Category: Canada
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How Montreal’s Subhash Khanna made his mark in business
Montreal-based Subhash Khanna is a ground-breaking Indo-Canadian in Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec. Born at Shamchurasi in Hoshiarpur district where his family had moved from Jhang in Pakistan during the Partition, he came as a student to Montreal in 1976 to study accounting and supported himself by working part-time for a clothing importer. “Since there…
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Sikh bodies urge Canada to evacuate Afghan Sikhs and Hindus
MISSISSAUGA: The Ontario Gurdwaras Committee and the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwaras Council have urged Canada to evacuate Sikh and Hindu minorities from Afghanistan and fast-track the files of those who have been privately sponsored by Canadians. Expressing concern over the situation of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus after the recent killing of 19 Sikhs by an…
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Greyhound ceasing all operations in western Canada
TORONTO: With its ridership declining sharply over the years, Greyhound is ceasing all passenger and freight operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba from October 31. It will also stop operations in British Columbia, except the Vancouver-Seattle route which is served by Greyhound (US) and BoltBus. Greyhound serves about 60 communities across British Columbia. With this…
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Canada should accept Afghan Sikhs, Hindus as refugees, says CIF
TORONTO: Condemning the killing of 19 Sikhs by a suicide bomber in Jalalabad in Afghanistan on July 1, the Canada India Foundation (CIF) has urged Ottawa to accept Sikh and Hindu minority communities from Afghanistan and Pakistan as refugees into Canada. In a statement, CIF chairman Ajit Someshwar said, “This dastardly act is yet another…