Tag: Canada Sikhs
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...
Khalsa Schools Founder Ripudaman Singh Malik shot dead
Canada based Sikh leader and businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik has been shot dead in Surrey on Thursday morning. RCMP were called to the Newton neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C., over reports of gunfire around 9:30...
Gursikh Student murdered on way home from Brampton Gurdwara
TORONTO - A 22-year-old International student in Brampton was killed in an unprovoked attack while on his way home from Gurdwara sahib. It was shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 when a...
Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh kicked out for calling fellow MP ‘racist’
New Democratic Party leader and Canada MP Jagmeet Singh was on Wednesday, 17 June, ordered out of the House of Commons for reportedly calling a fellow MP racist and refusing to apologise...
Brampton to name street after Guru Nanak
Brampton City Council unanimously passed a motion moved by Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and City Councillor Harkirat Singh at their meeting on October 23, 2019, to rename a street in honor...
Canada Parliament has 18 Sikh MPs, five more than India
As many as 18 Sikhs were voted to the Canadian Parliament in the recently-concluded federal elections. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday won a second term after his Liberal Party secured...
Canada First Official Country with Sikh Heritage Month
Canada is officially the first country in the world to adopt formal legislation to recognize April as Sikh Heritage Month. The private member’s bill was brought forward by Sukh Dhaliwal — Liberal MP...
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Is Now Officially A Member Of Parliament
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was officially sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon — making him the first person of colour to lead a federal...