Canada issues first `super visa’
December 20th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Dec 20 (IANS) The first Parent and Grandparent Super Visa has been issued by the Canadian government, a minister announced Monday."We pledged to process the Parent and Grandparent Super ... Read more...
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Canada stands by India, says terrorism is ‘alive and active’
July 14th, 2011 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, July 14 (IANS) Standing by India in the aftermath of the Mumbai bomb blasts, Canada Wednesday said terrorism is "alive and active" and the international community should come together ... Read more...
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Stephen Harper Government in Canada falls after no-confidence vote
March 26th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Mar.26 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has fallen after a no confidence vote was passed in the country's parliament.Opposition parties accused the Conservative Government of failing to disclose the ... Read more...
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More arrests possible in Air India bombing case: Canadian police
March 8th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver, Mar 8 (ANI): More arrests could be done in the 26-year-old Air India case after new efforts were being made to find two men who checked in bags with explosives at ... Read more...
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Canada busts single biggest immigration racket
January 7th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) Canada, which has the highest per capita rate of immigration in the world, has unearthed one of the biggest immigration rackets with the arrest of a ... Read more...
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25 years later, Canada offers $25,000 to each Kanishka victim family
October 23rd, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 23 (IANS) The Canadian government has reportedly offered $20,000 to $25,000 to families of each Air India Kanishka victim - 25 years after all 329 people on board ... Read more...
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Four police officers sacked over bungled hostage rescue
August 25th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 25 (DPA) Philippine police Wednesday sacked four officers who led a bungled hostage rescue operation that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
The policemen were Inspector Santiago Pascual of the special ... Read more...
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Toronto court frees Canadian terror suspect Abdullah Khadr
August 5th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto (Canada), Aug.5 (ANI): A Toronto judge has freed the eldest son of the Khadr family from jail after four-and-a-half years of incarceration on suspect terrorism charges.Twenty-nine-year-old Abdullah Khadr was to be ... Read more...
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‘South Asian women need counselling before going to Canada’ (Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 14 (IANS) Canadian missions must begin counselling sessions for South Asian women going to Canada before they land here after marriage to stem the rising tide of ... Read more...
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Canada-bound female spouses from India need counselling
July 14th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 14 (IANS) With rampant domestic violence, including honour killings, against women in Indian and other South Asian communities in Canada, a study here has recommended bold steps ... Read more...
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Victims of Kanishka air crash deserve full justice: Manmohan Singh
June 28th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, Jun 28 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the victims of Kanishka's air crash, the Air India's trans-Atlantic flight, deserved full justice.He said this ... Read more...
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Sorry, says Canada 25 years after Air India bombing (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 24 (IANS) Accepting "institutional failings of 25 years ago", Canada Wednesday formally accepted blame for the Air India bombing tragedy and said sorry to the families of ... Read more...
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We are sorry, says Canada 25 years after Air India bombing
June 24th, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 24 (IANS) In a historic step on the 25th anniversary of the Air India bombing Wednesday, Canada formally accepted blame for the tragedy and apologised to the victim ... Read more...
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Canada denies visa to IB officer, grants it later
May 27th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Close on the heels of a retired Border Security Force (BSF) trooper being denied visa, the Canadian High Commission denied the same to an Intelligence Bureau ... Read more...
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Brazilian Navy rescues 64 passengers after Canadian ship sinks (Update)
February 19th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by BNO News
TORONTO (BNO NEWS) -- The Brazilian Navy rescued 64 passengers after a Canadian-based student ship sank off the coast of Brazil on Friday, according to news reports."Officials at Foreign Affairs and International ... Read more...
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Brazilian Navy reportedly rescues 64 passengers after Canadian ship sinks
February 19th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by BNO News
TORONTO (BNO NEWS) -- The Brazilian Navy reportedly rescued 64 passengers after a Canadian-based student ship sank off the coast of Brazil on Friday, according to news reports."Officials at Foreign Affairs and ... Read more...
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Canadians among foreigners held as ‘combatants’ in Sri Lanka
July 10th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka is holding captive several foreign nationals, including Canadians of Tamil origin, for allegedly fighting alongside Tamil Tigers for an independent homeland, reports here say.
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Montreal doctor is second Canadian killed in Mumbai attacks
November 29th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 29 (IANS) Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has confirmed the death of a second Canadian citizen in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that have claimed 148 lives. Among the injured ... Read more...
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Canada condemns Mumbai terrorist attacks (Lead, changing dateline)
November 28th, 2008 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Nov 28 (Xinhua) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and vowed support for India in fighting against terrorism. "Canada condemns in the strongest terms the ... Read more...
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Canada rebuts racism charges in handling Kanishka bombing
July 11th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) The Canadian government has denied charges of racial bias in its response to the 1985 bombing of Air India flight 182 that killed all 329 people ... Read more...
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Canadian citizenship awaits Punjabis with money to spare!
June 11th, 2008 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) A leading Canadian investment facilitator has been focussing on the rich in Punjab, offering them permanent residency (PR) and even citizenship - if they are willing ... Read more...
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Canadian leader vows to roll back immigration changes
May 5th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Calling the proposed immigration changes a blow to Canadian multi-culturalism, opposition leader Jack Layton has vowed to oppose the amendment "every step of the way". If the Conservative ... Read more...
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23 years later, Kanishka tragedy re-enacted
April 26th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by admin
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, April 26 (IANS) Twenty-three years after 329 people perished when Air India Kaniskha Flight 182 was bombed off the Irish coast, Canadian filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson has re-enacted the tragedy ... Read more...
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Toronto-18 plotted bigger attack than London bombings
March 27th, 2008 - 12:28 am ICT by admin
Toronto, March 26 (IANS) Canada would have suffered a terror attack bigger than the London bombings of July 2005, which killed 52 people, had the first terror plot on its soil succeeded. ... Read more...
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Indo-Canadians make history as 5 elected MLAs in Alberta
March 7th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by admin
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, March 7 (IANS) A record five Indo-Canadians have been elected as lawmakers in the March 3 elections in Canada 's booming province of Alberta. Now every province in Canada ... Read more...
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