The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released its fifth annual report since legalising assisted dying in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia. Around … Read more
The BJP on Monday said the party and its government took strict action on any issue related to the harassment against, or the rights of, the Hindu community. When asked about the attack at a temple near Toronto, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said he believed that taking cognisance of the incident India would take concrete … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu An Air India aircraft from Delhi to Chicago was diverted to an airport in Canada following a bomb threat, according to an airline official on Tuesday (October 15, 2024). “Flight AI127 operating from Delhi to Chicago on October 15, 2024, was the subject of … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on October 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials in relation to an investigation of … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered an unexpected blow on Wednesday when the small party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, forcing him to attempt new alliances to govern. Promising to continue governing and pushing through social programs, Trudeau dismissed talk of early elections after the left-leaning New Democratic … Read more
Canada batter Aaron Johnson said that they would respect India in their final group game but remained coy on their chances of winning the match against the former champions. Canada lost to Pakistan on June 11, Tuesday, but Johnson emerged as the star of the show with his aggressive batting on the slow New York … Read more
A majority of students who aspire to study abroad hail from Tier 2 and 3 cities, a pan-India study of 25,000 aspirational students by edtech start-up upGrad Abroad indicates. “We are seeing rising interest from students hailing from cities like Thiruvananthapurm and Kottayam down south, Vadodara and Surat in the west, Lucknow in the north … Read more
A 41-year-old man of Indian origin has been charged with breaking into temples and stealing money from donation boxes in Canada‘s Peel region. The accused, Jagdish Pandher from Brampton, has been charged with five counts of breaking and entering into places of worship. Peel police, in cooperation with other police departments in the Greater Toronto … Read more
Amid freezing temperatures in Canada, Indian international students are protesting in front of Algoma University. They are demanding an external investigation into “unfair enrolment and grading practices”. The international students, who are facing charges of cheating, failed their course exams. The protest, which was started by a group of IT students, drew support from people … Read more
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke about allegations levelled by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Reiterating India’s stance on the matter, Amit Shah rejected the allegations related to the June 18 killing in Surrey, and instead asked, “What … Read more