Category: Top News
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Hotel Mumbai premiere at TIFF gets standing ovation for chef Hemant Oberoi
TORONTO: Hotel Mumbai, the feature film by Australian director Anthony Maras about the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, premiered to a huge response at the Toronto International Film Festival here, with Taj Mahal Palace chef Hemant Oberoi joining the audience. After introducing the cast, including Dev Patel and Anupam Kher (in the role Hemant Oberoi) before…
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Bal Gosal for mayor of Brampton: I have the momentum in my favour
BRAMPTON: Though Indo-Canadians have made their mark in provincial and federal politics in Canada by becoming MLAs, MPs and ministers, they have failed badly in municipal elections. Even though all the MPs and MPPs (equivalent to MLAs) from Brampton are Punjabis, the city has just only one Punjabi councillor — Gurpreet Singh Dhillon. But things…
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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.…