Category: Multiculturalism
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Tamil Canadians to observe January as Tamil Heritage Month
News East West TORONTO: Tamil Canadians will observe as Tamil Heritage Month by organizing cultural events, including Thai Pongal. There are over 300,000 Tamils in Canada, mostly from Sri Lanka. The bulk of them came after the start of the ethnic war in Sri Lanka in 1983 which forced them to seek sanctuary in western…
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Canada’s Wanda McDonald explains why she became Sikh
By Jagpal Singh Tiwana HALIFAX: Ms Wanda McDonald of Halifax, Canada, has made history by becoming the first Sikh woman to wear turban (she calls it dastar) with her uniform of the Canadian Royal Navy.
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Gujarati singer Nilesh Parmar plans Garba academy in Canada
Newseastwest.com TORONTO: Famous Raas-Garba and folk music singer Nilesh Parmar, who was in Canada to enthrall audiences during the just concluded Navratra season, says there is a hunger among the Gujarati diaspora for the Raas-Garba in its truest form.
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Over 85,000 Sikhs join Toronto Vaisakhi Parade 2014
Vaisakhi parade Toronto also draws top political leaders, including Mayor Rob Ford, Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney and Tim Uppal News East West TORONTO: Over 85,000 people joined in the 2014 annual Vaisakhi parade here on April 27. As in the previous years, leaders from all political parties and Toronto mayor Rob Ford joined the Sikh…