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Over 60K foreign students became permanent residents of Canada in 2023
Toronto: Even as Canada considers capping the arrival of international students amid growing housing crisis, 62,410 of them became permanent residents of the country in 2023, according to the country’s immigration data.…
- News
Business relations between India, Canada remain unaffected: Envoy
Gandhinagar: Canada’s High Commissioner to India Cameron Mackay on Thursday said notwithstanding the recent tensions, the strategic interests of India and Canada are “absolutely aligned”, and he was encouraged by the continuance…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince, Canada’s Trudeau discuss regional developments over phone
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) received a phone call from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, January 9. The duo discussed relations between the Kingdom and Canada and…
- World
Son holds vigil seeking justice for Sikh parents slain in Canada
Toronto: A Sikh man held a candlelight vigil seeking justice for his parents from India who were killed in a shooting spree in Canada’s Ontario province in November last year. Jagtar Singh…
- India
Canadian study permit applications for Indians dwindles by 40%
New Delhi: The Indian demand for Canadian education declined significantly with the number of study permit applications processed going down by more than 40 per cent since July 2023, according to a…
- World
Shots fired at house of Lakshmi Narayan temple head’s son in Canada
Toronto: Canadian police said it is investigating an incident in which shots were fired at the residence of a Hindu temple’s head’s son in British Columbia in the early hours of Wednesday.…
- India
Nijjar’s murder suspects to be arrested in coming weeks: Report
Toronto: Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is expected to arrest two men, who investigators believe fatally shot Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year, and are still in…
- World
3 Indo-Canadians held after police seize fake cardboard licence plates
Toronto: Three Indo-Canadians have been taken into custody after police seized fake licence plates made out of cardboard affixed to a vehicle being used by the suspects, and a small quantity of…
- India
Indo-Canadian truck driver charged for possessing 52-kg suspected cocaine
Toronto: A 27-year-old Indian-origin commercial truck driver has been charged after authorities seized more than 100 pounds of suspected cocaine in the Canadian province of Ontario this month. Manpreet Singh, a resident…
- India
Indian student dies from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in Canada
Ottawa: A 25-year-old Indian student died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in the garage of a home in Canada’s Ontario province, media reports said.…