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Firdaus Kharas gets one of Canada’s highest honors

Our Bureau Ottawa Firdaus Kharas, an India-born entrepreneur and thought leader, has been appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors, for advancing social change through human-centred media. The Order of Canada is...

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Gurudev Singh Gill, Canada’s first Indian Physician, dies at 92

He was honored with the Order of British Columbia in 1990 in its inaugural year, alongside luminaries such as musician Bryan Adams, Olympic medalist gymnast Lori Fung and businessman Jim Pattison Our Bureau New Westminster city Gurdev Singh Gill, who...

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Tallest Hanuman statue to be unveiled in Brampton

Our Bureau Brampton A 55-foot-tall statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman is being built at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton and is set to be unveiled in April next year to mark Hanuman Jayanti. The statue is 95% complete,...

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Arjun Nimmala is drafted as the 20th pick in the 2023 MLB draft

The 17-year-old becomes the first-generation Indian-American to be drafted so high for Major League Baseball Our Bureau Dover, Florida Arjun Nimmala, the 17-year-old Indian American,  has made history by being drafted as the 20th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Nimmala...