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The problem of domestic violence is a lot bigger than meets the eye and affects a broader segment of the population that cannot be estimated by just looking at reported cases or statistics. What is simmering beneath is what needs to reach the surface; until such time, abuse remains "silent like air."
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#1. SINGH STREET IN TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY AND HOW YOU CAN HELP
#2. THE VOICE DOES NOT SUPPORT REMOVAL OF ALLEN FROM VANOC COMMITTEE
#3. SURREY INCIDENTS SPARK OFF CRIES OF RACISM, BUT WHAT'S THE TRUTH?
#4. POLICE CONFIRM IT'S 'A TRAGIC ACCIDENT'
#5. M.G. VASSANJI MAY WIN GILLER FOR A THIRD TIME
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Last week at the follow-up forum at Langara titled, "Domestic Violence, Intergenerational Issues and Solutions: Women and men in the South Asian community speak out," some students came forward and spoke openly not as victims, but as role models for breaking the silence and expressed concerns about gender inequalities within the home which has made women susceptible to abuse.
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At the time an RCMP spokesperson said: "The task force was created to investigate and solve several homicides which police investigators believe were linked to one another. Through this integrated approach the team was able to gather enough evidence to seek the Crown's approval in the laying of charges of first degree murder against (Bains and Soomel)."
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B.C. Supreme Court Justice Nancy Morrison this week found a retired farmer, Joginder Singh Bains, now 76, of Chilliwack guilty of sexually abusing his niece, Karamkeet (Vicki) Waters, from the age of 8 to 18. The assaults began in 1966.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sikh Coalition participated in a meeting on October 10 organized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The meeting, attended by TSA Chief Kip Hawley, provided community organizations an opportunity to understand TSA operations and to raise concerns about TSA policy. The Sikh Coalition directly raised religious profiling concerns to Hawley at the meeting.
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In the holy month of Ramadan, the majority of more than a billion followers worldwide on the spiritual path of Islam keep a fast by abstaining from drinking and eating from dawn to dusk merely to please the Almighty.
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The documents show physical and emotional abuse of seniors and a failure to comply with the minimum health and safety regulations. The stories were shocking: the death of an unsupervised resident who had slipped out of her wheelchair and was found with a restraint around her neck; water poured on a senior to get her to remove her clothing; failure to change a senior's clothes that were soaked in urine and individuals going for nearly two weeks without a bath or a shower.
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#1. EID GREETINGS BY CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS
#2. SUPPORTERS OF PARALYZED REFUGEE CLAIMANT CALL FOR COMPASSION
#3. TWO ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY OF REAL ESTATE AGENT
#4. IHIT INVESTIGATING WEDNESDAY'S SURREY HOMICIDE
#5. 900,000 FAMILIES COULD LOSE PHARMACARE BENEFITS
#6. INDO-CANADIAN AMONG 10 KWANTLEN STUDENTS TO GET AWARDS
#7. GURDWARA CONCLUDES FIRST YEAR OF YOUTH COMMITTEE
#8. IMMIGRANT ASSOCIATION TO KEEP ON FIGHTING
#9. SIKH SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AWARDS HARVARD SIKH SCHOLARSHIP
#10. RADIO INDIA TO HELP PROMOTE MINIMUM WAGE CAMPAIGN
#11. RICHMOND FIRE-RESCUE'S RECRUITMENT STRATEGY APPROVED
#12. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELPS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
#13. DION SHUFFLES CRITICS, CAUCUS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS
#14. PLAYOFF SPOT IN SIGHT FOR KWANTLEN MEN'S SOCCER TEAM
#15. SPOUSAL HOMICIDE CAN OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR POLICE KNOWLEDGE
#16. REPORT CARDS, COUNSELLING LOWER HEART DISEASE RISK
#17. CAMPBELL'S NEGLECT LEADS TO LONG-TERM CARE BED CUTS
#18. VANCOUVER COUNCIL ACCEPTS MEDIATOR'S RECOMMENDATION
#19. 'MY FOOD GUIDE ONLINE' NOW AVAILABLE IN MANY LANGUAGES
#20. ACTNOW BC NUTRITION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
#21. STAMPS COME TO LIFE IN FORM OF BENEFICIAL INSECTS
#22. B.C. TO ADD ACUPUNCTURE AS A SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT
#23. PROVINCE PROVIDES HELP FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH
#24. FAIR VOTING BC REACTS TO ONTARIANS' REJECTION OF MMP SYSTEM
#25. DIX CRITICIZES RETIREMENT CONCEPTS' CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
#26. FAST TRACK UNIT OPENS FOR ST. PAUL'S ER
#27. AGREEMENT TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED OLDER WORKERS
#28. SFU OFFERING NEW DEGREE IN WORLD LITERATURE
#29. TRADES EQUIPMENT TO GIVE STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
#30. KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS TO RECEIVE AWARD-WINNING BOOK
#31. B.C. INVESTS IN PROVINCIAL PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVE
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Last week, in my report - "Twenty South Asian provincial candidates in Ontario, including five incumbent MPPs - at least six might get elected" - I had written: "Five of them are incumbent MPPs (as MLAs in Ontario are called), including a minister - all of whom are Liberals. There is a strong likelihood that at least six South Asians might get elected this time in Canada's most important and powerful province.
