Category: What’s Happening
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Happy 125th birthday Hattie McDaniel: First black to win Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind
Hattie McDaniel, who made history by becoming the first black to win an Oscar for her role in the 1939 epic movie Gone With the Wind, was born today (June 10) 125 years ago in 1895. Coincidentally, her 125th birthday comes on a day when HBO max pulled out her movie (Gone With the Wind)…
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Toronto’s Little Norway Park totem pole is carved from 700-year-old cedar tree!
Called “Dreamwork of the Whales,” this masterpiece was raised by 300 volunteers on October 13, 1981! TORONTO: Little Norway Park, situated at the southwest corner of Bathurst Street and Queens Quay near Billy Bishop airport, is a gem of a hideaway right smack in the middle of downtown Toronto. It boasts of a unique magnificent…
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Pradeep Sachdev, who created wonder called Dilli Haat in Indian capital, dead
A must-see for any tourist, Dilli Haat is a mini ethnic India in the Indian capital News East West NEW DELHI: Dilli Haat – a hub of Indian crafts and cuisine and cultural events in the Indian national capital – is one of the important places on Delhi tourism map. It is the brainchild of…
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Ottawa Indian student making 3D printed face shields for Corona warriors
By Shiv Chopra NEW YORK: During these times of fear and anxiety because of the Corona pandemic, there is not much each person can do to help, much less help the brave frontline healthcare workers. That hasn’t deterred Ottawa-based Ishaan Pathania from stepping forward. He is helping to 3D print thousands of face shields to provide…