INDO-CANADIAN WOMAN COMMITS INFANTICIDE
An Indo-Canadian woman who was found dead in a house full of dead infants killed concealed the rotting bodies of her three dead babies, police said. Harsimrat "Simmi" Kahlon died after complications of a secret home delivery. Kahlon, 27, committed infanticide on her own, killing her own babies and concealing their decomposing bodies in bags and containers after three separate births since 2005, police are revealing said this week as they wrap up their investigation, reported the Calgary Herald newspaper...

INNOVATE OR PERISH – ADVICE FOR CANADIAN FIRMS
Canadian firms must innovate or perish, as the country’s lagging productivity becomes an increasing challenge in a world in which foreign competition is intensifying at a furious pace, TD Economics said in a report Monday. Citing what is a “deep structural problem” at the heart of the Canadian economy, TD chief economist Craig Alexander said the traditional response of Canadian manufacturers to increased competition by developing nations has been to move up the value-added production chain...

NYC Bomb Scare
New York police Monday hunted a middle-aged white man caught on video tape near a car bomb in Times Square that sparked a new terror alert even though officials were skeptical of an al-Qaida link.

The man in his 40s was caught on a security camera shedding a shirt in warm weather near the bomb car Saturday just before the alert was raised and police cleared thousands of tourists from the packed theater district, officials said...

India is the newest place to find acting talent

After "Slumdog Millionaire" the makers of another British film are headed to India to look for new South Asian faces for their venture and possibly "find the next star". Yugesh Walia, the producer of the yet-to-be-titled film, told IANS the reason for exploring casting possibilities in India is "because of the lack of enough choice in Indian and Pakistani actors in Britain." He said it would be "more of an exploratory casting trip with an intention to see if we can cast for three characters - Kamal the male lead, Nazia the female lead and Amir, the antagonist."...

Apology by B.C’s Fraser Health Authority

Vancouver Heath officials issued an apology for shaving a Sikh man's beard weeks before his death. B.C.'s Fraser Health Authority has confirmed after one of its employees mistakenly cut the beard off an elderly Sikh man weeks before he died...

Henrik wins the Art Ross Trophy

Vancouver Canucks centre Henrik Sedin is the first Canuck to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's regular-season scoring champion."I am very proud of the season that our team and my teammates have put together," the humble Swede said Sunday afternoon once his achievement became official....

Spring RUSH TO Purchase a Home

Rising interest rates on the long end of the mortgage market are just one more catalyst for a spring housing market expected to reach a fever pitch. Throw in new mortgage rules in effect April 19 that will make it tougher to borrow in some cases, a new harmonized sales tax (HST) in Ontario and British Columbia on July 1, and a likely Bank of Canada hike in short-term interest rates, and buyers are getting panicked...

Bollywood’s Attempt at English Translation

The international audiences, who love Bollywood but cannot enjoy the Hindi movies because they cannot understand the language, will now recover their full amount from at least one Hindi film as Karan Johar gets ready to release the English version of My Name Is Khan in a short period of time....

It’s Official Ranbir and Katrina are an item

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are unable to hide it any more. It is a well known fact by now that Deepika Padukone allegedly broke up with Ranbir due to his closeness to Katrina Kaif ever since ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’. The couple, however, has been referring to their closeness as mere friendship...

Bollywood plays host to  Cricket Superstars

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and filmmaker Karan Johar will be hosting the Indian Premiere League (IPL) Awards night to honour best players and performances of the T20 tournament at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on April 23. The evening, to be telecast in May, will be a fusion of cricket and entertainment – to be called Cricketainment – with some of India’s biggest entertainers – including Oscar winner AR Rahman, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan – set to perform...