Category: Canada
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9 Punjabis among 20 arrested in Canada drug racket
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Nine Punjabis, including a woman, are among 20 people arrested in a major international drug racket smuggling cocaine, crystal meth, and marijuana between Mexico, California, and Canada using modified tractor trailers. According to Toronto Police, 444 kilos of cocaine, 182 kilos of crystal meth, 427 kilos of marijuana, 300 oxycodone pills…
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Son of Air India pilot recalls bombing of June 23, 1985
Anil Singh Hanse, son of the pilot of Air India Kanishka Flight 182 which was blown off mid-air on June 23, 1985, says the least that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can do on this day is to light a candle in memory of the victims. He says Canada has not done enough to help the…
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Jake Dheer’s life journey from Moga to Mississauga
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Moga-born Jake Dheer is the one of the most well-known Indo-Canadian faces in Canada. He can be seen emceeing any major Indian event in Toronto – where it is India Independence Day celebrations, community welcome for any leader visiting from India, fund-raising gala events or major opening ceremonies. This self-effacing Indo-Canadian…
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Parm Gill gets Cabinet berth, Prabmeet & Nina Tangri promoted
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Two Indo-Canadians were appointed as full Cabinet-rank ministers and the thirs got elevation in ministerial reshuffle in Ontario on Friday. Moga-born Parm Gill, 47, has been appointed as Ontario’s new Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism. Prabmeet Sakaria, who became the first turban-wearing minister in Ontario when he was appointed Associate Minister…