Browsing Tag: Ontario

Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne’s scheduled visit to Amritsar as part of her 10-day business trip to India has landed in controversy even before her arrival. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided not to honour the Canadian leader with a siropa (robe of honour) during her visit to the Golden Temple on Sunday.

Georgetown, Ontario Teenager Harnoor Gill has been honoured with an International Diana Award for a charity set up in memory of Princess Diana.

With only one year left to go until its funding runs out, the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station is showing the fruits of its labour in an effort to secure more provincial backing.

Windsor's Festival Plaza was a sea of mostly yellow and marigolds on Sunday as hundreds of Sikhs gathered to celebrate the 314th birthday of their religion.

Sikh faith’s human rights group, Sikhs For Justice SFJ has sought expulsion of Canadian External Affairs Minister John Baird for his commitment with Indian counterpart SM Krishna, to keep under check the activities of Canadian Sikhs supporting the cause of a separate Sikh state within India.

Following the announcement in India to hang Balwant Singh Rajoana on 31 March 2012 few western politicians have issued statements condemning the death penalty in India.

On Friday March 16th, the University of Waterloo and the cities of Kitchener-Waterloo were transformed into a sea of colourful turbans in support of Sikh Awareness Day.

And there, buried in its pink pages, is where he sees it: A tiny news brief announcing the Indian government’s extension of a contract tender to build an ultra-cheap tablet computer for the masses.

...a little-known Musquodoboit Harbour pharmacist is getting ready to launch his leadership bid this weekend. He was born Martin Hill, but is now Martin Singh after changing his name as part of his conversion to the Sikh faith.

The artifacts of unison creations will strengthen our connections with our friends , our loved ones and ignite the spark within those seeking to be enlightened.

About a thousand people turned out despite sporadic rain to celebrate Khalsa Day, pouring through the downtown core in a colourful parade. But the day was about more than celebrating 312 years since the official start of the concept of Khalsa.

When Canada’s first Multimedia Sikh Museum opened at Ontario Khalsa Darbar in Mississauga last Sunday, it offered clickable passage into more than 500 years of Sikhism. “Yes, it is your one-stop window into the past, present and future of the Sikhs," says Raghbir Bains, who has spent almost 25 years on the project.

Home Depot manager said he could fire guard who refused to take off turban, rights tribunal hears

Irvinder Singh Babra is going to Washington to report on Barack Obama's swearing in

The award officially recognizes his record-breaking 110 hours of playing tabla non-stop for five days and four nights in a row.

To accomplish all he did, Singh must have been bursting with adventure, strength and intrigue...

“I joined politics because I love my country. My father came here with only $5 dollars,” Bains told supporters after his win.