Canada
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Punjab-origin Rachna Singh becomes first South Asian minister in Canada
Chandigarh: Punjab-origin Rachna Singh, a postgraduate in psychology from Panjab University here, has created a history of sorts after she was sworn in as Minister of Education and Child Care of British…
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Bank of Canada hikes policy interest rate by 50 basis points
Ottawa: The Bank of Canada has increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent. The bank’s governing council will be considering whether the policy interest rate needs…
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Sikh woman shot dead outside gas station in Canada
Toronto: In a “targeted” killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on…
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Canada: Spouses of open work permit holders now eligible to work
Toronto: In a bid to keep families of open work permit holders together, which include many Indians, Canada has announced that starting 2023 their spouses will be eligible to work in the…
- India
Canada to strengthen visa processing capacity in Delhi, Chandigarh
New Delhi: As a Pacific nation, Canada constituted an ambitious plan, which initially provides for an investment of nearly $2.3 billion over the next five years as it recognises that the Indo-Pacific…
- World
Indo-Canadian teen killed in stabbing outside school
Toronto: An Indian-origin teen died after being stabbed in a scuffle at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey, Canada, media reports said. Mehakpreet Sethi, 18, died in the hospital…
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Indian-origin professor appointed VC of Canada’s prestigious McGill University
Toronto: Noted Indian-origin plant physiologist Professor H Deep Saini has been appointed as the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Canada’s prestigious McGill University. McGill is the home to more than 10,000 foreign students,…
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Canada widens NOC list for PR visa under Express Entry route
Canada which is struggling to address acute labour shortage has widened National Occupational Classification (NOC) list for Permanent Resident (PR) Visa under the Express Entry route as it prepares to welcome a…
- Technology
Emergency SOS via satellite now available on iPhone 14 lineup in US, Canada
Cupertino: Apple on Tuesday announced that its safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the technology enables…
- India
IITian moves to Canada for Meta job, gets fired after two days
Soon after social media giant Meta chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg announced to lay of 11,000 jobs, an Indian man who had moved to Canada after securing a job at the…
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Canada’s immigration backlog drops to 2.4 mn people
Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog has come down to just over 2.4 million from 2.6 last month, new data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said. The data showed a large reduction…
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2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for Singapore Sikh
New York: Singapore-based Sikh researcher and documentary filmmaker Amardeep Singh has been honoured with the ‘The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize’ for the year 2022. Administered by Hofstra University, New York, the $50,000…
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Immigrants successful at finding jobs in Canada: Survey
Toronto: Immigrants in Canada, including Indians, have been successful in finding jobs, and are filling up gaps in the country’s labour force, according to a new survey released by the national statistical…
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Canada to celebrate November as official Hindu Heritage Month
Toronto: Canada has for the first time officially celebrated November as its national Hindu Heritage Month to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Hindu community in the multi-cultural country’s growth story. Chandra…
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US risks losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada: Study
New Delhi: The US risks losing talented foreigners, particularly those married to other skilled professionals, to Canada, which grants work authorisation to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, says a new study.…
