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Observing the century of Gadhar Movement – Punjabi varsity students to hold ... - SikhSiyasat.Net

Tue, 02/04/2013 - 10:59

Observing the century of Gadhar Movement – Punjabi varsity students to hold ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
Gadhar movement was started by Punjabi migrants, mostly Sikh, who had migrated to America and Canada in late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Thousands of Gadhris had returned to their homeland to oust the British colonial power. According to ...

Welcome to Canada: New guide for immigrants highlights the Queen, the military ... - National Post

Tue, 02/04/2013 - 06:25

National Post

Welcome to Canada: New guide for immigrants highlights the Queen, the military ...
National Post
The federal government will unveil today a new guide for immigrants just arriving in Canada that emphasizes the country's relationship with the Queen of England, the role of the Canadian Forces and the marriage customs that newcomers should consider ...

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New 'welcome' guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage - Ottawa Citizen

Mon, 01/04/2013 - 23:13

Ottawa Citizen

New 'welcome' guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage
Ottawa Citizen
Harjit Sajjan, the first Sikh to command a Canadian army regiment. Like it's predecessor, the guide also notes the legality of same-sex marriage, although the topic is now under the heading “your rights and freedoms in Canada” rather than “sexual ...

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Immigrants choose Metro Vancouver's ethnic enclaves for support network - Vancouver Sun

Mon, 01/04/2013 - 19:45

Vancouver Sun

Immigrants choose Metro Vancouver's ethnic enclaves for support network
Vancouver Sun
The immigration rate will be so rapid over the next two decades that whites will make up only two out of five residents, according to the projections done for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. ... Don Dhanoa, a commercial and land development ...

Guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage - Montreal Gazette

Mon, 01/04/2013 - 18:07

Montreal Gazette

Guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — The federal government will unveil Tuesday a new guide for immigrants just arriving in Canada that emphasizes the country's relationship with the Queen, the role of the Canadian Forces and marriage customs that newcomers should consider ...

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New 'welcome' guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage - Canada.com

Mon, 01/04/2013 - 15:03

Canada.com

New 'welcome' guide for immigrants plays up Canada's royal heritage
Canada.com
Harjit Sajjan, the first Sikh to command a Canadian army regiment. Like it's predecessor, the guide also notes the legality of same-sex marriage, although the topic is now under the heading “your rights and freedoms in Canada” rather than “sexual ...

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Standing up for religious freedom abroad but not at home - Toronto Star

Sun, 31/03/2013 - 04:35

Standing up for religious freedom abroad but not at home
Toronto Star
In a united front that highlights strong interfaith opposition, Muslim, Wiccan, Buddhist, Sikh and Jewish prisoners and ex-prisoners are now suing the federal government for cutting part-time chaplains, many of whom ministered to prisoners just like ...

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Sadda Haq: Film Producer Kuljinder Sidhu says 'Film is an emotional and action ... - SikhSiyasat.Net

Sun, 31/03/2013 - 01:26

SikhSiyasat.Net

Sadda Haq: Film Producer Kuljinder Sidhu says 'Film is an emotional and action ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
The Canadian Sikh Coalition (CSC) has secured the distribution rights to the film. ... For this reason, the topic is one of interest to many Sikhs and as such, the overwhelming support that the film has received in Canada so far does not surprise me at ...

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BLACK DOG: Tories inflate their chances - Daily Mail

Sat, 30/03/2013 - 18:10

Daily Mail

BLACK DOG: Tories inflate their chances
Daily Mail
Asked about George Osborne's decision to let the Bank of England's new Governor, Canadian-born Mark Carney, pump more cash into the economy, one of the Chancellor's aides confided: 'It's simple: Carney's job is to turn on the printing presses and not ...

Easter: A time to mark courage, great and small - Vancouver Sun (blog)

Fri, 29/03/2013 - 16:47

Vancouver Sun (blog)

Easter: A time to mark courage, great and small
Vancouver Sun (blog)
Yet the Canadian purposefully placed himself in harm's way for the sake of a less-violent world. In opposing what he considered an unjust war, Loney and three others wound up being kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents .... Dosanjh, who has been a B.C. premier ...

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All Windows Open, by Hariklia Heristanidis Source: Supplied - The Australian

Fri, 29/03/2013 - 06:08

All Windows Open, by Hariklia Heristanidis Source: Supplied
The Australian
His story, which involves dodging the Sikh expectation of marriage, is reminiscent of other coming-out tales set in South Asia's sexually conservative societies, Sri Lankan-Canadian author Shyam Selvadurai's Colombo-set novel Funny Boy for one.

Sikh Americans join Obama in urging lawmakers on gun control - Times of India

Fri, 29/03/2013 - 01:09

Times of India

Sikh Americans join Obama in urging lawmakers on gun control
Times of India
WASHINGTON: The Sikh Americans today joined US President Barack Obama in urging the lawmakers to pass laws to curb gun violence in the United States. Several eminent members of the Sikh and Hindu community were invited to the White House to ...

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Derby man arrested by Indian police in huge drugs probe - Derby Telegraph

Fri, 29/03/2013 - 01:02

Derby Telegraph

Derby man arrested by Indian police in huge drugs probe
Derby Telegraph
He said Singh was the son of a former secretary of the Sikh Gurdwara Temple, in Normanton. Reports in India ... "His ticket has been seized", the site quoted a police spokesman as saying, adding the officer alleged Singh was "the organiser of the ...

Sikh Environment Day declared Annual Sikh event by Five Takhats; EcoSikh ... - SikhSiyasat.Net

Thu, 28/03/2013 - 19:58

SikhSiyasat.Net

Sikh Environment Day declared Annual Sikh event by Five Takhats; EcoSikh ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
Many major Sikh gurdwaras in America, Canada, England, Australia and South East Asia celebrated with many action plans including taking a pledge to use steel plates and shunning Styrofoam or disposables.” Ravneet Singh added, “Message from Singh ...

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Officer Caught On Camera Throwing Punch In VPD Police Brutality Video Is An ... - South Asian Link

Thu, 28/03/2013 - 19:41

South Asian Link

Officer Caught On Camera Throwing Punch In VPD Police Brutality Video Is An ...
South Asian Link
LINK sources confirmed that the bearded cop who is wearing a toque like head cap is an in fact a Sikh officer of the VPD. While there were rumours that he was an Indo-Canadian VPD officer on social media it was not confirmed. But the LINK confirmed ...

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Douglas Todd: Courage takes many forms - Vancouver Sun

Thu, 28/03/2013 - 16:54

Douglas Todd: Courage takes many forms
Vancouver Sun
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Dosanjh's denunciations of Sikh terrorism led to him being beaten with a steel bar. He continues to speak out against conventional wisdom. The courage of many is often invisible, under the surface. Metro Vancouver writer ...

Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz: Review - Toronto Star

Thu, 28/03/2013 - 13:05

Toronto Star

Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz: Review
Toronto Star
Papa, the blue-turbaned bagel maker, has taken on the bakery trade when he moves to Canada. When he dies, Mama, an American-born yoga instructor and Sikh convert, tries to keep the business going but she dies too. Various friends of Mama come to ...
A talent for magical thinkingCalgary Herald

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EcoSikh hails clergy's initiative on environment day - Times of India

Thu, 28/03/2013 - 10:30

EcoSikh hails clergy's initiative on environment day
Times of India
These celebrations were marked with kirtans, kathas, plantations, seminars and environment awareness rallies throughout the Sikh community. Many major Sikh gurdwaras in America, Canada, England, Australia and South East Asia celebrated with many ...

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Indian revolutionaries have roots in Astoria - Daily Astorian

Wed, 27/03/2013 - 11:14

Indian revolutionaries have roots in Astoria
Daily Astorian
The Hammond Mill, located on Tongue Point, employed several Indians who came to America via Canada during Britain's reign over India. Most lived in Alderbrook, at the time known as Hindu Alley, though many of the men were Sikhs. A fire in 1922 ...

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Sadda Haq Punjabi Movie set to hit cinemas across Punjab on April 5 - SikhSiyasat.Net

Sun, 24/03/2013 - 09:27

SikhSiyasat.Net

Sadda Haq Punjabi Movie set to hit cinemas across Punjab on April 5
SikhSiyasat.Net
According to a recent release by the Canadian Sikh Coalition (CSC) the movie is getting overwhelming response in Canada. As per information available with Sikh Siyasat News various Sikh organizations and Sikh groups in United Kingdom have extended ...