Nominate Today for the Prestigious DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards 2021
Darpan News Desk, 11 Aug, 2021 03:08 PM
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Presented by RBC, The Darpan Awards 2021 will welcome people comprising of Vancouver’s top social and business elite in the South Asian community.
Recognized as the pre-eminent South Asian event-of-the-year, the spectacular Awards gala will honour ten remarkable individuals within the South Asian community who embody the spirit of community and believe in giving back through their own avenues in an effort to build society.
There have been 87 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 147,271 cases in British Columbia. The rolling 7 day average is now 86. That is the lowest since August 30. Cases by health authority Coastal 13, Fraser - 30, Island - 3, Interior, 41 Northern -0.
Federal politicians are grappling with the country's legacy of residential schools as July 1 approaches, with the Conservative leader railing against calls to cancel Canada Day while Liberal ministers say it will be a time for reflection.
A new report released from Canada's parliamentary budget officer Wednesday says the speed at which change needs to happen for how people drive and heat buildings will make it tough for the Liberal government to achieve its latest climate goal.
The survey by charity organization Park People found that two-thirds of the 3,500 respondents it surveyed reported having spent more time in parks during the pandemic, while almost 40 per cent said their use of parks had doubled.
The father of a 13-year-old girl who was murdered at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., says he doubts the killer will receive a fit sentence for the damage caused to his family by her death.
The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining its faculty in the department of geography. A statement from the university says Klein has been named the inaugural Faculty of Arts Chair in Climate Justice and starts her new role in September.
