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A 23 year old Surrey resident was spotted waving a three foot sword around Burrard Skytrain station and on Burrard street.
This incident occurred Monday afternoon. Paramveer Singh Rarru had taken out the sword from it’s case while on the skytrain.
Transit police had spotted him and tried to negotiate with him. This lead Paramveer to run [...]
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According to Statistics Canada, there are now more than 826,000 women entrepreneurs in Canada who annually contribute in excess of $18 billion to Canada’s economy. The rate of growth of businesses run by women entrepreneurs is 60 per cent faster than those run by men, as four out of five new businesses are now started [...]
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There has been a dramatic and unpredicted realignment in the country’s political landscape. Finally, Canadians have elected a majority government and the threat of an election before Oct 19, 2015 has faded away. The Conservatives have succeeded in swaying the electorate to their side and now they will not have to please any party to pass the bills [...]
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The Fraser Institute—a Canadian public policy think-tank—has released a new report that finds “Canada’s immigrant selection process needs to be revamped to focus on admitting people with Canadian job offers and skills needed by employers,” because current policies “impose a huge fiscal burden on Canadian taxpayers.”The authors of the report, Immigration and the Canadian Welfare [...]
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Believe it or not, cancer has afflicted people for several centuries. It is not a new disease. In fact, it is because of early research that we hold a greater knowledge of cancer today.
The word cancer came from the father of medicine, Hippocrates – a Greek physician. The Greek terms actually were words to describe [...]
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For the dressing
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 Tbs. grainy mustard
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, mashed to a paste
2 tsp. finely grated fresh ginger
1-1/2 tsp. cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground
1-1/2 tsp. coriander seeds, lightly toasted and ground
1 tsp. turbinado sugar
1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
For [...]
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Ingredients:
2 big ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 English cucumber, cut lengthwise into quarters and chopped into half inch pieces
1/2 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
8 to 10 radishes, cut into half inch pieces or in half
1 redchile, seeded and minced
3 tbsp vegetable oil
8 to 10 fresh or frozen curry leaves
1/2 [...]
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For the Meatballs:
1 pound lean ground beef, lamb, or turkey
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon grated onion
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup plain, dry bread crumbs
Vegetable oil
For the Sauce:
1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced, jalapeno pepper
1 cup tomatoes, [...]
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Spinach Salad Fragrant
For the vinaigrette:
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1 medium clove garlic, minced
(about 1 tsp.)
2-1/2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbs. Grated Parmesan Cheese
For the salad:
1/2 cup whole almonds
10 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves, washed and dried
1 small red [...]
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Just imagine for a second that you are sitting next to a woman who has just found out that she has been diagnosed with stage four-breast cancer. You are at a loss for words because ultimately there is nothing you can say that will ease her fear or burden. She shares with you something very [...]
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