Show: Focus Punjabi

Minister for Border Security & Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair talks about legalization of cannabis, and why offering pardons was more important than expunging records in the Seattle way.

Parties in a cloud of haze – recreational marijuana has finally been legalized in Canada. Here’s a look at what legalization day looked like.

We spoke to the chief medical officer for Aleafia to talk about what lessons the medical cannabis industry can teach for the new era after prohibition in Canada.

India’s first entry to Midnight Madness, and the 2018 winner, is The Man Who Feels No Pain (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota), a genre love story to 90s martial arts movies by director Vasan Bala. OMNI sat down with him and actor Abhimanyu Dassani.

Muslim Urban Professionals, or Muppies, was started in 2006 to help young career-oriented Muslims gather and build a community. Now the international organization boasts hundreds of members around the world.

Historian Hassam Munir explains the long and varied history of Muslims in Canada, and why Islamic Heritage Month is an opportunity for building community – especially for non-Muslims – to take part in.

Would you want to become a citizen 600 feet above the ground? These six new Canadians did!

Aazar Zafar started a scholarship in his father’s name after he passed away. Today, the foundation born out of that gives away almost $150,000 to almost 40 students a year, and hosts mentorship opportunities for Muslim professionals.

Historian Hassam Munir explains the long and varied history of Muslims in Canada, and why Islamic Heritage Month is an opportunity for building community – especially for non-Muslims – to take part in.

Peel Police say they have arrested a number of men, and have warrants out for some believed to be involved in a number of brawls in Brampton between December 2017 and June 2018, and confirmed that many of the men identified are not Canadian citizens.

Here’s a quick look at all the fun we had behind the scenes at TIFF 2018!

With the influx of refugees from Tibet into India back in the 90s, there are many adults now that have trauma repressed about their passage, and Sweet Requiem sheds a light on that. OMNI sat down with the filmmakers at TIFF.

Sandhya Suri’s short film The Field won TIFF’s top award for short film, telling the story of an Indian farmworker and her desires, while facing criticism for her portrayal. OMNI had the chance to sitdown with the filmmaker and her star.

The only Bollywood movie to get a gala presentation, Anurag Kashyap’s Husband Material (Mannmarziyan) got a big welcome on the red carpet with stars Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal & Taapsee Pannu. OMNI was there to bring you the latest.

Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu had an exclusive chat with OMNI about their new film Husband Material (Mannmarziyan), which sheds a light on Punjabi youth and how they’re trapped dating between tradition and technology.

After a long hiatus, Nandita Das returns to the filmmaking chair with Manto, the story of South Asia’s most influential writer. Das sat down with OMNI to talk about the lasting trauma of partition on a writer who was ahead of his time.

Where 2018 is being called ‘the year of Radhika Apte’ by many, her new role takes her on a road trip between Pakistan and India alongside Dev Patel, in a thriller by director Michael Winterbottom. OMNI sat down with Radhika at TIFF

The year of Radhika Apte continues at TIFF with The Wedding Guest, a thriller directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Dev Patel. Radhika sat down with OMNI to talk about the road trip from Pakistan to India and South Asians in Hollywood.