Category: Indians Abroad
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Indo-Canadian creates new drug smuggling record in Canada
Indo-Canadian drug smuggling driver Amarpreet Singh Sandhu, 38, of Calgary was caught smuggling a record 228.14 kg methamphetamine valued at $28.5 million The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Indo-Canadian driver Amarpreet Singh Sandhu has been arrested and charged with smuggling a historic record 228.14 kg of methamphetamine (crystal meth) into Canada from the US in his semi-truck. This…
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How Sikh farmer Peter Dhillon became cranberry king of Canada
Honoured with the Order of British Columbia, Peter Dhillon has partnered with the University of British Columbia to launch the $7.5 million Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics By Gurmukh Singh Peter Dhillon is the undisputed cranberry king of Canada. But he could be an equally famous lawyer today. However, he chose not to…
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Raj Chouhan makes history as he takes oath as BC Speaker
Raj Chouhan makes history as he becomes the first person of Indian origin to be elected as Speaker anywhere in the world outside of India The Canadian Bazaar VANCOUVER: Raj Chouhan, who took oath as Speaker of British Columbia province in Canada on Monday, has become the first Indian to be elected to this post…
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Guru Nanak Chair to be set up at Concordia University
Guru Nanak Chair is among the many Indo-Canadian initiatives in Canada to celebrate the birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: To mark the 550th birthday anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Concordia University in Montreal will set up the Guru Nanak Dev Academic Chair to focus on the teachings and…