Category: Multiculturalism
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Biggest Hindu ceremony in Toronto to chant Maha Rudram 1331 times
Sringeri Toronto Maha Rudram Yajna ceremony to chant the mantra 1331 by over 150 priests lasted three days at Sringeri Vidya Bharathi Foundation (SVBF) in Etobicoke The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: In the first Indo-Canadian Hindu religious ceremony of this scale ever held in Toronto, over 150 priests chanted the Maha Rudram 1331 times during three days…
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In Vancouver, Punjabi language becomes a job-getter
By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: When you land here at the end of the world, Punjabi signs greet you at the airport: Ji Aayan Nu. If you speak only Punjabi, there are Punjabi-speaking airport staff to guide you. It is not uncommon to see street and market names in Punjabi in Vancouver and surrounding cities of…
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Gurpal Birak: How this part-time berry farmer becomes top Canadian success story
By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Vancouver-based Gurpal Birak is undoubtedly among the top five Indo-Canadian farmers in Canada. His Birak Berry Farms, spread over over 600 acres around Vancouver, harvest what he calls “top-quality blueberry, blackberry and strawberry’’ crops. “Last year, our farm output was 300 million pounds. Having added another 150 acres this year, I…
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Gurpreet Ronald killed her lover’s wife so that she could live with him forever
News East West TORONTO: On the first day of the trial in the Indo-Canadian love triangle murder in an Ottawa court on Friday, shocking details emerged of how bus driver Bhupinderpal Gill and his mistress Gurpreet Ronald plotted to kill Gill’s wife so that they could become a couple. Gill’s wife Jagtar Gill was killed in her…