Category: Indo-Canadians
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Purewal Blueberry Farms are industry leader in Canada
By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Purewal Blueberry Farms at Pitts Meadow near Vancouver in Canada’s British Columbia province are so big and so famous that even their produce in the market is known as Purewal blueberries. Run by three brothers Malkit Singh, Charan Singh and Gurjit Singh, Purewal Blueberry Farms are spread as wide as the…
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Dipika Damerla says she is self-made person
News East West TORONTO: Andhra-born Dipika Damerla, who is the first Indian-origin woman minister in Ontario and the second after Harinder Takhar, is blazing a trail in community service. If thanks to her efforts Indian-Canadians in the neighbouring Mississauga just enjoyed their first-ever Diwali fireworks, the community may soon have dedicated places for cremation and…
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Harjit Sajjan, Navdeep Bains among four Sikh ministers in Trudeau Cabinet
News East West TORONTO: The Indo-Canadian Punjabi community made history on Wednesday when two turbaned Sikhs were sworn as cabinet ministers as Justin Trudeau, 42, took oath as the country’s 23rd prime minister at a grand public ceremony in Ottawa. While 42-year-old Harjit Sajjan was appointed Canada’s defence minister, Navdeep Bains, 38, got the portfolio…
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Canada India Foundation urges Trudeau to fast-track free trade agreement with India
News East West TORONTO: Welcoming the incoming Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau whose Liberal Party was swept to power yesterday, major Indo-Canadian organizations have urged him to speedily conclude the long-pending free trade agreement with India. Ajit Someshwar, chairman of the Canada-India Foundation (CIF), urged Trudeau to make a state visit to India as one…