Category: Canada
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Canada is not that important for India, says Prof Ramesh Thakur
By Ajit Jain TORONTO: After his university education and research work in Canada, Dr. Ramesh Thakur took up a teaching job in Australia and then went to New Zealand. A few years ago he was the Rector of the UN Peace University in Tokyo when Jim Balsillie, co-founder of Research in Motion, makers of the…
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Sikh kirpan now allowed inside Canadian missions
News East West TORONTO: Sikhs visiting Canadian missions will be permitted to retain their kirpans provided these are secured within a sheath, attached to a fabric belt and worn under clothing. They should also be wearing other four symbols mandatory for baptized Sikhs. Making this policy announcement on Sikh kirpan on Monday, Tim Uppal, minister…
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Love triangle: Gurpreet Ronald arrested for killing neighbour Sikh woman in Ottawa
News East West TORONTO: A 34-year-old Indo-Canadian woman has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of another Indo-Canadian woman in Ottawa. Gurpreet Ronald, 34, who was arrested on Tuesday, appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges in the killing of Jagtar Gill, 43, on January 29 this year. Jagtar Gill was found…
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Indo-Canadian gunman killed in Brampton court identifed as Charnjit Sonny Bassi
Charnjit Sonny Bassi was killed by police when he tried to enter Brampton courthouse through security entrance News East West BRAMPTON: An Indo-Canadian gunman, who was shot dead by police on Friday while trying to shoot his way into a court complex in Brampton, has been identified by his relatives as 46-year-old Charnjit Sonny Bassi.…