS OPPOSED
#16. KEY EDUCATION PERFORMANCE MEASURE STALLED
#17. LIBERAL POLICIES DRIVE STUDENT DEBT, SOFTEN ENROLMENT
#18. FEDERAL LIBERALS WANT ANSWERS ON ELECTION SPENDING VIOLATIONS
#19. NDP: BE UPFRONT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARIAT
#20. HOME KITS HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
#21. HARPER LAUNCHES NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION
#22. LEARNNOW BC VIRTUAL SCHOOL RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
#23. COQUITLAM CELEBRATES NEW B.C. SPIRIT SQUARE
#24. OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILD CARE SUBSIDY RATE TO INCREASE
#25. B.C.'S ENERGY SELF-INSUFFICIENCY PLAN MEANS HIGHER COSTS
#26. NDP: LIBERALS MUST PROTECT CITIZENS FROM NUCLEAR PROJECT
#27. ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO PROTECT SOVEREIGNTY
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Some unfortunate combinations of events and decisions will likely haunt many of the victims families for a long time to come in the August 24 Abbotsford accident tragedy in which a pickup truck drove right into a 'jaago' procession of about 30 Indo-Canadians from the back on a dark rural road, Lefeuvre Road near the King Road crossing, leaving six dead and 17 injured:
As we celebrate the contributions of workers on the 113th Labour Day, I can't help but reflect on both the struggles and successes B.C.'s working people have experienced in building our economy and in striving to improve their lives and of those around them.
