Category: What’s Happening
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Change in oath of citizenship for new Canada immigrants
TORONTO: Canada is changing the oath for new citizens. The oath of citizenship will now have these words, “I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada, including…
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Asia Bibi is the kind of people Canada should grant asylum
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, 45, who was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy against Islam in 2010 and acquitted by the Supreme Court last October, has been granted asylum in Canada. Bibi’s counsel Saiful Malook and Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) sources confirmed her departure for Canada, according to Express Tribune. A poor farm worker…
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When Akshay Kumar declined ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections
MUMBAI: Does Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who has been criticized and trolled for his so-called apolitical TV interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the midst of ongoing parliament elections, have any political ambitions just like so many celebrities who are contesting these elections for the BJP and the opposition Congress party? Akshay has been…
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Blues legend Lucky Peterson kicks off Kitchener Blues Festival party
KITCHENER: The cavernous up tempo bar and nightclub Elements in Kitchener was the scene for the launch party of the Kitchener Blues Festival this past weekend. The Kitchener Blues Festival is one of the few tightly run annual music festivals in Ontario announcing its line-up way ahead of its scheduled event in August. This four-day…