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India’s chess champs await visas for WC qualifiers as Canada drags its feet
Mumbai: There’s a cloud of uncertainty over the chances of five Indian chess players’ participation in the qualifying tournament for the World Championship final in Canada, as they have not reportedly received…
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Canada to allocate USD130mn for Ukraine’s recovery
Kiev: Canada will provide Ukraine with 169 million Canadian dollars (CAD) (about $130 million) for several reconstruction and development programmes, media reported on Sunday. According to Ukrinform news agency reported, this was…
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Watch: Student escapes exorbitant rents in Canada by taking flight to college
Amid exorbitant rents in Canada, a student finds that taking a flight to college twice a week is cheaper than relocating to Vancouver. According to a media report, an Arts student flies…
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Indo-Canadian says police wrongly portraying him as ‘high-level’ gangster: Report
Toronto: An Indian-origin man who was arrested and recently charged with extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses in Canada, has claimed his innocence, saying police are wrongly portraying him as a high-level…
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Hyderabad student dies in Canada; Indian Embassy to send mortal remains home
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old Hyderabad student, Shaik Muzammil Ahmed, passed away in Canada. At the request of his parents, the Indian Embassy in Canada is arranging for the transportation of his mortal remains…
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Immigrants increasingly leaving Canada for ‘greener pastures’: Report
Ontario: As per the recent study conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada, immigrants are increasingly departing from Canada in pursuit of “greener pastures,” sparking concerns…
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Indian truck driver charged with drug trafficking at US-Canada border
Ottawa: An Indian truck driver from Canada has been charged with “intent to distribute controlled substances” after he was caught attempting to bring an estimated Canadian dollars 8.7 million worth of cocaine into…
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Indian-origin care worker arrested for allegedly assaulting elderly in Canada
Toronto: A 32-year-old Indian-origin personal support worker has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 89-year-old elderly at a care home in Canada’s Ontario province. Suman Soni, 32, has been charged with two…
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Canada to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers, Hamas leaders
Ottawa: Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said that Canada will impose sanctions on “extremist” Israeli settlers in the Palestinian territories and Hamas leaders, Canada-based CBC News reported. In an interview…
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Multiple gunshots fired at home of Nijjar’s friend in Canada
Toronto: Gunshots were fired at the house of a Sikh activist related to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in…
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India now cooperating on probe into Sikh separatist’s killing: ex-Canadian NSA
Ottawa: India is now cooperating with Canada in the ongoing probe into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and bilateral ties are improving following months of tensions over…
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Canada looking to examine alleged election meddling by India
Ottawa: Canada’s federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the country’s last two general elections, Canada-based CTV News reported. The commission, in a…
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‘Scapegoated’: Advocacy groups slam Canadian cap on international students
New Delhi: Migrant and student advocacy groups in Canada have slammed a two-year cap on new study permits for international students, saying that immigrants are being “scapegoated” for the country’s aggravating housing…
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Foreign students cross 1 million mark in Canada: Report
Toronto: The number of international students in Canada now goes beyond one million, official figures say, just as the country mulls capping their arrival amid growing cost of living crisis. Tt the…
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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.…
