Vancouver's Punjabi market marks its 50th anniversary on May 31
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 29 May, 2020 10:50 PM
Vancouver's iconic Punjabi Market on Main Street celebrates its 50th anniversary. To honor this milestone of Vancouver's cultural hub and once thriving economic sphere, Darpan Magazine takes you down memory lane with the pioneers, business owners, and up and coming entrepreneurs who share their stories of how the blocks on Main Street offering food, fashion, culture, language, and heritage have evolved within this diverse ethnic scene of Vancouver over a span of 5 decades.
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
A survey of more than 1,000 British Columbia businesses has found that nearly half of those which have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic believed they could survive for no longer than three more months. The BC Chamber of Commerce, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Business Council of B.C. and other partners worked with the Mustel group to survey 1,284 businesses in April.
Stock market crashes don’t just test investors’ mettle. Abrupt downturns also can reveal what kind of financial adviser you have.
Some people will discover, to their horror, that they’ve been dealing with outright crooks. Ponzi schemes are among the cons that fall apart when markets do, as investors try to pull their money out and discover it’s gone.
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' bid to have Parliament sit in person several times a week throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been thwarted by the combined forces of the governing Liberals and other opposition parties.
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