By Zile Singh Ambassador(Retd.) Bharat Rattan (Posthumous) Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born a Hindu, and  lived as a strong critic of Hinduism until seven weeks before his death on December 6, 1956.  On October 14, 1956, (  Sunday and  the day of Vijay Dashmi -Dussehra- a prominent Hindu Festival ) he converted to Buddhism […]

OTTAWA – The World Sikh Organization of Canada said it is disappointed by the passing of Bill 62 in Quebec’s National Assembly earlier Wednesday.  The law forces Muslim women who wear the niqab to uncover their faces to deliver or use public services.  The ban applies to public services such as doctors, transit services and […]

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrated the Indian festival of lights — Diwali — with the Indian community in Ottawa on Monday. Attired in a black ‘sherwani’, Trudeau lit the ceremonial lamp and wished the Indian diaspora a happy Diwali. Indian High Commissioner to Canada Vikas Swarup was also present on the occasion. […]

Khalsa School Mission has fired the driver of their school bus after he mowed down his own passenger, a 7-year-old boy. While the school has rightly fired the negligent driver but the badly injured boy Gurtaj Gill’s family is still calling for answers while he remains in intensive care. ABBPOTSFORD – Khalsa School Mission has […]

 TORONTO – A record-breaking 6,400 women entrepreneurs were nominated in this year’s Women of Influence’s 2017 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards and multicultural marketing trailblazer, Sharifa Khan has been announced as one of the 18 selected finalists. Khan, the president and CEO of one of Canada’s longest running multicultural communications agencies, Balmoral Multicultural Marketing is in […]

Simon Fraser University hosted its 10th annual Diwali Gala at Surrey’s Aria Banquet Hall on Oct. 17. The event is held annually to celebrate the festival of Diwali along with the University’s initiatives in India and engagement with B.C.’s South Asian diaspora. This year’s event, marking a decade of celebrations, drew one of its largest […]

  The annual fasting for the longevity of soul-mates Karva Chauth was held at last week at the Hindu Temple in Burnaby.

Unable to catch Dhillon Singh Sahota, police are now seeking the public’s assistance in their efforts to locate the 18-year-old from Chilliwack wanted for assault and uttering threats. We reported earlier that, “Is he really a Punjabi-Indo-Canadian guy or just merely acting like one with a name that is made up of a number of […]

By Zile Singh Ambassador (Retd.) “ Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”                                                                                                                                                                  –  Mark Twain Diwali or Deepavali is one of the most important Hindu festivals of lights celebrated throughout India in the month of October/November, depending on the Calendar. This year it is […]

BRAMPTON – The World Sikh Organization of Canada launched the Sikh Family Helpline across Canada on October 10, which is being marked as World Mental Health Day. The Sikh Family Helpline is a peer-to-peer non-emergency helpline servicing the Sikh community in Canada in Punjabi and English.  Recognizing a lack of resources for culturally appropriate resources […]