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The Festival of South Asia in Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto on July 22-23 created a record when over 250,000 thronged this oldest Indian marketplace in North America to take in south Asian cuisine, music, dance, Bollywood, fun and much more.
Even the side alleys were put to use this year to stage various events.
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The Hindu Sena, the far-right group which had celebrated the victory of Donald Trump in the US elections in November, formally coronated him today at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar even as he was taking oath of the office in Washington.
The Hindu Sena activists garlanded Trump’s portrait, put tilak on his forehead and sweets in his mouth.
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MISSISSAUGA: Amrik Singh Ahluwalia, a prominent Indo-Canadian Sikh, has been appointed chairman of the Peel Police Services Board which is the third largest police force in Canada.
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TORONTO: Just before beiginning her 10-day trade mission to India, Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne joined the Indo-Canadian community in celebrating India’s 67th Republic Day at the Indian mission here on Tuesday.
TORONTO: Five duos or jodis have qualified for the semi-finals of the Toronto Dancing Superstar Duet competition held in Toronto. The finals will be held on Feb 6.
By Ashok Bhargava
VANCOUVER: Under the leadership of Governor Amado T. Espino Jr, a project to revive Panganenses – once a vibrant language but now dying – is progressing very well. The Writer’s International Network (WIN) Canada took notice of this initiative and decided to recognize the contributions made by six writers to the preservation of local language,
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TORONTO: Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has become the second busiest airport in North America by receiving a record by receiving 40 million passengers in one year. The figure is likely to touch the 41-million mark by the end of 2015.
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TORONTO: The Sringeri temple – the only one in Canada which opened with much fanfare in 2009 – ended this season’s Diwali celebrations with a bang on Sunday, with Toronto mayor Joh Tory, Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey and MPP Amrit Mangat joining the Indo-Canadian community in the festivities.
By Balwant Sanghera
VANCOUVER: Election of 20 Punjabis to Canada’s House of Commons is a great news for Punjabis around the globe.And the elevation of four of them to very prominent cabinet positions is a great honour not only to these four individuals but also a great tribute to a multicultural Canada of 2015.
By Amrita Kumar-Ratta
TORONTO: The play’s synopsis reads, “A society brought to the tipping point by one man’s greed faces impending doom and an uncertain future.” A dynamic work of physical theatre, Theatre Gargantua’s show Avaricious is aptly titled. Directed by the company’s artistic director Jacquie P.A. Thomas, written by Michael Spence,
