Community-Events

February 13, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOttawa, ON – Tim Uppal, Deputy Leader of the Conservative party ofCanada, introduced Private Member’s Bill C-381, the ProtectionAgainst Extortion Act, will protect Canadians from becoming victimsof extortion.Bill C-381 enforces a three-year mandatory minimum penalty forextortion and restores a four-year minimum penalty for extortioninvolving a non-restricted …

Edmonton(ATB): Alberta Government has announced $43 Million support in Budget 2024 to NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) to establish Advanced Skill Centre at Edmonton to create 4200 spaces for apprentices. Yash Sharma, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Asian Tribune talked to Hon. Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education of Alberta. Excerpts …

Himachal Mitra Mandal organized “Dhaam” Edmonton (ATB): The Himachal Mitra Mandal Association Edmonton, Alberta, organized a vibrant and culturally rich celebration of Himachal Diwas 2024 at Hindu Society of Alberta Temple, Edmonton last week. Himachal Diwas holds immense significance in the cultural calendar of Himachal Pradesh, India. Observed on April …

Edmonton (ATB): MLA Nolan Dyck met ethnic media on March 18, 2024 at Edmontonand briefed about his Private Members’’ Bill 203, the Foreign Credential AdvisoryCommittee Act, to create a more streamlined and efficient credential advisory system.The purpose of Bill 203 is to create an Alberta Foreign Credential Advisory Committeethat would …

Hindu Society of Beaumont celebrated “Maha Shivaratri” with gaiety and fervorat Millwoods Milticultural & Seniors Centre, Edmonton last week. Maha Shivaratri ’The Great Night of Shiva’ is a Hindu festival celebratedannually in honor of the deity Shiva. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth dayof the …

Edmonton(ATB): Edmonton police is investigating string of extortions involving arson andshootings and have organised EPS Town Hall meeting on February 8 th from 7 pm to 9.30 pm atRidgewood Community League, 3705, Millwoods Rd E, Edmonton to provide updates.Recap is, several fires and shootings in the city since October have …

Edmonton(ATB): “We are overwhelmed with joy while celebrating Rama’sconsecration in a temple Ram Temple which took 500 years to get established”expressed Yash Sharma, President of Hindu Society of Beaumont at a well-attended event organized above Millwoods Library on January 21 st , 2024. Babur, the founder of Mughal Empire in …

Edmonton(ATB): Satpaul Kaushal, Associate Editor of Asian Tribune andthe President of Global Pravasi Seniors Society, Calgary has beenappointed as Notary Public by the Government of Alberta.Satpaul is native of village Achharwal District Ludhiana, Punjab and gotprimary education from Government Primary School, Pherurain, DistrictLudhiana, Punjab.He passed matriculation with honours from Punjab …

Edmonton(ATB): Alberta Government has announced to pump in $125 million over four years to help MacEwan University to establish new School of Business. Yash Sharma, Publisher/Editor in Chief, Asian Tribune sat with Hon Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education of Alberta last week to understand as to how Downtown Edmonton, …

Edmonton(ATB): Renowned media personality, Harjinder Thind, NewsDirector, Red FM, Vancouver lost his parents in a very short span of time.His father, (Late) Sardar Shamsher Singh Thind, 90, former SDO(Irrigation), Punjab belonged to Village Rachhin, Tehsil Raikot, DistrictLudhiana.He breathed last on July 04, 2023.His mother, (Late) Sardarni Karnail Kaur Thind, 89, …