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LAYTON: ‘NOT ENOUGH TO APOLOGIZE FOR KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT WHILE ALLOWING RACIST VIEWPOINTS IN CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS’

Layton noted the irony of Harper’s apology for the racist Komagata Maru incident while allowing “racist, discriminatory points of view” to exist in his Conservative caucus. He added: “So it’s not enough just to apologize and then allow these kinds of views to continue. We hope that the voters of Calgary Centre will do what obviously Mr. Harper is not prepared to do and that is to throw him out of office.”

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SHAMELESS WHITE RACISM OF VANCOUVER SUN GOES ON

SURREY COUNCILLOR REACTS TO VOICE’S STORY ON WARD SYSTEM

IF YOU FIND GAYS SO DISGUSTING, WHY DO YOU GO TO THEIR FAVOURITE SPOTS, EH?

HARPER EYEING AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM?

RIDICULOUS SITUATION: SCHOOL CALENDARS GOOF UP ON AIR INDIA CASE

BE CAREFUL ANALYSING POLLS FOR B.C.

RAJINDER BENJI: 15 MORE YEARS IN THE SLAMMER [Full Story]

THE WIDOW COLONY: ‘WE CAN’T CLOSE THIS CHAPTER IN HISTORY UNTIL JUSTICE HAS BEEN DELIVERED FOR 1984’
The memories of the 1984 Sikh massacre in Delhi following the assassination of then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after the Indian Army attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, continue to lurk deeply in the minds of many Sikhs around the world, but especially for the widows of 1984 who witnessed these atrocities firsthand. Their testimonies about these injustices were captured in an award-winning film “The Widow Colony.” The director of this documentary, Harpreet Kaur, and producer Manmeet Singh are in town this week for the Surrey premier of their film. "The Widow Colony” is India's “Unsettled Settlement" and borrows its name from a settlement in Tilak Vihar on the west side of New Delhi. [Full Story]

45 SOUTH ASIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN THREE MAJOR PARTIES INCLUDE 12 INCUMBENT MP’S
There are 45 South Asians from all over the world in the three major parties – the Conservatives (15), the Liberals (12) and the NDP (18) – that are running in the October 14 federal election. They include 12 incumbent MPs: Eight Liberals and four Conservatives, including one (Wajid Khan) who won as a Liberal in 2006 but joined the Conservatives amidst a lot of controversy. There is no South Asian NDP MP. [Full Story]

EK TARA! BOLLYWOOD IDOL WINNERS: JUGPREET BAJWA, LEENA MANRO AND DAKSH KUBBA
The finale of the Ek Tara! Bollywood Idol contest, which held last Sunday at Massey Theatre, was a resounding success, bringing together all the different groups in the whole South Asian community. [Full Story]

IN FOCUS

#1. VANCOUVER’S 16TH HOMICIDE VICTIM IS INDO-CANADIAN: OAKRIDGE MALL SHOOTING

#2. REENA VIRK CASE: CROWN TO APPEAL RULING

#3. SURREY FIRE SUSPICIOUS, POLICE SAY

#4. INDO-CANADIAN, EAST ASIAN FACE SERIOUS CHARGES

#5. ABBOTSORD POLICE WARN BUSINESS OWNERS TO REVIEW SECURITY

#6. SURREY MAN ARRESTED IN U.S. AFTER ECSTASY SEIZED FROM TRUCK

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YOUR TURN
GAY BASHING AND INDO-CANADIANS – 1
GAY BASHING AND INDO-CANADIANS – 2 [Full Story]

NEW BEDS AND LARGER OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL FOR SURREY
On May 10, 2005, Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the B.C. government would speed up the expansion of services at Surrey Memorial Hospital. In addition, he made it clear that money would be in the budget and that construction would begin on the Surrey Outpatient Hospital by 2008. [Full Story]

How to write a ‘Canadian’ resume
A resume is a written document that gives a potential employer a brief history of your life. The information in your resume focuses on your work history, your schooling and other information that can help you obtain employment. If your resume does not have the right information for the job you are applying for, you won’t get the interview. [Full Story]

#1. SURREY MLAS CONDEMN DEROGATORY REMARKS ON SURREY

#2. PREMIER CALLS BY-ELECTIONS FOR TWO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

#3. JAMES & NDP CANDIDATES KICK OFF BY-ELECTION CAMPAIGN

#4. DEMOLITION BEGINS ON COQUIHALLA TOLL PLAZA

#5. SENIORS’ VIGNETTES PROMOTE HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

#6. “WE CAN” COALITION MEMBERS BACK FROM INDIA

#7. SAFA’S ANNUAL DIWALI GALA FOR A GOOD CAUSE

#8. ICBC: SMART DRIVING SAVES MONEY, HELPS EARTH

#9. SURREY MEMORIAL’S KEY FUNDRAISER: TULIPS FOR TOMORROW

#10. MINISTER RICH COLEMAN CLEARED

#11. NDP: CANCELLATION OF JURY & CRIMINAL CASES WILL INCONVENIENCE PEOPLE

#12. CANADA POST: ENDANGERED SPECIES STAMPS

#13. SECONDARY STUDENT SATISFACTION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE

#14. SURREY ADOPTS SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER

#15. SURREY RESIDENTS CAN WEIGH IN ON PROVINCIAL SPENDING

#16. VANCOUVER ELEMENTARY TEACHERS: KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN DURING OLYMPICS

#17. HEALTH-CARE SERVICES ENHANCED ACROSS FRASER HEALTH

#18. AIR QUALITY: NEED FOIR SMARTER PUBLIC POLICY

#19. CANADA’S POPULATION ESTIMATES: SECOND QUARTER

#20. WARNING: MAKE SURE APPLE JUICE & CIDER ARE PASTEURIZED

#21. TREASURES FROM BRITISH MUSEUM COMING TO ROYAL B.C. MUSEUM

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FEDERAL ELECTIONS

#1. DEADLINE APPROACHES TO REGISTER TO VOTE

#2. ADVANCE VOTING HAS BEGUN

#3. STEPHEN HARPER COPIED AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH ON IRAQ

#4. LIBERALS TO HARPER: LEADERSHIP IS NOT SHIFTING BLAME

#5. CONSERVATIVES: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES

#6. NDP: PRUDENT PLAN CHOOSES MIDDLE CLASS OVER CORPORATE TAX CUTS

#7. LIBERALS: LAYTON TAXES JOBS, CANADIAN SAVINGS

#8. CONSERVATIVES: CERTAINTY FOR OLDER WORKERS

#9. LIBERALS: HARPER GOVERNMENT FUNNELED MONEY TO CONSERVATIVE WAI YOUNG

#10. CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR VANCOUVER SOUTH WAI YOUNG’S VERSION

#11. LIBERALS: HARPER HAS NO PLAN FOR CANADIANS IN FACE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS

#12. NDP: LAYTON, PRIDDY, TOWNSLEY AND ARAB MEET WITH COMMUNITY AT SURREY MOSQUE

#13. NDP: JULIAN ISSUES CHALLENGE TO EMERSON ON THE SOFTWOOD SELLOUT

#14. LIBERALS: HARPER MUST REMOVE ALICE WONG FOR HER EXTREME VIEWS AND TIES

#15. CONSERVATIVES: DESPERATE LIBERALS RECYCLE TWO-YEAR OLD PRESS RELEASE

#16. LIBERALS: IMMIGRATION MINISTER MUST STOP CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION

#17. NDP: DION LIBERALS VOTE WITH HARPER ON IMMIGRATION

#18. NDP: CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES REVEAL HIDDEN IMMIGRATION AGENDA

#19. LIBERALS: CUNNINGHAM RELEASES HIS ‘NEW VOICE FOR BURNABY’

#20. NDP: ONLY WE WILL DELIVER CLEANER, GREENER TRANSIT CITIES

#21. LIBERALS: NDP HYPOCRISY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT

#22. CONSERVATIVES: WE DELIVER ON GROWING PUBLIC TRANSIT NEEDS

#23. LIBERALS: HARPER BROKE HIS WORD ON KEY ELECTION PROMISES – WHY TRUST HIM NOW?

#24. CONSERVATIVES: LIBERAL PLATFORM SYNOPSIS - NOT WORTH THE RISK

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