Category: Canada
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Ontario drivers now face 2-year jail, $50,000 fine for death
TORONTO: Dangerous driving penalties for Ontario drivers shoot up from September 1. The Ontario government announced on Friday that drivers causing injuries and death will face: Fines from $2,000 to $50,000 Six demerit points Suspension of driving license up to five years Up to two years in jail John Yakabuski, Minister of Transportation, said, “Time…
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Prabmeet Sarkaria: How this son of an immigrant from Amritsar rose in politics
BRAMPTON: Twentynine-year-old Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, who was one of the seven Indo-Canadians elected to the Ontario Provincial Parliament in June, is the first turbaned Sikh to serve in any Ontario government. As Parliament Assistant to Ontario’s Minister for Community Safety and Correctional Services, young Sarkaria serves in the biggest Ontario ministry in terms of manpower.…
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Kitchener Blues Festival brings blend of music bonanza
This past weekend, the Kitchener Blues Festival (KBF) showed what it is really made of by kicking off the extravaganza with Rik Emmett (formerly of the band ‘Triumph’) and Resolution 9. The crowd went crazy as they took the stage and broke into the classic hit `Lay It On The Line.’ And they kept laying…
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Three killed in road collision in Brampton
BRAMPTON: Three persons, including two children, were killed in a collision between two vehicles on Saturday night at the corner of Highway 50 and Countryside Drive in Brampton. The victims – a 47-year-old woman, a 12-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy – are all from Woodbridge. The collision between a sports car and an SUV occurred…