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Mainstream Sikhs condemn recent outbreaks of violence in Ontario, threats in B.C., but admonish those who suggest extremism is flourishing. The troubling signs in Canada's Sikh community have been hard to miss. In British Columbia, there were pictures of long-dead "martyrs" to the Punjabi...

CANADIAN SIKHS SUPPORT KHALSA AID IN OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO HAITI Canadian Volunteers En-route to Haiti Three Sikhs from BC, Canada contacted Khalsa Aid wishing to volunteer with Khalsa Aid in Haiti . After speaking to CEO Ravinder Singh (currently in Haiti ) and being informed of the...

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) (TSX-SAT), Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, is pleased to announce that it is now broadcasting live twice daily from the Sri Guru Singh Sabha temple in Mississauga, Ontario, on its two Canadian Punjabi-language television channels...

SUGAR, STEEL AND THE MAPLE LEAF "The poems of a Young Sikh Canadian" is a book of poetry by Harmohanjit Singh Pandher. It is quite old (printed in 2001)... but it has only become more lovely with time. When I first found it on the poetry shelf at the library, I came home, copied out some poems...

Canadian Punjabis have two hearts, says British Columbia legislator Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 29 “Canadian Punjabis have two hearts — one beats for their present abode while the other beats for their motherland — but one soul. They may have been very successful overseas but...

Sikhs are deeply offended by the Canadian PM’s refusal of Prasad (Holy food) he also did not go to eat Lungar, a tradition in all Sikh Gurdwaras As the Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting the Sikhs Holiest Shrine Harmandar Sahib (Golden Gurdwara) Sikhs feel he should have shown a great...

During his recent visit to the Sikhs' holiest shrine, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper could not believe that the Golden Temple was all covered with real gold.Harper was so struck by the sight of the resplendent Sikh temple that he asked someone in his entourage whether it was all real...

This week I had a dim sum lunch at the Empire Mandarin in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, Canada: succulent barbecued pork buns, prawn dumplings and crunchy braised bok choy. At noon on a Tuesday amid dozens of tables, my companion and I were the only white faces and the only English speakers...

Wanted: Punjabi fiancée with a Canadian cousin STAFF REPORTER The ads, mostly in Punjabi, are short and snappy. Jat Sikh Canadian immigrant boy 29, 5'3" seeks an Indian educated girl. Only those families should contact who can provide Canadian matrimonial alliance for his...

Operation Bluestar: Canadian Sikhs say they have moved on - Yahoo! India News Operation Bluestar: Canadian Sikhs say they have moved on Sat, Jun 6 12:12 PM Toronto, June 6 (IANS) :Though they still carry the emotional trauma of the Indian Army's Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple...

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Toronto, Dec 13 (IANS) The World Sikh Organisation (WSO), which claims to represent the Sikhs of Canada, has welcomed the interim report of the Air India public inquiry commission, saying it paid a fitting tribute to the devastating loss which has been experienced as a result of the Air India...

Toronto, Dec 13 - The World Sikh Organisation (WSO), which claims to represent the Sikhs of Canada, has welcomed the interim report of the Air India public inquiry commission, saying it paid a fitting tribute to the devastating loss which has been experienced as a result of the Air India...

Toronto, Dec 7 (IANS) The death of a Sikh bus driver from Brampton, a South Asian-dominated suburb of Toronto, in a hospital, allegedly due to negligence, has snowballed into a controversy with calls for a thorough probe into it. More...

The 48-year-old driver is in hospital for kidney and respiratory damage caused by the attack over the weekend. A veteran Sikh lawyer and activist may be stripped of his Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, as early as next month after being disbarred for professional...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh says he and others who spoke out against Sikh extremism in the 1980s faced a "reign of terror" that included beatings, arson and threats of kidnapping and death - and the rest of Canadian society didn't seem to care. More...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh says he and others who spoke out against Sikh extremism in the 1980s felt abandoned by the rest of Canadian society in their struggle against violence. More...

A veteran Sikh lawyer and activist may be stripped of his Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, as early as next month after being disbarred for professional misconduct. More...

TORONTO: A veteran Sikh lawyer and activist may be stripped of his Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, as early as next month after being disbarred for professional misconduct. More...

Supporters of a paralysed Sikh refugee claimant, who is facing deportation, have sought his release. More...