Category: Society
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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…
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Vishu and Vaisakhi: The Indian Spring of St. John’s
By Swati Sharan ST. JOHN’S: As Indo-Canadians continued their harvest New Year celebrations through the week, decorations for Vishu, the Keralite New Year, were put up in St. John’s temple to bring on good tidings for all. Chants of Hanuman and the Ramayan filled the air as Hanuman Jayanti was also close by. The decorations…
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Brampton Punjabi couple wins $18 million lottery in Canada
News East West TORONTO: A young Indo-Canadian couple living in Brampton near here have hit the jackpot by winning nearly $18.8 million.
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How young Canadian immigrant Haroon Mirza became a multimillionaire in just four years
News East West TORONTO (Feb 14, 2014): If you are a new Canadian immigrant with a big dream, then think like Haroon Mirza. Who is Haroon Mirza? Well, he is a self-made multimillionaire. Just by the age of 29! He and his two friends created a company and within four years they sold it to…