Category: Top News
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Brampton’s spiritual scamster Darshan Dhaliwal now arrested for $74,000 fraud
BRAMPTON: Brampton’s known `spiritual scamster’ Darshan Dhaliwal has been arrested for defrauding a woman of $74,000 in cash and jewelry. Interestingly, Darshan Dhaliwal, 42, had won $1 million in LOTTO MAX lottery in 2012 and he used that lottery win to claim that he has special spiritual powers and is close to God. He used…
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One more Indo-Canadian arrested for beating death of Paviter Singh Bassi
BRAMPTON: One more Indo-Canadian Punjabi youth has been arrested for the killing of 21-year-old Paviter Singh Bassi in Brampton in March this year. Harman Singh, 23, of Caledon was arrested on June 27 by Peel Police and charged with first-degree murder. He is the fifth person arrested in this case. Paviter Singh Bassi was attacked…
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Navdeep Bains becomes second Sikh minister to walk LGBT parade
TORONTO: Navdeep Bains, Canada’s minister for innovation, science and economic development, on Sunday joined the LGBT parade in Toronto for the first time. Known as Toronto Pride Parade, it is one of the biggest events in North America to celebrate inclusion of the LGBT community. Bains was among over one million participants in the 38th…
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India is vegetarian traveller’s paradise, says travel writer Shannon Skinner
TORONTO: As a vegetarian, I am often asked how I manage when travelling the world. Usually I do not have problems, but sometimes creative solutions are required. Some destinations are heavy meat-eating cultures, which means eating in restaurants can be tricky. In Canada, where 4 per cent of the population is vegetarian/vegan, you do not…