Today marks the beginning of the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday, known by many as the Chinese New Year.

The festival celebrated by billions, in addition to over a million Chinese-language speaking Canadians, it is also a traditional festival for the Vietnamese, Korean and many others of East Asian populations across Canada.

The Year 2012 is the 4709th Chinese year, the Year of the Dragon.

So, to all those who celebrate, we wish you happiness, good health, and prosperity.  Gong Xi Fa Ca!

The history of CBC’s regular season Punjabi broadcasts of its Hockey Night in Canada has been rocky: in October 2010, the network cancelled the broadcast, citing a lack of funding.  But just 2 months later, CBC brought it back.

Then in October of this year, the broadcast was cancelled yet again.  But now, with the  help of a new sponsor (Chevrolet) and Canada’s hockey-loving Punjabi community (by way of emails and phone calls) the broadcast is back.  As reported by www.j-source.ca yesterday, CBC will begin the Punjabi broadcast’s season on December 10 (on digital cable) and online every Saturday.  Calgary reporter Harnarayan Singh will return calling the play-by-plays.

“Mahriaa shot te keeta goal!”