A statue of Mahatma Gandhi at a university campus in Burnaby was found to be vandalised, according to the Indian Consulate in Vancouver. The Indian High Commission in Vancouver strongly condemned the act. "We strongly condemn the heinous crime of vandalizing the statute of harbinger of peace Mahatma Gandhiji, Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus. The Canadian authorities are urged to investigate the matter urgently and bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly," twestivals-events/un-chinese-language-day-2024-date-history-and-significance-lets-celebrate-chinese-language-as-one-of-the-six-official-languages-of-the-united-nations-5904201.html" title="UN Chinese Language Day 2024 Date, History and Significance: Let's Celebrate Chinese Language as One of the Six Official Languages of the United Nations">UN Chinese Language Day 2024 Date, History and Significance: Let's Celebrate Chinese Language as One of the Six Official Languages of the United Nations