5th January 2023 – While the year might have changed, what has not changed is the growing Hinduphobia in Canada. On 16th December 2022, The Pointer published an article titled “‘Us Canadians are not a threat to you’: Are old world conflicts behind the ugly outcry against a new Mosque proposal in Brampton? | The […]
21st December 2022 – In its latest release, Fintrac has hinted at signs that indicate that terror financing was ‘primarily focused on domestic terrorism, the financing of international terrorist groups and Canadian extremist travelers’. Fintrac, short for Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, is a federal financial intelligence unit which facilitates the detection, […]
19th December 2022 – The last month was a special one for Hindus in Canada. CoHNA celebrated the first federally recognized Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) in Canada. While (HHM) has been celebrated provincially in Ontario in the month of November since 2016, this is the first time that the entire country was a part of […]
16th December 2022 – A pool of investigators including Peel Regional Police Cyber Support Services and the Fraud Bureau, with the assistance the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), and U.S. law enforcement agencies has unfolded a multimillion-dollar cybercrime fraud racket which has duped over 20,000 victims, including several elderly, in US and Canada. The racket was […]
16th December 2022 – Peel Regional Police has arrested and charged a Brampton man, Gauravdeep Singh, after intentionally running a police cruiser off the roadway. On July 30, 2021 at around 1:30 a.m. the culprit was found driving a stolen vehicle in the area of Hurontario Street and County Court Boulevard (which is minutes away […]
2nd December 2022 – York Regional Police has informed that it has arrested and charged 3 men of Brampton with an attempted break and enter in the Town of East Gwillimbury. Last Monday, on 28th November at about 3:30 AM, the police responded to a call regarding an attempted break and enter in a commercial […]
30th November 2022 – The celebrations for the Hindu Heritage Month for 2022 have concluded with a bang. Yesterday, the City of Toronto lit the iconic ‘Toronto’ sign at Nathan Philips square near Downtown Toronto in ‘Bhagwa’ color. The community event was organized by the Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE) organization in collaboration […]
27th November 2022 – Last Wednesday, Brampton Regional Councillor Dennis Keenan announced that the Brampton City Council has unanimously approved a motion to ban the use and sale of fireworks in the City. The motion also advocated an increase in the amount of the current fines on breaking the by-law. The motion which was seconded […]
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Ottawa court’s latest ruling raises serious questions on Anti-Racism funding in Canada
26th November 2022 – About a fortnight back, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a plea against journalists Jonathan Kay and Barbara Kay which was brought forth to the court by Richard Warman, who himself is a lawyer and member of the board at Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN). Warman had accused the Kays for […]
15th November 2022 – Canada and India has reached a new milestone in trade negotiations and it came yesterday with the achievement of expansion of Canada-India Air Transport Agreement. In a press release done at the Toronto’s Pearson Airport, Canadian Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, announced the conclusion of an expanded air transport agreement between […]