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The day Thomas Shajan was expecting to see a South Indian action epic at a theatre in British Columbia, a spate of shootings thousands of kilometres away disrupted his plans. Shajan, a self-described South Indian film fanatic, said he had been waiting months to see Malaikottai Vaaliban, a blockbuster Malayalam-language …
Read More »2 men charged in Manitoba freezing deaths of Indian family have court dates Wednesday – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 27, 2024 9:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New details have been released in the Manitoba human trafficking case that saw an Indian family freeze to death in 2022 while trying to cross into the U.S. on …
Read More »Search in Ontario for Indian Residential School burial sites continues
The Ontario government has committed over $65 million to search the grounds of 18 former Indian Residential Schools in the province looking for potential burial sites The number is an increase from the roughly $10 million Queen’s Park announced in the middle of 2021 to help with the identification, investigation, …
Read More »Cineplex pulls South Indian film following drive-by shootings at GTA movie theatres – Toronto
By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2024 5:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. Cineplex spokesperson …
Read More »Sikh group urges protests outside Indian embassies in Canada over Nijjar murder
A Canadian Sikh group has called on its members to protest outside the Indian diplomatic missions of main Canadian cities on Monday, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Trudeau said last …
Read More »Indian Railways: अब ट्रेनों में VIP कोटा लगाना नहीं होगा आसान, धांधली रोकने के लिए रेलवे ने उठाया ये कदम
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Read More »Family of Indian migrants who died in Quebec shocked by river crossing attempt
An Indian national who died with his family last week when a boat capsized in the St. Lawrence River during an attempt to enter the United States was “mortally afraid of water,” says his cousin. Pravinbhai Chaudhari, 49, was found in a marshy area in Akwesasne, Que., with his wife …
Read More »Old bridge to Alberni Indian Residential School repainted orange in memory of school’s painful past
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A portion of an old bridge that crosses the Somass River on Central Vancouver Island has been returned to its original orange colour in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday in honour of residential school survivors and those who did …
Read More »Here’s why Indian students are coming to B.C. — and Canada — by the thousands
Karan Singh says his parents decided to send their son to Canada because they thought he’d get into fights at home. The 20-year-old, who studies criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey, B.C., hails from the tiny village of Bakipur in Haryana state, in northern India. He said his parents …
Read More »First Nations call on federal ministers to extend Indian day school claims process
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As the deadline for the countrywide class-action settlement for First Nations and Inuit children who suffered harm while attending federally run Indian day schools approaches, calls for an extension are growing. The deadline to submit a claim for the $1.47-billion settlement between Canada and …
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