Category: Indo-Canadians
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Asa Johal: First-ever Indo-Canadian tycoon in Canada
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: The passing of the first-ever Indo-Canadian tycoon Asa Johal, who was also one of the oldest Indians in Canada, last week marks the end of an era in the history of the Indo-Canadian community. The famous sawmill tycoon died in Vancouver at the age of 98. He would have turned 99…
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Punjabi trucker Pardeep Singh arrested with 112.5 kg cocaine
Indo-Canadian drug smuggler Pardeep Singh was caught while trying to bring 112.5 kg of cocaine from the US into Canada in his truck The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: It’s an Indo-Canadian Punjabi man again. In ever-increasing cases of Punjabi men being arrested for smuggling drugs into Canada, Punjabi trucker Pardeep Singh, 24, has been nabbed for smuggling 112.5…
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When Stephen Harper refused to accept prasad at Golden Temple
In 2016, Modi became Prime Minister to serve langar at the holiest Sikh shrine, but Stephen Harper was the first foreign leader to refuse holy offering at the Sikh temple News East West NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to serve in the community kitchen – or langar…
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Jake Dheer’s life journey from Moga to Mississauga
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Moga-born Jake Dheer is the one of the most well-known Indo-Canadian faces in Canada. He can be seen emceeing any major Indian event in Toronto – where it is India Independence Day celebrations, community welcome for any leader visiting from India, fund-raising gala events or major opening ceremonies. This self-effacing Indo-Canadian…