Woman tells supermarket employees to "Go back to China"

Racist rant, erroneous claims about the law caught on video in Toronto-area Chinese supermarket.



This one comes to us from our neighbors to the north... A woman in a Toronto-area Chinese supermarket was caught on camera scolding employees for not speaking English and telling them to "Go back to China!"

'Go back to China': Outrage over racist rant caught on video

The video, recorded last Friday at the Foody Mart in Scarborough, Ontario, shows a white woman in a motorized wheelchair shouting at several Chinese employees at a -- heh heh -- Chinese food counter, after realizing they couldn't speak fluent English. That's when she told them to, you know, go back to China.

"They should go back to China," the woman tells one man, who was attempting to translate and mediate the situation. "Go back to China! This is Canada. If you're going to work here, it is the law to know English."

No, lady. This is indeed Canada, but it is not the law to know English. According to Canada's Official Languages Act, workers at private businesses don't need to speak English. Only employees at federal institutions are required to provide service in French or English.

So yeah, nobody's going back to China.

Toronto woman arrested in fatal stabbing

40-year-old Rohinie Bisesar faces murder charge in unprovoked knife attack on Rosemarie Junor.



In Toronto, a suspect has been arrested in the unprovoked stabbing of a woman last week at a downtown drug store. Attempted murder charges were upgraded to second-degree murder after the victim died of her injuries.

Murder charge laid in 'unprovoked' Toronto stabbing

40-year--old Rohinie Bisesar is accused of fatally stabbing 28-year-old Rosemarie Junor last Friday at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto's PATH network. According to investigators, Bisesar went into the store armed with a knife, approached Junor and stabbed her without apparent provocation.

Junor was taken to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries. She died on Wednesday night.

Sim Bhullar acquired by Toronto Raptors' D-League team

7-foor-5 center is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA.



Sim Bhullar, the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA, is headed back home to Canada. The Toronto Raptors' Development League affiliate Raptors 905 has acquired the 7-foot-5 center, who hails from Toronto.

Raptors 905 trade for Brampton's Sim Bhullar

The Raptors 905 acquired the rights to Bhullar, who made his NBA debut last year with the Sacramento Kings, in a trade last week with the Reno Bighorns farm team in exchange for the rights to guard Ricky Ledo.

Bhullar was born in Toronto before moving to the United States for high school.

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, November 5-15

This website is a proud media sponsor of Reel Asian's 18th annual edition.



Torontoooooo! Toronto film lovers, this one's for you. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival kicks off its 19th annual edition this week, presenting 72 films from over 10 regions including Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Canada and the United States. The festival runs November 5-15 at venues in Toronto, North York and Richmond Hill.

Here's the official Reel Asian trailer:

18th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

November 6-16 in Toronto and Richmond Hill



Torontooooooo! Toronto. Let's go to the movies. The 18th annual edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival runs November 6-16 in Toronto and Richmond Hill. Make some plans, film fans.

The festival kicks off Thursday, November 6 with the Opening Night Gala presentation of Fruit Chan's The Midnight After, and continues with a diverse lineup of 44 films from ten regions including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, Canada and the United States.

Here's the festival trailer:

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, November 5-16

This website is a proud media sponsor of the 17th Reel Asian Film Fest.



This is for all you film fans in the Toronto area... Make some plans, because the 17th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is going down November 5 through 16 in Toronto and Richmond Hill, with a packed showcase of 60 films from 14 countries including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Canada and the United States.

Reel Asian kicks off with Cannes film Bombay Talkies; features the directorial debut of Hong Kong actor Simon Yam, Tales From The Dark Part 1, as the festival centerpiece presentation; and closes out with Linsanity, the hit feature documentary about the Taiwanese American athlete who won over the world.

Here are some more details of the festival highlights:

Toronto driver fined $400 for killing grandmother

How much is one woman's life worth?

This story out of Canada is both tragic and outrageous... Last week in Toronto, a motorist was convicted and fined $400 for running over and killing an elderly woman with her car. And that's it. A four hundred dollar fine: Family devastated after driver fined $400 for killing grandmother.

75-year-old Fen Shi, a grandmother and mother of three, was walking on the sidewalk in September 2012 when she was struck and killed by a car pulling out of a driveway. Toronto businesswoman Ann Wyganowski was charged with careless driving, but reached a plea bargain that meant she would only pay $400:

Understandably, Shi's family is outraged:

Hypnotist helps out with surprise marriage proposal

It ain't a marriage proposal unless someone gets hypnotized.



Darren wanted to propose to his longtime girlfriend Christine. But these days, you can't just pop the question. You need to do something spectacular, funny and/or insane, with a dash of public embarrassment. So Darren enlisted the help of a hypnotist: Hypnotist show at Toronto CNE includes a marriage proposal.

It all went down over the weekend at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Weeks ago, Darren schemed with hypnotist/comedian Boris Cherniak, who was performing at the CNE, to get the couple on stage for a trick. Through the power of "hypnosis," Cherniak compelled Darren to propose to Christine with some considerable difficulty, much to the crowd's delight. That's when Cherniak pulled out a sign -- and Darren pulled out a ring.

Here's some YouTube video of the proposal, shot from the sidelines:

"Vigilante Grocer" to receive Canada's Diamond Jubilee Medal

Remember David Chen? He's the Toronto Chinatown "vigilante grocer' who was arrested in 2009 for taking matters into his own hands and tying up a a repeat shoplifter. He was eventually acquitted, and became the inspiration behind the Conservative government's "citizen's arrest" law.

Next week, Chen will receive a Diamond Jubilee Medal, which honors significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. It will be a great day for the owner of the Lucky Moose Food Mart: Chinatown grocer who chased down thief to receive Diamond Jubilee Medal.

toronto reel asian international film festival, november 6-17

Hey Toronto film fans! While we Americans are preoccupied with this election nonsense, the 16th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is now underway, showcasing sixty diverse films and videos reflecting some of the most exciting works in Asian cinema.

It's all going down November 6-11 in downtown Toronto and November 16-17 in Richmond Hill. Here's the funny festival trailer:

suspect charged in toronto chinatown restaurant brawl

In Toronto, a suspect has been arrested in connection with last weekend's crazy plate-throwing brawl at a pho restaurant in Chinatown: Man charged with throwing plate in Chinatown brawl.

28-year-old Aenoy Vilaysane, who was caught on video throwing a plate that shattered on a woman's face, reportedly surrendered to police on Friday. He was charged with assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous. If you've seen the video, he's the guy wearing the "SWAT" team costume:

suspect sought in toronto chinatown restaurant brawl

Asians behaving badly... restaurant brawl edition! In Toronto, police are looking for the people -- specifically, one guy who threw a plate -- involved in a fight that broke out early Sunday morning at the Pho Xe Lua restaurant in Chinatown: Chinatown Pho restaurant fight: Plates fly as brawl breaks out.

The late-night brawl, which was captured on video that has since gone viral, involves a lot of shoving, some punching and someone throwing a plate that gets broken squarely on a woman's face. In the middle of it all, a restaurant waitress valiantly trying to break it up to no avail.

Warning, this video contains profanity and violence: