Category: Society
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Canada should triple its population to 100 million, says new study
Canada population needs to be tripped to 100 million to sustain the current levels of economic growth, says the study by the Conference Board of Canada News East West TORONTO: In what could be a great news for those seeking Canadian immigration, a new study suggests that Canada should increase its current population from 36 million to…
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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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Why Mandeep Punia, who gets 12-year jail, killed her sister-in-law Poonam Litt
News East West TORONTO: A home feud between a woman and her pregnant sister-in-law in an Indo-Canadian family in Brampton here in Feb 2009 which resulted in the death of the pregnant woman has resulted in 12-year jail in a court here on Thursday. In their shared family home on Feb 4, 2009, Poonam Litt,…
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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…