Typhoid rates in Fraser Health have increased threefold since 2000. The vast majority of cases of typhoid fever occur in travelers returning from abroad. This includes visitors to South Asia - a region comprising of India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. On average, more than 80% of typhoid fever cases in Fraser Health are connected with travel to India, mostly to Punjab state, says the Fraser Health Authority.
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ICBC has filed four civil actions against 95 Lower Mainland residents for their alleged involvement in the conversion of 31 stolen vehicles. These civil actions are a continuation of an earlier action filed in 2006, and bring the total to 97 defendants allegedly involved in the conversion of vehicles related to 49 stolen vehicle claims.
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Last Saturday's (September 8) shooting at the upscale Kitsilano restaurant Quattro on Fourth in which Gurmit Singh Dhak, 29, an Indo-Canadian gangster, and a 21-year-old woman were shot by masked men while they were celebrating a birthday with a big group of guests did something that the Indo-Canadian community just dreads and hates.
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Following a recent spate of shootings in the Lower Mainland, Inspector Dean Robinson, head of the Vancouver Police Department's Gang Squad, and Sergeant Steve Hyde of the VPD Gang Crime Unit (GCU), gave an overview of how the VPD is dealing with gang-related crime in the city to the media on Wednesday.
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The Province columnist Joey Thompson's TOTALLY UNFAIR attack on Attorney General Wally Oppal while reporting about his realtor brother Harry's case has caused much disgust in the community.
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There was Harper in faraway Australia on Sunday accusing Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand for undermining Parliament by announcing a decision that Muslim women who wore niqabs or burkas may vote even if they refuse to show their faces at the polling station as long as they show two government-issued IDs or have another voter vouch for their identity. He said that Parlaiment had passed a law just this past spring that required visual identification of voters and called on Mayrand to reconsider his decision.
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#1. GET READY FOR MORE EMBARRASSING AIR INDIA REVELATIONS
#2. PROMINENT ONTARIO LAWYER T. SHER SINGH DISBARRED
#3. KASH HEED: ESTABLISHING A CULTURE OF SELF-IMROVEMENT
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According to recommendations from Health Canada, The World Health Organization and UNICEF, breastfeeding babies exclusively for the first six months then combining breastfeeding with nutritious complementary foods for the next two years is the best choice for health and development.
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A spokesperson for the Sikh organizations said: "While the Sikh Coalition, SALDEF, and United Sikhs appreciate the steps that the TSA is taking to remedy the situation, our organizations are committed to working with the TSA to find a solution to the Sikh American community's concerns, while keeping all Americans safe. However, we remain concerned that:
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Immigrants aged 25 to 54 were more likely to have a university education than Canadian-born men and women in 2006. While 36% of immigrants in this age group had at least a bachelor's degree, the proportion was only 22% among those born in Canada.
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#1. RCMP DOG 'JACK' SNIFFS OUT DRUGS
#2. INDO CANADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO LAUNCH VANCOUVER CHAPTER
#3. PREMIER CAMPBELL: FIVE MORE RIDINGS, RURAL REPRESENTATION WILL BE PROTECTED
#4. NDP SLAMS CAMPBELL'S ELECTORAL BOUNDARY CHANGES
#5. VANCOUVER MAYOR TO PUNJABI YOUTH: 'LEARN PUNJABI LIKE I DID'
#6. ISMAILI WALK FOR KIDS RAISES MORE THAN $330,000
#7. SURREY HOSPITAL: ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING DONATION BY INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
#8. SURREY HOSPITAL: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP COMMITS $150,000
#9. 7TH ANNUAL RANBIR ROSODE FUNDRAISING DINNER
#10. GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIAL OPPOSITION OFFER RAMADAN GREETINGS
#11. GENTNER CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
#12. SANT BALLAN WALE'S VISIT TO VANCOUVER
#13. DR. RAGHBIR SINGH BAINS TO RECEIVE YET ANOTHER AWARD
#14. WALLY OPPAL PRESENTS FREE CHILD BOOSTER SEATS
#15. WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS INCLUSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION
#16. LOCAL TALENT: SITARA THOBANI TO PRESENT STHAYI
#17. CROSS BORDER SHOPPING FOR CHILD'S CAR SAFETY SEAT IS ILLEGAL
#18. REPORT SHOWS B.C.'S CHILD POVERTY WORST IN CANADA
#19. SURREY: GROW-OPS DOWN BY 65 PER CENT IN ONE YEAR
#20. FEDERAL LIBERALS: CONSERVATIVES FAIL CANADA WITH U.N. VOTE
#21. MUCH STILL TO BE DONE: THE DOWN SIDE OF PROROGATION
#22. FEDERAL LIBERALS SLAM GOVERNMENT INACTION ON INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED WORKERS
#23. GREATER SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF COMMON LAW FAMILIES
#24. BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TO WORK
#25. FRUIT AND VEGGIE PROGRAM EXPANDS TO 164 SCHOOLS
#26. FLAT RATE BENEFITS PATIENTS TRAVELLING LONGER DISTANCES
#27. HEALTH MINISTER'S FEE HIKE 'TAX ON THE SICK'
#28. NDP DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF CROWN VICTIM SERVICES
#29. AUTO THEFT PREVENTION FILM DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS
#30. MORE PROTECTION FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES
#31. NDP: CAMPBELL GOVERNMENT CAR SHARE TAX MESS
#32. CITY OF SURREY PURCHASES CAMP KWOMAIS
#33. CTF: LIBERAL FISCAL REPORT CARD SHOWS MIXED PERFORMANCE
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The special guest was the Honourable Attorney General Wally Oppal. Also in attendance were the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal, Ms. Cindy Hawkins, MLA, Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and many community representatives, in addition to a very strong team from the Indo-Canadian VOICE newspaper lead by Mr. Rattan Mall.
Following the violent killing of a 33-year-old mother of three in Surrey in February, the NDP caucus called on B.C.'s Attorney general Wally Oppal to take concrete steps to address the issue of domestic violence and reminded him of his government's policies that have created serious gaps for victims of domestic abuse.
