Category: Indo-Canadians
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More Punjabi signs at Vancouver airport demanded
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: With Punjabi in Canada becoming the third largest spoken language, representatives from the Punjabi Language Education (PLEA) met officials of Vancouver International Airport (YVR) last week seeking more signs in the Punjabi language for passengers. We at the Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA), in co-operation with Surrey Newton MLA Harry Bains,…
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Brampton racist pamphlet targets Sikhs again
Showing the picture of a Sikh at the top, the pamphlet wants to “Stop the Madness” of “Massive Third World Invasion of Canada” News East West BRAMPTON: In yet another case of racism in canada, Sikhs in Canada have become target of a fresh racist attack. A pamphlet calling for an end to “Massive Third World…
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Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Holdings to launch $1 billion India fund after Modi’s victory
News East West TORONTO: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing an absolute majority in the Indian parliamentary elections and Narendra Modi set to take over as the prime minister, Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, run by Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, is set to launch a a publicly listed India fund.
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Indo-Canadian actress Anusree Roy wins Dora Mavor Moore Award for her play Sultans of the Street
Indo-Canadian actress Anusree Roy, who comes from Kolkata, was honoured a few years ago when her picture in her one-person show, Pyaasa, was shown in hundreds of posters in the subway stations in Toronto TORONTO: At the 35th Dora Mavor Moore Award ceremony, Indo-Canadian playwright and actress Anusree Roy won the award for the ‘Outstanding New…