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Indian-origin Rachna Singh makes history as 1st South Asian minister in Canada

Rachna Singh was first elected as a lawmaker in 2017 from Surrey-Greentimbers and re-elected in October 2020…reports Asian Lite News Punjab-origin Rachna Singh, a postgraduate in psychology from Panjab University here, has

December 8, 2022

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Canadian hospitals overwhelmed by ‘tridemic’

Looking at the surge in respiratory illness cases, the Canadian Red Cross said that they are coming to help the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario…reports Asian Lite News Canadian healthcare systems are

December 5, 2022

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Sikh woman killed in ‘targeted incident’ in Canada

The incident comes just days after 18 year-old Indian-origin Sikh Mehakpreet Sethi was stabbed to death at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey…..reports Asian Lite News In a “targeted”

December 5, 2022

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Indian-origin part of Canadian team to recruit nurses from Karnataka

Girijappan and his team held a series of meetings last month with officials at St Martha’s College of Nursing, a training institution established in 1933….reports MEENAKSHI IYER An Indian-origin health official is

December 4, 2022

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Spouses of open work permit holders now eligible to work in Canada

With the new policy shift, the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) expects more than 100,000 spouses to fill gaps in the labor force….reports Asian Lite News In a bid to keep

December 4, 2022

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Canadian party wants boycott of G20 events in India

New Democratic Party (NDP) MPs Heather McPherson and Blake Desjarlais called on government to engage in a diplomatic boycott of G20 activities in India…reports Asian Lite News An opposition party in Canada

December 2, 2022

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India in the centre of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy describes China as an increasingly disruptive global power and rebukes the Asian’s country for its disregard of international rules and norms…reports Asian Lite News Canada has in its new

November 28, 2022

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Canada unveils Indo-Pacific Strategy, ramps up visa processing in India

This investment includes $74.6 million to strengthen Canada’s visa processing capacity within the centralised Canadian network as well as in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Islamabad and Manila, to strengthen the close ties between

November 28, 2022

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Canada’s Brampton bans fireworks after Diwali complaints

Brampton will run a $20,000 fireworks awareness campaign to educate the public on the changes…reports Asian Lite News Following a surge in complaints post-Diwali in October, the Canadian city of Brampton unanimously

November 24, 2022

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Canadian lawmakers seek direct flights to Amritsar

There are currently no direct flights between Canada to Amritsar, India, requiring travellers to make multiple stops along, making the journey “lengthy and arduous”…reports Asian Lite News Given the demographic dominance of

November 23, 2022

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