Tag: Canada Sikhs
CANADA – Jagmeet Singh steps down as NDP chief after losing seat
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh struggled to keep his emotions in check late Monday night as he took the stage at his campaign headquarters in Burnaby, B.C., to deliver the bad news: his fight...
Ontario Liberals Suspend Viresh Bansal Over Anti-Sikh Posts
The Ontario Liberal Party has suspended Viresh Bansal, its candidate in Oshawa, following backlash over an inflammatory social media post. The decision came after several Liberal candidates urged party leader Bonnie Crombie to...
Sikh Organizations Condemn Attack on Malton Gurdwara
Key Points: Attack on Sri Guru Singh Sabha Malton Gurdwara condemned. Alleged Indian government interference highlighted. Protests in Brampton, Malton, Vancouver, and Surrey met with violence. Calls for decisive action to safeguard...
Canada expels top India diplomats over murder of Sikh Leader
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. Earlier...
BookMyShow Cancels Canadian Punjabi Singer Shubh’s Show
On Wednesday, BookMyShow cancelled Punjabi-Canadian singer Shubhneet Singh's tour of India after receiving calls for a social media boycott for hiring a performer who is supposedly a Khalistani sympathiser. BookMyShow announced in a...
Canada based Pro-Khalistan Activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead
Pro-Khalistan activist and President of Surrey Guru Nanak Gurdwara (BC, Canada), Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been shot dead by unknown youth assailants. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a resident of Bharsinghpur village in the...
Canadian Sikh killed in brawl with local youths at Anandpur Sahib
A Canadian permanent resident card holder Pardeep Singh Nihang was killed in a brawl over loud music on Tuesday at Anandpur Sahib where he had gone to participate in the annual ‘Hola...
Navjit Kaur Brar becomes First turban-wearing Sikh woman Councillor in Brampton
New Brampton City Councillor Navjit Kaur Brar is the first turban-wearing Sikh woman elected to office in Canada. A mother of three with little political experience has won Brampton’s City Council race for...