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Indo-Canadian groups hold candlelight vigils, prayer meetings for the victims of Pahalgam terror attack

Many speakers questioned why Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was the last among leaders of G7 countries to condemn the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir

Mourners gathered at a vigil at the Gita Park in Brampton in memory of the victims of the April 22 terror attack. (Credit: Courtesy Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce)
Published on Apr 27, 2025 11:46 AM IST

Canada polls: ‘PM Mark Carney has emerged as the key factor attracting votes to the ruling Liberal Party’

The election is being held under the shadow of the threats from the Administration of US President Donald Trump. That has played into Mark Carney’s strengths

Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister and leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, during a campaign rally in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday. (Bloomberg)
Published on Apr 27, 2025 10:58 AM IST

Canada’s Conservative collapse: Poilievre trails as Carney surges

Poilievre’s party was leading the Justin Trudeau-led ruling Liberal Party by 20 points in December. As of Thursday, it trails by at least four points the ruling party now led by Prime Minister Mark Carney

Conservative Party of Canada's leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 24. (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 25, 2025 08:59 PM IST

Toronto Pearson airport shooting and lockdown: What we know so far

A police-involved shooting at one of the terminals prompted a lockdown of parts of Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday.

Police-involved shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport. (UnSplash)
Updated on Apr 24, 2025 06:31 PM IST
ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Canadian police release photos of suspects involved in desecration of gurdwara in Vancouver

Police launched an investigation into the incident on April 19 and have been collecting and analysing evidence from the crime scene and surrounding neighbourhood

CCTV image of two persons in front of the Ross Street Gurdwara around the time it was desecrated on April 19. (Credit: Vancouver Police Department)
Published on Apr 24, 2025 10:51 AM IST

Canadian PM, Oppn leader condemn terror attack on civilians in Kashmir

Canadian PM Mark Carney’s statement came four-and-a-half hours after condemnation from Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (left) and Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney shake hands following the English Federal Leaders Debate broadcast at CBC-Radio-Canada, in Montreal, Canada, on April 17. (AFP)
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 11:35 PM IST

Canadian law enforcement investigates desecration of gurdwara in Vancouver

Officers from the Vancouver Police Department said that they are committed to an investigation during a meeting at the Khalsa Diwan Diwan Society or KDS’ Ross Street Gurdwara

Officers from the Vancouver Police Department with members of the management of the Ross Street Gurdwara and the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, among others on Monday. (Credit: Khalsa Diwan Society)
Published on Apr 22, 2025 11:59 AM IST

Canada: Pierre Poilievre steps up outreach to Indo-Canadians ahead of federal polls

Poilievre was at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, in Toronto, on Friday, and performed a puja at the temple

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto (BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir/Facebook)
Published on Apr 20, 2025 03:40 PM IST

Corporate leaders endorse opposition Conservative Party ahead of Canada parliamentary polls

A letter issued by the corporate leaders said that this is the time to arrest Canada’s economic decline and that’s why they are backing the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre

Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a campaign event on April 12 in Ottawa. (AFP)
Published on Apr 14, 2025 11:25 AM IST

Indo-Canadian gets 20-mth house arrest for misuse of immigrant workers at construction site

Gurwinder Singh Ahluwalia, a resident of Winnipeg, pled guilty to one count of unauthorised employment of foreign nationals and was sentenced to 20-month house arrest and fined $36,045

A Canadian border services superintendent directs a truck carrying lumber while entering Canada at the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) border crossing with the United States in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada (Photo for representative purpose only). (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 12:26 PM IST

China-linked info ops target PM Mark Carney ahead of Canada’s federal polls

Canadian media and analysts described the posts on the Chinese social media platform WeChat as largely favourable towards the PM

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks at the Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse during his Liberal Party election campaign tour in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada, on April 7. (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 08, 2025 03:18 PM IST

Canada polls: Mark Carney visits temple in Toronto to mark Ram Navami

With between 500,000 and 600,000 Hindu-Canadians eligible to vote in the election on April 28, they could prove a significant bloc in areas like the GTA or Metro Vancouver and even cities like Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (fourth from left) at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto to mark Ram Navami, along with Indo-Cabinet Minister Anita Anand (fifth from left) and Greater Toronto Area MPs. (Anita Anand/X)
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 11:47 AM IST

Carney slams Trump tariffs, hits back with auto levies

The reciprocal tariffs announced on Wednesday by Trump excluded Canada but tariffs on automobiles made in Canada went into force on Thursday

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about tariffs at a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday. (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 04, 2025 02:43 PM IST

Canada’s opposition party drops two candidates over controversial comments

The nominations of Don Patel, a candidate from the Etobicoke North riding in the Greater Toronto Area and Lourence Singh, a candidate from New West-Burnaby-Maillardville in British Columbia, were cancelled

Don Patel (left), who was dropped as a candidate by the Conservative Party on Wednesday, with its leader Pierre Poilievre in December 2023. (Don Patel/X)
Updated on Apr 03, 2025 11:23 AM IST

Canada MP, who threatened rival with China rendition, drops out of 2025 race

Liberal MP Paul Chiang, who faced backlash for threatening a rival, has withdrawn from the 2025 election amid calls for his removal and an RCMP investigation.

Paul Chiang represents the riding of Markham-Unionville in the Greater Toronto Area (@PaulChiangMU/ X)
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 09:41 PM IST

Canadian PM Mark Carney likely to extend his tenure for a further four years: Polls

The Liberals are also gaining from the implosion of the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Indo-Canadian Jagmeet Singh. Voting is going to be held on April 28

Liberal Leader Mark Carney applauds supporters at his campaign office in Nepean, on March 29. (AP)
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 10:41 AM IST

Indo-Canadian minister pitches for strong India ties if the ruling Liberal party forms the next govt

Anita Anand, who is considered among Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s confidants, is currently the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Canadian Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Anita Anand, is sworn-in to Cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 14. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 31, 2025 10:25 AM IST

Canada MP claims Liberal Party dropped him over anti-Khalistan claims

Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya's candidacy was revoked, linked to his anti-Khalistani stance and a meeting with Modi, raising foreign-interference concerns.

A Canadian flag waves in a plaza near the GM Oshawa Assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. (REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 05:07 PM IST

Canada: Liberal Party revokes Chandra Arya’s candidacy, details undisclosed

That was formally communicated to Arya, who has represented the riding (as a constituency is called in Canada) of Nepean in Ontario since 2015

People gather for the
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 03:04 PM IST

Canadian PM Carney to call snap elections, reports say

The Federal election is scheduled for October this year, but Carney will seek snap polls to take advantage of the momentum that the ruling Liberal Party has benefited from since he was selected as its leader on March 9

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on, on the day he announces a GST break for first time home buyers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 21, 2025 02:51 PM IST

Canada’s ruling Liberal Party heading towards garnering majority in next election: Poll

In December, as an internal revolt grew within the party over Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the opposition Conservative Party had 45% support as against 16% for the Liberals

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) is greeted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Monday. (AP)
Published on Mar 18, 2025 11:10 AM IST

Transition of power ‘will be seamless and it will be quick’, says Canada’s PM-designate

Carney is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister later this week but is unlikely to face parliament and will instead seek a mandate immediately by calling for snap federal elections, Canadian media reported

Canada's Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister's office, after being elected Liberal Leader the previous day, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 11, 2025 10:50 AM IST

Throwback: When Priyanka got rejected from Hollywood for being 'too ethnic'

Representation on screen may be reaching an all-time high now, but the shift hasn't been easy on the faces. This throwback video of Priyanka Chopra is proof

When Priyanka Chopra faced rejection for being 'too ethnic'(Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra)
Published on Mar 10, 2025 03:00 PM IST

Mass shooting at Toronto pub, at least 11 injured, police hunt for gunman

Toronto shooting: Authorities have not yet released information regarding potential motives or the type of weapon used in the attack.

Police confirmed that the suspect remains at large, and a search is underway.(Representational image)
Updated on Mar 08, 2025 11:27 AM IST

Mark Carney vows to rebuild Canada-India trade ties if elected PM

Carney, who has been Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, is favoured to win the leadership race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s next Prime Minister

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Mark Carney addresses supporters in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday. (AP)
Updated on Mar 05, 2025 02:57 PM IST
ByAnirudh BhattacharyyaAnirudh Bhattacharyya

Indo-Canadian minister Anita Anand now says she will contest the next Federal election

She had made her announcement to exit electoral politics and return to academia on January 11, five days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated his intent to resign once his successor was selected by the ruling Liberal Party

Canada’s Transport Minister Anita Anand speaks at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on February 19. (AFP)
Published on Mar 01, 2025 12:53 PM IST

Indian techie in Toronto tries freezing Maggi challenge at -17 degrees. Watch

An Indian techie in Toronto froze a bowl of Maggi at -17°C, shocking users as the noodles turned solid and the fork stood suspended in mid-air.

A Toronto-based Indian techie tested the freezing Maggi challenge at -17°C, leaving the fork suspended mid-air. (Instagram/indianbloggerincanada)
Updated on Feb 27, 2025 11:29 AM IST

Canada Liberal Party leadership race: Indo-Canadian candidate Ruby Bhalla disqualified

Dhalla accused the party of taking such action as she was an “obstacle” to the “coronation” of former central banker Mark Carney

Ruby Dhalla, who was the Indo-Canadian candidate for leadership of the Liberal Party. (Supplied photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2025 11:02 AM IST

Aviation experts explain what it takes to survive an aircraft accident

Aviation experts said that passenger jet design and engineering have greatly improved to withstand accidents. They also explain technical improvements

A Delta airlines plane sits on its roof after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday.(AFP)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 02:20 PM IST

Delta Airlines is offering each passenger a goodwill payment. Here's how much

Delta Airlines will compensate all 76 passengers after a flight crash in Toronto that flipped upside down, resulting in 21 injuries.

A Delta Airlines plane sits on its roof after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 09:22 AM IST
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