Priya Sankaran interviewing Vasu Chanchlani and Ted Zittell
April 30 – Last night, approximately 300 young professionals packed the RBC Auditorium in downtown Toronto for a night of professional development and networking.
The attendees were reflective of the diverse cross-section of groups that partnered to put on the event.
New Bank of Canada $100 Polymer Note - Back (Photo credit: k-ideas)
Bank of Canada’s new polymer banknote uses Securency International polymer substrate (Photo credit: k-ideas)
Ottawa, Ontario - Canada’s new and more secure $5 and $10 polymer bank notes were unveiled today at the Bank of Canada’s Ottawa head office, and from aboard the International Space Station. Both of the new notes will begin circulating, at the same time, this November.
By N Balani: The second annual PunjabiInternational Film Festival was
officially announced on April 25th at a star-studded evening at the Living Arts
Centre in Mississauga.
Only in its second edition, this hugely popular festival has drawn the
attention of the community in an unprecedented manner.
It was indeed a splendid and informative evening with not only
actors and actresses but also TV personalities, directors, politicians and
prominent community members coming out to support great talent and opportunity
to view the artistic and modern films from the world of Punjabi cinema.
The highlight of the media launch was popular singer and actor Gippy Grewal who came out on stage
amongst a bevy of beautiful dancers. He needed no introduction as the crowds
cheered for him and flashbulbs went off in all directions. Grewal is the rising
star amongst stars of Punjabi cinema and was there to promote his new comedy Lucky Di Unlucky Story which was
screened at the end of the evening extravaganza.
About Dr. Anita Kapoor: Dr. Anita Kapoor has been active in the field of journalism for a very long time in India as well as United States. She actively contributes to various magazines and newspapers in India and USA. Currently, she is the chief editor of the Hindi monthly newspaper Yaadein.
She has penned many beautiful poems and her publications include poetry collection, Bikhare Moti, Kadambari, Achute Swar, Sanson ke hastakshar and a haiku collection, Darpan ke Sawaal. She is very active in various organizations in Bay Area serving the South Asian communities to promote Indian heritage and culture. She is currently president of Vishwa Hindi Jyoti, which is working to promote Hindi Language and culture in USA.
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today introduced the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1. The Act proposes to legislate key elements of Economic Action Plan 2013, including tax relief for investments in new manufacturing machinery and equipment, and indexing the Gas Tax Fund to offer stable, predictable funding for municipal infrastructure.
“While Canada has fared better than most in the aftermath of the worst recession in a generation, the global economy remains very challenging,” said Minister Flaherty. “Through the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 the Harper Government remains squarely focused on what’s important to Canadians, creating jobs and economic growth—while keeping taxes low and balancing the budget by 2015.” Measures in the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 advance economic progress and prosperity by:
(Ottawa) From April 27th to May 1st 2013, Deepak Obhrai, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will represent Canada at the Community of Democracies Conference in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. Representatives from around the world will gather to strengthen democracy worldwide through their support for civil society and emerging democracies. They will discuss democratic developments, including the support for key states such as Burma and leaders across the Middle East and North African region undergoing democratic transitions. Also on the agenda delegates will address concerns about democratic backsliding in countries where the democratic space is closing, and fundamental challenges remaining in closed regimes like Iran. The Parliamentary Secretary will engage in discussions with high level counterparts on bilateral issues of interest to Canada and with key civil society actors working on issues of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law in repressive environments. This year Canada and Mongolia will be celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations.
Ottawa - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, meet in his Centre Block office during her visit to Canada
Shanti Dynamite, one of the most popular and known babes who starred on UK’s adult Channel Babestation and Masti Chat and Hotel Voyeur has signed her first Bollywood film and Item Song in Saurabh Malik’s Chalo Doctor Doctor Khelein (let’s play Doctor Doctor).
TORONTO, April 29, 2013 - Brain Canada, in collaboration with The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, announced today the grant recipients of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation - Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI). The $7.5 million grant total includes $3 million from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and a matching $3 million from the Government of Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. Additional funds are being provided by The Krembil Foundation and other donors.
In
partnership with Sheridan College, Brampton Library is pleased to offer a free
homework help program for children in Grades 1 to 6. A Sheridan College student
will be available to assist with simple homework questions. Homework Busters is
available at all permanent locations. Please register in advance by phoning
(905) 793-4636.
Homework Busters is
available at the following locations:
Chinguacousy:Thursdays,
starting April 25
Cyril Clark: Mondays,
starting April 29
Four Corners:
Wednesdays, starting April 24
Gore Meadows:
Tuesdays, starting April 23
Mount Pleasant
Village:
Mondays and Wednesdays, starting April 24
South Fletchers: Tuesdays
and Thursdays, starting April 23
Time at all
locations: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
For
more information, please visit www.bramptonlibrary.ca or phone us (905)
793-4636StarBuzzOnline.com
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario April, 26, 2013 Heritage Mississauga announces the launch of its new awards program the Credits, dedicated to honouring contributions and achievements of unsung heritage heroes in our community. Eight categories are open for nominations by the communtiy.
"We have such unique and deep heritage in our city and the Credits, Heritage Mississauga Awards is an opportunity to celebrate this heritage and those that work towards maintaining and promoting it" said Event Chair Jake Dheer, Station Manager of Rogers TV and former Citizen of the Year.
Nominations are open from April 23rd to June 28th. One award of excellence will be presented in each of the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Heritage Business Leader, Heritage Champion, Community Heritage, and in the categories of Youth, Aboriginal, Modern and Natural.
Additionally The Cultural Heritage Property Awards will be presented in partnership with the Mississauga Heritage Advisory Committee. This set of awards, in its fourth year, honours excellence in Restoration, Adaptive Re-Use, Sensitive Infill (for Listed or Designated properties) andSensitive Infill in a Cultural Landscape and Universal Accessibility Design. Nominations forms are available at www.mississauga.ca/heritage. The Betty Ross Memorial Volunteer Award will be presented by the Museums of Mississauga. Heritage Mississauga, members will select theirMembers' Choice Award from all nominations. In all, eleven awards will be given to members of the Mississauga community during this inaugural evening.
This unique awards event will be held on Thursday November 21st at the Mississauga Grand Banquet and Convention Centre and will highlight the cultural heritage distinction of our City. The sound of the Aboriginal drum will begin the festivities and throughout the evening Mississauga youth will entertain. Nomination and Ticket forms are available at the Heritage Mississauga websitewww.heritagemississauga.com or through the office at 1921 Dundas St. W, 905- 828-8411 ext "0", or by e-mail at: info@heritagemississauga.org. Tickets are $65.00 each and includes dinner and entertainment, or an Early Bird table price of $500 for a table of 10 which closes September 28th.
Nominate today and ensure that the Heritage Heroes you know are acknowledged and recognized for their contributions. Enjoy a fabulous night of dinner, entertainment, celebration, and support the only city-wide charity devoted to heritage in our community.
Let the nominations begin!
Heritage Mississauga is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to researching, recording and communicating Mississauga's heritage. They are Mississauga's heritage source and for over 50 years have worked tirelessly to ensure the heritage of our city is preserved for future generations. Funds raised at this event will support the Heritage Resource Centre that the organization operates at The Robinson-Adamson House, The Grange (charitable registration no:11924 5660 RR0001).
Writers Forum will hold a special literary session with distinguished poet and writer Ms. Nasim Syed, and with renowned Urdu scholar Dr./Prof. Pervez Parvazi as per the following program.
About the guests: Dr./Prof. Pervez Parvazi:is a renowned Urdu scholar and author of numerous books of essays and criticisms. He has recently penned a multi-volume series of books on autobiographies/biographies of various Urdu writers. He has also been previously associated with Osaka and Upsalla Universities.
He will share an essay from his latest volume on autobiographies and biographies.
Ms. Nasim Syed: is a distinguished Urdu poet and short story writer living in Canada. She belongs to progressive writing tradition in Urdu literature. Her poetry and short stories encompass, human rights, rights of women, and the First Nations of Canada, and has received critical acclaim. She has also been the founder and president of Canadian Urdu Writers Forum.
Her published works include poetry collections “Aadhi Gawahi", Samandar Rasta Day Ga, and Shumali Amreeka kay Maqaami BashindoN ki Sha'iri. A collection of her short stories under the title, "Jiss Tan Laagay" is under print. Her short stories have also been published in various South Asian journals.
Nasim Syed will share the samples from her works, and Munir Saami will review of her literary endeavors.
Date: Sunday April 28, 2013 Time : 2 PM (meet and greet) Place: North York Central Library 5120 Yonge Street Toronto TTC: North York Center Paid underground and street parking is available
There is no fee to attend the event. Efforts are made to serve snacks and tea/coffee.StarBuzzOnline.com
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE
THE LAUNCH OF AUTHOR JACQUI DERBECKER’S 2ND BOOK ON SUNDAY, APRIL
28, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. AT Q- SPACE BOOK STORE, 382 COLLEGE STREET, IN TORONTO.
This is your opportunity to meet Jacqui and to purchase a personally
signed copy of her new book. “Dismantling the Structure of the Ego.”
Also featured on the program is a special guest, singing sensation,
Nicholas Cunha who will be performing during the launch.
April 23, 2013... The Festival Theatre stage will transform into a small Jewish village through the heartwarming tale of hope, faith and tradition that is Fiddler on the Roof. One of Broadway’s longest-running and most celebrated musicals begins previews in Stratford on Tuesday, April 23, marking the first performance of the 2013 season.
(April 23, 2013, Ottawa) Deepak Obhrai, M.P. and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with a visiting delegation of Burmese Parliamentarians on Monday in the House of Commons and discussed Canada’s parliamentary system of governance. A delegation of nine senior Burmese M.P.s are visiting Ottawa this week to get a first-hand lookat the Canadian parliamentary process including its division of powers between federal, provincial and municipal levels. The visit comes two months after Mr. Obhrai led a Canadian delegation of M.P.s to Burma to study Burma’s recent democratic reform efforts and to find ways on how Canada can help to strengthen democratic discourse in that country. Picture shows Mr. Obhrai (L) with Mr. U Thuyain Zaw, M.P., Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of the Lower House. Picture shows the Burmese delegation with Canadian M.P.s. StarBuzzOnline.com
Mississauga, ON- Get ready, get set! Mississauga's top youth artists are ready to rock the stage in celebration of National Youth Arts Week at the REBEL TALENT SHOW. Presented on 'Music Monday' onMonday, May 6th at 6 p.m., the event will take place atNoel Ryan Auditorium located inside the Mississauga Central Library located at 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. Get ready to be inspired by this powerful evening of meaningful performance art.
The REBEL TALENT SHOW is proudly produced by the Mississauga Arts Council's Limelight Association of Young Artists in collaboration with the City of Mississauga's Culture Division, the Mississauga Central Library and Prabjot Jagdev. Hosted by Mississauga's rockin' singer/songwriter Sarah-Jean Villa, the event will feature over 40 Mississauga youth artists including spoken-word poets, dancers, singer/songwriters and instrumentalists. These passionate youth artists will be performing pieces celebrating healthy self-esteem, positive mental health, conflict resolution and other social issues affecting today's youth.
About a musician who has worked hard in his years over different genres (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Composer Vikas Kohli of FatLabs works with award-winning director Michelle Latimer
(Tuesday, Apr 23rd - Toronto) On Friday, Apr 26th, the film ALIAS will have it's world premier at the prestigious Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival followed by an exclusive world premiere after-party.
Bhupinder Virdi of StarBuzz with Harry Bawejaon a discussion on his up coming film
CHAR SAHIBZADE
Harry Baweje in Centre with his friends Trish and Manjit Bakshi
Harry baweja with Ravinder Malhi chair Women's Wing ICCC(right) and Meena
Chopra of StarBuzz (left)
The famous Bollywood director Harry Baweja, who has a number of hit movies under his belt, was in Toronto to promote his latest venture 'Chaar Sahibzade' a 3D animation film which will be releasing soon. Some of his films are Trinetra, Dilwale, Imtihaan, Diljale, Deewane, Karz - The Burden of Truth, Mein Aisa Hi Hoon, Love Story 2050 in which his son Harman Baweja made his debut
StarBuzz caught up with Harry Baweja under the gracious hospitality of his friends, Trish & Manjit Bakshi at their residence in Oakville.
"While going through the pages of Sikh history, as I focused on the events around the lives and sacrifices of the four sons of (Tenth Sikh Guru) Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, I knew I had the story of my next film in hand. I knew that it would not be possible to make a live-action film on the four sons of the Guru, so animation was the only option in which format I could make a feature film on this part of Sikh history,” said Baweja while talking to Bhupinder Virdi CEO StarBuzz. The film, set for release later this year, tells the story of the sacrifices of the four great sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji -- Baba Ajit Singh, Baba Jujhar Singh, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh. “It took me an intense effort of literary and technical research under the guidance of the religious leaders for over three years to come up with the project,” added Baweja. The grand evening at the Bakshi residence was well attended by the elite of Greater Toronto Area. Apart from Meena Chopra and Bhupinder Virdi of StarBuzz to name a few who were there were Paul and Rani Minhas, Toni and Dimple Chawla , Chair Women's Wing ICCC Ravinder Mahli, Ravi and Reena Khurana, Sunny Gill and Inder Chopra of PIFF, Reena Deon, Rupali, Mr. and Mrs. Suri, Mr and Mrs Rai and many others and many other. A StarBuzz exclusive coverage.
Controversial actress and drama queen Nisha Yadav is dating a debutante director who is directing a film with a well-known action hero. We spoke to Nisha Yadav about her new flame, but she did declined to share any details. "We are very good friends. We met at a party and were introduced by common friends. We have just kept in touch on phone, but we are not dating-shating," said Nisha Yadav.
However, a common friend told Newz66 that the couple is very much into each other and have been going out for long drives and even cosy romantic dinners. The two were even seen hugging each other at a popular cinema multiplex at Lokhandwala in suburban Mumbai. While the director is actually in love, we think Nisha Yadav is giving her sagging filmi career a boost with the director's connection. She has suddenly become very active on the work front and recently shot for a catalog for a swim wear brand. The shoot was held in Goa. Here are some pix of the shoot....
Brampton, ON –Member of Parliament Parm Gill praised an announcement by Citizenship & Immigration Canada of the release of two new web videos designed to help newcomers to Canada prepare for their arrival & navigate the first few weeks in a new country.
How do you plan to grow your brand? You need to reach out to more people in the community to tell people who you are and what's going on with you. One of the best ways to do this is with social media networking. This is where you will use the various networks to communicate about your business - such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google +.
Social media networking is an ongoing endeavor. If you fail to regularly communicate on Facebook and Twitter, it can appear as though you have given up on your business, even if this is the farthest thing from the truth. You need to stay linked into this form of social media regularly - at least once a week if not more frequently.
A diet rich in soy and whey protein, found in products such as soy milk and low-fat yogurt, has been shown to reduce breast cancer incidence in rats. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Surrender to the temptation of food!
When you're following a diet, one of the most common mistakes you commit, when you surrender to the temptation of food and spoiling your diet in a certain meal, is the immediate feeling that there is no need to keep your diet for the rest of the day, due to the non-application of it in that meal!
Here lies the problem! If you rely on this idea, then you will continue in the remaining days, and you'll have an argument to spoil the diet. Therefore, I advise you to allocate one day a week to eat what you want, in order to prevent breaching the diet and invoke perseverance in the next day.