Tag: Canada Sikhs
Palbinder Kaur Shergill Is Canada’s First Turbaned Woman SC Judge
Palbinder Kaur Shergill is the first turbaned (amritdhari) Sikh woman to be appointed judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Jody Wilson-Raybould, minister of justice and attorney general of...
Canadian Defence minister Harjit Singh Sajjan visits Harmandir Sahib
AMRITSAR - Canada's First Sikh Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan today paid obeisance at Harmandir Sahib Amritsar (Golden Temple) here where he was presented with a siropa (robe of honour). He reached Sri...
Capt Amarinder refuses to meet Canadian Defense Minister
Dubbing Canadian defence minister Harjit Singh Sajjan a “Khalistani sympathiser”, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he would not meet Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan during the latter’s visit...
Ontario government officially recognises 1984 riots as Sikh genocide
TORONTO - The Government of Ontario province in Canada on Friday passed a motion in the Legislative Assembly to officially recognise the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as “Sikh genocide” while calling upon “all sides...
Inspirational Story of Baltej Singh Dhillon As A Sikh RCMP Officer
Sergeant Baltej Singh Dhillon was the First Sikh RCMP permitted to wear a turban. When Baltej Singh Dhillon was accepted into the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), he faced a choice -- serving...
Lions of the Sea – 300 Cr Film on Komagata Maru Sikh Hero Gurdit Singh
Salman Khan Productions is now going to create history. Hopefully, in more ways than one. On Monday, Salman Khan agreed to collaborate with Toronto-based Indian tycoon Ajay Virmani to make a historical film...
Sikh Scholar Dr Raghbir Bains Passes Away at 80
Noted South Asian pioneer, Dr. Raghbir Bains, passed away at the age of 80 in Ludhiana, Punjab after suffering from a cardiac arrest that occurred about two weeks ago. He was on a...
Sarabjit Singh Marwah Becomes Canada’s First Sikh Senator
Former Scotiabank Vice Chairman Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. Toronto-based Marwah, who retired as from Scotiabank in 2014, is among six people from...