National News
World Sikh Organization calls on Montreal police to accommodate turbans & religious headgear
Ottawa: The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written to Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Montreal police chief, Martin Prud’homme in support of the call for the accommodation of religious headgear such ...
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Oilpatch CEO says Trudeau needs to give real pipeline support, ‘not just words’
Calgary: An oil company CEO is harshly criticizing Justin Trudeau as the prime minister tours the oilsands region of northeastern ...
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Strong relations with India is in the best interest of Canada, Deepak Obhrai tells Parliament
Ottawa: The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn, made the following statement in the House of ...
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Visa Application Centres to open around the world to assist travellers coming to Canada
Ottawa: Visa Application Centres (VAC) are a very cost-effective way for the Government of Canada to provide services to Immigration, Refugees ...
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Senator Murray Sinclair receives the 2018 CBA President’s Award
Ottawa: The Canadian Bar Association is pleased to announce that Senator Murray Sinclair is the recipient of its 2018 President’s ...
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Federal government will eliminate the inventory of Live-in Caregiver Program backlog by end of 2018
Ontario: Caregivers and their families will be reunited and the inventory of Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) applications will be largely ...
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Sikhs can wear small kirpans on flights under new Transport Canada rules
The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the decision by Transport Canada allowing blades of up to 6cm in length ...
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Canada won’t be rushed into peacekeeping mission: Sajjan
Ottawa: The Trudeau government will not be rushed into making a decision on where to send Canadian peacekeepers, Defence Minister ...
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Border crossers task force to meet, review next steps for asylum seekers
Ottawa: The federal-provincial task force charged with managing an unprecedented flow of asylum seekers over the Canada-U.S. border will meet ...
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Large fentanyl seizure highlights $700K Calgary drug bust
One of ALERT’s largest-ever fentanyl seizures came as part of $700,000 drug bust in Calgary last week. Large amounts of ...
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MP Alistair MacGregor endorses Jagmeet Singh
Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, and the NDP’s Justice Critic, has announced his support for Jagmeet Singh’s bid to lead ...
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New machine guns for Canadian Armed Forces
Ottawa: The Government of Canada is committed to providing the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces with the ...
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Canadian and British tax investigators conduct multiple searches in Canada and the UK
Ottawa: In order to ensure a tax system that is responsive and fair to all taxpayers, the Government of Canada ...
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Government of Canada launches the Global Skills Strategy
Toronto: When companies in Canada can thrive and grow, they create more jobs. The Government of Canada’s new Global Skills ...
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Air Canada to launch its own loyalty rewards program in 2020 to replace Aeroplan
The Canadian Press Montreal: Air Canada is planning to launch its own loyalty rewards plan in 2020 but says customers ...
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ALERT takes more than $370,000 in drugs off Calgary streets
Calgary: More than $370,000 worth of marijuana, marijuana derivatives and other drugs have been taken off the streets of Calgary ...
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Changes to regulations will see age increased for dependent child
Ottawa: The Government of Canada has published regulatory changes to increase the maximum age of a dependent child which will ...
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Canada abolishes conditional permanent residence provision for spouses and partners
Ottawa: To uphold its commitment to family reunification and to support gender equality, the Government of Canada has removed the ...
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Canada Post unveils Habitat 67 stamp to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary
Montreal: Canada Post and renowned architect Moshe Safdie have unveiled a stamp depicting the city’s famous Habitat 67 housing complex ...
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Prime Minister Trudeau to attend NATO Leaders’ Meeting, G7 Summit, and traveI to Italy and Vatican City
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the NATO Leaders’ ...
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CSC’s first Turbaned Sikh warden
When Sav Bains’ wife attended a local job fair, she brought him along with her. Little did Sav know that ...
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WSO celebrates declaration of Sikh Heritage month in Alberta
Calgary: The World Sikh Organization of Canada celebrates the declaration of April 2017 as Sikh Heritage Month in Alberta. The ...
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Ontario passes motion recognising 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide
Toronto: The Ontario Assembly has passed a motion that recognises the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India that killed over 2,500 ...
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Trudeau expected to visit Juno Beach after Vimy Ridge commemoration
The Canadian Press Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to follow this weekend’s commemorations of the 100th anniversary of ...
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Liberals plan to spend $195M on research into child care in Canada
The Canadian Press Ottawa: The Trudeau Liberals say they plan to spend $195 million in the coming years on research ...