Show: Focus Punjabi

Small Businesses fear for their survival through the second phase of Lockdown in Toronto and Peel.

Lockdown has been chosen as a way to contain the rising spread of Covid19 in these regions.

Football lovers around the world are saying their final goodbye to Football legend Diego Maradona

Police are investigating this incident as a ‘hate crime’

Thousands of farmers marched towards Delhi to protest against Farm Bills

Is virtual learning more mentally tiring for kids?
Are children not doing enough exercise sitting at home?
Find out about this and more in this story.

Next time you do online shopping from a seller outside Canada, be prepared to pay H-S-T/G-S-T. And for online video games and streaming services, you will be paying sales tax too.
Here is more on this.

Information on the new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions which go into effect on Thursday January 12th from Premier Doug Ford and MPP Amarjot Sandhu. Plus, ER physician Dr. Dashminder Sehdev shares what he’s seeing in hospitals right now.

Two Punjabi men are dead following a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga. We speak with Rana Randhir Sidhu, who is advocating for safe driving.

Hockey Night in Punjabi’s Harnarayan Singh has become the first person of colour to announce the play-by-play for an NHL game in English. He shares what this means for him.

Community groups in Brampton gather to recognize Lohri in light of the farmer’s movement in India.

Poojan Sahil has crafted his very own rendition of “Bella Ciao” in Punjabi to stand in solidarity with the farmers protesting in India. He shares what this means for him.

Two Kashmiri Pandits living in Toronto tell us about the exodus of January 19, 1990 and how they reflect on this tragedy in today’s world.

ਅੱਜ Joe Biden ਨੇ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ  46 ਵੇਂ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਹੁੰ ਚੁੱਕੀ I ਪਰ ਅੱਜ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਨੇ ਇਕ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਰਚਿਆ ਹੈ। ਬਲੈਕ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਉਥ ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਮੂਲ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਤ Kamala Harris ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੀ ਉੱਪ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਦਾ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦਾ ਦੂਸਰਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਮਹਿਲਾ ਬਣ ਗਏ ਨੇ।  ਇਸ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ ਵਿਚ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਦਾ ਅਸਰ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪੈ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ?
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Professor Ananya Mukherjee Reed and Indian community members in Ontario react to how Vice President Kamala Harris might inspire people of colour around the world.

Bylaw officer Mohit Dang speaks with us to share important new updates and clear up some myths on lockdown regulations in the City of Brampton.

The South Asian COVID-19 Task Force with the City of Brampton give us an exclusive look at the city’s newest testing centre, located in the Embassy Grand Convention Centre.

COVID-19 has been hard on many, including international students. We hear from the non-profit, Success and Innovation on how they’re supporting immigrant youth during these tough times.

The Liberal caucus has ousted Brampton Centre MP Ramesh Sangha after he made baseless accusations of “extremism” and “Khalistan” ties regarding his colleague MP Navdeep Bains.