Employees picketing at Rexplas say their wages should reflect essential work
Show: Focus Punjabi
This new current affairs series will focus on local issues from the unique perspective of the Punjabi community in the Greater Toronto Area. The series will also feature special guests in-studio to tackle hot topics, including provincial and municipal news, healthcare, business and the environment. OMNI Television viewers are invited to join the conversation by sharing their opinions, thoughts, and ideas with the hosts via social media.
Premier Doug Ford shuffles Ontario cabinet
2 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ Ontario ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵੱਡੀ cabinet ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਿਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ South Asian MPPs ਵਾਸਤੇ ਵਡਿਆ ਤਰੱਕੀਆਂ ਵੇਖਣ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ I
Legendary Milkha Singh dies due to COVID-19
ਉੱਡਣੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਮਾਣਮੱਤੇ ਕੈਪਟਨ Milkha Singh ਦਾ ਅੱਜ ਦਿਹਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ। ਇਕਿਆਂਨਵੇ (91) ਵਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ track ਅਤੇ field sprinter ਨੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ army ਵਿਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਖੇਡਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਕਦਮ ਰੱਖਿਆ।
Brampton dad makes 3D printed cast for son | OMNI News Punjabi
When 3-year-old Anmol Singh fractured his arm, his father and tech-whiz Hargurdeep Singh found a special way to turn this negative situation into something fun!
Giving back during Pride Month
In celebration of Pride Month, the Asees Foundation found a special way to give back and encourage inclusivity among the South Asian community!
International student drowns in Lake Ontario
22-year-old international student Gurpreet Singh Gill died while swimming in Wasaga Beach on June 12th. Donations are being collected via GoFundMe to send his body back to India.
South Asian Community of GTA expresses concerns after London attack
A vigil held in London to mourn the loss of Afzaal Family was attended by thousands
GTA COMMUNITY REAX
Following the attack in London, here’s what people of GTA have expressed
Husband arrested after woman found dead in Brampton
A 64-year-old Jarnail Singh Randhawa has been arrested charged with second-degree murder after his wife’s body was found near a trail in Brampton. Here’s more on this.
Husband arrested after woman found dead in Brampton
A 64-year-old Jarnail Singh Randhawa has been arrested charged with second-degree murder after his wife’s body was found near a trail in Brampton. Here’s more on this.
Combatting anti-black racism through dance
A group of 3 artists has created a short video that captures spoken word, interpretive dance, and video content that breaks the barrier of hate, crime, and violence with the power of Love and Unity.
How normal is a dialouge about mensturation in the South Asian Community
In advance of Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), Always and Plan International Canada has released a new research report, Let’s Talk Periods! Conversations with the South Asian community on how normal is period talk in the community.
Home of the Floating Lily by Silmy Abdullah
Set in both Canada and Bangladesh, the eight stories in “Home of the Floating Lily”, follow the lives of everyday people as they navigate the complexities of migration, displacement, love, friendship, and familial conflict.
Quebec Students in Limbo
The hashtag #JusticeForStudents is from the international students recruited for September 2020 who were asked to continue their online studies. But the students say their successors have arrived in Canada but their visas are unknown.
Family remembers their daughter through a community initiave called Nikki’s Butterfly
The family of a young Punjabi pharmacist who died a few years ago from a rare type of cancer, remembers their girl by raising funds for the hospice where she took her last breath. We learn more about Nikki’s legacy and what it means to the family.
Mother says systemic inequities in Peel Region’s healthcare system to blame for son’s COVID-19 death | OMNI News
“The nurse started talking to me in Hindi…she said something that got me more anxious. She said, ‘we have so many patients before him and I don’t know how many will die’.”
ਇਸੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਦੇ 36 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਹਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਓਬਰੌਏ ਦੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਓਬਰੌਏ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਉਸਦੇ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਪੌਜ਼ਿਟਿਵ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਤੱਕ ਦੀਆਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੇਰਵੇ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਮੰਨਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜੇਕਰ ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਸਿਵਿਕ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਲੋਂ ਇਸ ਕੇਸ ਵਿਚ ਸੁਹਿਰਦਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਵਿਖਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਬਚ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਕੁੱਲ ਘਟਨਾਂਕ੍ਰਮ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਈ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਪੜਚੋਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਅਸਲ ਵਿਚ ਇਸਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿਚ ਵਧਿਆ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਕੋਪ ਹੀ ਸੀ?
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Manmeet Kaur Oberoi, mother to 36-year-old Harmandeep Singh Oberoi, recounts interactions with staff at Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel paramedics in the days leading up to her son’s death and why she—along with other community advocates— believe systemic inequities in Peel Region’s health care system are to blame for her son’s COVID-19 death.
READ: http://bit.ly/HarmandeepCOVID19
Family blames Brampton hospital system after death of son
ਇਸੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਦੇ 36 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਹਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਓਬਰੌਏ ਦੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਮੰਨਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜੇਕਰ ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਸਿਵਿਕ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਲੋਂ ਇਸ ਕੇਸ ਵਿਚ ਸੁਹਿਰਦਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਵਿਖਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਬਚ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ।